Thank you, hon Speaker and hon President. Let me preface my question by stating the following. In a statement of support given by my leader, Prince M G Buthelezi, during the state of the nation debate, he said, Mr President, that your government's failures are his failures. On that basis, the IFP supported your government's focus on the three Ts in education, that is, textbooks, teachers and time.
Hon President, the Eastern Cape is still failing in all three of these spheres. We are halfway through the year and most schools in these provinces do not have textbooks, in spite of the task team that has been operating in these provinces. What other steps, hon President, are being taken to ensure that the Eastern Cape and the Limpopo provincial leadership do not rely on section 100(1)(b) of the Constitution to be rescued from possible future financial health and educational mismanagement? I thank you.