Monday, February 25, 2013

Basic Education Department called to apologize

Mluleki Mrwebi
25 February 2013

The Democratic Alliance in Limpopo has called for Education Minister Angie Motshekga to break her three week silence on chronic textbook shortages in Limpopo.

Since the Democratic Alliance uncovered a Polokwane warehouse stacked with 1000’s of books on 6 February, not a single word has been heard from the Minister.

DA Provincial Leader Desiree Van Der Walt said this silence cannot continue now that a shortage of 42 000 books in Limpopo has been confirmed by the Federation of School Governing Bodies of South Africa.

Van Der Walt said last week the Democratic Alliance requested a roundtable discussion with the department but they never responded.

Today media reports quoted the Education Department Spokesperson Panyaza Lesufi as saying there is a shortage of textbooks in Limpopo.

Van Der Walt added that they want the department to public apologize for them liars. 

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