DA welcomes decision to place EC Department of Education under administration

The Democratic Alliance concurs wholeheartedly with the decision of the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, to place the Eastern Cape Department of Education under administration. Although the DA is opposed to centralisation, we agree in this case that any intervention that is for the benefit of the learners in this province should be supported.

The DA has warned the department on numerous occasions that it is dysfunctional because it is riddled with people who simply cannot do their jobs. Read more ...