Lesufi admits that poor schools cause influx of learners to schools that offer better quality education
20 June 2020
The MEC for Education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, indicated during the Legislature's debate on the education budget that there are enough schools in the province, but because some schools offer substandard education, parents are taking their children to schools offering good quality education.
The FF Plus considers this statement misleading as there are numerous studies indicating that there are not enough schools in Gauteng. Even the Legislature's own Education Committee confirmed in its report that the planned infrastructure projects are not progressing as they should and the Committee chairperson offered a strong argument on the matter during the debate.
But Lesufi simply ignored it and he also made no attempt whatsoever to explain why he is not doing anything to empower the substandard schools. Therefore, his admission is actually an accusation against himself and his Department. So, it is Lesufi's fault that black children have to be transported great distances so that they can attend good schools offering quality education.
True to Lesufi's obsession with racism, he linked the FF Plus's justified view that there is a lack of proper school infrastructure with Afrikaans schools' unwillingness to accommodate black learners – a statement that is void of all truth.