Motshekga’s in Paris while Limpopo’s in meltdown
The DA calls on Minister Angie Motshekga to take the first flight home from Paris to deal with reported examination problems in Limpopo.
Yesterday, we wrote to Minister Motshekga to request that she brief Parliament on the developing examinations crisis in Limpopo. In response, her aide informed us that the Minister is in Paris and would therefore be making no such statement.
The same Paris trip meant that Minister Motshekga missed her oral questions session in Parliament last Wednesday. This was the second oral questions session she has missed in a row. Indeed, we learn that the Minister’s trip to the Unesco conference in Paris spans a full 15 days – from the 3rd to the 18th of November.
It is unacceptable for the Minister to spend so much time overseas when the end of year exams are in progress, particularly as reports emerge that the Limpopo examinations are in disarray. Reported problems include: