TWO weeks after textbooks were destroyed in Limpopo, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga is now calling for the arrest of defaulting service providers.
Motshekga claimed in a statement yesterday that her office was being sabotaged by service providers who had dumped grades 8 and 9 textbooks.
Motshekga has dispatched a team to Limpopo to further investigate and also lay charges against responsible service providers.
"The department has been monitoring reports of some providers conniving with other forces to ensure we fail to meet our delivery deadline," she said.
"Last Wednesday, service providers failed to deliver textbooks on a very crucial day. We suspect some of these service providers are clearly hellbent on embarrassing the ministry."
With regards to the foundation phase and Grade 10 textbooks, former higher education director-general Mary Metcalfe has been tasked with checking if all schools have received them.
This follows concerns that the department did not meet the court's Wednesday deadline last week. Rights group Section 27 took the department to court over non-delivery of textbooks.
Metcalfe has been appointed to assist with the verification of information that the department has regarding the distribution of these learning materials to pupils in the foundation phase and Grade 10 in Limpopo.
The department has set up a call centre (0800 202 932) to deal with any information about schools in Limpopo that have not received any books. - monamat@sowetan.co.za
It's sabotage, says minister
TWO weeks after textbooks were destroyed in Limpopo, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga is now calling for the arrest of defaulting service providers.
Motshekga claimed in a statement yesterday that her office was being sabotaged by service providers who had dumped grades 8 and 9 textbooks.
Motshekga has dispatched a team to Limpopo to further investigate and also lay charges against responsible service providers.
"The department has been monitoring reports of some providers conniving with other forces to ensure we fail to meet our delivery deadline," she said.
"Last Wednesday, service providers failed to deliver textbooks on a very crucial day. We suspect some of these service providers are clearly hellbent on embarrassing the ministry."
With regards to the foundation phase and Grade 10 textbooks, former higher education director-general Mary Metcalfe has been tasked with checking if all schools have received them.
This follows concerns that the department did not meet the court's Wednesday deadline last week. Rights group Section 27 took the department to court over non-delivery of textbooks.
Metcalfe has been appointed to assist with the verification of information that the department has regarding the distribution of these learning materials to pupils in the foundation phase and Grade 10 in Limpopo.
The department has set up a call centre (0800 202 932) to deal with any information about schools in Limpopo that have not received any books. - monamat@sowetan.co.za
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