Question NW2530 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
27 September 2022 - NW2530
Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) With regard to the SA Mobile Library Project which was established in 2005 to improve the literacy levels in primary schools, what total number of mobile libraries, assisted by her department, are currently in operation throughout the Republic; (2) what total number of mobile libraries currently require maintenance in order to operate efficiently; (3) what is the staff capacity for the mobile libraries; (4) what total number of books is each mobile bus equipped with; (5) what total number of schools are the mobile libraries visiting currently?
Reply:
The questions asked have direct implications for the work of the Members of Executive Council (MECs) of Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), and not the Minister of Basic Education. The Hon Member is therefore advised to submit the questions to the MECs for education in PEDs.