not been effectively addressed. The Committee came to learn that schools which have historically catered for black learners are still characterised by giving low quality education. It is reported that an examination of the poorest 60% of schools in South Africa reveals that these schools are unable to provide learners with the skills needed to read, write and calculate at the correct grade level. The reasons for this include lack of qualified teachers, lack of adequate school infrastructure, absent of transport for students and etc. Therefore, the Committee recommends to the Government of South Africa to: A) train adequate teachers and ensure equal distribution of qualified teachers by giving special attention to schools found in rural areas; B) regularise the ordering, procurement and delivery process of learner teacher support materials to ensure that each learner receive every textbook required prior to starting the part of the curriculum to which that textbook relates; C) ensure that students in rural areas access transport by introducing schemes like conditional grant for scholar transport that take in to account, among other things, the rural terrain of some provinces; D) strengthen implementation of Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative and urgently equip schools with relevant infrastructures; E) ensure that the various government departments and agencies coordinate their activities in a way that proper planning and implementation can take place to ensure schools provide quality education. 25. The Committee also notes with concern that education in the State Party has been affected by various protest actions in South Africa. It is reported that the South African Human Rights Commission found that learners are disadvantaged by certain protest-related action in that they are consequentially (a) physically barred or intimidated from attending school; and (b) infrastructure on which learners rely to access education is damaged or destroyed. The Committee recommends that State Party should ensure that there is safe environment in order for children to exercise their right to education. Hence the Committee calls upon the South African Government to: A) put in place a plan to regulate protests happening in and around school premises to ensure that education is not interrupted and school infrastructures are not damaged. B) put in place coping mechanism to ensure that there is necessary catchup where learners have been deprived of basic education due to protest; C) ensure that different government departments have clear responsibilities where school infrastructure and buildings have been damaged or destroyed due to protest and effectively respond to ensure that the learning environment is normalised as soon as possible and provision of education continues; 9