Dear Portfolio Committee on Basic Education,

Congratulations on your appointment to this highly crucial PC. I have previously written to this PC without any luck or response. I try again now.

I am the founder of a Facebook group called Teachers for Real Change South Africa. We have about 45 000 members. The link is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/educationbroken

For now, I am happy for you to just visit the group page and explore the many issues raised since inception. These are issues raised from the ground and mostly represent Real Issues.

In the absence of functional teacher unions, teachers have no voice.

We humbly seek an audience with your PC, please. In my humble opinion, our member strength renders us worthy of an audience.

We wish you well as you apply your minds to effect the real changes our ailing education system needs.

Kind regards.

Andy Kieswetter