# The Department of Basic Education says it has successfully eradicated all schools built with mud and asbestos. Briefing Parliament’s Basic Education Portfolio Committee, minister Siviwe Gwarube said this marks a major milestone in improving learning conditions. However, Gwarube warned that overcrowding remains a serious issue, with the department needing 32-billion-rand to build more classrooms:
Minister Gwarube says unsafe school structures are a thing of the past [SOUND]
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