The Umsobomvu Fund for the relief of poverty is another such source. In addition to these formal sources, I fully expect a major voluntary contribution from social formations throughout the land. It will be the job of the National Literacy Agency to stimulate and mobilise such support, both in cash and kind. Our goal is to break the back of illiteracy within five years. I am far from pessimistic about our ability to do so, especially given the degree of concern and good will that has been demonstrated for this campaign, both within this House and in the country at large.
Budget matters Several Honourable Members have referred to a budget cut for education in real terms.
They are not referring to Vote 8. These are decisions of provincial governments and legislatures, over which neither I nor this House has jurisdiction. In fact, the provincial legislatures have yet to begin their own budget debates. The figures to which Honourable Members are referring are therefore, clearly, provisional. Provincial education allocations are part of the block grant from the national revenue fund.