​Rofhiwa Marubini 
Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi has launched School Governing Bodies (SGB) election process.
Parents and guardians of learners in Gauteng will, between 15 March and 30 April 2021, take to the polls to elect new members of the SGBs. The new members will take over once the elections have been declared free and fair at the end of the process. 
 MEC Lesufi said the department, working together with the elected SGBs will priorities infrastructure; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and human capacity. 
MEC Lesufi was speaking during the virtual 2021 SGB launch, on Wednesday 10 March 2021, which was attended by over 350 parents and educators. 
The MEC  indicated that due to COVID-19 schools will be relying more on the use of ICT as they try to find a balance between the provision of quality education and protecting and saving the lives of learners and teaching staff at schools.
"As we meet now; we can no longer meet as we used to. We are now compelled to use gadgets and connectivity. In using ICT, we may regress in terms if accessibility; we may regress because of excluding other people purely because they don't have access to those resources,"
"Because of the Coronavirus, we have no choice but to review our infrastructure stock; but most importantly; the utilization of our infrastructure. We have given [funds to] some schools that were more willing to expand their classes," said MEC Lesufi
MEC Lesufi said the department have no choice but to invest in ICT. 
"Education must take place, even when learners or educators are at home. We have no choice, but to invest heavily in ICT to ensure that we provide learners and teachers with the support they need for teaching and learning to continue during this pandemic," he said.
MEC also made a call on parents to select the best candidates among those who will be nominated and new SGB must work with the Department to create an environment where Gauteng children are able to receive quality education, whether at school or at home.