Author: Malebogo Putu

With 30 days left until matric candidates sit for their 2023 final examinations the MEC for Education in the North West, Viola Motsumi launched the Last Push campaign at a spring camp of Onkabetse Thuto High School in Setlagole village on Saturday, 30 September 2023. A total of 383 learners from neighbouring schools across the Ratlou Local Municipality are lodged at the school with subject specialist, teachers, and are going to help them with gaps in their different subjects. Amongst other supporters of the last push launch was the Ratlou Local Municipality Mayor, Councillor Motlhomola Jafta who encouraged school support…

It’s been glitz, glamour, and awards as North West MEC for Education Viola Motsumi was awarded for initiating school sports by the SAFA North West at a gala ceremony held Thursday, 28 September 2023. In her acceptance speech, Motsumi acknowledged the work done by all stakeholders to bring the vision to pass. “I wish to thank all stakeholders and vision bearers who embraced the vision to bring back school sports. We cannot sit and watch our children perish in illegal substances when we can also develop them outside classroom walls by nurturing their talents through school sports” echoed Motsumi. Motsumi…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has labelled the issue of land claims as sensitive and one that needs to be treated with the utmost urgency it deserves. The Deputy President was on Friday responding to questions in the National Assembly on progress achieved by government in resolving land claims, as part of the land reform programme. Speaking to Members of Parliament (MPs), he said as of June this year, there were 5 407 outstanding old order claims instead of the 6 600, as indicated by a Parliamentarian, who had posed a question to the Deputy President. “There has been some movement…

According to Action SA, their senate met last week and deliberated on a variety of matters relating to their approach to multi-party coalitions, including the question of Ekurhuleni following the reinstatement of the Executive Mayor Tania Campbell ActionSA has announced that it will not take up positions in the re-constituted Mayoral Committee being renegotiated by the multi-party coalition in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni Metro. The Party said it believes in the need to fight for better service delivery for all the residents of Ekurhuleni. This requires us to give up executive positions and ensure we can fight unencumbered by positions that co-opt…

Moses Kotane Local Municipality together with different stakeholders including Sun City resort, Department of Education, North West University, Department of Higher Education & Training, Northam Platinum mine, Pilanesburg Platinum mine, Anglo American mine , Northam Zondereinde Mine, Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine, PPC Mine have partnered together for Grade 11 Career Exhibition. The exhibition scheduled to run the whole week from Monday 29 August to Friday 02 September 2022 is targeting 3954 Grade 11 Learners from all Secondary Schools within Moses Kotane Local Municipality. Themed “Empowering Learners With Appropriate Career Choice” The exhibition will feature stalls and presentations from different organisations…

The Special Tribunal has ordered businessman Hamilton Ndlovu and his companies to pay back at least R158 million in monies gained from unlawful and irregular personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders. Ndlovu benefitted at least R172 million from some 19 National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) PPE tenders. Ndlovu’s properties and a trust account to the value of R42 million and a further R60 million in assets were already frozen last year, and will be handed over the State or sold to make up some of the R158 million. The specialised court handed down judgment on Tuesday afternoon following an application by…

South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.9% in the first quarter of 2022. Addressing media on Tuesday, Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said in the first three months of the year, the manufacturing industry increased by 4.9%, contributing 0.6 of a percentage point to GDP growth. “Seven of the 10 manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates in the first quarter. The petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products division made the largest contribution to the increase in the first quarter.” Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said the food and beverages division; basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal…

This follows after proclamation of the Social Assistance Amendment Act by the Department of Social Development. Social assistance is one of the country’s biggest child protection programmes, currently reaching just over 13 million children. In a statement on Wednesday, the department explained that the Social Assistance Amendment Act specifically seeks, among other things, to make provision for additional payments linked to social grants, including the implementation of the extended Child Support Grant (CSG) policy for orphans in the care of relatives (CSG Top-Up). “This policy intervention empowers the Minister of Social Development, in concurrence with the Minister of Finance, to…

Open fields, streets, parking areas and abandoned buildings are notorious for being number one murder spots in South Africa. This was revealed by Police Minister, Bheki Cele when releasing the Country’s quarterly crime statistics on Friday, 18 February 2022. The total murders recorded during the reporting period is 6859 of which 2599 were murdered at these places. Instead of being the most secure off all the places, South African homes are the second most likely place for you to get murdered. Another place you are most likely to get murdered at is unfortunately where most people go to chill, have…

North West Education MEC has condemned the burning of the School as clearly targeted at delaying the provisioning of education to an African child. A computer lab with 40 computers, photocopiers, printers, Mathematics lab (1 projector, one screen, manipulative cupboard, interactive board and 18 tables), National School Nutrition Programme storage (food for learners) and Learner Teaching Supply Material (Stationery and textbooks) and a block of toilets for the girls and boys have been gutted in a midnight fire at Ramotse Primary School in Luka Village, Phokeng, North West. According to Elias Malindi of North West Department of Education, the cause…