he African National Congress The Class of 2020 is expected to between demand and supply of (ANC) Gauteng Province has emulate their predecessors and even skilled labour. Turged the class of 2020 to hit surpass them. the ground running as the school The ANC welcomes the fact that for calendar year officially got underway “As we start the 2020 schooling the first time this year (2020), primary on Wednesday, 15 January 2020. year, the fact that the learners have schools’ performance for the period made it to this point means that they 2019 will be announced. This is an While thousands of learners will be have what it takes to produce good important milestone as it will help to starting schooling for the first time results. However, this requires both improve the overall performance of in their lives, thousands others who the leaners and the educators to be our secondary schooling. started their schooling over a decade determined to do well from the onset ago will at the end of this year be and this means that they must waste Meanwhile, the ANC in Gauteng sitting for their matric exams. no time in engaging themselves with has expressed concern at the rising the content of their subjects,” explains incidents of schools that are being set The Class of 2019 have run their race Bones Modise, ANC Gauteng alight after the administration block well keeping Gauteng amongst the top Spokesperson, further emphasizing of Khutlo-Tharo Secondary School performing provinces in the country the role that families, the local in Sebokeng caught fire in the early at number two (87.23%). ”The fact community and non-governmental hours of Wednesday (15 January) that this province has one of largest institutions in the education sector morning. This is the second incident matric examination enrolments (97 also play in providing support to the this year after Tokelo Secondary 717 for 2019) of all provinces and leaners. School in Evaton suffered damages it produces some of the highest estimated at R4 million as a result of overall pass rates and bachelor Modise says the ANC-led government an act of arson. rates (44.46% exceeding 2019 target in Gauteng has over the years of 40%), while contributing 23.4% invested in no-fee paying schools The ANC reiterates its call for the law (43 494) of all bachelors achieved which has meant that more learners enforcement agencies to spare no nationally, talks to the commitment get to complete their schooling. effort in resolving these cases and by the ANC-led government to The introduction of the schools of ensure that those responsible for the transform and modernize the basic specialisation has also been a major heinous acts get to face the full might education landscape in Gauteng”. game changer in bridging the gap of the law. • MESSAGE TO CLASS OF 2020 • 2019 TOP PERFORMERS REWARDED WITH BURSARIES • TRIBUTE to THE late EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF MOGALE CITY • ANC GAUTENG PROVINCE BID faREWELL to RICHARD MAPONYA Lentswe la Gauteng / 1 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng remier David Makhura and The Gauteng Province Government for post-graduate programmes. MEC for Education, Cde is building the capacity of the To date the provincial government PPanyaza Lesufi honour the Gauteng City Region (GCR) is funding about 30 post graduate crème de la crème of Gauteng as communities, enhancing students in honours, masters and they hand over bursaries to 2517the employment opportunities for the PhD. top performing matriculants of the youth of Gauteng, and creating the class of 2019 from schools around skilled work force that will enable Bursary programme is one of Gauteng. the Province to meet its future many ways in which the provincial economic and social development government seeks to ensure The bursaries form part of the needs. that everyone has equal access Gauteng City Region Academy to educational opportunities bursary scheme. Gauteng Province bursary irrespective of their financial programme now includes funding background. NC Ekurhuleni Excellence Awards. benefitted. Regional Chairperson Aand Executive Mayor Ekurhuleni Academic “Always remember that you’re of Ekurhuleni, Comrade Excellence Awards ceremony not going to higher education Mzwandile Masina has set the is aimed at investing in the institutes for ourselves, but for standard of giving back to a city’s education and especially your families and communities,“ whole new level, as R100 million the schools in townships which Mayor Masina said, urging the has been pledged for the best- have children who need these bursary recipients to give back performing matriculants of 2019 bursaries the most, therefore once they have graduated. at the Ekurhuleni Academic through this initiative they have Lentswe la Gauteng / 2 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng auteng MEC for Department Expressing her gratitude to all 1800 learners (Grade R to Grade 7) of Infrastructure parties that contributed to successful and it is a mega school. It boasts a GDevelopment and Property completion of the school, MEC hall, two multi centers, science lab, Management, Cde Tasneem Tasneem Motara commended the computer room, nutrition center, Motara and Premier David Makhura community members for behaving library, store room and guard house. successfully handed over the well during the construction of the Following the handover of keys Noordgesig Primary School to project with no interferences. and Certificate of Completion, MEC Gauteng MEC for Education and Lesufi highlighted that: “If we don’t Youth Development, Cde Panyaza “This is first project for the new year have education, we can’t have skills, Lesufi on Wednesday, 15 January to delivered on time and within budget. if we can’t get economy right, we mark the opening of school for 2020. I applaud all contributors, and most won’t have service delivery.” importantly local SMMEs, sub- “Despite some of these issues contractors and the project manager, Through beneficiation, 149 EPWP having being complex, we are proud Richard Tshabalala who ensured the participants were trained on the to come back today to give you one project ran smooth and to highest project. Thirty (30) of these EPWP of the state-of-the-art facilities in degree,” said MEC Motara. participants contributed to the on-site which you asked for. Gone are the training programme. This beautiful days where pupils need to travel to Noordgesig Primary School is an new school took a total of 72 weeks the suburbs in order to get quality infrastructural masterpiece with to build and 42 local sub-contractors education”, said Premier David green design principles, a true were employed in this project. Makhura. embodiment of excellent service delivery. The school accommodates Lentswe la Gauteng / 3 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng “Your tomorrow is bright. You may Gauteng MEC for Economic “I urge you learners to respect not see it today, but I see lawyers, Development, Agriculture, Environment educators, so that you can become doctors, engineers amongst and Rural Development, Morakane pioneers in your communities. A learner Mosupyoe, has urged learners and that does not listen to their teachers you.” “Your background does teachers at the Ithuteng Secondary must know that their future will be not determine your future. We School, Randfontein to study hard to snared by the rodents. Secondly, I urge understand that some of you come ensure improved results in the 2020 learners to respect their parents and from very difficult situations, as academic year. “You need to start listen to them when they instruct them government we are here to make working hard immediately and sacrifice to do their homework. Lastly, learners schooling as easy as possible you”, a lot of things to obtain better results at must make their school books their the end of the year”, best friend”, “Academic learning and sports “Our secondary schools serve as a Visited Phelindaba Secondary education complement each other. strong foundation for learning, and they School in Atteridgevile as part of the We are excited as the department play a big role in making education province-wide #Back2SchoolGP systems more effective and efficient. It as we will be reviving the school readiness programme. MEC is for this reason that we want to ensure sports league this year. We need to handed over dignity packs to that schools are safe and conducive for consciously invest in school sport to learners. learning” increase the pipeline of our sporting codes” Lentswe la Gauteng / 4 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Handing over school bags, Speaker of Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Comrade Ntombi Mekgwe and dignity packs and planting trees Speaker City of Joburg, Comrade Nonceba Molwele joined by the Dobsonville at Focheville Secondary School PCO Management to handover goodies to learners, Siyabonga Secondary as part of #Back2SchoolGP School in Braamfisherville. The PEC member and deputy speaker at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Comrade Vuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela visited various schools as part of ensuring that the 2020 schooling year is a successful one. NC Gauteng Provincial longest serving Regional secretaries to the people of Mogale City, West Chairperson and Premier of in the West Rand Region and key in Rand and Gauteng Province. If ever AGauteng Province, Comrade the ANC realignment process from there was someone who qualified to David Makhura paid a tribute to the area-based wards to ward based be called a quintessential People’s late Executive Mayor of Mogale branches. He was also elected Mayor, Comrade Lipudi was such City Local Municipality,