THE INSIDE STATS SA: CLICK HERE TO PREVIOUS ACCESS THE ISSUES OF THE PULSE ARCHIVE Pulse 26/04/2019 PULSE OF THE ORGANISATION Integrating Stats4Soccer with Maths4Stats in Mpumalanga The Stats4Soccer team from head office, led by Johnny He further said that Mathematics is not only a classroom Masegela, visited Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) activity, it is also something practical that one can Mpumalanga office on 10 and 11 April 2019. This was measure, count and analyse. The teachers are so focused the first visit since the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations where on classroom activities that they tend to forget that other Stats4Soccer hosted the Nigerian national team in subjects are practical and learners need to go outside and Nelspruit. experience them. Two schools were identified and visited. Lihawu Secondary The Statistical Support and Informatics (SSI) Director, Mr School in Pienaar was the first school to be visited on Oscar Ndou, referred to the 4th Industrial Revolution that 10 April 2019. The second school visited was Joseph the President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, is encouraging and Mathebula Secondary School in Driekoppies on 11 April promoting, as it is very important for Stats SA to play a role 2019. Joseph Mathebula Secondary School was attended in promoting statistics among learners. Learners should by a former Stats SA employee, the late Dr Alfred Ngwane. be encouraged to understand the space where they live so that they can also participate and assist their communities This provincial visit by the Stats4Soccer team is part of to make informed decisions. empowering and building capacity in the Mpumalanga province. This will ensure the province is able to run the The Mpumalanga province will apply a two-pronged plan programme on its own. The provincial staff members were to roll out the Stats4Soccer programme. Firstly, continuing excited and very eager to learn so that they can roll the to use Stats4Soccer to promote statistics and mathematics programme out in the province in the future. among learners and, secondly, use the programme to communicate and market the upcoming Census 2021 in Mr Lukhele, the principal for Lihawu Secondary School, schools. There is an opportunity to integrate Stats4Soccer welcomed Stats SA and expressed his appreciation for and Maths4Stats where all learners participating in the the visit. He said that this is an important programme that programme collect field activity data and are trained encourages learners to develop an interest in Mathematics on data handling. Data handling is seen as part of and Statistics and will also assist them in the classroom, Stats4Soccer and needs to be incorporated as part of the as it is easier to remember something done practically value chain so learners understand the full process based than in theory. on their practical involvement. - Nosipho Mokoena Mr Erasmus from Joseph Mathebula Secondary School also appreciated the programme and said it would make learners experience Mathematical activities practically. Photo’s on page 3 HIGHLIGHTS SG’s DESK WELLNESS GAMES: FREE STATE VS KZN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING FACTS ABOUT FREEDOM DAY THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND 2 From the ’s Risenga SG VOL.1 Issue 1. 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