A motivational talk for 1 500 matric learners of Lejweleputswa was presented to encourage the current class to do better than the 2021 group.
The learners who attended the event on Friday (18/02) had been selected from schools across the entire district.
This is an annual presentation, which was this year held in the Ferdi Meyer Hall in Welkom.
The Office of the Lejweleputswa District Executive Mayor Victoria Ntakumbana hosted the event in partnership with the Department of Education’s regional office.
The acting executive mayor, Dora Kotzee, represented the mayor, who was out of town on official business.
She told the matrics that the message was clear.
“In this new environment those who do well are the ones who can think critically, who can tackle complex non-routine tasks, and who can come up with entrepreneurial, innovative ideas.
“This is why education is so important: to enable our young to think critically and independently, and to enhance their capacity to fully harness the power of science, technology and machines,” Kotzee explained.
