On Friday, November 18, the Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, officially handed over the Colesberg taxi rank to the Umsobomvu Municipality and the Colesberg community on behalf of the Provincial Government. Working together with different stakeholders, the taxi rank is
expected to be a hive of activity in an effort to grow the economy of the town. The Department of Transport, Safety, and Liaison will work together withthe Municipality and different stakeholders, which include SMMEs, to ensure the smooth running of thistaxirank.
The Department of Education has always worked and continues to work with the private sector and education institutions to improve the quality of education in the Northern Cape. South Africa is anexceptional casestudywith regards to the private sector’s engagement in the education sector Thishasdeephistorical roots and is linked to the role education plays in South Africa’s economic, social, and political transformationandin providing the critical skills needed for the country’s economic growth Numerous
public private partnerships havebeenestablishedoverthe years to address the weaknesses in
schooling system.Corporationsandtheir affiliated foundations have invested significantly in the education sector through manifold types of interventionsinsupportofthe public system as well as through supplementary parallel activities. The Northern Cape Department of Education welcomes the generous investment by the Motsepe Foundation towards eight (8) schools in the
Northern Cape This investment will contribute significantly towards the upgrade of infrastructure facilities at the following schools: E. P. Lekhela High School, Tetlanyo High School, Thabane High School, Emmanuel Secondary High School,Roodepan High School, Kim Golo Primary School, Pampierstad High School (Phokoane), and Boresetse HighSchool(Dikgatlong).Each school received a donation of R320 000, which will be used to create a conducive environment for learning and
teaching Education is a societal matter, and with key social partners like the Motsepe Foundation, we are realising a quality public education system. The Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Motsepe Foundation for theinvestmentinthefutureof our country There is no greater investment than an investment in education. It is only through investments like these that the dreams of our children in the Northern Cape willberealised
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