The North West Education and Sport Development MEC, Wendy Matsemela expressed with confidence that there is “No problem at Mphe-Bana Secondary School” after an outcry about the situation of the school. Teaching and learning resumed on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 after chairs and tables were delivered.
During the reopening of schools Mphe-Bana experienced a high influx of learners who came from the two local primary schools. The secondary school admitted learners beyond its capacity, classrooms and the school furniture could not be enough to cater for all the learners.
MEC Matsemela said last Friday the department delivered a set of 100 chairs and tables to curb the shortage of furniture.
The school needed eight mobile classrooms and so far two mobile classrooms were delivered on Monday with the remaining to be delivered during the month of February.
Regarding rest rooms at the school, a plumber is on site to fix any broken or leaking toilets while the department arranged ten mobile toilets to cater the high capacity of learners.
“There is no problem at Mphe-Bana, the only classes which experienced overcrowding were in Grade 10 but the rest of other grades did not have any problems. The new mobile classes will accommodate the Grade 10 learners while waiting for the other delivery”, said MEC Matsemela.
MEC Matsemela further indicated that, the school has a full complement of teachers according to the departmental Post Provisioning Model.
Rueben Motlhampe the school principal was excited after being given the keys of the two mobile classrooms, said “the departmental intervention has eased the situation and now everything will be back to normal. Since 2013 we have always obtained over 80% in the matric results and we will continue to work hard”.
Another delivery of 50 chairs was delivered on Thursday, 28 January 2016.

Study among more than 700 South African women – all involved in committed relationships – found that a lack of sexual intimacy led to elevated symptoms of depression.

The survey, which was conducted by anti-depressant pharmaceutical firm, Pharma Dynamics, polled women of various walks of life, between the ages of 18 and 55 on the effects that sex – or the lack thereof – have on their mental well-being.

While eight in one women considered themselves to have a healthy sex drive, 15% cited their partner’s disinterest, as one of the primary reasons for not having sex as often as they would like to.

Here are some tips on dealing with sexual rejection:

• Don’t take it personally – remind yourself that your partner’s lack of interest in sex may not be about you
• Try a new approach. Don’t initiate sex for a while and see what happens
• Examine your relationship and ask yourself what was different about the times when your partner was more interested in sex and try to somehow recreate those conditions
• Focus on what makes you happy, for example, spending time with friends, starting a new hobby, joining a sport or dance club etc. If he sees you focusing on yourself rather than your sex life, he might want to become more involved in ‘every’ aspect of your life

“Never lose sight of the importance of putting constant effort into a relationship. You need to be inventive, surprising and work at it in order for it to remain exciting and for you both to enjoy a strong emotional and physical bond.

• Another study found mood-boosting compounds in semen
• Women are 70% more likely to suffer from depression than men
• While sex within a loving relationship contributes to mental well-being, other studies say casual sex makes you depressed and anxious.
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