By BAKANG MOKOTO
25 August 2025- The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, will continue the Matric Support Programme in Kuruman and Douglas in the Northern Cape on 25 and 26 August 2025. The Matric Support Programme is part of Gondwe’s vision to enhance access to higher education and bring it closer to communities.
Gondwe said the programme primarily aims to assist Matric learners in accessing information about higher education, including available study opportunities and funding options, before entering the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sector. She further said the Northern Cape visit comes after a successful launch of the programme in the Eastern Cape earlier in August.
“In implementing the programme, my office collaborates with the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing SETA, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, the National Skills Fund, and Old Mutual. All three entities, together with Old Mutual and the DM’s Helpdesk, will share essential information with learners about access, training, and funding in the higher education and training sector.
“I will be joined by Councillor Ikgopoleng Ephraim Aiseng, the Council Speaker of John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, along with Councillor Itumeleng Matebese, the MMC for Finance and Corporate Services,” said Gondwe.
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