Picture: North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi
By BAKANG MOKOTO
12 January 2026- The North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi said her department encourages all parents and guardians who are still looking for space for their children to visit the Local Education Offices (LEOs) in their areas where they reside. Motsumi said her department has established Education Hubs specifically to assist parents and guardians who did not get space for learners.
She further said the Education Hubs will assist with the placement of learners into different schools. Motsumi added that the issue of parents not getting their children to school has come to the attention of the department.
“The constitution of the Republic of South Africa emphasizes that every child has a right to education. During the reopening of schools every learner should be in school. I take this time again to encourage parents and guardians to visit Education Hubs in the Local Education Offices (LEOs).
“I have instructed that these hubs should ensure that all learners are placed in schools. Again, l wants to caution parents and guardians that schools of choice cannot be provided at this time. Now it is very late for parents to demand schools of choice,” she said.
Motsumi said they are going to place learners where there is space not far from their place of stay. She said they are requesting for co-operation from parents and guardians in order for teaching and learning to start on the first day of the reopening of schools.
“For more information on the placement of learners, parents and guardians should call the District Directors. In Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, they can call Mojakhumo Dithejane on 072 616 4368, N. Seokolo in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District on 082 884 6423, E. Lesetedi on 082 356 0503 in Ngaka Modiri Molema District.
“They can also call Dr L. Ntwape on 076 927 2667 in Bojanala District,” said Motsumi.
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