Committee to assess safety and security in schools


By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

21 April 2026 – The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries will tomorrow kick-start its oversight visit to schools around Matlosana in the North West. The committee said the visit is in line with the objectives of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to ensure that challenges schools face in providing quality services to the learners in the North West are eliminated.

The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education, Sciences and Creative Industries, Chairperson of the committee, Makhi Feni said above infrastructure challenges, the committee will seek an update on themes such as challenges of school children without birth certificates, state of ECDs, status on the provision of National School Nutrition Programme and status on the provision of scholar transport. Feni said this includes the status of safety and security in schools and incidences of bullying in schools.

“We will have Keurhof Special School, Vukani Mawethu Secondary School and Mofatlhosi Secondary School,” he said.

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