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Mamusa Local Municipality mayor visits schools to assess state of readiness for 2025 academic year   

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Picture: The The Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele/Facebook 

By OBAKENG MAJE

15 January 2025- The Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele, accompanied by her office and other stakeholders, visited Itshupeng Secondary School and Ikgomotseng Primary School in Extension 4, Schweizer Reneke. Chelechele’s purpose of her visit was to evaluate the readiness of these schools for the 2025 academic year.

She also addressed challenges impacting these schools’ performance.

Chelechele said this initiative reflects the municipality’s commitment to improving education standards and ensuring better learning environments. She further extended her heartfelt congratulations to the staff and learners of Itshupeng Secondary School for their extraordinary achievements in 2024.

“The school recorded a significant 33% increase in its pass rate compared to the Class of 2023 pass rate, achieving an impressive overall pass rate of 83% from 50%.

“Key stakeholders, who were part of the visit include representatives from the Parliamentary Constituency Office (PCO), municipal councillors, office of the mayor personnel and School Governing Body (SGB) chairpersons,’ said Chelechele.

She said as part of the engagement, they held productive discussions with school principals and SGB members to explore practical strategies aimed at sustaining and improving educational outcomes in 2025.

Chelechele added: “We are happy for the achievements of the Class of 2024. I commend the learners for their perseverance and the teachers for their unwavering dedication. May this resilience and hard work continue to inspire success in the new academic year.”

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Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele engages with tuck shop owners over compliance

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Picture: Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele and other dignitaries/Facebook

By BAKANG MOKOTO

29 November 2024- The Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele said they will intensify their tuck shops registration and food safety awareness campaigns. Chelechele said on 27 November 2024, the municipality’s Local Economic Development and Tourism (LEDT) Office, in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CDW unit), held a successful meeting with local tuck shop owners and their landlords at the Multi-Purpose Centre.

“The purpose of the meeting was to engage the invitees on several important topics aligned to the directives from the President of the Republic of South Africa, which are regulations for opening and running a compliant business within the small enterprise sector.

“This includes the processes for acquiring small business licenses, the importance of displaying a letter of acceptance in tuck shops and ensuring tuck shops have compliant building structures,” she said.

Chelechele further said the prohibition of using rat poison (Galephirimi) in tuck shops was also part of the agenda. She added that they also discussed the prohibition of keeping pets inside tuck shops.

“The prohibition of sleeping inside the tuck shops. Other stakeholders such as District Health Inspectors, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Community Development Workers (CDWs), were in attendance. The meeting was well-attended, with participants raising compelling concerns and providing valuable feedback to officials.

“Additionally, the LEDT Manager, Oagile Kgadiete, committed to convening another meeting sooner than later to further engage with stakeholders on various matters, including the start of tuck shops registrations,” said Chelechele.

She urged tuck shop owners and their landlords to comply and adhere to the government regulations that govern the tuck shop business sector. Chelechele said they will soon release by-laws that regulate the tuck shop business.

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