The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga, Deputy Minister, Dr Reginah Mhaule and the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) will join hands with 10 school communities in Katlehong to celebrate Mandela Month activities on Saturday, 27 July 2019.

The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga will be deployed as follows:

Date:              Saturday, 27 July 2019
Time:             8:00
Venue:           Katlehong Primary School, Mars St, Katlehong South, Katlehong

The Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Dr Reginah Mhaule will be deployed as follows:

Date:              Saturday, 27 July 2019
Time:              8:00
Venue:           Ukhanyiso Primary School, Similane St, Thokoza

The planned activities include cleaning, painting and gardening. Schools with vegetable patches will receive seeds.         

The programme will then move to the Ntuthuko Central Hall for the Second Chance Matric Support Programme and Read to Lead Campaign exhibition. The minister will address the community and share info on how they can be part of the Read to Lead Campaign and encourage out of school youth, who still want to write their matric to register with the Second Chance Programme.

For enquiries:

DBE:  Elijah Mhlanga: 083 580 8275 (Dept. spokesperson)
           Hope Mokgatlhe: 079 817 0427 (Minister’s spokesperson)

NECT: Lindelwa Mjanqeka: 083 718 1021 (NECT)