Laban Motlhabi Secondary School shines in national competition

Kwa-Thema – Learners from Laban Mothlabi Secondary School participated in the South African Schools Moot competition recently.

The school obtained the second position in the competition with an 85% of its essay.
In the oral rounds held on August 27 at the Johannesburg High Court, they obtained the third position with 81%.
They have made it through to the second leg of the competition where they will be representing the province at the nationals on October 5 at the Constitutional Court.
This is an improvement from last year’s competition as they were knocked out in the first leg of the competition.
The Moot competition was initiated by the University of Pretoria over ten years ago. All high schools in the country are invited to enter a team of two learners, who argue on both sides.

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It is a joint initiative of the Department of Basic Education in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development under the guidance of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and is supported by the University of Pretoria.
The competition provides a unique opportunity for learners to develop their research, writing and oral advocacy skills as they endeavour to come to grips with some of the constitutional issues that are presently facing our country.
Teacher, Sphesihle Zulu explained that the competition is aimed at creating awareness in schools and communities about the constitution and the values that it embodies through active participation.
“It also exposes learners to a career in the law.
“I am proud of the learners for making it this far in the competition and putting in the work,” he added.

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