The Ehlanzeni District Municipality held a prayer day to support the grade 12 class of 2019 ahead of the matric exams that start next Wednesday and end on November 28.

The Department of Education has registered 56 838 candidates who will participate in the 2019 National Senior Certificate examination. Ehlanzeni District has the most candidates, with 15 454, followed by Nkangala District with 14 805. Bohlabela District has registered 13 634 and Gert Sibande District has 12 945.

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On the prayer day they prayed for the smooth running of the exams, parents, learners, teachers and the leadership of the department, asking for outstanding results.

Ehlanzeni District mayor, Jesta Sidell urged the grade 12s to have a vision.

“Where the is no vision, people lose self-control and there is lack of discipline. Where there is no discipline, there is no commitment to greatness,” she said.
“The greatest gift that God gave man is not a gift of sight, but the gift of vision. Vision is the reason learners stay in school and study.

“God says I show you the end from the start, therefore, if you know where you are going, you will know what friends not to keep. You should observe your friends and decide should we keep them or not, because you know where you are heading to.

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“Vision dictates the books you read, people you hang out with and places you go to. If you see your destination, it controls your decision-making and disciplines your decision-making. You are stuck with your brothers and sisters, but you can choose your friends.

“This places you at the centre and makes you very important, individually and collectively. The world needs your gifts and talents,” she said.

The national Department of Basic Education will announce the results on January 8, 2020 and the province will announce the results in Gert Sibande District.