Task team hopes for reopening of Zebediela schools following months of unrest
The team hopes for the academic programme to resume in the area after protests saw learners not attending school for several months after residents forced them out of class to press their demand for a tarred road in the area.
The Intergovernmental task team set up to deal with unrest in the Zebediela. From left to right: Lepelle-Nkumbi's Mayor, Maria Ramokolo, MEC for Community Safety and Transport, Namane Dickson Masemola and the MEC for Education, Polly Boshielo
LIMPOPO – An intergovernmental team led by the MEC for Community Safety and Transport, Namane Dickson Masemola has been established to ensure stability in Zebediela following ongoing service delivery issues in the area.
The team includes Masemola as well as the MEC for Education, Polly Boshielo, Provincial Police Commissioner, Nneke Ledwaba and Lepelle-Nkumbi’s Mayor, Maria Ramokolo.
MEC for Education, Polly Boshielo and the MEC for Community Safety and Transport, Namane Dickson Masemola. Photo: supplied
The team hopes for the academic programme to resume in the area after protests saw learners not attending school for several months after residents forced them out of class to press their demand for a tarred road in the area.
MEC for Community Safety and Transport, Namane Dickson Masemola, Lepelle-Nkumbi’s Mayor, Maria Ramokolo and the MEC for Education, Polly Boshielo at a school in Zebediela. Photo: supplied
Masemola’s Spokesperson, Joel Seabi says the team was established to ensure that stability is returned, teaching and learning resumes, while plans to resolve service delivery issues are put in place.
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