Gauteng authorities believe a sustainable school nutrition programme is key to achieving academic excellence. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko highlighted this during a visit to schools in Ebony Park outside Midrand, where she stressed that well-nourished learners are better able to focus and perform in class. Starting her visit at Kalfontein Secondary School, Nkomo-Ralehoko said school nutrition is especially critical in disadvantaged communities where parents often struggle to provide food. She emphasised the importance of food gardens in supporting feeding schemes…

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has dismissed as false allegations that its learnership programme at the Kgora Farmers Training Centre has benefited applicants from other provinces. The claims, circulating via social media audio, suggested that non-local individuals were being paid through the programme. MEC Madoda Sambatha clarified that learnerships are strictly for provincial unemployed youth, stressing that it is impossible for learners from other provinces to be recruited. “The person spreading this knows they are lying,”…

The North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi, has raised concerns over the growing number of underperforming schools in the province, despite ongoing efforts to revitalise them. Motsumi was speaking during the release of the 2025 matric results at Rutanang Primary School in Rustenburg, within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality. She was accompanied by Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, members of the Executive Council, the provincial legislature, and leaders from traditional and Khoisan communities. Speaking on YOU FM’s Newshour, Motsumi expressed disappointment…