POLOKWANE – Tsutsumetsa Primary School in Seshego Zone 2 is no longer functional, but with high hopes for the school to open its doors again, members got together to clean up the premises to make it look presentable.
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The chairperson of the ANC Youth League, Lesley Mojapelo told BONUS that the campaign is an effective platform to show communities that waste management is important.
Those who attended also advised the community on littering and waste dumping. “The purpose of our campaign was to celebrate the public holiday as it is one of the most historic holidays in our country. As a branch, we have come to a resolution that we celebrate this day.”
He added that the branch believes employment should be included as a basic right in Section two of the Constitution.
“By cleaning up the school, it will perhaps give hope to learners who are struggling to find space in class, as well as post-graduate students who are struggling to get jobs as teachers. Once the Department of Education sees that the school is clean and manageable again, they will hopefully re-open the school to create employment and even more schools in the community,” he said.
Mojapelo explained that they selected the school as it is situated within ward 37 as they believe that charity starts at home.
“The school does not operate academically anymore, so we must at all times keep it alive to avoid the many illegal activities that might take place on the premises when there’s no one here. We want to keep the crime away from the school as much as possible,” he said.
The campaign was a huge success, he added: “Not only schools, but more facilities will be observed by the branch and if cleaning needs to be done, we will set up another campaign until we have a fully clean community”.
Education spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene will provide comment in due course.
