Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Kakatlela Primary school entered the Provincial Youth Citizens Action Programme (YCAP) competition that was held in Mahikeng recently. Kakatlela was competing against six primary schools from various provincial districts and managed to obtain the first position.
A good week for Kanana
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The City of Matlosana Municipality in conjunction with the Office of the Premier, and Dr Kenneth Kaunda (Dr KK) District Municipality conducted the Thuntsa Lerole program in Kanana last week.
The program was led by the Executive Mayor of Matlosana, Cllr Fikile Mahlophe alongside with the acting Executive Mayor of Dr KK District Municipality Cllr Zanele Mphafudi. Thuntsa Lerole Campaign is an initiative from the Office of the Premier in the North West Province. Its main objective is to ensure the acceleration of service delivery to every locality in the North West Province by coordinating all government departments to work as one unit.
Another successful water project
Die Brood is Hier, a NPO in Alabama assisted another local school with a borehole and water tank project. This is the third school where they in collaboration with IDC have installed this system. Goue Arend Primary School was the beneficiary of the project. Die Brood is Hier intends to make sure they cover more schools. Many teaching days are lost when there is no water at school.
Buhle is Miss NW Exclusive
Lentswe, Kanana - Buhle Tshoniswa is the newly crowned Miss North West Exclusive 2024. The Kanana-born queen started her pageantry journey in 2022 after suffering from depression and anxiety due to a skin condition that left her bullied and belittled by society. She was encouraged by her uncle to enter pageants and use her voice to express herself and encourage other young girls who may be going through similar situations to stay strong and not let their physical appearance stop them from perusing their dreams. Throughout her Miss North West Exclusive journey, Buhle has advocated for education and the pressing issues of substance abuse.
September is Deaf Awareness Month
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The SA Deaf Association wants to highlight the plight of deaf people where after thirty years of democracy very little has changed.
Ntshema Molebeleli calls himself a deaf legend and a fighter for human rights. He paints a dark SA where the government is celebrating thirty years of democracy, but it has nothing to do with its citizens, especially the deaf community as sign language is not implemented in government departments and interpreters at police stations, clinics, municipalities and hospitals don’t exist.
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