South Africa Government

10/27/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2022 05:42

Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape visits Onkgopotse Tiro Comprehensive School to assess the state of readiness ahead of the final year examinations, 31 Oct

Premier Maape visits Onkgopotse Tiro Comprehensive School to assess state of readiness ahead of final year examinations.

Premier of the North West, Kaobitsa Bushy Maape will on Monday, 31 October 2022 visit Onkgopotse Tiro Comprehensive School to give a pep-talk to learners and assess the state of readiness ahead of the 2022 final year examinations.

The school was named after struggle veteran Onkogopotse Abram Tiro. Tiro who was SRC president at the then Turfloop University.

He was also a history teacher at Isaac Morison High School which later became a hive of political activities during the 1976 Student Uprisings.

Tiro was one of the first anti-apartheid activists to be killed through a parcel bomb while in exile at Gaborone-Botswana.

The school accommodates largely learners from impoverished families and in particular farming communities in the Mahikeng and Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipalities.

Last year the school obtained 97.4 % pass rate and over the years it has received excellence awards in teaching and learning.

The media is invited to cover the visit as follows:
Date: 31 October 2022
Time: 7:30
Venue: Onkgopotse Tiro Comprehensive School

For enquiries, contact:
Sello Tatai - Spokesperson to the Premier
North West Provincial Government
Cell: 064 756 2510/082 450 7842
E-mail: [email protected](link sends e-mail)

or

Mr Brian Setswambung - Provincial Head of Communication
Office of the Premier
North West Provincial Government
Cell: 076 012 4501
E-mail: [email protected](link sends e-mail)