COSAS NORTH WEST

01/07/2024

COSAS NCPTT STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW CABINET

01 July 2024

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) notes the announcement of the 7th administration's cabinet by President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa. As the Congress of South African Students we applaud the African National Congress for successfully creating a consensus amongst 10 different political parties put in parliament by the electorate during the 2024 national Elections. The task of engaging and finding consensus with opposition parties whom mostly campaigned on the slogan of removing the ANC can not have been easy. As an Organization we thus welcome the establishment of the GNU that has for the first time in the history of our maturing democracy and the world brought together 10 parties with varying ideologies and beliefs of what is necessary to drive the country forward we welcome the GNU despite our wish that the GNU did not include the DA and FF+. We hope this diversification of ideas will lead to a cabinet that always functions in the best interest of the majority for this to be successful a broader consensus must be reached between the members of the GNU. We hereby welcome the initiative by the President to convene a national dialogue, we call upon the presidency to ensure broad and extensive participation from all sectors and spheres of society.

As The Congress Of South African Students we applaud and commend the president for demonstrating in actions that his government and his party the ANC values and knows that young people have enormous potential to positively transform our country and improve the lives of its people. The president has for the first time in the history of our country appointed three young people to serve in his cabinet (Deputy Ministers of Trade, Industry and Competition are Zuko Godlimpi,Deputy Ministers in the Presidency are Nonceba Mhlauli & deputy minister of employment and labour Phumzile Mgcina) The president also demonstrated in action that South African belongs to all those who live in it and there is no place for bigotry by appointing a member of the LGBTQIA+ community (Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is Mmapaseka Steve Letsike) as part of his cabinet. We hope these actions by the President will inspire a paradigm shift in the country that will see a greater inclusion of young people and members of the LGBTQIA+ community in positions of influence.

We however hold the view that the appointment of Siviwe Gwarube of the DA as minister of education puts under significant threat our people’s hard-won gains in the basic education sector. We feel the DA-led ministry is poised to reverse the progress made thus far in our public schools particularly rural and township schools that are still in dire need of further development to overcome the many challenges they are still espoused to, meanwhile widening the gap between our rural, township and former model C schools in an effort to cater to the interests of the rich at the expense of the poor majority of South Africans. For far too long, the ruling elite has manipulated the education system to serve their needs, perpetuating a cycle of inequality and oppression and our fear is that the progress made thus far to disrupt this cycle is under threat with basic education now in the hands of a party that sees no need for social welfare projects. As the Congress Of South African Students we declare to resuscitate grass root activism in schools in an effort to build strong and active sub-branches and branches of COSAS, this will be done in preparation to defend the gains we have made as a country thus far in as far as building a dynamic,Compulsory,free,Decolonised and people centered education. We anticipate an onslaught against the existence of non-fee paying schools because in the eyes of the DA education is a commodity, we expect an onslaught against the National Schools Nutrition Program that sees to it that learners receive free meals at school, we expect and onslaught against the provision of free stationary and we expect a regression in the momentum we were observing of the provision of breakfast in our schools. It’s because of this bleak outlook as an organization we must Organize and prepare to defend the dignity and education of a black child as they will be hit the hardest by The DA and the austerity measures we expect in basic education under them.

We also wish to agree with our adoptive parents SADTU that the DA has zero respect for collective bargaining, organized labour formation and they hold a particular disdain for SADTU because of its progressive and pro-black character and its size as one of the biggest unions of workers in the country. They will attempt to sabotage student activism and unions (SADTU in particular) which will be a blatant attempt to silence the voices of the future generation and those who mould this future. The ANC's acceptance of DA’s Demand for the ministry of basic education is a betrayal of the people's trust and a deviation from its historical commitment to social justice and utilizing education as an instrument of liberation and empowerment.

We demand a basic education sector that prioritizes the needs of the many, not the few. A sector that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and inclusivity. A sector that recognizes the value of education as a public good, not a commodity for the privileged, a basic education that respects collective bargaining, a basic education that respects and works hand in hand with teacher unions.

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF COSAS NCPTT

National Convenor: Cde Unesongo Matikinca
+27723573092

National Coordinator; Cde Scalo Mahladisa
079 774 1072

24/03/2023

Catch the Secretary General of COSAS 20th NEC on Motsweding FM🖤🤍
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Catch the Secretary General of COSAS 20th NEC Cde Bongane Ndlovu on Motsweding FM current Affiairs at 17h00pm.
Frequency 87.9 to 107.9
Dstv channel 809
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21/03/2023

Tune in🖤🤍.

Catch COSAS 20TH NEC Head of Information and Publicity Cde Kamogelo Maluleka tomorrow at Thobela FM 05h30am🖤🤍

21/03/2023

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21/02/2023

Immediate release
21 Feb 2023

"A soldier without any political ideological training is a potential criminal"

Provincial Task Team of North West we distance ourselves from itself appointed PTT.

As PTT of North West we are very much flabbergasted by the ceremony which done by Tebogo dunga Magafane and his puppets ,we would like to distance ourselves from "Mokete Wa di katse"that has be done by former SG of 19th NEC .

We want to part it categorically clear all who are in REC/RTT we will have to apply the code of Conduct of the Organisation deal with them accordingly.No one should bring the Organisation of Ephraim Mogale in disrepute and be left happy

Furthermore the coordinator depatured with ANC ,then the office of Convenor appointed acting Coordinator which is Sipho Pitso to deliver Fruitful and unity Congress

We tightened take this opportunity to say PTT of NW rally behind the 20th NEC that is lead by President Scalo Mahladisa and Secreaty Genera Bongane Ndlovu.

Our objective as Province remains interest of young people particular students

Issued by PTT
Convenor
Tlotlego Mogapi
063-246-5069
Acting Coordinator
Sipho Pitso
081-078-0462

21/02/2023

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COSAS 20TH NEC President General Cde Scalo Mahladisa will be in North west, Dr RSM region, Lekwa-teemane sub region as part of Back to School Campaign🖤🤍 to visit Gaopalelwe Secondary school and Vaaloewer Combined school.

10/02/2023

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The Revolution of Black and White Army🖤🤍.

25/01/2023

20th NEC🖤🤍

24/01/2023

National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

❗️❗️❗️Students who wish to be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in the 2023 academic year are urged to submit their applications with all required supporting documents no later than 31 January 2023.

21/01/2023

COSAS National 🖤🤍

COSAS National 20th NEC encourages all whom did not make it, to register for matric re-write that will be written on May/June Mid year.

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21/01/2023

COSAS North West Statement on Back to School Campaign and the release of Matric results of 2022

For immediate release
To: All Media Houses

20 January 2023

“Educated Black Masses is a threat towards white domination”

COSAS North West embarked in its annual cultural Back to School campaign in the first day of its academic calendar and it is still continuous until February. COSAS visited various schools in all four regions to assess readiness, school’s success and challenges faced by the learners as the custodian of the schools. We want to make it clear that upon our school visits we have noted that nothing much has changed in the sector.

We noted that all the councillors of all political parties also visited the schools across the province and we want to state it to the society that they are of no assistance in ensuring that we fight the challenges faced by our schools and in ensuring that there is smooth progress in the programme of teaching and learning.

Majority of the primary schools in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Naledi Sub-district particularly Moeti Primary Schools is heavily overcrowded and that is caused by the issue that there is a primary school that has been constructed for almost half a decades and it’s not complete, as politicians has turned that construction in to political-economic battle field. We call on the MEC of Education to ensure that she brings an end into this and fast track the process of opening that new Primary School (Huhudi Primary School) in Vryburg.

The challenge of admission it’s still a concern. The schools deals with the admission of learners when the classes are supposed to have commenced. The application opens in July to November, but our parents don’t use that opportunity. We call upon all the councillors not to go the community only when it’s the elections, but to also go door to door and ensure that parents and guardians have applied for learners to enrol in schools.

We call on all district directors to initiate a process of disciplinary hearing for all the school principals that withheld the learners academic report despite the MEC releasing a circular in December mandating them not to do so. They need to be disciplined as they contribute to the challenges faced by the learners, schools and the parents in the begging of the year.

We also call on all parents to take our education serious and actively be involved. Our parents must not only participate in our education only when it’s convenient to them or when there is a crisis. Parents must normalise to regularly attend the school meetings and participate in all the process. Stationery in some schools is issued before the school reopens, but we were disappointed that Majoro of our parents did not utilise such time.

We visited schools that were visited by the ANC leadership and Councillors in Dr RSM and we must highlight that we are very disappointed that they just went to school for pictures. We found that they were learners coming to school with barefoot from home and they did nothing or bothered to intervene. COSAS PTT identified all learners without shoes in the schools that we visited and we sent the list to the Executive Speaker of Dr RSM to buy those shoes.

We are inspired by the public schools that have managed to hire security personnel to ensure the safety of its learners and teacher. We also encourage SGB and Managements of other schools to do the same. The security personnel must be extended to work also after hours to protect the schools properties.

After the Back to School campaign NW COSAS PTT will have a meeting with the MEC to discuss the solutions in resolving all the problems that are faced by our schools in North West and strengthen the relations between COSAS and the department.

We congratulate the class of 2022 all who have made it and those who did not, we know and understand that it was not an easy road especially in the midst of unending loadshedding and structural and systematic inequality in our school, but despite majority of the learners emerged victorious. All the best to all who passed and hard luck to those who did not, we encourage those who’s still wish write to make use and exploit the second chance programme by the department of education.

We welcome the North West Matric and congratulations all the matriculants of 2022. We are happy with the slight improvement that led to achieve 79.8% and for maintaining position 4 national. We thank all the teachers, SGB, QLTC, Principals and department officials who ensured that Matrics received necessary support.

The North West Matric Results ceremony organised by the department of education was graced and blessed by the COSAS PTT led by cde Tlotlego Mogapi and the MEC stressed the importance of working with COSAS and highlighted the important role COSAS has and continue to play in the sector.

As North West COSAS PTT, together with the office of the premier, relevant stakeholders and the department of education we have set the bar high with the target of 100% for Matric 2023 and have committed ourselves to work very hard to make it possible.

“We are the new generation striving for the attainment of Academic Excellence”

Issued on behalf of COSAS North West PTT

For enquiries:

Tlotlego Mogapi
063 246 5069
[email protected]
PTT Convener

Aobakwe Modisaotsile
068 255 0355
PTT Spokesperson

COSAS strives for and is committed to achieve dynamic ,free,fair, quality and compulsory education f