PICS: FIRST DAY OF TEARS, SMILES By Kgomotso Medupe, Christopher Moagi, Mbali Dlungwana, Oris Mnisi, Bulelwa Ginindza And Emily Mgidi 15 February 2021
Comments Pupil Banzi Lwandle at Thandokuhle Junior Primary School couldn’t stop crying. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
THERE were mixed emotions when grade R pupils started their first day of school this morning.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga visited a number of schools in Tshwane and pleaded with pupils to do their best this year.
While addressing pupils at Prosperitus High School in Eersterust, the minister said pupils were the future of the country.
“You all have the potential to pass. Don’t throw away your future,” she said.