By Kopano Dibakwane
The provincial instalment of the national teaching awards ceremony was held in Secunda on Tuesday, to honour and pay tribute to all teachers who put an extra effort in their work against all odds.
According to the department of education in Mpumalanga, the ceremony has been a norm for the past 23 years, aimed at awarding excellence in the profession of teaching.
MEC for education, Bonakele Majuba, highlighted the evolution and sophistication in the profession in recent years. He furthermore congratulated the teachers for their hard work.
” Indeed, the national teaching awards provide us with a platform to celebrate excellence and teachers who are creating a lasting legacy in the lives of learners and communities. These are teachers who go an extra mile to prepare our learners to be competitive with values, skills and equipping them to be productive and better citizens,” said Majuba.
