Story: Linda Magazi
The Emalahleni Municipality in collaboration with the Department of Education hosted the 2026 Awards ceremony at Freemantle School Hall in Cacadu Emalahleni. The Chris Hani West (CHW) and Cacadu Circuit Management Centre (CMC) were also congratulated for the progress they have made in improving the Grade 12 results for the year 2025.
The event was directed by the Emalahleni Municipality Speaker Cllr Ncedisa Mtyhobile and opened with a prayer by Rev Z. Nqoko. The Mayor of Chris Hani District was represented by Cllr Malibongwe Fatyela.
Emalahleni Municipality Mayor Cllr Nontombizanele Koni says this is the third year they have been running these awards and this year the standard was higher than last year and they see that the point of these awards is that it gives teachers and principals a great deal of motivation to improve the results of the year even more, and this gives schools a challenge to strive for success and excellence even more.
Koni says they have worked closely with sponsors such as Equalizer who donated R5000 to each learner, and cups for the top 10 learners. She also commended the schools that improved their standards from 25% to 100%. She thanked the District Director Mr. Godlo for the initiative he took to have camps and ensure that children eat which further contributed to improving the results.
Members of the school governing bodies were present to witness the good work, traditional leaders, parents, teachers, outstanding learners who were being honored, and the teachers and principals were also being honored.
