The North West Province is well represented at the National Road Safety School Debates taking place in Bloemfontein.
Tigerkloof Secondary School takes third place at National Debate Competition
Tigerkloof Secondary School from Vryburg in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District has won the third position in the urban category at the Road Safety School Debate Competition held in Bloemfontein.
The Department of Community Safety and Transport Management congratulates the school for their excellent performance and ensuring that the North West comes up once again in the top three best provinces.
The Director for Road Safety Management, Motshabi Tshukudu says this win is indicative of the quality performance that the province has maintained over the years.
“We have always had great representation as a province at nationals. Our learners continue to display sheer excellence in what is probably the most contentious show off at their age,” said Tshukudu, who also congratulated Tiragalo Secondary School from Leeudoringstad in Dr Kenneth Kaunda district.
The trainer for the school, Busisiwe Spencer says they learnt a lot in their course to stating and defending a solid case amongst their competitors. From this experience, they take away the significance of extending road safety awareness in their own community and a proud spirit of team work.
“It has been a long journey for the team but they have learned a lot about Road Safety, critical thinking and boldness when addressing the audience.
“We put in a lot to prepare for the journey, that involved a lot of sacrifice, when other learners go home we remained behind because we were dedicated to the cause. We had to be rigorous in our research, to not only analyse road safety challenges in our area but in the entire country, as well as to find sustainable solutions to those challenges,” said Spencer.
The Road Safety Debates are part of the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s Participatory Education Techniques (PET) Competition. The programme is aimed at encouraging learners to identify road safety challenges and solutions. Thus, enhancing their presentation, research and public speaking skills.
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