We Demand Action, Not Another Provincial Reshuffle

ActionSA North West notes Premier Lazarus Mokgosi’s latest reshuffle of the Provincial Executive, with Dr Desbo Mohono appointed MEC for Education, Wessels Morweng moved to Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, and Virginia Tlhapi taking over Community Safety and Transport Management. Our position is clear: North West residents need delivery, not political musical chairs.

The new Education MEC inherits serious failures. At Dikeledi Makapan Primary School in Moretele, ActionSA MPL Hon. Masego Kodisang’s follow-up oversight visit on 8 April 2026 found cracked walls, broken tiles, collapsing ceilings and shattered windows. ActionSA first raised these concerns on 18 February 2026, yet learners and educators remain exposed to serious safety risks.

At Rantebeng II Primary School, learners have been without a sustainable electricity solution since 2021. Electricity costs exceeded R5,000 a month, debt climbed above R100,000 and services were eventually disconnected. These are the realities the new MEC for Education must confront. 

ActionSA North West has already raised these school infrastructure and electricity issues through its oversight work. We now expect the new MEC to provide clear answers, take action and ensure these issues are not allowed to persist. 

We have also submitted questions to the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management on scholar transport, including the safety and reliability of transport provided to learners across the province. Our children deserve to travel to school safely, consistently and in roadworthy vehicles.

ActionSA North West will continue to use oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure these issues are not forgotten. We will judge this reshuffle by results on the ground, and not by new titles in government offices.

ActionSA Education: Advocates for specialized skills training and artisan schools.