06 Sep 2015

The acute shortage of water at Moreomabele and Topisi villages will be addressed once funds become available, Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development Mr Kgotla Autlwetse has promised. Residents of Moreomabele had requested to be connected to the North South Carrier (NSC) pipeline to enable them benefit from Letsibogo Dam water.

Addressing a kgotla meeting in Moreomabele on Friday September 4, Mr Autlwetse said due to shortage of funds, Moreomabele which is in under Serule cluster was not connected to the NSC.

Serule cluster, he said included the villages of Moreomabele, Topisi, Gojwane, Serule, Mmadinare and Damochujenaa. To address acute shortage of water at Moreomabele, he said three boreholes have been identified to help address the situation. 

These boreholes, he said are Molodi, Topisi and Kereekae. However he said the Water Utilities Corporation was beset by challenges as Kereekae borehole which has a high volume of water than the other two boreholes has collapsed. He said therefore the corporation is working round the clock to resuscitate the borehole.

He said the nine cubic metre Molodi borehole has been connected and in operation since July but its water volume is not enough to supply the entire village. The four cubic metre Topisi borehole, he said is in the process of being connected despite its low water supply.

On other issues Mr Autlwetse said government is worried about poor performance in junior and senior secondary schools even though the government is injecting a lot of money into education.

He said parents should join hands with teachers to improve the students’ performances. He said the government through his ministry is working round the clock to improve education in the country citing the takeover of brigades and community junior schools by the government.

He said most of these brigades are not in good condition hence the need for the government to maintain them as well as improving their curriculum. He also said the government has introduced pre-school in 227 primary schools.

For his part, chief education officer for Palapye sub-region Mr Ryder Kedikilwe said Moreomabele Primary School did not do well in the past Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results.

He said the school attained 50 per cent pass rate against 80 per cent target set by the region. He said his office and the school were working on improving the results , appealing  to parents to give students time to study at home, adding that the PSLE begin in October. Ends