The truth must be told, local schools are gradually improving, whether it’s academics, music or sport. But, people turn a blind eye to certain things and focus on the negative.
We’ve seen some Khayelitsha high schools, including COSAT and Joe Slovo featuring among the top schools in the 2024 matric results.
While Njongo Primary School is well known for choral music.
Last weekend, Nomzamo High School in Lwandle became the national champions of the DSTV Schools Netball Challenge, which was held at Boksburg in Gauteng.
This demonstrates that there is a lot of raw talent in our communities, it just needs to be polished.
Instead of wasting our energy focusing on the negative things that demoralise our spirits, let’s focus on the positive side.
What is lacking in our areas are good leaders, people who lead by an example.
Gone are the days where in each street or village there was a particular person who outshone everyone for having a good heart. Someone who was admired by everyone for his or her behavior.
We are living in toxic communities where criminals control almost everything.
Our children look at them as their rolemodels.
They all aspire to drive nice vehicles like some of these criminals.
However, we cannot run away from the fact that there are dedicated people who are trying their best to change our communities for better.
People who devoted their lives nurturing and protecting young people from all the social ills that we are encountering.
We need to give the credit where it’s due. We need to acknowledge those teachers and local coaches who are inspiring and supporting our children.
