{"id":50123,"date":"2021-09-30T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-municipality-hosts-first-career-expo-20210929-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:14:19","slug":"kouga-municipality-hosts-first-career-expo-20210929-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-municipality-hosts-first-career-expo-20210929-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouga Municipality hosts first career expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A TOTAL of 768 Grade 12 learners, from across the Kouga region, benefited from a career expo, hosted by the human resources department of the Kouga Municipality \u2013 a first for the municipality.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_5083e29a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11626\/30078da735114f80bea61d10e201f49e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11626\/1b8a264ab8d249578cafab5aa85494d7.jpg\" title=\"Grade 12 learners, from across the Kouga region, benefited from a career expo, hosted by the human resources department of the Kouga Municipality. Pictured are (from left) Zandile Gxuluwe (Kouga skills development practitioner), Xolisa Charles (learner), Matshediso Moremoholo (learner), Melanie Biko (Kouga councillor), and Lungiso High School principal, Lindile Matshobongwana.         Photos:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Grade 12 learners, from across the Kouga region, benefited from a career expo, hosted by the human resources department of the Kouga Municipality. Pictured are (from left) Zandile Gxuluwe (Kouga skills development practitioner), Xolisa Charles (learner), Matshediso Moremoholo (learner), Melanie Biko (Kouga councillor), and Lungiso High School principal, Lindile Matshobongwana.         Photos:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11626\/39127f22b6774c8fa5bf166213cc7fe6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11626\/c09e28a4ec354539acfb80489ae4638b.jpg\" title=\"Pictured are Jeffreys Bay Comprehensive School learners, Zukhanye Mkhatshane, Azasake Antoni, with Esethu Sana, Manfred Kriger, Zandile Gxuluwe, Courtney Dreyer, Nomawethu Tshume, and Noluthando Mtyali from Kouga Municipality.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Pictured are Jeffreys Bay Comprehensive School learners, Zukhanye Mkhatshane, Azasake Antoni, with Esethu Sana, Manfred Kriger, Zandile Gxuluwe, Courtney Dreyer, Nomawethu Tshume, and Noluthando Mtyali from Kouga Municipality.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span 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