Junior Mayor Danielle van Niekerk: “As you embark on your academic journey next year, remember each day is an opportunity to shape your future. Embrace challenges as stepping stones to success and view each lesson as a chance to grow. Believe in your abilities and your talents. Stay committed to your goals and never underestimate the power of perseverance. Next year is a blank canvas waiting for your accomplishments, so paint it with dedication, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence. Here’s to a year of learning, resilience and realising your full potential! May this festive season be a time to rest and express gratitude to those who made it possible for us to have come this far.” Foto:

Let hope be your guiding star in 2024

Junior Mayor Danielle van Niekerk: “As you embark on your academic journey next year, remember each day is an opportunity to shape your future. Embrace challenges as stepping stones to success and view each lesson as a chance to grow. Believe in your abilities and your talents. Stay committed to your goals and never underestimate the power of perseverance. Next year is a blank canvas waiting for your accomplishments, so paint it with dedication, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence. Here’s to a year of learning, resilience and realising your full potential! May this festive season be a time to rest and express gratitude to those who made it possible for us to have come this far.” Foto:


Learners on the West Coast have welcomed the summer holidays and the end of the school year.

It is a time of joy for some, or of despair for others, depending on their results.

In an attempt to spread a message of hope and well wishes to all, members of the Saldanha Bay Municipality’s Youth Council share some words of wisdom.

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