{"id":295682,"date":"2026-03-05T09:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/?p=295682"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:31:40","slug":"junior-stadsraad-se-jong-leiers-wil-self-die-verskil-wees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/junior-stadsraad-se-jong-leiers-wil-self-die-verskil-wees\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior stadsraad se jong leiers wil self die verskil wees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die junior stadsraad het op Vrydag 27 Februarie die leisels oorhandig aan die nuwe raadslede wat die werk vir die volgende termyn sal voortsit.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die inhuldiging het by die <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monties.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ho\u00ebrskool Montana<\/a> in Worcester plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die leerders, wat verskeie skole verteenwoordig, is deur die plaaslike prokureur Elton Shortles toegespreek wat vertel het hoe hy groot hartseer in sy matriekjaar moes oorkom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e1 sy ma se skietdood by die werk, net twee maande voor sy matriekeksamen, moes hy groot deursettingsvermo\u00eb aan die dag l\u00ea, ten spyte van sy hartseer. &#8220;Jou omstandighede definieer jou nie, maar jou reaksie daarop wel,&#8221; het hy vir die leerders ges\u00ea.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die nuutverkose junior burgemeester is Onalo Mzazela. &#8220;Hierdie rol behoort nie net aan my nie \u2013 dit behoort aan ons almal. 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