06/10/2026
ACTING EXECUTIVE MAYOR TO CLASS OF 2026: YOUR DESTINY IS ON YOUR OWN HANDS - GO AND CONQUER!
‘From the Desk of the Acting Executive Mayor-Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality’
TO THE BRAVE, BRILLIANT AND BOLD CLASS OF 2026.
The hour has come. After twelve long years if toil, tears, triumph and tenacity, you now stand at the golden gate of your future-your National Senior Certificate Examinations.
On behalf of Council and the people of Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, we salute you. We see you. We believe you.
Your journey has not been easy. As William Shakespeare wisely penned in his famous novel: ‘KING LEAR’: “The weight of this sad time we must obey, speak what we feel, not what we ought to say”.
You have obeyed the weight of early mornings, difficult subjects, and sleepless nights. You have endured. And now endurance must turn into excellence.
This examination is not the end-it is the unveiling of what you may become. Doctors, Engineers, Teachers, Leaders, Entrepreneurs-all that you may be, lies just beyond this final paper.
And when fear creeps in, hold onto Shakespeare’s timeless charge in Julius Ceasar: “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves”.
Your destiny is in your hands. In your pen. In your preparation. In your focus. No one can write it for you.
Therefore, we urge you:
Be calm. Be confident. Be disciplined.
Shun all distractions and negative peer pressure.
Trust your teachers, trust your notes, trust God, but above all-trust yourself.
We wish you good health, sound minds, and steady hands. May your results be a celebration for your families, your schools and our entire Municipality.
Go forth and conquer, CLASS OF 2026. The future is yours to claim.
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ISSUED BY DR PIXLEY KA ISAKA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY’S COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER CARE SUPPORT SECTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SIBONELO NDHLELA, MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER CARE SUPPORT ON:0828831835.
