Mahikeng
Mafikeng – Three educators from the North West are part of the Department of Basic Education contingent jetting off to the People’s Republic of China on a DBE-Chinese Embassy Partnership from 20 October to 13 November 2025.
The partnership, among others, involves Mathematics and Information and Communication Technology E-learning educators who shall have emerged through the processes of the National Teaching Awards will take part in the learning exchange programme.
The three educators are:
Ms. Dimakatso Sefora from Moremogolo Primary School in the Bojanala District. She won the 2023 competition and obtained Position 3 in the Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning Category. She is also a SchoolNet winner due to her integration of ICT-centred teaching. Her passion for digital learning had in the past earned her the award of Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) Super Teacher of the Year and the EduWeek Africa ICT Implementer of the Year (2018).
Mr. Itumeleng Komane, is a young and vibrant North West University alumni who has just been promoted to be the Departmental Head at the Sunrise View Secondary School in the Bojanala District. He is the 2024 national winner of the ICT-enhanced teaching category.
Mr. Mxolisi Tyobeka is the E-learning specialist in the North West Department of Education and has played a role both as a Provincial Adjudicator and coach of the Technology-enhanced teaching and learning category. He is an ardent proponent of digital learning and integration of ICT in teaching and learning.
The MEC for Education, Ms. Viola Motsumi, wishes them a wonderful journey and a productive learning experience in their three-week stay at the People’s Republic of China.
“On behalf of the Department, I wish our educators a very safe journey to the Republic of China. They should ensure that they learn everything they come across during their tour, so they can share their experiences with educators in our schools”, says MEC Motsumi.
