The North West Department of Education, Viola Motsumi convened an accountability meeting with Departmental Senior Managers of the Department at Royal Marang on Friday, 10 April 2026.

The purpose of the session was to closely monitor and evaluate the performance of each Directorate within the department. Such meetings are aimed at strengthening oversight, improving service delivery and ensuring that strategic education goals in the province are being effectively implemented.

The managers presented their 2025/2026 Fourth Quarter achievements: Expenditure Report as of 31 March 2026, Post Audit Action Plan (PAAP) Report as at 31 March 2026, Infrastructure Progress Report, Progress Report on Filling of Posts, Status of Security in Schools and Presentation of the Status of Schooling in the Province, since the Reopening of the Schools for Term 2 (08 April 2026).

The MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi firmly questioned Senior Managers about their inability to meet performance targets during the accountability meeting.

“Why are we not able to reach our targets? For the Department to perform, I must convene monthly accountability meetings. There must be consequence management for those Directorates which fail to reach their annual targets, and this is totally unacceptable.

“Work cannot be done only when I have requested it, officials should be able to do their work without being told to do so. Directorates should not wait until the end of the quarter to compile their reports, reports should be compiled monthly”, said MEC Motsumi.

MEC Motsumi further stressed the importance of financial accountability, by stating that all those who owe the Department must pay back the money. She emphasized that Senior Managers should lead by example in this regard, reinforcing a culture of integrity, responsibility and consequence management within the department.

 *This article was first published by the North West Department of Education