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The Southern African Development Community Secretariat has congratulated Thejane and all other winners from the 2021 SADC Media Awards and Secondary School Essay Competition by promoting SADC regional integration, cooperation, and development.
In the Secondary School Essay competition, Thejane, competed against Stephanie Lee of Mauritius who got an average score of 82.7% and Tholang Thejane came out second with an average score of 78.3%, while a Zambian national, Ricky Ngulube got the third position with an average score of 77%.
The topic for the 2021 SADC Secondary School Essay Competition was: ‘??? ??? ???? ??????????? ?? ????? ??? ???????? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ???? 40 ????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??????????? ????? ????? ???????.’
The topic derived from the 40th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government; “????: 40 ????? ???????? ????? ??? ????????, ????????? ??????????? ??? ?????????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?????? ??????????”.
The adjudication exercise for the 2021 SADC School Competition was held virtually from 12-16th July 2021 and the competition entries were adjudicated by education experts from Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo and Seychelles.
Meanwhile, the government of Lesotho has also commended Thejane for the job well done and preparations will be made for the delivery of her award and the US$1000.00 prize money.
Source: Prime Minister’s Office