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The pass out parade held at the Germiston Civic Centre, last Friday, provided an opportunity for the young councillors to reflect on their challenges and successes and share highlights of their term of office.<\/p>\n
In her closing address, the junior speaker of council, Sikhanyisiwe Pondwa, emphasised the two-tier mandate of the Junior City Council, which was to act as a preliminary governance structure for the metro and secondly, for the junior councillors to assume the role of community ambassadors by collating youth issues and addressing them through formal council processes.<\/p>
\u201cIt has been an amazing journey of growing in the knowledge of government, and to the outgoing councillors remember you remain leaders and ambassadors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Taking the podium thereafter was junior executive mayor Cecile Matabaro who began her farewell speech with a thought-provoking opening, \u201cThe end is not the end if one has created a sustainable path for the next generation.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring our term, we learned the importance of understanding the importance of OR Tambo\u2019s legacy and the principles that guided him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n In order to serve their communities better, the junior councillors had to hone specific skills and part of their grooming included being educated on the children\u2019s constitution and understanding how local government works.<\/p>\n Keynote speaker Kennedy Sefadi left the young learners inspired by embedding the mindset of a conscious leader.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is either you are conscious or you live in other people\u2019s consciousness, you are either working towards building your dreams or using your potential to build someone else\u2019s,\u201d said the young author and helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n Speaker of council Ald Patricia Kumalo bid farewell to the young leaders and thanked them profusely for serving their communities well and representing the municipality with diligence and a spirit of servitude.<\/p>\n The metro\u2019s Junior City Council will elect the new junior administration in 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n New vehicles to help save lives<\/a><\/p>\n Municipal offices to close for Christmas holidays<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/49GCNMUNICIPALJU_94025-520x390.jpg\")