Congress of South African Students (Cosas) protest against the Department of Education in Limpopo.
The congress is, among others, calling for MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya to resign with immediate effect.
Pupils from various schools have joined the protest, calling for dignified schools across the province.
Mavhungu Maureen Lerule-Ramakhanya (born 6 May 1973) is a South African politician.
A member of the African National Congress, Lerule-Ramakhanya is a former mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality.
She was elected as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in May 2019.
She was then elected as the speaker of the legislature. In March 2020, Lerule-Ramakhanya was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Transport and Community Safety.
She was moved to the Education portfolio of the executive council in June 2022.
Political career:
Lerule-Ramakhanya is a long-standing member the African National Congress.
She took office as mayor of the Makhado Local Municipality on 1 December 2008, succeeding Glory Mashaba.
In April 2012, the ANC provincial executive committee resolved to remove three mayors. The party reasoned that poor service delivery was behind its decision. Lerule-Ramakhanya was one of the three and she stepped down as mayor on 22 April.
