Skills programme empowers local youth
A Life Skills Development programme, specifically designed to stimulate youth employment in the field of technology, has yielded a cohort of 16...
Skills programme empowers local youth
Community Impact
Local student reaps the benefits of hard work
Local student reaps the benefits of hard work
Seven years of hard work, resilience and dedication has paid off for Somerset East’s Shakeilah Williams, who is on track to complete her Degree...
Local tyre company receives support
Local tyre company receives support
A local De Aar-based tyre fitment and repair enterprise, Berreng Tyres, is receiving support from De Aar Solar Power, as part of its Enterprise...
Ending period poverty
Ending period poverty
Joining the national drive to end period-poverty, sanitary pad vending machines were handed over at local schools and a local library, within...
Matric centre in Bochum, celebrates 81% pass rate
Matric centre in Bochum, celebrates 81% pass rate
Over 81% of learners attending a community Matric Centre based at Marumofase Secondary School in Indermark, are celebrating their successful 2022...
Bursary programme opens up a world of possibilities
Bursary programme opens up a world of possibilities
Together with the District Municipality and other stakeholders, Kangnas Wind Farm, funders of a local bursary programme, gathered for a meet and...
Highlights
Stipend Programme to support Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners are essential in providing the care, stability, and developmental support that shape the future health, learning, and well-being of young children. Recognising their critical role, a new ‘ECD Stipend Programme’ has been launched in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District to ensure consistent education for children in the communities through easing financial strain on the centres. Funded by Kathu Solar Park, the three year programme supports over 60 staff members across 25 ECD centres, addressing the financial challenges that have left 70% of staff...