Local schools celebrate Global Wind Day 2022
Over 400 primary school learners in the Kouga region, celebrated Global Wind Day (GWD) on 15 June 2022. The event was honoured across seven...
Local schools celebrate Global Wind Day 2022
Community Impact
New science lab for local primary school
New science lab for local primary school
A newly equipped science lab has enriched the learning experience at Loeriesfontein Primary School for learners in grades 4 to 7. As part of...
Six local High Schools take part in the GWD competition
Six local High Schools take part in the GWD competition
Learners from across six Springbok community high schools had fun building working turbine models as part of a Global Wind Day Competition....
Scholarship awards its first bursaries
Scholarship awards its first bursaries
Four top-performing students from within the Madibeng Municipal area have become scholarship recipients. Funded as part of De Wildt Solar’s...
Loeriesfontein Primary School receives new school bus
Loeriesfontein Primary School receives new school bus
Loeriesfontein Primary School was excited to receive a new school bus, which was handed over last month, 4 May 2022. Over 400 learners will...
Bursary recipient with a passion for community
Bursary recipient with a passion for community
Local De Aar Reading Coach, Samantha Moses (38), is one step closer to fulfilling her dreams of becoming a teacher. Driven by a strong desire to...
Highlights
Student breaks ground with bursary support
Maipelo Happiness Mmereki, a 20-year-old BSc Geology student at the University of Limpopo, is breaking barriers as the first in her family to pursue tertiary education. Her academic journey has been made possible by the Kathu Solar Park Bursary Programme, of which she became a beneficiary in 2023. Growing up in Kuruman, Maipelo’s choice to study geology reflects a deep connection to her community, where mining and agriculture are the backbone of the local economy. Minerals such as manganese, iron ore, tiger’s eye, and crocidolite—the richest deposits of which are found in the Kuruman...