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Schools in the area are wrapping up their athletics programmes for the year. This photograph was taken
at Laerskool Burgersfort last week Saturday when the school hosted a friendly competion. At that stage
Eskom’s loadshedding did not disrupt as much as this week when even schools were severely affected
by the lack of electricity. Said one teacher “We have a health risk you know. We do not have water as the
pumps are not working. Children cannot wash their hands after they went to the toilet. It is a problem ...”
Rehlahleng
Special School
shines bright with
help from
Renovations and improvements of
Samancor ECM
approximately a quarter million rand will make
the lives of children at Rehlahleng Special
S amancor, Eastern Chrome Mines came to the
aid of Rehlahleng Special School in Ga-Mam-
puru with renovations and improvements that
over.
The children performed various items for the
guests, including ‘Special Star’ by Mango Groove.
School much safer and easier. was long overdue. Mr Pieter Brits, HR Manager of Samancor ECM
The school takes care of approximately 150 said that these children are all special stars in
children of various ages with special needs. The their own way and the educators and caregivers
school teaches and develop skills like sewing too. He encouraged them to shine and continue
and art, while providing a safe haven. The to make a difference.
school approached Samancor ECM for assis- He emphasized that Samancor ECM values ed-
tance last year. ucation and sees it as a way to improve commu-
Although this project is not part of the formal nities and the future of the area.
SLP of the mine, the company decided to assist The school staff, SGB, Ga-Mampuru Develop-
as far as possible. With the help of some of the ment Forum and representative from the Fetak-
mine’s contractors like Sylvania, SSG, Sepe- gomo Tubatse Municipality thanked and praised
disana, GHH and Epiroc the buildings quickly re- ECM and its contractors for the work and care
ceived a make-over. A large number of broken taken with the project.
Before the project some areas had no windows were replaced, ceilings replaced and in
ceiling and many windows were broken. some of the accommodation facilities installed
for the first time. Lights were installed, broken
ones replaced and fittings fixed. Bathrooms
were renovated and adapted to better serve the
needs of people with special physical needs.
The kitchen also received attention with new
stoves and the fixing of gas burners. A large
number of bunk beds, blankets and matresses
were purchased and delivered to the school.
A new coat of paint finished off the renovated
look. On Monday, 11 February 2019, the com-
pleted renovation project was officially handed
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Ms Nanny Magabane said: “Business wise it is affecting our sales. We work on a target and
when our customers come and there is no electricity we cannot help them. At home it often
goes out in the middle of my cooking. This is just too much. We will have to go solar. If it goes
on like this we won’t know what electricity is – we’ll go to gas and solar power”. With her are
Glad Bokeng and Gladwin Bohlale.
The Matsepane family said: “The refrigerator is a problem. The food goes rotten. Appliances
get damaged and our children also cannot properly do homework or study. There is a lot of
disturbances because of load shedding. We cook on gas, but we cannot pump water or use
the fans and it is very hot. We have a chicken business and it is a problem. They cannot eat
in the dark. This business of no electricity affects our lives, our schools and our businesses
negatively”.
Mr Botsotso Mohlala and Mr
Bemosa Motedi said: “It’s
really bad. It is something
we’ve never experienced
like this before. We cannot
record or produce music and
it is our business. Entrepre-
neurs are struggling enough
as it is. School kids cannot
bath in hot water and if you
did not cook before the elec-
tricity went off, you cannot
eat”.
Mr Ephraim Ngele said:
“We cannot eat because
we cannot cook. In schools
nothing can happen. There
are no tests because we
cannot make copies of
question papers and other
materials. Our fridges
get damaged and the TV
too. We are scared to use
candles because the kids
are small and don’t know
how to handle them and
Mr Melvin (Rooney) Seroka said: “My
they can cause a fire that
sister suffered because she could not
can damage the house.
do her assignment for school because
We cannot cook too early
we had no candles. It was dark. The
to have food because it is
businesses cry about the crime as
very hot here and then the
well. The alarms don’t always work
food goes off and we get
without electricity. Will Eskom now
food poisoning”.
replace what they’ve lost?”
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