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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshega

At a ceremony attended by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshega, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom and Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, the school was launched to be built as soon as possible.

The Mandela School of Technology, with a capacity of 700 students, will be the first high school in the area that only has three high schools. The closest high school is 80km away.

"At the moment Mvezo is isolated. We are still bedeviled by massive underdevelopment evident through poor road infrastructure, and a lack of basic services such as running water and primary healthcare, so we are hoping that through education the youth of Mvezo will connect with the global community and equip themselves to address these challenges we are facing" said Mandela.

Mandela said the idea of the school came about through the interaction of the community and the Mvezo traditional council and the need to think in broader terms and to be able to shape the lifestyle of the youth.

"We are overjoyed that our dream of building a high school for this area is finally coming to fruition, especially with the generous contribution of Siemens."

The school, which will be a boarding school, will not only be for the Mvezo community but for other surrounding communities.

Motshega said the curriculum would not be a challenge and that the pupils would be exposed to the same curriculum as others.

"It is hard to service a community as dispatched as this one and it is unfortunate that the government cannot support the needs of the community but this idea of a big school in a rural area is more viable.

"On our own this couldn't have been possible - we need partnerships to make things like these possible.

"There will be a broad framework which will obviously include maths and science and there will be no curriculum challenge at all," said Motshega

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Jun 20, 2011

livhuwie

Well i say big ups to this one and afterall education is the key to success,and as for basic computer literacy i'd say through more inventions like this we will be getting a step closer to archieving basic computer literacy for all
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Jun 20, 2011

Makonese

Good move. I hope projects like this will also make it to other deserving rural villages even if there are no famous people from there.
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Jun 20, 2011

BigBoii

Thank you makonese.....
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Jun 20, 2011

vicky

Angie at least you have an improvement( hairstyle). Now concentrate on your look, a bit of make up will do you good. Anyway , i hope this project will help most of our youth if all the money is spend wisely.
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Jun 20, 2011

mamoruti

Mandela bridge, Mandela road, Mandela sqauter camps,Mandela building now Mandela school I have nothing but great respect for our former state man but uuuwele cant they come up with another name tjooooo!Its an honour on its own that the school will be build at his birthplace hleng.
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Jun 20, 2011

vicky

@mamoruti give it time, sooner or later this will change, only if we can have another hero greater than Mandela. For now i am afraid we have to raise Mandela 's name as he is the only hero. Do you want to see Zuma this , Zuma that, that will be an offence and an insult to the people of South Africa.
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Jun 21, 2011

Shredder

What about North West and Northern Cape?
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Jun 24, 2011

Vunene04

yaa hahahah, she has improved her looks, that's quiet some renovation over there fo Angie.am sure somebody spoke to her...but you still have a long way to go
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