Local pupils head to university

Kuzondlula Motivational Tour (KMT), in partnership with the Department of Public Works (DPW), awarded two bursaries to deserving pupils interested in pursuing careers in the built industry.

The bursary is valued at R130 000 for each pupil and it covers tuition, accommodation, meals, text books, academic resources and a monthly allowance.

The beneficiaries are from JB Matabane Secondary School in Ivory Park.

The pupils were part and parcel of the KMT and DPW school’s programme.

The Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Mr Mduduzi Manana, attended the event.

The event was held at Farm Inn, Pretoria, on January 15.

Min Nxesi said the initiative is to reiterate what he always wished.

He said the initiative is part of a much bigger picture on their seven year plan to rebuild the Department of Public Works, which includes the following objectives: To rebuild the technical and professional capacity of Public Works and the State.

Meanwhile, the founder of KMT, Mr Vuyolethu Sibiya, said the core function of the school programme is to develop and nurture scarce skills as part of Kuzondlula and DPW’s ongoing transformation process of the built industry.

“Our aim is to highlight the Kuzondlula Motivational Tour mandate to keep the youth of South Africa motivated to study and focus on prioritising education, self-discipline and to be focused to their dreams and visions. This programme forms part of a partnership between Kuzondlula Motivational Tour and the Department of Public Works. The deserving beneficiaries excelled in their matric results, will pursue careers in built or property studies specialising in Engineering, Quality Surveying, Property Valuation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Town Planning. They will study at the University of Johannesburg,” said Mr Sibiya.