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GIYANI: Babangu learners receive new uniforms

A well-known businessman, Timothy Ncube, of ALW Investments donated 37 pairs of school uniform to the needy students at Babangu Primary school in Babangu village in the Giyani area recently.

According to Ncube, it was an opportunity to give back to the community and invest in someone’s future.

“I don’t give because I have money, but I give because I want to make a change and an impact in someone’s life.

“It doesn’t matter where you come from, but what matters is where you are going in life.

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“Education is the only thing that can change a person’s life,” he added.

Ncube was accompanied by his wife Jessica Ncube and their daughter, Councillor from the City of Johannesburg Municipality, Alison Roberts.

Greater Giyani Mayor Sasavona Mathebula handing over the uniform to one of the beneficiary, Alison Roberts and Timothy Ncube.

Greater Giyani Mayor, Sasavona Mathebula, applauded Ncube for the donations and also called other businessmen to emulate him.

“As the municipality, we would like to thank him for the good work that he has done and we also call on other business people to follow his footsteps and help the school, as it still has a lots of needs.”she said.
Mathebula also encouraged learners to focus on their studies because they are the future leaders.

School Governing Body (SGB) Chairman Sizeka Maluleke also acknowledged the donations and applauded the great work done.

Last year the school also received gifts from Mr Vaheed Patel of Quick save supermarket.

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Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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