State of the art hall handed to Sehlaku High School
“The learners are part of our neighbouring communities, it’s vital to invest in them as they are the future mine managers, engineers at ECM. We wish to see them excel in education and hold higher managerial positions,” he said.
DRIEKOP – The days of hosting educational meetings under trees are a thing of the past as Sehlaku Secondary School was officially handed over their gigantic hall by the Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines (ECM) on May 22. The state-of-the-art hall was erected in less than a year.
The ceremony was graced by dignitaries from the Limpopo Department of Education, local councillors, circuit managers and the management of the mine.
When handing over the hall, the general manager of ECM, Mr Emile Britz reiterated that his mine wanted to invest in education.
“The learners are part of our neighbouring communities, it’s vital to invest in them as they are the future mine managers, engineers at ECM. We wish to see them excel in education and hold higher managerial positions,” he said.
Britz added that the hall cost the mine more than R6 million.
“You can see that it is well equipped, we wanted to do something that will last for decades, not a once-off thing.”
The hall is equipped with air conditioners, plasma screens, sound and can accommodate thousands of people. Previously the mine erected a school laboratory, mechanical engineering workshop and three additional classrooms at Sehlaku.
ECM also built classes at Mogolo Secondary School and handed toys and educational materials to the Mangabane Primary School learners.
The principal of Sehlaku,Mr Jacob Moshwana thanked the mine for what it did for his school.
“I wish we could have an everlasting relationship with Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines. I thank it for its generosity, we will cherish this hall and take good care of it,” he said.
Moshwana encouraged his learners to pull up their socks and focus on their studies as mines like ECM were there to support them. Sehlaku was one of the schools that performed excellently with the 2014 matric results in Tubatse. The 2015 matrics were encouraged to produce a 100 per cent pass rate. The school management confirmed that the official grand opening ceremony of the hall was scheduled for June 23.
