High school receives computer donation
Winterveldt High School received the computers to help their learners become more tech-savvy and further advance themselves.
The Speaker of the Tshwane Council Mncedi Ndzwanana handed over 31 computers and 34 chairs to Winterveldt High School on Wednesday, April 24.
The donation was made possible through a partnership with Tshwane North College (TNC), the Telkom Foundation, the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the school governing body, and Eskom.
Ndzwanana shared that he was pleased to be back at the school to keep the promise that he made about changing the lives of the learners at Winterveldt High School.
In his speech, Ndzwanana said the partnership was in line with his office’s goal of empowering more learners in the city to become more knowledgeable about technology in today’s world.
“As the Office of the Speaker, our people come first. The learners at Winterveldt High School are part of the generation that will lead this country,” he said.
Ndzwanana said it is important that the learners are equipped with all the necessary tools to further advance themselves.
He stated that everyone needs to adapt to change and embrace technology in schools through teaching and learning.
“Our economy and many sectors are in serious need of digital skills, and that is the reason we are gathered here today,” he said.
Ndzwanana said that government, businesses, and communities must come together to provide the necessary support to all schools in Pretoria and South Africa as a whole.
“Today’s handover is preparing you, learners, for the changing world as the fourth industrial revolution requires technology skills,” he said.
“It is our duty to ensure that we produce a generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs who will start and run their own businesses that are leading in society.”
Ndzwanana called upon learners to appreciate the gift and explore it to the fullest. He also pleaded with the learners to take care of the computers that were being donated to them.
He also encouraged them to use the computers for school work and for applying to institutions of higher learning, as some of them are in Grade 12 this year.
Grade 12 learner Kelebogile Sekoba thanked the Speaker and the donors for assisting them with computers and asked that the Speaker assist the matriculants with their journey for next year.
“After Grade 12, learners struggle with funding, learnerships, and registration fees. If the council can help us with any of those, we would really appreciate the help,” she said.
Tshwane North College Deputy Principal, Lizeka Kosani shared that it was a privilege and honour for them as a college to be part of the donors who helped the learners.
“When the council spoke this morning, he highlighted a lot of things that immediately made me realise that we did not donate in the wrong place,” she said.
She explained that although the donations they made contributed a lot, there is still more work that needs to be done.
Councillor of Ward 24 Christopher Masia said the donations will go a long way in making sure that learners at Winterveldt are empowered because they were previously not getting any services.
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