MEC Mokoena donates school shoes to needy learners

Hazyview- Two hundred destitute learners in Mpumalanga will be wearing new school shoes. This was made possible by MEC Norman Mokoena and Old Mutual, who opened their hearts and donated 200 pairs of school shoes to learners of Puledi Secondary School, Green Valley Primary School and Phatsadi Primary School in Bushbugridge outside Hazyview.

Speaking during the hand over of the school shoes at Puledi premises, MEC Mokoena said, “When Premier David Mabuza took over the current administration, he mandated all MEC's to make an imprint in changing the face of education in the province. Today, I am happy to be handing over school shoes to learners, who are the future of this country.

With the current stakeholders involved in the education sector, I am confident that the province will do well in this year's matric pass rate.”

The MEC also thanked teachers and councillors who assisted in identifying the 200 learners who are the beneficiaries of the shoes, and urged the learners to be disciplined and dedicated towards their school work.

Mokoena's sentiments were echoed by Old Mutual, Bushbuckridge Regional Manager, Ms Sibongile Mhlanga who said, “We will continue to respond to the challenges faced by the education system in this country, and through our corporate social responsibility programme, we will continue to support and partner with Mpumalanga Provincial Goverment. We have already donated 600 pairs of shoes to learners in the province.”

A jubliant school principal of Puledi secondary School could not hide her joy when she saw her learners wearing new school shoes for the firts time, and thanked the commitment showed by MEC Norman Mokoena who always assists them when it matters most.