Premier Mabuza
adopts more children to benefit from DD Mabuza Foundation
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has adopted three more
children, which are going to benefit from his DD Mabuza Foundation financially.
Visiting three schools from his home village of Phola near
Hazyview yesterday [Thursday, 11 September 2014] to hand over school uniforms,
laptops and netball and soccer kits, Premier Mabuza further publicly adopted
three more learners which he committed to support financially until they complete
matriculation or their tertiary qualifications.
His first stop was at Bambanani Primary School
The Premier committed to support her financially until she
finished her Grade 12. He committed to pay for her school fees, buy her school
uniform and buy her a personal laptop to assist her with her schoolwork. He
further warned her that she should take care of herself and should not fall
pregnant and drop out of school as she had a brighter future.
His second stop was at Phola Secondary School
Nevertheless, the Premier was impressed by a Grade 12
learner Wisdom Mathebula who is said to have encouraged fellow learners, to
remain behind after school, and have extra special catch-up classes to prepare
for the examinations, after their normal learning was disrupted after they
attacked their teachers.
Mabuza referred to him as a future leader for displaying the
leadership skills in assisting other Grade 12 learners. The Premier offered him
a bursary to study anywhere next year when he completes his matriculation.
His last stop was at Mdzimba Primary School
The Premier donated 600 school uniforms, 70 laptops and
soccer and netball kits to all three schools through his DD Mabuza Foundation in
honour of his commitment to help the schools, a promise he made during his
birthday celebration late in August.
“We are trying in our small way to motivate the learners and
teachers. Remember, starting from Grade 1 until you complete matric is indeed a
long journey, both the learners and the teachers get tired along the way and
get demoralized and end up not continuing with the journey.
“We are therefore motivating them so that they will continue
with this long journey. It is unfortunate that some of these resources are not
available in our schools in the rural areas. We are lacking behind in terms of
these skills, which are crucial especially at tertiary level.
“It is in our hands to support them wherever we could,
because one day they will be the best and we will all be proud of them. Some of
us we are what we are today, because we have all gone through the hands of the
teachers. These children will one day help their families move away from
poverty,” said Mabuza.
The Premier further warned his fellow villagers not to “misrepresent”
him in the public by destroying property when they were dissatisfied with poor
service delivery by the government. He said his community needed to lead by an
example.
He urged them to have constant meetings with their councilors
instead of destroying schools, clinics and other public centres.
“When you destroy property because you are angry, people out
there would simply say ‘its people who come from where the Premier comes from’
who are leading in these violent protests. Therefore, let us lead by an example
and show the rest of the people that we can simply solve our problems by
talking with our leadership,” said Mabuza.
It was not the first time the Premier adopted learners, he
has supported more than 300 people to get better education.
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