BY Obakeng Maje

TAUNG- Minister of Basic Education, Blade Nzimande will be honoring 67 students with bursaries today in Taung, Pudumoe at Vuselela College.

The initiative is part of celebrating the life of the world renowned icon and our former statesman, Dr Nelson Mandela who is celebrating his birthday today.

The project was initiated after the department identified some of areas especially segregated one for development. The minister outlined plans to do this every year and said they chose Taung as the ideal area because it is one of those areas that need attention when coming to development.

” We chose the area because as one of rural areas, we really want to see development taking place. by giving bursaries to well-deserving students is a sign that we really want to work hand-in hand with less fortune pupils.

“We will encourage students to go to FET colleges as the country short of skills. it’s not about going to universities, also Further Education Training Colleges are offering more skills that our country can make use of” he said.

The project will run until Friday and as it stand, the deserving students were identified through local high schools.

SACP newly elected secretary-general once said the FET colleges must have a bigger impact in the country and more ratio of students going to colleges must be increased than those who see universities as their ultimate destination.

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