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16 February 2009

The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor will tomorrow, 17 February 2009, at 10h00, officially open a new Resource Centre at Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School in Vlakfontein, an informal settlement south of Johannesburg.

The centre, which has been donated by the Imperial Group and cost R3 million, boasts a staffroom, general office, kitchen, book room, printing room, sick room, television equipment and library books

In addition, the Imperial Group has started building a school hall at Tshepang Primary School in Orange Farm costing R3 million which will be completed in the next three months.

The Imperial and Ukhamba Community Development Trust has been working with Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School since 2004 and has contributed a total of R5 million and also ensures that its contribution to the school takes a holistic approach.

The Trust has been involved in all aspects of the school's development: providing the Experico Numeracy Programme, supplying textbooks, providing training for educators, developing a library with over 2 000 books, providing desks and educational excursions, building a soccer field and a netball court, and in its latest development, contributing a Resource Centre.

The benefits of the Trust's assistance are now emerging at every level from the school management teams to the youngest learners. In particular, the Experico Numeracy Programme is boosting mathematics performance to unprecedented levels.

The Trust is currently involved with other primary schools, Tshepang Primary in Orange Farm and Finetown Primary School in Finetown. A total of R12 million has been donated in the duration of the project. It remains committed to ensuring that schools can offer the best primary education possible to all learners.

Enquiries:
Lunga Ngqengelele
Ministerial Spokesperson
Tel: 012 312 5538
Cell: 082 566 0446
E-mail: ngqengelele.l@doe.gov.za

Issued by: the Ministry of Education
16 February 2009