MEC Donald Grant awards Masakh’iSizwe bursaries at the University of Cape Town, 28 Mar

Tomorrow, MEC of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, will awarding bursaries to 86 recipients as part of the Department of Transport and Public Works’ Masakh’iSizwe bursary programme.

The Masakh’iSizwe (Let’s Build the Nation) Centre of Excellence and Bursary Scheme was established by the department of Transport and Public Works in 2006, and forms part of the Western Cape Government’s commitment to skills development as an essential driver of economic growth in this province. The programme has since grown from strength to strength, and continued to afford tertiary students the opportunity to pursue degrees or higher diplomas in the scarce skills disciplines of:

  • Architecture
  • Construction Management
  • Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Town and Regional Planning

MEC Grant and the Head of the Department of Transport and Public Works, Ms Jacqui Gooch, will be presenting these awards to the recipients at a ceremony at the University of Cape Town.

All media are invited and welcome to attend. There will be opportunity for interviews and photographs.

Date: 28 March 2015
Time: 8h30 till 10h00
Venue: Jameson Hall, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town

Please indicate your intention to be in attendance for security purposes.

Media enquiries:
Siphesihle Dube
Tel: 021 483 8954
Cell: 084 233 3811
Fax: 021 483 2217
E-mail: Siphesihle.Dube@westerncape.gov.za

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