Johannesburg Secondary School learners to receive 100 bicycles
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will on Wednesday, 12 October 2016, handover 100 bicycles to Johannesburg Secondary School learners.
The distribution of bicycles is part of the Shovakalula Bicycle Project which is an national initiative by the Department of Transport that seeks to provide ease of mobility to learners walking over 3km between home and school.
Furthermore, the project’s objective is aimed at maximizing the use of non-motorized transport to enable communities to access social opportunities. It also seeks to promote cycling as a low cost mobility solution to low income households, targeting mainly scholars.
The project has to date donated over thirty thousand bicycles throughout Gauteng to learners who meet the set qualification criteria to alleviate their mobility constraints and provide ease of access to learning institutions
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Time: 8h00
Venue: 1 Pancras Street, Homestead Park, Johannesburg
For media enquiries, kindly contact:
Ms Melitah Madiba
Tel: 011 355 7093
Cell: 060 520 1820
