The Deputy Minister of Tourism Tokozile Xasa will on Thursday, 15 May 2014 hand over Ludeke Primary School in Libode, Eastern Cape.
The school was built as part of the ASIDI (Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative) by the Department of Basic Education and has provided 44 temporary employment opportunities and benefited 2 local SMMEs.
ASIDI is a national programme which aims to eradicate all mud schools and inappropriate structures. It has a National Output plan which will see the eradication of 496 mud schools, the provision of water and sanitation to 1 257 schools and electricity to 878 schools, benefiting a total of 12 450 learners the bulk of whom are in the Eastern Cape.
Members of the Media are invited as follows:
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Time: 10h00
Venue: Ludeke Primary School, Libode Eastern Cape
Directions to the school: From Mthatha – Drive towards Libode town which is 30 km from Mthatha. Drive past the police station on your left. Immediately after the Police station there is a gravel road. From the gravel road to the school is over 40kms.
Note for editors:
For greater scope on the ASIDI Program kindly visit the ASIDI Page on the DBE website http://www.education.gov.za/dobeinternet/Programmes/ASIDI/tabid/841/Default.aspx or the ASIDI Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/#!/DBE.ASIDI.
A copy of the latest ASIDI Brief providing programme updates can be found at http://www.education.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=swKELlgyI4Q%3d&tabid=861&mid=2410
Enquiries:
Albert Gumbo (Department of Basic Education)
gumbo.a@dbe.gov.za/gumbo.albert@gmail.com
082 317 5691
Terence Khala (Department of Basic Education)
khala.t@dbe.gov.za/terencekhala@gmail
071 701 6837
Singabakho Nxumalo (Department of Tourism)
SNxumalo@tourism.gov.za /singabakho.zwide@gmail.com
079 523 5794
