North West Premier Thandi Modise applauds ICT equipment donations by Platinum Stars
North West Premier Thandi Modise has commended the 2013 Champions of the Telkom Knockout Soccer Tournament, Platinum Stars for donating information and communications technology (ICT) equipment to a school in Phokeng as part of the Connected School project.
“The resources will make a significant contribution to the quality of teaching and learning at the school and will go a long way in ensuring that learners excel in their studies,” said Premier Modise.
The Connected School’ project is an initiative of the Telkom Foundation and affords the Winners of the Telkom Knockout Soccer Tournament the opportunity to donate R200 000 worth of ICT equipment to a school of their choice.
Modise said the province welcome any initiative that will help improve the quality of education for learners in the province, which emerged as the most improved in terms of the 2013 matric results.
“We hope that our champions will win more challenges for the benefit of more schools in our province as we strive for excellence and the top spot in the country” added Premier Modise.
Platinum Stars, who won the championship, had nominated Keledi Middle School in Phokeng as the school of their choice.
The resources, comprising of laptops as well as two years free internet connectivity were officially handed over to the school by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty and the CEO of the Telkom Foundation.
Dikwena beat Orlando Pirates to emerge the champions in a closely contested encounter in December last year.
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