Top achievers receive bursaries
Daveyton -Last Wednesday Ekurhuleni mayor Clr Mondli Gungubele awarded 848 deserving students with bursaries at the Kempton Park Civic Centre.
Daveyton resident Pheziwe Mkhalane is one of the overall best performing learners in priority schools, who was housed by one of her teachers during her matric year to provide her with a conducive studying environment.
“Coming from an underprivileged family, where there are six children, I know that studying further will bring about positive change in the family and also how my siblings turnout.
“Discovering that the municipality will be awarding me a bursary was by far the best news I have received, more than the eight distinctions I obtained,” says Mkhalane.
She was thankful for the support she received from her teacher and cautioned the class of 2016 not to leave studying for their finals to the last minute.
Addressing the top achievers, Gungubele encouraged the shining stars to use the education they will receive to bring change in the world and achieve what they are destined for.
“You must be where you want to be and not where people want you to be.
“Use the education you will receive to help us bring harmony, solution and clarity in the world,” says Gungubele.
He says the municipality will do its best to ensure that a university is built in the City of Ekurhuleni and that many more deserving students can be awarded bursaries.
