Transnet gives back

TRANSNET Port Terminals (TPT) brightened the lives of 165 underprivileged learners at the Buhlebuzile Primary School in Pongola with a donation of school uniform and shoes last week.

The school, which hosted last month’s TPT handover of a wire manufacturing machine to youth-owned co-operative Simbamisane, also received minor renovations including a fresh coat of paint inside and outside a block of classrooms as well as replacing classrooms doors.

Symzah SA, a construction company based in Pongola, was tasked with the renovation of Buhlebuzile Primary School and local business woman, Busisiwe Mlambo, sewed the uniforms for the learners as she runs a dressmaking making business in Pongola.

Attending the handover function was TPT’s newly appointed Chief Executive, Nozipho Sithole who was given a tour of the school and was touched by the excitement of the pupils. Also seeing the great work that has been done by her team, she said how proud she was to be part of these kind of community upliftment initiatives undertaken by Transnet Port Terminals.

“Today’s event is not only to contribute to a brighter future of the learners of Buhlebuzile Primary School but it is also to encourage the community to identify their talents and open businesses based on their talents preparing them to supply products and services to huge companies such as Transnet Port Terminals,” Sithole said.