Company prioritises rural education

Tronox KZN Sands builds classrooms and a science centre for Mevamhlophe High School.

DUSCHANKA HITZEROTH

April 1, 2015

At the stakeholder meeting were Tronox Safety Health Environmental Manager Sipho Mkhwanazi, uThungulu Fresh Produce Manager Busi Sithole and Tronox Senior Environmental Specialist Marius Vlok PHOTO: DUSCHANKA HITZEROTH

KZN Sands to place emphasis on social development projects by investing in local rural schools.

This was announced at a stakeholders meeting held on Friday at Tronox KZN Sands’ Central Processing Complex.

Aimed at grooming prospective engineers and scientists, Tronox has built four classrooms at Mevamhlophe High School to address capacity issues at the school, one of which will be used as a laboratory with a mobile science kit.

In addition, the corporate has sponsored six uThungulu high schools with fully equipped mobile science laboratories, as well as two multi-purpose centres each at a cost of R1.8-million – at Ogagawini and KwaMkhwanazi.

The completed building to alleviate capacity issues at the Mevamhlophe High School

Macambini Traditional Authority Representative Makhosonke Ntuli, Tronox Local Economic Development Practitioner Zama Hlela and Sustainable Development and Public Affairs Manager Nick Bulunga PHOTO: DUSCHANKA HITZEROTH

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