OPPORTUNITIES FOR BURSARY RECIPIENT

OPPORTUNITIES FOR BURSARY RECIPIENT

September 2019 25-year old Mandy Franse from Caledon, has a BTech Tourism Management degree behind her name and is following her dream in the tourism field. She is one of 17 students who have been funded by the Klipheuwel Wind Farm Bursary programme, of which four students have already graduated, with the remaining thirteen still
HERTZOGVILLE EDUCARE CENTRE AS GOOD AS NEW

HERTZOGVILLE EDUCARE CENTRE AS GOOD AS NEW

September 2019 The Department of Social Development, parents, children and community members and leaders gathered to celebrate the launch of the Thari Ya Mme Educare Centre launched this week, in Hertzogville, Free State. This is one of Boshof Solar Power’s flagship education projects and the first of its kind for the solar farm. An entire
MOBILISING HOME LANGUAGE LITERACY

MOBILISING HOME LANGUAGE LITERACY

August 2019. Waterworks Primary School, with the support of Droogfontein Solar Power’s foundation phase literacy programme, is achieving great results and seems to be a step ahead. The school, situated in Riverton, Kimberley, is making great strides through its comprehensive literacy programme that tackles a number of issues, and seeing the academic outcomes already. Kediletile
THE DRAMA OF BEING MONEY WISE

THE DRAMA OF BEING MONEY WISE

August 2019 A pioneering NPO, which provides financial education and business training for its predominantly-women members, recently celebrated its 11th year anniversary. The programme, which is funded by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, has been successful in helping hundreds of community members gain economic independence, avoid debt and gain small loans with which to start small
DE AAR SOLAR POWER SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF ENTRERENEURSHIP

DE AAR SOLAR POWER SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF ENTRERENEURSHIP

August 2019 Vuyiswa Lucas, owner of Sebenza Projects, a fledgling SMME in De Aar, has set up business in her home town, with the vision to become the preferred supplier for school clothes in the Pixley Ka Seme District. “My business is still in start-up phase but I know that it will do very well
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS GETS SUPPORT

WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS GETS SUPPORT

October 2019 Combining a passion for agriculture, a vision to deliver fresh produce locally and an entrepreneurial spirit, is the winning formula behind Mahlatse Matlakana’s business, Wozilex, a 100% youth-women owned SMME.  Mahlatse is now being mentored and supported to help her further build a sustainable farming enterprise. Renowned in the Limpopo Province as one
NUMERACY IMBIZO

NUMERACY IMBIZO

July 2019 A numeracy Imbizo, recently took place in Jeffreys Bay, in the Kouga Local Municipality, to address one of the key issues of education, namely numeracy, and how children can develop an interest and understating of Mathematics, with a focus of Mental Mathematics. Educators, Heads of Departments and Maths Assistants attended this workshop to
SUPPORT FOR TSALA YA BANA DAY CARE

SUPPORT FOR TSALA YA BANA DAY CARE

July 2019 In celebration of Mandela Day 2019, Droogfontein Solar Power’s operations team chose to spend their ’67 minutes at Tsala Ya Bana Day Care, in Galeshewe, Kimberley. The small day care centre, which looks after 144 children between the ages of 6 months and Grade R, received educational material including reading tools, books, puzzles,
MANDELA DAY FUN

MANDELA DAY FUN

July 2019 De Aar Solar Power’s operations team chose to put their ’67 minutes’ at ‘God is Good’ ECD Centre, a small crèche and aftercare facility, situated in the De Aar community. The Early Childhood Development Centre, which also looks after children from St Johns Primary, who need after care, received a handout of school
FINANCIAL CLOSE ON SA RENEWABLE PLANTS

FINANCIAL CLOSE ON SA RENEWABLE PLANTS

May 2019 Globeleq has completed the acquisition in South Africa of four renewable generation plants and the asset management company from an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management. The addition of these entities strongly complements Globeleq’s existing renewable power business in South Africa where the company already owns, operates and manages 238MW of solar and wind