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Ministers to visit site of brand new Sinenjongo High School in Milnerton

8 June 2016

Tomorrow (9 June 2016), Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works and Debbie Schäfer,  Minister of Education, will be visiting the site of the brand new Sinenjongo High School in Milnerton. The school is at a late stage of construction, and will be completed by the end of this year.

Learners at the school are currently housed in temporary classrooms, and will soon have a brand new, top-quality school. The new school will comprise of standard classrooms, science laboratories, a media centre, school hall, administrative block, and computer laboratory.

Ministers Grant and Schäfer will be joined by the Principal of Sinenjongo High School, Ms Kuselwa Nopote, as well the Managing Director for Rabie Property Group, Mr Leon Cohen, and the group’s Communications Manager, Ms Maggie Rowley.

Rabie Property Group have become a valued part of the Sinenjongo High School community, having adopted the school as its major CSI beneficiary a few years ago. They have continued to provide support for the school, as well as playing a pivotal role in identifying the new school site.

All media are invited and welcome to attend. There will be opportunity for interviews and photographs.

Venue:   Site of the new Sinenjongo High School, Cnr Omuramba Road and Freedom Way, Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton (Entrance to the site is off Omuramba Road)
Date:     Thursday, 9 June 2016
Time:     10am to 11am

Please indicate if you will be in attendance.

Media Enquiries: 

Jessica Shelver
Spokesperson for Minister  Schäfer
Cell: 076 175 0663
Email: Jessica.Shelver@westerncape.gov.za

Siphesihle Dube
Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant
Tel: 021 483 8954
Cell: 084 233 3811
Email: siphesihle.dube@westerncape.gov.za