The communities in the Giyani area will benefit from a newly opened Nyukani Education Centre, which is the first school in the area to offer visual arts as one of the subjects.
A resident of Nkovani village in Malamulele and president of the South African Institute of Auctioneers, Mr Tirhani Mabunda, had set up a state-of-the-art school at Nkomo village outside Giyani town.
"I had worked twice as hard and managed to establish myself as a reputable businessman and community builder, but having set up a school of this nature is the best milestone that I have achieved," he said. "We also aim to partner with education institutions internationally and consultations are being held in that regard."
Mabunda said that the school's management had high ambitions for the school and was aiming to go digital after beefing up security at the school. The school offers science, business and visual arts from the primary to the secondary level.
Klein Letaba circuit manager Ms Shoni Mantshumele said that the Department of Education welcomed the school and urged that the school must strive to meet the educational standards. "The parents are digging deep into their pockets to send their children to the school and we will support you," she said.
The advisor to the vice-rector and principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, the guest speaker, praised Mabunda and said that a host of youths was going to benefit from the school. "You are commended for investing in the future of kids while many parents invest in their deaths and funerals," he said.
Hosi Aaron Mahumani said that the educational initiative was a great milestone because it was a school that aligned itself as part of the global village. "The founders must be commended for their passion to do what they love and to love what they do, which is to uplift their communities," Nkomo said.