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The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr Lisa Mangcu, together with Deputy Minister in the Presidency for the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Ms Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe will, on Monday, 29 April 2024 distribute over 360 bicycles to deserving learners in the Intsika Yethu Local and the Enoch Mgijima Municipalities in the Eastern Cape province as part of the Department of Transport’s Shova Kalula bicycle distribution programme.
The Shova Kalula National Bicycle programme of the Department of Transport was introduced as a pilot in 2001 to alleviate transport pressure on poor households and has benefited more than 100 000 deserving learners to date who walk more than 3 to 5 kilometres to and from school daily.
Learners from Bilatye Senior Primary, Mhlobo Junior Secondary, Notmam Secondary, Nonkululeko Senior Secondary and Arthur Mfebe High Schools will benefit from the initiative.
Deputy Ministers Mangcu and Tolashe will also host the learners and the larger community to a Career Opportunities Exhibition and Expo at the event during which the learners will be given information on the various career options that are available in the transport sector covering all the modes, namely Roads, Rail, Public Transport, Maritime, Aviation and Integrated Transport Planning.
The Deputy Ministers will be joined by MECs for Transport and Education and the leadership of the Local and District Municipalities during the event.
The details of the Deputy Ministers’ Shova Kalula Bicycles Distribution programme and Transport Career Opportunities and Expo are as follows:
Date: Monday, 29 April 2024
Time: 09h00
Venue : Grand Place Council, Intsika Yethu Local Municipality. Eastern Cape Province
Members of the media attending the event are requested to confirm attendance with Ivy Masale on 076 789 5538 or [email protected] or Sam Monareng on 073 491 3382 or [email protected]