EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu hands over learning material to his former scchools

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ERNEST MABASA

Economic Freedom Fighters Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has handed over learning support material and rewards to his former schools-George Sonto and Mphambo High in Malamulele on Monday.

Shivambu, who was started his schooling at Mahonisi village and passed matric at Mphambo village, has rewarded top learners and supplied them with study guides, DVD lessons and other learning material for 2017 academic year. Limpopo department of education has faced criticism after they failed to deliver textbooks to most of the schools in time. Neighbouring schools (Jim Yingwani High and Xigamani high schools) have not yet received textbooks.

Project manager Goodman Chauke says this project started last year and the reason they started with the two schools was because Shivambu schooled at both of them.

“Mathematics, physical science, English and Accounting study guides and video and audio contents of the same subjects. 2016 top five matriculants received laptops in both schools. Top five performers from Mphambo and top five performers from Mahonisi received laptops.

“It is encouraging because the results are improving. If you check Mphambo High, it improved from 70 to 90 per cent pass rate and George Sonto from 60 to 80 percent,” Chauke said.

Chauke said among reasons schools do bad in the area is that government does not deliver books in time. He said it is important to deliver books to schools before academic year even start.

“School like Phontani high in (Mulamula village) is doing very badly because they receive books very late. They should have delivered the books in December actually. The two are fortunate because Floyd went to those schools.  That is very disappointing if government does not deliver the books on time,” he said.