Chairperson, in line with the ANC policy of encouraging students from the working class and poverty-stricken communities to go to tertiary institutions, the ANC provincial government in Gauteng has pledged to award bursaries worth R58 million to learners. More than 1 000 top Grade 12 learners in Gauteng will benefit from this bursary award to further their studies at institutions of higher education next year.
The provincial government, through the Gauteng City Region Academy, awarded 1 050 bursaries, totalling R58 million, to top learners from quintile 1, 2 and 3 schools, which are no-fee schools.
The initiative further emphasises the ANC's commitment to prioritise education as one of the most important programmes for the next five years, with the education of disadvantaged children made a priority. This kind of project should be encouraged because it supports the National Student Financial Aid Scheme of South Africa.