The Phadziri Bus Company opened its hands again and donated R270 000 to education in the Sinthumule/Kutama area.

The official handover was held at Madombidzha last Tuesday. In June, the company had donated R204 000 towards autumn classes and the current amount will be used for classes for disadvantaged Grade 12 pupils in remote areas.

Mr Simeon Mufamadi of Phadziri said that the company felt that it was essential to celebrate joint efforts in teaching. He said his company would always give support to education and that it encouraged pupils to study hard, so that they could pass at the end of the year. "You received this donation as a result of hard work and we are very proud of you,” Mufamadi said.

According to him, his firm has fought tirelessly to improve the standard of education in the country, especially in rural areas. “This is part of our company’s mission of giving something back to the community. We hope other companies will learn that it is important to do something for the community because they are the ones who made us what we are today,” said Mufamadi.

He stated that it was a mistake for companies to think they could leave the development of young pupils’ education to the government alone. He further said that the company was engaged in several initiatives to develop the community through education.

Mr Charles Lishivha from the Kutama/Sinthumule enrichment project was over the moon. “We thank Phadziri for their kind gesture and we hope they will continue assisting the deprived communities." He said the money would help the pupils a lot.