Two Free State students off to Cuba on a scholarship
Posted by Mlungisi Dlamini on October 28, 2009
Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System
Date: 03 Sep 2009
Title: Two Free State students off to Cuba on a scholarship
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By Mosidi Mohlakela
Bloemfontein – Two young and deserving students from the Free State have jetted off to Cuba on a scholarship to study for a degree in physical education and sports.
Selected from thousands of learners in the province, Thapelo Raymond Taoa, 20, and Usa Isaac Kabelo Mothibi’s, 19, will study for five years at an international school in Havana.
“It is a great opportunity and I will use it to the best of ability to finish the course and work in the Free State,” said Thapelo, while Kabelo said he was grateful for the opportunity and would show his appreciation by doing well in his studies.
Good matric results and high involvement in different sporting codes made them deserving of the scholarships offered by the Cuban government.
The Cuban government will be responsible for the payment for the studies, provision of accommodation, meals and pocket money, while the provincial Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation will pay for the local air tickets transport.
Bidding the students farewell on Wednesday, Director in the department, Zola Mathae, said: “We are proud that you will be flying the South African flag high in Cuba and representing the Free State province.”
She encouraged the learners to plough back to the community and impart their skills to develop the sports fraternity in South Africa on their return.
“The learners were not the first to be awarded a scholarship by the Cuban government,” Ms Mathae said, adding that Teboho Thebehae, who is now a Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, was also given a scholarship.
Urging the learners to make South Africa proud by following in Mr Thebehae’s footstep, Ms Mathae said the Free State government had great confidence in their ability to pass their studies with flying colours.
She added that this should serve as a great motivation for other learners in disadvantaged communities that their background should not limit their success in life.
“These learners have proved that there are opportunities available from government that they can use to change their lives,” she said.
Promising to share their knowledge on their return after completing their studies both learners said they would do the country proud. – BuaNews
G.S.REDDY said
sIam from India can i send any merit student to complete in course at your on scholarship basis?
G.S.REDDY said
sIam from India can i send any merit student to complete in course at your University on scholarship basis?
kate said
Morning Just the fact that it is now 2011 and you posted your students of to Cuba and Havana, shows how dishonest these students are they want eveything for free and then they steal from the government(sanc) to get what they want. it happens all the time.10 of them are now missing in action.what a joke
kate said
ime sorry to say but nursing is a scam.
sick people are not getting the treatment they should Modern nurses do not have the schill.
nurses are takeing chances that old nurses never would have dreamed of.
patients families get abused by Modern nurses.
Government properties go out the doors and get sold on the streets-plasters to the fishermens fingers.
Modern nurses thing they are the rulers and senior staff havent got a chance to stand up. because they ern great salaries to keep them quiet.
The things that go on in hospital. a few years ago hellen z. commented thea christian barnard heart ward does not have the amounts of success as in the old days you dam right. staff come on duty smelling of wine. how can they do there work properly.
staff sleep on duty and there is a new law that forbids them to sleep. not provincial hospital. staff are locking dooors and handsets of the phone not to be destirbed while they sleep at work.
staff are working double shifts- because they have become lovers of money. they want power.
White staff get treated like dogs the Verbal Abuse they have to go through.just to make some money is horrific.
cleaning staff telling the nurses what to do.they refuse to clean the nurses tee rooms let alone the toilets.
the amount of food the staff eat.that is ment for patients. how can they get better if they are not eating properly.
where are the white quality nurses at some hospitals they are checking the nnurses registers. signing in and out.they cannot get better jobs. because who is sitting at the top/.
when nurses complain they get told to do there work and keep quiet.
Patients loosing limbs and parts of there body that they were born with and have to go home without.
The amount of Intravenoious infusions that are not checked,patients loose arms leg swollen heads and eyes from bad management.
Dr who refuse to do procedures because they have to much work over worked and tired.
want to hear more.there are nurses who steel tablets every night to go to families and gets sold.
there is so much corruption in the government WHY NOT NURSEING.