{"id":128793,"date":"2016-07-24T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/128793\/local-school-gets-a-facelift-for-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2016-07-24T19:43:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T17:43:19","slug":"local-school-gets-a-facelift-for-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/24\/local-school-gets-a-facelift-for-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Local school gets a facelift for Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\">Ekurhuleni\u2019s executive mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele, visited Institute Status Acres Combined School last Monday, for Mandela Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gungubele opened the activities of the day with a speech and said; \u201cYou must defend every South African whether they are black or white because that is what Mandela went to prison for.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe went to prison so that all South Africans can live together, and that can\u2019t be done by people who are not educated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are here to be educated so that you can build a world of clarity, light, peace and prosperity.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The local school\u2019s chief executive officer (CEO), Ntende Masondo, expressed his feelings of gratitude to the GCN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased and honoured that through our hard work producing excellent results, the metro has finally recognised the efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe metro has committed to making our school better and as of today, they will be sending out different teams to repair and fix our school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong other things, teams will be sent out for tree felling and cleaning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masondo was also pleased with the new toilets the school received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur toilets were not in a condition that was acceptable, especially for children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough a partnership between the metro and our corporate partners we were able to renovate and refurbish our toilets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children will have cleaner toilets to use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A new kitchen was also among the school\u2019s developments.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-128793 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/24\/local-school-gets-a-facelift-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/30gcngeneralinstps1_83047\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS1_83047-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-128795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS1_83047-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS1_83047-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS1_83047.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-128795'>\n\t\t\t\tExecutive mayor Clr Mondli Gungubele motivates the children at Institute Status Acres Combined School last Monday, on Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/24\/local-school-gets-a-facelift-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/30gcngeneralinstps2_85938\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS2_85938-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-128796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS2_85938-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS2_85938-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/30GCNGENERALINSTPS2_85938.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-128796'>\n\t\t\t\tInstitute Status Acres Combined School\u2019s CEO, Ntende Masondo, shows the new toilets that were a result of a partnership between the metro and their corporate partners.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='d7dc5fdd06b524a1d222c161a6d5b911'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institute Status Acres Combined School children and staff were visited by Ekurhuleni\u2019s executive mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele, on Mandela Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":128794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Puleng 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