{"id":172739,"date":"2018-02-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172739\/rondebult-independent-primary-school-collects-water\/"},"modified":"2018-02-13T15:53:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T13:53:27","slug":"rondebult-independent-primary-school-collects-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/13\/rondebult-independent-primary-school-collects-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Rondebult Independent Primary School collects water"},"content":{"rendered":"

The water crisis in the Western Cape has escalated to new heights and it was recently reported that \u2018Day Zero\u2019 is almost upon the province.<\/p>\n

On this day consumers will queue at water collection points to collect a daily allocation of 25 litres until water reserves are boosted.<\/p>

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Many citizens from all over the nation have made an effort to help the residents of the Western Cape with their water shortage calamity and among those making a difference are the learners, teachers and parents of Rondebult Independent Primary School.<\/p>\n

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Students of Rondebult Independent Primary School loading 5-litre water bottles into the SG Mobility sponsored bakkie transporting the water to the Western Cape last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The school decided to live up to its motto of being the \u2018Foundation of the Nation\u2019 by trying their best to aid the province in need.<\/p>

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\u201cThe teachers, learners and parents of the school felt the need to fulfill their purpose as responsible citizens by initiating a water collection drive,\u201d said Basil Kupersamy, the newly appointed deputy principal of the school who headed the drive.<\/p>\n

In one week of the drive being in effect, the school managed to collect 156 sealed 5-litre bottles of water (equivalent to 780 litres of safe drinking water).<\/p>\n

The 156 water bottles were couriered to Cape Town on Friday by SG Mobility, a division of Supergroup (Pty) Ltd, who sponsored the transportation of the water to the Western Cape.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank all the learners, teachers and parents for their generosity thus far,\u201d Kupersamy said.<\/p>\n

For more information or to contribute towards the drive contact the school on 011 862 4174.<\/p>\n