{"id":297179,"date":"2026-05-22T14:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=297179"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:47:31","slug":"ward-18-school-bag-donation-khayelitsha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/ward-18-school-bag-donation-khayelitsha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ntomboxolo Kopman supports needy learners with school bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A sense of hope filled four primary schools in Ward 18, in Site C, Khayelitsha, when ward 18 councillor, <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/newborn-baby-found-dead-khayelitsha\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"296481\">Ntomboxolo Kopman<\/a>, donated school bags to 40 of their neediest learners, 10 at each school, on Thursday, 21 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-primary-schools-benefit-from-ward-18-initiative\">Four primary schools benefit from Ward 18 initiative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The schools that benefited from the donation were Vuselela, Encotsheni, Sivile and Nolungile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kopman said each school bag contained five bars of soap, toothpaste and a toothbrush. She said the items were purchased using the ward allocation, and the aim of the initiative was to encourage and motivate learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wish we could have given bags to all the learners, but we were unable to do so because of limited funds. We asked teachers to identify learners who were most in need. We encouraged them to focus on their studies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School bags include essential hygiene items for learners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added the toiletries were included to help promote good hygiene among learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/police-donate-shoes-to-pupils-20240214\/\">Khayelitsha Police donate shoes to pupils at Vuzamanzi Primary School, in Site C<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-principal-pumla-sibene-welcomes-donation-at-sivile-primary-school\">Principal Pumla Sibene welcomes donation at Sivile Primary School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sea.westerncape.gov.za\/report\/sivile-primary-school\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sea.westerncape.gov.za\/report\/sivile-primary-school\/\">Sivile Primary School<\/a> principal Pumla Sibene praised the councillor for the initiative. 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