{"id":46325,"date":"2023-09-21T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/shoes-handed-over-to-learners-at-tsitsikamma-schools-20230920\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:34:13","slug":"shoes-handed-over-to-learners-at-tsitsikamma-schools-20230920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/shoes-handed-over-to-learners-at-tsitsikamma-schools-20230920\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoes handed over to learners at Tsitsikamma schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Trust (TWFT), in partnership with AmaMfengu Women Agricultural Co-op (AWACO), recently donated 1 045 school shoes to Clarkson Primary School and Qhayiyalethu High School in Tsitsikamma.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lulama Banzana, director of AWACO, communities and areas surrounding the Wind Farm are engulfed by various social issues, ranging from unemployment, low literacy levels, drug 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