{"id":51329,"date":"2021-02-18T08:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T06:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/new-books-wi-fi-for-sea-vista-library-20210217-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:26:13","slug":"new-books-wi-fi-for-sea-vista-library-20210217-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/new-books-wi-fi-for-sea-vista-library-20210217-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New books, Wi-Fi for Sea Vista Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_0dccefbf\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10946\/f540ebba14d64c15ab710e33fbbf676b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10946\/0f30f6a0f2ab4711a3f698f4c5d3e974.jpg\" title=\"At the handover of books and equipment were, from left, Barry Tomkin (TCS Wi-Fi PR manager), Tom Roux (St Francis Rotary Club), Danny Benson (Kouga community services portfolio Councillor), Frank Tamboer (Kouga parks and facilities manager), Santa Zeiz (St Francis Rotary Club president) and Roger de Donker (TCS Wi-Fi branch manager).   Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">At the handover of books and equipment were, from left, Barry Tomkin (TCS Wi-Fi PR manager), Tom Roux (St Francis Rotary Club), Danny Benson (Kouga community services portfolio Councillor), Frank Tamboer (Kouga parks and facilities manager), Santa Zeiz (St Francis Rotary Club president) and Roger de Donker (TCS Wi-Fi branch manager).   Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>THE bookshelves at the Sea Vista Library in St Francis Bay have been dusted and stacked with a wide variety of new reading material for young and old.<\/p>\n<p>The much-needed books, valued at R250 000, were donated by the St Francis Rotary Club, who have made it their mission to support education and literacy in local communities. <\/p>\n<p>The Afrikaans and isiXhosa books donated include both fiction and non-fiction.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, TCS Wi-Fi donated free internet installation with an uncapped, unshaped and unthrottled high-speed internet package \u2013 ensuring access to quality internet at the library for all community members. <\/p>\n<p>They have, furthermore, built a wireless high site on the building, which will radically improve the internet coverage in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Not stopping there, TCS Wi-Fi is rolling out a series of internet hotspots within Sea Vista, to provide the community with a more affordable alternative to mobile data. 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