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Then she took a decision that she would assist 20 girls with R1 000 each for their school fees, but only those who had shown academic improvement and needed financial relief. We then said, as the school, it would be better if she did the handover during our achievers\u2019 day, which was held recently,\u201d said Qamata. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said what was more important was that Amamkele \u2018adopted\u2019 these girls, stating that she would continue checking up on them. Qamata added that, as the school, they regularly host achievers\u2019 days, where they award learners who were doing well, from Grade 8 to Grade 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_4ca288f5\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11360\/4b28a2bdcfd64ea59f5a3c62e0ee7001.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4a6a5952012241a5a67f1d9c2c009c0b.jpg\" title=\"Actress Amamkele Qamata talking to girls at Nyanga High School in Ngcobo. PHOTO:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Actress Amamkele Qamata talking to girls at Nyanga High School in Ngcobo. 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