"These bicycles is a project among many. We hope that this will aid learners who have to travel great distances to attend school‚" Masango added.
"We have donated bicycles before‚ and this 975 today brings our number to well over 1‚000 at a cost of R3-million. We are proud to be a part of this community."
Basic Education head of department Dr Vusimuzi Nzama said that bicycles would equip learners in covering vast distances in time to get to their lessons.
"This is will be a great benefit to learners because they have been struggling to get to classes on time in the morning and likewise to return to their homes in the evening without transport‚" he said.
"We want them to them to be a part of all the benefits that the school has to offer and these bicycles will help them to do so.
"In an area where these is no scholar transport‚ we are happy that they will be able to attend all of the classes available to them instead of rushing to catch public transport or walking extensive distances‚" Nzama added.