ZAC safety team urges learners: have fun but always be cautious during summer months
On the 29 and 30 October and 1 November 2019, members of ZAC’s Safety Department visited five local schools to raise awareness to the learners about some of the hazards associated with the summer time season.
The visits form part of a joint initiative between ZAC’s Safety and Environmental departments to ensure that learners have fun during festive season, while maintaining their safety. The hazards being highlighted include, but not limited to, drowning, snake bites, dangers of being struck by lightning, fishing in the mine dams, the risks associated with entering the mine premises and climbing or riding on coal trucks while they are moving.
Safety Intern at ZAC, Ruth Mahlangu, reports that, “On each of our visits to the schools, we delivered insightful awareness talks highlighting the prevalent dangers around this time of the year. Furthermore, we addressed the safety, health and environmental concerns affecting the community but most especially the well-being of school children.”
She says that the learners were very interactive during the awareness drive and displayed a good understanding of its purpose.
All the principals were overjoyed with the ZAC awareness drive and had the following to say:
Mr TK Nyoka of Mvalo High School: “It was great training for the school, I think that this will have a positive impact on our community”.
Mr MJ Mthembu of Mfanawendlela Primary School: “The presentation was fruitful and it was very important for the learners to have been made aware of these potential hazards”.
Mr VA Mabaso of Siyaphakama High School: “The ZAC team gave a crucial presentation on safety awareness to the learners of Siyaphakama. The presentation was well put together as it was tailored to ensure our learners understood it.”
Mrs GN Sibiya of Ngwabi Primary School: “Presentation was full of information to learners as well as staff, we are all now informed on how to behave and take care of the things provided to us as well as the environment around us. This presentation will assist the learners even in the future.”
Mr ZM Mabuyakhulu of Nzama Primary School: “The presentation was beneficial in the sense that it taught learners about the importance of protecting and conserving the environment as well as raising awareness about safety warnings.”
Ithimba lezokuphepha leluke abafundi: nizijabulise kodwa nihlale niqaphele ehlobo
Mhla ka-29 no-30 Okthoba nangomhla ka-1 Novemba ithimba lomNyango wezokuPhepha e-ZAC belivakashele izikole ukuyofundisa abafundi ngezingozi ezihambisana nehlobo.
Loku kuvakashela izikole bekuhambisana nomkhankaso phakathi kwomnyango wezokuPhepha nowezeMvelo yase-ZAC ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuba mnandi kubafundi kodwa baphephe. Phakathi kwezingozi okukhulunywe ngazo kukhona ukuminza, ukushaywa yizinyoka, izingozi zokushaywa yizulu, ukudoba emadamini emayini, izingozi ezihambisana nokungena emabaleni emayini ngokungemthetho nokukotela amaloli amalahle.
Ithwasa lezokuPhepha e-ZAC, u-Ruth Mahlangu, lithe: “Kuzo zonke izikole esizivakashele, sikhulume ngezingozi ezivamile ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Ngaphezu kwaloko, sithinte indaba yezokuphepha, ezempilo nezemvelo ezithinta umphakathi kodwa ikakhulu izingane zesikole.”
Uthe izingane azizibekanga phansi, zibuza imibuzo, zakhombisa ukuba nolwazi ngalo mkhankaso.
Bonke othishanhloko bajabule ngomkhankaso wokuqwashisa weZAC:
UMnu TK Nyoka waseMvalo High School uthe: “Siqeqesheke kahle isikole. Ngikholwa wukuthi kuzoba wusizo emphakathini loku.”
UMnu MJ Mthembu waseMfanawendlela Primary School uthe: “Le nkulumo ibe wusizo kanti bekumqoka kubafundi ukuthi baziswe ngezingozi ezikhona.”
UMnu VA Mabaso waseSiyaphakama High School: “Ithimba lase-ZAC lethule inkulumo emqoka ngokuqwashisa abafundi baseSiyaphakama. Yethulwe kamnandi inkulumo, ilungele ukuthi iqondwe ngabafundi.”
UNkk GN Sibiya waseNgwabi Primary School uthe: “Inkulumo ibinolwazi oluningi lothisha nabafundi. Sonke sesiyazi ukuthi siziphathe kanjani nokuthi sizonge kanjani izinto nemvelo. Le nkulumo izokwenza abafundi ngomuso.”
UMnu ZM Mabuyakhulu waseNzama Primary School uthe: “Le nkulumo ibe wusizo njengoba ifundise abafundi ngobumqoka bokuvikela nokunakekela imvelo nokufundisa ngezimpawu zezingozi.”
