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Sibona Ilanga Trust Pamphlet now available for download
The Sibona Ilanga Trust pamphlet which was distributed at the annual community consultation forum meeting on the 12 October 2022, is now available for download: Sibona Ilanga Trust Pamphlet 2022
God is Good Continues to serve it’s community
The doors of Hebron Home which is registered as a Cluster foster and safe home for children opened its doors in October 2019. They provide a number of programmes and projects which prepares young children to become self-sustainable from an early age which includes but not limited to: 1. Hard Skills Training – Teaching young […]
Bursary Gratitude Feedback
It’s always encouraging hearing from students who have benefitted from the Trust’s bursary programme. This is Michaela’s feedback: “I am most grateful for the opportunity to study, since not everyone receives this kind of opportunity easy. I am grateful for having a bursary because without it I would never have studied. Having a bursary, is […]
De Aar: Inaugural Premiers Easter Soccer Tournament a Huge Success!
Over the Easter weekend, 24 Teams battled it out at the Merino Park Stadium in De Aar where they stood a chance to win their share of R250 000, all of which was made possible by the Northern Cape Provincial Government and the Sibona Ilanga Trust . Amongst the vibrant spectators were soccer legends Jerry […]
‘It’s our sun’: Rural South Africans seek greater gains from clean energy
DE AAR, South Africa, March 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The grassy greens and browns of South Africa’s semi-desert Karoo region are fast becoming dotted with flashes of silver and white, as solar and wind farms spring up across the vast, sun-soaked land in Northern Cape province. But nearby communities – where unemployment and drug-use are a […]
SIBONA ILANGA COMMUNITY TRUST NEWSLETTER
June 2021. The Trust was established by De Aar Solar Power (Pty) Ltd (also known as the De Aar plant or the De Aar project company) as part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (REIPP)programme implemented by the government to assist in alleviating South Africa’s electricity shortage. Read our Newsletter here
ANNUAL FINANCIAL UPDATE
The power plant, De Aar Solar Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd, is owned by various shareholders of which the trust is one of them. The trust owns 8% of the power plant via a 100% owned private company, Rebuna Litsatsi De Aar Renewable Energy Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd. Sibona Ilanga Trust Annual finance update_28 February 2020 […]
Annual Report 2019/2020
July 2020 This report will be focusing on the 2019 Sibona Ilanga Trust activities as Trustees won’t be able to organise the usual Annual Engagement meetings due to Covid-19 regulations. Unfortunately, the target communities will not have an opportunity to meet with the trustees in person and engage the trustees about the activities in their […]
COVID – 19: INTERVENTIONS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SANITIZERS TO FAMILIES
April 2020 Due to the global pandemic that the country is faced with, the Department of Social Development (DSD) implemented strict measures to close soup kitchens. These preventative measures have been put in place to safeguard the health of beneficiaries as well as the employees of the soup kitchen, resulting in the need to address […]
