Datacentrix, a South African provider of ICT services and technology solutions, has expanded its corporate social investment activities with a series of donations aimed at schools and educational programs in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
One of the projects involved Bafeti Special School in Mabopane, Tshwane West, which serves learners with special educational needs. Datacentrix supplied 10 notebooks to support digital learning and classroom activities.
The company also donated materials worth more than R500,000 to the Winnie Madikizela Mandela School in Soweto. Established in 1975, the school serves about 400 learners with intellectual disabilities and provides practical training in woodwork, baking, hair salon services, computer skills, and arts and crafts. The donated infrastructure will be used as salon cubicles for the school's hair salon training program or adapted for use in its woodworking courses.
Datacentrix also allocated R500,000 in cash and provided notebooks valued at R500,000 to the Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy at St Stithians College. Founded in 2006, the academy works with public school learners and teachers across greater Johannesburg through programs that include Saturday classes for Grades 9 to 12, a Teacher Intern Project, a Teacher Development Programme, and an Academic Scholarship initiative. Its curriculum focuses on mathematics, science, accounting, and English while supporting teacher development and scholarship opportunities for historically disadvantaged learners.
In KwaZulu-Natal, Datacentrix donated 20 notebooks worth more than R250,000 to Merebank Secondary School in the Umlazi district. The school is among the few institutions in the region that offer Information Technology through Grade 12. The devices are intended to support students using digital tools for IT studies and to assist the school's move away from traditional classroom instruction toward technology-based learning.
“Education and digital access are critical drivers of long-term socio-economic development,” said chief financial, risk and compliance officer at Datacentrix, Elizabeth Naidoo.
“Through these initiatives, we aim to support institutions that are making a meaningful difference in their communities and contribute to building future-ready skills across South Africa,” concluded Naidoo.
