For over 25 years, Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts (previously Global Resorts) has made the tertiary education dreams of hundreds of deserving young people come true through its various corporate social investment (CSI) programmes.
This year, 17 all-expenses paid scholarships, valued at over R170 000 each, went to worthy Ekurhuleni youngsters.
The recipients received their scholarship letters, laptops, clothing vouchers and education packs at an induction ceremony at Emperors Palace on February 15.
Peermont HR executive and head of CSI, Fihliwe Molefi, addressed the students, their families, current bursars and guests from the Department of Education and the CoE at the induction, “Today is more than just a ceremony. It is a celebration of potential, perseverance and the power of education to transform Lives.
“It is a reaffirmation of Peermont’s commitment to empowering young minds and building a brighter future for our communities.
“Education is the foundation upon which nations are built, and through these bursaries, we are investing in the future leaders, problem-solvers and changemakers of tomorrow.”
Six Ekurhuleni youngsters who have visions of careers in the hospitality and tourism industry were inducted into the PCBT Class of 2025 by Peermont HR operations manager Tebogo Matlhakola and Emperors Palace’s groups and conventions manager Chantal Croaster.
The six had already checked into the Swiss Hotel School’s residence in Johannesburg on February 1 to start their journey toward their Bachelor of Hospitality degrees.
Among the six are Thando Mbuli, who finished her schooling at Zimisele Secondary School in Kwa-Thema, Tsakane resident Ntombi Hlenyetwa, who went to the Gekombineerde Skool Noordelig Skool in Putfontein, and Tsakane’s Tshehofatso Malefane, who went to St Francis College in Benoni and is interested in the financial side of the hospitality industry.
Among the 11 Peermont’s Education Trust (PET) bursars are Nomusa Sogwayi, who matriculated with four distinctions from Phulong Secondary School in Kwa-Thema last year, and Springs resident Siyabonga Zwane, who attained three distinctions when he finished his schooling in 2019 at Kenneth Masekela Secondary in Kwa-Thema.
After school, Zwane started his LLB studies at Wits, but after passing his first year, wasn’t sure if it was what he wanted to study.
