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By KOPANO MONAHENG
WE ALL love the internet, don’t we?
Everyone uses it to find information, download pictures and videos of their favourite celebrities and do research for academic purposes.
But the receiving and sending out of information can be a big challenge if one does not have data or there’s loadshedding.
Nobuntu Mpendulo, director of library and information services at the City of Joburg, said we live in digital age and to attract more young people to visit libraries was of utmost importance.
She spoke to the media during a briefing where the city and Nestle South Africa were working together to bring solar power to the city libraries.
The event took place at the Randburg Library centre on 1 August.
The aim of providing solar energy was to ensure that people still visit these facilities even during loadshedding times.
Nobuntu said it is that time of year again when pupils and students are preparing for exams and they can come to these facilities without worrying about electricity cutoffs and there’s free WiFi at the centre.
According to Nobuntu, other libraries will, in the future, be provided with solar power to ensure that no one is missing out.
This is real empowerment to the pupils and students. She said technology and education go hand in hand and libraries are the cornerstone to provide exposure and create opportunities for pupils.
Nontando Khubisa, Nestle brand manager, urged the corporate world to work together to improve the quality of a black child in the country.