By ESTE COETZEE
After a few sweaty days wearing gloves and gumboots, the Nombulelo High School’s Interact Club and a group of Makhanda children celebrated the opening of their new playground near Kuyasa Special Needs School between Evans Street and the Matyana River.
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It all started with the children deciding to put on gumboots and gloves to help the champions of River Rescue clean the Matyana river – and they were given swings as a token of appreciation.
After a group of visitors from the Flourish Foundation in the USA found out about these hardworking children, they decided to sponsor them with a slide which was something that the children wanted.