Bridgestone South Africa has launched Project Turnkey, a nine-month initiative that will support 62 grade 12 learners from five secondary schools in Madibeng Local Municipality, North West Province, in obtaining their learner’s and driver’s licences at no cost.
The programme will guide learners from Mogale Secondary School, Thaba Morula Secondary School, Eletsa Secondary School, Michael Modisakeng Secondary School and Mothotlung Secondary School through learner’s licence theory training, road safety education and practical driving lessons, culminating in their official driver’s licence tests.
Brits is home to Bridgestone’s manufacturing plant in Southern Africa, a facility that has anchored the local economy and employed generations of residents. Yet youth unemployment in the Madibeng Local Municipality – which includes Brits – remains above 40%, according to the Statistics South Africa Community Survey 2022.
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