"The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had in-service training, which improved the skills of their workers. So that spirit was there. All we did was merely exploit it.
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