Construction of US $21m new Sol-Tech campus in South Africa has commenced. Construction of the campus is the first major project that forms part of education and employment projects worth US $307m the Solidarity Network will embark on over the next five years.
The next major project is the construction of the Akademia campus where world-class education will be offered though Afrikaans as medium of instruction. The campus is being developed by Kanton, which is Solidarity Movement’s new property investment company and is being funded by the community.
New Sol-Tech campus
The modern campus will boast amenities such as sports fields, student residences and recreational facilities. According to Paul van Deventer, Managing Director of Sol-Tech, traditional architectural styles have been absorbed in the design in a modern way.
The layout of the campus acknowledges in a variety of creative ways historical events and dates where artisans played an important role. It is expected that the doors of the campus will be open for students in January 2021.
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“We are not just building for our own generation but also for the next one. The campus will be a living monument of hope amid all the uncertainties of today,” said Dr Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Chief Operations Officer. Solidarity started Sol-Tech 12 years ago, and already it has around 1 200 students in its pipeline.
The new campus will double Sol-Tech’s capacity. In addition to the Sol-Tech campus, the Solidarity Network is also busy planning a new campus for Akademia and plans for building schools in cooperation with partners are in motion.
