Drought in South Africa
Most of South Africa is suffering from one of the worst droughts in over 30 years. In the rural communities, cattle are dying, farmers are unable to plant crops, rivers and dams are running dry. If there is no PlayPump at the school the donkey cart is often the only source of water for the […]
Maintenance in 2015
In the first half of 2015 we have maintained 160 PlayPumps with a further 32 being visited in KwaZulu Natal this month and after that we will make a trip to our North West sites. All this is possible thanks to generous donations. The PlayPumps provide clean drinking water to rural schools where there is […]
Free State site visit
In February 2015, we visited the Free State Province of South Africa, and went to 11 of our PlayPump sites. With the temperature hitting 42 degrees Celsius on most days we were expecting to find the children lethargic. But we were amazed to arrive at school after school and find the children playing happily on […]
Verkeerdevlei thank us for their PlayPump
Pupils at Verkeerdevlei Primary School in the Free State wrote to us “I am a learner of Verkeerdevlei Primary School. Our school is in a rural areas. On morning when I came to school, I realized people are busy working out at our school. The principal told us that very kind people are going to […]
Another Water Bucket Challenge
Inarie van Staden was challenged and said the following :- “I was nominated for an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but I believe the need for clean drinking water in South Africa is very urgent. So as part of my challenge, I made a donation to www.playpumps.co.za and I would like to raise even more funds […]
Foschini CEO’s Bucket Challenge
Doug Murray, GEO of The Foschini Group, took up the bucket challenge from Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths and got doused with water. Because of this Foschini have very generously donated R150 000 towards Roundabout Water Solutions. We cannot thank Foschini enough as this is going to make a huge difference to many children at rural […]
Bucket Challenge for PlayPumps
Three very brave people have taken the bucket challenge and poured cold water over themselves, challenging others to do the same and sending part of the funds they raised to PlayPumps. We cannot thank Carly Marvis, Melissa Klein and Cary Brits enough for their bravery! As Melissa said “I did the challenge in my pool […]
Maintenance in Mpumalanga
Spar Supermarkets have been taking branding on PlayPump tank stands creating awareness of their supermarkets and at the same time their monthly rental helps to maintain the PlayPumps where they advertise. One of their supported schools is in the dry and dusty Mpumalanga Province near Barberton. Roundabout puts an SMS number on the tank stands to be phoned should a problem […]
Blankets to keep the kids warm in winter
On 28 May 2014 we visited a small creche in Soshunguve with a film crew from CCTV Africa to film the kids playing on the PlayPump. This PlayPump was installed in 2001 and supplies not only the creche with clean water, but also the local people living close by. We also took this opportunity to […]
KwaZulu Natal maintenance trip
In March this year, 2014, our maintenance team from Limpopo went to KwaZulu Natal to carry out much needed repairs on our PlayPumps. It was the first time they had been near the ocean, so a quick visit to see what the sea was all about was necessary, before they set off into rural KwaZulu […]