Student video - Solar World Cup

Video | July 6, 2010

Video by:  Tshepi Serunye, Dasheka Poppy, Tumelo Makoa and Julia Simango

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We loaned a camera to two local students and two recent graduates. They made this video about the Solar World Cup viewing area in their village of Jericho, South Africa.

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HeadmasterI accepted the offer because as a school we must look at alternative challenges to life.  Supply of electricity has been very expensive of late.  And it is better, as people in Mzansi, we look for a alternative supply of electricty.
  - Headmaster at 1:56
The solar thing is fantastic, because I never knew about it. Another thing I never knew is that electricity we generate, we generate from coal. The solar thing fine because it is eco-friendly.
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I'm thinking of doing renewable energy as a course next year and doing it as a career.
  - Student at 3:45
The students of this school suprised me. The showed me certain talents I was not aware they had...The school was full of excitement.
  - Headmaster at 4:58
I'm very happy for you to have done something like this because watching the game on your own is not as exciting as watching the game with a lot of people.
  - Fan at 6:37
This PVA [public viewing area] has helped us a lot because electricity is always being cut off. That's why so many people chose to come here today.
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Our electricity supply is highly unreliable, so we need this.  We need it, we need, it we need it.
  - Fan at 7:19