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By Charles Mokoena
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Kroondal is one of the oldest towns within Rustenburg. This community has a rich history and the place is as old as Rustenburg itself. Kroondal was established by the Germans in 1892, it was the headquarters of German Lutheran missions in the former Transvaal .The Germans settled in that area as farmers and supplying the local market with Agricultural produce .Exporting wheat and tobacco to Zimbabwe the then Rhodesia. The old Pretoria road currently known as N4 which have Kroondal toll gate, used to buzz with trucks filled with agricultural produce but today trucks are ferrying chrome as the mining activities has taken over . The Kroondal Meul Building opposite Spar stand as a reminder of the economic activities to the inclusion of Lutheran Church Museum. The area is now an informal settlements with no infrastructure and no service delivery as people coming from different parts of South Africa and outside borders of South Africa are settling in the area looking for greener pastures “ platinum corridor employment “. Thankfully with the assistance of Pastor Emily Boipelo Kubyana we were able to organize a 3 day Financial Lireracy Training with Money Fo Sho and 4 Money Modulars. we had more than 45 people show up on the first two days and had to refer them to a future date for training. The modules assisted in getting the community to engage with the subjects of economic difficulties and lack of money management within poorer communities. Also dealt with how they can take advantage of economic opportunities within the mining areas and knowledge of finance presented during these training. The community has many young people interested in starting own businesses and Module 10 was presented which speaks to them discovering their talents and gifts. Again Module 5 revisited talking on entrepreneurial stereotypes faced by upcoming business individuals. The community welcomed the initiative and thanked all those involved including Avocado Vision and the sponsors. Another change and transformation experienced by the Kroondal community. Thanks