Van Rensburg still promotes education with production

The octogenarian, set to go back to his native South Africa in a few weeks, would not divulge much about how education with production has not panned out exactly the way he wanted. Rensburg said he is glad that schools were set up in small villages where the concept was met with great interest.  

"I really believe in work and study, education should be useful and provide a fundamental basis," he said. He affirmed that the greatest illustration of the brigade movement was in Serowe, where he was based. Started around 1965, the concept led to solid rock educational establishments such as Swaneng Hill School in the Bangwato capital.  Swaneng Hill School, he said, testifies the usefulness of education with production. Rensburg said they balanced theory with practice. The school and others that he founded carried technical courses like bricklaying, carpentry and farming, just to mention a few. At Swaneng a printing press was born.