On January 17, 2024, Consul General Pan Qingjiang attended the Consulate's donation event in Siyabonga Secondary School in Soweto, Gauteng, along with the Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Mrs. Lentheng Helen Ntombi Mekgwe. More than 150 people including officials from the Johannesburg Health Department, Social Development Department, representatives from school board and students were present.

Consul General Pan said in his speech that this is the third occasion that the Consulate General has engaged with Siyabonga Secondary School. He said the students' eagerness for knowledge and their hope for a better future are inspiring. The donation of 100 "Warm Heart Packages", though a small amount, shows the Consulate General's consistent willingness and efforts to help the students realize their dreams. Education serves as the cornerstone for both personal progress and national development. Both China and South Africa attach great importance to education. China is ready to provide assistance within its capacity to South Africa in the area of education and for the learners. He hoped that the students would study hard and grow  their abilities so as to make greater contributions to their communities、their country and a global community of a shared future, and to become envoys of friendship between China and South Africa.

Gauteng Provincial Legislature Speaker Mekgwe said that China is a good brother and friend of South Africa, and the cooperation between China and South Africa in the field of education is substantial and solid. She expressed gratitude to the new Consul General for visiting this poor school again with the care for the students and emphasis on the importance of education. She hoped that the students would learn to be grateful and pay back with excellent results.

Consul General Pan and Speaker Mekgwe jointly handed over the "Warm Heart Packages" to 100 representatives of outstanding students and took a group photo with them. The students thanked the Chinese Consulate General for the generous donation and expressed that they would live up to their expectations and strive to be envoys of China-South Africa friendship.

After the donation, Consul General Pan and Speaker Mekgwe, accompanied by representatives of school board, visited the classrooms and interacted with the teachers and students, under friendly and warm atmosphere.