Living in a country riddled with public holidays, it is easy to became wrapped up in the joys of not having to wake up early for work or school, and spend less time thinking and pondering the importance of the day.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
After halfterm the grade 9R class was given an interesting project by Mrs Knoetze and Mr Rumbold: to create a news bulletin, get people’s opinions and create a top ten music list to be aired on radio on a program called Y4Y which is aired on radio Grahamstown (102.1 fm).
Well-known journalist, radio host and television presenter, Jeremy Maggs, was in Grahamstown last week as the guest speaker at a Grahamstown Hospitality Guild function. The guild held its AGM at the Wyvern Club, where Maggs was the guest speaker at the dinner which followed.
For the past three weeks, it sounded like Grahamstown was in the middle of a war zone due to the deafening noise made by guns and artillery being fired at the South African National Defence Force’s Grahamstown base.
Science in Motion is the theme at Scifest Africa 2010 – bringing together the dynamics of movement with science and technology. Starting on Wednesday, various exhibitions and talks are being held to demonstrate how intricate science is to sport, crime-fighting, wind turbines, car crashes and even cooking.
When Graeme College learner Gordon Ballatyne entered the regional Eskom Expo for young scientists he didn’t think it would lead to chilly Stockholm and the Nobel peace prize awards ceremony.
It was an exciting day for some learners at Nathaniel Nyaluza Secondary school after they wrote the National Science Olympiad (NSO) test on the 4th of March 2010.
The alleged appointment of a strategic advisor to Makana Mayor Vumile Lwana without following proper selection procedures has been met with fury from the official opposition in the council.
Kingswood College took on a spirited Mary Waters Secondary School side in a first team rugby clash on Tuesday. Although Kingswood started well scoring a try by their number 8, Chad Matthews in the opening minutes of the game they were unable to convert their greater possession and territorial dominance into points.
Two vehicles were involved in an accident on the N2 bypass on Tuesday afternoon, leaving one passenger injured. A BMW was travelling from Port Elizabeth when it was hit by a Ford Bantam bakkie that was travelling in the opposite direction on the way to King William’s Town.