Copious amounts of sunscreen are sold each summer holiday in an effort to protect South Africans, particularly children from both the damaging ultra-violet (UVA and UVB) rays of our harsh Summer sun. But when the children return to school, the dogged persistence seems to wane. This month, millions of pupils returned to school – many without inadequate sun protection policies in place, leaving them exposed to sunburn. Even though there is more public awareness around sun protection, it doesn’t appear to be a top priority at the majority of SA schools since other pressing issues such as nutrition and violence…
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The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) welcomed the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that will see relief for thousands of single parents in public schools. This is against of the backdrop of the Western Cape High Court’s judgement that the South African Schools Act hold parents jointly liable for the payment of school fees. The judgement from the Western Cape High Court was placing the burden on single parents who have separated or divorced from their partners. In cases where these partners did not contribute, it became very difficult for single parents to afford paying the…
Ntsika Secondary School Principal Madeleine Schoeman shares the secret to the schools improved performance in recent years, including 2017. This is a difficult question as one cannot single out one action. As staff, we sometimes felt that we were just not connecting with all Grade 12s, but we never gave up. These results are again a team effort, and the staff in particular must be singled out. They never stopped creating opportunities for our Grade 12s, and persevered even when only a handful attended. The Grade Head, Nondyebo Nomavuka, spent nearly every day and evening at school to ensure the smooth…
In one of last Saturday’s better games, Joza Callies edged Makana Pillars 3-2 with Joza’s goalkeeper Lukhanyo Feni stealing the show with brilliant saves that earned him loud cheers from the appreciative Dlepu Stadium crowd. Santos also fought their way back into the game against a hard running Cameroon side trailing 2-1 before winning game 3-2 in a tough contest. Tando Mtwalo crowned his man-of-the-match performance with a well-taken goal. The pick of the weekend however, was Sunday’s game in which City Pirates and Newtown City, two former SAB regional league participants, met in a Makana LFA Premier league match. It was clear from the…
Yolande Delport sent these photos of the work a group of Riebeeck East residents are doing to beautify their town. “First was the school wall facing our main (and only!) street,” writes Delport. “Many years ago i did a mural with the children and we painted our dreams in one of the 67-minute Madiba sessions. The pictures faded over the years and the neighbouring wall crumbled into a heap. As a mosaic artist, my head started seeing pieces of tiles, colour and murals. I knew it would be an enormous task, but when i presented the idea to members of…
At all but one or two Grahamstown state and public schools were ready for action on day one of the new school year on Wednesday. At the no-fee schools, where the Department of Education supplies stationery, workbooks and textbooks, these were in place and ready to use. Some schools needed a top-up of textbooks because of bigger numbers than anticipated in certain grades. Grocott’s Mail visited schools across the city – and in Joza found ward councillors and education department officials on the same trail. A frustrated Samuel Ntlebi principal Dumakazi Myemane was attending to parents making late applications.…
Oatlands Prep Principal Rosaria de la Mare offers these time-honoured tips for ensuring your Grade 1 child has a successful start to their school career. 1. PUNCTUALITY – Get your child to school on time and collect them on time 2. INVOLVEMENT – Be involved with the school and its activities 3. RAPPORT – Develop a good rapport with your child’s teacher and listen to both sides when there’s conflict. Have a good relationship with both the school and the teacher. 4. ROUTINE – Establish and keep to a strict routine that includes regular nutritious meals and a good night’s…
Having seen the delight and enthusiasm with which Grahamstown folk have greeted Cinema under the Stars over the past three years, the National Arts Festival has partnered with the Grahamstown Foundation in a new Creative City Project – Movies at the Monument. Classic films, children’s fare, musicals, comedies, rom-coms and more will be screened in the Olive Schreiner Hall most Friday nights. There will be two screenings each night – a family friendly option at 6pm and a grown-ups’ film starting at 8.30pm. Popcorn, sweets, soft drinks, wine and beer will be on sale. The programme for the next few…
The back 2 School Service will be held at Commemoration Methodist Church (next to Birch’s) at 9.30am on Sunday 28 January in an Ecumenical Service where Anglicans and Methodist will be worshiping together! With a (desire) that children go to school with hope, dignity and reason to smile, play and have confidence. We hope to collect sanitary towels for every girl child we can reach. That they don’t miss a single day of school as they go back. Together we can make a difference in someone’s life. We humbly ask you to please donate a pack / two in one of the…
The first-ever GUINNESPRO14 Championship rugby fixture to feature two South African sides ended in victory for the Toyota Cheetahs when they defeated the Southern Kings by 45 points to 21 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Cheetahs led 24-7 at halftime through three tries and a penalty with the Kings score coming via a superb snipe by fullback Yaw Penxe which was converted by flyhalf Oliver Zono. An early Cheetahs second-half try was followed by a period of spirited play from the home side which was rewarded with a try by flank Eital Bredenkamp. A dominant Kings scrum thereafter…