By: SARAH CONNOCK On Thursday 10 May, George Dickerson was visited by Active Education and the Let’s Play Initiative who set up an obstacle course for the learners, challenging them to see how many of them could complete the course in the space of half an hour. The field was filled with laughter and cheering. The excitement of the event fueled the children to push themselves as they ran, shuffled, tested their hand-eye coordination, and made their way through the course. Those waiting on the side danced to the energising music as they cheered on their classmates, the excitement so…
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By: MATTHEW JENNINGS St Andrew’s College played host to HTS Daniel Pienaar on Saturday 12 May on their Lower Field. It was an eagerly anticipated game with two good sides against each other. The crowd was characteristically loud and the bag-pipes set the tone. Prior to kick off, with both teams out on the field, Daniel Pienaar performed an age old tradition – “die Kreet”, which is their pre-game war cry, in a Haka-like style, meant to intimidate the opposition. Just after kick off, Daniel Pienaar mounted serious pressure on the hosts, after kicking off and quickly regaining possession. SAC’s…
The black person always dies first. This joke has been around ever since I was a kid. It’s as common as the sex scene leading to death and the horror movie monster never dying. It is meant to be a criticism, but no one sees it that way. Horror movies are infamous for how they revel in being problematic and ‘shocking.’ While many view them as brainless gore fests, there are deep meanings hiding beneath the surface. Horror is frankly a white-dominated world. When a group of hip young teens decide to go away for the weekend to a spooky…
By: JESSICA FELDTMAN The pleasant weather of Saturday 12 May witnessed many enthusiastic parents at the Webster astro and netball courts. Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) Junior hosted Clarendon Park for various netball and hockey matches throughout the morning The U13 A teams were the highlight of the day. Both U13 A netball teams looked confident as they walked onto the court. The match began with both young teams displaying great team work and effort. DSG started off strong but they were put under immense pressure by Clarendon during the second half. The hosts, however, remained focused resulting in their…
By CHANEEZ SIAS The sunny skies of Saturday 5 May witnessed massive support at the Oval as spectators were eager to see the Brumbies side go head to head with Gardens from Uitenhage in their Grand Challenge Cup fixture. After both the second and first reserve matches saw Gardens victorious, by 10-13 and 15-33 respectively, the 1st XV sides took to the field. The first half saw both teams throw away good opportunities early on. Neither team were able to make solid ground in the opening 15 minutes, as they failed to implement their passing game to full effect. The visiting…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA NgoMgqibelo umhla we12 kuCanzibe, iNtsika Senior Secondary School ibisindleke itumente yezikolo, apho bekuqhubisana zontandathu ezalapha ekhaya izikolo. INombulelo neKutliso ziye zafaka amaqela azo amabini ukwenzela ukuba abe sibhozo amaqela. Nazi iziphumo zesigaba sokuqala sokukhiqana. Kutliso-B 2 – 1 Nombulelo-B, Mary Waters 2- 0 Ntsika, Nombulelo-A 1 – 0 Nyaluza-A . ITEM Mrhwetyana idlulele kwisigaba esilandelayo emva kokuba iKutliso iye yarhoxisa iqela layo lesibini ukonga ixesha. Kweyandulela owamanqam, iKutliso ibethe iMary Waters ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye. Komnye umdlalo iNombulelo idlulele kowamanqam emva kokukhutshwa kweTEM Mrhwetyana efunyaniswe idlalise umdlali ongafundiyo. Kumdlalo wamanqam obunzima nobu mnandi kakhulu, iKutliso ibethe iNombulelo ngamanqaku amathathu…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Imozulu entle ibangele uchulumanco kubathandi bebhola abagaleleke ngobuninzi eJD Dlepu. Ngomgqibelo i-Santos ibuye ngemva sele ibethwa yi-Newseekers, yadlala ntanganye ngamanqaku amathathu macala. Iqela elithande ukuba yingqongqo mvanje, i-Grahamstown United ihlazwe yi-Young killers ngamanqaku asixhenxe kwamathathu. I-Joza Callies ibambene ne-Love and Peace ngenqaku elinye. I-Newtown City yohlwaywe kabuhlungu yi-City Pirates ngamanqaku amathathu eqandeni. NgeCawa i-Sophia Stars ifumene onke amanqaku emva kokungafiki kweqela ebekufuneka bedlale nalo. I-Young Killers inqunqele egoqweni i-Future Stars ngamanqaku amane eqandeni. Kowona mdlalo otsale umdla wabantu i-Makana Pillars ivene amandla ne-Santos. Kucace zisuka nje ba kudibene ekudala zizondana. Omabini lamaqela awuxhome zisuka umgangatho. I-Pillars iye yophisa…
By KHUTHALA NANDIPHA Grahamstown-born political analyst, Radio 702 host and international debating coach Eusebius McKaiser launched Rhodes University’s 2018 Transformation Inter-Res Debate competition on Friday, 4 May. The competition, organised by the Transformation Office, will see 53 residences compete for a trophy and a chance to attend an external Universities Debate competition under topics relating to transformation. McKaiser, a Rhodes graduate, is a World Masters Debate and SA National Debate Champion. Speaking to debate competitors and enthusiasts, McKaiser credited debating for the successful life he currently enjoys in communication. “Debating is an investment,” he enthused. “Research shows that debaters excel…
By JESSICA EVANS George Dickerson Primary School held a sports day at the Oval Sports field on Tuesday 8 May, offering their pupils environmental education and a day out in the sun. “Rrespect yourself; respect each other; respect your environment,” Grade Five pupils could be heard chanting delightedly. Coaching for Conservation was present for the second instalment of their six-week programme at the school, teaching them about conservation, sporting skills and life lessons like respect and teamwork. The programme begins with taking the pupils to Amakhala Game Reserve and exposing many of them to wildlife for the first time as well…
By: JESSICA FELDTMAN Impressive hockey skills were on display over the weekend of 4-5 May, as Kingswood College played host to some intense matches against Hudson Park. Many of the matches ended with very close results for the both the sides. The Kingswood College boys’ 1st team played on Friday 4 May. From the start of the match it appeared as if the home team were determined to win. They displayed incredible team effort as they created numerous opportunities to score. Their constant effort in the first half came to nothing, however, as no points were scored in the first…