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Greytown is their new home At the beginning of the year, a Belgian family arrived in Greytown with four children. The children include twin girls, Marilysse and Marylaine in Grade 2, Laurysse in Grade 4, and Joshua in Grade 5, and they were set to begin schooling at Wembley College. The family, whose home language is French, are now comfortable speaking English. Parents Julie and Ulysse Baguida said moving to South Africa and Greytown in particular was due to an educational project. “Could we be going to South Africa? This is the question we asked ourselves after two refusals from the Belgian government for an educational grant to Central African Republic and Cameroon. “This educational project was born out of a vision to solve problems of poverty and insecurity in Africa through education and training,” said Ulysse. At a European conference in Belgium in 2018, Ulysse made contact with a South African innovation organisation. “This is why we asked ourselves the question, “Why South Africa?” We believed - and still believe - that innovation will play a key role in developing the level of education in Africa, and thus its economy. “So, when this new, admittedly rather unexpected, door opened, the whole family travelled to Pretoria in July 2018 to initiate contacts with South African institutions,” he said. After numerous meetings were held with different agencies and the institutions were slow to respond, they did not reach an agreement. Appointments were made with the Department of Education in Pretoria, but then the Covid-19 pandemic began and disrupted the programme. “Nevertheless, through long-distance contacts with some companies, we were put in touch in 2020 with “A Better Africa”, of
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which Scelo Mbonambi is a member, and through Mbonambi, Wembley College, Michael and Louise Yeadon, we first visited Greytown in July during the KZN looting. “Far from being discouraged by these turbulent circumstances, we were convinced that South Africa needed this project in order to grow and solve its problems of poverty and a lack of education. Mbonambi then approached schools in the surrounding area and allowed us to visit some of them. “Together with Scelo Mbonambi, Michael and Louise Yeadon we sensed the potential for a partnership. The Umvoti community was very enthusiastic. To validate the process, a letter of commitment to the Belgian Government was signed through Wembley College, representing the Umvoti community, which was aware of the need to provide sustainable support to this community,” said Ulysse. “After praying in the name of the Lord Jesus for the acceptance of this letter, we sent it to the Belgian Government and, to our great joy, they accepted it. We then realised, we were being called to lead this project in South Africa. However, there was still one step to be taken: the Belgian Council of Ministers had to sign off on the project before it could receive funding. Having been promised support, our whole family left home, relatives, work and school on 6 January, without definite confirmation of the project. “The signature from the Belgium government finally arrived 12 days later. Since then we have been aware and convinced that a story is being written in Greytown, South Africa, Africa and beyond. And while we realise that there will be many challenges, we keep our faith and we want you to be part of the story. We hope you will join us in our endeavour to bring education to many areas that need our support. So this is how, we landed in South Africa, Greytown, from Brussels,” said the couple.
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What would it take to live your absolutely ideal life? If you are an American, the answer is pretty clear, a new study on “unlimited wants” shows: a trillion rand. But given the option of winning that amount of money, most South Africans were not interested, choosing to forgo a hypothetical R1 trillion payout in favour of something between R10 million and R100 million. That relatively paltry sum, it seems, is all they think they’ll need to be happy. It is a common assumption that people always want more, say the UK authors of the study “Evidence from 33 countries challenges the assumption of unlimited wants”, published in Nature Sustainability. But for most people, including the majority of South Africans, that appears not to be true. The study relied on two surveys of some 8 000 people in countries as diverse as Argentina, India, and Sweden. They were asked to put themselves into a no-limits kind of mindset. “Please think about what your absolutely ideal life would be like,” one survey urged. “You do not need to be concerned about whether or not you can realistically achieve this. We want you to consider how much money you would want in your absolutely ideal life.” A handful of South Africans said they would prefer to win R100 000 or R1 million rather than the bigger numbers. — Business Insider SA.
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Councillor gives back THABILO MZOBE A young Umvoti councillor has decided to clean up his community and give back to residents. With the Covid-19 pandemic still persisting and during a time when hygiene is highly important to protect our community and loved ones, he feels it is important for residents to live in a clean environment. According to councillor Mfundo Masondo of the ABC party, the residents of Umvoti Ward 7 are facing a dire situation where every vacant space is turned into a dumping site because litter is not being collected as it usually was before. Masondo was the local runner-
up ABC councillor of Ward 7 and also an ABC representative at uMzinyathi District. He has taken up the task to organise a clean-up campaign. However, on certain days this project had to be placed on hold due to the lack of resources. Mfundo believes in giving back to the community who took their time to cast their votes, saying they have the right to access proper service delivery. “Health issues are becoming a problem as one of the main dumping sites situated in Greytown, is overflowing with litter and carries a bad odour to nearby businesses and residents and different insects are all over. “The questions that are of con-
cern by the residents, is what is the waste department is doing about this problem?,” said the councillor. Masondo is one of the youngest councillors in uMvoti but has implemented the clean-up initiative as part of celebrating Youth Month and he pledges to always prioritise the needs of the residents as he is a servant of the public. He said that he will be sending the progress report of the initiative to the local councillor of Ward 7 councillor S.K Ndlovu. The residents are grateful and have shown appreciation for the initiative as they are willing to provide assistance due to the shortage of resources.
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Ten signs your child might be addicted to gaming Gaming addiction is the uncontrollable use of video games characterised by compulsive behaviour. It can develop after a long period of excessive gaming. People can often develop an addiction to games because they are designed to be naturally addictive by creators who incorporate small “wins” into the game that keep you coming back for more, including high scores and completing levels. On average, 860 searches each month appear from concerned parents asking “how to break a child’s video game addiction”. In 2019, the United Kingdom opened a clinic specifically to treat children and young adults with addiction to playing video games after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised “gaming disorder” as a medical condition. The clinic reported seeing about 17
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the film’s most striking footage. “He was able to film the penguins coming through town and all those species which normally would not venture out during the day and deep into the city in the way that they did, fortunately he was there to capture it,” he said. Hancock, who has been a wildlife filmmaker for about 30 years, said he hopes the international awards also bring more awareness about the plight of African penguins. As is depicted in the documentary, the African penguins face extinction as their numbers dwindle every day due to human activity and climate change. “Awareness is imperative for their survival,” said Hancock. “Their natural breeding grounds have all been destroyed and affected by human encroachment. Some of the islands on our coast where they used to breed have been mined and decimated. It is part of the reason they have started coming into Simon’s Town.” Through his work, Hancock said he hoped to continue to shine a spotlight on the importance of conservation. While technological advancements have been made since Hancock started in the wildlife industry, he said it was “not as strong as it was.” “People are losing passion for the wilderness as more of it is encroached upon. People are more interested in what shoes and model of cellphone that they have.”
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Grade RRRR pupils Ndaloyenkosi Langa, Mila Malan, Zokthula Mabaso, Khloe Ndlovu and Zanokuhle Mzila enjoyed practising their knowledge of the traffic rules during Traffic Day.
Little Oaks navigate traffic Our Little Oaks could not wait for Traffic Day. Finally, the day - last Friday - arrived and the excitement reached a fever pitch on the morning of the Traffic Day. All the pupils from Grade RRRR to R sped around and around the track on their scooters, bicycles and tricycles. Their
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Bursary up for grabs Students from the IIE’s Varsity College had fun at their recent open day hosted by the campus’ VCSportsLife committee. The next open day will be held on August 27. A R35 000 bursary in a lucky draw is up for grabs for a pupil who applied/applies for 2023 on either of the open days. The draw for this bursary will take place during the campus’ open day in August. – Supplied.
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Proteas Women shine Captain Suné Luus and fast bowler Shabnim Ismail shone as the Proteas women thrashed Ireland in the third and final ODI against Ireland at the Pembroke Cricket Club in Dublin last week. South Africa bowled Ireland out for 89 as they clinched a 189-run win to clean sweep the Irish 3-0 in the three-match ODI series. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the Proteas got off to a rocky start after Tuesday’s match-winning opener Andrie Steyn was run out for 14. In-form Lara Goodall departed early, too, as she was stumped off the bowling of Rachel Delaney for 18. A splendid 177-run partnership formed between opener Laura Wolvaardt and Luus took the Proteas to a competitive total. Wolvaardt made 89 off 125 balls ( hitting six fours) before she was caught off the bowling of Jane Maguire (1/46). Luus stood tall with the bat and fell seven runs short of her maiden ODI century as she scored 93 off 105 balls (hitting 11 fours) before falling to Arlene Kelly. It was the perfect build-up to the England series for the Proteas middle-order as they posted a competitive 278/5. Kelly was the pick of the Irish attack as she captured all-rounder Chloe Tryon (17) to end on figures of two for 40. Chasing 279 runs to win, the Irish top-order collapsed early thanks to a stunning five-wicket haul by Ismail. Ismail was ruthless, getting captain Gaby Lewis and Rachel Delaney to edge behind in the safe hands of Trisha Chetty for a duck. Shortly thereafter, Ismail bowled Leah Paul (1) and Shauna Kavanagh (0). Spinner Raisibe Ntozakhe got the wicket of Sophie MacMahon (4) as Ireland was reeling at 13-5. A 57-partnership formed be-
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tween Mary Waldron and Kelly before Luus broke the stand by trapping Waldron LBW for 32 off 69 balls (three fours). Kelly was run out for 29 as the hosts continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Ismail captured a stunning five for eight in 8.5 overs as Ireland was skittled out for 89. The Proteas now gear up for their all-format tour to England from June 27 to July 25. Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee and Sinalo Jaftha have been included in the squad for the United Kingdom leg of their tour. The trio didn’t take part in the three ODIs and three T20s against Ireland, but are back with the bigger threat of England looming in the form of a once-off Test, three ODIs and three T20s. The one-off Test will take place in Taunton from June 27, while the limited-overs games will take place next month. Tazmin Brits, Raisibe Ntozakhe and Delmi Tucker will return to South Africa following the Ireland
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One of the best female athletes in the world, the holder of four world records and two world bests, Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba has announced that she will run in the Absa Run your City 10K on Sunday, July 10. After finishing third at the first event of the 2022 Absa Run your City Series, Event Organiser, Stillwater Sports, has confirmed that Dibaba will be back to again attempt a world class 10km time, when she takes on the second event in the series, the Absa Run your City DURBAN 10K. She will join thousands of other runners as they #RunForDurban to raise money for people severely affected by the recent floods in KZN. “Having Genzebe Dibaba race in the Absa Run your City 10K is a massive privilege and confirms that we are serious about bringing the best in the world to South Africa to race against SA’s finest on home soil,” said Michael Meyer, managing director of Stillwater Sports and founder of the series. “Our goal is to give South Africans world class competition and the Absa Run your City Series is doing just that. That Dibaba comes here to race shows that we are on the right track to achieving this objective. The cherry on top is that, although an athlete like Dibaba is in demand worldwide, she has expressed a strong desire to run in Durban to again experience a world class event on African soil.” “I have unfinished business, as I came here to win and run a fast time, so I will be back,” were the words of Dibaba after her thirdplace finish at the Cape Town event earlier this year. Dibaba crossed the line in 31:02, the third fastest time ever run in South Africa by a female athlete. Now she has her sights set on returning to South Africa to race in the Absa Run your City 10K on 10 July – and is eager to break the SA All
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Greytown GAZETTE
22 June 2022
SPORT NEWS Greytown girls capped Greytown High School hockey girls team were officially capped receiving their country districts colours for hockey. The school congratulates Zamandosi Matiwane, Odwa Mbeje, Amanda Malinga and the first
team hockey captain Thobeka Shangase on their outstanding achievement. “We are so proud of these four girls and hope this is the beginning of a very successful sporting career,” said the school.
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The Wembley teachers team.
Wembley teachers dominate match Wembley teachers took on the high school pupils in the matrics final hockey match of the season recently. The matric pupils came dressed for success in their pyjamas. Their strong, disciplined, professional teachers team were overwhelming in their numbers and brightly coloured socks.
It was a tightly contested match with player of the match going to the head of the junior school Mrs Goble who swept the field with her “Harry Potter” broomstick. Mr Taljaard, the head of academics in the high school, was the player with the most potential but he was yellow carded on numerous occasions for back-chatting
the referee. Mrs Sneyd, head of pastoral care in the high school, was disqualified for carrying an extra player on board. Well done to both teams for providing the school with the most entertaining play of the season.
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Greytown High hockey girls team Zamandosi Matiwane, Odwa Mbeje, Amanda Malinga and the first team hockey captain Thobeka Shangase were recently capped.
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