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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC) OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 EXAMINATIONS TIMETABLE WEEK 1

Wednesday 27/10 Thursday 28/10 Friday 29/10

WEEK 2

Monday 1/11 Tuesday 2/11 Wednesday 03/11

Thursday 04/11 Friday 05/11

WEEK 3 Monday 08/11

Tuesday 09/11

Wednesday 10/11 Thursday 11/11

English HL P1 (2hrs) English FAL P1 (2hrs) English SAL P1 (2hrs)

09:00

Business Studies P1 (2hrs) Open Day

14:00

Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P1 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P1 (2hrs) German HL, SAL P1 (2hrs) Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P1 (2hrs) Latin SAL P1 (3hrs) Portuguese HL, FAL, SAL P1 (2hrs)

09:00

Election Day

14:00

Open Day Afrikaans HL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans FAL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans SAL P1 (2hrs) RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY Mathematics P1 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P1 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P1 (3hrs)

09:00

Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P2 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Economics P1 (2hrs)

Business Studies P2 (2hrs)

Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P2 (2½hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P2 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P2 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P2 (2hrs) German HL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (2hrs) Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P2 (2hrs) Latin SAL P2 (1½hrs) Portuguese HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL, SAL P2 (2hr) Equine Studies (3hrs) Maritime Economics (3hrs)

14:00

Religion Studies P1 (2hrs)

Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P3 (2½hrs), FAL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese, German HL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese FAL P3 (2½hrs) Marine Sciences P1 (2½hrs) Engineering Graphics and Design P1 (3hrs)

Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) South African Sign Language HL P1 (2hrs) Physical Sciences (Physics) P1 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P1 (3hrs)

Geography (Climate and Weather, Geomorphology and Mapwork) P1 (3hrs)

Monday 15/11

Physical Sciences (Chemistry) P2 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P2 (1½hrs)

Engineering Graphics and Design P2 (3hrs)

Tuesday 16/11

English HL P2 (2½hrs) English FAL P2 (2½hrs) English SAL P2 (1½hrs) Accounting P1 (2hrs)

Civil Technology (3hrs)

Friday 12/11

WEEK 4

Wednesday 17/11 Thursday 18/11 Friday 19/11

09:00

History P1 (3hrs)

14:00

Economics P2 (2hrs)

Geography (Rural and Urban Settlement, Economic Geomorphology of SA and Map work) P2 (3hrs) Visual Arts (3hrs)

Life Sciences P1 (2½hrs)

Design (3hrs)

NSC Nov 2021 Timetable – 13 September 2021

WEEK 5

Monday 22/11 Tuesday 23/11

09:00

14:00

Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs) FAL (2½hrs ) SAL P2 (1½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P2 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (1½hrs ) Accounting P2 (2hrs) Afrikaans HL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans FAL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P2 (1½hrs) Agricultural Sciences P1 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P1 (3hrs) Sport and Exercise Science (3hrs)

Electrical Technology (3hrs) History P2 (3hrs) Marine Sciences P2 (2½hrs)

English HL P3 (3hrs) English FAL P3 (2½hrs) English SAL P3 (2½hrs) Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans FAL P3 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P3 (2½hrs) Agricultural Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P2 (3hrs) Dramatic Arts (3hrs)

Tourism (3hrs)

Monday 06/12

Dance Studies (3hrs)

Tuesday 07/12

IT and CAT rewrite

Agricultural Technology (3hrs) Music P2 Comprehension (1½hrs)

Wednesday 24/11 Thursday 25/11 Friday 26/11

WEEK 6

Monday 29/11 Tuesday 30/11

Wednesday 01/12 Thursday 02/12 Friday 03/12

WEEK 7

09:00

Mechanical Technology (3hrs) Religion Studies P2 (2hrs) Computer Applications Tech P2 (Theory) (3hrs)

14:00

Information Technology P2 (Theory) (3hrs)

Consumer Studies (3hrs) Hospitality Studies (3hrs) Music P1 Theory (3hrs) Agricultural Management Practices (3hrs)

14:00

09:00 Monday, 6 September

Life Orientation (LO CAT) (2.5hrs)

Tuesday 19 October

Computer Applications Tech P1 (3hrs) Practical

Wednesday 20 October

Information Technology P1 (3hrs) Practical

16 August to 15 October

Performing Arts Practical

11 October to 22 October

Visual Arts and Design Practical

Enquiries: Dr. R. Poliah: Chief Directorate: National Assessment and Public Examinations; 012-357 3900

NSC Nov 2021 Timetable – 13 September 2021

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Editor’s Letter

Contributors

Holler at us

Exams!

Poem of the month

Still jittery at exams

The district view and advise 16 Is the next gig like an exam 22 Exams: the origins

Exams in the future

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October 2021

Global education standards

Spores and things

Spores in space!

The One

Energy crisis - globally

Will the asteroid hit us?

Halloween! - he he he It is movie-time

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Month of November

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Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO

It is NOW. Exams are here and we better be prepared. We have found the exam timetable for grade 12. Good luck - and know it all starts on 27 October. Exam tips again this year? You probably have a ton of that - and probably also getting frustrated with all the good advise. So, we are not adding to it. We have a few great articles instead. What is the district doing for you? what will exams be in the future? do we still get all jittery even at university exams? Just a good read to calm the nerves. And of course it is also Halloween! Good Read!

Sybil

Tshwane South Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Do you youhave havea aGrade Grade 9 certificate or higher? Have decided Do 9 certificate orEducation higher? Have you you decided College operating under the Department of Higher and which career path to follow? Training thepath fourthto largest TVET College in terms of enrolwhichbecame career follow? ments in 2018. Over and above that thethe College managed to attainVocational - NC (V) and Well choose National Certificate Well don’t don’tlook lookany anyfurther further choose the National Certificate Vocational - NC(V) the fifth rank in the 2019 T119 national results. The College was also start studying for your career path? and start studying for your career path.for the fields of Meselected as one of the Centres of Specialisation chanical Fitter, and Fitting and Turning, Electrician, Boilermaking and What is National Certificate Vocational NC(V)? Millwright 2017. What isinNational Certificate Vocational (NCV)?

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Duration of the qualification: The College offers Report 191 programmes N1 to N6 in Mechanical, Duration of the qualification: Civil and Electrical Engineering, N4 to N6 Management Assistant, FiNCV isManagement aisthree yearyear qualification offered at 2, 3inand Each4.level takes a full NC(V) a three qualification offered Levels 2, 4. 3 and Each level takes nancial and Hospitality Studies. NCLevels (V)atL2-L4 Electrical year of study. A student is issued with a certificate on the successful completion of a full year Construction, of study. A Engineering student isand issued with a certificate Infrastructure Related Design, Informa- on the successful each level of of study. tion Technology, Tourism, Officeof Administration, Civil Construction and completion each level study. Hospitality. Learnerships are also offered at the College. At TSC TVET we offer the following NC(V) programmes: At TSC TVET we offer the following NC (V) programmes:

Tshwane South TVET Currently comprises of the following Campuses: Atteridgeville, Centurion, •• Finance, Finance, Economicsand andAccounting Accounting Economics Odi and Pretoria West.

•• Office Office Administration Administration • Information Technology Computer Scienceskills of its Hospitality students The College’s campus in Centurion isand famed for the Science culinary • Information Technology and Computer •• Civil Civil Engineering Building Construction and for having the best machinery for practical engineering training workshops. Atteridgeville Engineering & &Building Construction •• Electrical Electrical Infrastructure Construction Campus is known for its Civil Engineering. Pretoria Infrastructure Construction West is offering Engineering for both Report 191 and Engineering NC (V) andand hasand been identified as an Engineering Report 191 and for Engineering and IT •• Engineering Related Design Related Design courses. The Odi campus, in Mabopane, is acclaimed for its NC (V) Tourism Programme. •• Hospitality Hospitality •• Tourism Tourism

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Meet our contributors Masiziba Hadebe is doing her Master’s Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a passionate volunteer for community projects. She loves reading and writing about science, agriculture and anything in between. She believes you can wear a smile whatever the weather! I am Marcia Ramodike from Limpopo Tzaneen at lenyenye. I am an author when not studying. I am passionate about writing and i live to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most of my time i write. My favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine Rivers. My name is Molatelo Kate Kgatla, I’m 24 years old. I was born and raised in Lenyenye. I’m a grade 2 teacher at Vunza Teddy Bear Learning Academy, an author of a book titled her jouney as a young mother. I became a mother at 17. It influenced me to write about my personal journey to try and help someone that could be going through the same. I love writing and I love my 7 year old daughter and life. Lesly Malose Mahapa is a singer/writer/poet. He started writing at the age of 14 and has since been on a journey to pursue his music and writing career. Lesly is currently working with an indie group ‘MozSouth’ based in Ivory park, Midrand. Lesly is also a brand ambassador for a local clothing line “Boi Boi apparel”

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Exams will still be around – also in 2021. The format might be different after all, but that is expected. The latest is that exams will start on 27 October. NOT 1 NOVEMBER! We are publishing the latest timetable for you, so make sure you got it right. The reason for the change? After all, grade 12 students might (some at least) be eligible to vote; hence starting on 1 November is not fair. It does put a bit extra on our grade 12. Make sure you go to the right exam and also go vote. All of that said, we have a few exam tips as usual. This year we just try to make it less ‘curriculum’ – by now you should be rather prepared anyway with exam tips and past papers and websites and the right food and all those things. So, we try to look at how a district is assisting and what exam means when passed the grade 12 and getting on with life – and meeting more exams. Be aware: Grade 12 is not it. It is the beginning.

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Exams at University: do I still get the jitters? As you go up and the more educated you become, the more complex questions are. It all lies in the NQF levels. Inherently, exams at university become challenging. What do I mean by that? Well it depends on the perspective I take on the module I am studying for. For instance, every time I enter the exam hall for those ‘terrifying’ modules where I am only aiming for a pass, I can feel my stomach tightening, my heartbeat rising and I feel more anxious while attempting to answer the paper. But over the years, I have learnt that preparations for modules that terrify you must be done in a proper and well planned manner. For instance, I always tell my friends about the module (Please note, I am not complaining) and I tell them what I want to achieve. That way, I am held more accountable to actually carry out my preparations for the module.

The second coping mechanism is to get a buddy who is good at the module and negotiate a tutorial with them. Yes, as cliché as it sounds, promise to buy them coffee or fried chicken in exchange for some tips in order to conquer the terrifying module. Also some of the tidbits I picked up along the way in dealing with a terrifying module is to always listen to the lecturer. They have a lot of giveaways, especially since they know what they’re going to ask and how the answer should look like. The other perspective when it comes to my experience to exams is feeling the exact opposite of ‘Stomach tightening-anxious feeling’. Instead, I feel excited and have complete belief in my capabilities. In this case, I always believe after an exam, I deserve full marks. To explain this feeling, I compare it to like what happens in school. There is that one subject that you believe was meant for you, it’s either easy for you or way too interesting for you to fail. Consequently, when you write the tests for that subject, you always feel confident and at ease. Even during the preparation of the subject, you feel like time flies. The catch though is you always have a reputation to live up to. The way to gauge that reputation is to ask your friends how well they think you’ll do in that subject. If their response is centered on the notion that it is impossible for you to fail, then remember to make sure that they are not disappointed.

Masiziba Hadebe

Exams bring along a great deal of stress. Studies: This happens long before the exams. Identify your subjects that need more time and priortize accordingly. Follow your timetable religiously and make provision for all your activities e.g. relaxation, religious activities and family time. Make provision for formal and informal assessments, assignments and other school responsibilities such as homework and presentations. Ask for assistance from your subject teacher to explain portions that you might find challenging. You could learn from your peers by being part of a study group where you could have discussions on identified topics and sections that you might find challenging. Preparing for Exams Know your own study style and study method as well as when is the best time for you to focus on your studies. Avoid distractions such as cell phones and social media and socializing. Organize your study space and follow a regular personal study timetable. Regular breaks are important because you cannot focus for longer than 20 minutes. Regular exercises e.g. walks or jogging is important and a

good diet and enough sleep is vital. Examplars and old exam papers and memoranda is beneficial when you do revision work. It models what you could expect in your exam paper. Know the venue, exam rules, time of the exam and the particulars of the paper that you will write. Be punctual and prepared by having your tools for the exams ready and in good working order. Relax and stay positive. Remember why you are here and do not forget your goals. In the exam venue, breathing exercises and counting to ten as well as pleasant positive thoughts and self-talk helps when you try to deal with anxiety during the session. Concessions:

Learners with barriers to learning assessments will be assisted by teachers at the school during the identification process. Concessions include extra time to write the exams, readers, typists, using a laptop during exams, spelling concessions, support for visual impaired learners and those who might be hard of hearing, to name but a few. Applications are done from early or when the issue started. The learner would have been diagnosed by a professional for the particular barrier. Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) protocols will be followed.

Edith Wynne-Trollip (writing in her personal capacity) Curriculum Support and Advise Overberg Education District

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When it comes to innova�on and crea�vity Prince Sebetha a former student of Ekurhuleni East Tvet College sets a KWA-THEMA CAMPUS good example. His journey with the College started back in 2016 when he SC enrolled in one of our campuses (Daveyton Campus) for Engineering and Related Design (ﬁ�ng and Turning).

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Is the next performance like an exam or do we get jaded? In every industry everyone puts in hard work and effort in order to reach their goal. It may be to make a huge profit or to reach a certain target. It is the same as in the music industry. Every gig, no matter what, is very important. And with live performances, there are no second chance. This is like an exam. That is why it is important for one to prepare, because it is a make or break moment. In my few years of experience as a performer, and someone who takes his craft seriously, I always make sure that I am well prepared for my next gig. One could ask if it is like an exam? Most definitely yes. For me to leave a lasting impression on my audience and make long time fans out of them I have to make sure I deliver a quality performance and that requires rehearsal and lots of

preparation; hence I would compare it to a huge exam that I need to study for in order to pass. Being unprepared can lead to a lot of unforeseen circumstances. imagine forgetting your lyrics or being out of tune because of lack of preparation! that is an impression you are going to leave even if you are normally good at what you are doing. To someone who is seeing you perform for the first time, that is how they are going to view or judge your work and it will take another performance to prove to them that it was a ‘bad hair day. However, until then they will remember you as the guy who fumbled on stage. And we also need to remember that as artists our audiences are the people we are providing a service to. In order to get them to want to come and support your business you need to provide them with proper service. This is why practicing your craft and being well prepared is mandatory and that will help you get even more gigs and promoters will be forced to book you because your work speaks volume. Remember, it is a career, not a hobby, so as much as you would take a cooperate industry job serious or any job for that matter even your performance has to reflect on how passionate and how much you love doing what you do.

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Exams are coming at us That might be true, but where and when did it all start? Let us just have a quick guess. Egypt? No. India? No. One left and that is the one: China of course. All of this is inspired by Wiki. The Chinese empire has always been immense. As it shifted from a war-like collection of smaller entities to a bureaucratic entity, the need for administrators became rather evident. It can trace its root back to some 200 BC, but the real foundation is probably some 600 AD. In essence: it was a standardised set of exam questions and it was all in writing. One of the qualifying things was calligraphy. Today: proper hand writing! It makes sense: how to have a public servant where it is not possible to decipher the writing! There is one little fun thing here as well: insofar as China (also at that time) is rather homogeneous, it means there are no cultural differences throughout the empire. All of this got refined through years and did produce a class of public servants. But it did end – 1898 was the year of the Boxer rebellion and 1905 saw the abolition of the exam system. It was taken over by a more modernised and steamlined public school system. But was that it then?

s! But when did it start? British East India company got to hear about it. And found it rather great as they needed administrators for their great business enterprises. It somehow also got introduced into the British schooling system and by 1855 was established as the public service exams. But where did it really take off? India! Britain needed administrators and good one’s at that. In comes the standardised exam and India gets a class of administrators. What is the code of the Indian Civil Service today: “A member of the civil service in discharge of his/her functions is to be guided by maintaining absolute integrity, allegiance to the constitution and the law of the nation, patriotism, national pride, devotion to duty, honesty, impartiality and transparency” That is more or less what is universal and it all comes from the Chinese. OK, the code of conduct might not have been there at the year 600 AD, but this is where the roots are. So, when you get to exam, remember that students have been going to exam for 1,400 years (or more like 2,200 years). You are not alone! PS: the success rate of their Master’s degree was about 1-2%.You can do better – we know it

Exams in the future Post-Covid This is not so easy. Will we still sit for exams as we did 100 years ago? Why all this stress really and what is exam actually? I found an interesting article here. What is states is that exam has not moved from what was exam hundreds of years back. I quote: “For the last 30 years, access to knowledge has been open and one of the most important skills has become knowing how to select, analyse, synthesise and combine existing knowledge in creative new configurations. However, examinations test knowledge retention by hiding information to see how well students can recall narrowly selected pieces of it. Even online examinations do not escape this contradiction”. It gets more intricate: “Everyday life, most especially in the workplace, almost never involves exam-taking techniques. People do presentations, they write up assignments and argue positions. Might not critical thinking, curiosity and social skills be better taught, therefore? Covid-19 by and large made exams impossible. Social distancing prevented the annual horror-show. Online exams could not fill the gap. What we need to do is to re-look our society and take this opportunity to create a different education system that just might be more in tune with the outside world. The emphasis could be on ability to search

the internet, to utilize the modern tools to make a presentation (whatsapp to propagate it), free internet software to design, youtube to create references, tweets from some media person as backing up the arguments, and much more. Remember: this is not about the technology. It is about using technology. And that can be applied to anything: art classes or life science and so on. Is it too much? If the educational system is to educate for life, we have to think about what that ‘life’ is. Is it happening anywhere? I found this. Future Dubai Students Will Have No Exams - Scoop Empire “According to Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, director-general of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the future of Dubai’s schooling system is getting a major revamp. “In the future, classrooms will be replaced by open, collaborative spaces that bring students of different ages and abilities together. This will encourage students to work together on solving real-world problems from a very young age, allowing schools to completely move away from tests and exams,” said Al Karam WOW! The future is already happening - Exams will never be the same post-Covid

Global standards for education Most countries would like to see a flow of skills where its citizens can work abroad, and scarce skills needed can be obtained from other countries. That, after all, will promote both development and also the job situation. Then the question will automatically arise: is the education in another country comparable to ours? Can we automatically recognize a matric certificate or a degree from abroad? There is one way of doing it. South Africa will have to assess the foreign countries certificates, compare it to our standards and then to accept (or reject) certificates from this particular country. That process will then have to be done for all countries in question. There is of course another way forward: Global standards for education. What now if there is a global standard for grade 12? That means that after leaving school it is possible to apply to a TVET in SA or in Burundi or USA or wherever. There is one standard and we all accept this. Of course it goes further. TVET certificates and university degrees can also be standard-

ized across the globe. This will automatically enable the free movement of workforce across all countries and across all educations. We just need to agree on the global standards – easy-peasy! Or maybe not! As it is right now, universities across the globe have some agreements among themselves where (as an example) some universities in the UK recognize some degrees from some universities in SA. But that is a oneon-one basis and not global. However, European Union is the entity where the developments in terms of standardized education and mutually recognized certificated and degrees are most developed. From here: “The Commission published a proposal for a Council Recommendation on promoting automatic mutual recognition of higher education and upper secondary education diplomas and the outcomes of learning periods abroad. The Recommendation was adopted by the Council in November 2018. Improving procedures for the mutual recognition of qualifications in EU Member States is a cornerstone of establishing a European Education Area by 2025. This is probably the closest to recognition across a major part of the world we can get for now! Sadly

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We added two new exhibitions to our collection on the floor. The 4IR and Mirror Maze exhibitions

4IR Exhibition The 4IR exhibition currently hosts the Humanoids (two small ones and the big one called Pepper), Virtual reality Station, Augmented Reality and the interactive displays integrated with of a number of TV screens. This concept is through the touch screen located at the entrance to the center. Interactive display section has been created where visitors are encouraged to use traditional touch screens to immerse themselves in games and content around Science Technology Engineering and Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).

Children are provided with the opportunity to play games to train their analytical ability, improve their ability to solve puzzles and chal-

lenges. They are also challenged to explore more traditional content style, such as exploration of subjects including how Artificial Intelligence works, Machine Learning, how data transfers over networks etc. Science Exploration While traditional science teaching has complex challenges around logistics, safety and costs. VR has none of these limitations. Experiments are done as often as needed with no physical costs of materials or safety concerns. Students can learn about physics and chemistry, life science etc. in a safe environment. Within VR learning occurs without any distract but with full immersion. Learning and understanding mathematics becomes easier and more fun inside of VR due to the nature of games and how they are designed. This is designed to make learning and exploration real fun especially for little ones. Wide learning opportunities exist through this exhibition, children have many prospects to learn on, e.g. google earth exploration experience. With Google Earth VR, children can travel to almost any place in the world. They can fly all over the world and explore any city, any monument and landmark anywhere in the world.The exhibition has two different types of humanoids the small one (called Sanbot Max and the Bigger one called Pepper). The Sanbot Max robot was designed to be implemented into numerous kinds of business scenarios, providing customers and staff members with intelligent and efficient services. Pepper is a semi-humanoid robot, which means that a human has to control it. It is designed with the ability to read emotions. Pepper recognizes faces and basic human emotion.

Drones and Mirror Maze Drones Pilots at the Clubhouse Did you know that the Clubhouse has three certified drone pilots? They also have 10 DJI Tell drones that they will used for their drone course. They are currently putting together content for the said course. In addition, the Clubhouse offers programmes such as Teach Fundamentals of drones, real-life applications of drones: namely surveillance using object identification and tracking to videography for commercials and other media use. This includes python programming that covers drone automation.

Mirror Maze Exhibit A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors prehistoric times, water, but people turing mirrors out rials for thousands metals, and glass. metals like silver often used due to applied as a thin cause of its natuhard surface.

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A maze is a path or collection of paths, typically from an entrance to a goal. The word is used to refer both to branching tour puzzles through which the solver must find a route, and to simpler non-branching patterns that lead unambiguously through a convoluted layout to a goal. The pathways and walls in a maze are typically fixed, but puzzles in which the walls and paths can change during the game are also categorised as mazes or tour puzzles Mirror Maze The mirror maze itself is a pattern, combining several characteristics of geometric patterns: repetition, symmetry and tessellation using repeated equilateral triangles. These triangles fit together without any gaps or overlaps, creating a tessellation. Mirrored surfaces all around reflect the pattern so that it repeats and appears infinite.

Why spores? Spores are produced by bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. Because of this association, spores tend to have a negative connotation and can be seen as a threat. However, there is more to spores than one could ever imagine and it all lies in why they could be considered important. Firstly, spores can be produced and released by specialized fruiting bodies, such as the edible portion of the familiar mushrooms, fungal spores germinate and grow into new individuals under suitable conditions of moisture, temperature, and food availability. This use is seen as a stepping stone for upcoming research. Secondly, it has been found that when spores form a symbiotic relationship with a plant, they can enhance the plant’s drought tolerance and resistance to several soil pathogens, as well as improve a plant’s ability to acquire nutrients. Again, what remains key here is research relating to sustainable agriculture. In fact, experts in similar or closely related fields indicate that many re-

searchers want to look at how to use spores as a replacement for things like pesticides. It’s a natural alternative to conventional pesticides that could give plants pathogen resistance or boosted nutrient acquisition from the soil. There’s also work looking at land restoration, using spores to help some plants grow quicker in deforested areas, improve soil aggregation, and boost the environment. All this is some big and very important aspects going forward. The other important use of spores lies in the fact that they have been linked to an important theory: life on Earth came from space. Therefore leading researchers to believe that spores might be the history lesson the earth needs. Specifically, it is suggested that the earth’s early small plants have no root systems or hard woody tissue, which may explain why their fossil remains are rare. Resulting in the immense interest of spores as they represent these characteristics because they are simple reproductive units that carry genetic material (much simpler than seeds, which did not evolve until much later). To substantiate this life on earth evolution theory, scientists believe that for successful reproduction, the spore walls of land plants had to be strong enough to resist drying out and damage from ultraviolet radiation. These resilient spore walls are also what allows the spores to be preserved for hundreds of millions of years in ancient sediments, and to be extracted from those sediments using strong acids.

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However, according to some scientists, spores might generally pose some danger. To illustrate, a study that focused on a certain type of spore (B_Subtilis) indicated that prolonged storage in desiccation can be damaging cell components like RNA and DNA. In all of these and sometimes contradictory uses, it is clearly understood that research and development in the future is needed in order to have a better understanding of spores and to cushion against possible dangers. Despite everything, it also remains clear that the speculation and interest is not going anywhere anytime soon

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This is the theory that will forever be around: did life come to Earth from outer space? From another planet? There are plenty of theories and the most prevalent is the theory of Panspermia. Panspermia theory claims that life is abundant throughout the universe and has or can be transported across space and populate other environments. The theory looks at what ‘life’ can handle in terms of environmental stress. In comes Extremophiles. Wiki: “According to astrophysicist Steinn Sigurdsson, There are viable bacterial spores that have been found that are 40 million years old on Earth— and we know they’re very hardened to radiation.” Some spores have been found in Yellowstone at 120 degrees water, in the deepest trench underwater with immense surface pressure. I found an article here. It looks at the mechanics of getting from planet A to planet B. This is not a simple process. First there must be some sort of impact on planet A. That can be a meteor, but here is the catch. That is an impact comparable to a nuclear explosion. Can anything survive that? Yes, apparently. The spores will then be blasted upwards from Planet A.

Next step is such spores must be embedded in something, typically rock. Can that happen? Oh, we can find spores embedded on rock here on Earth. Then comes the transport phase. Outer space is a very harsh environment. UV light (any sun out there) will typically kill bacteria and virus. However, spores can survive that as well. This has been tested by having spores sitting outside on the space station for six years. The spores are fine! The last one is when the rock (the comet or meteor) arrives at Earth. This is a ball of fire and the impact will produce a G-force of more than 50 G. Spores can survive that as well. It was tested using a high-velocity cannon, firing spores encapsulated into a rock. No problem there. So, spores have been boiled, cooked, radiated, vacuum’d in space, G-forces, explosions and much more. And spores can survive! The last thing: spores need to recognize that they are now in an environment where they can survive as the original species. They are good at recognizing that as well! Does it then prove the theory? No, it only proves that life is very very robust. Could it just be?

It is always an honor and privilege to cover artists that are not only friends of mine but also inspire and are inspired by me and vice versa. This talented young man is popularly known as William Ello, born William Tshabalala based in Tembisa, Gauteng. William Ello was born in 1994 in Gauteng. Before becoming an artist he was an avid music listener and fan. “I used to sleep with my headphones on” he says, and I had an opinion about how music should sound and the direction a song should take and then I started doing music myself. He draws his inspiration from real life situations, but mostly emotions, “I try not to run away from emotions and I express them as cleanly as possible through my music and in a way my music has taught me a lot about my life and how to deal with certain situations”. I get my inspiration from 70s, 80s and 90s RNB and soul. The Motown flavor that I grew up listening to played at home and also in the streets. His debut album Kasi Norms was inspired by the streets of Tembisa

where he grew up and the type of environment comes up when you listen to the genuine lyrics behind the story. When asked about challenges he faces as an independent artist, he says being broke can make you immobile because all the tools needed to produce and market music need money and when you are broke it is hard to get your music out to relevant people. Even social media needs money as well. Support from the family is crucial. If the family doesn’t support you, it can be very difficult to achieve your dreams When asked about his work process, he said it sometimes starts with the beat before lyrics and vice versa so it’s different all the time. Mostly emotions lead me as this is important to portray. He has worked with the likes of Runic Rhyme from USA, Father the Sons, Palley Wang, Ben Rasco and Lezy De Yong to mention a few. His advice to artist is simple: “Be really truthful and honest about the artist you are, know what moves you and what you are good at and push boundaries. Try not to make the same song twice and if you do, try not to make it the third time”. As he laughs!

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We sometimes believe that we are unique with our loadshedding and power interruptions. It probably was true for some years, but now we are looking at a global energy crisis. All of this is inspired by an article on CNN here. What is happening? The price of Liquid Natural Gas (LGN) has been shooting up lately. We are talking increases of 130% in Europe. China is experiencing rolling blackouts and Indian power stations are running out of coal. Why now? The world is coming out of the shadow of Covid and that means industries are ramping up. This sucks up a lot of electricity as it is (in Europe and Asia). The demand side suddenly exploded before the supply side could catch up. There are fears about the coming winter in Europe where energy demand increases due to the need for heating of houses and offices etc. Unfortunately, energy production is not possible to just ramp up. It takes long to get infra-structure in place.

Europe is now very dependent on LNG. It is not possible to just switch back to coal. And who is the main supplier of LNG right now? Russia. That in itself would not pose a big problem as there are pipelines from Russia to Europe (albeit some are going across Belarus and Ukraine and they charge for transits). The latest pipeline that has been heralded as making a massive impact is Nordstream-2. This is a pipeline directly from Russia to Germany across the Baltic. Makes a lot of sense, except …. US is not happy with Germany trading so much with Russia. Nordstrem-2 has been delayed, and now we are into crisis mode. It gets worse. As one energy expert put it: “there is no Saudi for LNG”, meaning that there is not one massive big supplier who can ramp up fast. On top of, Europe typically replenish their stocks during spring and summer. But spring was late this year, so the heating season lasted longer, depleting the reserves. And all of it is bad news for climate as everyone is now looking at going back on renewable energy and firing up the polluting coal plants again. What to do? Despite all of this, EU is determined to focus on renewables as the only factor to stabilize energy costs.

What is Nordstream-2? Germany relies on LNG now and there is plenty of natural gas in Russia; hence the focus on getting it to Germany (primarily, but not only). Gazprom is a Russian state company that is supplying LNG. It sits on both transmission as well as production. The Nordstream pipelines are owned by Nord Stream AG which is in turn owned by Gazprom. The first pipeline – Nord stream-1 was operational by November 2011. Nordstream-2 consists of two pipelines and will double the capacity. Both are finished and operational by September 2021. US has been totally against Russia selling LNG to Germany. Trump had it as one of his key things to hold against Merkel in Germany. US has threatened sanctions against companies involved with Nordstream-2 and that obviously has gone down like a lead balloon in Europe. One of the key reasons for having the pipeline across the Baltics, directly

from Russia to Germany is costs. Previous pipelines have been across Belarus and Ukraine and they have charged for the transit. That has increased the cost of LNG in Germany. The answer was to bypass Belarus and Ukraine. But how much do they stand to lose? It is projected that Ukraine alone will lose out on $3 billion per year in transit fees.

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One of the reasons for avoiding any of the Eastern countries was exactly to get away from (Belarus and Ukraine) using the pipeline to hold Europe hostage and to demand rather exorbi-

Ukraine has tried to use the supply of LNG to Europe to score advantages in Europe. Now Nordstream-2 will avoid all of that. Wiki: “In June 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Nord Stream 2 completion was inevitable. In July 2021, the U.S. urged Ukraine not to criticise a forthcoming agreement with Germany over the pipeline. On July 20, Joe Biden and Angela Merkel reached a conclusive deal that the U.S. may trigger sanctions if Russia uses Nord Stream as a “political weapon”. The deal aims to prevent Poland and Ukraine from being cut off from Russian gas supplies. Ukraine will get a $50 million loan for green technology until 2024 and Germany will set up a billion dollar fund to promote Ukraine’s transition to green energy to compensate the loss of the gas transit fees. The contract for transiting Russian gas through Ukraine will be prolonged until 2034, if the Russian government agrees” I think they will!

Deflecting asteroids! Are we scared that an asteroid is going to crash into Earth and obliterate us all? Like those movies. This huge ball of fire hurtling at us. And we know we have only a few weeks (or was it days?) before impact. Great movies, but what is reality. First of all, do we have some asteroids and things out there that might collide with us? First of all, there are some smaller pieces of space debris that will collide with Earth without us even knowing. But we are looking for the big things. A 1998 effort between USA, EU and other nations created ‘Spaceguard’. The objective was to catalogue objects that could pose a hazard (read impact). The thing is that before we started to actively track and measure it was

a bit of dark art to predict anything. The advent of big telescopes put the entire discussion to the fore. Wiki: “In 1937, asteroid 69230 Hermes was discovered when it passed the Earth at twice the distance of the Moon. Hermes was considered a threat because it was lost after its discovery; thus its orbit and potential for collision with Earth were not known precisely. Hermes was only re-discovered in 2003, and it is now known to be no threat for at least the next century. Imagine that we actually lose track of a meteor or asteroid? Well, it happened! We are now actively tracking objects and some of the are estimated at passing rather close by (in astronomical terms at least). Wiki: “On February 4, 2011, an asteroid designated 2011 CQ1, estimated at 0.8–2.6 m (2.6–8.5 ft) in diameter, passed within 5,500 km (3,400 mi) of the Earth, setting a new record for closest approach without impact, which still stands as of September 2018. On February 15, 2013, the 30 m (98 ft) asteroid 367943 Duende (2012 DA14) passed approximately 27,700 km (17,200 mi) above the surface of Earth, closer than satellites in geosynchronous orbit.” However, it is not so easy to find these objects as they may not reflect light. That means it is a dark object hurtling at us. Only when such an object gets closer, we might see the reflection of sun light. But then it might be very close! So what to do about it?

Dart – Double Asteroid Redirection Test In comes DART - Double Asteroid Redirection Test There are plenty of initiatives and some more strange than other. The one that could be obvious would be to detonate a couple of nuclear bombs and break and asteroid into pieces. Well, might not be a good idea as those pieces (some big ones maybe) could still hit us and cause havoc. The real defense might be to deflect such an object, not to destroy it in its current trajectory and leaving pieces still aimed at us. This is DART. A test to see if it is possible and how much an object should (or could) be deflected. A double asteroid has been identified. 65803 Didymos is an asteroid and its very small moon. Didymos is less than a kilometer across which is a potential risk to us. DART is in essence a small satellite to be crashed into Didymos’ moon that will be launched 24 November 2021 with an impact on 2 October 2022. It is estimated that by crashing into Didymos’ moon, the trajectory of the entire system can be altered. The impact should provide a change of 0,4 mm per second.

That sounds a bit miniscule. Big effort and a change of less than a milimetre? Calculate yourself, over time it means a lot. So are we close to any conclusion yet? NO! this is a test. And we will really only know in years to come. However, it is the first initiative with the hope of some success. There are other suggestions. Some of them are really into Sci-Fi, but we do not have any defense right now anyway. Nuclear devises: Maybe the most effective, but also the most dangerous as we hardly will know where the pieces are going afterwards. And launching 100 Mega-ton bombs could also be a bit dangerous if the rocket should fail. That would be equal to a meteor impact! The non-nuclear impactor seems to be the more mature approach. But it hinges on one thing: Early detection. If that is not possible (and it might not be), we are into the movie scenario. A fanciful one is to launch a massive satellite that will hover over the object and by its gravitational pull deflect the object. There are others as well and although possible in theory, they all fail on one thing: it is not possible to engineer right now! So, hope for the best for the next many years!

31 October – Halloween – trick or treat – pumpkins – dressing up. We know all these things although a lot is imported from the US in recent time. But where does it come from? It is a bit gory, really. It is a day in remembrance of the dead! That is where it comes from. Actually a bit earlier than the Christian tradition. It is claimed it is a harvest feast day. From Pagan times. There is still a tradition of lighting candles on the graves of the dead family members, though. Looking at the activities today, we see horror movies, scary stories being told, pranks, trick-or-treat and so on. Now we use hollow pumpkins as lanterns and we have all the trappings of skulls and witches as well. Black, orange and purple are the colours of Halloween. Black cats are there as well – of course. Trick-or-treat is old as well. It might come from the parishers going from house to house and begging

for cakes and praying for the dead. That got into costumes and the first written record is from 1927. However, it only took off in the 1930s. So it is both old and new. Visiting haunted places is also a good thing to do. Haunted houses became popular in the US in the 1950s. Some claim it came from Disneyland’s haunted house. That opened in 1969. One thing is for sure: any county should have a haunted house as an attraction! What would US be without a parade? Halloween parades are also a part of it now. Wiki: “The yearly Greenwich Village Halloween Parade was begun in 1974. It is the world’s largest Halloween parade, attracting more than 60,000 costumed participants, two million spectators, and a worldwide television audience”. The games and superstition is also a part of it. Apple Bobbing (eating an apple floating in a tub of water) or eating a scone dipped in syrup hanging from a string (that will get messy!) and so on. Plenty of fun from times gone by and new traditions!

It’s mov All courtesy of NuMetro I really think we are back in business - or at least back in the cinema. Just about time! Ghostbusters: afterlife When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind Screening: 19 November 2021

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The Matrix resurrection From Wiki: Twenty years after the events of The Matrix Revolutions, Neo lives a seemingly ordinary life as Thomas A. Anderson in San Francisco where his therapist prescribes him blue pills. Neither he nor Trinity recognize each other. However, Morpheus offers him the red pill and reopens his mind to the world of the Matrix Screening: 22 December 2021

We carry on a bit along the lines of superstition. Friday 13 October. That is a triple-whammy. The origins of why ‘13’ is unlucky and even more why Friday is unlucky and the ultimate: Friday 13 October is a triple-whammy are obscure, but fascinating. Let us start out on ‘13’. I do love this one actually: We all know Loke (thank you Marvel Studios) is a prankster. We also know that sometimes he might take it to the extreme. Well, the story goes that there was once a party at Valhalla with 12 guests. But Loke was not invited. However, Loke being Loke showed up anyway, gate crashing the party. Just to show he got one of the guests to shoot dead another guest. That is why in Norse mythology ‘13’ is an unlucky number. Marvel studios could get mileage out of this. It does not stop there (before we get to Freddy). There were 13 guests at the Last Supper.

But let us also look at the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar was also a financial empire. The first to issue letter of credits and instituting the proto-banking system we know today. Letter of credit was important at that time. In essence, you paid in the money say in London, got the proof of deposit – the letter of credit - and went off to say Istanbul where you presented the letter of credit and got your money. It limited the need for travelling with a load of cash. The knights also financed different governments (read kings). One of them being the King of France. When he defaulted on his loans, he decided to settle it in a rather gruesome way. He outlawed the Knights, burned them at the stake and took their property. And that was Friday 13 October, 1307. The triple-whammy. The superstition part? Not all airlines have a 13th row. It is row 12 and then row 14. Some hotels do not have a 13th floor. And then we have Freddy and Elm Street. Not sure how Friday 13 is related there, though.

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