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Ruda Landman

For 19 years Ruda Landman was part of South Africans’ Sunday evenings as a co-presenter on Carte Blanche. She left the show in 2007, and since then Ruda presented ‘n Lewe met and VeranderDinge on kykNET and is one of South Africa’s best-known journalist and television personalities.

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It was a great honour for AWSUM to do this interview with her.

Ruda, you grew up in the Northern Cape, Upington to be exact, please tell us about your school career. What school did you attend? Any achievements or great memories?

I grew up in small towns all over the Northern Cape – Hartswater, then Keimoes, and boarding school in Upington for my high school years. It shaped who I am.

Both your parents were school teachers, as a teenager how did you find that?

By the time I got to high school they were no longer actively teaching – my dad had moved on to be an inspector of schools, and my mum stopped teaching. But I learnt what any teachers want to instil: discipline, punctuality, and doing your homework!

What did you do after school? How did you end up as a presenter?

I studied Afrikaans and English at Stellenbosch University, and did a teaching diploma, but decided I did not want to teach. So I got a job at Die Burger in Cape Town, and later at the Afrikaanse Diens at SABC radio, now RSG. Management at the TV news department were looking for women to read the news in Afrikaans, and I was among three or four who started doing that.

It’s a well-known fact that when you started your career you could not speak English & had a very bad Afrikaans accent. Did you ever wish that you could go back to high school and do things differently?

I wouldn’t know how – my world was Afrikaans. That’s who I am. When it became necessary, I could and did learn to speak English.

As a young conservative Afrikaans lady in the 80’s, the boundary-pushing TV show Carte Blanche was an eye opener for you. Do you have one story/ experience that will stay with you?

I can’t narrow it down to one story. We got to know the country in close-up during the transition years of the late 80s and early 90s. It was an amazing personal and professional journey.

Your family is the most important thing in your life. Any advice on how to be a big career woman and a great mom and wife?

Choose the right partner, and pay attention to the relationship. Find and appreciate other help, in my case Rosie Mgangathe who has been housekeeper, nanny and organiser of our lives since 1981.

A lot of our readers invited you into our homes on a Sunday evening on Carte Blanche. What does a normal Sunday look like in the Landman household?

The best part of leaving CB was having my Sundays to myself! We might go for a walk or a late breakfast in the morning, and then sit on our stoep, braai, have some good red wine, read, perhaps watch a cop series.

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Do you like cooking and what is your speciality?

My husband loves to braai. I have developed a whole catalogue of delicious salads to go with that. Otherwise, I make a mean curry.

Please explain to our readers what Study Trust is all about and how GRAD: Your Guide to University Success is helping students.

This year, South Africa has about 150,000 first-year students at university.

Around 60% of them are first-generation, the first in their family to go to university. They have no one to turn to when things get rough, no one to say, “Don’t worry, I’ve walked the road, it will get better. Hang in there.” They need skills like handling money, managing time, mastering huge amounts of information, handling stress. StudyTrust has been administering bursaries for more than 40 years, and they have a support system for the students which includes seminars on all these subjects. I adapted that content, Van Schaik Publishers turned it into a lovely, vibrant booklet (pro bono), and Capitec sponsored printing and distribution of 140,000 copies which were delivered to 22 universities in January.

“Tell me your story” is your latest book that was launched in April. What inspired you to write this book?

About three years ago, insurance company BrightRock approached me to interview a range of South Africans for their website, The Change Exchange (www.changeexchange.co.za). The idea was to talk about change moments in life – how do you make decisions, or how do you handle change when it is forced upon you. From that flowed the kykNET programme VeranderDinge, for which I did similar interviews. It was wonderful – people shared insight and life lessons and personal emotion, far beyond what I had expected. I wanted to find a wider audience for that, so I selected 18 of the interviews and put it into a book.

Why do you think it’s important to hear everyone’s story?

Our experience of our reality in this country is so diverse that we can very easily retreat into separate enclaves and start talking about “they” and “them”. That breaks up society and disables our growth and development.

How will we understand one another if we don’t listen to the stories?

You interviewed really big names, how do you prepare for an interview and any specific interviews that changed your life?

You have to find out as much as you can about the person so that the conversation can be about his or her experience, emotion, interpretation, response, not about the facts. The facts are just the washing line to hang the real content on.

Again, I can’t single out specific interviews. The experience of talking to such a wide range of South Africans has shifted and shaped my view of our reality.

What is next for Ruda Landman?

I’m not a planner. A door opens and I consider the possibilities. We’ll have to see!

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Leerdeleiers

Baie geluk aan Bertus van Rensburg en Cara Bester wat verlede week deelgeneem het aan Radikale Redenaars.

Bertus het ‘n A-gekry vir sy Redenaarstoespraak. Cara het ‘n A - gekry vir haar Redenaarstoespraak en ‘n A vir Prosa Lees, sowel as ‘n A vir Poësie. Wel gedaan! Ons is baie trots op julle.

Ons Leerderleiers het ‘n heerlike kamp gehad saam met ons buurskole by High Africa.

Bertus van Rensburg en Cara Bester Hier maak die leiers gereed vir ‘n baie hoë ervaring!

Konings en koninginne

HB Thom Die Gr 1-3 leerders het die ongelooflike voorreg gehad om na ‘n regte teater toe te gaan.

Die opwinding was groot en die konsert uit die boonste rakke!

Die Gr 2’s het vir ‘n dag lank die voorreg gehad om te voel hoe dit voel om ‘n koning of koningin te wees. Kyk net hoe deftig lyk hulle!

Kyk net hoe deftig lyk ons konings en koninginne

Gr 1-3 het die HB Thom besoek

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Wes-Kaap o/13 netbalspan Baie geluk aan Lané Giliomee en Kelsey Hendricks wat opgeneem is in die Wes-Kaap o/13 netbalspan wat gedurende die Junie skoolvakansie in Boksburg gaan deelneem. Saam met hulle is juf. Maria-Lize Visser, deel van die WesKaap Skole netbalbestuur.

Lané Giliomee en Kelsey Hendricks

SER- kompetisie

Die volgende gimnaste het pragtig presteer in die lintafdeling by die Kaapse Wynland Distriksproewe in die Paarl en sodoende deurgedring na die South Zone Kompetisie by die WesKaapse Sportskool gedurende die Junie vakansie.

Skye van Wermeskerken (Vlak 3 – Brons), Ziané Rabé (Vlak 3 – Brons), Jo-Marie du Toit (Vlak 3 – Goud), , Brigitta Klaasen (Vlak 1 – Goud), Zoey Klaasen (Vlak 1 – Silwer) , Anja du Toit (Vlak 1 – Goud) en Miché-Lynn Sass (Vlak 1 – Goud).

14 van ons Charlies het aan ‘n SER- kompetisie gaan deelneem by Paarl Gim. Hulle het uitstekend gevaar en met die volgende pryse huis toe gekom: 1ste plek vir beste voorgeskrewe lied en ‘n algehele 3de plek!

Charlies is trots op hierdie goeie prestasie!!

Baie geluk en sterkte aan Michael Versveld en Johan Coetzee wat gekies is as deel van die 60 Boland rugbyspelers wat die komende naweek aan die finale rondte o/13 Boland rugbyproewe gaan deelneem.

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Gimnastiek

o/13 Boland rugbyproewe

Michael Versveld en Johan Coetzee

HOËRSKOOL CHARLIE HOFMEYR

Front: Anja du Toit (Vlak 1 – Goud) Miché-Lynn Sass (Vlak 1 – Goud).

Back: Skye van Wermeskerken (Vlak 3 – Brons), Ziané Rabé (Vlak 3 – Brons), Jo-Marie du Toit (Vlak 3 – Goud), , Brigitta Klaasen (Vlak 1 – Goud), Zoey Klaasen (Vlak 1 – Silwer).

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LANGERUGSKOOL (t) 023 346 5300 (e) admin@langerugskool.co.za 7’s Rugby Langerug het dit tot die Semi-finaal gehaal, maar toe verloor ons teen Agulhas A. Baie sterk kompetisie gehad in ons poel.15-15 teen Agulhas B, 19-12 gewen teen Nuwe Hoop. Ouens regtig goed gespeel.

Ongelukkig kon ons dit toe nie deur trek tot die finaal nie.

Langerugskool skitter met top talent!

Top 3 kategoriewenners by die Langerugskool Talentaand.

2de plek: Edwaldo Barry.

3de plek: Elaine Zeeman, Lisa Paulsen en Annebel Hugo.

Die algehele wenner: Alromanu Kouter.

HTS DROSTDY (t) 023-34 22320/1/2/3 (e) admin@htsdrostdy.co.za Drostdy plaas Worcester Gim in skaakmat Ons skaakspelers het verlede week geskiedenis gemaak deur die span van Worcester Gimnasium met ‘n telling van 5 en ‘n half teen ‘n half op hul neuse laat kyk. Drostdy wen dus vyf van die wedstryde en speel een gelykop. Ons is baie trots op hierdie jong Gladiators (soos hul juffrou hulle noem).

Armand van den Berg, Adriaan Alberts, Albrecht van Zyl, Stiaan Engelbrecht, JJ Augustyn, Herman Roux.

Junior Burgemeester ‘n donkie Drostdy spog van jaar nie net met ses lede op die Junior Stadsraad nie, maar ook met twee van hierdie lede op die uitvoerende komitee – die tesourier, Suné Conradie en die burgemeester, Franklin Kriel! Baie geluk aan die ander vier leerders wat op die raad dien.

Bilqees Laatoe, Antoinette Steijn, Franklin Kriel (Burgemeester), Suné Conradie (tesourier), Chris-Mari Snyman, Chantel Hugo.

HOËRSKOOL MONTANA (t) 023 347 0476 (e) sarihana.montana@gmail.com Junior Stadsraadlede vir 2018/2019

IAAFwêreldstapkampioenskap Francois Jacobs is vir die IAAFwêreldstapkampioenskap in Taicang in China gekies om SA te verteenwoordig. Hy het daarop gefokus om die Suid-Afrikaanse rekord te verbeter en het dit toe reggekry.

Francois het vroeër vanjaar ‘n goue medalje by ASA se 0.18 jeugen 0.20 junior kampioenskap in die Paarl verower.

Francois het in gr.7 met “stap” begin en toe die SA skolekampioenskap gewen. Hy het in sy hoërskoolloopbaan die 0.15;0.17;0.19 staptyd by SA atletiekkampioenskap vir hoërskole verbeter.

Talisa van Wyk, Carli Jacobs (nuutverkose lede) Junné Pienaar en Eunice Stevens.

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WORCESTER GYMNASIUM (t) 023 347 0426 (e) wg@worcgim.co.za Wafiqah Daniels

SA Jukskei

Congratulations to Wafiqah Daniels for being selected for the Boland Hockey IPT Girls u.18A. Well done Wafiqah, we are very proud of you.

Cecil le Roux was deel van die Suid-Afrikaanse o.16 seuns Jukskeispan wat aan ‘n internasionale toernooi in Namibië gaan deelneem het. Cecil se span het in die B afdeling gespeel en verower die goue medalje. Op Vrydag, 4 Mei het hulle ook ‘n toets teen Namibië se o.16 seunsspan gespeel het wen die wedstryd 13-2. Cecil is tydens die toets as speler van die wedstryd aangewys. Baie geluk Cecil, jy hou die Bosvarke se naam hoog, ons is trots op jou.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Congratulations Alexis

A fire has destroyed a hostel at the De la Bat School for the Deaf in Worcester.

17 Boys have lost all of their belongings in the blaze on Monday afternoon.

Teachers, please ask your parents to assist where possible!

Parents, please ask your child’s teacher to start a collection!

Every cent helps!

The priority is to provide the boys with essentials like hearing aids and clothes.

We also would like thank everybody who assisted us during the tragedy and are thankful that nobody got hurt.

Congratulations to Alexis who was Mr Ryden’s pick for his player of the tournament for the A team at the recent BPSFA girls’ football festival day. Well done!

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VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL ROBERTSON (t) 023 626 3139 (e) admin@rvs.co.za

Netbal RVS speel vriendskaplike wedstryde teen Durbanville Voorbereidingskool.

Luka Cronje Luka Cronje neem deel aan KB 200 Motorfiets wedren en vaar baie goed.

HEXRIVIER OPVOEDKUNDIGE SENTRUM (t) 023 354 8800 (e) hexrivier.sentrum@gmail.com

Tuimelaars presteer Schalk Minnie en Francois Nel van Hexrivier Opvoedkundige Sentrum, het aan die Wynland Distrikskompetisie vir tuimel Vlak 1, 2 en 3 wat op De Doorns aangebied is op Vrydag, 11 Mei 2018, deelgeneem. Hulle vaar as volg: • Francois Nel - eerste plek vlak 1 seuns 6 – 7 jaar • Schalk Minnie - eerste plek vlak 3 seuns 8 – 9 jaar Beide tuimelaars is in die Wynlandspan opgeneem wat op 21 Junie te Wynberg Militêre basis aan die Suid-Sone- kampioenskappe sal deelneem.

Gimnastiek Gimnaste van RVS behaal goeie uitstle tydens die Kaapse Wynland Gimnastiek kompetisie.

Spelolimpiade RVS se Spelolimpiade wenners

Francois Nel en Schalk Minnie.

LAERSKOOL MONTAGU (t) 023 614 1640 (e) monties@telkomsa.net SPAR Montie Sportdag Laerskool Montagu het hulle jaarlike SPAR Montie Sportdag op 5 Mei gehou. Rugbyen netbalwedstryde is in ‘n goeie sportmansgees gespeel. Honderde toeskouers het die spelers met groot entoesiasme ondersteun. Daar was ook heerlike eet- en drinkgoed te koop. Montie Sportdag is beslis een van die hoogtepunte op ons kalender.

Kalidoskoop besoek die Monties Juba en Anique Jordaan van Kaleidoskoop het gesorg vir uitstekende vermaak tydens ‘n heerlike kuieraand.

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WORCESTER VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL (t) 023 347 1160 (e) voorbereiding@telkomsa.net Hugo Naudé Inkleurkompetisie Worcester Voorbereidingskool se leerders het uitstekend gevaar in Hugo Naudé se inkleurkompetisie.

Leerders met hul pryse en sommige geraamde kunswerke.

WORCESTER PRIMÊRE SKOOL (t) 023 347 0663 (e) wps@cwps.co.za Monitors vir 2018

Mandaryns @ WPS WPS bied nou ook Mandaryn-klasse aan! Ongeveer 60 leerders is ingeskryf en klasse word na skool aangebied.

VOOR: Shaaziah Mia, Robin Brand, Conwin Kock, Frieda Tseng, Courtney Titus.

MIDDEL: Gretchen Scheepers, Eden Phillips, Simoné Martin (Biblioteek prefek), Ruan van der Linde, Reuben Cupido, Zoë du Toit, Daniel Coenraad, Nicci Hamman.

AGTER: Zannaé Oosthuizen, Chloë Marone, Dylan Coenraad, Damian Muller, Zandri van Aswegen, Reid Koopman.

WORCESTER-NOORD PRIMÊRE SKOOL Leerderleiers gaan kamp

by High Africa Vanaf 14 – 16 Mei het WNPS se leerderleiers gaan kamp by Hight Africa saam met die leerderleiers van ander laerskole. Die leerders is in spanne ingedeel om aan aktiwiteite deel te neem. Gerhard Strydom het ook met hulle kom gesels oor leierskap, inpirasie en liefde.

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Graad 3 hou ‘n “drive thru” Op Woensdag 25 April het ons graad 3’s ‘n hamburger “drive thru” gehou om geld in te samel vir ons jaarlikse lootjieprojek en dit was ‘n reuse sukses!

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Hokkie-onnie presteer Baie geluk aan mnr. Ruan Terblanche wat gekies is as die afrigter van die Boland 0.13 Shiraz seuns wat vanaf 4 – 8 Julie in George gaan toer. Hy is ook gekies as afrigter van die o.14 Shiraz meisies wat in Bloemfontein gaan toer vanaf 27 Junie tot 1 Julie. Dit is ook sy 5de jaar wat hy gekies word as as ‘n Boland Shiraz afrigter. Die Noordjies is baie trots!

Hokkiespelers blink uit Neil de Wet, Ané Troskie en Jade Avenant is opgeneem in die Boland Shiraz 0.13 Hokkiespan. Die Noordjies is baie trots op die puik hokkiespelers!