The challenge of finding placement for pupils in Nelson Mandela Bay is rearing its head again, with some parents making a last-ditch attempt to find a suitable school for their children.
A chance encounter on the first day of “big school” turned to an instant friendship for two Clarendon Park Primary School pupils when their picture was featured on the front page of The Herald on January 11 2012.
It was a strange experience but a happy reunion nonetheless for Nelson Mandela Bay musician Joash Soobramoney, who was reunited with his priceless saxophone days after it was stolen from the boot of his car last week.
Trying out for the U/14 netball team at Andrew Rabie High School with no takkies to wear, Yolandi Stone, of Booysen Park in Gqeberha’s northern areas, had to do her best in her school shoes.