Matrics ready to change the future
By Tanya Waterworth, Duncan Guy
Feb 20, 2021
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Durban - Firday saw IEB matriculants celebrating at schools as they gathered to share their results, with many of the top pupils saying they saw a bright future for South Africa and wanted to give back to the country.
Thabiso Dlamini, 2020 deputy head boy of Hilton College who achieved seven distinctions, said from his home in Hammarsdale on Friday: I was fortunate that so many gave so much to me. Not many kids get the opportunity to go to Hilton and I just wanted to take that opportunity with both hands and be an example to other children to show them they can succeed, no matter where they came from, he said, adding that his background had given him an inner desire to succeed.
2021 school year: Less time in class, higher fees
By Taschica Pillay
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Durban - Parents at public and private school are forking out more in fees, despite spending less time in the classroom.
Schools in KwaZulu-Natal contacted by the Sunday Tribune have increased their fees between 2% and 7%.
Northlands Girls’ High School in Durban North was the only school surveyed whose fees remained unchanged from last year, with Grade 8s paying R44780 and grades 9 to 12 R42536.
Theven Reddy, principal of Northlands said 2020 was a difficult year for parents, and a decision was, therefore, taken to offer parents a reprieve and not increase school fees.
The most expensive schools in South Africa in 2021
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Despite calls from education experts for private school fees to remain the same or have ‘controlled increases’ in 2021, the cost of private education in South Africa continues to climb.
In October 2020, South African governing body associations advised the country’s 3,000 fee-paying schools against price hikes in 2021, saying that the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown had placed all South Africans, even the wealthy, under strain.
Paul Colditz, chief executive of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools said the financial hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic had hit private schools harder than public schools. “I think you will see a decrease in enrolment in private schools,” he said.
On Wednesday night, while the rest of the country was pre-occupied with torrential rains and overflowing rivers, the MyStar Talent Search Show crowned their 14th winner.
20-year-old Neelo Gopolang could just be the show’s biggest star yet!
The Francistown youngster walked away with the coveted P100, 000 cheque and a scholarship at a university yet to be named.
With a unique sound matched by an imposing stage presence, Neelo sang her way to a stunning victory, receiving 70, 856 votes. Emphasizing her dominance, her nearest rivals, Justice Nyathi and Queen Gaarekwe, managed 4, 797 votes between them!
Gifted with an exotic voice, Neelo is an old soul who has been writing songs since she was 10.