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You are at:Home»EDUCATION»Social media frenzy boosts school ‘spirits’ rumours An Extension 7 resident holds up a jug of water she was using to revive fainting Ntsika learners outside the school gate on 12 April 2021. Cold water worked well, she said. Photo: Sue Maclennan Social media frenzy boosts school ‘spirits’ rumours Parents, teachers and education officials will meet at a Makhanda high school early on Tuesday 13 April in a bid to restore calm after a spate of fainting epis...

You are at:Home»EDUCATION»Motivation, commitment lifts Makhanda matrics Khutliso Daniels Secondary achieved a 78% matric pass rate. Teachers (back, from left) Mkhuseli Mhlekwa, Lungelwa Mayalo, Maud Siaw, Thembesile Sandi, Vuyiswa Mthetho, Mthuthuzeli Msipa, Lungelwa Deliwe; (front from left) Zonwabele Mcuba, Nomthandazo Planga, Siyanda Tyobashe, Thantaswa Ndzena. Photo: Sue Maclennan Motivation, commitment lifts Makhanda matrics Highly motivated  learners who had each other’s backs;...

Hope and planning in uncertain times Makhanda high schools had their own challenges at the start of the new school year. Emotional wellbeing as the effects of Covid-19 and the lockdown sweep through communities and a return to some kind of structure and routine are high on the lists of principals’ priorities.  Khutliso Daniels Principal Radio Mcuba on the first day of school 15 February 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan Seven Grade 8 classes Kutliso Daniels “I don’t know where all these l...