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UPSTART GOES ON AIR:
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Book Reviews
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Archie Mbolekwa Upstart members and volunteer Laura Wentworth conduct a science experiment to find out how compression works. Read all
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upstart@grocotts.co.za
P.O. Box 103
Grahamstown
6140
Vol. 3 No. 2
Published by the David Rabkin
Project for Experienti al Journalism
Training (Pty) Ltd, 40 High Street,
Grahamstown, 6139.
Printed by Paarlcoldset
Telephone: 046 6226277
Fax: 046 6227282
Email: upstart@grocott s.co.za
Website: www.grocott s.co.za
Project Manager:
Shireen Badat
Project Co-ordinator:
Nompumezo Makinana
Design:
Shalen Gajadhar
Layout:
Ronél Bowles
Excitement rages in Upstart clubs as
we approach the fi nal countdown to
the broadcast of our fi rst radio show
on RMR 89.7 on Saturday mornings.
Six Upstart members have been undergoing
intensive training in order
to produce the Upstart radio show.
Read about their experiences so far
on page 10 of this editi on and remember
to tune in on Saturday mornings
to listen to the show.
Second year Rhodes University
Chinese Studies students and their
tutors from the Confucius Insti tute
have started running workshops with
Naam : Nicoleen Van: Swindon
Graad: 10 Hoërskool PJ Olivier
Ouderdom: 16 jaar oud
Sal my siel verkoop vir: Chocolate steri stumpi, sour
jelly beans en caramello bears
Gunsteling musiek: Ek luister bietjie van alles en dit
hang maar af in watt er bui ek is
Die goed wat ek nie sonder kan lewe nie: My Bybel
(alles is kalm in die Groot Man se palm). My ouers,
my drie boeti es, my great ou, wonderlike vriende en
vriendinne (al sien ek baie van hulle min). My hondjie
(Chopi), my teddy (Carter), my selfoon, my kamera
en natuurlik musiek!
Wat gaan ek doen na skool (matriek): Ek gaan verder
studeer (drama) gaan ook ‘n fotografi e kursus doen.
(Fotografi e is my groot passie), maar ek moet erken
ek is nogal ‘n drama queen.
My lewensleuse is: “Be wild, be crazy, be funny, be
stupid ‘cause life’s too short to be cool.”
NEWS
WELCOME
some of the Upstart clubs. Over the
coming weeks they will be imparting
their knowledge of China and
Chinese culture to our members. So
far the Upstart members have had
lots of fun in these sessions learning
interesti ng facts about China as well
as comparing their culture and society
to that of China.
Upstart spent two days at the annual
Scifest and were able to att end many
interesti ng workshops and talks.
Their experiences are recounted on
page 6 and 7. We would like to thank
the Director of Scifest, Vera Adams,
for providing our members with complimetary
ti ckets as well as transport
to the venues.
Healthy living and lifestyles are a
conti nuing focus of Upstart. Some
of our members visited the Rhodes
University Pharmacy department
and were measured, weighed and
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had their blood pressure taken in order
to assess their health and fi tness
levels.
World Cup fever is also spreading
through all the Upstart clubs and besides
discussing the coming spectacle
in our club meeti ngs, some of our
members were also taught to do the
diski dance. See our World Cup feature
on page 15.
A big thank you to SABINET for the donati
on of an MP3 player and speakers
which we are using to listen to audio
books. Our members are really enjoying
listening to these books and we
hope that this will add to their love of
reading and books.
Thanks once again to all the volunteers
for their hard work and passion
that they bring to the project!
Shireen Badat & Nompumezo Makinana
My name is Xolela Makhasi, a Grade 10 learner at
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School.
I enjoy playing sports and reading books. I joined
Upstart last year when I was sti ll at Ntaba Maria
Primary School which I miss a lot. I really like challenges
that make a change in my life. The challenge
I’m facing this year is the Science Expo and I’m aiming
high this year.
My best Upstart moment are the workshops that
we have with Prof Sunitha Srinivas because they are
helping us in choosing a healthy way to live and stay
healthy.
When I fi nish school I want to become an Electrical
Engineer because I like working with electricity.

LETTERS
UPSTART APRIL 2010
Dear Upstart
The reason why I joined Upstart is
that I want to learn more about what
is going on in Upstart. I want to learn
how to use computers and share stories
and poems with other people
around town. I want to develop more
skills and work as a team. I want to
communicate with others and gain a
lot of knowledge.
The main reason I joined Upstart is
that I heard a lot of people talking
about this Upstart newspaper and
I got interested from the way they
talked about Upstart. Girls and boys
come and join Upstart so that your
future can be the best thing that can
happen in your lives. You can also get
jobs other than nursing, police so
come and join Upstart.
From Siphosihle Mnyamana • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
Dear Upstart
It seems as if t was yesterday when we were
saying ‘woza 2010’, but not it was the past
years. But last year we said it stronger. 2010
is here, what now, what can we say because
we can’t say woza 2010 no more we can say
‘woza June.’
Woza June is our new way of welcoming our
biggest event in the world of soccer. It is going
to be the most impressing thing ever to
happen in South Africa. I would really like
Bafana Bafana to win the cup to show that
they are playing in their country.
I wish I could be one of the lucky people
who will have the chance to see all of these
Dear Upstart
I write this lett er to encourage other
Upstart members to believe in them- themselves.
If you don’t believe you can suc-
ceed how can you expect other people
SHOUT OUTS
I I want to say halla to the following
people: my mother, father, brothers,
sisters and my best friend Zintle Ngoyi.
My mother’s friends Nosiphokazi and
Nozipho, I love you guys.
From Mincili Persent • Grade 9
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School
Hala peeps, I’d like to send a shout
out to all Grade 10 zase Nyasa and to
my litt le brother Xolisani (Senzo) from
Archie Mbolekwa and to everyone that
knows me. Happy birthday to my sisters
Xoliseka and Xolelwa during the month
of April.
From Xolela Makhasi • Grade 10
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School
Hey everyone I wanna say hi to my family
especially to my litt le sister Laqhama
and my special aunt Sithelwa and everyone
who knows me. Ayobanesss.
From Zikhona Mamana • Grade 9
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Dear Upstart
The reason why I joined Upstart is
that I like reading the newspaper. I
also wanted to join it because I want
to learn more about writi ng poems.
The main reason is that as a proudly
South African I believe that Upstart is
the bright future for me and for you
as well.
All I want to say is if you join Upstart
you will see that it is irresistable and
you won’t regret it. To you Upstart I
want to say come and conti nue the
task that you started.
From Asemahle Diniso • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
soccer players face-to–face and take their
photographs and autographs. I only have
one problem with this World Cup and that
is the crime in South Africa. We are not safe
in this country because children are kidnapped,
raped or killed every day. There is
a lot of crime in this country, someti mes I
wonder if I’m safe from all the criminals
around. The real questi on is what about the
tourists that just came to see the beauti ful
games. Won’t the crme aff ect them but I
think that the police will take care of everything.
I say goodluck to Bafana Bafana.
From Ziphozihle Goje • Grade 8
Nombulelo High School
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You can achieve anything if you really
set your mind to it. Have a vision and
work on achieving that vision. Learn
from the mistakes made in the past and
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Hey guys, I’d like to send my love to my
friends Geogeo, Zintle, Asie, Khanyie,
Sbosh, Anesipho and everyone who
knows me. You guys rock!
From Nathie Qwibi • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Hey hey, I’d like to say hi to my friends
Azola, Asanda, Aya, Asemahle, Zintle,
Nathi, Noloyiso, my parents and everyone
who knows me.
From Khanyiswa Pheli • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
I’d like to send my love to my parents,
teachers, my sisters Xoliswa, Limise,
Nobongile, and my brothers Zongie, Joe
and to all my friends.
From Simphiwe Mbonda • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
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Dear Upstart
Hayini bethuna Upstart members
have increased this year. Phofu ke
iyinto entle leyo. To meet diff erent
people, new diff erent opportuniti es,
new things to do and lots of fun.
Masibuleleni ke thina Upstart members,
sinethamsanqa. Imfundo ayiphelelanga
esikolweni qha, we also
learn new things in Upstart.
This year is going to be the best but
also a bad year for me. Best because
of Upstart that keeps me entertained.
Bad because it is my last year
at Archie Mbolekwa. I would like to
thank Upstart for what it has done,
changing many lives. Thank you guys.
From Aviwe Menze • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
upstart@grocotts.co.za
P.O. Box 103
Grahamstown
6140
not make the same mistakes again. If
you follow these rules, you will be suc-
cessful in whatever you choose to do.
From Muhle Kilani • Grade 9
Khutliso Daniels High School
I’d like to send my shout out to my
friends Xolelwa, Ziyanda, Babalwa,
Asemahle and the Archie Mbolekwa
teachers especially Mr Motlabane. I
love you guys.
From Ayanda Tana • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Hello everyone, I’d like to say hi to ma
girl Juicy lips, Ciara, Bubble, Ovuyo,
Ngcongie, Amish
and everyone who knows me. Love you
all, peace!
From Hlonipha Sandi • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Heita peeps, I wanna hala to all my mxit
peeps especially Metarbolic Chapters.
To my friends Siphosez, xosh, Ayanda,
Thobani, and Ta King. Remember my
birthday is 21 July. Hala!
From Aviwe Menze • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
to make larger or more powerful, increase
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SHOUT OUTS
I’d like to send a shout out to my
friends Asanda, Siyakonwaba,
Dumisani, Akhona, Mandilakhe,
Sihle, Sinethemba the G.S. Manskap
(Good Sheperd) and also the others I
didn’t menti on. Peace y’all.
From Ayabulelwa Qutywa • Grade 10
Mary Waters High School
Hey, I want to send a shout out to
Tinza, Made, Nokulunga, Siphosihle,
Abongile, Liyabona and everyone
who knows me. You guys rock my
world.
From Asemahle Diniso • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
My shout out goes to Thandazwa,
Anele, Zandi, my mother, Hlumelo,
Slish, Iviwe, Mayobs, Dude and Dizo.
You rock my world guys.
From Olwethu Kulati • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
I’d like to say hello to Grade
8b learners and to Nolikhanyo,
Abongile, Ongeswa, Malibongwe
and Lil’ Aphiwe.
From Aphiwe Gift Ndzuzo • Grade 8
CM Vellem Primary School
Hey Guys I’d like to halla at my peeps
Tallack, Ballack, Sethu, Abongile,
Sethu2, Thandazwa, Anele, Sanele
and MaOtla. You guys rock my mind.
From Ntombizandile Mkhaliphi • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
I’d like to hala at my best friends
Qhawekazi, Lihle, Odwa, Panana and
many other friends of mine. I love you
all so much.
From Sibabalwe Stephen • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
My shout out goes to Thobeka
Ngoyi, Pumeza, Tessa, Ababalwe,
Thandolwethu, Nozibele and Dambisa.
From Zintle Ngoyi • Grade 9
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School
I would like to say hi to my friends
Siphokazi, Xola, Sandile, Grace and
others.
From Khanyisa Plaatjie • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School

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The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the
wonders of the world. It is a Unesco
World Heritage site and can be seen
from outer space.
The Great Wall of China is 8 851,8 km
long. It was built about 2 000 years
ago in the Ming dynasty.
Sibahle Fosi • Grade 10
Nombulelo High School
More facts about China
Because China is such a large country
they have very different types of weather.
It can get very cold in winter and very
hot in summer. In winter it snows and
can sometimes get to 40 degrees below
zero. It can also go up to 47 degrees in
summer which is very hot.
Chinese people mostly use bicycles as
their means of transport because there
FEATURES
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CHINA
are so many people. It is easier to get
around on bicycle and to travel on public
transport likes buses and trains.
The traditional Chinese women’s clothes
is called zhuang and the men’s are called
qipao.
Lutho Gqirana • Grade 10
Nombulelo High School
Chinese Food
The story of
Mulan
Long ago in China there was a girl
called Mulan. Her father was a retired
army general who was too
old to fight.
Mulan had no older brother and
she thought if only she were a boy,
she could defend her country. She
bought a horse and dressed as a
boy and went to join the war. She
fought for many years and all that
time, no one knew she was not a
man.
After the war the emperor gave
her a special award for her bravery
and offered her a job that would
make her rich. But Mulan wanted
to go back home and he gave her a
horse.
Her family was so happy to see her. She
stopped wearing men’s clothes and
Facts about China
The most common food in China is rice. Rice
was the first grain planted in China. They also
eat millet, corn, buckwheat, potatoes and sweet
potatoes.
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Country name:
The People’s Republic of China
Official language:
Mandarin
Currency: Chinese Yuan
President: Hu Jintao
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.3 billion
The different people in China are:
• The Han 92% of the population
• The Gin
• The Hezhen
• The Hui
Mao Zedong became the first communist
chairperson of China. Sun Yet-Sun was a doctor
who brought democracy to China
By Vuyokazi Twani and Sibusiso Klaas • Grade 10
Nombulelo High School
Chinese people love to drink tea even if the
weather is hot or cold. They like dragon fruit
which is a Chinese fruit. They also eat moon cakes and dumplings.
In China people don’t eat with a knife and fork, but with chopsticks.
By Gcobani Nobhongwana • Grade 8
Ntsika Senior Secondary School
started dressing like a woman again.
This story teaches us that girls can do
the same things that boys can.
By Zikhona Tatana • Grade 8
Nombulelo High School

UPSTART APRIL 2010 FEATURES
The Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese calendar is different from ours and is based on a 12 year cycle
Each year is named after an animal
The Chinese calendar follows the lunar calendar
Phumeza Ndwalaza • Grade 9
Benjamin Mahlasela High School
CHINA
Rhodes University second year Chinese students and their tutor with
Upstart members at Nombulelo High School
The Olympic Stadium in Beijing also known as the Bird’s nest
Chinese Sport
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China is famous for martial arts. The most famous Chinese people are Bruce Lee
and Jackie Chan. There are different types of martial arts and even old people can
do it. The last Olympic Games were held in Beijing, China.
Siphosethu Vazi • Grade 8
Nombulelo High School

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Fun with magnets
On Tuesday 30 March we went to
Sci-fest Africa at the Monument.
We were divided into groups and
we all attended different shows.
The workshop that we went to was
about magnets. There are different
kinds of magnets, the one we were learning about is
called the Neodymium magnets. It is very powerful
and it is difficult to separate it from metals. You can
even put it on your hand and the other one on the
bottom of your hand and it won’t fall. We learnt that
there is a South and North pole, like sides repel and
unlike sides attract each other.
We learnt that magnets are powerful and very useful.
They are used on washing machines, fridge doors,
radio speakers, etc. We learnt that magnets are also
used when making flashlights. We did an experiment
where we made our own small flashlights using the
two Neodymium magnets. That was difficult and fun
because we had to connect the magnets and the wires
correctly before the flashlights went on. We now
know so many things about magnets. The most interesting
thing about magnets is that the Neodymium
magnet is only 1cm in size but it is very powerful. We
enjoyed all the workshops and we learnt new things
and made new friends.
Story by Vuyiseka Kahla, Grade 10
Sinethemba Baxana, Grade 10
Sisipho Phongolo, Grade 8 • Nathaniel Nyaluza
High School
The wonders of satellites
During the Sci-fest Africa
Upstart members attended a
workshop on Satellites, their
uses and functions conducted
by the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research. In the
workshop we learnt about satellites and rockets.
We were taught about how satellites are
launched into space. We were told that a satellite
is built then placed in a particular space
inside a rocket. The rocket is then launched into
space from a rocket station. The rocket has five
parts that fall off when the satellite is launched.
The rocket travels into space and the lower part
falls off into the sea and the rocket controllers
switch on the boosters in place of the fuel. It
travels a kilometre further then another part
of the rocket falls off and reaches space where
there is no gravitational force. The top part falls
off and lets out the satellite which travels and is
controlled so that it lands properly.
We also got to know what subjects are needed
for a person to be able to be an astronaut.
These subjects are Maths, Geography and
Science. We learnt about one of the first people
to travel to space and he was Neil Armstrong.
We also have a South African astronaut Mark
Shuttleworth who has made us all very proud.
Story by Khanyisa Menze, Onela
Mqakamba and Anelisa Valela • Grade 8
• CM Vellem Primary SchooL
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INTERVIEW
Sci Fest fun
Sea levels rise
During Sci-fest Africa we went to a workshop
called ‘Sea level rise and storm
surges’ conducted by the South African
Weather Service. At the workshop
we learnt about global warming and
waves, how dangerous they can be. We
were told about the high tides and low tides of the sea.
We were shown pictures of where the waves had been
pushed by heavy winds and damaged buildings that
were close to the sea in Port Elizabeth.
Our most favourite part of the show that we liked was
when we were given a task to transport people who
lived close to the sea or rivers. We were given a map of
Port Elizabeth, 500 cars to transport those people who
lived in Port Elizabeth to Graaf-Reinet. We had to use
three roads in order to transport these people.
We were taught how to use the map and it was quite
hard but we did manage to do it and transported the
people in the right way. The man conducting the workshop
encouraged us by telling us that we were the best
group of them all. We had a lot of fun and we wish to
do it again.
Story by Zikhona Ngcete, Nosibabalo Nondze and
Siphosihle Mnyamana • Grade 9 • CM Vellem
Primary School
Before you do this activity you need to
have two people to help you. One person
will pump air into a two litre plastic
bottle using a bicycle pump and the
other person will hold the bottle down
using two pieces of wood.
You must put the bottle in a machine,
before you put it in the machine you
must first pour water into the bottle but
half. Put it in the machine to be pumped,
when that bottle is full of air the other
person will separate the two pieces of
wood and that bottle will go up fast and
the water will spill on you.
Remember you must not do this activity
when the weather is cold because
you will be angry when the water spills
on you but it is fun when the weather
is sunny.
This activity made me see things differently
in life because that bottle was like
a 500g in the sky but when it comes back
down it was that two litre bottle. It was
very fun guys, we even screamed when
that water spilled on us.
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Drawing by Sisipho Phongolo • Gr 8 Nathaniel Nyaluza High
School
Last term, the Archie Mbolekwa Upstart members did a science
experiment with Rhodes University student volunteer Laura
Wentworth.
Story by Asisipho Fulani • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Drawing by Thembekile Magobhiyane Gr 9 • Archie Mbolekwa
Higher Primary School

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REVIEW
A day at the Observatory Museum
On March 29 Upstart members spent the day at the
Observatory Museum in Bathurst Street as part of the Sci-fest
activities. During the day, we participated in different workshops
including the one about Rhythm and Time in music. This
was conducted by Dr Cynthia Schmidt, an ethnomusicologist
at Rhodes University, Hilton Borerwe and Grant Mears who
are music instructors at Rhodes.
Dr Cynthia told us more about how time and music are related.
After Dr Cynthia’s lecture, Grant told us more about inner
time and other dimensions of music. Hilton told us about
African rhythm and interlocking. They told us that everyone is
a performer in music and we demonstrated that by clapping
our hands whilst they were playing the marimba and drums.
We were allowed to play the marimbas ourselves and taught
about airwaves and how they travel straight to our ears, into
our minds then we definitely know that’s the music and we
begin to feel like dancing.
We had a short break of juice and biscuits, then we were
taught about time, inner time and outer time. Inner time
means something bad that happens lasts longer to us than the
actual outer time. We also learned about the oldest scientific
instruments. We talked about the sundial that was developed
by philosophers. The sundial does not show time but when
the shadow moves from one hour time to the next, it means
that the world has turned 15 degrees (360 degrees divided by
24 hours).
We were given the first activity to do on calendars and sundials
just to check if we understood or still remebered what
we were taught. We then had lunch, which we were looking
forward to. We were taught more about the Xhosa calendar
which has more meaning than the regular calendar. We were
also taught that most months of the year have been named
after certain plants according to the changes that manifest
themselves during the seasons of the year.
We were given the names of the months as follows:
Eyomqungu- January
Eyekhala- July
Eyomdumba- February
Eyethupha- August
Eyokwindla- March
Eyomsintsi- September
Utshazimpunzi- April
Eyedwarha- October
Ucanzibe- May
Eyenkanga- November
Eyesilimela- June
Eyomnga- December
We went on a treasure hunt where we had to search the whole
museum for answers. We then visited the optometrists and
we were shown and taught how eye tests are conducted and
how spectacles are made. To end the day we were taken to the
camera obscura which was built by Henry Carfer Galpin and
his son Walter in 1882 and is the only Victorian example of
its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. At the obscura we were
shown the whole of Grahamstown. What a fun day it was!
Story by Sibusiso Klaas, Grade 10, Asive Mdingi, Grade 10,
Vuyokazi Twani, Grade 10 Nombulelo High School and
Gcobisa Mjele, Grade 10 Mary Waters High School
On March 30 the Upstart
members from Nathaniel
Nyaluza and Ntaba
Maria visited the Rhodes
University Pharmacy
Department with Prof
Sunitha Srinivas. We had
an important lesson that
gave us knowledge about
the many diseases which
cannot be cured but can
be controlled through the
use of medication. We
talked about how we can
prevent these diseases
which are called chronic
diseases.
We know that if one or
both parents has a chronic
disease the chances
that their child will have
that disease increases.
So it is a genetic thing in
some cases there might
be something wrong with
the hormones so the baby
is born obese (fat), for
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good luck
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Upstart members learn all about African time and rhythm from
music instructor Hilton Borerwe during their visit to the Observatory
Museum.
Upstart members Phumlani Fatyi and Phumeza Ndwalaza entertain
fellow members by playing the marimba during their visit to the
Observatory Musuem.
Upstarters get heart-wise
Upstart members are weighed and measured before having their blood
pressure taken at the Pharmacy Deparment
example. Chronic diseases
include diabetes, obesity,
hypertension, etc.
We watched videos about
people with chronic diseases
and how they suffer
everyday. We learnt
that chronic diseases can
be prevented if people
make healthier and better
choices.
We also learnt that a normal,
healthy person with
no kind of disease, his/
her heart beats 70 times a
minute. We were told that
the heart has two sides
with the right side having
thicker muscles than the
left side. The work of the
heart is to pump blood
into the body, it has nothing
to do with feelings of
love. Feelings come from
the mind but most people
think that they come from
the heart.
We were told that when
a smoker's lung is damaged
it has a huge effect
on the heart. We also got
tips on how to look after
our bodies. For example,
eating healthy foods like
fruits and vegetables, getting
proteins and other
nutrients. We have to be
physically active to get
rid of unwanted fat in our
body.
Story by Lungisa Antoni,
Grade 10
Mincili Persent, Grade 9
Pumela Mafu, Grade 9
Xolela Makhasi, Grade 10
Vuyiseka Kahla, Grade 10
Neliswa Mjeje, Grade 8
Sinethemba Baxana,
Grade 10 Nathaniel
Nyaluza High School and
Aviwe Diko, Grade 8 and
Aphiwe Msomi, Grade
8 Ntaba Maria Primary
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Here are some of the acti viti
es Upstart members have
been involved with this term.
READING
WRITING
PAINTING
CHEERING
SINGING
STUDYING
DRAWING
PLAYING
LEARNING
CLEANING
MEETING
SHOPPING
LAUGHING
JUMPING
SLEEPING
COOKING
RUNNING
TALKING
TEXTING
MEETING
CHILLING
JOKING
LISTENING
SHARING
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PHOTOS
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UT & ABOUT
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Yanga Nohaji of Archie
Mbolekwa Higher Primary
School being awarded his prize
for the best book review of
the week by Upstart Manager
Shireen Badat. Upstart awards
a weekly prize for the best
book review received by
Upstart members
CM Vellem Upstart club members
listen to the Harry Pott er
audio book. Audio books and
an MP3 player were donated to
Upstart by the SABINET audio
book project. Speak to your local
librarian if you would like to
listen to audio books.
Upstart members enjoy a picnic
lunch aft er spending a morning
at Scifest. They had a full day
of acti viti es as they then went
on to a session at the Rhodes
University library and the
Pharmacy department.
acronym
United Nati ons Educati onal, Scienti fi c and Cultural Organisati on.
UNESCO encourages peace and universal respect by promoti ng collaborati
on among nati ons

UPSTART APRIL 2010
Upstarters learn to play the
marimba. An enthusiasti c
group of Upstart members had
fun playing a set of marimbas
and would love to have their
own set to practi ce on regularly
Harry and the boys ..... Local
poet Harry Owen has been conducti
ng weekly poetry writi ng
sessions with a group of former
Upstart members who are now
in Grade 11. They hope to give
public performances and publish
their poetry soon
awareNet training sessions are
conti nuing. We hope to have
all Upstart members computer
literate by the end of the year.
awareNet trainer, Thozi Ngeju,
is pictured teaching Upstart
members computer skills
W2 word worth knowing
K
dynasty
type of word: noun
PHOTOS
UT & ABOUT
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READING
WRITING
PAINTING
CHEERING
SINGING
STUDYING
DRAWING
PLAYING
LEARNING
CLEANING
MEETING
SHOPPING
LAUGHING
JUMPING
SLEEPING
COOKING
RUNNING
TALKING
TEXTING
MEETING
CHILLING
JOKING
LISTENING
SHARING
a succession of people belonging to the
EATING
same family or group who
are in power for many generati ons

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Choosing the Upstart team
Six Upstart members were chosen earlier
this year to produce and present the
Upstart radio show.
It wasn’t an easy decision though because
there were entries from ten different
schools and every Upstart member
from these schools had to write an essay
saying why they should be chosen.
Two senior radio journalism students,
Ross Alford and Tshego Letsoalo from
Rhodes University have been mentoring
the six Upstart members. The show
will be a source of light-hearted stories
mixed with funky music. There’s a lot
of work that goes into making a radio
show but tons of fun as well. We meet
twice a week and have workshops at
the journalism department at Rhodes
University. As we get closer to the
broadcast date we are now also meeting
on Saturday afternoons.
I was fortunate enough to be chosen.
The other five members are Sibusiso
Klaas from Nombulelo High School;
Olwethu Mkolo and Werner Haydam
from PJ Olivier; Xolelwa Donyeli from
Archie Mbolekwa and Nontsikelelo
Johnson from Ntaba Maria.
It’s been a great experience so far with
a great amount of work but we’ve enjoyed
every single minute of it. So
be sure not to miss the show every
Saturday morning which will be broadcast
on Rhodes Music Radio 89.7 FM on
the Y.U.N.G Amplified show between 10
am and 12 noon.
Gcobisa Mjele • Grade 10
Mary Waters High School
Firstly, thank you for allowing me to be
a part of Upstart. I really enjoy the new
experience of being involved with the
radio show. All the new challenges are
fun.
My favourite part of working on the
radio show is talking in the studio and
brainstorming. It is also cool having to
go to Rhodes.
Sweet, charming voice
FEATURE
Print and radio are the same if you
take into perspective it has both to
do with the media but obviously the
difference is the other is the newspaper
and the other radio. The difference
I have noticed is what goes into
the planning. For the radio we do a
hot clock where we draw a circle and
divide it into parts and the parts are
given a time. It depends on how long
First of all I would love to thank the people who gave me this opportunity
Nompumezo and Shireen. I feel I am right for this thing because I’m committed
to things that I do and that I would benefit from.
The reason why I want to be a radio presenter is because I am a very talkative
person who loves socialising with people whom I don’t know. The
other thing is I’m shy so I would not love the listeners to see me when I’m
at the studio doing my thing so the radio thing is good because they won’t
see me but they will listen to my sweet and charming voice.
I’m even good in Xhosa and English so I would host on both languages.
When I’m already there doing my thing I would love to be promoted to
producing and having my own show.
Sibusiso Klaas • Grade 10
Nombulelo High School
UPSTART APRIL 2010
Upstart goes on air
Listen to the Upstart radio show on RMR 89.7 FM on the Y.U.N.G Amplified show between
10 am and 12 noon every Saturday
Challenging and fun
Xolelwa Donyeli of Archie
Mbolekwa learning the tools of
the radio trade
you can speak. It is the same in an article
where you must decide how many
words you have to write. The preparation
for writing an article is probably the
brainstorming. On the radio the roles
are an anchor, technical staff, marketer
and a producer.
I look forward to our first show.
Werner Haydam • Grade 10
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
The Upstart radio team share a joke
in the recording studio

UPSTART APRIL 2010 STORY
SITTING WITH ANDILE
Here is the second chapter of Mfundo Jacob’s story Sitting with
Andile. Mfundo wrote this story last year when he was in Grade 10
at Benjamin Mahlasela High School. He is now in Grade 11 at Graeme
College
CORNER GUYS
Chapter Two
A week went by and I had been helping Amanda with her studies. But now I wanted
to propose to her so that she would be my girlfriend. Her father told me she
had done very well in the commerce test this past week. So I do not think he
would mind hearing from another party that I am dating his daughter. But on the
other hand he made it clear to me to help his daughter in her studies only.
School went by very quickly and I finished my chores and was on my way to her
house.
Just as I was taking my last corner to the right, there they were walking towards
me - “The Corner Guys”. I tried to avoid them by walking on the other side of the
road, but that did not help. Instead they covered the whole road with the same
expression as if they were going on strike. So what was I to do, run back home and
live tomorrow? No, I do not think so.
As I looked at their eyes they remind me of myself when I started doing drugs.
The middle guy came out of them all and came towards me.
Drawing by Anelisa Valela Gr 8 • C M Vellem Primary School
“What’s your name?” he asked.
“What’s yours?” I asked.
Then he gave me a wicked smile.
“What are you doing with my girl?” he asked. “What are you talking about?” I
asked. “Amanda, you idiot,” he said. “Oh, I did not know, you fool” I replied.
“I have been watching you this past week, you have been going
where I have not gone since I proposed to her” he said.
“So why is this any of my business?” I asked.
“Well, I do not know you and I have a problem with people I do not know. So
give me one good reason why I should not make a statement with you,” he said.
“One, it’s a pity you do not have the balls to stick that knife in my heart. Two, if
you knew who I was you would think twice before taking any action on me,” I
replied. Our eyes turned red, we could not take them off each other. I knew that
in my mind this was a losing battle, but I was not going to let them take my pride
away. I have escaped death more than twice, so anything could happen at this
moment.
Slowly they surrounded me, each one of them carried an Okapi, and had opened
it and carried it in their right hand. Just as they were surrounding me I looked each
one of them in the eyes and saw fear; they were trying to scare me even though
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they were scared of what they were doing.
I asked myself, “Should I take advantage of
this moment? I could test their bravery but
that would be the same as provoking them
to kill me.”
All of a sudden a voice cried out “Leave
that boy alone, you fools!” It was Mr.
Jacobs. I never thought I would be so glad
to see him. They all closed their knives and
tried to hide their faces from Mr Jacobs.
The author MFUNDO JACOBS
“Are you okay, Sive?”he asked
“I am fine, Mr Jacobs,” I replied.
“Ever since that tattooed boy who you were talking to came here, a lot of these
boys in this neighbourhood have given up on their future. They are all brainwashed
by prison codes and have forgotten where they come from,” he said.
“What do you mean, Mr Jacobs?” I asked.
“I know each and every single boy in this neighbourhood. Those boys started high
school where you are now, each one of them was good at something. Either at
their books or in sport, and had very good grades, but they all just gave up on their
future when it was so near,” he said.
As Mr Jacobs said those words, they reminded me of myself and gave me a reason
to continue with my studies.
“I do not understand why people throw away a better future for themselves and
after ten years when they are on their own, then they go cry to the government
for RDP houses when they could have gotten much more if they had just stayed
at school”
“Most teenagers want to belong somewhere nowadays,” I said. As we entered his
house and sat on the couch, he went mad after hearing me say those words to
him.
“Is that the best they can do? Belonging to a group of drug addicts when they are
one! That’s not going to get you anywhere besides belonging to a group of dead
people in the cemetery. You could become anything you want to be in life. Look at
me, when I was your age back in the days in class, I always told myself that I would
be the one giving knowledge to the minds of tomorrow. Straight after high school
I did not stop. I studied further with the bursary I had and got my degree. Now
I have a career, a big house and a beautiful family to come home to every night.
There is no place I would rather be,” he said with pride. His words encouraged me
more and one thing I truly agree with him was that he had a very beautiful daughter,
worth fighting for in your life. It is amazing how a girl can make you feel, when
you have fallen in love with her. Even though she is the reason I almost got killed
today, it’s amazing.
“Sive, I am going to arrange a time so that you can meet that boy and make peace
with him and not always have to look over your shoulder wherever you go. I hope
you can try to get him back to school and change the other boy’s minds,” he said.
“I do not mind, Mr Jacobs, as long you will be there when things heat up,” I said.
Amanda smiled as she prepared her books.
Drawing by Nkosinathi Mahote Gr 9 C M Vellem Primary School
Look out for the next chapter of Sitting with Andile in the May edition
of Upstart

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Born
I was born
Without money
But I can be sweet
As honey
I’ll walk down the aisle
Looking the future with
Bright eyes
While, I have to see it
That life is worthwhile
Wait for my dreams
To come true and
I’ll make the wings
For flight to wave
To the birds and
I’ll get through the lake
The sky will be the limit and
I will be it
God will make me see to it
That nothing is impossible
I was born.
By Aviwe Menze • Grade 9 • Archie
Mbolekwa Higher Prmary School
Lag ‘n slag
Pers-blou laventel voor my deur
Vertel my, wat gaan vandag geeur
Sal ek lag of sak ek hul?
Wat sal in die dagbreuk skuil?
Soos ‘n spoelklip in diepe water
Rol gedagtes, verbeeldings. Later,
‘n warrelwind by jou verby
Niks moet jou ooit weer onder kry!!
Die lewe is ‘n wonderlied
Sleg en swart uit brein verbied
Kyk die verre toekoms in
Laat ‘n nuwe dag vandag begin
Sien elke dag net soos ‘n kind
Laat die son se strale jou weer vind
Blou-pers laventel voor my deur
Ek weet wat gaan vandag gebeur!!
Deur Danè Ferreira • Graad 10
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
This year
This is the year that everyone
was waiting for
The year of promise
The year that visitors can see
who we are
The Africa for Africans
This is the time that
32 teams are going to challenge
W2 word worth knowing
K
Women
They smile when
they want to scream
They sing when
they want to cry
They cry when
they are happy and laugh
when they are nervous
They fight for what they
believe in
Women come in all sizes
in all colours and shapes
They’ll drive, fly, walk, run
or e-mail to show
you how much they
care about you
The heart of a woman
is what makes the world spin
Women do more than just
give birth, they bring
joy and hope
By Asive Mdingi • Grade 10
Nombulelo High School
AIDS
What’s wrong youth
You die every now and then
You leave parents behind
You live sadness and tears
What do you think youth
You had a long way to succeed
But on your way you gave up
Ooh, Aids I hate you
You took our sisters and brothers
Our loved ones away from us
You don’t choose but you kill
You don’t care how hurting we might
be
You such a bad thing
By Khanyisa Plaatjie • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
each other
Bafana Bafana we are taking it
“siyaya phambili”
Visitors: I wish your eyes and
mind could witness
Kuzojikwa la!
Come world cup, come!
By Lulama Fatyela • Grade 9
CM Vellem Primary School
lunar calendar
type of word: noun
POETRY
A friend
I fear it is wrong of me
And I must admit
Someone offers friendship
I want all of it
I don’t want everybody else to share
my friends with me at least
I want one special one
who will undoubtedly like me
much more than all the rest
By Luxolo Ntlali • Grade 8
Mary Waters High School
Having a crush
Having a crush
as sometimes taking
a risk on being crushed
Crushing on someone
is very exciting
You spend hours watching
and thinking about him or her
You get to fantasise
make secret love notes
‘cause you’re scared to
get embarassed
The worst part is
to get crushed and
find out the person
you crush on
doesn’t like you at all...
By Lihle Gqokoma • Grade 8
Victoria Girls’ High School
Smile at life
If ever you are feeling blue
And seems that no one loves you
STOP
There is a world of love around
In the sea and on the ground
The rays of the sun can warm
your heart
At the end of the day or
at the start
The lord above loves you
so much
So you can smile as such
And a smile brings happiness
not tears
A smile can wipe away all fears
So smile at life
By Elain Lieberum • Grade 8
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
a calendar that is based on the cycles of the moon phase
UPSTART APRIL 2010
My mommy and daddy
You gave me life but
you can’t live for me
You provide me with
many things but
you can’t afford me anymore
I listen to you everytime
I can decide what is wrong
from what is right
I know I can’t be a
child anymore
You were given a chance
to carry me
Give me a chance
and see what is wrong
and what is right I’m
going to do
By Khanyiswa Pheli • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Being Confused
Being confused
Don’t know where to go
Just being stuck
in the middle of nowhere
Trying to find a way
But you can’t find light
It’s dark can’t see a thing
Crying for help
No one hears you just birds
You end up crying and crying
Wondering what to do
Then you just keep on walking
Suddenly you find light and you
Meet the man of your dreams
By Hlonipha Sandi • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
Love
Love is a gift from God to people
You may call it a game
But it’s not a game
You may call yourself
A winner
But at the end of a day
You will regret it
You may call yourself
A player, striker, winner
But one day you will
Lose a big game
By Zintle Veto • Grade 10
Mary Waters High School

UPSTART APRIL 2010 POETRY
What kind of friend are you?
We were friends before
We were too close to each other
But when days were going
you were not so close to me
I don’t know why
I took you as my sister
but you just made a
space between us
Why?
Why did you do this?
Because things were no longer
Good between us
You took me as
your sister as I did too
But you did not want
to listen when I was saying
something good to you.
By Sinoxolo Kamana • Grade 10
Mary Waters High School
Thank you
My first breath sensational
First step breath-taking
First smile heart-warming
But it’s all to
not believing
never understanding
Not knowing why
Never will know
Till today
You still loving me
I don’t know how
to thank you
Glorious one and only
Defining my ways
I just want to thank you
I was never worthy but
You still love me
By Phitlhello Sedibe • Grade 8
Mary Waters High School
My angel
Those sparks in your eyes
With a real smile
That comes from within
When I laid eyes on you
I saw beautiful flowers
Starting to blossom
Like dew melting from sunshine
It has been a fantastic journey
I have learned and experienced
Physically, emotionally and
intellectually
By Zintle Ngoyi • Grade 9
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School
W2 word worth knowing
K
Education
The most important thing
is to get educated
So that you can help others
Education is the key
to success
Education is the key
to solve all problems
faced by South Africans
If you get educated you
will be saving thousands
Droomland
Ek mis jou warm lyf wat styf teen my
Gedruk is. Jou arms wat om my vou. Jou
koue asem
Wat in my nek blaas as ons altwee aan
die slaap is.
Eek luister na die reëndruppels wat op
die sink
Dak platter. Ek loer by die venster uit na
die
lang donker aand.
Ek sien die bome wat van links na vegs
sweef
In die wind. En ek kry ‘n gril in my liggaam
wat
My maak skrik. Jy sen my beter met jou
sagte lippe.
Jy voel die nat traan wat van my wang
af rol. Jy
Fluister in my oor “vir ewig en altyd sal
ons saam dans”.
Ek glimlag vir die laaste keer voordat ek
omdraai
En jou arms om my vou, en styf vashou.
Ek voel nou skielik warm en weer vl
liefde tedanke
Aan jou my lief vir alles wat jy my laat
voel. ‘n week
Gaan verby en jy sien weer ‘n traan van
my wang af
Rol jy verseker my dat alles okay gaan
wees en
Jy verdwyn vinnig maar laat my agter
met die
Volgende woorde “totdat ons weer ontmoet
my lief.
Sien jou in droomland” ek glimlag want
ek weet jou
Woorde is eg. “laat ons vir ewig en altyd
saam dans”
Net ek en jy in...droomland.
Deur Nicoleen Swindon • Graad 10
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
zodiac
type of word: noun
or even millions of people
All around the world
So say no to alcohol,
drugs or guns and say yes
to school, church, sport
and education
Education is my hero
By Ziphozihle Goje • Grade 8
Nombulelo High School
Inspiration Friendship
You can be good or bad
You can be happy or sad
To make it through
Have a friend
When times are great
Never hesitate
To share the delight
When the moment is right
When life turns rotten
You will never be forgotten
That you need a friend near
To wipe that tear
By Sanelisiwe Mini • Grade 8
Nombulelo High School
I am
I am a boy
I am a dreamer
I am a dancer
I am intelligent
I respect other people
I take care of others
I like what I am
I am a singer
I am a thinker
I am smart
I share with people
I am somebody
By Thembani Buka • Grade 8
CM Vellem Primary School
What is a friend?
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Is someone who is always there
when you are in need
A friend is someone
who comforts you
What is a friend?
Someone you share your problems
with
Is someone who loves you
for the person you are
not your cover
What is a friend?
A friend is someone who
accepts your mistakes
And turns them into an achievement
What is a friend?
A friend is someone
you can’t live without
but live with
So if you don’t have friends
ask yourself what’s wrong
And get one because everyone
needs one.
By Nomvuyo Kiti and Nomnqophiso
Mkhuzangwe • Grade 11
Mary Waters High School
Who am I?
Who am I?
I don’t know and
Yet people still judge me
Whatever you say I am
That’s just your vision
But if you say so I’ll live with it
Some say the most wonderful
Things about me, they’re not all true
Though I wish they were
But you have to realise one thing
No one is perfect
So how can I really know what or who
I am
Well I guess I’ll never get to know
Although people think that they do
I guess what I’m trying to say is
I am nothing that anyone thinks I am
I’m just me for myself, not you.
By Sulezi Sompani
Grade 10 - Nombulelo High School
a zone in the sky divided into twelve equal parts, or signs, each
named for a different constellation

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We asked you why you would
like to join the Junior City Council...
I think the team that is going to win is
South Africa because they have prepared
themselves enough for a long time. In their
tour to Brazil they have won five matches,
drew one and lost one match.
Funubuntu Mzizi • Grade 9
I say South Africa is going to win the FIFA
World Cup games because I believe in
them. They are professional in diski and
the coach must pick a great squad for
those matches. To South Africans let’s keep
on supporting Bafana Bafana and keep on
wearing the yellow jerseys to show support,
feel it- it is here.
Nosibabalo Nondze •Grade 9
Brazil will win because they are confident
and they have skills on the field. I don’t
undermine other clubs they play well too.
But Brazil are the champs of the world, we
all know that if you are a soccer player you
will know that Brazil are the one. “Fevah
Sinayo.”
Siseko Yoli • Grade 9
W2 word worth knowing
K
distract
type of word: verb
OPINION
We asked you why you would
like to join the Junior City Council...
I think Mzansi will win the World Cup because
good members are there. The world
cup will sleep in Mzansi because soccer
stars will play for good. This year is the year
of promise I think Bafana Bafana we are
taking it. Siyaya phambili.
Lulama Fatyela • Grade 9
I am proud to be a South African that is
why I think Bafana Bafana is gonna win.
They have worked hard and they won eight
matches and they have a good coach.
Olwethu Kulati • Grade 9
Well the best team I think is going to down
all other teams is South Africa. This is because
it is the best team and has good
players, a brilliant coach and a fantastic
goal-keeper. Bafana Bafana have already
won a lot of games and there is nothing
that will stop them. All they need to do is
relax and show us what they have now.
Thandazwa Memani • Grade 9
UPSTART APRIL 2010
We asked CM Vellem Primary School
Upstart members to tell us who they think
will win the World Cup and why. This is
what they had to say:
South Africa will win the World Cup because
they’ve got a good coach, they’ve
trained overseas and they almost won the
Confederations Cup. All their players are
physically fit and they will win to honour
Mr Mandela.
Anelisa Valela • Grade 8
The country that will win and take the
World Cup is Brazil because they’ve got a
good coach that has experience to teach
the players how to play football. They have
good strikers and they also run fast. In
2009 they did take the Confederations Cup
in 2010 I’m sure thet will win the match. I
am a proud South African, I don’t want to
take down the players that is not my thing.
Phumelelo Msibe •Grade 9
At the 2010 World Cup I think there will
be a lot of nations participating. The team
that will win is Bafana Bafana. The South
African team will win because it has a lot of
support and a lot of fans. They have a good
coach and they won eight games when
they played the Brazilian teams.
Sathembisa Ngcani • Grade 9
The team that is going to win is South
Africa because we have three strikers
like Benni McCarthy, Mphela, Parker and
Itumeleng Khune is the best goal-keeper in
South Africa. That is my reason I say that
South Africa is going to the final of the
World cup with Brazil.
Aphiwe Gift Ndzuzo • Grade 8
I say Egypt will take the 2010 FIFA World
Cup because they’ve got good strikers and
good defenders. When they are on the
field, they play the best they can to win the
match. They play exactly the way their fans
expected that’s why Egypt will take the cup
home.
Nkosinathi Mahote • Grade 9
I think South Africa is going to win the FIFA
World Cup because it has good players, a
good coach. They have discipline and they
have good goal-keepers.
Siphosihle Mnyamana • Grade 9
To distract someone is take their attention away from doing
something else.
Example: Tv distracted me last night so i was not able to finish my
homework on time.

UPSTART APRIL 2010 SPORT
44 days to go...
PROUD
VOLUNTEER
At the Nathaniel Nyaluza Upstart Club
we are very lucky to have someone
working with us who is involved in the
FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Sarita Pillay is a Rhodes University journalism
student who will be working as
a volunteer during the World Cup. She
spoke to us about her experience of being
chosen as a volunteer. She applied
last year and went to Pretoria for an
interview. She said it was very exciting
but she was nervous as she was one of
the youngest people being interviewed
as a volunteer. She told the FIFA people
interviewing her that she was very passionate
about South Africa and proud
that we were hosting the World Cup.
She said that she was willing to do anything
for the honour of being involved in
the World Cup.
Drawing by Simamkele Singatha •
Grade 8 Archie Mbolekwa Higher
Primary School
Brazil and the World Cup
Brazil has won five World Cups in the history of the
tournament. They won their first World Cup in 1958
against Sweden the host country. They became the
first country to win a World Cup title outside of their
continent. In the 1962 FIFA World Cup they won their
second title and their third win was in Mexico in 1970
FIFA World Cup.
The most famous Brazilian player is Pele. In Brazil he
is a national hero and FIFA has made him the football
ambassador of the whole world. He began playing for
his national team at the age of 16 and won his first
World Cup when he was 17. He is the all time leading
goal scorer of the Brazil team and the only footballer
to be part of three World Cup winning teams. He is the
only player in the world to have three FIFA World Cup
winning medals.
The Brazilian team won the 2009 Confederations Cup
in South Africa. Kaka was named the player of the
tournament and Luis Fabiano was the top goalscorer
A few months later they told her that
she was chosen as a volunteer and she
had to attend a training workshop in
Pretoria. She will be helping journalists
during all the matches at the Loftus
Versveld Stadium in Pretoria. Volunteers
are not paid and the must make their
own transport arrangements to get to
the stadiums. They will have to work very
hard and will not be able to watch the
soccer matches while they are working.
They also cannot get autographs from
players and other important people.
One of her advantages is that she can
speak Spanish as her mother is Mexican.
Her family is fortunate that they have
tickets for the opening match of the
World Cup between South Africa and
Mexico. Sarita will be supporting South
Africa.
By Vuyiseka Kahla, Claudia Sheriff and
Xolela Makhasi • Grade 10
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School
Zakumi
Our South African mascot is a leopard
named Zakumi.The meaning of Zakumi is
ZA= South Africa and KUMI= ten. Zakumi
is so cool with beautiful colours which
some of these colours are in the South
African flag. Zakumi represents the people
of South Africa, how they are and the
way they live together. Zakumi is happy,
exciting and friendly to others just like the
people of South Africa. The reason that
Zakumi is a leopard is because it is one of
the Big Five.
By Lukhanyo Ngqezana, Khanyisa Mkhathali
and Bulelani Mthana, • Grade 8
Ntaba Maria Primary School
with five goals in five matches.
Brazil is in Group G in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The
other Group G members are:
North Korea
Cote d’Ivoire
Portugal
News!
The team for the World Cup is:
Goal-keeper: Dida
Defenders: Lucio
Mid-fielders: Ronaldinio, Robinho, Da Silva
Strikers: Kaka and Ronaldo
Captain: Lucio
Coach: Dunga
I hope they win the World Cup.
By Reggie Goba • Grade 9
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
Sarita Pillay talks to Upstart members about the World Cup
Group A
The teams in Group A are:
South Africa
Uruguay
Mexico
France
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Group A is very tough but we believe that South Africa will go through and
win the World Cup. Uruguay won two times in 1930 and 1950. France won
the World Cup in 1998 and Mexico reached the semi-finals but was knocked
out. So here in South Africa it is still a fresh start.
Our predictions are that South Africa will beat all the teams because most
Bafana players are from Kaiser Chiefs and they have been winning all their
matches lately. Bafana has also been practising for a long time, much more
than the other teams in Group A.
By Aphiwe Msomi, Siphosihle Makalo, Sokhana Hoyi and Sinoxolo Tonyela
Ntaba Maria Higher Primary School
Drawing by Sisipho Zono • Grade 10
Nathaniel Nyaluza High School

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Title of the book:
Winning and Losing
Author: T.C. Jupp
The main characters are Peter, Sandra,
his Grandma, teachers from the village
school, Peter’s cousin, Mr Ammid,
Dev and Mr Rick. The story starts when
Peter’s village teacher arrives at his
home to talk to him and his grandma
about how he can get a scholarship to
Trebzin Secondary School. He had to
write the exams and he wrote them and
passed. He won the scholarship.
Peter and his grandma moved to stay in
the city of Trebzin. When they arrived in
the office of the headmaster Mr Ammid,
the headmaster told them that the
scholarship was to be paid half from the
school and half to be paid by the grandma.
Peter’s grandma argued with Mr
Ammid and they left the office.
Grandma thought of Dev, her cousin,
who lived there in the city. They asked
for a house from Dev’s employer Mr
Rick. He gave them a shed near the sea.
Grandma struggled for Peter to get the
best education not just to be a village
boy. Mr Ammid saw how she struggled
for Peter so he decided to give a full
scholarship and a £100 grant per year.
Grandma went back to live at the village.
Grandma got sick and wanted Peter next
to her and Peter and Dev arrived later
that day. Peter’s Grandma was happy
to see them and his cousin made breakfast
but Grandma didn’t want to eat.
Grandma went back to the house, fell
fast asleep but not just asleep but she
was dead when they went to check on
her.
That’s how Peter was a winner but also
a loser because he won a scholarship to
get the best education and he lost his
grandma.
Once you read this book you will feel
what I felt about this book. It is so entertaining.
You can get the book at the
library and at school.
Review by Yanga Nohaji • Grade 9
Archie Mbolekwa Higher Primary School
eREVIEW
Title of the book:
Harry Potter and the deathly
hallows
Author: J.K. Rowling
The main characters are Harry Potter,
Ronald Weasly, Hermione Granger,
Albus Dumbldore and Lord Voldemort.
The story is about a big deadly battle
that is about to happen at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At
the same time Lord Voldemort, the
darkest wizard of all time seeks to
kill Harry Potter but he doesn’t know
what is in store for him.
What I didn’t like about this story is
that most of Harry’s friends are going
to be murdered by the death eaters
who work for Lord Voldemort. Dolby,
the house-elf is dead because he was
killed by Bellatrix Lestrangle who is
also a death-eater.
What I liked about this book was
when Harry defeated Tom Riddle, also
known as Lord Voldemort with a disarming
spell.
This book is a must read.
Review by
Aphiwe Mame • Grade 9
Mary Waters High School
UPSTART APRIL 2010
Titel van die boek:
Die Ongelooflike avonture van
Hanna Hoekom
By: Marita van der Vyver
Die titel van hierdie boek beskryf homself
perfek, ongelooflik!
Hanna is ‘n tipiese veertien-jarige wat
haar drome na-jaag. Mana, haar kunstenaar
ma, haar “proefbuis” halfboetie,
Beyers, haar stiefpa en dié se
twee seuns, Yann en Amos, gaan almal
saam op wittebrood.
Haar pa, Gavin, is ‘n gay mode ontwerper
wat skielik besluit om na 15 jaar
Hanna se verjaarsdag saam met hulle
te kom vier. Om alles te kroon, daag
Beyers se eks-vrou Margot ook daar
op.
Al wat Hanna egter wil doen is skryf.
Sy probeer verskeie stories met ‘n
hoofkarakter Fabienne, wat ‘n normale
lewe het met ‘n regte pa.
Hanna Hoekom is propvol werklike gebeure
wat jou vanaf die eerste bladsy
af lok met beloftes van wonderlike
leesgenot.
Ek het die boek interessant gevind omdat
ek ook soms deur dieselfde probleme
worstel as Hanna, en baie tieners
kom ook uit saamgestelde gesinne.
Hanna vra ook baie vrae wat meeste
tieners tee kom.
Deur Dané Ferreira • Graad 10
Hoërskool PJ Olivier
Yanga Nohaji is the winner of this month’s
book review competition.