Hola MaHigh-School - June 2018

Hola MaHigh
School
Volume 7, issue 6,
June 2018

IT IS
ILLEGAL
FOR ANYONE
UNDER THE
AGE OF 18
YEARS TO
PURCHASE,
POSSESS
AND CONSUME
ALCOHOL
NEGATIVE
EFFECTS
OF ALCOHOL
ABUSE ON
LEARNERS
ALCOHOL ABUSE
HAS NO RIGHTFUL
PLACE ANYWHERE
IN SOCIETY,
ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENTS
WHERE LEARNERS
SPEND MOST OF THEIR LIVES.
GAUTENG LIQUOR LICENSING OFFICE

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOL ABUSE ON LEARNERS
ALCOHOL ABUSE HAS NO RIGHTFUL PLACE ANYWHERE IN SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY
IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE LEARNERS SPEND MOST OF THEIR LIVES.
CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL ABUSE
HIGH-RISK SEX
Alcohol abuse in teenagers results in high-risk sex, unprotected sex and sex with multiple partners.
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Sexual assault including rape occurs most commonly among women due to high consumption of
alcohol.
ABUSE
Harmful use of alcohol is a major contributor to violence both at schools and in the communities.
SUICIDE
Alcohol use interacts with conditions such as depression and stress which contributes to suicide which
is the third leading cause of death among people between the ages of 14 and 25.
IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS TO PURCHASE, POSSESS AND
CONSUME ALCOHOL.
Remember, you DO NOT NEED drugs or alcohol… it’s OK NOT to drink!
For any Liquor related issues please contact:
Matlotlo House
94 Main Street
Johannesburg
Tel: 011 355 8000

Contents
06 Editors letter
07 Poem
08 We need writers
10 Contributors
11 Holler at us
12 Month of June
16 Youth Entrepreneur
18 Ford and Booth making an impact
22 Masiziba at University

Contents
25 Quotes
26 Trump-Kim summit
32 Chef on the Blue Train
34 World Cup 2018
38 Sunbake making an impact
40 Science: NIHSS
42 World Cup: the trophy
44 A wonderful rban myth
46 Next issue

Editor’s Letter
June is here - and it is winter! June is also Youth Month and
this time we try to unravel the mysteries of being an entrepreneur.
This is not to discourage anyone, rather to put it
into perspective. It is not so easy. It requires dedication and
very hard work. But you can succeed.
We just had to write about the world cup. No way out of it.
But of course we try to look at it differently. The trophy! and
the origins of the entire thing.
International just had to be Trump-Kim summit. There are a
lot of things going on there.
Masiziba is continuing her
series on university. It is really
fascinating to see all these
things. Hopefully we all learn
and get inspiration from her.
Of course we are looking at
a few jobs. What about as a
chef on the Blue Train? Just
about where I would hand in
the pen and sign up.
... and an urban myth: Alligators
in New York sewers.
GOOD READ
Sybil

Time for poems:
School is out. I am out of school.
The days so long and flying and so short
and always - reminds me
... grandmother’s soup.
Visiting
The coal stove and the cold bed
and so cosy and warm and cold
Visiting
The day so warm
and yet so cold
Loving to be there.
Visiting
Sybil

We need writers!
Our writers are growing up and getting older
That is og course good. BUT.... it means they are leaving us
Therefore: would you like towrite for us?
What is required?
That is easy
You have to be in grade 10-12
Impeccable in your preferred language-and
that might not be English. We
try to be more than just English
Passionate about your topic of choice -
no dull articles here
Do you get anything out of it?
Well, not money, sorrry. BUT
if we publish your articles you will
have:
Your bio in a commercial magazine
A photo of yourself
You can put it all on your CV
you can use us as a reference
... and it goes in your portfolio

Is it important?
YES it is.
Look what Rofhiwa said:
My name is Rofhiwa and I love to write.
I think I am rather decent writer too.
I took my talent and have used it to
express my thoughts on international
dealings of the world which have been
published in Hola MaHigh-School. It
has paid off, not only is my work printed
for young people in the country
to read, but it also contributed to me
gettng a bursary from CNBC-Africa to
do my post-graduate studies. Would
be a lot harder to get by if I didn’t have
platform like Hola MaHigh-School.
What to do?
Email me on ivan@romele.
co.za:
name
school
Cell number
E-mail address
... and we will talk!

Meet our contributors
I am Masiziba Hadebe. I study a BSc in Agricultural
Economics at the University of the Free State. I am
originally from a small rural town in Mpumalanga,
Balfour. My hardworking trait proves that anyone,
regardless of the background, can make it. I love
plants and animals. During leisure, I read anything
readable and interesting. Writing is and will always
be my passion, I would starve food just to write!
Pinky Rapoo is a creative writer by nature and
not yet by profession.She lives in Vosloorus and is
currently in grade 12 at Vosloorus Comprehensive
SecondarySchool. Listening to music is her hobby,writing
is her passion. Her motto is “Think twice
before speaking,think three times before acting and
think thoroughly before writing”.
My name is Marcia Ramodike, a 20 year old young
lady from Limpopo at Lenyenye. I am doing my
second year law degree at the University of the Free
State and I am also an author of a book entitled from
an empty pride to a full price which is touch based on
issues that affect black families such as black tax. I
am very passionate about writing. It is actually my
first love. I love chilling indoors while reading books
and novels; I am a fun, loving person who always
smiles and care about other people. My favourite
quote is “when the caterpillar thought it was the end
of the world it turned into a butterfly “.

HOLLER AT US
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Month of June: so many thin
I LOVE America! did you know?......
Seersucker Thursday (June 7) is an annual tradition in the
United States Congress in which
Senators wear clothing made of
seersucker on National Seersucker
Day. This light, cotton-based material
is traditional in the Southern
United States.
The tradition was started by Republican Senator Trent Lott
of Mississippi in 1996 who wanted to “bring a little Southern
charm to the Capitol” to
remind the Senate of how Senators
dressed before the advent
of air conditioning in the 1950s.
Seersucker weave was introduced
to the American south, probably through British
colonial trade, sometime in the second half of the 19th
century. The cotton weave, which originated in western
India, became a signature look of the United States in the
early 20th
century because
its light
weight and
pre-rumpled
surface
made it ideal
for the intense
humidity
of summer.

gs! All from Wiki - of course!
We Tripantu is the Mapuche New Year fest that takes
place on the June solstice which in the Southern Hemisphere
is the Winter solstice.
We Tripantu (Mapudungun
tr: new sunrise) is the
conclusion of the Mapuche
New Year that takes place
between June 21 and June
24 in the Gregorian calendar.
It is the Mapuche’s equivalent
to the Inti Raymi. The Pachamama (Quechua tr:
Mother Earth), Nuke Mapu (uke’ Mapu) begins to bloom
fertilized by Sol, from the Andean heights to the southern
tip.
Antü (mapuche), Inti (Aymara), or
Rapa (rapanui) Sol, the sun starts to
come back to earth, after the longest
night of the year; it’s winter
Solstice. Everything starts to bloom
again

Voted in the top 10 of the most strikingly architecturally
beautiful museums in the world, Freedom Park is
breathtakingly spectacular. A vantage point that offers
visitors a spectacular panoramic view of our city and
beyond, visitors are guaranteed to stand in awe at the
contrasting view, offering the opposites of our world.
Lauded for its effortless beauty,
Freedom Park is the perfect hidden venue for all events, as
people escape the bustle of the city and enjoy the serenity
and peace of the surrounding nature. Amidst the
enchanting architecture, Freedom Park helps create
unforgettable memories.
Why not experience it for yourself!
www.freedompark.co.za | call: +27 12 336 4000

What is Freedom Park?
This is all from their website:
Freedom Park celebrates South Africa’s heritage. It is a centre of knowledge
aimed at deepening the understanding of the nation. It strives to accommodate
all of the country’s experiences and symbols to tell one coherent story.
Freedom Park is a national and international site that celebrates the ideals of
liberty, diversity and human rights.
Freedom Park is a cultural institution housing a museum and a memorial
dedicated to chronicling and honouring the many who contributed to South
Africa’s liberation. The museum aims to preserve and narrate the story of the
African continent, and specifically South Africa, from the dawn of humanity,
through pre-colonial, colonial and apartheid history and heritage, to the
post-apartheid nation of today. It is a long walk, spanning some 3.6 billion
years.
Vision
To be a leading national and international icon of humanity and freedom.
Mission
To provide a pioneering and empowering heritage destination in order to
mobilise for reconciliation and nation building in our country;
To reflect upon our past, improving our present and building our future as a
united nation; and
To contribute continentally and internationally to the formation of better
human understanding among nations and peoples;
The Freedom Park cultural precinct:
• Advocates for tolerance, inclusivity, transparency, and accountability;
• Archives and preserves South Africa’s indigenous knowledge;
• Tells the South African story as it unfolds;
• Honours those who gave their lives for South Africa’s freedom;
• Provides a place where visitors can experience the diversity of our history
and remember loved ones who played a role in the country’s history;
• Provides a venue where South Africa’s unique heritage and cultures can
be remembered, cherished and celebrated;
• Fosters a South African community spirit, by being a symbol of unity
through diversity; and,
• Works with African and other international institutions to tell the story
of Africa from an African perspective.

I want to an e
We pride ourselves of being entrepreneurial spirited. But is it really
so? Do we do enough for supporting entrepreneurs and start-ups?
And especially youth wanting to try their hand at being business
owners.
Let us try to look at what is needed.
This is not to discourage anyone.
It is really to help youth to realise
what is needed. If you haven’t got
all of these things, well, then go get
them!
It is discouraging to read about the
‘big’ entrepreneurs, like Richard
Branson, Alan Sugar, Google, Bill Gates, etc etc. When I just have
an idea of providing an app for services in the neighbourhood.
With a website and manage follow-ups ad those things. As an example.
So instead of trying to get a job, why not do it yourself? But how?
Business plan: can you describe what you want to do? In few sentences?
If you waffle, think again.
And write it again. Until it is
clear.
Financials: if the start will require
some buying of equipment, you
may need money from somewhere.
The business plan will
spell out why you need it, and
your financials will justify it all.
If you don’t know Excel well

ntrepreneur!
enough, get to know it or get
mom/dad/school to help.
The financials should show that
your business is viable.
The ‘spirit’: Have you got what
it takes? Can you work every day
for months on end and survive
on very little until it starts to
take off? If you can, you may have the ‘spirit’.
Sell it: … and that is the critical part. You will need to sell it to a
bank, sell the solution to a customer, sell … and so on. YOU are the
sales force to begin with, and the developer, and … everybody.
Skills: this is the hard part. Do we really equip youth to become
business owners? We talk about the skills required and knowledge
about the legal aspects. SARS, VAT, CIPC, DTI, Bank, insurance,
(Pty) Ltd, CC, and a million other things.
I foresee that we need a much stronger focus on the practical
skills of entrepreneurship in grade 10-12. Maybe it needs to be
extra-murals? Maybe it needs to be additional alongside the usual
curriculum. If you want it badly enough, you may have to sacrifice
hours in the evenings to build the skills. It
could be a solution.
After all, being an entrepreneur is actually
very hard work the first few years. Why not
start now in grade 10-12? If you want it.

Booth Schoch Future Succ
Ford Resource and E
This is a press release emailed to us. All content is the responsibility
of the issuer.
PRETORIA, South Africa, 6 June 2018 - Ford Motor Company Fund
is expanding its community empowerment and upliftment programs
in South Africa with the establishment of the Booth Schoch
Future Success Fund at the Ford Resource and Engagement Centre
(FREC) located in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Fund is named in honour of former Ford Motor Company of
Southern Africa (FMCSA) president (and later chief financial officer
of Ford Motor Company) Lewis Booth, and former chief financial
officer (and later president of Ford Asia Pacific) Dave Schoch,
who were enthusiastic champions
of the local Mamelodi
Township community.
Ford Motor Company Fund,
the philanthropic arm of Ford
Motor Company, will work
with South African partner
NGO, Future Families, in managing
this program which will launch in early 2019. It will endow
the Fund for 10 years with a grant of $100,000 (around R1.25-million),
enabling $10,000 (approximately R125 000) to be awarded
to deserving FREC students each year.
The grant will assist the selected FREC graduates who have completed
the Entrepreneurship Program to start in-home businesses,
or for nominated students in the Early Childhood Development
training and certification program to establish After School Care
Centres.
“We are proud to extend our local empowerment and upliftment

ess Fund established at
ngagement Centre
programs by introducing the Booth Schoch Future Success Fund
to build on the legacy of the commendable initiatives introduced
by Lewis Booth and Dave Schoch during their tenures in South
Africa,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and
Community Services.
“The Fund will continue the great work being done at the Ford
Resource and Engagement Centre by providing grants to local
community members who
participate in FREC education
and training programs,” Vella
added. “This will empower
them to take the next step in
their employment journey, and
assist the recipients in achieving
their future success as an
individual and as a contributing
member of the broader
community.”
It is a fitting tribute to Booth and Schoch who, among other
accomplishments, in the early 2000s had the vision to create and
launch the original Ford Care Centre on the grounds of Ford’s
Silverton Assembly Plant in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
which had devastated the local community. In 2001, the United
States Department of State recognized Ford Motor Company with
an Award for Corporate Excellence for its South Africa HIV/AIDS
workplace program.
In 2015, the Ford Care Centre was expanded to become the Ford
Resource and Engagement Centre (FREC), adding education, training,
and entrepreneurship programs to its community offerings.

“In university, you can fail before writing your semester examinations”
is a popular expression used by many senior students when
describing the challenging part of university to first years. This is
due to a mark, termed as ‘predicate’, that a student needs to obtain
in order to participate in a semester examination for a specific
module, and it differs from each university in
accordance to their policies.
Interestingly, there is a day or week (depending
on the university) that will be dedicated
to the release of the predicate of each
module. This is usually towards the end of a
semester. During this week or day, preliminary
predicates can be released by the specific
facilitators of each module.
It is then the responsibility of each student
enrolled to check whether all the required
marks and/or percentages are correct and
accurate or else the predicate will not be accurate.
“In univer
you can fa
fore writi
semester
inations”
This has to be the responsibility of the student because in university,
numerous people are registered and enrolled for a module,
therefore error during the capturing of data is likely possible and
tracing error can be difficult.
However, a student cannot go to the module facilitators and mere-

ly claim that a predicate is incorrect. A student claiming an error in
the predicate is required to have proof.
This proof is the actual test and/or assignment paper attributed
with a student number and an allocated mark. If it was an online
test or assignment, it is important for the student to provide a
screenshot or PDF file to show that it is definitely the correct mark.
Therefore it becomes very important for every student to safely
keep hardcopy tests and assignments after feedback and when
completing online assignments and tests, to take a screenshot of
the submission and completion. However, with online assignments
and tests, error is less likely to happen as the programmes (software
packages) that are usually used are rated efficient and accurate
compared to the capturing of hardcopy marks.
On the other hand, predicate day or week to some students stimulates
emotions and anxiety because it could happen that the
students have not accumulated the required
predicate.
sity,
il beng
your
exam-
This will then translate to a fail and to some,
an extra year of study depending on whether
the module is a pre-requisite or major.
Use of academic advising at the university can
clarify this challenge in detail and in accordance
to the rules of the faculty and university.
Students who find themselves in this
situation can make use of counselling services
and other support systems offered by the
university.

Predicate Day
Additionally, predicate day or week to some students
does not mean to merely qualify for the examination
but it also confirms whether they have promoted a
specific module or not.
A student is only permitted to promote a module if a
predicate mark of 70% or 75% and more is obtained
depending on the requirements of the specific module
and the university.
Thereafter a student is exempted in writing the examination
of the module and the predicate mark is used
as the final mark.
However, it is important for a student to note whether
a module is considered a promotion module or not
because not all modules are promotable
Masiziba Hadebe.

The quote of the month:
... and I trust I do not get into
trouble with any copyrights!

THE Summit of them all
This is really a lot of info gleaned from a lot of newspapers and
website, BBC being the most prominent of them all. However, the
analysis is 100% mine alone.
We have previously looked at North Korea. Let us quickly recap a
few things. The living standard is not high compared
to anything in this world. It was probably OK when
China was just as poor, but that has changed. With
the advent of the internet and easy access to cell
phones, North Koreans are starting to see that the
world is not on the brink of exterminating them all
and only checked by Mr. Kim (himself – all alone
that is).
With North Korea spending a pile of money (which
they really don’t have) on weapons of all kinds,
especially the nuclear stuff, there is a big hole in the
economy. China used to be very generous and extending
credits and so on. After all, 98% of all North
Korean trade is with China. But then China started to
pull the plug on it.
This is
“oneshot”
peace

I think they got a bit nervous
about North Kore as a nuclear
power. And on top of, China
is far more interested in trade
and good relations with the
US. So dropping Mr. Kim is
rather easy.
But Kim is a good player, we
have to acknowledge that.
He has managed to turn the nuclear option (which was rapidly
becoming a liability) into an asset. So if he should sacrifice his
nuclear ambition for a good relationship with the US? Then what?
It saves money and it did the trick: put him at the table with the
other powers.
Now suddenly he is popular with Mr Putin. And Trump does not
like that. But hey, he just showed Mr. Trump that the US is not
the only game in town. Clever move!
But it goes further. When Trump cancelled the meeting, Europe
was on its feet and persuading Trump to go ahead with it. So
now suddenly Europe was interested in North
it:
Korea. That was new. They had not been greatly
enthusiastic about anything North before, positive
or negative.
time
at
Mr. Kim could indeed take it easy. No need to
push anything around. Europe could do that for
him. And that also worked fairly well.
What do we expect? Sanctions to go away somehow
and the nuclear options being chucked in the
bin. Normal trade coming online very fast, also
with South Korea.

It can change the world! and to
What does Mr. Kim really want?
This is a most horrible thing to answer. Mr. Kim is a semi-god and reve
want fame and fortune on the world stage? Is it ego or what do we see
Here is my view – and it might be totally wrong. I believe that Mr. Kim
be no mistake, the army could easily dispose of him. So he must keep
weapons and keeping them in power.
On the other hand, there is a real chance (as
popular uprising. It is not possible to suppress
is another life (China and South Korea are
Could it be that he really wants to unleash
nation? To copy the Chinese example? Chuck
country, even if it has to be called something
My view that is exactly what he is aiming at.
probably not more than that, for now at least.
The world is still dominated by the US and he
needs more trading partners and that can only
Will there be others? Of course. I predict that India will be in on it, and
flow and there is an untapped market for loans and credits.
Where will it end? In some very few years we will see that North Korea
China will be a partner but far less influential.
The Kim dynasty will still be in place and soon he will have to anoint a
close family this time.
The military will be downgraded. There will be no need to spend so mu

something better - for once
red and feared and so on. What more can he possible want? Does he
?
is aiming at reforming North Korea and still stay in power. Let there
the generals happy (and that is mostly family as well) by buying them
small as it might be) that there could be a
information forever. People can see that there
great examples).
North Korea’s potential as an industrialised
communism and go for an open capitalistic
else (as it is in China).
The glorified unification is a great slogan, but
needs the trade. China is big on his radar. He
be US and other Asian countries.
that Singapore will provide financing of new things. Money must
will compete directly with South Korea and maybe even be bigger.
successor in the great game. My bet is that it will be outside the
ch money for nothing! It did the trick.

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students at all 26 public universities
and 50 public TVET colleges
throughout the country.

CAPITAL HOTEL SCHOOL STU
CAL TRAINING ABOARD
This is an articvle having been emailed us. All content is for the
issuers account and does not necessarily represent us
Pretoria, South Africa – 2018:
Capital Hotel School , one of the leading training institutions for
Hospitality Management and Professional Cookery, recently partnered
with The Blue Train , South Africa’s ‘Blue Jewel’ and most
well-known tourism icon.
Second year Hospitality Management students and all-round
highest performers, Catalina de Sousa and Marli Barnard were recently
invited aboard the legendary Blue Train for a unique practical
training experience. We chat to them about their experience
aboard this legacy train – both as part of the team and as a guest
of The Blue Train.
Catalina who has always had a passion for the hospitality industry
and one day wants to own and run her own hotel says that, “The
Blue Train is without a doubt one of the most pleasant places to
do your practical training!” The team aboard The Blue Train were
incredibly friendly and helpful and my experience was amazing!”
Amidst learning how to serve guests when the floor is unstable
and moving and making beds in the most confined spaces, Catalina
was also exposed to beautiful parts of South Africa and managed
to explore a bit of Cape Town too.
Marli, who has a passion for working with people and event
co-ordination, dreams of one day becoming a Sommelier - a
trained and knowledgeable wine professional. She was equally as
excited by the practical experience she received on The Blue Train
and highlights that some of her fondest moments was getting to

DENTS UNDERTAKE PRACTI-
THE ICONIC BLUE TRAIN
experience the very best of South Africa with guests from all over
the world and working with professional people that know the
industry.
The students share some valuable tips that they learnt - for those
wishing to take a trip or work aboard The Blue Train.
• Pack lightly as there is not a lot of space in your room.
• If you have big suitcases, make sure to remove everything that
you need for the journey and allow it to be stored in the storage
carriage
• It gets quite cold during the morning so be prepared and
bring extra jackets
• Wear comfortable shoes as you could easily walk more than
15,000 steps a day
• Get your camera ready and take as many pictures as you can
because there is so many amazing and breath-taking views
along the way
• Always make sure that you are in the observation room when
the sun is about to set – it is beautiful!
Capital Hotel School believe that if you have the desire, passion
and enthusiasm to excel in this industry, nothing in the world will
stop you achieving your goals, and this experience was a stepping
stone for these ladies in realising their dreams and ambitions and
making it a reality.
For more information or to register at Capital Hotel School, follow
them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

From Russia with love:
The World Cup
Now we thought football or soccer was recognized throughout history?
Well, not so. And the World Cup has had a rough time as well. Wiki says:
The world’s first international football match was a challenge match
played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England, which ended
in a 0–0 draw.
The first international tournament,
the inaugural edition of the British
Home Championship, took place in
1884. As football grew in popularity
in other parts of the world at the
turn of the 20th century, it was held
as a demonstration sport with no
medals awarded at the 1900 and
1904 Summer Olympics and at the 1906 Intercalated Games.
After FIFA was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international
football tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in
Switzerland in 1906. It was a failure.

At the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London, football became an
official competition
With the Olympic event continuing
to be contested only
between amateur teams, Sir
Thomas Lipton organised the
Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
tournament in Turin in 1909.
The Lipton tournament was a
championship between individual clubs from different nations, each one
of which represented an entire nation.
The competition is sometimes described as The First World Cup, and
featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany
and Switzerland.
Fast forward to 1930. National teams. No more amateur sport and Olympics!
It is FIFA full throttle.
The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July
1930, and were won by France and the USA, who defeated Mexico 4–1
and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was
scored by Lucien Laurent of France. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina
4–2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and in doing
so became the first nation to win the World Cup.
It got to go fast now: The World
Cup is the most prestigious
association football tournament
in the world as well as the most
widely viewed and followed
sporting event in the world,
exceeding even the Olympic
Games; the cumulative audience
of all matches of the 2006 World
Cup was estimated to be 26.29
billion with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match, a
ninth of the entire population of the planet

Gauteng, home to Africa’s
economic powerhouse,
Johannesburg, boasts an
exciting mix of urban lifestyle,
diverse cultural and natural
attractions, as well as
advanced infrastructure.
Call us and we’ll show you
why Gauteng in South Africa
is the perfect location to
bring your big idea to
vibrant, colourful life.

Sunbake: Helping w
This is a press release emailed to us. All content for the issuers
account
The winners of The
Sunbake Super Schools
Challenge, now in its
5th year, have been
announced, and will
each be receiving a library
container filled
with books. On Monday
28 May 2018, Rethabile
Primary School in Limpopo was the first of three schools each
receiving a container library to the value of R50 000, plus an R10
000 book voucher.
From 29 January to 28 March
2018, learners in Gauteng,
Limpopo, Mpumalanga and
North West were challenged
to collect Sunbake bread bags,
complete the entry form on
the bag and deposit it in a
Sunbake collection bag at
their school, and boy did they
participate! Each week these bags were collected and spot prizes
including PEP vouchers, cool backpacks and umbrellas were handed
out. In total 1,9 million bags were collected with Rethabile
Primary School in Phalaborwa, Khombindlela Primary School in
Tsakane and Lesabe Primary School in Benoni being the three top
performers.

here it is needed!
The Rethabile Primary School
handover event was hosted by
local television star, Sandile ‘GQ’
Ntshingila from MTV Base, and
was a fun-filled morning with
dance-offs and surprise giveaways
for the children in attendance.
“We are so thrilled to be
one of the schools receiving a
container library and cannot wait for the children to start making
use of the books and enriching their learning experience,” notes
Rethabile Primary School Headmaster, Peter Maake.
The aim of the Sunbake Super Schools Challenge is to uplift South
African communities through cooperation and outreach. “We are
committed to uplifting the South African communities we operate
in,” says Siyabonga Mhlongo, Brand Manager for Sunbake. “We
know that you can’t teach a hungry child and at Sunbake, we aim
to enrich learners with the sustenance they need to be productive
in the classroom.”
Sunbake looks forward to
more initiatives to support
South African communities
and are excited to hand over
not only the top three container
prizes but also an R5
000 book voucher for each of
the top five schools in each
participating region.

Science is a lot of things
It is easy to always think science in connection with technology. Like
science is only related to developing new machines, robots, flying objects
and those things.
Science is indeed a lot of things. This time we would like to draw the
attention to National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences -
NIHSS.
NIHSS charter is (from their website www.
nihss.ac.za):
The National Institute for the Humanities
and Social Sciences (NIHSS) was established
on 5 December 2013 as an independent
statutory body. [….] The scope or application
of the NIHSS will be to advance
and co-ordinate scholarship, research and ethical practice in the fields of
Humanities and the Social Sciences (HSS) within and through the existing
public universities and those to be established or declared in future as
public Universities.
In essence: supporting the humanities and social sciences in SA.
But what is social sciences? Wiki says: “Social science is a major category
of academic disciplines, concerned with society and the relationships
among individuals within a society. Social science as a whole has many

anches, each of which is considered a social science. The social sciences
include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, economics,
history, human geography, jurisprudence, linguistics, political
science, psychology, public health, and sociology”
In essence: we are talking people. A history professor is within the ambit
of Social Sciences, etc.
NIHSS programmes are:
The NIHSS has partnered with the Council for the Development of
Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to develop the African
Pathways Doctoral Scholarship Programme. A Doctoral Scholarship Call
is opened to suitably qualified non-South African students to study full
time towards a doctoral degree in the humanities and social sciences at
any public university in South Africa.
The NIHSS collaborates annually with the South African Humanities
Deans Association (SAHUDA) to extend 150 scholarships per annum to
full-time PhD students based at South African universities. The NIHSS
Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2020 sets a target of 900 South African students
partaking in Doctoral Schools by 2020.
NIHSS is actively into the BRICS Think Tank. This might be one of the
major innovations and successes of BRICS. This – please – is a big area.
Please look at www.nihss.ac.za.
Is NIHSS then successful? Judge yourself: “The National Institute for
the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted another exciting and energised
Annual National Doctoral Conference (ANDC) on 01-02 November
2017.
At least 200 NIHSS
PhD-supported fellows
were on site sharing
knowledge and networking.
[…] The twoday
conference saw a
red carpet rolled out
during a gala dinner on 01 November evening where a first cohort of
NIHSS-supported graduates were honoured and celebrated.
PS: we were there! And it was huge!
PPS: Science is a lot of things!

The Trophies!
We stay with the World Cup. Now,
the trophy. That one has a different
story. Or actually those two. Yes,
there were/are two trophies at play
here. All from Wiki, btw
The first one was commissioned by
the first FIFA president, Jules Rimet.
It was an imposing thing. It was
made of gold plated sterling silver
and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike,
the Greek goddess of victory.
During World War II, the trophy
was held by 1938 champion Italy.
Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA, secretly transported
the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to
prevent Adolf Hitler and the Nazis from taking it.
On 20 March 1966, four months
before the 1966 FIFA World Cup
in England, the trophy was stolen
during a public exhibition at
Westminster Central Hall. The
trophy was found just seven days
later wrapped in newspaper at
the bottom of a suburban garden
hedge on Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, South London, by a dog named
Pickles. How English can this be?
The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing
them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated
by Jules Rimet in 1930. It was put on display at the Brazilian Football
Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in a cabinet with a front of
bullet-proof glass.

On 19 December 1983, the wooden rear of
the cabinet was pried open with a crowbar
and the cup was stolen again. Four
men were tried and convicted in absentia
for the crime. The trophy has never been
recovered, and it is widely believed to have
been melted down and sold.
Only one piece of the Jules Rimet Trophy
has been found, the original base which
FIFA had kept in a basement of the federation’s Zürich headquarters
prior to 2015.
The Confederation commissioned a replica of their own, made by
Eastman Kodak, using 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb) of gold. This replica was
presented to Brazilian military president João Figueiredo in 1984.
A replacement trophy was commissioned by FIFA for the 1974 World
Cup. The trophy is made of 5 kilograms of 18 carat gold, worth approximately
US$150,000 in 2017. It has been asserted that the trophy
is hollow; if, as is claimed, it were solid, the trophy would weigh
70–80 kilograms and would be too heavy to lift.
Now we know!

The Alligator
Myth: It
is not true,
sorry
Urban Myth, but I still think it could just be…. It is from https://
www.livescience.com/33322-alligators-crocodiles-new-york-citysewers.html
That claim has been around for decades. The myth starts with a
young boy who gets a baby alligator for his birthday and flushes it
down the toilet, not knowing what else to do about it. Years later,
as the story goes, that same boy reaches into a sewer grate for a lost
baseball, and his arm is ripped off by his former pet, now monstrous
and ravenous for blood.
Trumping all myths, however, is the fact that alligators wouldn’t
survive long in sewers.
In a 1982 interview with The New York Times, sewer bureau spokesman
John T. Flaherty said, “I could cite you many cogent, logical
reasons why the sewer system is not a fit habitat for an alligator. But
suffice it to say that, in the 28 years I have been in the sewer game,
neither I nor any of the thousands
of men who have worked
to build, maintain or repair the
sewer system has ever seen one,
and a 10-foot, 800-pound alligator
would be hard to miss.”
… But I am not totally convinced!

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Next Issue
July is coming. It has got a lot
for us to look at. July is going
to be the last stretch for our
grade 12s. It is the sprint to
the finishing line. And also
for our grade 11s to start preparing
for grade 12.
In may ways, grade 11 is sort
of in-between. The ‘newness’
of matric years has gone and
it is not yet the last year.
We will try to look at that.
We will look forward to
more from Masiziba and also
from Fikile who is now back
with us. Graphic design is a
challenging education. More
from her.
International? no clue yet.
But there will surely be a
conspiracy or urban myth.
Look forward!
Sybil