Hola MaHigh-School - April 2020

Hola
MaHigh-
School
Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2020
What next
... after high School
Vaccine or cure
Movies and music
The One:
be inspired

EVENTS
CALENDAR
2020
SCI-BONO
FEBRUARY
01 - 28 COMPETITION:
First Tech Challenge
Grade 8-12
DISCOVERY CENTRE
11 INTERNATIONAL DAY:
Women and Girls in Science
Public & Learners
13 CAREER CENTRE:
Careers in Manufacturing Focus Day
Grades 9 - 12
MARCH
09 - 13 /
16-20
FOCUS WEEK:
Water Week
Grades 5 - 9
21 - 29 HOLIDAY PROGRAMME:
Plant Health Holiday programme
Public & Orphanages
22 INTERNATIONAL DAY:
World Water Day
Public & Learners
23 - 27 SPECIAL PROGRAMME:
Amateur Rocketry Course
Grades 11
JUNE
13 JUN -
5 JUL
HOLIDAY PROG
Theme TBC
Public & Orpha
22 - 26 SPECIAL PROG
Amateur Rock
Grade 11
29 JUN -
03 JUL
JULY
29 JUN -
03 JUL
SPECIAL PROG
Amateur Rock
Grade 11
SPECIAL PRO
Amateur Rock
Grade 11
14 - 15 CAREER CEN
Gateway to th
Digital Career
Grade 9
TBC
(JUL/AUG)
18 INTERNATION
Sci-Bono Nels
Public & Lear
FOCUS WEEK
National Scien
SCHOOL TERMS
TERM 1: (13) 15 Jan - 20 Mar
WEEKS:
DAYS:
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
SCHOOL DAYS:
10
48 (50)
0
48 (50)
TERM 2: 31 Mar – 12 Jun
WEEKS:
DAYS:
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
SCHOOL DAYS:
11
54
4
50
TERM 3: 7 Jul – 18 Sep
WEEKS:
DAYS:
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
SCHOOL DAYS:
11
54
1
53
TERM 4: 29 Sep – 2 (4) Dec
WEEKS:
DAYS:
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
SCHOOL DAYS:
TOTALS
WEEKS:
DAYS:
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
SCHOOL DAYS:
10
47 (49)
0
47 (49)
42
203 (207)
5
198 (202)
APRIL
15 - 16 CAREER CENTRE:
Industry site visits - Automotive
Grades 9 - 11
15 - 21 EXTERNAL EXPO:
Sci-Fest
19 - 28 EXTERNAL EXPO:
Randshow
28 - 29 CAREER CENTRE:
Campus tours
Grade 9
MAY
04 FOCUS WEEK:
ICT
Grades 8 - 12
09 EXTERNAL EXPO:
Yebo Gogga
11 - 15 CAREER CENTRE:
Grade 10 Presentations and workshops
Grade 10
13 EXTERNAL EXPO:
Zulu Fest
17 - 28 CAREER CENTRE:
Grade 12 Presentations and workshops
Grade 12
18 - 22 CAREER CENTRE:
Grade 11 Presentations and workshops
Grade 11
AUGUST
03 - 07 CAREER CEN
Grade 8 Prese
Grade 8
10 CAREER CEN
Careers in Ag
Grades 9 - 11
13 - 14 CAREER CEN
Girl Learner P
Grades 9 - 11
17 - 21 EXTERNAL EX
Sasol TechnoX
TBC
(JUL/AUG)
FOCUS WEEK
National Scien
SEPTEM
01 CAREER CEN
Careers in Ma
Grades 9 - 11
04 CAREER CEN
RCLs & Youth
Debates
Grades 9 - 12
19 - 27 HOLIDAY PRO
Space Holiday
Public & Orph
21 - 25 SPECIAL PRO
Amateur Rock
Grade 11
28 EXTERNAL EX
Scopex

RAMME:
nages
RAMME:
etry Course
RAMME:
etry Course
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etry Course
TRE:
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:
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TRE:
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TRE:
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TRE:
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TRE:
nufacturing Focus Day
TRE:
Roundtable Dialogues and
GRAMME:
Programme
anages
GRAMME:
etry Course
OCTOBER
02 CAREER CENTRE:
National Careers Dress Up Day Science
Fair
Grade 7
05 - 09 FOCUS WEEK:
Transport
Grades 4 - 11
09 CAREER CENTRE:
Grade 7 Presentations and workshops
Grade 7
12 - 13 CAREER CENTRE:
Industry site visits -
Steel & Manufacturing
Grades 9 - 11
TBC
(OCT/NOV)
COMPETITION:
Mental Maths
Grade 3
NOVEMBER
02 - 06 FOCUS WEEK:
Early Explorers Week
Grade R - 3
TBC
(OCT/NOV)
10 INTERNATIONAL DAY:
World Science Day
Public & Learners
COMPETITION:
Mental Maths
Grade 3
DECEMBER
05 DEC -
10 JAN
2021
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME:
THEME TBC
Public & Orphanages
JANUARY 2021
05 DEC -
10 JAN
2021
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME:
THEME TBC
Public & Orphanages
FEBRUARY 2021
04 - 28 FOCUS WEEK:
Enquiring Minds Programme
Grades 1 - 3
QUARTERLY
SPECIAL PROGRAMME:
Speak to a Scientist
Public
THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR
LABORATORY:
Dow Chemistry Lab
All Grades
LABORATORY:
Festo Lab
All Grades
LABORATORY:
Life Sciences Lab
All Grades
LABORATORY:
MST Shows
All Grades
LABORATORY:
MST Workshops
All Grades
LABORATORY:
Birthday Parties
All Grades
LABORATORY:
Team Buildings
All Grades
SPECIAL PROGRAMME:
Electronics Club
Grades 10 - 11
COMPETITION:
First Lego League
Grades 5 - 7
CAREER CENTRE:
Grade 9 Presentations and workshops
Grade 9
CAREER CENTRE:
Psychometric assessments
By appointment only
CAREER CENTRE:
Therapy and counselling
By appointment only
CAREER CENTRE:
External expos
By invitation
EXTERNAL EXPO:
Jerk - Wheel Way Project - GDAARD
ONGOING
EXTERNAL EXPO:
SAASTA/DST outreach programmes
PO:

Table of Conte
Editor’s Letter 06
Contributors 10
Holler at us
11
What next?
Choices galore - see what
12
TVETs 14
Pollution gone?
16
NYDA: Helping youth 22
Month of May 24

nt
April - 2020
The agri grants 26
Vaccine or cure? 28
Online learning 34
The one: Marcia 36
Movies
Music - WOW
38
40
The one: Lezy
We need writers
42
44
Next issue 46

Sybil Otterstrom
Editor and CEO

Life does go on - despite Corona and all
kind of troubles.
That also means that we need to look
at the big one: ‘What next .. after highschool’.
Online must be a part of it now
Time is now. Although Open Day is not
happening, it does not mean that we
can lean back. Will exams and matric
results be out as usual? probably not
either.
... but life goes on.
NYDA and NSFAS are key players in
this world and we try to look at what
they will do for you.
And we also have the science article
and the fun parts. Those I love!
Stay safe until next time.
Sybil

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in 2018. Over and above that the College managed to attain
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selected as one of the Centres of Specialisation for the fields of Mechanical
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REPORT 191: GENERAL STUDIES
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• Management Assistant
• Financial Management
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REPORT 191: NATURAL SCIENCE
(ENGENEERING STUDIES)
*N4 - N6 :
• Electrical, Mechanical & Civil Engineering
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• Clothing Production
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Meet our
contributors
Masiziba Hadebe is a final year Agricultural Economics
student at the University of the Free State
(UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a
passionate volunteer for community projects. She
loves reading and writing about science, agriculture
and anything in between. She believes you can wear
a smile whatever the weather!
My name is Marcia Ramodike
a 22 year young
lady from Limpopo
Tzaneen at lenyenye.
Besides being a student
at the university of the
free state i am also an author. I am passionate about writing and i live
to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most
of my time i write my favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine
Rivers and favourite quote is when the caterpillar thought it was the
end of the world it turned into a butterfly
Lesly Malose Mahapa is a singer/writer/poet. He
started writing at the age of 14 and has since been
on a journey to pursue his music and writing career.
Lesly is currently working with an indie group ‘Moz-
South’ based in Ivory park, Midrand. Lesly is also a
brand ambassador for a local clothing line “Boi Boi
apparel”

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What’s next … after high-school. The theme for this issue. And it has
just got a bit more difficult to answer in any serious way.
April issue is always dedicated to Open-Day. Well, it might happen
but probably not. So what now?
NSFAS support is critical, but how are they going to do it for 2021?
Marks? Income? This is not so easy this time.
We have got an industry view regarding TVETs and what NYDA can
do. There are opportunities in all of this.
One thing is for sure: A lot of this must be online and that is where
the cost of data also comes in.
It is inspiring to see that the data pricing is going down. It needs to be
used to gain the knowledge that will enable
all school leavers to succeed in 2021.
We try to look at options in terms of
online stuff. It is (surprise!) all over, but
there are some simple things to look for.
Read on and be amazed.
Your future is at stake and it is a different
and difficult world we will enter in 2021.
… and we can still succeed!

Coronavirus
Protect yourself
Wash your hands
with soap
for 20 seconds
How long is 20 seconds?
Hum the first verse of
our national anthem:
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika
thebreadcrumbs.co.za
More info: www.health.gov.za
CLEAN HANDS
SAFER LANDS

The world i
Vocational and sho
There are many things we need to adjust to in South Africa. We are
quickly progressing towards the ‘global village’ and that goes for
types of education as well.
My opinion: The white paper from Blade was the major shift in priorities.
The focus became more broad and I think tried to catch up with
what else is happening. It is not university or nothing.
Let us look at vocational training and short-term courses outside of
university
I have found an interesting article here: (*) This is the European
Union view of education 2020-2030. And let it be said: we need to
take into account what is going on in Europe!
VET as work-based/dual initial training – The German
model
This is where students are both at a school and employed (and paid!)
at a workplace. The goal is to provide the dualism of using what has
been taught in a practical sense.
VET as initial vocational training – the Swedish model
This is class room training. But the training regime can be broader
and is not directly linked to a specific occupation (workplace).
VET as further training – The Irish model
On-the-job training for all ages, really. Goal is to provide the industry
with skilled workers
VET as life-long learning
As it says on the tin.

s changing
rt-term educations
The focus in Europe in the 2020-2030 time frame will be on
• Practical skills
• Diversification: more age groups and more diverse fields
• Access to university level education through vocational skills
• Improved perception of vocational education
What they surely see is a far heavier integration of trade unions, government
policy goals and industry needs.
They are not averse to challenges experienced as too narrow a focus may be
optimal for industry but not for the individual person in a job-hopping environment.
And the other way as well.
So what do we do in South Africa?
I think we are well underway to have the type of educational offerings that
are world-standard – at least aligned with what we see as best practice in
other countries.
The entire world will then look different after Matric:
• TVETs to provide a practical education and a certificate that proves it.
This is the new world of getting a job.
• SETAs to ensure that skills are maintained in a job-situation
• Universities to provide the academic environment that any society needs
to go forward
• Private colleges have a role in all of this as well: provide both short-terms
and long-term courses ensuring that South Africa has the skill set required
in this world.
(*) Author and copyright: Copyright © European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training (Cedefop), 2017

Earth D
Wiki says: “In 1969 at a UNESCO
day to honor the Earth and the c
It took off: Wiki “Mobilizing 200
issues onto the world stage, Eart
and helped pave the way for the
But this year: “Earth Day 2020 is
was “climate action”. Because of
line. Celebratory activities center
engagement, education, and the
But what has happened?
Covid-19 has had an unexpected ‘side-effect’. Pollution levels have gone do
globe has realised that the hectic pollution is not right. It need not be like th
Can we then ever go back to what it was?
tell me if this is what people wish for again
Dolphins have been seen in the canals of
canals. People in part of India can see the
pollution has dropped and people can bre
wide basis.
The entire climate change debate sudden
we accept that the Himalayas cannot be seen again? How can we
accept the Jo’Burg M1 to disappear
in a haze?
The awareness has been raised
and it will lead to climate action!

ay - 22 April 2020
Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a
oncept of peace.
million people in 141 countries and lifting the status of environmental
h Day activities in 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide
1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro”
the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme for Earth Day 2020
the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the planned activities were moved oned
around five components: citizen science, volunteering, community
role of art in furthering the cause.”
wn dramatically. People across the
is.
Probably not. Look at these pics and
.
Venice. People are fishing in the
Himalayas from their homes for the first time in 30 years or more. The air
athe again. The amount of respiratory illnesses has decreased on a worldly
got very personal. How can we ever go back to the pollution? How can

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Department:
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REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
REGISTRATION
DATES...
ENGINEERING STUDIES
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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BENONI CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING N1 - N3
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BUSINESS SCHOOL | SCHOOL OF CREATIVE & SOCIAL SERVICES
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Trimester 2 registration starts: 20 April 2020
Classes commence: 11 May 2020
Trimester 3 registration starts: 17 August 2020
Classes commence: 07 September 2020
BUSINESS SCHOOL
SCHOOL OF CREATIVE & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Semester 2 registration starts: 22 June 2020
Classes commence: 13 July 2020
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
1. Student ID certified copy (x3)
2. Parent(s) / Guardian ID certified copy (x3)
3. Proof of address (x3) i.e The student's home address and not a box
number. If a student comes from KZN, Limpopo, Soshanguve, etc the
address must be from he/she comes from. Proof of address could be:
3.1 Certified Letter from the Local Municipality bearing the Municipality
logo
3.2 Municipality bills receipt certified
3.3 Any retail shops certified statement such as Edgars as an example
but not a bank statement
3.4 A letter from the traditional leader if coming from a village. The letter
must bear the signature of the traditional leader and a stamp from
the tradition leader.
4. Certified proof of income of parent(s) /Guardian (x1)
5. Student's bank statement (x1)
6. Lease agreement (x1) signed by both the student and the property
owner
7. Certified Parent(s) Death Certificates (x1)
8. Certified student's results (x3)
NB: ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BEAR A CERTIFICATION STAMP NOT
OLDER THAN 3 MONTHS
SPRINGS CAMPUS
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Ever heard of NYDA? We often hear the call from young entrepreneurs
about support structures. NYDA is the place to go.
First of all, NYDA is a government agency. It is regulated by the NYDA
act of 2008.
The goal is to assist youth in developing. Full stop. Developing now
takes a lot of forms and that is where NYDA has a range of intervention
programmes.
The scholarship programmes are there to be used. We are also now a
part of the BRICS scholarships.
All of these interventions point to one important aspect: employment!
Getting a job via education. NYDA will also assist you in this
Let us look the aspect: building youth entrepreneurs.
It is an area where we see a hands-on approach by experts. Let us
look at how it can work out.
First step is an application. Describing what it is that you would like to
do. What type of business are we looking at, etc.
The application is evaluated by a team of experts and here is the first
‘hurdle’: it must make sense. Let us face it: we probably all have good
ideas but very few are practical after all.

They will not support a failing
business just because… NYDA
will ensure success.
If an idea is deemed worthwhile,
it is time to call in the
experts. The voucher system is
an excellent way of getting real
expertise into it.
NYDA contracts business experts who will assist an applicant in getting
the business into something that might work. That means business
plans, financial projections, quotes and a host of things.
If the business gets started, the
mentorship programmes are there to
assist in ensuring the business stays
open. Who are the mentors? Business
people who have volunteered
their time to assist NYDA.
Now we are taking about people
who have done it. The people who know how to run a successful business.
Who can ask for more?
It is hard work. It is more than hard
work. It is 24/7 work.
Being an entrepreneur and helped
by NYDA requires first of all flexibility
of mind. The expert may tell you that
a certain aspect does not work. If you get stubborn and want to have
ego issues, you fail. They will drop you.
… but you can succeed if you are willing to listen and learn, because
…. They picked your idea because they think it can work!

Month of May
Of course it is also Mother’s Day. But we know that and we have written
a lot about it. So let us also turn to something different: The Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
I think we have all heard about what they are doing. But let us also
turn to the roots of it all:
The founder – Jean Henri Dunant – travelled
to see Napoleon III to seek his help in doing
business in Argentina. He arrived in Solferino
on 24 June, one day after the battle of
Solferino where some 40,000 soldiers died
or were wounded. He was shocked and
spent days assisting as much as he could.
That is where he got the idea of a worldwide organisation helping
wounded soldiers and formulating a rule book for treatment of POWs
and wounded.
Of course it has developed and we see Red
Cross and Red Crescent being active helping
out with disaster relief, hunger and much
more.
That is why we see 8 May as the Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. To
commemorate Durant.
International day of Families – 15 may.
This is a day instituted by United Nations. It shows the importance the
broader community attaches to families.
It was formulated in 1993 and the
themes have covered a wide range of
topics in the likes of climate, gender,
work and much more.

We may ask ourselves: why are families important really? Let us turn to
a few sources:
Wiki says: “The purpose of families is to maintain the well-being of its
members and of society. Ideally, families would offer predictability,
structure, and safety as members mature and participate in the community.
In most societies, it is within families that children acquire socialization
for life outside the family. Additionally, [..] it ideally builds a person
into a functional adult, transmits culture, and ensures continuity of
humankind with precedents of knowledge”
In essence a family is where we learn to be social individuals.
Of course a family can mean many things. We have extended families,
we have nucleus families, single-parent families and a lot more than we
can even think of.
However, it does not detract from the simple fact: in most parts of the
world, throughout time, family has been the single element binding society
together. It has formed the very basic for any social development
and ultimately the prosperity of nations.
That is why I like Family Day – 15 May.

SA Government a
to the tune
The minister of Agriculture, land reform and rural
development, Thoko Didiza has announced a relief
grant for small-scale farmers who have a turnover
of between R20,000 and R1 million annually.
However, Didiza said farmers must understand that
the relief is not for the payment of debt. This is very
interesting as debt is generally a challenge faced by
farmers. But the minister clarified that this grant is
aimed at the challenges farmers face specifically in
food production.
Minister
Farmers have mentioned challenges faced, including
the inability to pay labourers, transporting
produce, not having permits of movement and accessing
markets during the lockdown period. Some
farmers have been hit hard by the pandemic.
“This intervention is excluding mechanisation,
infrastructure and other overhead costs. This is
not a comprehensive support but an intervention
with regards to the challenge the country is facing.
Farmers going into production in summer 2020 will
not be supported because they are not producing
immediately” the minister further clarified.
To acknowledge the disparity faced by female
farmers, youth in agriculture and people with disabilities,
the minister mentioned that these groups
will be prioritised. “We will target at least 50% of
women in those who would have applied, 40%
youth and people with disabilities at 6%.” Said the
minister.

ssisting farmers
of R1,2 bn
Didiza
The minister further explained that the relief
would function as a grant and be distributed
in the form of food vouchers. For instance,
it has been reported that farmers in Mpumalanga
that qualify for the grant will receive
vouchers not exceeding R50 000 to alleviate
the impact of COVID-19.
“The farmers are facing a big problem because
if the workers are not working, they are
not supposed to get paid. So these people
will have a big problem in supporting their
families and farmers are not able to take their
produce to the market if the labourers are not
working” said AgriSA coordinator (Mpumalanga)
Jerry Mthombothi. This is true for producing
seasonal crops and high value crops in
the horticulture sector.
An unexpected challenge to the (small scale)
farmers is that they must be able to prove
that their turnover range is indeed between
R20,000 and R1 Million. Farmers who produce
but cannot account for it with proper financial
statements or evidence will face a disadvantage.
South Africa is changing. A lasting benefit
can be that all farmers must now implement
proper accounting practices. …And that is
rather good!
Masiziba Hadebe

Vaccine or cure? or both
Let us first know what we are dealing with: Virus or bacteria.
A bacteria is a living thing. It typically consists of onecelled
organisms, having a cell membrane holding the
cytoplasm together. This is also where we find the nucleus,
mitochondria and chloroplasts. Bacteria are living things!
Of course bacteria can ‘grow’ by normal cell division. There
is more to it, but ... Bacteria are both helpful (bacteria in
the gut break down food) and can be harmful (TB).
A virus is something else. It is really at the boundaries of
biology and chemistry. First of all, virus is small, like 100
times smaller than a typical bacteria. Virus is really just a
capsule of proteins with a string of DNA or RNA inside. A
virus can only live and replicate inside a cell.
How do we protect ourselves?
Vaccine is something we use before we get sick. Vaccine is
giving us an acquired immunity against the specific illness.
A vaccine typically contains a part of the disease-causing
structure. It could be dead virus/bacteria, the surface proteins,
etc.

In essence, it allows the body to identify the
‘intruder’ and destroy it. On top of, it ‘stores’
the info so when the real one is identified, the
body can fight it off as it knows what it is.
Our body is quite efficient at that. It only
needs to know in advance and it can by and
large do something dramatic about it very
fast.
Example? The yearly flu jab.
A cure is something completely different. This
is where we are sick and now we need to get
rid of it.
Antibiotics are the cure for bacterial infections
(not against a virus!). TB is bacterial and
can be cured. There are antibiotics which will
work.
When we look at a cure for a virus attack, it
gets a bit difficult. A virus is not ‘living’ so the
cure must attack something specific. It will
attack one specific illness. But how?
Antivirals typically inhibit the replication of
the virus. Hardly ever do they destroy the
virus. If we want to destroy a virus, we can use
viricides. But then we might also destroy a
lot of our own body as well. Bleach, Lysol and
other things are good at destroying a virus.
But be careful here!
Virus like to ‘stick’ to a surface (your skin).
Soap makes the skin ‘slippery’ and water will
wash the virus away. Simple! But it is not a
cure-all!

Where are we?
The big question today is: do we look for a vaccine against Corona or a
cure (for those already sick)?
Both actually.
Corona (or Covid-19) is a family of viruses where we see SARS and MERS.
There is still no vaccine against these (SARS was in 2005!)
It is a complex thing. First the genetic make-up must be known (and SA
is on the forefront here). Then it is possible to build a defence. And now
testing. It would not be good if the ‘vaccine’ infects more people than
the actual disease.
All of this will take time. Although the entire world is pooling resources
at it and FDA (the regulator in the US) promise flexibility in authorisation,
just developing a vaccine is complex. Estimate is some 12-18 months
before we have a vaccine.
Of course it does not stop there. When a vaccine is developed (if ever,
and that is also a possibility), then it needs to be manufactured and distributed
and given to people. Probably mass vaccinations.
Easy? Not at all. And imagine if there are side effects because we rushed
through the testing of the vaccine.

Corona cure is not there yet.
Wiki says “As of March 2020, the World Health
Organization does not recommend any medicines
to treat or cure COVID-19, although
research is underway in many countries”.
So an actual cure is not there. Despite a lot of
‘fake’ things on the internet, there is no cure
yet.
WHO is looking at using existing drugs as a
cure. Those drugs are there, tested and tried,
but not positioned against Corona. It is sort of
the best we have right now.
Even so, they still need to be tested as we cannot
just dish out heavy medication and hope
something works.
Wiki: “In March 2020, the WHO initiated the
“SOLIDARITY Trial” in 10 countries, enrolling
thousands of people infected with COVID-19
to assess treatment effects of four existing
antiviral compounds with the most promise
of efficacy. These were: favipiravir (against flu,
remdesivir, lopinavir and hydroxychloroquine
(against malaria) (or chloroquine).”
Despite all of this: there is no cure and the
first four candidates may produce serious side
effects.
It is a matter of the cure being worse than the
disease.
What can we do: Stay safe and do as told until
we get there!

What is NSFAS?
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme
(NSFAS) is a government entity under the
Department of Higher Education and Training
(DHET)
What does NSFAS do?
Supports access to and success in, higher education and training for students
from poor and working-class families who would otherwise not be able to afford
the cost of studies at a public university or Technical and Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) college.
• Provides financial aid to eligible students who are studying or plan to study at
any of the 50 TVET colleges or the 26 public universities in South Africa
• Identifies students who qualify for the bursary
• Provides bursaries to students
Who qualifies for NSFAS
funding?
• All South African citizens
• All SASSA grant recipients
• Applicants whose combined household income is
not more than R350 000 per annum
• Persons with disabilities with a combined household
income of not more than R600 000 per annum
• Students who started studying at a university before
2018 and whose household income is not more than
R122 000 per annum

What does the NSFAS bursary
cover?
• Registration
• Tuition
• Book allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• Transport allowance
• Food allowance
• Personal care allowance
Does the NSFAS bursary offer any additional support for
students with disabilities?
Yes, NSFAS further supports funded students with disabilities through an additional
allowance that covers:
• Medical assessments
• Assistive devices
• Human support to cover for the cost of a caregiver, guide dog, scribe or tutor.
How, where and when can one apply for NSFAS?
The 2021 application season will be communicated through media, social media
and the NSFAS website www.nsfas.org.za.
Applications are submitted online through the NSFAS website: www.nsfas.org.za
To apply for NSFAS funding students must have a registered myNSFAS account.
If you plan to study in 2021 and require support from NSFAS, you may open your
myNSFAS account now to keep updated with the latest funding information.
Connect with us using the following channels:
National Student Financial Aid Scheme myNSFAS myNSFAS
NSFAS Connect: www.nsfas.org.za and log into your myNSFAS account
NSFAS Connect gives you access to quick facts and frequently asked
questions. Applicants and students can also submit and track a query for
further assistance.

Online learning
This is a difficult one. How do we do this? Who are the
players? Is the content according to the curriculum in
South Africa, even if it is produced here?
It is probably not a matter of something is better than
nothing. Of course math is math. Nobody can ‘fake’
(and be believed) that a2 + b2 = c2 is not correct but
should be something else. Pi is still 3,1415.
It is a most confusing world we enter and I doubt very
much if anyone has got the full knowledge.
There is one thing I am convinced about: Online will be
a part of us all from now on. We might enter the habit
of being online for much more of our learning.
We have tried to take a stab at this confusion. Google
‘online learning grade 10-12’ shows the usual picture: a
lot of sites.
Are we in a position to judge anything of it? No, we are
not. That said, we have looked at some of it and can at
least say that the sites we list could be of use.

In the end of it all: it is up to you, especially when
there is money involved.
A word of common sense: If a site looks at elements
that can be recognised from previous exam
papers, it is probably close to being useful.
But even that we cannot guarantee.
Therefore in conclusion: Look it up yourself, look
at our list, apply some sanity and get other people
in on the election process (email the teacher
perhaps?).
The first place to go to is: https://www.education.
gov.za/
As you can see they have updated their information
and is now also looking at Covid-19 support.
Make it a habit to see what they say. This going
to be critical in terms of exams, guidelines, papers
and everything else.
Vodacom is surely one of the better sites. Note
that Vodacom customers do not pay for content
or data!: www.vodacom.co.za/e-school
For free – I think: https://oeru.org
Pay-sites:
This one I have heard about: https://za.ixl.com
Here is one with a price tag: https://brainline.
com/
Another with a price tag: https://www.impaq.
co.za/grade-10-to-12/
More price tags: https://www.clonard.co.za/
grade-10-12/
Another option: https://www.siyavula.com/
Good luck and stay safe

The one
Marcia Ramodike:
A writer who has published
books
“A writer only begins a book,
a reader finishes it” by Samuel
Johnson.
Ever wonder how they do it, how do they
write such amazing work, how they come
about such beautiful fantasies? Well,
authors differ. You just have to find the
perfect genre you fall into.
Sometimes writing requires passion because
it will be the fuel that drives you or
keep you going when you become demotivated
halfway through your work.
Writing requires proper planning, such as knowing who your characters
are, what will the moral lesson be, is it a book that will teach or motivate
and a plan on what will happen in each and every chapter you will write.
That way it will be much easier to tackle the whole project from start to
finish.

It usually happens that as you write you feel down, feel like your work
won’t sell or what you are doing is totally wrong, or it may be that it
has been long time since you have been writing and now feels like it is
not getting done.
Trust me, this is normal. You just have to keep going, take one step at
a time and if need be, don’t pressurise yourself to finish quickly. Do as
much as you can to be patient but never stop writing.
Mistakes writers do is not
reading other people’s
books and learning from
other authors.
Reading can help you in
many ways, like seeing
how other people write
and also help you prevent
writing what has already
been written.
So buy more books and
read as much as you would
love other people to buy
and read your books as
well. Lastly, be original all
the time but learn from
others.
There really is only one way to success and that is to be the best version
of yourself.
Take that pen and start writing today. You can do it as I did…
Marcia Ramodike

It’s mov
All sourced from:
South Africa reality and a gr
can we ask for? All courtesy
Love Sarah
A young woman wishes
to fulfill her mother’s
dream of opening
her own bakery in
Notting Hill, London.
To do this, she enlists
the help of an old
friend and her grandma..
Screening: 7 May

ie time!
eat adventure. What more
of Vibescout
Giselle
Giselle touches upon
great and universal romantic
themes. In this
brand new production,
renowned choreographer
Alexei Ratmansky
brings a fresh perspective
to one of the oldest
and greatest works of
classical dance, giving
the audience an opportunity
to discover this
iconic ballet anew.
Screening: 9 May

Here is one for
the real
music-lovers.
Something vastly
different.
Ever herd of 12-
tone music?
Here is the definition (Wiki): The technique is a
means of ensuring that all 12 notes of the chromatic
scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece
of music while preventing the emphasis of any one
note through the use of tone rows, orderings of the
12 pitch classes. All 12 notes are thus given more or
less equal importance, and the music avoids being
in a key.
Let us translate: A twelve-tone scale has 12 pitches,
each a semitone higher and lower than the adjacent
pitch.
It is not in a key. And every note has equal weight in
the composition.
Listen to a piece here:
Weird? Let us see how they compose it.
Can it then be like real music? Yes
It has some interesting consequences. Rhythm does
not exists anymore. Music is now a matter of pitches
(frequency spectrum) and transformations. Transformations
are guided by laws of mathematics.

In essence: if you want to be a composer, make
sure you have math as a serious topic.
Modern classical? Is it an oxymoron? Absolutely
not.
Unsuk Chin is from Korea. A classical composer
with plenty of awards to her name. music like
Should we get into electronic music?
Here is my favourite – Kraftwerk from Germany.
These are really really ‘left-field’ They
typically dressed in business suite (black, white
shirt – like undertakers). Their last concert was
rather strange. They walked in, played their
music, bowed and walked out.
Trans Europa Express (a train journey!) was
‘new’ – and Kraftwerk started the wave of electronic
music. All of it.
Be amazed: Trans Europa Express or this one-
Radio activity.
Now we are also nostalgic and longing for ‘old
time’. This is where steam punk comes in.
Steam punk sort of combines it all: symphonic,
orchestra, opera, rock, lyrics and pointing back
in time and forward into an apocalyptic world.
It is more than just music. It is the video and
graphics that goes with it. Let us look at the
first one: Clorkwork lands. Or a dark one:

The One:
Behind every great artist
there is a source of
inspiration and that is
how most of them started
with the journey to
obtaining success in
their creative spaces.
With that being said let
me tell you my story.
My name is Lesly Malose Mahapa popularly known as Lezy De Yong, born
1989 in Ga-matlala Ga-mahoai in Limpopo.
I lost my mother when I was 3 years old and my sister and I were then
raised by our Grandparents.
… And this is where my source of inspiration comes from! My grandfather
was a conductor in a choir and my grandmother a designer. These are
the people who have always pushed me to be
the best at everything I did and till this day it
is their wisdom and guidance that has kept me
going.
From an early age I have always known that
I can sing but I didn’t think that music and
creative writing would be my career. I wanted
to become a chemical engineer but it never
worked out.
I moved from Polokwane to Pretoria when I was
doing my grade 9 and that is when everything

changed for me. Basically I met some friends who introduced me to a
lot of hip-hop and R&B which was not what I was familiar with.
A few years later in Grade 12 I took part in the annual school’s talent
show and I won best performance and best singer which made it to the
school’s hall of fame. I then went on to become a contestant on ‘Jam
Ally’ which was my first Tv appearance. I then did coca cola popstars,
idols and Yotv just to mention a few and 14 years later I’m still at it and
going strong.
I have done international collaborations via social media and even got
an online distribution deal from a company based in New York.
I am now working with artists from Mozambique, Ghana and the USA
just to name a few and I am also a brand ambassador for Boi Boi apparel
and Halifornia from Canada
My advice to young and upcoming artists is to go to school and get
educated about your craft and know the business aspect of it because
that is what will give you longevity in the entertainment industry.
Even if you don’t have any formal education, the internet has a lot of
information on how to elevate your career so never give up on your
dreams. Keep at it and keep learning.
Lezy De Yong

We need writers!
Hola MaHigh-School is YOUR magazine. That is why we
would love to see students writing for students about student
life and everything of importance to a student in any
grade10-12 across the country.
What is required? That is easy:
You have to be in grade 10-12 -
somewhere
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

Is it important?
YES it is.
Look what Rofhiwa said:
My name is Rofhiwa and I love
to write. I have used my skills to
express my thoughts on international
dealings of the world which
have been published in Hola Ma-
High-School.
What to do?
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.
Email me on ivan@romele.co.za:
name
Cell number
E-mail address
... and we will talk!
Would be a lot harder to get by if
I didn’t have a platform like Hola
MaHigh-School.

Next Issue
Now what? June holidays? and going
where? Corona is not over just because ...
... but life goes on.
So it is still Youth Month and we still have
a range of things to talk about.
The outside world might be starting up
again and it will drag us along as well.
It is probably also time to catch up, and
that is where we will try to provide info
and places to go.
We will be online for a long time, so we
need to adjust - all of us. Look forward!
Sybil

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