IT was back to school this week for most local schools, after an earlier start for Alexandria Christian Academy last week. It seemed to be a busy first day for the schools we were able to pop in to, with principals laying out expectations from the get-go. We hope this year is a fruitful one, without the lockdown interruptions of the past two years, and that schools get all the materials they need from the education department. While public schools await the release of their matric results tomorrow (Friday), schools whose matrics did the Independent Examinations Board exams released their results this week. See our story on page 8 for how well schools in Makhanda did, including Kingswood College, DSG and St Andrew’s College.
HAPPY birthday and all the best for the year ahead to everyone celebrating a birthday this week, especially Pat Clough, Pieter Ehlers, Twiggs Britz, Chulumanco Siyolo, Brendan Bessinger, Claudia Blumrick, Sylvia Avery, Cheryl Cock, Robin Collett, Anthony de Bruin, Daphne Stott, Shirley Oliver, Derek Blair, James Pote, Lorraine Mitchell, Adrian Mouton, Daniel Hilpert, Logan Strydom, Ros Clayton, Candice Larkin, Cecil Jones- Phillipson, Peter Keeton, Mike Brown, Louise Wiggett, Helene Taylor, Karen Elliott, Belinda Botha, Lindy Heny, Tracy Painting, Clair Wepener, Sas Pringle, Leon du Plessis, Beryl Goddard, Candice Larkin, Warwick Strachan, Sia Pieterse, David Krige and Steven van Rooyen.
FURTHER success and good luck for the future to all businesses and organisations celebrating an anniversary – congratulations to Salon Florence, Hi-Tec (Coastal) Security, Gary Grapentin’s East Cape Shotokan-Ryu Karate, First PA Sea Scouts/Cubs, and Albany Vintage Car Museum.
WITH last year’s figures in brackets to compare against, the Rand was trading at R15.37 (R15.01) to the dollar, R20.96 (R20.42) to the Pound and R17.43 (R18.90) to the Euro. Gold was trading at $1,817.30 ($1,842.80), Platinum at $995.00 ($1,102.00) and Brent Crude was $88.30 ($55.10).
BRAVO and best wishes for many more happy years ahead to everyone celebrating an anniversary, especially Warwick and Lindy Heny, Brian and Megan Wright, Gavin and Delene Deenik, Rob and Ann McKay, and Gerrie and Pat Bosch.
THOUGHT for the week: “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
BEST regards as always,
The Team
