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6 November 2019
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FROM THE EDITOR What a week for South Africa and Overstrand! The Springboks are the 2019 Rugby World Champions and the Overstrand has been catapulted into the international arena of big-league cities with its UNESCO Creative City designation for Gastronomy. Two seemingly different stories but, if you think about it, there is a common thread between the two. Twenty months ago, the Springboks were an impoverished team, losing by record margins with very little prospects for improvement. But under coach Rassie Erasmus and captain, Siya Kolisi, things changed. While the journey was not easy, with several missteps along the way, the
goal always remained winning the Webb Ellis Cup. “We come from different backgrounds, different races. We came together with one goal. We wanted to achieve it. I really hope that we have done that for South Africa, to show that we can pull together if we ultimately want to win and to achieve something,” said Siya in his first interview after the final whistle had blown. On Saturday, the Springboks represented the very best of South Africa: integrated, determined, positive, team-players, forward-thinking, professional, humble and yes,
champions. In the same way, the last two years have been challenging for the Overstrand. But committed individuals, spurred on by the vision of Darryl Earl David, came together with a plan to take the Overstrand to the next level by submitting an application to UNESCO, the international body whose declared purpose is to contribute to promoting international collaboration in education, science and culture in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights. With its designation as a Creative City for Gastronomy, the Overstrand has
been given a golden opportunity to showcase itself on the global stage, just as the Springboks were by winning the Rugby World Cup. With only 36 cities worldwide having received the Gastronomy designation, Overstrand Hermanus, the only African city, can really shine by focusing the spotlight on all the creativity that abounds in our communities. We have four years to do this. What is abundantly clear is that if we, as a united community, exhibit the same qualities as the Springboks, we will succeed. This is the good NEWS - Ed
New Junior Town Council inaugurated
The 2019/20 Overstrand Junior Town Council (JTC) was inaugurated on Thursday 31 October and comprises Joshua Cloete (Hermanus High), Herschell Burns (Hawston Secondary), Sisipho Lifaba (Northcliff House College), Akisha Johannes (Gansbaai Academia) and Kimberlyn Seconna (Hermanus High). At the back are Asiphe Xeketwana (Qhayiya Secondary School), Luke Swinger (Curro Hermanus), Nilene Roux (Northcliff House College), Nosipho Mapuma (Qhayiya Secondary School), Ra’eese de Witt (Curro Hermanus), Griffon Damon (Hawston Secondary) and Jesyca Bernhardt (Gansbaai Academia). Pictured with them are the Overstrand Executive Mayor, Ald Dudley Coetzee, Deputy Mayor Elnora Gillion (next to him) and Enlighten Education Trust JTC Manager, Unity Mtomile. Akisha Johannes will lead the Overstrand JTC as the Junior Mayor for the next year. She says she is looking forward to the challenge. "It is such an honour to be elected. We have a platform to affect change – let's work together; let's make a difference; let's be the change." Herschell Burns from Hawston Secondary and Sisipho Lifaba from Northcliff House College are her deputies.
In July 2008, the Rectorate of Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) decided to host an annual prestige event during which recognition would be accorded to students who performed exceptionally in academics, sport, service provision, leadership, culture and social impact. Congratulations to ex-Hermie Noël Basson, who was the head boy of Hermanus High in 2012, for winning the 2019 Rector’s Award for Excellent Achievement in leadership. Noël has completed his BCom LLB and LLM degrees.
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