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Calling all local school spellers >> Hundreds of thousands in bursary, book and cash prizes up for grabs DESIREE ERASMUS
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KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu says he is looking forward to the events.
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HE words to be learned for the inaugural KZN Premier Spelling Bee can be found in this edition of your Hillcrest Fever. Media24 Local News KZN (publishers of the Fever, Echo, Greytown Gazette and Weekly titles) has partnered with the Office of the Premier to take the event – which started in Zululand as the Zululand Spelling Bee – throughout the province. GM of Media24 Local News KZN, Neil Tapinos, said publishing the words during Youth Month
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is “fitting”. “We believe the KZN Premier Spelling Bee is a vehicle with which to educate and empower our local youth. In celebrating Youth Month, Media24 Local News KZN wanted to make a tangible contribution to the legacy of this day.” Speaking at the first sitting of the provincial executive council in Pietermaritzburg last week, KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu said he had committed the provincial government to “moving with speed to ensure youth development programmes reach all corners of the province”. “KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council met officially for the first time during this term of office and reflected on the progress this government is making with regard to Youth Development. The people
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of KwaZulu-Natal, especially the youth, are its greatest resource,” said Mchunu. “It is critical that the talent and potential of our youth is fully developed and harnessed, so that we can guarantee the continuous socio-economic development of KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa as a whole.” Marketing manager of Media24 Local News KZN, Sharmaine Smith, said pupils have over a month to learn the words, and those who have entered the competition will then gather at events in their regions to “spell their way to success” in August. The venues, dates and times for the regional competitions will be published in July. “While we want pupils to see this event as fun, we also encourage
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them to study diligently for the Spelling Bee,” she said. “There are hundreds of thousands of rands in bursary, cash and book prizes up for grabs for the winning spellers, their schools and their teachers. “Those who apply themselves will be able to make a very real difference to their education if they make it to the finals,” she said. The competition is open to grade 10 and 11 pupils (one from each grade – ie two pupils from each school) from previously disadvantaged rural schools who speak English as a second language. All entrants must be under 18. Pupils must remember that only the words printed in ‘bold’ should be learned for spelling purposes. The definitions which accompany the words are to help pupils understand the words. For the ‘Bonus Words’ section, the words and definitions must be learned. The Bonus Words are printed on the last page of the feature and are clearly marked. Pupils must be entered through their schools. All of the details are contained in the entry forms, which are printed in this week’s paper and will run for the next month. For more information on the event, contact Vusi Mthalane on 079 389 5205 or Sharmaine Smith on 082 496 0617.
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