Getting to know Ntsebe Cecilia Phiri

I am a disciplinarian and I don’t like disorder.

What’s the one thing you can’t go a day without? Share five facts about youself that you believe your colleagues don’t know.

I can’t go a day without my cell phone my family needs to be able to always get hold of me.

What is your favourite holiday destination?

I love Mozambique and any place that has terrenial rains but locally, Cape Town is my second home.

What is your dream retirement get away?

I still want to go and visit the St. Peters Basilica Cathedral in Rome it was my parents’ holiday destination every winter and I also want to spend some time in Turkey, it has a good sense of fashion. Their clothes are the best. • I attended my high school years at Lona and Loreto Convents in Pretoria, so I am convent girl. • I used to be a Ballroom and Latin Dancer. • I met my husband at the University of

Cape Town in 1984 and in December we will be married for 36 years, and I have never taken any fed-up leave in the entire time. I am very happy and fulfilled. • I am a disciplinarian and I don’t like disorder. • I am the President of the Catholic

Women’s League at Our Lady of

Perpetual Help Catholic Church. I am a prayer warrior.

Gauteng reign as National School Sport Champions

Gauteng province continue to reign supreme in the national school-sport championships following stellar performances throughout the 2022 SA School Sport season. The aquatics team came in first place in the swimming championships which took place 25-28 March 2022 at the Hillcrest Swimming Pool in City of Tshwane. The team dominated with 98 gold medals out of a total of 162 where they accumulated 2091 points to emerge victorious. Team Gauteng also scored gold at the National Athletics Championships held in Potchefstroom, North West from the 25th to 26th of March 2022. With 89 medals earned, including 33 gold; 27 silver and 29 bronze, Gauteng maintain a record 25th consecutive year as the number one province in South African School Sport Athletics.

In a message of congratulations, Gauteng MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mbali Hlophe says “We are so incredibly proud of our province’s young athletes from our schools who continue to preserve our legacy as the Home of Champions. This grand return to school sport at this level after two years of absence due to Covid is truly admirable. Congratulations to all learners, coaches and managers on back-to-back victories which build on years of consecutive championship titles for GP. “As the department gears up to implement the integrated Schools Wednesday League programme, we further invest in the nurturing and development of the immense talent in our schools.” concludes MEC Hlophe

INTERNATIONAL

WOMEN’S DAY

8 March

International Women’s Day

20 March International Day of Happiness

21 March World Poetry Day

TRAVEL IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL

Traveling helps you enrich your own personal history. Traveling is about more than history; traveling is about enriching your own life. It’s about making memories, creating life-long friendships, and so much more. As you grow old, you will be grateful for the days that you took to travel and try new things. So use your leave days wisely.