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Nyanga Branch beats the odds!
For the first time ever the Nyanga Branch has had the opportunity to experience the growth and development of the Grade 11 class of 2010 who were our very first Grade 12 class of 2011. We take joy in sharing our achievement of the 2011 Grade 12 class, who...
Ikamvanites do it again!
IkamvaYouth learners from township and rural schools achieve 85% pass rate; 42% of which are bachelor passes. "Today my life begins and I'm so happy" - Anathi Malindi, Grade 12 learner from Nyanga. Speaking on SAFM on 4th January, Graeme Bloch said that "you...
Awesome Ikamvanites! Stories from Matric 2011.
As we continue to collect all the individual results from the IkamvaYouth Gauteng learners, three stories in particular stand out so far: Shelton Chadya - 5 Distinctions Shelton first joined IkamvaYouth during 2010’s protracted Public Servants...
IkamvaYouth Gauteng hits 100% Matric Pass Rate
It is with much excitement that we can report on the results of our 2011 IkamvaYouth Gauteng matriculants. In particular, we are especially pleased to report a 100% matric pass rate for the first time in this branch's history. Perhaps more importantly though it...
Predicting the upcoming 2011 Matric Results
With Wednesday 4 January 2012 fast approaching, hundreds of thousands of 2011 matriculants are anxiously waiting for their final results to be revealed. Last year we predicted we'd see an increase in the overall matric pass-rate despite the disruptive public...
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December 16th. It’s a public holiday in South Africa – Day of Reconciliation. It’s also holiday time, and the streets of Makhaza are filled with people making ready for their Christmas festivities or their annual pilgrimage to the Eastern...
Ivory Park Prize Giving
IkamvaYouth Ivory Park held their Awards Ceremony at which learners were required to vote (per grade) for the iKamvanite that they believe bests excelled in a specific category. With the Motto for the day being: The Future is in your hands, Grab it!" The...
Matric Results out January 4th!
IkamvaYouth is offering you a unique opportunity to join us at one of 5 branches across South Africa on the morning of 4th January from 11am, when the matric results are announced. Watch the action unfold with IkamvaYouth staff, volunteers, parents and...
World AIDS Day at Masiphumelele
On World Aids Day, December 1, 2011, the Cape Town Information Resource Center invited Ikamvanites to a trans-Atlantic Skype dialogue session to create awareness of HIV/Aids related issues with American teen journalists from Boston University. The catalyst...
Nyanga Prize Giving
On the 3rd of December 2011 the Nyanga Branch celebrated Prize Giving and Year End with our learners, tutors, parents, partners and colleagues from KZN, Makhaza and the Gauteng Branch. Nombuyiselo, Branch Coordinator, openend the event with a speech about her...
Makhaza Prize giving
Makhaza Prize giving Prize giving event is conducted at the end of the academic year as a celebration of the successes of learners, volunteers and staff. It's great to celebrate the end of the stressful exam period and the imminent summer holidays, so we give it...
Makhaza Book Club
Take yourself back to high school, back to a time when you did the barest minimum to get through school, a time when you’d rather be outside running around than buried in your school book after school. Some of the grade 11 learners are bucking this trend, and...
Janet Jackson Award
Excitement, happiness, joyfulness that was the feeling of the two girls, Lorna Marenene and Thembela Gibson after they found out that they won two tickets each for the Janet Jackson concert in Grand West. Lorna and Thembela were entered on Janet Jackson 20 under...
Why the Information Bill matters to us as Ikamvanites
Let’s be frank, Black Tuesday came and went for the majority of IkamvaYouth without much fanfare as the secrecy bill passed through parliament. A few Ikamvanites wore black, tweeted or re-tweeted on a selection of the events of the day but – by in large...
Khan Academy comes to Khayelitsha
Khan academy is an online learning tool created by Salman Khan in the United States (www.khanacademy.org). While it provides educational content for a variety of subjects, its primary focus is mathematics. Put simply, when a learner "does" Khan Academy,...
Rehearsals for the eMzantsi Carnival
Our Masiphumelele students have been invited to participate to the eMzantsi Carnival. The theme, this year, is focused on sustainable development. All of the costumes have been made from recycled materials. Youth will parade with 800 other young...
Drug awareness and a talk from a recovered addict
The Nyanganites experienced a day not to be forgotten, after hearing about the facts of drug abuse and a talk from Delcia, a recovered addict who spoke about her addiction and how she got help and stopped using. The learners have shared how badly drugs have messed up...
Sabrina’s Experience with the Nyanga Branch.
I am from Switzerland, studying Social Work back home and for my studies I have to complete two internships. The first I’ve done in Switzerland and the second one I decided to go abroad. I wanted to live somewhere for a couple of months,...
A Royal Visit!
The Masiphumelele Library was a flutter with excitement on Saturday afternoon when it was announced that a very special visitor was coming to see the library and to converse with the organizations working in the library. Welcome Camilla Parker-Bowles, The Duchess...
Thobela Bixa wins the prestigious Telluride Sidgwick-Miller Scholarship
UCT master's student Thobela Bixa has won the prestigious Telluride Sidgwick-Miller Scholarship for 2011/2012, an award that will allow him to further his career at the University of Michigan in the US. Based in the Department of Chemistry, Bixa is conducting research...
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