School gets nomination

aniye Primary School in the Bohlabela district has been
nominated in the Developing School Team of the Year category. It earned the
nomination at the back of winning two major junior football tournaments – Danone
u/12 and Nestlé Milo u/13, which earned it the right to represent South Africa
on the international stage. It will vie for the award against Stellenzicht
Secondary School and Khayelitsha’s u/18 boys hockey side. A panel of judges will
choose the winner.
The SA Sports Awards will be held on Sunday, November 17
in Sun City, North West.
“We congratulate the school on its nomination,” said
culture, sport and recreation MEC, Sibongile Manana, adding that the province is
enjoying an annus mirabilis on the arts and sporting fronts.
“The department
won the South African Traditional Music Achievement award for best department of
arts and culture, the Steval Pumas won the Absa Currie Cup First Division Cup
and were promotion to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division and Brenden Ledwaba
and Musa Sukwene are front-runners for the Idols crown. All of these
accomplishments indicate that things are happening in the province,” concluded
Manana.