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Vol 12 | February 2015
Captain
Nick Sloane
Nothing is FOUNDERS
impossible WEEKEND
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CONTENTS
In the News
4 KCOB Executive looking ahead – KCOB President Lawrence Polkinghorne
chats to Joy Mills-Hackmann
6 Alumni feature and cover – “Nothing is impossible”
36 years after matriculating from Kearsney, international marine salvage hero
Captain Nick Sloane (1978) returned as guest speaker at Speech Day, to share
an extraordinary account of heading the Costa Concordia R21-billion salvage
8 Other Notable Alumni
Business game changers & innovators
Putting food on KZN’s best tables
Achievers in sport & music
Cracking elite education institutions – Harvard & Oxford
In pursuit of Excellence
16 Ambassadors
Connecting the Kearsney community –
18 Traditions– Old And new
Old Boys, Staff, Parents, Pupils & Friends
20 Academic distinction – Results from the 2013 & 2014 academic years
The Kearsney College Old Boy magazine is 21 Planning Ahead – Headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg
published annually and features news taken 22 School News
from the monthly Greyhound eNews. 24 Foundation News
Vol 12 | February 2015 Reunions and Generations
26 Reunions & Faces in Places
EDITOR 28 Survivor Times
Joy Mills-Hackmann
+27(0)83 662 0838
joy@kearsney.com
Farewells
29 Au Revoir: Rob Candotti & Ronni Wallace
KCOB OFFICE 30 In Memory
Kerry-Lynne McMaster 31 Tributes
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KCOB EXECUTIVE
From the KCOB President’s desk
Looking ahead to much to his mother’s dismay, but he’s
had the best year of his life in Grade 8
increasing number of Old Boys hopeful
of support. We had 22 applicants for the
2015 and beyond, at Kearsney. It was really great to see his two 2015 awards this year. We also wish
excitement in the first term of 2014 when to expand the 25% offer from tuition to
KCOB President he learned of all the traditions and values include boarding which is close to most
and a very proud moment for him was Old Boys’ hearts. To sustain one such
Lawrence Polkinghorne to receive his Kearsney tie. I was very bursary for a revolving five-year period
privileged to award the Class of 2014 their in current terms, we need to have R1,4m
(Gillingham 1990) chats to Old Boys’ ties at their Leavers’ Dinner and invested and preserved. So to maintain the
its awesome to see the immense pride 10 bursaries awarded a cumulative R14m
Joy Mills-Hackmann, whose in the boys five years later, even more is required compared to the approximate
office drives the Kearsney passionate about their school. R5m we have invested. This is before any
other costs and financial assistance requests
Foundation and manages What was your highlight for 2014 in your are considered. Every cent counts! We
role as KCOB President and as an active need to find creative and fresh ways to
affairs for the KCOB Governor of the Board? 30 years ago raise funds and will work with the Kearsney
my Dad, Neville Polkinghorne (1957), was Foundation to professionally manage this
Executive. the KCOB President. It was pretty special as one option for our finite donors to
to follow in his footsteps and also pretty Kearsney.
special to have Josh start his journey at the
Congratulations LP, I hear you have a new
same time!
position and are moving out of KZN?
Thanks and yes, we are moving to the
2014 was a great year for Kearsney and
Western Cape (Paarl), I’ve recently been
the school is in TOP shape on all fronts
appointed group CEO of a Pan African
with exciting plans in place for 2015. A real
Forestry Company whose head offices are
highlight for me was the opportunity to
in Stellenbosch. We’re looking forward to
meet a number of the 2014 Matrics and to
living in the mountains but not so keen on
spend time getting to know the 10 Sons of
the winters!
Old Boy Bursary recipients. It is seriously
encouraging that every one of these young
Will this affect how you manage your role
men has a unique sense of belonging,
as KCOB President? I don’t think so; we
tradition, respect and confidence. It is safe
will spend a lot of time in KZN over the
to say that each boy leaving Kearsney has
next few years. My daughter Laurian is at
been exceptionally well prepared to handle
Epworth and will finish Matric at the end
the challenges beyond the Kearsney gates.
2015, and Josh has just started at Kearsney
and he’s not going anywhere! And also
What is currently your greatest KCOB
video conferencing or skype will assist if I
challenge? At the 2014 AGM I reported
can’t get there. I reckon there’s huge value
on the need to grow the Sons of Old Boy
in this and it’ll be interesting to see how it
Bursary Fund which is so important to
works!
building our legacy. We currently offer ten
25% tuition bursaries (i.e. two per grade).
Another new chapter … you and Kath
Four awards are funded via interest earned
became Kearsney parents in 2014. How
from our invested fund while six are paid
has that been? Seeing Josh settle in so
from funds raised each year over Founders
well has been incredibly rewarding. When
Weekend and from Life Subscriptions. This
he heard we were moving to the Cape
is no longer sustainable, plus there is an
he refused point blank to change schools,
Lawrence Polkinghorne (1990), KCOB President, is a proud 3rd
generation Old Boy. 1st generation: LP’s late grandfather, also Lawrence,
was a Founder student (1921-1925). 2nd generation: LP’s late father
Neville Polkinghorne (1952-1957) served and chaired the Board and
as KCOB President. 4th generation: LP’s nephew Joshua started at
Kearsney in 2014. Also 4th generation: Joshua’s cousin and 2015 Head
of School is Robbie Polkinghorne (son of David Polkinghorne 1981).
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KCOB EXECUTIVE
Looking ahead, what is your goal for the I have seen how the passion of Old Boys
KCOB network? As Old Boys we have is amplified by action! The Class of 2007
benefited tremendously from our Kearsney Memorial Bursary Fund is a remarkable
experience. If each of us strives to give story! These guys have issued their first
back either financially, through sharing skills bursary. I’m very encouraged to see the
or brokering business partnerships for momentum of our brotherhood and
Kearsney, we will achieve a great deal; and friendships grow with new class funds and
it’s so important that we recognise the life- other collective initiatives starting. My hope
long friendships and opportunities we’ve is that we see a tipping point of collective
been given, and even more importantly action towards the 2021 Centenary and
for the younger guys to recognise that the beyond.
network needs to be leveraged. There
is a number of Old Boys who would I’m truly proud to be associated with such
be delighted to offer advice or sign an a great school.
employment contract!
Greyhound News | 5
NOTABLE ALUMNI
NICK SLOANE It was into this era of scientific
exploration, engineering feats and
international political turmoil that Nick
“Nothing is Impossible” Sloane (Pembroke 1978) was born in
Kitwe, Zambia.
Five decades later, as senior salvage
master of the massive R21-billion Costa
Concordia operation, Nick was to prove
In 1961 the USSR and USA both put men into space wrong a global sea of cynics who said it
was impossible to re-float the passenger
for the first time, Audrey Hepburn and Henry liner from her rocky underwater ledge
Mancini were screen darlings in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, off the Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio
without her breaking up.
Rod Laver won Wimbledon, a wall was erected
During 30 months of precision planning,
dividing east and west Berlin and Carl Jung died. he led the successful exploration. This
involved a 500-man team of engineers,
divers and welders, whilst also juggling
political interference; to ensure the liner
was successfully raised into a vertical
position through a parbuckling procedure.
It was then towed under a 14-ship escort
to a mainland port in Genoa to be
dismantled and scrapped.
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NOTABLE ALUMNI
“It is the most engineered salvage recovery Nick’s successful leadership has made him When not involved in marine salvage
operation ever undertaken,” says Nick. an international household name and last operations in some remote part of the
“The size of the Concordia – larger than year, 36 years after matriculating from globe, Nick lives in Somerset West with his
the Titanic at almost three football fields Kearsney, he returned as guest speaker wife Sandra, their 10-year-old daughter and
long and 114 000 tons in weight – meant at Speech Day and also to meet with 17-year-old twins.
that the scale was outside of what had members of the prestigious 12 Club,
been achieved previously.” comprising Kearsney’s top academic He also presents papers around the
achievers. world to many government bodies and
At the time of her running aground, the societies, including the Lloyds ‘Salvage
cruise ship was carrying 3 229 passengers He reminisced how his first experiences & Wreck Conference’ in London; and
and 1 023 crew. Thirty-two people died of life afloat were sailing on Midmar Dam presents lectures on salvage and casualty
when the vessel ran aground on Giglio, and in Durban harbour when there was management to law students at the
one of seven islands that make up the no Saturday sport at Kearsney; and urged University of Stellenbosch and SAMTRA.
protected Tuscan Archipelago National the boys to remember that “nothing is
Park. Since the re-floating and removal impossible”. He said that had been proved Nick is a member of Lloyds’ Panel of
of the Concordia, the sea bottom is being by the successful salvage of the Costa Special Casualty Representatives (SCR) and
cleaned and marine flora replanted. Concordia. managing director of Sloane Marine Ltd, a
marine consultancy service to the offshore
oil and gas, salvage, heavy lift and wreck
removal industries.
Headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg with Captain Nick Sloane who returned to
Kearsney as the Speech Day Guest Speaker
Greyhound News | 7
NOTABLE ALUMNI
The November 2014 issue of the
magazine Destiny Man featured
several highly successful businessmen:
Kearsney Old Boys Andile Mazwai,
Cedric Leitch and Napo Ramodibedi.
Andile Mazwai
GAME CHANGER
Finance and investment guru Andile Mazwai (Finningley
1989), together with his three brothers, have a pretty broad
spectrum covered:
Themba is the entrepreneur and co-owner of BNT
Resources (Finningley 1988 – his son Baso, Class of 2018,
is in Grade 9). Lungile is an Attorney at Ledwaba Mazwai
Attorneys (Finningley 1984 – his son Nkosinathi, Class
of 2016 is in Grade 10). Odwa is a medical doctor with
government and corporate experience (Finningley 1990
and his son becomes the first 2nd generation Mazwai old
boy. Yanga matriculated at the end of 2014).
Kojo Baffoe, editor of Destiny Man, wrote in his Ed’s note
“…being African, we need to embrace the reality that
we also have a responsibility to be helpful, to uplift to do
whatever we can – however small – to ensure that we
progress individually and collectively. American essayist
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: “To know even one life
has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have Andile’s vision for the stokvel industry is to afford members access and
succeeded.” Men like cover star Andile Mazwai epitomise benefits they deserve from the retail and financial services industries. He
this. He is living the ideal that we do not exist in isolation explains that it’s all about trying to level the playing fields and chip away
and that, if you have the resources and capacity, you can at the economic legacy of apartheid. Much still needs to be changed
make a tangible difference to people’s lives. His career to and there are already exciting opportunities being geared.
date has served the dual purpose of helping him build a
life while also transforming the way we think about certain
sectors in the country. Considering his accomplishments so
far, I can’t wait to see what else he’ll be doing to ensure that
stokvels receive the respect, resources and benefits they
deserve.”
Andile’s full story is on www.destinyman.com- in brief,
Andile has excelled in the stock market. He did well
TAKING STOCK
at Barnard Jacob Mellets which he left to start Mazwai Did you know that stokvels have evolved intoan investment vehicle with a savings
Securities in 2001. A few years later BJM bought his shares
from Mazwai Securities and Andile returned to BJM as the portfolio worth R25 billion?
CEO. BJM grew under Andile’s leadership and in 2010
the business was sold to FNB for just under R500-million.
After the sale Andile’s wife Mondo instigated a ‘sabbatical’
R25 BILLION estimated worth of the stokvel industry
and, together with their two children, lived for a year in the
village of Mougins, just minutes from Cannes in southern
8,6 MILLION number of stokvel members
France. 421 000 number of general stokvels in SA
Today Andile is investing his time in a different market, R134 average member contribution for a burial stokvel/month
doing township roadshows across the country to convince
stokvels to register with National Stokvel Association of SA 65% what burial societies constitute in stokvel industry
(Nasasa) which he took over from the founder and first
president Andrew Lukhele, after 25 years.
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NOTABLE ALUMNI
Napo Ramodibedi
AT THE HELM
Napo Ramodibedi (Pembroke 1999) has excelled as one of the country’s few
successful black maritime lawyers, with qualifications which include an LLB and a
Masters in Maritime Law and Marine Insurance.
As CEO of shipping and logistics company Mendi Maritime Services, he’s combining
his legal and business prowess. He plans to grow the Mendi Group into a premium
shipping, logistics, rail and energy company, operating vessels and factories.
Cedric Leitch
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
Cedric Leitch (Finningley 1999), a strategy and insights partner at advertising agency
720 Marketing Incubator, credits much of his success to Kearsney, where he learned that
“the sky is the limit and to never say never”.
He believes his passion for life and curiosity about the digital era steered him towards
advertising and consumer communication; but it was his fear of failure which led to his
doing an MBA and thus recognising his potential. Cedric’s plans include using digital
content creation and mobile platforms to deliver the power of information to those
who’ve previously lacked access.
Simon Hartley
INNOVATIVE DELIVERY
The country’s underperformance in courier delivery services led to co-founder
Simon Hartley (Gillingham 2006) establishing WumDrop, a mobile solution for pick-
ups, deliveries and similar courier services ‘at the click of a button’.
Within months of being established, WumDrop was nominated for the Best South
African Android app of 2014, and was crowned the winner of the IBM SmartCamp in
Cape Town.
The on-demand service delivers anything to anyone “over small distances, in a small
amount of time, for small money” via mobile app, website or e-commerce checkout.
WumDrop uses a car-revenue share model to avoid the capital outlay of a fleet of
couriers.
The concept was started in Cape Town and services were extended to Johannesburg,
with plans to launch outside South Africa by the end of 2015.
KCweb For the full list of Kearsney’s Notable Alumni, read about highlighted
Alumni and nominate candidates.
Greyhound News | 9
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Famous For Their Food
An interesting number of boys
from the College has gone into the
hospitality industry, with several of
greater Durban’s best award-winning
restaurants and bistros being owned
by Old Boys.
Graham Neilson
9TH AVE BISTRO | BOILER ROOM CAFÉ
Leading the pack in terms of culinary awards is Graham
Neilson (Finningley 1997), owner-chef of the acclaimed 9th
Avenue Bistro and the recently opened Boiler Room Café in the
eclectic refurbished Lion Match Factory building. After several
years of travelling and cooking at top establishments in the
United Kingdom, USA, Bermuda and South America, Graham
and his wife Gina took over 9th Avenue five years ago, where
they showcase fresh locally-sourced seasonal ingredients,
exquisitely presented from modern interpretations of Bistro
classics to cutting-edge gastronomy.
Chris Black
ANDREOTTIS | ZEST | AUBERGINE | VANILLE |
BELLEVUE CAFE | LUPA OSTERIA
Chris Black (Gillingham 1994) has an enviable track record,
with a string of acclaimed restaurants to his name: Andreottis,
Zest, Aubergine, Vanille, Bellevue Café and Lupa Osteria in the
Highway area. He and partner Guy Cluver are franchisors of
Lupa in Westville and plan for further Lupas to open in Durban
North, Umhlanga and Johannesburg during 2015.
Paul Sheppard
MARCO PAULO | FRANK’S SPEAKEASY
In Mt Edgecombe, Paul Sheppard (Finningley 1999) offers
an upmarket, inventive menu at MarcoPaulo and an industrial
chic bar at the adjoining Frank’s Speakeasy. Paul is currently
compiling a cook-book featuring KCOBs and their restaurants.
To be included, please email your name (house and year),
restaurant name, location and contact details to oldboys@
kearsney.com
From top: Graham from 9th Ave Bistro and Boiler Room Café Durban;
Chris from Bellevue Café and Lupa Osteria;
Paul in Marco Paulo Mt Edgecombe
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Brett Gentles
PARC
Brett Gentles (Pembroke 2000) offers exciting contemporary
fare at Parc, a popular café and bistro in Glenwood, on the
southern side of Durban. After training with Christina Martin,
Brett went on to work for some of the country’s greatest
culinary talent, including Richard Carstens at Lynton Hall and
Graham Neilson at the celebrated 9th Avenue Bistro.
Marco Conte
MAMA LUCIANA’S | MARCO’S
Retaining the Italian flavour is Marco Conte (Gillingham
1988) with his three restaurants: the modern trattoria Marco’s
and adjacent casual venue which spills out on to the pavement,
Mama Luciana’s, both in Durban’s Morningside; as well as
his popular Mama Luciana’s in the north Durban suburb of
Glenashley.
Renzo Scribante
REMO’S ORIGINALE | REMO’S VILLAGIO |
REMO’S MAXIMILLIANO | FRATELLI FOODS
Renzo Scribante (Sheffield 1998) has found a winning recipe
with his trio of restaurants - Remo’s Originale in Mt Edgecombe,
Remo’s Villagio in Umhlanga and the latest Remo’s Maximilliano
in Sunningdale, Johannesburg. The buzzy, casual Italian bistros
each have their own bakery and delis, the latter being supplied
with Italian products from Renzo’s importing and distribution
company, Fratelli Foods.
From top: Brett in the kitchen at parc; Marco in Marco’s Durban;
Renzo in Remo’s Fratelli
Greyhound News | 11NOTABLE ALUMNI
The November 2014 edition of the
Sharks Magazine ran a six-page feature
on Matt Stevens’s career and left no
doubt that Matt’s blood is pure maroon.
Matt Stevens
IN TOWN WITH PLANS
After 12 years abroad, Matt Stevens (Sheffield 2001) has
returned to KwaZulu-Natal having earned 44 caps as a prop for
England and touring with the British and Irish Lions. In his first
year back wearing the Sharks’ Black and White, Matt has been a
great supporter and frequent visitor to the Hill; even extending
his wardrobe to include a fresh pair of 1st XV socks which he
wore when playing against the Barbarians in October 2014.
Matt and Brad Barritt (Pembroke 2004) are currently looking
at ways in which to give back to their Alma Mater They both
attended DPHS and Kearsney College - and give much credit to
the many amazing teachers from these schools who challenged
and inspired their dreams, giving them a great start in life.
Eleven KCOBs
RUGBY SUCCESSES
As the achievements and successes of rugby at Kearsney
continue, so does the number of young Old Boys being included
in provincial and national sides.
Four KCOBs were among South Africa’s most promising u20
players in 2014. Twins Daniel and Jean-Luc du Preez (both
Sheffield 2013), Ayron Schramm (Finningley 2013) and Sandile
Kubeka (Pembroke 2012) were selected to the training group
of 70 players for the SA u20 squad. From this the Du Preez
brothers made the Baby Bok team which participated in the
2014 IRB Junior World Cup.
These four boys, together with Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013),
Jordan Meaker (Sheffield 2013), Mthunzi Moloi (Sheffield 2013)
and Matthew Reece-Edwards (Finningley 2013), were selected
for the Sharks u19 team.
Etienne Fynn (Pembroke 1989), head of the Sharks Academy in
Durban, said the boys had shown great skills in making the step
up to senior level. “We can hopefully look forward to seeing
them in the Black and White for many years to come,” he said.
Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013) and Tristan Tedder (Finningley
2014), pictured right, have been given Sharks junior contracts for
the 2015 season. James Hall (Finningley 2014) has been signed
Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013) and Tristan Tedder (Finningley 2014) have
to play for the EP Kings u19 team in 2015. been given Sharks junior contracts for the 2015 season.
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Andrew Tweedie
WHAT A CATCH
Andrew Tweedie (Finningley 1993), better known as a right arm
fast medium bowler for the Proteas, Dolphins and Herefordshire,
showed rather a different talent with his right arm. He landed a
major catch earning him front cover status of FLYFISHING magazine.
James Reid
RIDING HIGH
James Reid (Sheffield 2010) shares. ”I’ve really been enjoying
professional mountain biking since I decided to take it more
seriously after my time at Kearsney. Like most top-level sport, it has
become a game of marginal gains as I’ve progressed up the ranks,
and I find myself putting in exponentially more effort for smaller
improvements.
It’s a sport that is incredibly diverse - from remote corners of the
Klein Karoo to the deepest forests in the Czech Republic - I have
been blessed to see a lot of our country through a lens that not
many get to do.
It is not easy though. The saying “you’re only as good as your
last race” is sometimes quite a burden when the road gets
rocky. Fortunately, professional mountain biking as well as event
companies in South Africa are growing at a rapid rate, allowing
teams and athletes to become more professional and even race
full-time. I’ve chosen the middle ground, and by mid-2015 I’ll be
done with my B.Com in Investment Management through UNISA.
It’s an alternative road. One with innumerable ups and downs, but
the lessons are immense and long-standing.
Highlights of 2014 included defending my National Championship
title, finishing 10th at the u23 World Championships in Hafjell,
Norway, as well as winning the Hill2Hill in my old backyard behind
Kearsney.”
James Reid (Sheffield 2010) in action
Greyhound News | 13NOTABLE | NEW ALUMNI
International Education
Institutions
HARVARD SUCCESS
The College’s exceptional academic standard was
highlighted last year with the announcement of two recent
Old Boys being accepted into internationally renowned
institutions of learning.
Greg Royston (Finningley 2013), pictured right, one of the
country’s top matriculants and a SA schools golfer, was
accepted directly from Kearsney to study for his under-
graduate Applied Mathematics and Economics degree at
Harvard University. Harvard receives 40 000 applications
from around the world each year and enrols only 2 000
first-year students.
He is the second Kearsney matriculant to be accepted New Old Boys
directly to the illustrious institution. William Scott
(Gillingham 2005) graduated from Harvard with an HEAD PREFECT REFLECTS ON 2014
engineering degree in 2010 and is currently employed at
Morgan Stanley as a sales and trading associate in New We chatted to Head of School Steven Tedder about the final year.
York City. “This year was labeled as a year that had huge shoes to fill and that
we didn’t have what it took to live up to the achievements of the past.
3 RHODES SCHOLARS We have an amazing group of very varied characters and together we
managed to see past these doubts and, in true Kearsney fashion, we
Alexander von Klemperer (Finningley 2006) is a Rhodes seized every opportunity,” said Tedder.
Scholar Elect for 2015. Once he is physically at Oxford
University, he will be officially confirmed as a Rhodes “The 2014 leadership had some very specific goals which were kept front
Scholar – and will be the third KCOB to receive this of mind: 1. We closed the gap between junior and senior boys to create a
prestigious honour, after Gavin Williams (Pembroke 1960) true brotherhood across the forms; 2. Surprise them! Through self-belief
and David Polkinghorne (Gillingham 1981). we surprised and surpassed expectations; 3. We focused on improving
communication between boys and staff; 4. The leadership of the school
Alex is a qualified medical doctor and completes his two- focused on integrity above all, honour and dignity, putting Kearsney’s name
year internship at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in before our own needs; 5. We strove, against much opposition and a
Soweto this year. Once at Oxford, he intends reading for changing world, to uphold our beloved traditions; 6. Sport: We continued
his Masters and PhD in Neuro Science. to punch above our weight. We won some and lost some, but always left
the field with dignity; 7. Academics: Finished strong with many more than
expected achieving Honours and Honours Cum Laude; 8. Culture: Once
again representing well at the Choir Games.
We leave having striven to make Kearsney proud of our efforts and
achievements, in and out of the record books, and we always have and
always will wear the badge with pride.
We wish the Class of 2015 well!”
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NETWORKING
Hannah Lurie
CAST IN BRONZE
The Kearsney Resource Centre is currently home to a
magnificent bronze bust of Douglas Livingstone (Finningley
1949), one of South Africa’s foremost poets. The bronze has
been donated and temporarily installed in the Resource Centre
at the suggestion of distinguished sculptor Hannah Lurie, after
Durban’s KwaSuka Theatre, for which it was commissioned,
closed down.
Hannah has a close affinity with the College as her three sons –
Michael (Finningley 1971), Laurence (1973) and Graham (1976) –
were all educated at Kearsney.
Dr Graeme Shuker (Finningley 1948) with sculptor Hannah Lurie and her
bronze bust of poet Douglas Livingstone (Finningley 1949). After matriculating from the College, Douglas studied at the
University of Natal and became a marine biologist in the city.
The bust which had been stolen was handed in at the KawMuhle Museum in He gained two doctorates from the university - one for his
by a Good Samaritan who said he read the story of the theft in the paper, and scientific work and an honorary doctorate for his poetry.
then found the bust on the premises of a scrap metal dealer. Read more on
Old Boys News www.kearsney.com An internationally acclaimed poet, Douglas had nine volumes
of verse published, with his ‘Selected Poems’ winning the CNA
Literary Award in 1985. He died in 1996 after losing a lengthy
fight against cancer.
Parents raise the bar
KEARSNEY’S WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL FACILITY
Rugby at Kearsney has gone to another level with the
announcement of Nashua Durban as team supporter of the 1st
and 2nd rugby sides; and support from Old Boys, donors and
sponsors enabling an upgrade of the Medworth Stand, including
increased seating and roof coverage, renovation of players’
change rooms, a new ladies’ toilet facility and a media room with
fibre optic services connected to the school network.
Thanks to the generous financial support from Life Healthcare
and the Kearsney Parents’ Society, the medical room within
the stand has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art medical
facility catering for all possible injuries and emergencies. Now
significantly bigger and equipped with sophisticated medical
equipment, the facility is manned on match days by two doctors
and nursing staff, ably supported by ER24 paramedics and
Kearsney pupils trained as first aiders. Two automatic external
defibrillators are strategically placed at different venues at the
school to assist in resuscitating collapsed patients.
Life Healthcare has also sponsored an “ambulance” golf cart
Left: Craig Koekemoer (current parent) and Dr Glen Hagemann (Finningley fitted with a stretcher for the transport of injured players from
1982; current parent and past president of the South African Sports Medicine any field on campus to the first aid room.
Association).
Nashua Durban is a unique partner bringing value to the
A number of Kearsney parents provided their medical expertise in establishing
business end of Kearsney as an excellent service provider, as
the facility and continue to give generously of their time, providing medical
assistance on match days: Dr Mike Marshall (Gillingham 1979; past president well as investing in Kearsney through their sponsorship. They
of the South African Sports Medicine Association); Dr John Blanckenberg; have taken the time to understand and embrace the Kearsney
Dr John Zietkiewicz; Dr Doug Beere and Dr Glen Hagemann mantra of balance and excellence.
Greyhound News | 15AMBASSADORS
Kearsney Ambassadors MEMBERSHIP INVITATION
A community which extends beyond Kearsney Old Boys We welcome parents, grandparents,
guardians & Kearsney friends to sign-up
as KCOB Associate Members
“It is great to have the energetic Gary Butler We also request you to keep your contact Grade 12 parents receive automatic
[current parent of Matthew - Grade 12 in details up to date to ensure the monthly membership
2015] on our team to remind us that this Greyhound eNews reaches you with all the
initiative is about expanding the Kearsney news and notices of upcoming events. Sign-up on-line:
community beyond Kearsney Old Boys. The www.kearsney.com
Kearsney Ambassador network is chaired by The Ambassadors network will officially > Old Boys > Ambassadors
Only criteria: specify your link/
the Head Prefect’s parents and it is a record target a couple of events in 2015:
relationship to a Kearsney Boy or
that the three consecutive Head Prefects Kearsney cause
for 2013, 2014 and 2015 are all sons of Old 2, 4 & 6 April: The Kearsney Easter Rugby
Boys,” says Kearsney Ambassador chairman Festival has a great line-up of fixtures Membership is FREE
Roger Tedder (1987, son Stephen was Head (see back page) Aims of Membership
of School 2014), with David Attenborough 20 June: We especially welcome parents • To THANK parents for choosing
(1974, son Joshua was Head of School 2013) of the Class of 2010 to the Saturday Kearsney
and Dave Polkinghorne (1981, son Robbie is Founders programme which will celebrate • To keep our Kearsney community
Head of School 2015). 2010s 5th reunion. Book online. INFORMED through the monthly
24 July: Two four-balls are already booked Greyhound eNewsletter
The Kearsney Ambassadors is a network to to join the Class of 2007 Stef Rohwer • To INVITE members to various
keep the Kearsney Community up to date Memorial Golf Day. events & fixtures at Kearsney and
with happenings at the school; and we invite KCOB Branch level
you to continue supporting the school’s We invite volunteers who are willing to rally
wonderful events: the 250 Club, Spring Ball parents of their son’s year to contact Kerry Please help us find past parents to register
and choir performances. on oldboys@kearsney.com. them as members.
From left: Dave Polkinghorne, Gary Butler, David Attenborough and Roger Tedder
16 | Vol 12 February 2015 Greyhound News | 4NETWORKING
Making Cyber Strides
The long-awaited portal to enable Old Boys to view and update their own Kearsney profile
is here! By the end of 2014, over 625 people had successfully accessed their profiles.
We are encouraged and appreciate this interest and are learning from your feedback.
It is easy to get connected! Just visit Foundation Office and cost of emailing and
www.kearsney.com > Old Boys > Update posting information to incorrect addresses. The current Kearsney parents are now
your contact details. Should you forget We will from time to time email login able, via a separate portal, to view and
your user name and password, it will be ID and Passwords to the full database update their personal details, view fee
sent automatically online when requested. to get you started and prompt updates. statements, print their son’s previous
Alternatively email oldboys@kearsney.com Please note that the first time you use reports, white slip reports, extra-mural
and we will get you connected. the platform you will need to click on the participation and more.
“change password” button on the portal
The importance of your information. login screen and change your password. This dynamic and specialised product,
Your information, interests and Kearsney known as Ed-Admin, is widely used
history will give us a rich picture of our Connecting everyone. The current Grade internationally – but is not a social media
Kearsney community as we plan towards 8 to 12 students and parent profiles are on platform. It is able to manage the full affairs
the 2021 Centenary. Your details are also the same database, although on a different of a school, as well as the alumni and donor
vital when we plan events such as class module. The huge value to Old Boys is that functions. It’s a reasonably flexible product
reunions, branch events, or want to invite it’s now much easier to transfer data for and customisation is a work in progress.
you to a special event such as a golf day new Old Boys and their parents on to the We are excited about this development
or choir performance. On a practical level KCOB module; plus we are able to keep a and look forward to your feedback.
your updates will save us time and money: student’s school history.
both in terms of the limited capacity of the
Greyhound News | 17TRADITIONS NEW & OLD
On Good Authority Asked to single out favourite memories,
for many Old Boys it was an iconic
our past … at our current rate of
improvement, we will become the top
sports fixture, particularly it seems 1st school in South Africa, if not globally.”
Each year, as part of an XV victories against Maritzburg College.
Beating College on Goldstones for the Talk of food remains a common thread
Oral History assignment, first time in over two decades and on their through the generations – with mentions
Grade 8 boys are required Founders Day was a significant memory for
Tim Johnson (Gillingham 1999); and beating
of ‘zarms’, ice-cream, Welsh Rarebit on
a Sunday night and peanut butter with
to interview a Kearsney College at home in 2005 held significance syrup being mentioned by many Old Boys;
for Mark Goosen (Pembroke 2005). as are many of the traditions still held in
College Old Boy. high esteem and which continue today -
Russell Phillips (Pembroke 1984) shared hands in pockets, one hand in the pocket
The process rekindles memories of happy some of his favourite memories: : “I think in Grade 11, greetings and staying off the
days spent on The Hill for the interviewee; back to things like Friday nights chatting grass.
whilst for the interviewer it engenders a and joking with your mates in the dorm;
sense of tradition and belonging, linking Saturday morning sports matches; being “Discipline was very much based on a
together Kearsney boys from across the part of winning, sometimes losing, teams; military training but there was a distinct
generations. the echo of war-cries in the trees; Sunday purpose and it obviously allowed you to
afternoon football on Matterson and Stott; look forward to the time when all those
In their first year at Kearsney, many of the the smell of boot polish; ice-cream on privileges came your way as a Matric
interviewers noted that the core ethos of Sundays; rainy, misty mornings and nights; boy,” Peter Gibson (1981) told Robert
the school, and its spirit of brotherhood Christmas beetles in the plane trees at the Whitehouse.
and camaraderie, remain unchanged over end of the year….most of all it was the
the decades; but that it had arguably camaraderie; the laughter between good For many Old Boys an overwhelmingly
become more compassionate and friends, most of whom remain very good significant advantage which an education
nurturing, with greatly improved facilities friends to this day.” at Kearsney had meant was the enduring
and a stronger focus on being globally friendships of peers and the strong
relevant. From the interview, son Daniel concluded: comradeship across the generations, often
“…to plan our future, we have to review being the core of ensuing networking and
business associations.
18 | Vol 12 February 2015TRADITIONS NEW & OLD
Kearsney Centenary
History Project
To coincide with the celebration of Kearsney
College’s centenary in 2021, Dave Goldhawk has been
commissioned to research and prepare a history of the
school’s first hundred years.
Dave is especially keen to uncover previously unpublished
primary source material including personal photographs
reflecting the day-to-day life of the boys, letters, diaries,
videos, memorabilia and even examples of early Kearsney
uniforms. He is also looking for anecdotes and personal
reminiscences to help flesh out the ‘official’ historical
records.
For the first few months, Dave will be concentrating
on the Old Kearsney era (1921 to 1939) and will be
especially eager to receive material relating to these years.
Please keep an eye on the Greyhound e-News for further
updates and requests.
Dave will be based at Kearsney and can be contacted
by e-mail at dgoldhawk@kearsney.com or by phone:
031-765 9600 (landline) or 083 382 8444 (mobile).
Ensuring Global Relevance
It is vital that Kearsney boys are offered the opportunity to
study Mandarin Chinese at school if they are to effectively
operate and excel in a global economy.
In partnership with the HanBan Confucius Institute in Beijing,
Kearsney is one of the country’s first non-Chinese schools
to offer Mandarin Chinese as part of the school’s academic
programme. Twenty-five Grade 8s signed up for the subject
last year. It is being offered to Grades 8 and 9 this year, and
will be rolled out through to Matric level.
The Confucius programme is part of Kearsney’s endeavours to
offer excellence at all levels and to ensure the school remains
globally relevant and at the forefront of education in South
Africa.
“We strive for excellence at all levels - academically and
extramurally - with a goal of empowering boys to reach their
full potential and to put them in an unassailable position to
effectively contribute to a global economy and society,” said
headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg.
Ms Jing Wang, who is from Fuyang, Anhui province in China, is teaching
Mandarin at Kearsney
Greyhound News | 19SCHOOL NEWS
Consistent Excellence
2013 | 2014
Kearsney takes immense
pride in consistently being
one of South Africa’s top
academic achieving schools
each year.
Once again, the College achieved another
set of outstanding marks in the 2014 IEB
National Senior Certificate examinations;
highlighting its position as one of the
leading independent boys’ schools in the
country.
In the recently released 2014 results,
Kearsney attained almost double the
number of distinctions in Mathematics
and Physical Science - for the fourth
consecutive year - compared with
the national average of all IEB schools. Jabulani Nyathi (Finningley 2015) raises the flag - a tradition for Kearsney’s incoming deputy head boy
Highlighting its consistent successes, 45%
of boys who wrote Mathematics attained the top independent boys’ school in the teachers, empowers the boys to reach their
distinctions (compared with the national country. A quarter of the 129 Kearsney potential. We acknowledge the important
average of 26% across all IEB schools) and boys who wrote Matric in 2013 achieved role which so many play in making this
36% in Physical Science (compared to four or more distinctions – gaining an possible.”
12.9% across all IEB schools). impressive 299 distinctions between them
(an average of 2.3 each). Kearsney had a serious approach to
Kearsney also performed well in terms of its academic programme and set high
the top 1% of IEB candidates per subject – A remarkable 44% of those who wrote standards; striving to develop all-round boys
with two boys in the country’s top 1% for Mathematics obtained distinctions25% who compete at the highest level in sports
Maths (top 65 pupils), seven in the top 48 attained distinctions in Advanced and the arts without sacrificing academics.
in Physical Sciences, three in the top 24 for Programme Mathematics and 42% in
Accounting, two in the top 29 for History Physical Sciences; 63% of students in EGD He said Kearsney was also proud to be an
and all eight of SA’s top Engineering achieved a distinction and 50% in Music. inclusive school, where boys with different
Graphics and Design (EGD) candidates academic abilities
were Kearsney boys. Headmaster Elwyn
van den Aardweg
Kearsney is proud to were welcomed.
The school’s continued emphasis on Maths said he was delighted be an inclusive school, “These results
and Science as centres of excellence
has produced positive spin-offs in other
that “the excellence
we collectively strive
where boys with bear testimony
to the incredible
subjects too, with excellent results in the for extends to all different academic results that our
arts and humanities. Six of the seven Music the subjects that we leading Inclusion
candidates achieved distinctions, with nine offer, with wonderful
abilities are welcomed. Programme
of the 19 Drama students and more than achievements being Elwyn van den Aardweg achieves with
half of the 42 EGD students achieving recorded across the boys who require
distinctions. board. various levels of academic support and
assistance. Kearsney is also proud to
The school’s 123 boys who wrote Matric “Academics are the College’s number provide financial assistance and bursaries
in 2014 achieved 231 distinctions between one priority and Kearsney boys are to many families from disadvantaged
them; and again Kearsney achieved a immersed in an academically rigorous backgrounds, giving them the opportunity
100% pass rate with an incredible 98.3% environment from day one. This to receive a top education. The boys are
exemption rate (university pass). environment of academic striving in a carefully mentored and often achieve
disciplined environment, together with our outstanding academic results, opening the
This strong result echoed the extraordinary highly qualified, professional and dedicated doors to bright futures.”
2013 results, when Kearsney emerged as
20 | Vol 12 February 2015SCHOOL NEWS
From the Headmaster’s desk
PLANNING AHEAD
As the College strives to in modernising Gillingham and Finningley, programmes of excellence.
in line with Pembroke’s effective cubicle Three overseas tours are being planned
remain at the forefront of dorm design. The first phase of the project for this year: a squash tour to Malaysia,
will commence this year by renovating the hockey tour to Holland and Belgium, and
education in South Africa, toilet and shower facilities in Finningley and a combined academic tour for Drama and
Gillingham. Engineering Graphics and Design students
its academic, sporting, to the United States.
In addition, budget has been allocated
cultural and boarding for the purchase of one staff house and From a sport perspective, pre-season
up-grading of several existing staff houses conditioning in all sports codes is
facilities are regularly during the current financial year. being extended. Old Boy Nico Breedt
reviewed and improved. (Pembroke 1997) a former Sharks,
Seven additional classrooms will be built Cheetahs and Toulon player, will continue
in two phases, the Tennis Pavilion will be to assist Barend Steyn with coaching of the
In this respect, infrastructure and capacity enclosed and will incorporate a meeting 1st XV. Some of the country’s best rugby-
upgrades in excess of R12-million will room, heat pumps will be installed at the playing schools will again participate in the
be rolled out during 2015. Evidence of swimming pools and Kearsney College 2015 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival.
the success of the school is this year’s Road de-proclaimed. The school has
admission of 630 boys - the biggest to date- endured challenging periods of water Kearsney’s centenary in 2021 is still six
which includes 140 Grade 8s, of whom 90 shortages and cuts; thus a three-day years away, but planning has already
are boarders. emergency supply reservoir, with a capacity commenced.
of 300 000 litres, will be installed.
Alterations and additions to Haley House, Dave Goldhawk,
completed at the end of last year, added 28 Confirming Tomorrow will not be ours who retired in 2013,
beds to East Wing, new bathroom facilities,
a reception area and additional space in
the College’s
aim to ensure
if we are passive. We should has returned to The
Hill and has been
the prep room. These improvements have boys are well seize the moment. commissioned to
ensured the school can meet the strong equipped to go Robin Lockhart-Ross, chairman author a Centenary
demand for boarding and that there is into the world Kearsney’s Board of Governors publication.
space for Grade 8 day boys wishing to stay as valuable
overnight. members
of society, Mandarin Chinese is being
This year South Wing in Haley House will rolled out through to Matric; and English
be refurbished and approval has been excellence is being established as the third
granted to commence with the first phase pillar of the successful Maths and Science
Artist impression of new classroom block KCweb Read more on Kearsney Foundation projects
Greyhound News | 21SCHOOL NEWS
2014 at a glance
ACADEMICS Canoeing u16 Grant Khomo Week Head Coach –
SA u14 K4 – Callam Davis, Dylan Hanson, Mr Francois Lubbe
Mathematics Gregory McConnell SA School Rugby Manager – Mr Dean
Harmony Gold Mathematics Olympiad: KZN u14 Marathon Champs – Callam Moodley
Seven in KZN top 99 (seniors)- Davis, Dylan Hanson
Matthew Butler, Daniel Campbell, Squash
Alexander Harvey, Myles Lundall, Stuart Cricket KZN u19B – Brenton Scott-Martin
McCleave, Keiran Smith, Matthew van KZN Coastals u19A – Keegan Foss KZN u16A – Graham Hudson (KCOB son:
Heusden; KZN Coastals u17A – James Tedder Andrew Hudson, 1982), Cameron Ritchie
Eleven in KZN top 99 (juniors)- Blaise (KCOB son: Clive Tedder, 1985)
Carmichael, Bradley D’Eramo, Thomas Dolphins u15 Player of the Season – James Swimming
Lunde, Robert McConnell, Richard Stamatis (KCOB son: Arthur Stamatis, KZN team – Matthew Smith
Paterson, Leigh Sandy, Samuel Stanton, 1988) KZN Junior Performer Squad – Matthew
Lewis Traill, Alexander Veltman, Tyron Smith
Wood, Edward Yeo Golf KZN Open Water Team – Guy du Toit
KZN u23 – Greg Mckay (KCOB son: Stephen du Tiot, 1974)
English SA Schools A – Greg Mckay (2nd year)
De Beers English Olympiad: Four awarded KZN Schools A – Greg Mckay Tennis
gold certificates - Ross Cairns, Ivan KZN Schools B – James Kennedy KZN u19A – Dale Sandy
Crockart, Jeremy de Beer, Dhirren Pillay Chairman of SA High Schools’ Golf – KZN u19B – Keegan Foss, Mihir Singh,
Mr Bruce Thompson KZN u15B – Kyle Koenig
Afrikaans
Winner of Travel Story Senior Category – Hockey Water polo
Francois van der Merwe SA u18A – Bili Ntuli KZN u19B – Ryan Jackson (goal keeper),
SA u18 5s captain – Bili Ntuli Tyrone Beunk Burgess, Luke Croshaw
isiZulu SA u16 – Lyle Jarvel, Blake Tyack KZN u15 – Luke Croshaw
Olympiad: Kearsney achieved 4th highest KZN SC u18A – Bili Ntuli
number of distinctions in SA with KZN SC u18B – Ruari Baker (KCOB son: Other achievements
12 boys getting over 80% – Hlumela Andrew Baker, 1979), Matthew Butler, Baseball: SA u17 squad – Cameron Lee
Mngomezulu, Travus Louw, Clint Cele, Matthew Last Chess: KZN u16 – James Hulett (KCOB
Wandile Linda, Mvelo Duma, Gcinathina KZN SC u18C – Alex Di Marco son: Gary Hulett, 1980), Richard Paterson
Gumede, Sisa Mkhize, Mnotho Mkhwanazi, KZN SC u16A – Lyle Jarvel, Matthew Lees, Lifesaving: SA Champs – Taine Buys
Conrad Mutale, Akhile Ntshingila, Sbusiso Cameron Rencken, Blake Tyack Mountain Biking: KZN – Christopher
Sangweni, Zolile Shange KZN SC u16B – Jeremy Foord, Brad Wood Cartwright
KZN SC u16C – Cameron Baker (KCOB
Annual Academic Awards son: Andrew Baker, 1979), Nicholas de
30% of matric boys received Academic Beer, Kyle Koenig, Keenan Naidoo, Grant CULTURAL
Colours or Honours Awards (aggregate Oliver
over 75%) KZN SC u14A – Steven Conway, Ross Choir
7 boys received Academic Honours Cum Gibbings, Liam Maguire, Fin McLean- 3 Gold Medals and World Champion status
Laude (aggregate over 86%) Mazotti, Guy Morgan, Kandrin Naidoo at 8th World Choir Games in Latvia with
19 were awarded Academic Honours KZN SC u14B – Scott Bentley, Calym 27 000 participants, 460 choirs from
(aggregate of 80-85%) Lishman, Kyle Sewbaran 73 nations
10 were awarded Academic Colours
(aggregate of 75-79%) Rugby Orchestra
KZN u18 Craven Week team – Tristan KZN Youth Wind Band – Timothy Lewis
Dixon, James Hall (KCOB son: Andrew
SPORT Hall, 1983), Tristan Tedder (KCOB son:
Bruce Tedder, 1992) COMMUNITY SERVICE
58 Kearsney boys were selected to KZN u18 Academy – Tijde Visser
represent KZN and 7 to represent South U16 Grant Khomo Week – Jared Meyer Kearsney has an extensive community
Africa in various age groups across the KZN High Schools 7s team – Tristan Dixon service programme which affords each
sports codes Junior Sharks signings – Tristan Tedder, Chris boy the opportunity to serve & contribute
Lines (Gillingham 2013) to the community. The values instilled &
Basketball KZN u18 Craven Week Manager - lessons learned from this service to others
KZN u20 – Jeremy Maarschalk (KCOB Mr Dean Moodley are timeless & their commitment & passion
son: Trevor Maarschalk, 1984), Morena u18 Craven Week Coach – Mr Barend saw the boys dedicate 13 371 hours to
Malakoana, Langelihle Mhlongo, Cele Ntando Steyn community service this year.
SA u20 squad – Jeremy Maarschalk
22 | Vol 12 February 2015SCHOOL NEWS
Support the Arts
SA’s Rainbow Choir
The Kearsney choir has put the College on the world
map once again through inspiring performances at the We invite all supporters of the Arts, the
College or the Choir to make a monthly
eighth World Choir Games in Latvia and at sell-out donation and be a “Friend of the Choir”.
Gift donations can start from as little as
concerts throughout year. R100 per month.
Benefits for our valued individual
Its colourful exuberance, energy and The Choir Games is the Olympics for supporters include:
vigour, matched with superb musical choirs and the world’s largest competition • An annual tax certificate to claim your
flair, highlights all that can be achieved if in choir music – having attracted 27 000 donation off your SARS tax submission
differences are put aside and a common participants and 460 choirs from 73 • Regular eNews about the Kearsney
goal is sought. nations in 2014. Choir
• A free copy of the high-quality Choir
“The boys’ pride in African culture, the With its signature blend of classical, tour magazines
passion with which it is presented, and pop and indigenous music, Kearsney’s • Box office discounts for Kearsney
the obvious teamwork are inspiring. Their 64-member choir was invited to Choir performances.
unity and harmony show in and out of represent Africa at the Games’ final
performance,” said headmaster Elwyn van Celebration Concert; and in the lead up TO JOIN
den Aardweg. to the Games to represent the continent Use the safe, quick and easy on-line
at the prestigious ‘Rhythms of One World Pledge Form on the Kearsney Foundation
The choir won gold in all three categories Festival’, which included a performance page on www.kearsney.com and
entered - the Young Male Choirs, Scenic at the United Nations Headquarters in complete the required steps.
Folklore and Scenic Pop - as well as Geneva. Alternatively, contact us at
World Champion status in Scenic Pop. foundation@kearsney.com
ENQUIRIES
foundation@kearsney.com or campaign
leader Christiaan Kotze (Sheffield 2009)
on email cjkotze89@gmail.com or
072 328 1098
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23FOUNDATION NEWS
Top Kearsney Awards
The Sir Liege Hulett When one of their sponsored boys was
selected for the Choir to compete in Kearsney donor
Award was bestowed in the 2014 World Choir Games in Latvia, recognition awards
Transnet funded him and also made the
(as at the end of 2014)
2014, with much gratitude, dreams of five other choir members a
reality when they provided financial support.
The Sir Liege Hulett Award
to the Transnet Foundation The Transnet Foundation’s education
45 donors, who have contributed gifts
programme aims to equip talented
and the Class of 2007 students who are selected from
of R450 000 (2014 net present value)
or more during their lifetime or through
marginalised backgrounds and have shown
Memorial Bursary Fund. great tenacity to succeed. Extra support
their estate, are acknowledged on the
Honours Board in the Sir Liege Hulett
is provided to ensure a firm foundation
Room as well as on-line
in critical subjects such as Maths, Physical
Science, Accounting and English. Students
The Kearsney Legacy Society
will also receive Transnet bursaries to
24 benefactors are acknowledged,
enable them to further their studies at
having remembered Kearsney through
universities of their choice within South
their estates
In 2013 the Transnet Foundation was Africa.
introduced to Kearsney through the Founders of Kearsney’s 2nd Century
College’s participation in the ISASA The Transnet Foundation offers an
Many monthly and regular donors
Mathematics and English Programme and uncompromising commitment to ensure
have joined a campaign to build and
has quickly become a top Kearsney partner. excellence in education and bridge
strengthen Kearsney’s financial future
the gap towards true social cohesion.
In 2015, three new Grade 8 Transnet Theresa Moila, Transnet’s CSI director, says
Foundation 120%-sponsored boys joined “education is the responsibility of all SA Kearsney salutes Transnet and the Transnet
Kearsney, bringing to six the number citizens and companies in the country. It Foundation for this incredibly important
of Kearsney pupils fully funded by the takes a village to raise a child. Each of us is initiative and thanks them for their
Foundation. The school is immeasurably part of that village.” continued faith and support.
enriched by their presence and
contribution.
The Transnet foundation made it possible for six boys to travel with the Choir to the recent World Choir Olympics
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