NC pupil part of Team SA
A GRADE 5 pupil from Beacon Primary School in Kimberley, Tshegofatso Mojanaga, has been selected to represent South Africa at this year’s African Spelling Bee in Uganda.
Tshegofatso will be setting off to Kampala in a few days’ time, as part of Team SA, having won the Northern Cape finals earlier this year. The team comprises of six of the country’s brightest spellers, who will compete with other African nations, in Kampala.
“We are very proud of Tshegofatso, who came out tops amongst learners from 24 schools across the Northern Cape Province in June. She is dedicated and will no doubt fly our flag high,” Hlengiwe Radebe, Economic Development Director for Droogfontein Solar Power and De Aar Solar Power, funders of the regional Spelling Bees, said.
The African Spelling Bee, founded in 2016 by “Spell It South Africa” and nine other African Spelling Bee organisations, is hosting its 4th Championship in Uganda, this coming Sunday.
Spellers from 20 African countries will compete for senior, junior and team prizes.
“The African Spelling Bee is a celebration of the African Child, inspiring them to be literate and creating a platform to build confidence. We are truly proud to play a small part in this and to see a Northern Cape learner joining Team SA and heading to Kampala this week,” added Radebe.
The event will also be promoting two books as part of the competition: Miss Uhuru 1963 by Elizabeth Mumbi Madoka for the Junior category and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, one of Africa’s most celebrated contemporary authors.
The 2019 African Spelling Bee will see top spellers from 20 African nations including amongst others: Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and South Africa.
The grand prize for the Championship is a full undergraduate Scholarship to Monash South Africa, estimated at around $20 000. Other exciting prizes will also be awarded to outstanding spellers.