Gudwana – 26 August 2014

If we thought that the trip to Sudubipoort was good we soon discovered a hidden gem of South Africa. This is yet another reason why I took on this project, to see more of our beautiful country. The people of this region are so welcoming and hungry for knowledge. They are surrounded by natural beauty just outside their classrooms.

The road took us past a group of 15-20 vultures soaring around a carcass. We climbed even higher circling around so that we were able to look down on the small poort where Sidubipoort was nestled in between the mountains. What a truly magnificent experience.

We arrived at Gudwana to be greeted by an excited Principal who was expecting us. With assistance from the girls it did not take long to set up in the open air to accommodate about 50 learners in Grade 6-9. It was a challenge to interact with them with several of the learners being well above the average age. They were extremely reluctant to interact but despite this the demonstrations were completed successfully.

On leaving the school we took the road which brought us out to Khwaza School. Copies of the digital content was delivered to

1. Sidubipoort
2. Gudwana
3. Khwaza
4. Nthingeni
5. Mbudlu – What a welcome. I was a long lost fiend and had to be photographed before leaving. I challenged one of the teachers to consider doing their masters degree through NMMU based on this project
6. Zamuxolo
7. Mvuzo – An interesting observation was the installation of a Hydrogen Fuel Cell at the school since my visit in June. The principal reported that this was from the CSIR by will be investigated further. Again the question a potential Masters degree was raised with the principal.