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Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga is the Chief Executive 

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(Photos: PROVIDED) 

PMR Africa, a market leader in research and statistics, completed their annual 

reviews in several sectors recently. 

In the category: Institutions for Higher Education / Tertiary Institutions, South Cape 

FET College received a Golden Arrow Award for 2011. This translates to a survey 

conducted by PMR from a sample of 115 chief executive officers, managing directors, 

owners of companies, company directors, senior employees and senior local and 

provincial government officials in the Southern Cape and Karoo region. 

The college was rated “Excellent” with a 1st overall place in this category. South Cape 

FET College also received the award as part of “Leaders and Achievers”, companies 

and institutions doing most in their sectors over the twelve months covered in the 

survey, to stimulate the economic growth and development of the region. 

This achievement is even more appreciated should one take into account the very 

strong competition in the region from especially higher education institutions. At an 

Awards Breakfast held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Oubaai, George, the awards for 

this region was distributed to achievers in various sectors. At this prestigious event 

the Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Innovation and Development, of South Cape FET 

College, Dr Rajesh Maharaj, was the guest speaker. According to Mr Johan Hattingh, 

Chief Executive Officer of PMR Africa, the invitation extended to Dr Maharaj to act as 

guest speaker proved most successful, as his theme of leadership based on value 

principles, spoke directly to the heart of the matter. The presentation was so well 

received that a special downloadable version was made available on the website of 

South Cape FET College. Within the first day after it became available, more than 20 

people downloaded the document. 

The Chief Executive Officer of South Cape FET College, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, 

extended a sincere word of thanks and appreciation to staff members and his senior 

management team for contributing towards this success story of the college. From a 

2nd overall place in 2101, with a Silver Arrow Award, this institution managed to 

change perceptions favourably in its region to claim first prize this year. 

SOUTH CAPE FET COLLEGE 

CLAIMS PMR GOLD AWARD 

Dr Rajesh Maharaj presenting a speech on 

Leadership based on values: Dr Rajesh 

Maharaj delivering the keynote address at 

the Southern Cape and Little Karoo PMR 

Awards Breakfast. 

Mr. J.A. Foster, M.L.A. (1904), local Oudtshoorn 

attorney, asked Mr Bullock to design a double storey 

manor house in 1902. The Municipal valuation in 

1907 was £10,500.12. Mr Foster was a member of 

the Cape Legislative Assembly and a real high roller. 

Rumor had it that he maintained a wife and a 

mistress, both living in style in separate parts of the 

mansion. Entertainment was lavish. When the feather 

boom collapsed in 1914, Foster went bankrupt. It is 

rumored that he hid from his creditors in the cellar, 

reported himself as dead, and in disguise attended 

his own funeral, the coffin filled with sandstone 

fragments. He was never seen again in the Little 

Karoo. The Standard Bank took over the property and 

sold it to the educational authorities. The mansion 

was used as a teacher's training college until 1924 

and then as a hostel for girls and offices for the CJ 

Langenhoven Commercial School. It became vacant 

in 1972 and fell into disrepair. In 1973 the administrator 

temporarily placed the building on the declaration 

list. On 

17 May 1991, Foster’s Folly was declared a National 

Monument and has been restored to its former glory. 

GUEST HOUSE AND IN-TRAINING FACILITY 

Today, Foster's Manor is a double storey ostrich 

Feather Palace, established as a guest house and 

forming part of the South Cape FET College in- 

training facility. Until 2008, for a period of eight years, 

it served as practical venue for the Hospitality 

students studying the Granger Bay Hotel School’s 

Food and Beverage Management Diploma Course at 

South Cape College Oudtshoorn Campus. Although 

this course is unfortunately not offered anymore, the 

facility is now being utilized as examination venue by 

the NCV Hospitality lecturers for the ISAT Practical 

Examinations of the NCV students studying at South 

College Oudtshoorn Campus. The Food and Beverage 

students received theoretical and practical 

training at the Manor. Practical training included 

preparing and serving breakfast, planning and organizing 

functions, preparing and serving dinners and 

conference handling. Foster’s Manor was an 

extension of their theoretical training received both at 

the Oudtshoorn Campus and at Foster’s Manor. 

Foster’s Manor has excellent potential for serving as 

a training facility for Hospitality students where they 

can experience the full spectrum of Hospitality 

Services (front office, back of house, front of house, 

kitchen, F&B, conferencing and Housekeeping) 

provided that all parties concerned focus on achieving 

this goal. The topic of wine and food paring is 

nowadays high on conversation lists, largely attributable 

to the influence of celebrity chefs, great tasting 

food and good quality wines. Combine this with the 

lighting speed of the Internet and you have a huge 

number of amateur wine connoisseurs that have 

access to information we could only have dreamt 

FOSTER’S MANOR: Jewel of the Little Karoo 

BY: KAHREEMA CAMPHER & AGNES FOURIE 

about not so many years ago. As one will never stop 

learning and accumulating information about the 

complexities of wine and food, the multitude of 

combinations of cuisines and flavours to experiment 

with and the challenge, and one might say, a tasty 

one, of finding the best wine to match, a “Food and 

Wine Pairing” lecture seems fit. Ms Agnes Fourie, 

Manager at Foster’s Manor, recently presented such 

a lecture to the NCV Hospitality level 4 students. 

She has obtained her Wine Course certificate from 

the Cape Wine Academy and is currently busy with 

her diploma studies in this field. Fourie’s favourate 

quotation, from Andre Simon, aptly captures her 

passion for food, wine and hospitality: “Food without 

wine is a corpse; wine without food is a ghost; united 

and well matched they are as body and soul, living 

partners”. 

ACCOMMODATION AND CONFERENCING 

FACILITIES The presence of the ostrich, whose 

feathers turned the farmers into millionaires, takes 

one back to bygone times. A stay at Foster's Manor 

is a must and an unforgettable experience. Its lush 

tranquil garden and 8 spacious rooms will whisk you 

away to an era gone by. Couple this with the superb 

meals served in the manor house, the tranquil 

surroundings and the breathtaking surrounding 

scenery, and you have venue very conducive to 

either relaxation or high productivity - you choose! 

The Manor has two family rooms, two twin rooms, 

three double rooms and one honeymoon room. 

Foster’s Manor presently operates only as a Bed 

and Breakfast establishment and caters for small 

conferences for which refreshments are provided. 

For inquiries and bookings please contact reservations 

at (044) 279 2677 or info@fostersmanor.co.za. 

Alternatively visit our website 

www.fostersmanor.co.za and book online. Come 

enjoy the spirit of yesterday in combination with 

today’s comforts. 

SCC Representatives: From left to right: Proud representatives of South Cape FET 

College with the Golden Arrow Award are Hennie Cronje (New Business Manager), 

Luvuyo Ngubelanga (CEO), Dr Rajesh Maharaj (DCEO: Innovation and Development), 

Linda Majola (George Campus Head) and Yvonne Botha (HOD: Marketing and Communication). 

CEO of South Cape FET College with PMR 

Award: Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, CEO of 

South Cape FET College with the award 

proving this institution’s first overall place in 

the Southern Cape and Little Karoo region. 

South Cape College, forming part of the Western 

Cape Communication and Advocacy Forum, took 

this year’s “Brrr..” Campaign to heart through 

social responsibility actions. 

The Forum decided on the “Brrr..” theme for this 

year, referring to Building Relationships (BR). The 

theme will be supported by four sub-themes, one 

for each quarter, viz. Brave, Brilliant, Bright and 

Bravo. 

Aligning themselves to the Building Relationships 

theme and the sub-theme of Brave for the first 

quarter of 2011, South Cape College took the 

social responsibility scene by storm. In February a 

group of staff and students from various campuses 

participated in the annual Outeniqua Wheelchair 

Challenge in George. The event took place on 

Saturday, 19 February 2011. Apart from international 

and national disabled athletes participating 

in the 10km, half marathon and marathon events 

(the only such accredited events in Africa), a 5km 

fun event is also held every year. 

The fun event comprises a 5km route where 

volunteers push a disabled person in a wheelchair 

or other mobile device so everybody gets a 

chance to participate. The spirit amongst staff and 

students of South Cape FET College was amazing 

and they stood out as a group in their bright green 

shirts! Oudtshoorn and George Campuses were 

well represented, in addition to Central Office. 

Even the DCEO: Innovation and Development, Dr 

Rajesh Maharaj, pushed a chair. 

This was followed in March by several events in 

support of the annual CANSA Shavathon. 

Haircare students from Hessequa formed a 

group to participate in a Shavathon event held 

on the Saasveld Campus of Nelson Mandela 

Metropolitan University in George. Supported 

by a group of students from Oudtshoorn, the 

“pink cloud” from South Cape College (aptly 

named for their pink t-shirts!) took over this 

university campus! The Oudtshoorn and Bitou 

Campuses of the college also held their own 

Shavathon events and the George Campus in 

turn assisted with Shavathon events in the 

Garden Route Mall in George and in shopping 

centres in Knysna. Shavathon Southern Cape 

was undoubtedly dominated by this enthusiastic 

social responsibility volunteers! 

South Cape College plans to continue participating 

actively in these types of events throughout 

the year to prove our commitment to the 

communities in our catchment area and 

beyond. Social responsibility is a wonderful 

way to get involved in your community, to win 

the trust of people and to seek self-fulfilment. 

By participating in and supporting such events a 

positive image of our institution is portrayed. 

South Cape FET College is committed towards 

delivering quality education and training to ALL 

communities within, and even outside, our 

catchment area, and THIS is the image we want 

to earn in our communities. 

SOUTH CAPE COLLEGE BUILDS RELATION- 

SHIPS THROUGH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

By: Yvonne Botha 


This project was headed by the Quality Manager, Mr Deon van Eck, assisted by Mr Garfield 

Solomons. Their hard work and meticulous planning paid off to great benefit for the College. 

The staff’s input regarding their time, energy, coordination, re-writing and evidence building 

to get the College’s process documents aligned with its activities, was commended. 

Ngubelanga praised the staff for their commitment and expressed the pride of the College 

on achieving this prestigious certification. 

All the College processes and procedures were verified and tested by a SABS Auditor and 

a wide spectrum of its processes and procedures were actually verified on different sites 

(Oudtshoorn, Central Office, Mossel Bay and George Campus). The SABS Auditor in all 

instances had the prerogative to decide on the sampling of sites as well as the areas of work 

on which verification were to be obtained. 

In the case of South Cape College, the following areas of work were verified: Academic, 

Examinations, Student Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Student 

Support Services, Communication and Quality Management Systems processes. 

Mr. J.A. Foster, M.L.A. (1904), local Oudtshoorn attorney, 

asked Mr Bullock to design a double storey manor house 

in 1902. The Municipal valuation in 1907 was 

£10,500.12. Mr Foster was a member of the Cape 

Legislative Assembly and a real high roller. Rumor had it 

that he maintained a wife and a mistress, both living in 

style in separate parts of the mansion. Entertainment 

was lavish. When the feather boom collapsed in 1914, 

Foster went bankrupt. It is rumored that he hid from his 

creditors in the cellar, reported himself as dead, and in 

disguise attended his own funeral, the coffin filled with 

sandstone fragments. He was never seen again in the 

Little Karoo. The Standard Bank took over the property 

and sold it to the educational authorities. The mansion 

was used as a teacher's training college until 1924 and 

then as a hostel for girls and offices for the CJ 

Langenhoven Commercial School. It became vacant in 

1972 and fell into disrepair. In 1973 the administrator 

temporarily placed the building on the declaration list. On 




Today, Foster's Manor is a double storey ostrich Feather 

Palace, established as a guest house and forming part of 

the South Cape FET College in- training facility. Until 

2008, for a period of eight years, it served as practical 

venue for the Hospitality students studying the Granger 

Bay Hotel School’s Food and Beverage Management 

Diploma Course at South Cape College Oudtshoorn 

Campus. Although this course is unfortunately not 

offered anymore, the facility is now being utilized as 

examination venue by the NCV Hospitality lecturers for 

the ISAT Practical Examinations of the NCV students 

studying at South College Oudtshoorn Campus. The 

Food and Beverage students received theoretical and 

practical training at the Manor. Practical training included 


functions, preparing and serving dinners and conference 

handling. Foster’s Manor was an extension of their 

theoretical training received both at the Oudtshoorn 

Campus and at Foster’s Manor. Foster’s Manor has 

excellent potential for serving as a training facility for 

Hospitality students where they can experience the full 

spectrum of Hospitality Services (front office, back of 

house, front of house, kitchen, F&B, conferencing and 

Housekeeping) provided that all parties concerned focus 

on achieving this goal. The topic of wine and food paring 

is nowadays high on conversation lists, largely 

attributable to the influence of celebrity chefs, great 

tasting food and good quality wines. Combine this with 

the lighting speed of the Internet and you have a huge 

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CRITICAL SKILLS: The SCC teaches students critical skills in Hospitality, Tourism, Office 

Administration, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Safety in Society, Education and 

Development, Marketing, Electrical Infrastructure, Secretarial, etc. The college also contributes to 

the communities in its catchment area with training in Building, Vehicle Servicing, Electrical Work, 

Hairdressing, Plumbing, Early Childhood Development and Spray-painting. Qualifications include 

a national certificate vocational (NCV), higher certificate, NATED courses (national technical 

education) and short courses. 

KEY STRENGTHS: Campuses focus on a niche market, viz. Oudtshoorn and Bitou on 

Hospitality and Tourism Studies, Mossel Bay and Beaufort West on Engineering and George on 

Business. The college offers custom-designed training packages to suit specific needs. Examples 

of these include the training of 20 entrepreneurs to manage their own business hives and 80 

people to obtain their Code 10 Heavy vehicle driver’s licenses. 

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Some of South Cape College’s partnership on a national and 

provincial level are with the SETA’s, Absa, Unisa, Free State University, DANIDA’s Support to 

Education and Skills Development (SESD) Programme, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 

and PetroSA. The CIBE (acronym for Community, Industry, Business and Education) Working 

Forum has been established by the Innovation and Development Branch of the college. The forum 

strives to establish, nourish and implement partnerships with stakeholders across different sectors 

to promote cross-benefits for all involved. 

Situated across the famous Garden Route, the Little 

and the Great Karoo, the catchment area of the 

South Cape College (80 822 km2) is the largest of the 

six FET colleges in the Western Cape. 


FAST FACTS 


number of amateur wine connoisseurs that have access 

to information we could only have dreamt about not so 

many years ago. As one will never stop learning and 

accumulating information about the complexities of wine 

and food, the multitude of combinations of cuisines and 

flavours to experiment with and the challenge, and one 

might say, a tasty one, of finding the best wine to match, 

a “Food and Wine Pairing” lecture seems fit. Ms Agnes 

Fourie, Manager at Foster’s Manor, recently presented 

such a lecture to the NCV Hospitality level 4 students. 

She has obtained her Wine Course certificate from the 

Cape Wine Academy and is currently busy with her 

diploma studies in this field. Fourie’s favourate quotation, 

from Andre Simon, aptly captures her passion for food, 

wine and hospitality: “Food without wine is a corpse; wine 

without food is a ghost; united and well matched they are 

as body and soul, living partners”. 



feathers turned the farmers into millionaires, takes one 

back to bygone times. A stay at Foster's Manor is a must 

and an unforgettable experience. Its lush tranquil garden 

and 8 spacious rooms will whisk you away to an era gone 

by. Couple this with the superb meals served in the 

manor house, the tranquil surroundings and the 

breathtaking surrounding scenery, and you have venue 

very conducive to either relaxation or high productivity - 

you choose! The Manor has two family rooms, two twin 

rooms, three double rooms and one honeymoon room. 

Foster’s Manor presently operates only as a Bed and 

Breakfast establishment and caters for small 

conferences for which refreshments are provided. For 

inquiries and bookings please contact reservations at 

(044) 279 2677 or info@fostersmanor.co.za. 

Alternatively visit our website www.fostersmanor.co.za 

and book online. Come enjoy the spirit of yesterday in 

combination with today’s comforts. 



The Bitou Campus in Plettenberg 

Bay 

The SCC Hessequa Campus in 

Riversdale 


SABS Certification for South Cape College 

“We have actually passed the test. This is really a milestone to be proud of.” 

These were the joyous words with which CEO, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, 

announced the SABS ISO 9001 Certification awarded to South Cape College. 

The fact that the College passed the SABS Stage 2 Audit 

now presents the next challenge of maintaining the 

standard and systems. The certification is valid for a period 

of three years, but the College will be evaluated annually to 

ensure compliance and improve performance. 

It includes Beaufort West in the north, Heidelberg in the west, Plettenberg Bay in 

the east and the coastal line. The population of the college’s catchment area is in 

the region of 500 000. College programmes are offered to about 1% of this 

population, with a target of growing to 5% over the next 10 years. South Cape 

College, also referred to as SCC, has six campuses in addition to the central office 

located in George. The campuses are the Beaufort Wes Campus, Bitou Campus 

in Plettenberg Bay, George Campus, Mossel Bay Campus, Oudtshoorn Campus 

and Hessequa Campus in Riversdale. A training centre for Hospitality and 

Tourism students, the Foster’s manor Guest House, is located in Oudtshoorn. 

Hostel accommodation is available in George, Mossel Bay and Oudtshoorn. The 

institution was established in 1994, with the amalgamation of the George 

Technical College (initially the George Technical Institute, founded in 1968), 

Oudtshoorn Technical College (initially the Technical Institute in Oudtshoorn, 

founded in 1981), the South Cape Technical Institute in George, which started its 

first activities in the early 1980’s, and Mossel Bay which started operating in 1993 

as a satellite of the Oudtshoorn Technical College. SCC was the pilot site for 

South Africa in this regard, and college mergers followed suit from 2002 onwards. 


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This project was headed by the Quality Manager, Mr Deon van 

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The staff’s input regarding their time, energy, coordination, re-w 

to get the College’s process documents aligned with its a 

Ngubelanga praised the staff for their commitment and expres 


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SABS Certification for South Cape Colleg 

“We have actually passed the test. This is really a milestone to be proud 

These were the joyous words with which CEO, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelan 

announced the SABS ISO 9001 Certification awarded to South Cape Colle 

















Bay 


Staff and students 

whom participated in the 

Outeniqua 

Wheelchair 

Challenge 

George Campus Shavathon 

team members 

Hair Care students from 

Hessequa assisting in the 

Shavathon event in 

George 

Oudtshoorn 

Campus 

students taking over the 

NMMU campus in 

George

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Chief Executive Officer, Luvuyo Ngubelanga 

INTERNSHIP SUCCESS FOR 

SOUTH CAPE FET COLLEGE 


STUDENTS 

ADVERTISEMENT 

Two South Cape FET College students whom were recently awarded their National Certificate 

Vocational Level 4 certificates for Tourism, Sivuyile Mbumlo and Genevé Luppachini, are 

tasting teh fruits of success in the industry. 

These two were placed on an internship that commenced on 1 April 2011. The internship will 

be terminated at the end of March next year. The interns are utilized at the Wilderness section 

of the Garden Route National Parks: Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, which acts as their host 

employer. They are currently fulfilling primarily reception duties. This SANPARKS (South 

African National Parks)-funded internship is an annual initiative through which opportunities 

for real workplace experience within the field of Tourism,People and Conservation are created. 


puts Workplace-Based 

Experience in action 

Many experts say that unemployment, and especially youth 

unemployment, is the single one acute problem contributing 

At the court (from left): front: Mariëtte Jonck (Supervisor to the lack of sufficient growth in the economy. 

Finance Section), Luzaria Makhozi (Supervisor Interpreters), 

Miriam Shabe (student), Nyameka Wani (Court 

This high unemployment means young people are not acquiring 

the skills or experience to drive the economy forward. 

Manager: George Magistrates Court), Moegamat Cerfonteyn 

(Area Court manager: George), Sandra Maart 

Colleges strive to fill the gap relating to skills and training, and 

(student), Corinne Terblanche (student), Carla Botha 

with simulated classroom, also workplace experience. But 

(student) and Selwyn Kiewiet (Job Placement Officer: nothing can replace the value of real-life workplace experience. 

One of the primary reasons young people are unem- 

South Cape FET College). Back: Shameegh Jappie 

(Supervisor Maintenance Section) and Theresa Vigis ployed, is the fact that employers require experience. Inexperience 

is regarded by employers as a very risky investment 

(Supervisor Family Court George). 

Abigail van Staden, Natasha Appollis To address (front this fromproblem left), Mabel in the Januarie Southern and Cape Feorika and Jansen Karoo (back 

from left) Sdo t some u d erefining n t s on the regions, bottom South part of a Cape new Jabiru FET body. College Photos: embarked Alida de Beer on a 

H e i n r i c h 

Workplace-Based Experience programme. This programme 

Valentyn, Adrian 

Saayman and provides students with relevant experience through visits to, 

Raymondi and placements in, actual workplaces. Selwyn Kiewiet, Job 

Willemans with Placement Officer at South Cape FET College, negotiated 

Nafeeka Adams with various potential employers to partner with the college. 

(in front) from These negotiations were finalized with George Magistrates 

Swift Engineering 

Mossel Bay. Municipalities and Swift Engineering Mossel Bay. In terms of 

Court (Department of Justice), Mossel Bay and Beaufort 

the partnerships the students performed job shadowing 

ALIDA DE BEERduring the recent college facturer holidays and only from did 3 to the 7 October assembling 2011. here. 

A total of 11 students Five years benefitted ago from we obtained these experiential the rights to 

Many Georgians are not aware learning of the opportunities. fact build Students the entire placed airplane at the locally George and Magistrates 

Court 

now we 

that there is an airplane factory on 

were 

the 

from 

import 

the Office 

only 

Administration 

15% of components 

Group, whilst 

from 

those placed at the two municipalities were from various 

outskirts of town that delivers between 25 Australia," says the slim, blonde Len who 

Engineering courses. 

and 30 aircraft per year. 

takes us on a tour of the factory. 

These students are currently in their final year in their various 

Jabiru Aircraft SA, situated 

programmes. 

at the George 

Being 

Upon 

exposed 

entering, 

to real 

one 

workplace 

sees people 

operations 

intently 

Airport, is managed by a husband and the and way wife employees bent carry over their out their work jobs, at working a number together of aircraft 

team, Len and Les Alford. and engaging with at clients different in the stages context of of completion. everyday operational 

demands, of smallproved thing to happens be invaluable for onethe large students. open This space. 

Every- 

Front left-right: Nazeem Pietersen The (Student), factory Jenny is the Kiewit biggest builder 

(Mossel Bay Municipality:HR: Health & Safety), Dunyiswa 

airplanes in South Africa where also aircraft develops aretheir Between confidence, 20 and maturity, 25 people motivation are employed 

Kopana (Student) and Siyasisanda Mdayi (Student) 

and 

Back left-right: Sydney Moorcroft built (Campus from scratch. Head: Mossel They have communication sent out more skills here. required to perform well and be 

Bay), Faizel Swigelaar (Student), than 300 Marlon since Abrahams the inception successful. of the comp 

a ny. (Mossel Bay Municipal- 

job applications. Jabiru planes come in three sizes, with 

Experience The gained charming, might tiny help two them and with four-seater future 

(Student) and Moonsamy Naicker 

ity: HOD: Networks & Distributions) "Initially we imported complete aircraft descriptive names such as ‘Fatboy’ - a 

kits from the Australian Jabiru manu- 

model that is very wide inside and ac- 

Drone of local pla 

ituated in George 


Front left to right: Genevé Luppachini, Grant Grootboom (Hospitality Manager) 

Nicholus Nelukalo (Receptionist) and Sivuyile Mpumlo (Student on Internship) 

For Genevé Luppacchini this work experience and training gained during her period of experiential 

placement resulted in getting her first permanent appointment in the formal employment 

sector. During her internship period a vacant position for receptionist was advertised. Feeling 

confident with the experience and background knowledge gained during her internship, she 

proceeded to apply for the position. To her joy the application was successfull and her permanent 

employment The is commencing SCC Hessequa on 1 November Campus 2011 in at the Knysna Regional Office of the 

ettenberg 

Wildernis Section Riversdale 

of the Garden Route National Parks. 

South Cape FET College has strived to, with its Job Placement Centre, to narrow the search 

for employers to find suitable unemployed, but skilled youth to be placed on internships, job 

shadowing, experiential placement and contractual or permanent employment. Young unemployed 

people who have some work experience are more likely to be employed than young 

ation people lacking for any South practical work Cape experience. College 

The college also plays a pivotal role in the 

Government’s New Growth Path programme adopted in October last year. This programem 

ed the specifically test. This refers is to really a “broad a framework milestone that to sets be out proud a vision of.” and identifies key areas where 

jobs can be created.” 

words with which CEO, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, 

According to Mr Selwyn Kiewiet, Job Placement Officer with South Cape FET College, it is his 

O 9001 section’s Certification primary aim to awarded increase internships to South and Cape placements College. such as these, as it benefits both 

the students and the employment market in our region. 

the Quality Manager, Mr Deon van Eck, assisted by Mr Garfield 

nd meticulous planning paid off to great benefit for the College. 

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SKY 

The advent of summer also marks the beginning of a more 

interesting night sky, one that is full of interesting constellations and asterisms. 

Take time over the holiday season to revive the spirit with some awesome star 

gazing - Case Rijsdijk, retired astronomer from Wilderness, leads the way... 

Full Moon is on the 10th and it rises at about 

19:31. By coincidence the Sun sets at the 

same time and it is one of those uncommon 

opportunities to find a spot where one has a 

clear view of the eastern and western 

horizons and enjoy an extended sundowner, 

as the full Moon will make it a pleasantly long 

evening! There is also the illusion that the 

rising full Moon appears larger than when it 

is higher up in the sky. Cover the rising Moon 

with the blunt end of a pencil and repeat the 

exercise an hour or so later, and you will find 

the pencil still just covers the Moon! It is the 

foreground objects that create the illusion. 

The December solstice is on the 22nd and is 

the day that we have the longest 'day' and so 

also the shortest night. It is however not the 

time of earliest sunrise and latest sunset. 

Earliest sunrise was on the 6th and latest 

sunset will be on January 7th. The reason for 

this is that Earth does not travel at a constant 

speed around the Sun since its orbit is an 

ellipse. The advent of summer also marks 

the beginning of a more interesting night sky, 

one that is full of interesting constellations 

and asterisms. By mid-month the unmistakable 

constellation of Orion will be visible low 

in the north east after sunset. Of course 

Orion is up-side down for us in the southern 

hemisphere and looks even less like the 

Great Hunter! For the Tswana, the stars of 

Orion's sword were 'dintsa le Dikolobe', three 

dogs chasing the three pigs of Orion's belt. 

Warthogs have their litters while Orion is 

prominent in the sky at this time of the year 

and usually have litters of three. This, I 

think, makes this name far more appropriate 

for us in South Africa. 

Orion is not only visually impressive, it is 

also a showpiece for what's happening! 

Betelgeuse is a red super giant star 

nearing the end of its life and is about 700 

light years away. It's huge - if it were 

where our Sun is, then the surface would 

engulf the asteroid belt beyond Mars! 

Most of the stars in Orion have Arabic 

names. Rigel is a young, very hot blue giant 

star and the middle 'star' of the dagger, is not 

a star at all, it is a huge cloud of gas and dust 

where stars are being born - it is a stellar 

nursery about 1 600 light years away - 

usually called the Great Nebula in Orion, and 

as the image shows, it is stunningly beautiful. 

To the west, or left, of Orion is the small 

cluster of the Hyades in the constellation of 

Taurus the Bull, with the bright orange-red 

star Aldebaran, the eye of the Bull. Still 

further west is the small and bright cluster of 

isiLimela, also known as the Pleiades or the 

Seven Sisters, and beyond that is the Great 

Square of Pegasus. 

A line from the three bright "belt stars" in 

Orion, through Aldebaran and isiLimela will 

end up at the Andromeda galaxy to the lower 

right of the Great Square. It appears as a 

small fuzzy patch and is the most distant 

object visible to the naked eye, 2.3 million 

light years away. In the west, Venus shines 

unmistakably brightly and the giant planet 

education 

This vast cloud of gas and dust, 1 600 light years 

away, is a stellar nursery where stars are born. Young 

hot stars in the cloud make it glow creating an 

unforgettable image. 

Jupiter can be seen high up in the northeast. 

The Southern Cross is now at its lowest and 

just visible above the southern horizon and 

those with dark skies and a good southern 

perspective will have a good opportunity to 

see the two galaxies nearest to us: the Large 

and Small Magellanic clouds. 

For the Venda, the Southern Cross and the 

pointers were called Thutlwa, or the Giraffe 

stars, as at this time of the year they grazed 

from the top of the trees! 

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visiting the Garden Route have the privilege 

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