POLOKWANE – Two local schools, Eagles Nest Christian School and Capricorn High School, squared off in the Executive Mayor’s Trophy Debate Tournament at Jack Botes Hall recently.
Eagles Nest was the proposition team while Capricorn High School was the opposition team, squared up on the motion: Recent land invasion in Polokwane is a legitimate means to address the issue of development and land inequality.
The two schools butted heads to take home the trophy.
Lafarge generously sponsored prizes for this tournament which included a floating trophy, books, and book vouchers as well as thank-you gifts for teachers and academics who adjudicated the event on a voluntary basis.
A word from the sponsor
“Lafarge supports youth initiatives and we were proud to sponsor this event.
“It is a challenge to create educational programmes that appeal to young adults and will be supported by youth from all sectors of the community,” says Esther Seabi, Lafarge South Africa transformation manager.
Lafarge forms sustainable partnerships as they believe that children are the future of the country.
As a proudly South African company, their success depends on these children becoming future engineers, managers, leaders and customers.
It is for this reason that Lafarge forms partnerships in projects that support the betterment of young South Africans.
Through its mandate of building better cities and towns that are more connected, more durable, more beautiful and which are more desirable places for people to live, work, learn and play; Lafarge South Africa has committed to the development of this worthy course.
The Polokwane Debating Society has a long and successful history
The Debating Society acquired the patronage of the mayor in 1998 who introduced the Mayor’s Floating Trophy, which has since become a coveted prize for the competing schools every year.
The annual tournament was hosted from February to August which ran over five rounds with 51 teams competing.
By making use of the basic formal SACEE (South African Council for English Education) debating rules, a practical structure was set and consistency in standard was achieved.
Maurdy Dunster, the coordinator of the debate, said the debate is held for development purposes and to help learners with research, visiting the library and public speaking.
