Four bright young Grade 11 learners from the city, Tzaneen and Haenertsburg competed in the final round of the Rotary Junior Ambassador Competition (Rojac) 2019 debating competition hosted at Curro Heuwelkruin recently, with Margaret Libetwa from Mitchell House emerging as the winner.
The Rojac debating competition is an annual event that was first presented in 1977 and was this year hosted by the Rotary clubs of Polokwane, Pietersburg 100, Tzaneen and Haenertsburg.
Nichola Glazer from Hoërskool Merensky, Gerhard Maré from Hoërskool Pietersburg (PHS) and Malaika Mohlaba from Stanford Lake College (SLC) took up the second, third and fourth positions respectively after a fierce battle.
After a written general knowledge test, the competition proceeded with a prepared speech on Global Warming, followed by ad lib speeches on The Relevance of Woman’s Month and finally a one-on-one interview where the contestants were questioned on a number of topics that included their views on the proposed National Health Insurance project. The winner received a cash prize of R13 000, with
R5 000, R2 000 and R1 000 for the second, third and fourth positions, respectively.
