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WONDER WOMAN: Vuyo Mrwata, a mother of two, juggles her responsibilities as a mother and entrepreneur with her rising career as a social media digital creator.

Cambridge alumnus excels at farming

At the age of 30, Vuyo Mrwata is redefining success on her own terms. As a farmer, entrepreneur, mother, and YouTuber, she seamlessly balances the demands of multiple roles, showing a remarkable dedication to her family and her…

SPENCER WELMAN

Cambridge principal retires from teaching

After 40 years of teaching at and leading Cambridge High School, principal Spencer Welman, is finally wiping the chalkboard and heading off for retirement. During his time at the school, Welman was heavily involved with guiding the…

GOING PLACES: Cambridge High School first-team rugby captain has been selected for the Border U18 Academy Week squad. Picture: SUPPLIED

Cambridge pupil selected for Border U18

Cambridge High School first XV rugby captain, Lukhanyo Makeleni has been selected for the Border U18 Academy Week squad. The Go! & Express caught up with Makeleni to chat about what this opportunity means to him and how he balances his…

THANDOLWETHU NELE

Netball star selected for Border U18 squad

Cambridge High School netball player Thandolwethu Nele was recently selected to play for the Eastern Cape Border U18 netball squad. Nele, who is in grade 12, has been playing netball since she was in grade 2. She was encouraged by her…

SPEED RACER: Sibabalwe Salmon will represent Cambridge High School at the SA Schools Athletics Championships later this year. Picture: SUPPLIED

Cambridge High athlete to compete in Gauteng

Sibabalwe Salmon is the only athlete from Cambridge High School to qualify for the SA Schools Athletics Championships that will be taking place in Germiston, Gauteng later this year. Salmon qualified by competing in the 400m U7 race at…

Brady Hoole

Cambridge High School cricket boys reflect on successful season

The Go!& Express newspaper caught up with Cambridge High School cricketers Brady Hoole and Jessi Simpson at the end of a successful cricket season. How do you feel about your cricket performance this season? BRADY: I started the season…

Cambridge High School’s Steel Magnolias

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WIFE MATERIAL: Former Cambridge High pupil Kedeshia Hillier on the set of ‘Houvrou of Trouvrou’. Picture: SUPPLIED

EL’s Hillier makes top three in reality show

Former Cambridge High School pupil Kedeshia Hillier has made it to the top three of DStv channel VIA’s reality show Houvrou of Trouvrou. The show features eight women competing for the grand prize of R500,000 and the esteemed “wife…

TALENTED: Tamia Latola during a performance and afterwards with the medals she won. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Dancing her way to the Big Apple , Teen set to represent SA in New York

Talented young East London dancer Tamia Latola is heading to New York next year to represent SA in the Princess Pageant Talent Africa competition. The Cambridge High School pupil took part in the Eastern Cape Regional competition in…

BIG BREAKTHROUGH: Actress and former Cambridge High School pupil Kristin Trisha Deetlefs, right, who recently bagged a role in the Netflix series ‘Resident Evil’ Picture: SUPPLIED

EL actress shines in Netflix hit

Former Cambridge High pupil Kristin Trisha Deetlefs recently landed the role of Officer Malloy on the Netflix series Resident Evil, which is loosely based on the popular video game franchise. Deetlefs first began her acting journey in…

GET CREATIVE: Cambridge High School pupils Khazimla Nkenke, left, and Lathi-tha Mpetsheni both won gold awards at the Sundays River Valley Provincial Arts and Culture Festival in Port ElizabethPicture: SUPPLIED

Cambridge pupils excel at arts fests

Cambridge High School’s Art Club shone recently when it competed in two provincial competitions, the Sundays River Valley Provincial Arts and Culture Festival and the Pearson High School Art Festival. At the Sundays River Valley Festival,…

PUSHING OFF THE BLOCKS: Young boys’ swimmers taking part in the Aquanova Junior Star GalaPicture: AMANDA NANO

Development gala a ‘great’ platform for future swim stars

The bi-annual Aquanova Aquatic Club’s Guppy and Junior Star Gala took place on a sunny Saturday amid a throng of parents and children at the Cambridge Primary School pool. This development gala is the first one of its kind for 2019 the…

Standard high at pupils’ exhibition

Art lovers can make their way to the annual East London High Schools’ annual art exhibition, under way at the Belgravia Arts Centre. Thirteen schools have contributed more than over 400 entries to the exhibition. The works on display are…

DRIVE AND PASSION: Senior producer at BBC World News Wandiswa Ntengento is flying her flag high in international waters Picture: SUPPLIED

Newsworthy achievement

East London’s Wandiswa Ntengento is reaping the fruits of her labour as she flourishes in Johannesburg as a senior producer for an international media company BBC World News. The former Cambridge High School pupil got a taste of…

Cambridge celebrates with memories

Cambridge Primary and High School celebrated their 139th anniversary at their Founder’s Day celebrations last week Friday. Former pupil and businessman Leslie Ruhrmund, who was in the class of 1968, was the guest speaker. “I remember when…