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Debate: Gold Rush

Khahliso Mokhouane, Musa Memela, 

Simbongile Bani, and Alex Manise (Coach)

"Gold Rush took place on the 11th - 13th Oct 2019. I had spent my entire weekend at this tournament together with my kids who made me proud ...

HTS Angola broke straight to finals with 3 wins and 1 lose ... And HTS Angola won the Gold Rush 5th edition 2019. This team consisted of Simbongile Bani, Khahliso Mokhouane and Musa Memela.

In the TOP 10 SPEAKERS FOR THE TOURNAMENT Khahliso Mokhouane was 7th. Simbongile Bani was 2nd and Musa Memela was 1st ... With that being said, HTS Welkom THS was the first junior team to take the trophy home. I am the proudest captain!" Greeky Manise.

Radio-onderhoud ...

Alex Manise het 'n baie suksesvolle radio-onderhoud agter die blad. Hy het die luisteraars ingelig oor sy insluiting by die SA-debatspan. As ervare debatspreker, is praat een van sy baie vaardighede. Alle sukses vorentoe!

The junior team ...

Ntlhantla Radebe, Simbongile Bani and Israel Xaba were selected for the "Elite competition".

They were at Hentie Cilliers for a district debate competition. The junior team has been selected to go to the inter provincials which is named the "Elite competition" in Bloemfontein.

Photos: Alex Manise

HTS debate team!

Debatspan: HTS se eerste span ...

Debat is in sy bloed ...

Kgosana Moeketsi is tydens die Lejweleputswa-debatliga wat by Hentie Celliers gehou is, aangewys as die beste spreker.

Baie geluk, Kgosana en sluit die debatseisoen op 'n hoë noot af!

Department Road Safety Debating Competition

Thato Manaka grade 9 was selected to represent the Lejweleputswa district in the Department Road Safety Debating Competition in Aldam (Ventersburg). He was the only one selected from HTS Welkom. He has been selected to represent the Free State province at the national Road Safety debating competition which will feature the best speakers from the country.

Good luck, Thato and a big applause to his coach, mr. Lesala Khetheng.

Thato Manaka

Viva Tekkies se debatspan!

Shaun Mmutsi, Thato Manaka and Kgosana Moeketsi

HTS se debatspanne kook. Duidelik is hulle nie op die mond geval nie en staan hulle ook nie met 'n mond vol tande as daar van hulle verwag word om hulle sê te sê nie.

Die junior span (HTS se tweede span) het twee van hulle drie rondes gewen. Die senior span (Tekkies se eerste span) het 'n derde plek in die toernooi losgepraat. Thato Manaka, 'n graad 9-leerder, is deel van die eerste span en hy is aangewys as die derde beste spreker in die senior afdeling van die toernooi. Al die skole in die Goudveld het aan die toernooi deelgeneem wat Saterdag by Hentie Celliers gehou is.

Baie geluk aan die span, maar 'n ekstra geluk en dankie aan hulle afrigter, mnr. Lesala Khetheng.

Mnr. Lesala Khetheng en me. Caryn Peterson het die debat-
spanne na die kompetisie vergesel. 

Debating

After two successful years of THS Welkom debating, expectations were even higher than before.

This year we began with three senior teams and two junior teams, however some experienced debaters left the team. We were then left with two senior teams and one junior team.

The Goldfields Debating League for the juniors ended with the THS junior debating team winning 3/5 debates. The senior team won 4/5 debates in their league, however the league has not ended. The senior team aims to win the Goldfields Debating League this year. The date for the semi-final and final rounds is not disclosed.

In the first term; the Goldfields Debating League hosted a district one day tournament for all the Lejweleputswa schools. The THS team sent five of the debaters (Kgosana Matee, Shaun Mmutsi, Naledi Ntima, Ofentse Bolowana and Buhle Sigcawu) to represent the school. The THS team won gold (1st Place) among all the schools which were present. Ofentse Bolowana was the overall best speaker in the tournament, he received a gold medal.

During the second school term; The Central University of Technology (Welkom Campus) and the CUT Welkom Debate and Public Speaking Society hosted the 3rd annual GOLD RUSH 3-day debating tournament. Three speakers from the school (Pule Mmula, Ofentse Bolowana, Buhle Sigcawu,) participated in the tournament as a team. The team made it to the semi-finals and came third (3rd) in the whole competition. Pule Mmula was one the Top 8 Speakers and Ofentse Bolowana was amost the Top 3 Speakers overall in the competition.

The third term had more competitions. At the beginning the Department of Education held a

Lejweleputswa district debating competition for senior and junior debaters. We were only allowed to send one team in the senior and junior league respectively. The junior team performed well but could not win the competition. However the senior team made it to the finals and came 2nd. The team will be representing the Lejweleputswa district in the department provincial competition at Aldam from the 27-29 October 2016. The following learners will take part: Pule Mmula, Ofentse Bolowana, Reabetswe Morake and Buhle Sigcawu.

In the middle of the term; Corruption Watch in partnership with Debate.Afrika hosted the 3rd edition of the Model Youth South Africa (MYSA) Schools challenge at the University of the Free State, in which some of the best schools from across the Free State Province participated in a 3-stage policy-essay, campaign and debate challenge. The THS Welkom Debating Team took part in this competition. From the team, ten learners were sent to Bloemfontein over three weekends to compete. The team pulled off an excellent performance among the best in the Free State for the 2nd year running. They won gold medals for excellent achievements as a team and individually. Their achievements are as follow:

· MYSA Free State Gold Medalists – All THS Welkom Debaters

· 3rd Best Speaker – George Motapane and Ofentse Bolowana (Different Groups)

· Best overall Campaign Video – Naledi Ntima and Kelly Naftal

· Best Speaker overall – Pule Mmula

At the end of the third term, the Free State Schools Debating Board hosted debating provincials at THS Louis Botha Bloemfontein. The provincial competition took three days in Bloemfontein. The best of the best schools and debaters in the Free State province attended. Our senior team made it to the final at the provincial competition. Overall the Free State Schools, we came 2nd as a team. Two of the debaters were selected to represent the province at the national debating competition in Limpopo at the end of the academic year. They are Pule Mmula and Ofentse Bolowana. Ofentse Bolowana was among the Top 8 Debaters in the Free State province and Pule Mmula was among the Top 3 Debaters in the Free State province. The two learners need financial assistance in order to attend and compete at the national competition. Please feel free to support us in this regard.

Under the guidance of Lesala Khetheng (The team Coach) and the leadership of Buhle Sigcawu (The team captain), our debating team performed excellently this year.

We thank our debaters for their commitment and dedication throughout the year. We also thank their parents and teachers for their support throughout the year! We hope you continue to support the team until the end of the league and with the national competition.

THS WELKOM DEBATING EXCELS IN FREE STATE PROVINCIAL COMPETITION

Corruption Watch in partnership with Debate Afrika hosted the 2nd edition of the Model Youth South Africa (MYSA) Schools challenge at the University of the Free State, in which some of the best schools from across the Free State Province participated in a 3-stage public speaking, policy and debate challenge.

The THS Welkom Debating Team took part in this completion. From the team, ten learners were send to Bloemfontein over three weekends to compete in the Debate Afrika competition. The team pulled off an excellent performance among the best in Free State. Out of the two teams registered from THS Welkom. One team won the Overall runner up Trophy for the whole competition, Kgosana Matee, Tumelo Motlalane, Rethabile Molelekoa, Kamohelo Chaka and Shaun Mmutsi.

Kamohelo Chaka won the Best Policy-essay Trophy and Rethabile Molelekoa the 2nd Best Public Speaking Trophy. The second team, although their essay was not read, due to electronic faulty at the University, they won gold medals for excellent achievements as a team.

In picture front left: Pule Mmula, Rethabile Molelekoa, Buhle Sigcawu, Kgosana Matee, Lesala Khetheng (Coach), Tumelo Matee, Shaun Mmutsi, Tlotliso Molelekwa (Captain), Kamohelo Chaka and Masopha Porota.