​Sinentlantla Gqoloma is crazy about drumming. “It’s just my best thing! Since we got the new drums this year, the drumming culture at...

​Undeterred by a sudden October thundershower, 250 supporters of the trust, including current Ruthies and alumnae, heads of feeder...

​Ivana Garvanski always knew what she wanted to do. Back in 2017, in her career counselling session, Professor Zac Nel identified a BSc...

“(Wo)Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when...

Naledi Lephuting is like a warm hug on a chilly Highveld morning. Her open demeanor, enthusiastic nature, and tangible appreciation for...

Influencer: A key individual with an extensive network of contacts, who plays an active role in shaping the opinions of others within...

“This is a very big opportunity for a girl like me coming from Kliptown, an informal settlement. I should be selected because I am very...

Dr Emmanuel Taban was the guest speaker at the Jeppe Girls annual prize giving ceremony held on 19 March 2021. Named as one of the 100...

Three Grade 11 Ruthies. Three black blazers. Three top academic achievers. Three girls focused on achievement, hard work and following...

The release of the Matric results is always a highlight of our year: young women with shining faces collecting their certificates and...

“In 2015 I matriculated from Jeppe High School for Girls with a bachelor’s admission to University. I did not get my distinction in...

Jabulile Mhambi’s smile lights up the room. Poised, confident and relaxed, she relishes the opportunity to reflect on her five years at...

We bade farewell to our Matric Ruthies at our final mentor Saturday of the year on 10 October. In keeping with our tradition, the...

“This is one of the most informed groups I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Their emotional maturity, poise and confidence, and their...

“Nothing comes easy. You have to work for everything you want to achieve in life.” These words define Aasia Olivier, one of our Matric...

“We are not the first to experience events like these. Wars, depression, famine, apartheid – history shows that we have survived these....

Mid-winter 2020 in Johannesburg: taxi strikes, Covid-19 cases rising at a rapid rate, a subdued school atmosphere as the Grade 12’s move...

Being a Grade 12 at Jeppe Girls usually involves a lot of stress. Tests, workload, senior responsibilities, extra murals, ‘last times’,...

Opportunities to find deeper powers within arise when life seems most challenging. Every day is a Sunday during the COVID-19 pandemic....

The Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust is immensely privileged to have former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs as our Patron. One of...

“I want to be the Narrator just like Bianca la Grange!” This was the thought etched in Mandisa Yende’s mind, as she experienced theatre...

Zenadene Lazarus is on a roll. BSc Construction Management Honours, cum laude (Wits) – tick: dream overseas trip to Ireland and England...

Our 2019 Ruth First Matrics cleaned up in their final exams, setting themselves up for an exciting 2020 and years ahead. The cheers and...

Lydia Nsenda loves to run! As the school’s top middle-distance runner, she ran to school this morning from Troyeville for her interview...