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Ruth First Trust
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
The fondest of farewells and warmest of welcomes
Ruth First Mentors, Ruthies and 2024 scholarship recipients As we say goodbye to 2023 in this final newsletter for the year, we look back...
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Ruth First Trust
- Nov 1
- 1 min
An Afternoon for the Memory Bank
There are occasions when you realise that what you are experiencing is a privilege. A few hours of time that will never be forgotten,...
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Ruth First Trust
- Oct 4
- 1 min
A Bustling Term 3
At the heart of our comprehensive program lies the holistic development of our wonderful Ruthies. Our commitment goes beyond the confines...
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Ruth First Trust
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Remembering Ruth First
Ruth First, the inspiration and motivation behind our Trust, was on the forefront of our minds this month as the 17th of August was the...
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Ruth First Trust
- Jun 28
- 1 min
Celebrating our Graduate Alumnae!
We absolutely love hearing from our alumnae! Our purpose is to give our Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust scholars the foundation in high...
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Ruth First Trust
- May 30
- 2 min
Ruthies are exposed to 21st Century Careers at Investec's Developing Tech Talent event.
Investec invited eight of the top Physics and Mathematics learners at Jeppe High School for Girls to their Developing Tech Talent event....
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Ruth First Trust
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Margaret shines at the Africa Children Summit!
We are so proud of Margaret Peterson (centre of the picture in red), one of our Grade 12 Ruthies, who participated at the Africa...
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Ruth First Trust
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Farewell! But not Goodbye ...
On 11 March a heartwarming, sincere farewell was held for founder and manager of the Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust, Kevin Tait. The...
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Ruth First Trust
- Feb 28
- 1 min
A 'Blooming' Good Time!
Our Ruth First Girls enthusiastically participated in Jeppe Girls historic 95th Annual Flower Show which was held in honour of our late...
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Ruth First Trust
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Successful Succession!
Kevin Tait, who has been the manager of the Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Scholarship programme since it was founded in 2010, will finally...
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Ruth First Trust
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
We will rise with the Ndlovu Youth Choir
Our annual theatre outing took us to Montecasino to watch the Ndlovu Youth Choir at the beginning of October. It was such a treat to be...
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Ruth First Trust
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Climb those mountains as you grow!
“Was I courageous or just very foolish?” With these surprising words Dr Emmanuel Taban began his address at our annual function on 28...
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Ruth First Trust
- Sep 27, 2022
- 4 min
School is back!
As the third term of 2022 draws to a close, there’s a sense of relief and release ahead of the ten-day break to recharge for the final...
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Ruth First Trust
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
Connecting the dots: a global view of the youth mental health crisis
“There is a youth mental health crisis around the globe. Suicide is the #1 health related cause of death for youth. Mental health is the...
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Ruth First Trust
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Flying above the clouds
If Sierra Mudangwe were a bird, she’d like to be an eagle. Flying up high, she pictures herself overcoming challenges, and looking beyond...
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Ruth First Trust
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
Remembering our no. 1 supporter.
Headmistress Dina Gonçalves was our Trust’s biggest cheerleader. Not one to seek the limelight, she attributed her award as the Best...
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Ruth First Trust
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
A breath of French air (and inspiration)!
Carolyn Steyn, our Ruth First ambassador and Jeppe Girls Alumna was presented with the Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of...
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Ruth First Trust
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
An opportunity to develop an affinity for nature
“It is because of your influence that any bird sound now sparks a tinge of curiosity in my mind. The opportunity to develop an affinity...
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Ruth First Trust
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
No place I would rather be.
Ten years after entering Jeppe Girls as a Grade 8 Ruthie, Kefiloe Tladi, is back! This time, she is on the other side of the desk, in the...
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Ruth First Trust
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
Shout out to our mentors!
We launched the 2022 mentorship programme for our 67 scholarship recipients on February 12 with our annual team building day. As 14 of...
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Ruth First Trust
- Jan 26, 2022
- 2 min
Exceeding all expectations!
Enyonam Moshikaro is glowing! Excitement oozes out of her as she relates the story of obtaining her Matric results last week – signing on...
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Ruth First Trust
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
Following the beat and her passion
Sinentlantla Gqoloma is crazy about drumming. “It’s just my best thing! Since we got the new drums this year, the drumming culture at...
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Ruth First Trust
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
It's a celebration!
Undeterred by a sudden October thundershower, 250 supporters of the trust, including current Ruthies and alumnae, heads of feeder...
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Ruth First Trust
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Business of Wine
Ivana Garvanski always knew what she wanted to do. Back in 2017, in her career counselling session, Professor Zac Nel identified a BSc...
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