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Ruth First Trust
Jun 24, 20202 min read
Shout out to our Donors!
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...
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Ruth First Trust
May 27, 20202 min read
French, Python, the perfect cookie and the splits!
Being a Grade 12 at Jeppe Girls usually involves a lot of stress. Tests, workload, senior responsibilities, extra murals, ‘last times’,...
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Ruth First Trust
Apr 29, 20202 min read
Words of wisdom and encouragement from our Patron
The Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust is immensely privileged to have former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs as our Patron. One of...
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Ruth First Trust
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Our Ruthies' experience of lockdown
Opportunities to find deeper powers within arise when life seems most challenging. Every day is a Sunday during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Ruth First Trust
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Success is the vision
“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...
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Ruth First Trust
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Flying High!
Zenadene Lazarus is on a roll. BSc Construction Management Honours, cum laude (Wits) – tick: dream overseas trip to Ireland and England...
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Ruth First Trust
Jan 29, 20202 min read
Ready to Fly!
Our 2019 Ruth First Matrics cleaned up in their final exams, setting themselves up for an exciting 2020 and years ahead. The cheers and...
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Ruth First Trust
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Going for Gold!
Lydia Nsenda loves to run! As the school’s top middle-distance runner, she ran to school this morning from Troyeville for her interview...
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Ruth First Trust
Nov 1, 20193 min read
Shawn Slovo: Full text of Annual Review Speech
When Kevin invited me to address you, I was reluctant. I’m a working screenwriter, I’m not a public speaker, I hate to leave the house, I...
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Ruth First Trust
Oct 30, 20192 min read
Bringing Ruth into the room
Shawn Slovo’s address at our tenth annual review function, held on Wednesday 23 October 2019, brought Ruth First alive for our girls and...
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Ruth First Trust
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Singer, sister, sprinter, team player
One of the highlights of the third Ruth First Jeppe Fiesta concert on Friday 30 August was the interval performance outside the main...
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Ruth First Trust
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Influencer, observer, human rights advocate
Ntando Manana likes to think on her feet, inspiring and influencing others with her observations. As a school councillor, with a love of...
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Ruth First Trust
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Fiesta hat trick time at the Linder
The Ruth First Jeppe Fiesta will be staged for the third year running at the Linder Auditorium at 7:30 pm on Friday 30 August. This fund...
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Ruth First Trust
Jun 26, 20191 min read
Innovator, techie, dance queen, team player
Melissa Nyalungu presents as a quiet, studious, diligent pupil. Her favorite subjects are Physical Science and Life Science, she is a...
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Ruth First Trust
May 29, 20193 min read
The epitome of a true sisterhood!
Melinda Gates, in her book, “The Moment of Lift, How empowering women changes the world”, dedicates a chapter to girls in schools and the...
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Ruth First Trust
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Supporter, enabler, learner, Junior Protea cricketer
As our Ruth First scholarship has grown, so has the need for a support structure for our girls. While this is addressed in the ambit of...
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Ruth First Trust
Mar 27, 20192 min read
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Who would have thought our top Matric achiever in Maths, AP Maths, Accounting and Physical Science would be quoting poetry as her...
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Ruth First Trust
Feb 27, 20193 min read
Flower Show 2019: better than ever!
The 91st Flower Show held at school on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 February 2019 was a resounding success and a spectacular celebration of...
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Ruth First Trust
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Celebrating our girls and acknowledging our traditions
The Matric results released on 4 January 2019 are the “measuring day” for the girls and school alike. It’s a joyful day of witnessing...
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Ruth First Trust
Nov 28, 20182 min read
The Story of our Trust
Encouraged by Elinor Sisulu’s call at our recent annual review function that an unexamined life is not worth living, two of our girls...
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Ruth First Trust
Oct 31, 20182 min read
Endings and beginnings
Our annual review function is a highlight in the Ruth First calendar. Saying goodbye to the Matrics, and welcoming the new intake is part...
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Ruth First Trust
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Fabulous Feista
The Ruth First Jeppe Fiesta was a celebration of all things Jeppe: the choir, the pipe band, the music staff, the old girls and the Ruth...
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Ruth First Trust
Aug 29, 20183 min read
Strong, organised, compassionate and friendly
Behind the scenes of the Ruth First scholarship programme, Jackie Standish-White has been involved since 2013. She qualified as a...
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Ruth First Trust
Jul 25, 20181 min read
Fiesta time!
It is Fiesta time at the Linder Auditorium! Following on from the success of the 2017 inaugural event, this year's programme is bigger...
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