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Ruth First Trust
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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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