Umhlanga Cabanas Timeshare Up For Grabs
The OK Club was donated timeshare at Umhlanga Cabanas and we’re offering it to you at cost price! Time to escape the city and wake up to the sight of the Indian ocean… Dates: Friday 13 – Friday 20 August 2021
Legends Fund Golf Day 2021
The annual Legends Fund Golf Day took place at the picturesque Belmont Golf Club on Friday 11 June 2021. The clear skies and warm winter sunshine set the scene for a great day of golf that was enjoyed by about 80 golfers.
25th Anniversary of School House Fire
On a quiet winter’s night and in the darkness, a lone bell rang out. Getting louder and louder with each ring, the bell signalled that all was not well. The first subtle smell of smoke became stronger and more powerful with each whiff, as it drifted off across the valley and over our town. The flames, once small and simmering, become more angry with each passing minute. School House was, burning. On the 25th anniversary of the fire, we remember this night.
Aidan Hawkesworth (OK 2017): A “Soldier’s Soldier”
Last week we heard news about OK Aidan Hawkesworth from Zambia, who matriculated from Kingswood in 2017. Aidan enrolled with the British Army 2020 and while it’s still early on in his career, his aspirations of getting to Sandhurt are looking promising.
Northern Cape Cricket appoints Mark Charlton as Head Coach
Mark Charlton (OK 1999) has recently been appointed as Head Coach for the Northern Cape cricket team that will be based in Kimberly for the 2021 -2022 season.
Three generations: Davies and Hall families gather at Kingswood
Many generations of the Davies and Hall families gathered at the Kingswood Chapel on 18 April to celebrate the baptism of Liam Hall, son of Megan (nee Davies OK 2001) and Richard Hall.
Dr Rob Skelton receives highest postdoctoral rating
In March this year Old Kingswoodian Rob Skelton from the Class of 2003 who is a Research Fellow at the South African Environmental Observation Network’s Fynbos Node was awarded a P-rating by the National Research Foundation.
Celebrating International Nurses Day 2021
Today, Wednesday, 12 May we celebrate International Nurses Day for 2021. Sr Junkin and Sr Nieman, we pay tribute to you and all you do for the Kingswood family.
Summer Term 2021 Foundation Office Update
The Summer Term of 2021 is over and while Covid remains, it was heart-warming to see school-life increasingly return to normal as the term went on. For the Kingswood Foundation, big projects on the horizon covered in this newsletter include the urgent renewal of the astroturf, advertising opportunities around City Lords and the astro, the Exemplar Wall and the ‘stronger together’ campaign for the Legends Fund to name a few. Click here to read more.
Dr Bayanda Mbambisa (OK 1992) becomes president of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa
The new president of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa, Dr Bayanda Mbambisa received the presidential chain from immediate past president Dr Linda Visser recently. This is what Bayanda had to say after accepting this honour.