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.
Uyinene Mrwetyana Inaugural Commemorative Lecture
On Monday, 29 March 2021, Kingswood College hosted the inaugural Uyinene Mrwetyana Commemorative Lecture in partnership with the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation.
The vision for this annual event was that it should seek to remember and celebrate the life of Uyinene around the time of her birthday each year. A day to stop, pause and reflect on who Uyinene was and the legacy that she has left behind.
Steve Gardner honoured at Port Alfred Golf Day
Steve Gardner retired from the Kingswood staff at the end of 2020 having served as Business Manager at Kingswood for 15 years from January 2006 till December 2020. His contribution to the school was immense and under his astute guidance many changes and new buildings popped up on the Kingswood campus. However, Steve’s passion for Kingswood was shared with his passion for golf, especially at his home club, The Royal Port Alfred Golf Club.
Wanda Lwazi Madasa: Neil Aggett 2021 Award Winner Citation
The recipient of this year’s Neil Aggett Award is a young woman of great character, who has played many leadership roles in the College, and impressed all those who come into contact with her. Kingswood’s 2021 Head Girl: Wanda Lwazi Madasa. Below is her citation which was read out at the annual lecture.
2021 Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture
On Thursday morning, 18 March 2021, the annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture was delivered at Kingswood College. The lecture takes place each year to celebrate the life of Dr Neil Aggett and is held to honour his legacy. This year we held a hybrid Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture with Dr Zweli Mkhize as this year’s speaker.
Kingswoodians gather under the oaks at the Mill Cricket Ground
Kingswoodians from the Midlands region headed to the Mill Cricket Ground on the farm Spring Grove near Bedford on Sunday 07 March to watch a cricket match and to simply enjoy each other’s company. Due to covid protocols the annual Bedford Dinner could not take place so branch Chairman Chris Hobson decided that an outdoor gathering would be just the right recipe and so it was…