The Power of After-School Sports Programmes Founder of WCSS For years, through West Coast Sports Solutions NPO, I have been fighting to establish structured after-school sports programmes for children in our rural West Coast communities.These kids are up against overwhelming odds: soaring dropout rates, crushing poverty, gang recruitment, and no safe places to go after … Read more
“Jy bly op die verkeerde dorp” Ek sit vandag terug en dink aan woorde wat oor die jare soos skadu’s agter my aanloop. Woorde wat nie hard geskree is nie, maar sag gesê, en juis daarom die diepste sny. “Jy bly op die verkeerde dorp.” Dit is woorde wat meer as een keer na my … Read more
My Facebook post – 2025/11/10Eight years – from 1962 to 1970 Shocking, but that’s all the years I spent on a school bench – and to be honest, I was more often at home than in the classroom. Ask my classmates from back then; they will confirm it. But I never failed a grade. Those … Read more
Selected to Represent the West Coast – But Still Overlooked at Home Report by: George April While many children are celebrated for their sports achievements, one silent champion walks the halls of Hopefield Primary, unseen, unmentioned, but unmatched on the court. Her name is Monray Samuels, and she is the only learner from her school … Read more
At present, there is a huge debate raging around the issue of compulsory Covid jabs for rugby players. What many people don’t realise, is the fact that the issue is a lot more complex than it may seem. On the one hand, we have the fact that the current version of Covid is – in … Read more
HOPEFIELD:- Thoughts from his grandfather, George April: I remember back in 2019, when Leander was 12 years old – and still a learner at Langebaan Road Primary School – how he participated in the West Coast Schools Athletics Competition… It was the first time that I – as his grandfather – had the opportunity to … Read more