Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Grade 9 learners were urged to choose pure maths only if it fits their future path, because STEM, engineering, medicine and commerce degrees may reject maths lit; a high APS and less anxiety can make maths lit the better overall fit.

Pet transport by air should use IATA-compliant crates, up-to-date rabies and annual vaccinations, crate training and pre-delivery of the crate at home; owners were warned not to trust “IATA approved” stickers on crates.

Dan Skinstadt described coding and robotics as “Lego on steroids” and pushed funding to take the programme into schools for learners with special educational needs, where children with different abilities problem-solve together.

Brian Ingpen recalled the 1902 Table Bay storm that sank the sailing ship Highfields and killed 23 people, and said today’s trapped vessels in the Straits of Hormuz are leaving hundreds of seafarers stuck for months.