Tsakane Informer

  KEAN BROOM , Headmaster of Treverton College | EDUCATION | 24 August 2026   There are mountain bike races, and then there is the Nuvo Wild Ride — an epic coastal mountain bike adventure that takes riders along the rugged and beautiful stretch of Eastern Cape coastline between Morgan’s Bay and Umngazi River Bungalows. Perhaps “race” is the wrong word. The Wild Ride is less about speed and more about spirit. It is an experience of cycling, swimming, carrying, pushing, problem-solving and persevering.  Riders cross lagoons with their bikes, haul them up steep dunes and hills, navigate thick sand, contend with tides, and face the ever-changing conditions of one of South Africa’s most spectacular wild coastlines. I have been fortunate to enjoy many adventures over the years — climbing big mountains, diving some of the world’s great reefs, and participating in a number of mountain biking, hiking and paddling trips. But the Wild Ride has earned a place among my m...

    PASCALE BAKOS | 24 AUGUST 2026 | NEWS    For many Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre owners and principals, registering their centres can feel like a complicated and sometimes overwhelming process. Afrika Tikkun Bambanani (ATB) is working to change this by bringing registration support directly into the communities in which ECD centres operate. Through its partnership with the Bana Pele ECD registration initiative, Afrika Tikkun Bambanani will host a series of registration drives at Afrika Tikkun centres during September, giving ECD owners and principals an opportunity to receive practical assistance, ask questions and better understand what is required to register their centres. Registration is an important step in the development of a sustainable ECD centre. It brings centres into the formal ECD system and helps ensure that they are working towards the standards required to provide young children with safe, appropriate and quality early learning environme...