Three teams competed in a knockout competition organised by three City Libraries using ward allocation funds. The first ever debate competition in Area South was attended by three schools: Cape Academy of Maths, Science, and Technology, South Peninsula Secondary, and Cultivating Excellence.
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The event was organised by the Southfield, Meadowridge, and Tokai Libraries and held at the Southfield Library Hall, at the request of Eddie Andrews, who spearheaded a similar initiative while serving as ward councillor in Mitchells Plain.
Andrews (Ward 73), Councillor Carmen Siebritz (Ward 63), and Councillor Carolynne Franklin (Ward 71) all provided ward allocation funding for the event.
Teams competed in a knockout format before a panel of professional judges, and Cultivating Excellence emerged victorious.
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They were given one topic to prepare for, with the topics for the subsequent rounds revealed only before those rounds.
Corporal punishment, smoking in public places, and providing women and girls with free sanitary products were among the topics debated.
‘I am a fervent supporter of healthy competition, whether on the sports field, or on stage, and so I am very happy that we’ve been able to organise this competition, with the support of my fellow councillors Siebritz and Franklin. I want to congratulate the teams for the impressive showing of intellectual prowess and maturity. Our future is in good hands, and I can’t wait to see what happens next year,’ said Andrews.
Debate is a popular extracurricular activity in many schools.
It teaches students how to improve their communication, critical thinking, and listening skills, as well as how to collaborate and work in groups and present information persuasively.
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