N.P.Ngodwane

The son of Mr and Mrs Ngodwane -Nkosana Prince, born in August 1961 in Cumakala village at Lady Frere. This is a village with its tasty water for its people and creatures to live a positive healthy life.

Academic qualifications

• Primary Teacher's Diploma
  
• Further Diploma in Education Management - University of Pretoria
  
• Bachelor of Education (Management) -University of Orange Free State
  
• Currently studying Med with the same university.

Current activities

• Principal of Lower Seplan J.S.S.

M.C. Fini

I, Fini Mthetho Christian, was born forty five years ago at Tsembeyi location in Lady Frere .I am the first born of the late Mr. And Mrs. Fini. Their relationship produced six boys.

I'm married to Nobuntu Veronica ("nee Mnyombolo )and God and amaQoco blessed us with three kids, two daughters and a boy.

I did my primary education at Tsembeyi J.S.S there after proceeded to Free mantle boys high also in Lady Frere. After that I went to Love Dale collage in Alice where I did a teachers course. After completion I started teaching and in a while I opted for industry in Gauteng Province, but later I came back to teaching again.

I belong to the Anglican church of South Africa. I am also an active member of the African national congress. Presently, I'm doing SPTD though distance learning whilst I'm teaching at Lower Seplan J.S.S. As the outcome based education is coming to full swing here at Lower Seplan we gear ourselves and learners for the task ahead.

O.L. Gwada

A lady born in Paarl at Langalabuya location in 1953 and a single mother of five kids, four girls and a boy.

I obtained primary education at Lower Seplan J.S.S and secondary education at Nonkqubela S.S.S.
Having passed form three I went back to Paarl and worked as a domestic assister, worked at Berg river textiles making cloths, sheets and towel and in a laboratory weighing tins of jam and canned fruit.
Later on , in 1979 I decided to do teachers course at Arthur Tsengiwe college for two years. I started teaching at Nonkanyiso J.S.S in 1981.Currently I'm teaching at my parents birth place, Lower Seplan.
I've also registered with Lyceum college doing senior primary teachers diploma ( SPTD )
My hobbies are music and sport.

Finally, as an educator I would like to mould the young ones and be a responsible adult to them for their well being.

T.W. Mabong

Upper Indwana location is a beautiful place surrounded by a vast number of small villages, situated near the Drakensburg mountains.

I, Thobile Mabongo, was born in this wonderful place in year 1968.
I obtained my teachers diploma at Arthur Tsengiwe college in Cala and started teaching at Upper Indwana J.S.S and later transferred to Lower Seplan J.S.S. Here in this school I'm fully engaged in extra-mural activities-athletics and soccer.

I wish to further my studies with the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town.

V.N. Magatya

My home is at Mnxe location in Cala. I was born in 1955 by the late Mr. and Mrs. Mguli. We are seven children, six boys and one girl although she is now late.

My two brothers work in Springs in Johannesburg, three are pensioners and one stays at home. My home is a disciplined home. I did lower classes at Lovedale in Alice, higher classes at Dalindyebo S.S.S at Bityi and lastly Primary Teacher's Course at Shawbury in Qumbu. I've registered with Lyceum so as to upgrade myself. I am married to Mr. Magatya from Lower seplan. God blessed me with four beautiful kids.

I'm an educator at Lower Seplan J.S.S managing soft ball, netball and softball teams. I am also a secretary and an educator of Sunday school.

C. Mange

Cala town is situated in a mountainous area, surrounded by shrubs and bushes. This is the place where Rose and John Faku were blessed with their last born in 1966, by the name of Cikizwa Mange {nee Faku}, the youngest daughter and last born in the family of four children.

My father, the only bread winner in the family, left us with our mother at home. It was hard because my mother was not working and my father did not support us fully. So my mother had to sell fruit for our living and well being. I also had to assist her by selling the fruit. My brother passed standard ten and got a job in Welkom, my sister obtained her teachers course so they took care of the family.

Things were a little better and I passed standard ten, worked as a teacher aid in 1986 at Lower Seplan J.S.S. In 1987 I went to Lumko college of education and completed in 1989. In 1990 I was employed also at Lower Seplan J.S.S as a permanent educator. I got married and I'm still living with my in-laws, both pensioners. A mother of four kids, three girls and a boy.

In 1997 I obtained Further Diploma in Education. Currently studying Bed at the University of Orange Free State. I coach soft ball and netball in my school. I am also a Sadtu site steward.

I always wish to help my parents until death do us part. Also want to help and guide my children until they are fully grown ups to take care of themselves.

F.J. Ngodwane

There is a village in a very small town, Lady Frere where the Cicada river juts out to supply its reagents with its tasty soft water. People of this place, though remote live a positive healthy life. Like all other rural areas people had respect - young for old, unlearned for educated, people to creatures and rituals, youth developments, women clubs and a lot more. This is the environment where I was born

My immediate parents also were born at Comical village by my grandparents who moved from the former Casket. My grandfather started a school with a aim of disclosing the academic potential of the nearby villages. This was bucketful because the successors had taken over till to date producing heterogamous professionals and independent in'dividuals. His wife who happened to be anurse at Barragwanath hospital in Joburg preffered to work only for a short while and became a maternal mother of her four children, until they too became independent professionals. One of them gave birth to me m 1964.

I started teaching in 1993 as a permanent teacher at Lower Seplan JSS. I registered for Bachelor of Arts with UNISA 1994. Presently I am a mother with four kids. My first priority is to get the four of them properly educated. Religiously I am a Christian and I love the church. Ideally I would love to own my own business and employ people so to contribute towards ending unemployment. That would also help in the development of our youth and help fighting this crime scourge that has engulfed our communities.

O.N. Vumazonke

I was born on 16 January 1961 at Lupapasi Location. I am the youngest of the four daughters. I started my primary education at Lupapasi J.S.S. I studied my J.C at Matanzima Senior Secondary School. I passed P.T.C 11 in 1980 at Arthur Tsengiwe Training College.

I started my teaching Profession at Lower Seplan J.S.S. in 1987. In 1993 I was an HOD. I married Mr. Vumazonke in 1984 and I have four kids 3 daughters and 1 son. I taught the following grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Presently I teach grade 3.

My hobbies are music especially Gospel and sport. I've been a choir conductor for four years. I am also a netball coach. I attend church at united Methodist church. I am a member of Women's manyano. I'm also a choir member. I am a secretary in my society. I am motivating learners in Christianity. Presently I'm busy studying at Lyceum College.