PLANNING MEETING

Sizwe, Pranesen and Joe were selected as representative of their respective schools. Gulshera was selected by Sweden as convenor of project. ( 6-21 May2009)

Progress:

• Photograph and research of the Umzimkulu River.
• Meeting with museum. Allocation of tasks.
• Interview and Selection of delegates.
• 1st pilot meeting on 11 March 2009
• Tasks delegated according to Ebbe's way forward.
• Study Circle topics agreed upon. Participants to undertake research and present information at meetings.
• 1st questionnaire on oral history interviews will be completed by Easter.

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BACKGROUND TO CHOICE OF PILOT AREA

It is such a priviledge for Port Shepstone to be selected as the first area in KZN to pilot the Time Travel project.

CHOICE OF AREA.

The following criteria were taken into consideration.

• Inclusion and consultation with all communities i.e White, Coloured, Indian and Black.
• The area chosen was from Bhobhoyi to Port Shepstone.
• The high schools selected are : Port Shepstone High, Marsec, Merlewood High and Nobamba Secondary for proximity and location, Port Shepstone to Bhobhoyi
  

CHOICE OF DELEGATION

• Judy Mkhize, History educator and member of Time Travel Sub - committee at Nobamba Secondary
  
• Silvy Ragoobar, educator at Marsec. Marlene Naicker and Silvy are the two recent members of Marsec (2007). Marlene was a delegate to Sweden in 2007, involved in the Triangle Project. Silvy Ragoobar was the other obvious choice as a delegate of this school on TT.
  
• Dr. Justice Ingesi, Ugu delegate and ex- educator. member of TT sub committee
  
• Penny Letsasi, curator at the museum and member of the TT sub committee
  
  FURTHER DELEGATION TO CAPE WINELAND DISTRICT- OCTOBER 2008 .BRIDGING AGES CONFERENCE AND PARTICIPATION IN TIME TRAVEL
  

• Gulshera Khan- Convenor of TT
• Pauline Duncan, member of TT and twinning & convenor Global School
• Sibongile Zamisa - Global School coordinator. She and Pauline presented Global School
• Thembi Madlebe - Nobamba Secondary
• Yugeshini Moonsamy - Marsec
• Penny Letsasi - curator and the museum is central to this project