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Team South Africa Wins Eurasian Schools Debating Championships!

Team South Africa returned home today from Turkey after an awesome win at the Eurasian Schools Debating Championship (ESDC) 2016. The young South Africans won 9-0 in the Grand Final debate opposing Team Romania on the motion THBT (this house believes that) employers should not require employees to have university degrees. Team Romania congratulated South Africa on […]

Team South Africa returned home today from Turkey after an awesome win at the Eurasian Schools Debating Championship (ESDC) 2016.

Team South Africa debating

The young South Africans won 9-0 in the Grand Final debate opposing Team Romania on the motion THBT (this house believes that) employers should not require employees to have university degrees.

Team Romania congratulated South Africa on winning #ESDC2016 and wrote on facebook that it was “an exceptional performance from them and a pleasure for us to face off in such an engaging and high level debate.”

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Source: FB/Eurasian Schools Debating Championship 2016

The South African champs also scooped the top 5 speaker rankings in the tournament with first place going to Steven Lochner, second to Rebecca Mqamelo, third to William Shoki, fourth to Katya Broomberg and fifth to Grant Fourie.

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The Winners! Photo: FB/TeamSA2014

Whilst in Turkey, the team kept their supporters updated on facebook with their adventures which included tasting Turkish tea for the first time, experiencing “angry Istanbul traffic” and being caught out by “sneaky” restaurant entrepreneurs.

Today the SA winners touched down on home soil and posted a message on facebook saying: “Mzansi and friends, we are home! Thank you for all your support during our tour to ESDC 2016!”

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During the Grand Final debate. Photo: FB/TeamSA2014
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Team SA’s mascot Elon Tusk. Photo: FB/TeamSA2014

The debating team will now train for the World Schools’ Debating Championships (WSDC) to be held in Stuttgart, Germany in July this year. #GoTeamSouthAfrica