by AKANI CHAUKE
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – FOUR young innovators from South Africa are to travel to China to compete in this year’s Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition (BYSCC) after impressing at the Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF).
They are from Cape Town (Western Cape), Kimberley (Northern Cape) and Mthatha (Eastern Cape) respectively.
The youngsters are Samiya Waza, a Grade 12 learner at Umtata High School, Adam Gibbon and Christopher Collier-Reed, both Grade 12 learners at Pinelands High School in Cape Town, and Cady De Koker, a Grade 11 learner at Northern Cape High School in Kimberley.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Eskom Development Foundation (Acting), Mologadi Motshele, said: “Eskom has proudly supported the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists for more than two decades, recognising it as a vital investment in developing the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators.”
“The growing pool of science and engineering graduates that Eskom helps to cultivate is not only beneficial to the organisation, but also to the broader socio-economic development of South Africa,” Motshele added.
Motshele said the life-changing experience that these four young scientists will gain on the international stage would serve as inspiration for their peers, reinforcing the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, and motivating more learners to strive for excellence.
The 44th BYSCC, hosted at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, aims to promote the advancement of youth scientific and technological endeavours.
“We are immensely proud to congratulate four outstanding young learners who will be representing South Africa at the prestigious science fair in China,” said Eskom Expo Executive Director, Parthy Chetty.
– CAJ News