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Collins Chabane Local Municipality media_statement
Collins Chabane Local MunicipalityRef: https://www.collinschabane.gov.za/news%206.pdf
Official source
Source domain: collinschabane.gov.za
Collected on 29 July 2026
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What this means
This document is a news/media statement issued by the Collins Chabane Communications Team. It congratulates Mayor Shadrack Maluleke’s municipality’s learner, Xilombe Xivuri, for being selected as one of only six learners to represent South Africa at the inaugural Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China. It states that six South African spellers will represent the country after winning the continental team title earlier in the year, and describes the event’s purpose of fostering international friendship, cross-cultural understanding, and youth leadership. Xilombe is identified as a resident of Peninghotsa and a learner at St. Brendan’s Catholic Secondary School, with prior Spelling Bee wins in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Facts
Reference
https://www.collinschabane.gov.za/news%206.pdf
Key Takeaways
- Issued by: Collins Chabane Communications Team
- Speaker: Mayor Shadrack Maluleke (Collins Chabane Local Municipality)
- Learner: Xilombe Xivuri
- Selection: one of only six learners to represent South Africa
- Event: inaugural Spelling Bee World Cup
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Reason: won continental team title earlier this year
- Event purpose: international friendship, cross-cultural understanding, leadership and global awareness
- Xilombe details: resident of Peninghotsa; learner at St. Brendan’s Catholic Secondary School
- Previous wins: Spelling Bee competitions in Botswana and Zimbabwe
- Collins Chabane Local Municipality
- Mayor Shadrack Maluleke
- Xilombe Xivuri
- Collins Chabane Communications Team
- St. Brendan’s Catholic Secondary School
- Team South Africa
- Spelling Bee World Cup
- Shanghai, China
- Peninghotsa