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St John’s College honoured Old Johannian Mr Owen Nkumane by naming the terraces above Burger Field The Owen Nkumane Terrace at Gaudy Day.

St John's College looks forward to you joining us on Saturday 13 July 2019 for Gaudy Day.

Since time immemorial, the St George flag has been flown from the College Clock Tower on Fridays. This morning, during a dignified ceremony observed by the College community, the St George flag was lowered for the last time.

Clayton House has embarked on a campaign over the past few weeks to encourage their young men to acknowledge and show appreciation for the members of staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to improve our lives at the College, especially the unheralded support staff.

Schoolboy rugby in Johannesburg has always been one of my favourite spectator experiences. The crisp Highveld mornings are defrosted by a cup of hot coffee and later on a bacon and egg roll or a juicy rib burger, and as the day warms up, so too does the atmosphere.

St John's College is proud to announce the recipients of the following scholarships that have been awarded to the young men who will be joining us in Remove in 2020.

Seth Mazibuko and Sibongile Mkhabela, two of the students who were convicted of inciting the Soweto uprising in 1976, visited the College.

St John's College celebrated Youth Day with a small group of students and parents attending Mass at St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church in Moroka, Soweto.

Ydhan Naidoo recently took part in the International History and Geography Bee and Bowl European Division Championships in France, bringing back a silver and a bronze medal plus two shields for Geography and History in the Junior Varsity All Europe Championships.

Thomas Mahlomotja has been a familiar friendly face to many Johannians over the years. Thomas joined The Johannian Club from the Sandton Sun back in 1991 and took up his position behind the bar in The Boar’s Head.

St John's College held a mock election ahead of the voting day on Wednesday, where each student voted for the party of their choice.

Mr Bob Bell (OJ, 1945, Thomson; Sixth Form, 1946), St John’s College’s oldest living rugby captain, has passed away at the age of 91.