Minister enlightens SWI ladies on growing up in South Africa

There are 12 official languages in South Africa, including one sign language, of which Steven can speak three fluently, with another two he can understand. 

At the age of six, he went to the local government school. He explained that, after the fall of apartheid, there were many changes. He was in the school cadet band class C and then Republic Festival Army Cadets doing military training from an early age. He also played the base drum. 

“Steven admitted that, as a young boy, he was a bit mischievous and always up to something he should not be doing!” said an SWI spokesperson.

“After answering lots of questions very amusingly, Kathleen Martin thanked Steven, on behalf of the group, for giving us an insight into life in a country completely different to Scotland. 

“Steven is going to Betty’s Bay in South Africa for Christmas for a well-deserved rest.”

The evening’s competitions results were as follows: orange curd: Lynn Sloss – gold, Mary Cameron – gold, Margaret McFarlane – silver, Denise Fawcett – red, Margaret Penman – red, Margaret Bakes – blue, Fiona Rowland – blue; gingerbread: Kathleen Martin – gold, Mary Cameron – gold, Margaret Penman – silver, Alison Eynon – silver, Lorna Bell – silver, Lynn Sloss – silver, Denise Fawcett – red, Fiona Rowland – red, Margaret Bakes – red.