{"id":3248,"date":"2024-12-10T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=3248"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:12:58","slug":"a-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=3248","title":{"rendered":"The A+ Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3248\" class=\"elementor elementor-3248\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba681a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"85294\" data-id=\"ba681a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-item\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=16\" class=\"elementor-item\">What We Do<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=3248\" class=\"elementor-item\">The A+ Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2350\"><a class=\"elementor-item\">Projects<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2317\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2316\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Kouga Wind Farm<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2323\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2322\" 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eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-0a3f556\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=16\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">What We Do<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=3248\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The A+ Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2350\"><a class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Projects<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2317\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2316\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Kouga Wind Farm<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2323\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2322\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Malungeni<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2329\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2328\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">A+ Izinto<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=2337\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Kathu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=4939\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The A+ Associates<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=18\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-914\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=887\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Annual Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-461\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=458\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-372\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=369\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/?page_id=1247\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Donate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e51093f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"5959\" data-id=\"e51093f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b745820\" data-eae-slider=\"60109\" data-id=\"b745820\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c64dde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c64dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet our A+ people (in alphabetical order by surname). None of our staff or associates are employed full time; all are part-time freelancers or pro-bono members of the Board.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66947c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"55610\" data-id=\"66947c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fdcd14\" data-eae-slider=\"75537\" data-id=\"3fdcd14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f2ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72f2ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Giulietta Harrison \u2013 Executive Director\nand<br> Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec28e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec28e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Giulietta comes from many years of teaching in diverse early childhood settings, including as Lecturer, H.O.D. and Principal. She was Director of the Centre for Social Development at Rhodes University for 5 years, and President of SARAECE for 7 years. She is presently H.O.D. at SANTS, a private university, in addition to her Directorship of <b><i>A+<\/i><\/b>. Giulietta has a passion for developing teachers, especially in Emotional Intelligence (EI). Her Masters was on promoting EI in Grade R, and her PhD on understanding how children acquire literacy in Grade 1. She has written a variety of training programmes. She was part of a team that developed the Higher Certificate in ECCE. She has published extensively in books and journals. Currently she is developing a Recognition of Prior Learning programme at SANTS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7b3f4\" data-eae-slider=\"13379\" data-id=\"3b7b3f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b4780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4b4780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta-872x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta-872x1024.webp 872w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta-255x300.webp 255w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta-768x902.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta-1308x1536.webp 1308w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Giulietta.webp 1509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0eeae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"35791\" data-id=\"c0eeae2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f36b790\" data-eae-slider=\"88592\" data-id=\"f36b790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd714d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5cd714d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbf0f88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"50400\" data-id=\"fbf0f88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712cd7d\" data-eae-slider=\"4499\" data-id=\"712cd7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8fd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8fd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thomas Petersson \u2013 Chairman of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc06d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc06d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thomas graduated with an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden) in 1989 and has since worked in various insurance companies as a CEO, starting in 1990. Apart from founding the travel insurance company Erika Insurance in 1995, where he was at the helm for 10 years, he has also been the CEO of Euro Accident Insurance for more than 20 years, leading it to a leading position in the healthcare and accident field in Scandinavia in 2023, when he retired. He presently holds a number of board appointments in the insurance and healthcare space and enjoys his time off in the Eastern Cape with family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81942ca\" data-eae-slider=\"92465\" data-id=\"81942ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bb315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93bb315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1-752x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Thomas-1.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-991e977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"55034\" data-id=\"991e977\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13fe954\" data-eae-slider=\"32392\" data-id=\"13fe954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f8dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54f8dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae449d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"19050\" data-id=\"ae449d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42c524c\" data-eae-slider=\"4874\" data-id=\"42c524c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa330c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa330c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tania Nortje-Petersson \u2013 Treasurer and Member of the Board\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42fbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42fbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tania has formal education in marketing, real estate and health and wellness. She has worked in various marketing positions with companies such as Sasol and Sun International. Subsequently she moved into real estate and owned and managed a real estate company in KwaZulu-Natal before relocating to the Eastern Cape (Riebeek East). Tania did marketing research on financial and insurance products in South\u00a0Africa for a number of European companies. From 2011 to 2017 she was the CEO of\u00a0Health Profile Institute SA, offering education on health and wellness and courses for\u00a0health professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d46e1\" data-eae-slider=\"81297\" data-id=\"13d46e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2f2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c2f2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania-782x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania-782x1024.webp 782w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania-229x300.webp 229w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania-768x1005.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania-1173x1536.webp 1173w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Tania.webp 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e6e32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"22844\" data-id=\"51e6e32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2665f27\" data-eae-slider=\"716\" data-id=\"2665f27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158dc4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"158dc4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6b9d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"6850\" data-id=\"8f6b9d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec75a8f\" data-eae-slider=\"25258\" data-id=\"ec75a8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71b552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f71b552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shayne Eastman \u2013 Financial Manager \/ Bookkeeper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f20f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f20f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shayne\u2019s business is MSM Admin Solutions which provides a full bookkeeping service to <em><strong>A+<\/strong><\/em>. The business has been in existence since 2016 and provides a full range of financial\/bookkeeping services to small businesses. Shayne has more than 40 years\u2019 work experience in the financial field, having worked for companies such as Investec, Deloitte &amp; Touche, and Old Mutual Asset Managers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2832552\" data-eae-slider=\"93910\" data-id=\"2832552\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67be760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67be760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Photo-Shayne-848x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Photo-Shayne-848x1024.webp 848w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Photo-Shayne-249x300.webp 249w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Photo-Shayne-768x927.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Photo-Shayne.webp 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-056adea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"94275\" data-id=\"056adea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-976908a\" data-eae-slider=\"12072\" data-id=\"976908a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef10faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef10faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc5974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27760\" data-id=\"4dc5974\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4785910\" data-eae-slider=\"93226\" data-id=\"4785910\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470afa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"470afa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yolande Delport \u2013 Programme Leader and Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c1f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c1f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yolande is a mosaic artist and a creative facilitator who has worked locally and abroad as an ECD teacher, art co-ordinator and principal. She is the founder of Ibhabhathane Community ECD Centre in Riebeek East as well as the Hands-On Mosaic project, including collaborative community work for public pieces. Mosaic pieces done with students can be seen at the Department of Arts, Sports and Culture in Makhanda. Yolande received a Diploma in Education from the Port Elizabeth College of Education in 1993, and a Further Diploma in Art Education in 1994 from the Cape Town College of Education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36d84c2\" data-eae-slider=\"16622\" data-id=\"36d84c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e10c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58e10c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Lundy-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Lundy-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Lundy-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Lundy-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pic-Lundy.webp 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c13e31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"18879\" data-id=\"4c13e31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5dda0e\" data-eae-slider=\"19753\" data-id=\"e5dda0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fba364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8fba364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80cae90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"24668\" data-id=\"80cae90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb0ee2b\" data-eae-slider=\"19897\" data-id=\"fb0ee2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f95fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f95fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carole Scott \u2013 Project Leader, Materials Manager and Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80fce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c80fce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carole is an educator with over three decades of experience. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Education (MS Ed., Hunter College, New York, NY). She is committed to enhancing ECD in her work as a Facilitator with <b><i>A+<\/i><\/b>, and as a Lecturer in Early Childhood and Bachelor of Education faculties at the Centre for Creative Education. Carole pioneered the <b><i>A+ iZinto Materials Centre,<\/i><\/b> an <i><b>A+<\/b><\/i> project that promotes collection and curation of discarded and found materials to use as resources for sustainable and creative teaching and learning activities. Her other passions include visual arts, music, hiking, swimming, and all things food.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-374d910\" data-eae-slider=\"31891\" data-id=\"374d910\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775a751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"775a751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Carole-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Carole-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Carole-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Carole.webp 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f34ddf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"74627\" data-id=\"3f34ddf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b013b98\" data-eae-slider=\"98230\" data-id=\"b013b98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e3ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29e3ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47594a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"20496\" data-id=\"47594a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ff4fb\" data-eae-slider=\"79948\" data-id=\"43ff4fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7cd51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c7cd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June O\u2019Neill \u2013 Project Facilitator\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0456619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0456619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June specialised in Pre-Primary Studies and has over 30 years\u2019 experience as teacher and principal in a variety of pre-primary contexts in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana and Gauteng. A study group tour to Reggio Emilia, Italy, provided the catalyst to ponder the purposes of teaching and learning. Subsequent explorations into emergent curriculum, enquiry-based learning, and a B.Ed. Honours through UNISA, ensued. June\u2019s focus shifted to working with adults as she believes that it empowers teachers to create environments for transformation in teaching and learning. Her experience of process art resonates with the arts-enriched approach of <i><b>A+<\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd50566\" data-eae-slider=\"19401\" data-id=\"bd50566\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fa4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46fa4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-June-1-897x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-June-1-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-June-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-June-1-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-June-1.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65129b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27231\" data-id=\"65129b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1102246\" data-eae-slider=\"65869\" data-id=\"1102246\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879f67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"879f67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14c74bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"51921\" data-id=\"14c74bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d926f9\" data-eae-slider=\"73996\" data-id=\"8d926f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ecace elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ecace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James Harrison \u2013 Fundraiser and Editor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6356f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6356f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James started his career as a teacher of Biology. He moved into research as coordinator of the first Southern African Bird Atlas Project and worked in the Avian Demography Unit at UCT for 21 years, and subsequently as a freelance environmental consultant for about 10 years. He briefly lectured to education students at Rhodes University. James has since worked as a freelance editor and now as Fundraiser and Editor for <i><b>A+<\/b><\/i>. He holds an MSc in Nature Conservation (Stell.) and an MA in Creative Writing (UCT), as well as a post-graduate diploma in education (UCT).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcde1fa\" data-eae-slider=\"79847\" data-id=\"dcde1fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5af13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5af13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01-770x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01-770x1024.webp 770w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01-768x1022.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01-1155x1536.webp 1155w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/James01.webp 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bce846b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27800\" data-id=\"bce846b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5eec7e\" data-eae-slider=\"11372\" data-id=\"a5eec7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752dccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"752dccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80e8846 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95510\" data-id=\"80e8846\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fee9635\" data-eae-slider=\"94722\" data-id=\"fee9635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ddf2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ddf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arthur Knox \u2013 Web Manager<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8061cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8061cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 10 years of versatile IT and web development experience, Arthur has assisted homeowners, businesses and universities in managing diverse technical challenges, optimizing systems, and driving innovation. He is skilled in problem-solving and adaptation to evolving technologies. Arthur is committed to delivering solutions and supporting organizational growth. He has gained Amazon Web Services certifications and is furthering himself in this field. He is currently the IT manager at Victoria Girls High School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c97230c\" data-eae-slider=\"52728\" data-id=\"c97230c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d9c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6d9c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Arthur-796x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3257\" alt=\"\" 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additions!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bd6148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"32866\" data-id=\"8bd6148\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c80bd83\" data-eae-slider=\"78860\" data-id=\"c80bd83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37fe02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e37fe02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linda Biersteker \u2013 Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006cb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"006cb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A developmental psychologist and adult educator working in the ECD sector. Previously Research Director at the Early Learning Resource Unit. Has extensive research, training, policy and programming experience. Has developed materials in South Africa and internationally, and has published many articles and chapters. Current research interests include quality improvement systems, monitoring and evaluation tools to support effective programming for young children, the role of local and indigenous knowledge in early education, and learning from conversations with young children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e1615\" data-eae-slider=\"31980\" data-id=\"12e1615\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3844852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3844852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Linda-790x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Linda-790x1024.webp 790w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Linda-231x300.webp 231w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Linda-768x996.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Linda.webp 911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19cd17c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"84222\" data-id=\"19cd17c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5a3f3\" data-eae-slider=\"28141\" data-id=\"3e5a3f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04350e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"04350e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f5db2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"79285\" data-id=\"71f5db2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b74c5\" data-eae-slider=\"97084\" data-id=\"c3b74c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa224e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa224e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Avitha Sooful \u2013 Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fca85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45fca85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avi has held the position of Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Pretoria since 2015. Previously she served as HOD of Visual Arts and Design at Vaal University of Technology. Her research traces and documents artmaking and the history of apartheid. Avi is Vice President of the SA National Association for the Visual Arts and served as President for six years. She is currently Chair of the international network, Exploring Visual Cultures (EVC) which comprises art educators from Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Germany and RSA. This Network provides a bridge between continents. Avi is an Associate Member of UNESCO-UNITWIN Arts Education Research for Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fc3f9\" data-eae-slider=\"26897\" data-id=\"24fc3f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad75419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad75419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Avi-831x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Avi-831x1024.webp 831w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Avi-244x300.webp 244w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Avi-768x946.webp 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Portrait-Avi.webp 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc37dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"16551\" data-id=\"bc37dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54910b5\" data-eae-slider=\"2707\" data-id=\"54910b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a83cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a83cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d54806f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"8725\" data-id=\"d54806f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9363226\" data-eae-slider=\"84709\" data-id=\"9363226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264f54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"264f54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Augusta Brandt - Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05a888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05a888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Augusta was born and raised in Bonnievale, was married in 1990, and has four children. Through missionary work, she started teaching literacy and transitioned to working in early education. She earned NQF 4 and 5 qualifications in ECD from Boland College. In 2010, she joined the SA Congress for ECD where she became Provincial Chairperson in 2014 and National Chairperson in 2017. She joined the committee driving the Jakes Gerwel Technical project in 2016 and became a trustee of the JGE Funding Trust in 2019. Augusta is passionate about changing the trajectory of children\u2019s lives and has worked closely with government departments and NGOs to advance the cause. She was approached in 2021 to serve on the Western Cape Education Council and recently submitted a Recommendation Paper on advancing ECE in Western Cape. Augusta wants to contribute to children believing in their futures and having hope, despite challenging circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95eb4e8\" data-eae-slider=\"41093\" data-id=\"95eb4e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45687c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45687c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000520897-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000520897-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000520897-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000520897-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000520897.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a902862 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"70481\" data-id=\"a902862\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3237ca\" data-eae-slider=\"35097\" data-id=\"c3237ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a96ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a96ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Angi Jones - Member of the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61ec0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61ec0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Angi Jones is a lecturer and the B.Ed. Foundation Phase Academic Coordinator at Rhodes University. She began her career as a primary school teacher and principal. She later served as a circuit manager, overseeing approximately 30 schools a year. Her current work focuses on literacy development, teacher education, and practice-based learning in low-resource contexts. Angi has significant experience in designing and leading community-engaged and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) initiatives that support early reading instruction and the professional learning of pre-service teachers. Her research interests include group-guided reading, practice-based pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education, experiential learning, and assessment quality. As a board member of A+, Angi brings a systems-informed perspective that bridges classroom practice, school leadership, and education governance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-732b98d\" data-eae-slider=\"30703\" data-id=\"732b98d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2b2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b2b2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-770x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-1541x2048.jpg 1541w, https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pic-Angi-scaled.jpg 1926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5297d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"80532\" data-id=\"6a5297d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3e0ae\" data-eae-slider=\"72248\" data-id=\"0f3e0ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a60ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a60ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf8e99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"65581\" data-id=\"0cf8e99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-620efba\" data-eae-slider=\"15454\" data-id=\"620efba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275c949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"275c949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-568885d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"50092\" data-id=\"568885d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea3bb86\" data-eae-slider=\"1495\" data-id=\"ea3bb86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49632e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"2573\" data-id=\"49632e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0b530\" data-eae-slider=\"49079\" data-id=\"bc0b530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7104eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7104eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/africaaplus.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-300x127.png\" class=\"attachment-medium 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