eNCA | Making a Difference through Chess

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Soweto, September 5 -- Three years ago a Gauteng provincial chess player started a chess club for Soweto's youth. Linda Makhubela says he noticed there was a shortage of children competing in the strategic sport and started the club with the aim of uplifting the community. With more than 150 children having joined, Makhube says the children are now more disciplined and are performing better academically. The township learners now face the challenge of collecting funds to participate in the National Chess Championships in October.

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