False Bay College Wins At COSACSA Western Cape Competition

Individuals and groups from the six Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the province – False Bay College, College of Cape Town, West Coast College, Boland College, Northlink College and South Cape College – took to the stage to showcase their unique talents in choral, music, choirs, poetry, dance and visual arts categories. 

Donning their alluring outfits and backed by their cheering and ululating supporters, the participants amused the audiences as they raised the standards of their performances even higher than the previous year, giving the adjudicators a tough time deciding.

But, in the end, there could only be one winner. This year, the hosts ensured that the title remains at home as they were announced as the overall winners of the COSACSA Western Cape Arts and Culture Competition 2023, for the first time in the history of the contests. 

That was after False Bay TVET College finished top in the female voice (Lollipop, arranged by Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon), vernacular (African), drama, pantsula, freestyle and in pencil drawing (male). False Bay also came out second in poetry (male), gumboots, traditional dance, solo soprano (yekabani lenkosazana by Dominic Gamedze) and in mezzo-soprano (by Cangio D’Aspetto); and finished third in the solo tenor (Angazi Ngiqale Ngaphi by ET Moshoeshoe) and in the chamber category.

Aubrey Mposula, president of the COSACSA, was also in the audience and said they were very impressed by the performances of the Western Cape TVET colleges.

If we judge you from where you were last year to where you are now, there has been a great improvement, and we are glad as the national office.

Mposula congratulated the winners but cautioned them against resting on their laurels. “To those who have won, the work has just started. The national competition will be much higher and much tougher. But we hope and believe that the winners who will represent the Western Cape in the Free State will do their utmost best to bring back the glory.”

Chairperson of COSACSA Western Cape, Shentayn van Heerden was as excited by the event and said the province is growing in leaps and bounds. “It is our first event of this size, especially with the choral and performance arts sections, and I’m very pleased that all colleges are represented”. 

He believed the Western Cape would be better prepared and hopefully improve their fifth place in last year’s national competition in East London when the drama and poetry teams brought home gold medals. 

Van Heerden said TVET colleges are starting in terms of sports and culture.

We have a lot of talent in our colleges, and we are creating a platform for our students to showcase it. 

Russel Chisango, the chairperson of the sports and culture committee at False Bay TVET College, said it was an honour for his college to host the event. It was a testament to the value the college plays in supporting extramural activities by allowing students to participate in sports, arts and culture. 

We understand that many people are here for academic reasons. But we always endeavoured to mould them by ensuring that students balance academics with extramural activities to make them more holistic human beings.

Chisango was exhilarated to witness that all colleges brought their A-game and put in an excellent show, making the competition so tight.

All category winners will represent the province in the national COSACSA competition in Bloemfontein. Below are the official results per category:

Choral music

FEMALE VOICE-LOLLIPOP (Arranged by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixon)

1. False Bay College
2. College of Cape Town
3. West Coast College

SOLO SOPRANO - YAKABANI LENKOSAZANA (Dominic Gamedze)

1. West Coast College
2. False Bay College
3. Northlink Ccollege

MEZZO SOPRANO - CANGIO D’ASPETTO (GF Handle “Admeto”)

1. College of Cape Town
2. False Bay College & West Coast College

SOLO TENOR - ANGAZI NGIQALE NGAPHI (E T Moshoeshoe)

1. College of Cape Town
2. Northlink College
3. False Cay College
4. South Cape

BASS\BARITONE - DEH VIENI ALLA FINESTRA (WA Mozart “Don Giovanni”)

1. West Coast College
2. Northlink College

DUET - IL CORE VI DONO (WA Mozart “Cosi Van Turre”)

1. Northlink College
2. West Coast College

CHAMBER - THANKS (K. DIRADINGWE)

1. College of Cape Town
2. West Coast College
3. False Bay College
4. Boland College
5. Northlink College

MIXED CHOIR - WESTERN SONG

1. Northlink College
2. West Coast College

VERNACULAR - AFRICAN

1. False Bay College
2. West Coast College

Poetry

Males

1. Northlink College
2. False Bay College
3. Boland College

Females

1. Boland College
2. College of Cape Town
3. West Coast College

Drama

1. False Bay College
2. College of Cape Town
3. Boland College

Hip-hop

1. Northlink College
2. Boland College
3. West Coast College

Gumboots

1. Boland College
2. False Bay College
3. West Coast College

Pantsula

1. False Bay College
2. West Coast College

Fresstyle

1. False Bay College

Traditional Dance

1. West Coast College
2. False Bay College

Pencil Drawing

Male

1. False Bay College
2. Northlink College

Female

1. West Coast College
2. Boland College

Brush Painting

Male 

1. College of Cape Town

Female 

1. College of Cape Town