{"id":295498,"date":"2026-01-15T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=295498"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:49:14","slug":"nicu-vegters-begin-gr-1-saam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/nicu-vegters-begin-gr-1-saam\/","title":{"rendered":"NICU-vegters begin gr.1 saam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wat &#8216;n brose begin in die ho\u00ebsorgeenheid (NICU) was, het op Woensdag 14 Januarie uitgeloop op &#8216;n trotse nuwe hoofstuk vir twee gr.1-leerders aan die Prim\u00eare skool in Welkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saam is hulle in die Welkom Mediclinic gebore, en op 14 Januarie het hulle saam, in dieselfde klaskamer, hulle skoolloopbaan begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daar het Woesdag bykans 100 nuwe graad-een gesiggies by di\u00e9 skool aangemeld,  en onder hulle was  Nicko Loggenberg en Liz\u00e9 Blom, twee maatjies wat reeds sedert hul geboorte &#8216;n besonderse band deel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-attachment-id=\"295574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/nicu-vegters-begin-gr-1-saam\/oplus_0-66\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OPPO Reno12 F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;oplus_0&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768222791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.98&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;oplus_0&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oplus_0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;oplus_0&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951-1024x771.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"Saam is Nicko en Liz\u00e9 in die Welkom Mediclinic gebore, en op 14 Januarie het hulle saam, in dieselfde klaskamer, hulle skoolloopbaan by die Prim\u00eare Skool Naudeville in Welkom begin\" class=\"wp-image-295574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG20260112125951-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saam is Nicko en Liz\u00e9 in die Welkom Mediclinic gebore, en op 14 Januarie het hulle saam, in dieselfde klaskamer, hulle skoolloopbaan by die Prim\u00eare Skool Naudeville in Welkom begin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicko, gebore op 29 Januarie 2019 in die Mediclinic Welkom, het agt dae in die ho\u00ebsorgeenheid deurgebring. 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