{"id":59291,"date":"2018-09-20T13:35:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T11:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/festival-big-success-20180920\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:42:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:42:34","slug":"festival-big-success-20180920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/festival-big-success-20180920\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival big success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"fe4d1966\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7964\/e115c28ecfa24d43b38065abeab7dcab.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f3500872b58b4b8390e8a12fcb06ecbd.jpg\" title=\"The annual Makiti Kontrei Festival is three years old and is one of the Amari School\u2019s biggest fundraising projects. Approximately 9?000 people attended the festival this year. \u201cWere it not for the dedicated support of our staff and volunteer crew, it could not have been such a success,\u201d says Phillip Scott, principal of the Amari School. \u201cOur sponsors and visitors also made this festival a success.\u201d Amari is a school for severely mentally handicapped learners. There are currently 240 learners at the school. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The annual Makiti Kontrei Festival is three years old and is one of the Amari School\u2019s biggest fundraising projects. Approximately 9?000 people attended the festival this year. \u201cWere it not for the dedicated support of our staff and volunteer crew, it could not have been such a success,\u201d says Phillip Scott, principal of the Amari School. \u201cOur sponsors and visitors also made this festival a success.\u201d Amari is a school for severely mentally handicapped learners. 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