{"id":66186,"date":"2024-05-02T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/cedar-update-advancing-entrepreneurship-at-spu-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:20:44","slug":"checkmate-success-spu-chess-player-heads-to-international-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/checkmate-success-spu-chess-player-heads-to-international-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkmate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66186\" class=\"elementor elementor-66186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a6b7cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a6b7cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707ec09e\" data-id=\"707ec09e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-54e6cf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e6cf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celima Mundama, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU<\/span><\/a> Chess player and alumnus, showcased her skills at the recent close competition held in Pretoria from 12-14 April. It was a fierce competition, as the top 10 female university affiliated players, vied for a coveted spot on the South African team.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celima&#8217;s stellar performance earned her a spot to represent Team South Africa at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisu.net\/events\/2024-fisu-world-university-championships-mind-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FISU WUC MIND SPORTS<\/span><\/a> event in Uganda, slated for 25-30 June 2024.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU celebrates Celima&#8217;s achievement, highlighting her journey as a testament to the power of persistence, consistency, hard work and discipline. We acknowledge her coach, Xolani Mathebula, whose guidance and mentorship played a pivotal role in Celima&#8217;s success.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With determination and effort, the sky&#8217;s the limit, Gemmies!<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celima Mundama, an SPU Chess player and alumnus, showcased her skills at the recent close competition held in Pretoria from 12-14 April. 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