1. THE FLAME OF UBUNTU : PLAY FOR CBC 2014 2
BACKGROUND : VOICE: Ubuntu is the African word widely used for doing good to your
fellowman. This play wishes to portray our uniqueness in our desire to spread Ubuntu -
goodness and kindness of the human spirit to those who are in need of it. CBC St. Joseph's
College, stands for lifting the spirit of all, lending a helping hand, mending those who are
broken in spirit, giving hope to the hopeless and putting a smile on the faces of the forgotten of
this world. Through this play, we wish to build bridges with our fellow peers across the length
and breadth our beautiful planet and in the process learn more about their culture and way of
life. May we achieve our ultimate goal, learning to respect, tolerate and understand our
differences and to embrace who we are and who we desire to become.
Our matric learners are responsible for conveying this powerful message.
SCENE ONE: GRADE ONE, TWO AND THREE ( A big map of the world is the back drop and as the
travels progress, so it is indicated on the map). Also a few images are projected onto a screen of
South African landscape and people as well as images of countries that are visited.
Matric learners wear jeans and S.A t-shirts. They are standing of the platform carrying South
African flags. A party atmosphere is created by music playing, people are walking toward the
platform where all activity is to take place. A distinguished man, wearing a suit and tie enters
and acts as MC and welcomes everyone and introduces the guests. All are quiet as he addresses
the crowd of people.
There is a ship in the background and a lamp with a burning flame (much the same as they use
in the Olympics)
ACT ONE: A Matric learner acts as the MC : "it is a great honour and pleasure for me to be part
of such a wonderful initiative by the learners of CBC school. They have been courageous in their
quest to make this dream of theirs become a reality. They have worked tirelessly to accomplish
what they are about venture into. As we see the torch of Ubuntu burning brightly right here
(indicating to the torch) let us appreciate and applaud their efforts in trying to make our world
a better place for all human beings.
APPLAUSE
I now ask a member of our government to say a few words on behalf of our nation to these
admirable young ambassorders.

2. MOG: Today I am proud to stand before you as a South African citizen because of these young
men and women who will venture into the world spreading the flame of Ubuntu across the
world. They will travel to all the countries of the world to convey our message of Ubuntu to all
peoples of our world. They will bring South Africa into the spotlight in a positive way by leading
and teaching the rest of the world what Ubuntu truly means ,the rise of the human spirit to do
good to all mankind, to recognise God in the eyes of all our fellow brothers and sisters and to
portray His love and kindness to one another. To touch the lives of others and make a
difference in the lives they touch. As they carry the flame that represents our Ubuntu, let their
fires burn strongly in their hearts and let them never lose courage in this venture.
APPLAUSE
MC: I now call on the leader of the of this group (Head Boy)_________________. APPLAUSE
LEADER: It all started as a desire in each one of us, when we were given the task to make a
difference in the life of just one person. Individually we saw what an impact we made on the
people we identified as needy and needed our assistance. We then realised that our journey in
this life is not to become self absorbed and selfish, but to make a difference in the lives of those
who are less fortunate . What is the sense of living when life is not fulfilled. We realise that it is
our duty to make life meaningful to those who are destitute and therefore make life meaningful
to us as well and the words “because we can” became our motto. We had many fruitful
meetings and together came up with the idea to take our flame of Ubuntu and share it with
young people around the world and to show that through hope, love and kindness we can
change our world into a better place. We will carry our torch of hope around the world and
light the torches of other countries so that they too can spread Ubuntu in the lives of people in
their countries. We accept this opportunity gracefully to represent our country.
APPLAUSE
MC: We now have our different cultural groups to wish our ambassadors well on their journey.
GRADE’S ONE, TWO, THREE
Everyone exit the stage to allow grade one’s on, they enter from behind the curtains.
GRADE ONE: Girls and boys are dressed in green t-shirts with the SA flag printed on it. They sing
and dance to the music of Des and Dawn Liebenberg song “this land is my land, this land is your
land.” Grade one’s move to side of stage giving space for Grade two’s.
GRADE TWO: Girls and boys are dressed in red t-shirts with SA flag printed on it. They sing and

3. dance to music of We are growing by PJ Powers . Grade two move to side of stage giving space
to Grade three.
GRADE THREE: Girls and boys dressed in blue t-shirts with SA flag sing and dance to the music of
Under African Skies by Johny Clegg . After their song the Grade one and two learners join the
Grade three learners and together with matric learners they sing Nkosi Sikelele as they let off
balloons of the colours of SA flag. As Foundation phase exit the stage the matrics waves
goodbye as they board the ship.
Curtain closes: a voice explaining where the ship is sailing to and the destination is heard.
SCENE TWO: GRADE FOUR
Voice: the ship has now left the shores of South Africa and is now on its way to Egypt in the
North of Africa. In ancient Egypt, people were extremely ingenious in their culture, architecture,
philosophy and academics. At that time, Egypt was regarded as a great nation and they passed
down invaluable knowledge through the ages.
As the curtains open, this is indicated on the map. The stage is set with pyramids and heads of
pharohs. Grade Fours dressed as Egyptians(girls wear white sheets draped over their bodies
with one shoulder exposed and a bob hair wig . The boys wear white sheets wrapped around
them from waist) are awaiting the arrival of the ship and its passengers. As the passengers
disembark, the Egyptians cheer.
ACT TWO
GRADE FOUR learners welcome the matrics with loud cheering. The leader of the matrics greet
and hands over the flame to the leader of the Egyptians. The Egyptian flame is lit and then
handed back to matrics.
Matric learner: We give our flame of Ubuntu to you and your people from all the citizens in
South Africa. This flame represents our wish for your country to find peace at this very difficult
political time that you are experiencing, it is our wish that you find hope that will give your
people a future that will encourage unity amongst all Egyptians, irrespective of your
differences.
Egyptian leader: We thank you for your kind words and gesture, and therefore wish to present

4. you with a gift of appreciation. (two other learners come forward with a beautiful box and hand
it over) We Egyptians are proud to show off our pyramids that were built many years ago by our
ancestors, and still stands the test of time. The architecture and design of these pyramids still
boggles the minds of the learned man today. It is completely unique in its architecture and
design and is therefore a man made wonder of the world. Egypt’s history is filled with
innovative people who set the trend. The walls of these pyramids are filled with hiroglyphics
that depicts the lives of ancient Egyptians. The Nile River was the main source of life in Egypt as
they relied on the water of the Nile for almost everything. Great men called Pharoa’s were the
kings of the Egyptian nation. They ruled Egypt and had images built of themselves. After all that
information about our country, we wish to entertain you. Please enjoy the singing and dancing
that some of our children have prepared for you.
Grade four girls and boys dance and sing to the music of “Dance like an Egyptian
“(choreography is essential)
Grade four exit stage as matrics board ship. Curtain closes.
SCENE THREE: GRADE FIVE
Voice: Matrics now sail North on their destination of India . They reach the shores of India. India
is a country of many contrasts. Their cultures and religions are what defines this nation. The
Ghanjis river is regarded as sacred and many of its people go to the river to seek healing. Many
magnificent temples are built in India, the most stunning and beautiful being the Taj Mahal.
GRADE FIVE :The curtains opens to reveal the beautiful Taj Mahal and ladies wearing colourful
saris and punjabs. Men wearing colourful shirts and jeans. Matric learners disembark and are
greeted humbly by Indian people in the language “Nimisday” matrics do the same.
ACT THREE
Matric Leader: It is our great pleasure to arrive on your shores to hand over our flame of
Ubuntu to the people of India. (hand over to Indian representative). It is the wish of our people
in South Africa that all the people of India live peaceably amongst each other and that all
people of India will enjoy prosperity.
Indian representative: We humbly thank you for your kindness and know that you have
travelled a long distance to bring your Ubuntu to our country. India is a country of many
contrasts,’ we have very rich people and very poor people in our country. Our people speak

5. many different forms of the Indian language, some of these languages are gugirate, tamil and
many more. We also practise many different religions in this country. We have a very big film
industry in India which is known as Bollyhood. Through films we share our culture with the rest
of the world. We will pass on your wish of Ubuntu to the people of our country. We will show
you how grateful we are by putting on a short show for you.
Indian music starts to play and the Grade five learners in their Indian clothes start dancing to
the music (choreography is essential) Some of the matric learners decide to join in.
Grade five learners exit stage and curtain close.
SCENE FOUR: GRADE SIX
Voice: The mystical land of China is the next destination of CBC’s pioneers of Ubuntu. China has
many Islands which can be reached by boat. Many families live on sampans- Chinese boat
houses. The capital of China is Beijing. Rice paddies are all over China and rice forms part of the
Chinese peoples’ staple diet. The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the world, it was
built by the Chinese people many years ago and can be seen from space. A disciplined form of
fighting known as Karate was discovered by the Chinese hundreds of years ago.
As curtain opens, the great wall of China can be seen, also the traditional Chinese houses with
its ornamented rooves. Chinese lanterns are hanging. Grade Six girls are wearing kimonos while
the boys wear karate suits and loose white shirts and loose white pants. Matrics disembark and
greet the Chinese people the same way- Chinese way
ACT FOUR
Matric learner: We give you the people of China our flame of Ubuntu and on behalf of South
Africa we wish to thank you for the good relationship we share with you. Through this flame we
wish to convey our appreciation for the advancement of technology that you share with the
rest of the world and also wish that the spirit of Ubuntu can be shared amongst all of mankind.
Chinese representative: We the Chinese people also respect and appreciate the relationship we
share with South Africa. We gladly accept your token of Ubuntu and hope to share it with our

6. people. We will show our appreciation by means of song and dance.
Grade six girls dance to Chinese music with fans and umbrellas.
Grade six boys dance to music of “Everybody was kangfu fighting” Exit stage as curtain close.
SCENE FIVE: GRADE SEVEN
Voice: Our brave warriors of Ubuntu sail across the oceans to reach the shores of Spain.
Flanked by the Mediteranian Ocean, it enjoys moderate climate. When one hears Spain, one
tends to think of the matadors dressed in the black clothes and ornamented hats, carrying
spears and a red cloth to fight a ferocious bull. As the matador waves the red flag infront of the
bull and is able to dodge the horns of the bull, the audience shout OLE with great admiration
for the matador. A very important tradition in Spain is the running of the bulls. Thousands of
Spaniards fills the streets and when bulls are set free, the people run as fast as they can to get
out of the way of the stampeding bulls.
As the curtain opens, Grade Seven boys( 8) are dressed in black pants, black waistcoats, white
shirts and black cape just like matadors can be seen with their red cloths and bulls. The rest of
the boys wear black pant and white shirts with black waistband, Grade Seven girls wear black
leotards or costumes with flared calf length red skirts and red roses in their hair. Black shoes.
ACT FIVE: Matrics disembark to hear loud shouts of Ole from crowds of people who came to
welcome them.
Matric: As we bring our Flame of Ubuntu to your country, we wish to convey our gratitude to
you the Spaniards for your invaluable contribution you made to our world. We have come to
your country with the best wishes of our people and hope that our flame of Ubuntu will always
shine brightly in your country and that you carry out and share Ubuntu amongst your people.
(hands over the flame)
Spaniard representative: We grateful to you young people for your noble effort in travelling so
far away from home. We admire your courage and appreciate your initiative by bringing your
peoples Ubuntu to our country. We hope to change the lives of the people of our country for
the better with your spirit of Ubuntu.
May we show our appreciation to you by allowing these young Spaniards to entertain you.
Firstly the eight young men (matadors) pretend to fight with the bulls by waving the red cloth
and then dodge the horns of the bulls by stepping out of the way. Shouts of OLE

7. Grade seven Spanish dancers now dance to the music (Spanish music). Choreography is
essential.
Curtain close as they exit the stage.
SCENE SIX : GRADE EIGHT
Voice: Our matrics now travel to the country that is known as Jewel of Europe, Italy. If you look
at the map of the world, Italy has the shape of a very elegant boot. There are so many beautiful
sights in Italy that takes your breath away. The Collosium in Rome is an ancient building that
dates back to the time of the Roman Empire. Most of the Italians practise Catholism as a
religion. The Vatican City, close to Rome is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The
Pope lives in the Vatican City and Catholics throughout the world visit St. Peters Basilica, the
Cathedral in the Vatican City. Italy is well known for the country that gave the world the recipes
of pizza and pasta.
Grade eights dressed in choir clothes, nun habits, cardinal outfits- some dressed ordinary
clothes with aprons, chef’s hat and rolling pin with a batch of dough.
As the curtain opens, the grade eights dresses as chef’s are speaking loudly in Italian and rolling
the dough. Wipe the foreheads and two get into an argument and point rolling pins at each
other. The “holy people” come walking in with choir infront and nuns and cardinals at the back.
ACT SIX:
As the matrics disembark, the Cardinals, nuns and choir meet them
Cardinal: We are so happy to welcome you to our country Italy. We know that Christian
Brothers College is very closely associated with the Catholic Church and it is therefore a great
honour and privilege for us, the Roman Catholic clergy to accept your gracious gift of Ubuntu.
Edmund Rice was a great ambassador for the Catholic Church just as you are now ambassadors
for the Catholic Church by spreading hope, love and kindness around the world.
Matric : We feel as if we have arrived at our second home. Thank you for accepting our gift of
Ubuntu (hands over torch). It is because of people like Edmund Rice that we are inspired to do
good. He has left us a legacy which we need to uphold. If we keep on reminding ourselves of
the sacrifices he made to uplift the lives or the poor and hopeless and act on the noble efforts
he made, we will achieve more than we expect. Please help us by praying for successful journey
of Ubuntu.
Cardinal: Allow us to show you how we will be of encouragement to you.

8. Choir, nuns, cardinals, chef’s stand as if in a real choir to sing “Ave Maria”
The nuns move forward and starts to sing and dance to upbeat “I will follow Him” from sister
act. Grade eight move off the stage as curtain close.
SCENE SEVEN: GRADE NINE
Voice: The next leg of the journey takes our Ubuntu ambassadors to the romantic city of Paris
in France. This city of lights boasts with the beautiful Eifel Tower and impressive Arc de
Triumph. The elegant cafes which line the pavements, shows off its equally elegant people. It is
the capital city of fashion and style. However, France has its share of a turbulent history.
History teaches us that the French Revolution which took place from 1787 to 1799 was about
the battle to achieve equality and to remove oppression. The aristocracy with King Louise xv1 at
its head, were abusing their titles and the commoners were no longer wanting to live under
these unfair conditions. His wife, Marie Antoinette made this famous comment of commoners
“if they don’t have bread to eat give them cake.” Let’s just say this story did not have a good
ending for her or her husband.
As the curtain opens, the Eifel tower can be seen and elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen
are sitting at round tables and chairs. A man playing the violin walks the streets and artists
wearing French beres can be seen painting on their canvases.
ACT SEVEN
Two men with moustache dressed in suits welcome the matrics
Frenchman: Bonjour, Bonjour, welcome to our beautiful country. It is a great privilege for us to
welcome all of you to France. Your flame shines so brightly and brings so much love, peace and
hope with it. Come, come let us light our flame and so bring the flame of your Ubuntu to our
people too. (takes flame and light their own torch). We the French people take great pleasure
in our food and wine. We take our time to prepare our food, it is like a form of art to us, it must
look as great as it tastes. The same with our wine, we produce of the finest wines in the world.
We also pride ourselves in our houte coutier, our designers make the most beautiful clothes.
Matric: We know we are in the fashion capital of the world and we cannot wait to explore your
beautiful country and sample of your food and wine. But before we do, please allow us to
express our people’s desire to share our Ubuntu with the people of your country.
Frenchman: We accept your gift with much gratitude. As a token of our thanks we will now
have this group of people dance for you.
The Grade nines get up from tables and chairs and start dancing to French music. They dance in

9. pairs. As the music ends, Grade nine’s move move off the stage and curtains close.
SCENE EIGHT: GRADE TEN
Voice: The journey to the north of France, takes our Ubuntu ambassadors to England. The
Industrial Revolution which started in England, transformed the world forever. This transition
included moving from hand production to machine production with the introduction of water
power, speeding up the process of production. Had it not been for the Industrial Revolution,
the world as we know it today would have been very different and we would still have been
using primitive methods of producing things. We owe our gratitude to the English people for
the advancement in industry. Great English writers such as Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
have promoted the English language to great heights. The English have also produced some of
the great names in music like the Beatles, Elton John, Westlife, Spice girls to name but a few.
As the curtain opens Buckingham Palace with its guards dressed in their uniform can be seen.
Many people (Grade ten learners) waving the British flag line the streets awaiting the arrival of
the Ubuntu carriers. As they disembark, they are welcomed by shouts of hoorah.
ACT EIGHT:
Matric : Wow, we are overwhelmed by this great welcome, thank you very much. It is our great
honour and pleasure to be in your country and to hand over to you and your people South
Africa’s wish of Ubuntu.
English Rep: We are amazed at your courage and bravery and we are witness to the fact that
your flame of Ubuntu shines brightly within your souls. We will honour your achievements by
graciously accepting your flame and work hard to make Ubuntu a part of our daily lives. Now sit
back and relax as we honour you with our nation’s best music talents.
4 Grade 10 boys dressed as Beatles perform
5 Grade 10 girls dressed as Spice Girls perform
5 Grade 10 learners dressed as West life perform
As the curtain close, they move off the stage.

10. +SCENE NINE: GRADE ELEVEN
Voice: There is much excitement amongst our Ubuntu Ambassaders as they make their way to
America. This is their last voyage before they return home. America is the land where many
people fled to to seek freedom from their oppressive native countries. They travelled far and
wide to seek fortune in a country that practised freedom of the human spirit and equality to all
people. The statue of Liberty in New York embraces these qualities and as she stands with her
torch, she represents all that Ubuntu stands for.
As curtains opens, the statue of liberty is seen. Many people waving the American flags are
waiting for the arrival of the Ububtu torch.
ACT NINE:
American Rep: We have waited for your arrival for so long. We know what your Ubuntu means
and it speaks to the hearts of the American people. We want to share the spirit of Ubuntu with
all our people as well as with the rest of the world. Thank you for your contribution in helping
us to try to make this world a better place for all human beings.
Matric: (hands over the flame) with this flame, we wish to conquer all negative attitudes in
people that allow war, terrorism and hatred. We wish to promote positive attitudes such as
peace, love and understanding amongst all nations in our world. Our children must grow up
without fear. We must ensure that their future is filled with prosperity. As we come to the end
of our journey of Ubuntu, we hope that we achieved a goal that will change the world and
make it a better place for all human beings.
American rep: We the American people have achieved so much, yet it seems as if we need to
look at ourselves to make these changes, and because of this we have chosen to sing a song to
you that makes us question ourselves and dares us to start changing from within.
Enter the choir (made up of grade eleven)
They sing the song “Man in the Mirror’ by Michael Jackson.
As the song comes an end, the grade elevens walk down the aisle out the front door singing all
the time.

11. SCENE AND ACT TEN:
Many people line the streets awaiting the Matics of CBC with South African flags flying high.
Voice: And so our UBUNTU WARRIORS come back to South Africa Victoriously.
As they disembark they sing: Peace in our land
Ending with the song of Micasa: these streets.