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Thokozane Dyosini – Founder of the #SeeYouAtGraduation Campaign, PhD student and part-time lecturer at Wits University
Guest: Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar (Director of Therapeutics) of The Teddy Bear Clinic South Africa
Gogontle Gugu Medupe - Plus Size Model & Body Activist
Lerato Mofomme - Plus size model, voice over artist
Reneilwe Kgwete - Head Teacher at Gauteng Department of Education
Guest: Themba Ndlovu, spokesperson for the South African Council of Educators (SACE
Guest: Nomveliso Mbanga – Teen Coach
Nelisiwe Masango - Award Winning Entrepreneur | Financial Wellness Coach | International Speaker
Borrie La Grange - Head of Communications at Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa
Andy Khumalo is an entrepreneur, the Founder and Executive Director at Andy Tosh, a Public Relations, Digital, Media and Marketing Communications Company
Guest: Kelahloko Mashiloane - Coach, Trainer and Speaker in the field of Business, Leadership and Youth Development. I am the Founder of K-Elixir Consulting a company that specialises in adding value to businesses, organisations and stakeholders of our society through leadership, business and youth development
Guest: Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke – Political analyst with the university of Pretoria
David Parry-Davies, the publishing editor for Enviropaedia and founder of the Eco-Logic awards
Busisiwe Seape – Actor and Activist
Guest: Thadishe Mashego – Peace Activist, Socialite and founder of Zumtutors
Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Ntsiki Mazwai – Artist and Activist Lebo Mashigo - founder of NuBreed Music Institute Zaakirah Vadi – Communications Officer at the Kathrada Foundation
Zareef Minty - Mail and Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans 2014 / Youth President / Motivational Speaker / Author Of Best Selling Book "Empire" / GQ Best Dressed / One Day Leader Season 4
Siphiwe Mngomezulu – Motivational Speaker, Author of From Nothing to Something and Founder of 80D Albert Street Foundation
Mr Herman Bosman, South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) representative who came up with the lesson plans
Guest: Malcolm Mooi from zibuza.net
Guest: Lezerine Mashaba – Activate Change Driver and Youth Activist
Guest: Mandlenkosi ka Phangwa – National Cordinator of the Fourth Internatonal and Secretary of UPF (Unemployed People’s Forum
Guest: Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Siwaphiwe Myataza, a Political Science graduate from the University of the Western Cape. Currently, a content producer at the Media and Writers Firm
Guest: Thabiso Ramadiba, who is a co-founder and CEO
Guest: Nimrod Dube – Co-Founder and COO
Andy Khumalo is an entrepreneur, the Founder and Executive Director at Andy Tosh, a Public Relations, Digital, Media and Marketing Communications Company
Guest: Janke van Dyk – 8 distinctions (Overall Top Achiever) School Name: Hoerskool Bellville
Guest: Tumelo Mashigo School Name: Muriel Brand School (Special Needs)
Guest: Joshua Chetty – 3 Distinctions and 2 B’s School Name: New Hope School(Special Needs)
Guest: Matthys Carstens – 7 Distinctions School Name: Durbanville High School
Zareef Minty - Mail and Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans 2014 / Youth President / Motivational Speaker / Author Of Best Selling Book "Empire" / GQ Best Dressed / One Day Leader Season 4
Guest: Adele Munsami – Rape Survivor, Research Psychologist and 2016 recipient of the Victor Nell-SACNA Endowment for the Study of Neuropsychology in South Africa
Liza Mfana – University of Free State Fallist
Mighty Jamie – Law Student at Wits (Johannesburg studio)
Profile: Sibongile Mongadi, founder of Soweto Young Women Empowerment and Ceo of Majola Monanareng Projects Trading and Entrepreneurship student at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Scelo Mncube – Author of I was Raped…You were born/ Motivational Speaker/ Life Coach / Entrepreneur
Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - DBE national spokesperson
Guest: Noncedo Madubedube (Deputy Head of EE Western Cape
Guest: Papama Mabotshwa (Manzomthombo HS, Mfuleni)
Dr Gillian Mooney - Dean: Academic Development and Support at The Independent Institute of Education
Khethi Ngwenya is a South African entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder and managing director of SchoolMedia
SbusisoMolimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Guest: Kamogelo Lesabe, a final-year Actuarial & Financial Mathematics student at the University of Pretoria and leader amongst everything
Guest: TefoMokhine – Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach and Mining Engineering Student at Wits University
Noncedo Madubedube (Deputy Head of EE Western Cape Papama Mabotshwa (Manzomthombo HS, Mfuleni)
Guest: Dr Frans Korb - Clinical Psychologist , Psychiatrist and SADAG Board-Member
Guest: Mbali Ntombizodwa Mnisi Mathole – Blogger and Deppression Victim
Sipho Mathebula – Nyaope Survivor
Nyaope is a cocktail of dagga, heroin, Anti-retro-viral drugs, rat poison and acid
Even though it was not part of her plans, she became a teenage mother, finding out about her pregnancy while she was preparing for her final exams. She however completed her matric same year at the age of 17, getting 6As and being one of the top 10 students in Ethekwini region. She immediately got accepted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal ( Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine - UKZN ). During her first year at UKZN she was blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She managed to complete her first year in time and continued to complete her 6 year MBChB degree. Having made it through the testing challenges of teenage pregnancy, she continues being very vocal and teaching young girls of the negative impacts of teenage pregnancy. She will be graduating on the 7th of September 2017 at University of KwaZulu Natal.
Kuhlekonke Watu Ntuli, president of the student representative council at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College
Guest: Ntsiki Mazwai – Artist and Activist (studio)
Guest: Sivuyile Nqwili - Member of Right2Know Campaign (studio)
Guest: Kholisa Skweyiya – of Hand of Sas Holdings
Guest: Chulayo Khofu - #DataMustFall Activist
Guest: Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Guest: Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Guest: Miss Siwaphiwe Myataza – Content Producer at Media and Writers Forum
Guest: Terry Bell was the founding principal of the primary division at Somafco and co-wrote the ANC’s first primary school curriculum adopted by the ANC
Guest: Mcebo Dlamini - former Wits University SRC president
Guest: Katlego(Katli) Mhlulatsi – Secretary General of #CountryDuty
Guest: Themba Godi - President of the African People's Convention. Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa)
Guest: Kaiser Khoza - Served in AZAPO and was deputy chairperson of the Azanian Students Convention (Azasco) at university; chair of Black Lawyers Association (BLA) student chapter & now chair of Black Management Forum (BMF) Free State
Sinenhlanhla Dlamini - Eskom Expo for Young Scientists Beneficiary got an award which was an Apprenticeship contract sponsored by Siemens to study Electronics in Germany for 3 and half years.
Scelo Mncube - A Leader, Life Coach, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker and Author of I was raped….And you were Born
GUEST: Bheki Makhubu - is the editor the The Nation magazine in Swaziland, CPJ's Africa Advisory Group and spent more than a year in jail for his journalism
TWITTER: @BhekiMakhubu / @CPJAfrica / @pressfreedom
Guest: Nwabisa Makunga - Deputy Editor of The Herald and Weekend Post
Kamogelo Lesabe from South Africa, has been selected as a suitable representative of her country and generation for the One Young World Summit 2017, taking place from 4 to 7 October in Bogotá, Colombia. She is a final-year Actuarial & Financial Mathematics student at the University of Pretoria and leader amongst everything
Zanele Ndlovu - South African visionary artist, Author, Storyteller, Singer, Songwriter, Social Activist, Publisher, Traditional Dancer, Actress, Teacher and an Indegenous Instrument player
Motshabi Nomvete‚ PPS spokeperson Dr Sadhana Manik - Senior Lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Motsoaledi Setumo is a South African radio producer and actress best known for her recurring role as Thabitha Cele (Thabi) on SABC’s popular soapie Generations
Kamogelo Mangena - Politico-social activist, a part-time (male) feminist, a thought leader, a youth activist and a student from the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI).
Guest: Fasiha Hassan - Former @WitsSRC Secretary General | SAUS DSG | Student Activist
CEO of Keep that Gold Shining Vice Chairperson of the Engineering, Build Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria Socio Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker Top 16 Multinational College Student(attended in Dayton, Ohio USA)
Javier Arroyo, co-founder of Smartick Method (selected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s in their Global Entrepreneurship Lab program as one of the world’s premier startups)
Guest: Miss Siwaphiwe Myataza – Content Producer at Media and Writers Firm She has observed that the newly introduced paperless classroom initiative and the provision of tablets, which is part of the information and communication technology (ICT) programme in Gauteng, is responsible for the promotion of premature sexual fantasies among adolescents.
Guest: Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Mpho Muthubi - Founder of Intelligent Trips Dr. Nkabeng Maruping-Mzileni, Conservation Ecologist and NEF Ambassador.
Herman Ntladi matriculated with 9 distinctions and has now launched an online platform called ACADEMIC WIZZES to help Grade 3-12 students across the country with their Assignments and Homework’s. Herman Ntladi – Founder of Academic Wizzes and also a Law student at the University of Pretoria
Guest: Rees Mann – Sexual Abuse Victim and SAMSOSA (South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse)
Mthembeni Ndevu , Better Known By His Stage Name Emtee, Is An Award Winning South African Rapper
Guest: Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Guest: Mahlomola Kekana, chairperson of the National Association of Parents in School Governance
Guest: Elijah Mhlanga – Dept. of Basic Education Spokesperson
Tshiamo Legoale, Geologist and researcher at Mintek, a global leader in mineral and metallurgical innovation, was crowned FameLab International champion at the Cheltenham Science Festival, in the UK.
Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Mlungisi Mpela – Journalism Graduate, Keletso Mokoena – Radio Graduate, Part time Photographer and make up artist, Agnes Mkhonza – Teacher / Linguist, Vusi Adonis – Entrepreneur, Journalist and Social Commentator, Kgaugelo Charmaine - Editorial Assistance at sabc news
Guest: Dr Kira Ewin, who is in the Anti-Racism Network South Africa steering committee
Guest: Ayabulela Poro - Head of Children's News Agency at Media Monitoring Africa
TEFO MOKHINE A MINING ENGINEERING STUDENT WITS SELECTED TO REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT IN COLUMBIA.
*The Summit takes place in October *He needs assistance to raise 80k
Guest: Tefo Mokhine – Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach and Mining Engineering Student at Wits University
Guest: Mpho Sebola – Chairperson of Africa Unmasked Guest: Baba Buntu is an Activist Scholar and Founding Director of eBukhosini Solutions
Lettah Sikhosana who graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree Cum Laude (27 distinctions) . “I come from a very supportive background. My mom is a domestic worker and my father, a truck driver. But their occupations didn’t hinder me from doing what I love,” she said. She was born in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga, and is now only 22 years old, having completed her degree in record time.
Sello Mokoena (PhD) is head of research and policy for the Gauteng department of social development
Thirona Moodley – Provincial Manager of KZN National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa
Guest: Nathi Sukazi – Chief Director for Communications at the KZN Department of Transport
Parents whose children travel to school on the back of bakkies have less than two weeks to source an alternative mode of transport. From May 11, it will be illegal to use bakkies as transport for schoolchildren.
According to a report released by Arrive Alive, the rule comes into effect from May 11 and means that children and other persons may still be transported in the goods compartment of the vehicle – but only if it is not done for money.
Prof Ahmed Bawa – CEO of Universities South Africa
TIME FOR A CHANGE AT UNIVERSITIES
Renewed student activism is forcing institutions to reconsider what an appropriate curriculum is There is a need to review whether our curriculums connect with what is likely to be the world of work in 2035 In the face of debilitating funding cuts and new waves of student activism, the role of universities in addressing the critical challenges facing the world, such as increasing socioeconomic inequality, is being scrutinised. Higher education around the world is in an epoch of rapid change and, besides the cuts in funding, there is a clamour for relevance and higher rankings, for greater articulation of various socioeconomic projects and the need to track major labour market transformations. Student activism seems to be heading for another 1960-1970s period. Inequality is increasing in most societies and, as the economist Thomas Piketty has repeatedly explained, social investment in higher education is a key driver for building more equal societies. This has been behind higher levels of massification in most societies and the rush for qualifications continues, but demand by far outstrips supply.
Sihle Ndaba is an award winning actress, voice artist and singer. She studied, "Musical Theatre" at the Tshwane University of Technology. Soon after obtaining her National Diploma she joined the cast of the hit Broadway musical, "The Lion King" in Singapore. Upon her return to South Africa she competed on season 8 of SA Idols and placed in the Top 18. Some of her credits include Mzansi Magics first Telenovela ,"Inkaba" where she played the role of Pru. She appeared in the Sci-Fi drama series for SABC 1 "Room 9" as Qiniso. She has also worked with the National Children's'Theatre on various productions as an actor, singer, dancer and recently, Assistant Director for the show, "Under the Baobab Tree". She has also been seen on the Market Theatre stage portraying the role of Ntombi in Kwela Bafana. Some of her other credits including TV commercials for Ford and Joko Tea, Voice Overs for Mnet, Ponds, Vodacom, Telkom, and SA Home Loans, just to name a few. Sihle is currently portraying the role of, "Smangele Maphumulo" on South Africa's number one prime time drama series: "Uzalo" on SABC 1, which boasts a viewership of 8 million. Sihle recently won the ‘Best Supporting Actress Award’’ at the 2015 Sabela Awards for her role as ‘’ Smangele Maphumulo ‘’on Uzalo
Melanie Pleaner, a technical specialist in sexual and reproductive health at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (WITS RHI)
PROFILE: SIBUSISO MOLIMI AN INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED SPEAKER, ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHROPIST
Professor Johann Engelbrecht - Executive Director of the South African Mathematics Foundation
Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Guest: Dr Anthea Jeffery - Head of Policy Research, IRR, and author of ‘EED(‘Economic Empowerment of the Disadvantaged’) IS FOR REAL EMPOWERMENT, whereas BEE has failed’,
: William Bird – Director of Media Monitoring Africa
Guest: Dr Monique Emser, Senior Lecturer in the International and Public Affairs Cluster, UKZN
Guest: Ms Tholoana Ncheke, Legal Officer at the (Film and Publication Board) FPB
Phathuxolo Nofoto – Youth Activist, Founder of Future Leaders Movement & 2016 Activator
Bongani Clifford KaHlatshwayo, known as Uhuru on social media, he was born in Klerksdorp, North West in 1993 to Mr Sabelo and the late Mrs Hlatshwayo, he is a brother to Phumzile Hlatshwayo and Tshwaragano Malao. Currently living with his grandmother Mrs Emma Spele and his aunt Ms Mamiki Spele and nephew Sphamandla Spele. He started his schooling at Zimele Gear and that's where leadership involvement started, as he was the first chairperson of the Soul Buddies club, when he was doing grade and he started the garden project, to which it's still running to date. He further went to attend at Nkang Mahlale Secondary School from grade 8 to 12. During his high school days, Bongani was actively involved in the Representative Council of Learners from grade 10, then in grade 11, he was part of the Executive Council and in grade 12, he was elected as the RCL President/Headboy and served as the Refentse Cluster chairperson and was elected as a council member of the North West RCL council, under the leadership of Ms Agnes Mkhonza. He lead a successful merger between the former Metebong High School and Nkang Mahlale Secondary School and then was elected as the Provincial Executive Member of the Congress of South African Students in the North West, to which he also served as the Provincial Working Committee member from 2010 until 2012.
He furthed his studies at the North West University Mafikeng Campus, where he was studying Political Sciences and International Relations, due to financial exclusions and amongst other family problems, he dropped out immediately after his first year. He then joined the Activate Change Drivers in 2013. Activate! is a network of more than 2000 young leaders driving change for the public good across South Africa. Members of the network, Activators, are connected by their passion, skills, sense of self and spark to address tough challenges. They are actively initiating innovative, sustainable and creative solutions to reshape our society. Bongani was then elected as the North West Connector for Activate, after he was volunteering in very same position, because it was commissioned as a post and through this position, Bongani was able to impact more than 3000 young people and old people in the different sectors within the North West. He did this, through the Activate Exchange and Imbizo programs, where it was spaces where people can be under same roof to discuss their challenges and derive solutions as a collective and hold each other accountable in making solutions to become an action and make the change its intended for. Through these programs, he was able to create both educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people, not limited to the North West but in other provinces as well. He now holds a certificate in Leadership and Community Development from Activate Change Drivers. Through a referral from one his mentor Mr Victor Seshoka one of the pioneers of the Young African Leadership Initiative, a flagship program started by former US President Barack Obama, Bongani was then invited to attend the YALI Regional Leadership Center training at UNISA- School of Business and Leadership in Midrand, to complete a course in Public Management and Governance in 2016. This comes after, Bongani Hlatshwayo, represented the North West at the Sectoral Youth Parliament in Soweto, to which he served in the educational development Commission and participated in the economic development Commission as well. Through the Skeem Foundation, along with his friends from Klerksdorp, they were able to organise high tea sessions, that saw 30 girls benefitting from it, from several speakers and continuous toiletry packs donated. Upon his return home, he then joined Mr Sanele Makinane, the CEO of the Wesvaal Chamber of Business to start the Center for Entrepreneurship Excellence, center that will groom and develop 50 young emerging entrepreneurs from the KOSH area through an 18 months long program, that will grant these Entrepreneurs an NQF level 4 certificate in Venture Creation and Entrepreneurship, with a bankable business plan and opportunities for funding and investment. He has now enrolled with UNISA to complete his degree in Public Administration, Governance and Development studies, to which he will start on the second semester, as he covered his registration late. He has now been selected to attend the One Young World Summit in October at Bogatà in Columbia, which is a four-day Summit.
Lebohang Letsela, Soul City researcher,
Guest: Sibani Mngadi - SA Liquor Brand Owners’ Association Chair
Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Liesl Muller: Attoney, Head of Statelessness Project at Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) Focus on: Children’s rights to education without documentation, regardless of nationality What education rights do rufugee and asylum seeking children have
Guest: Pam Jackson - Director Ons Plek Projects for female street children. Profession is social work
Focus on: Psychological Effects of Xenophobia on Children
Guest: Martha Shumba - Organisation of African Youth SA Chairperson, Activist, Writer, Speaker/Coach and Poet
Mayihlome Tshwete - Home Affairs Spokesperson
Guest: Khanyisa Booi – Youth Activist in Policy Development
Guest: Babalwa Magqwanti – Eastern Cape Unemployed Graduate
Siphamandla Khashe – Chairperson of #HireAGraduate
Ms Thoko Mkhwanazi - Xaluva – Chairperson at the CRL Rights Commission (The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities)
Wandile Mabanga - Founder & CEO of Impact Games (Map Blitz is the only product at present).
Paul Tsolo – Founder and Director of Paul Tsolo Leadership Teaching and Training Organization
Guest: Joe Maila – Department of Health Spokesperson
Guest: Wim Fourie - Chairman : #YADA Youth Against Drug Abuse
THE KZN Department of Education has initiated and launched a project to provide sanitary pads for school-going girls in selected quintiles 1 – 4 schools and in Grade 4 to 12. The project started in the Ilembe District late last year and is expected to run in all KZN districts.
Guest: Ms Nomalungelo Gina - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education
Guest: Nomusa Cembi – Media Officer at SADTU
Guest: Themba Ndlovu - SACE Spokesperson
Nkosi Moremoholo – Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power & Speaker @Africa Amplitudes
Matthew Chersich - Prof at Wits Reproductive health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand,
Mastercard Is Inviting Women Entrepreneurs To Enter The Junior Achievers (Ja) South Africa Youth Enterprise Development Programme
Guest: Nelly Mofokeng, managing director and spokeswoman of JA South Africa
Twitter: @JASouthAfrica
According to Statistics South Africa, the current rate of unemployment in South Africa stands at 27.1%. The creation of small businesses and self-employment has proved to be one of the tools used to curb unemployment. In response to the high rate of youth unemployment, Mastercard, thus, initiated this programme.
Lebogang Mashigo - Founder of Nubreed
Founder of Nubreed, Lebogang Mashigo, spearheads a non-profit organisation that offers free music lessons to young people in Mpumalanga
Department Of Transport Will Be Working With The Department Of Basic Education To Include Driving Lessons At High School As Part Of The Curriculum
Guest: Ishmael Mnisi - Department Of Transport Spokesperson
Guest: Dr Shaheeda Essack - Deputy Director: Private Higher Education at Department of Higher Education and Training
The Department of Higher Education has warned students about bogus international scholarships and illegal colleges.
Guest: Saman Akhtar - from Curro Grantleigh School (KZN)
Saman was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer in the middle of her Grade 12 year. She underwent chemotherapy treatment during the last two terms, which spanned over her final examinations. Although she contended with severe discomfort, nausea and extreme exhaustion, she barely missed a day of school and despite this significant adversity, achieved seven distinctions.
Saman is looking forward to studying medicine at either the University of Pretoria or the University of Cape Town. She is currently interested in pursuing paediatrics, radiology or gynaecology. “The lesson I learnt from my ordeal is that no matter what you are faced with, you can always rise above it, and you don’t have to settle for what was given to you, you can always make a better life for yourself,” she says.
Guest: Dr Nic Spaull is an education researcher in the Economics Department at Stellenbosch University
AS SUCCESSFUL matriculants scramble for limited varsity places, the notion that school leavers have to go to university needs to be done away with, an expert says.
Lesego Mashigo – from Trinity Secondary school in Lenasia(Gauteng) with 3 Distinctions
Guest: Mpho Diaz – From Blue Hills College in Midrand (Gauteng) with 2 Distinctions
Guest: Kamva-qama Tambekile – From St. James Senior Secondary School in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape (5 Distinctions in Maths, Science, Geography, English, Life Orientation)
Guest: Thembinkosi Manyeruke – Top Achiever from Tsakane Secondary School Ekurhuleni, walked away with six distinctions from seven subjects, 100% in Maths & Physical Science. In October, only a month before he was due to write exams, his family was shaken by the news that his brother, Jabu Manyeruke (22), had died.
Graeme Kganyago - Top Achiever from Protea Secondary School with 6 Distinctions(Soweto)
Guest: Conrad Strydom - from Hermanus High School in the Western Cape is the overall top Grade 12 performer for 2016 and the best achiever in Mathematics
South Africa’s top performer for the 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Conrad Strydom on Wednesday said he worked hard and studied everyday throughout his school years.
Strydom, from Hermanus High School in the Western Cape, is also the overall best performer in Mathematics.
“I am really proud and excited. I have worked hard throughout my school career. I worked when in class, revised the work at home and even studied throughout holidays,” he told reporters in Johannesburg after the announcement of the 2016 matric pass rate and the top learners.
Guest: Prof. Servaas van der berg - is Professor of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch and holds the National Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy
Guest: Tshepo Motsepe - General Secretary of Equal Education
Nkosi Moremoholo - Speaker, Author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power, Co-founder and a Director of Africa Amplitudes
Jabu Baloyi – Spokesperson of the Commission for Gender Equality
CGE concern at the spate of violence and rape against women and children
The Commission for Gender Equality has noted with great concern the increasing spate of violence and rape against women and children during this festive season. The violent rape and killing of a granny in front of her 6-year-old grandchild in Attridgeville, West of Tshwane should be condemned in the strong terms. Worst, the perpetrator is known to the deceased and was given shelter in her yard as a tenant. The Commission is also worried at the death of Noluvo Swelindawo in Khayelitsha allegedly by persons known to her following an altercation at a tavern. Though not yet confirmed, we believe that her being a lesbian might have played a role in such a gruesome killing.
Typical fourteen year old and attend High School Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp South Africa. I love modelling, hockey, swimming, fishing and motivational speaking. I have spoken on a few stages around South Africa, my biggest audience was about 5000 people at National Achievers Congress this year.
I have been interviewed on radio together with T Harv Eker’s lead trainer Doug Nelson. My dream is to become Miss Universe and my passions are modelling, inspiring and uplifting others.
My life motto, “It’s Up to Me,” was taught to me from an early age, and is actually the title of my first published book. I believe in taking responsibility for my life and my dreams and taking the lead when it comes to getting things done. “If you wait for others to do it for you, nothing will ever happen.”
Through leading and inspiring, I believe that I can too make a difference by inspiring and leading others.
Kamogelo Mangena - Politico-social activist, a part-time (male) feminist, a thought leader, a youth activist and a student from the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI).
Guest: Liza Mfana – University of Free State Fallist
My name is Valentine Mabaso I'm 22 years old from Rabie Ridge in Tembisa and I would like to share my story with SAfm listeners. 9 years ago I discovered that i have weird allergies that affected my skin and cannot be treated or healed. My entire world changed since I discovered that but I now learned to look beyond my scarred skin and went after my dreams. I'm now an aspiring model with scars and I have also started a campaign called Rockscars that is aimed at motivating people especially young girls and women with skin conditions and scars,that it is ok to have scars, in fact, they make you stand out.we also encourage people to have a positive outlook on life n strive for success no matter the circumstance.
Guest: Lucia Makamure - Advocacy and Network Building Coordinator at Gender Links
Sunrise. A new day. A fresh start. A chance to move from despair to hope. To empower women. To break the cycle of gender violence. During the Season of Giving & Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence from 24 November to 26 December, Gender Links is running the Sunrise Campaign calling on all who care about equality and justice to “give the gift of empowerment.” Donations of any amount can be made online from anywhere in the world by clicking here. In South Africa, the campaign is supported by the Social Justice Initiative, that will match donations made by South Africans.
WHY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO GIVE BACK AND IMPACT SOCIETY IN A POSITIVE WAY BY HELPING OTHERS
*** She’ll speak on the upcoming 16 Days of Activism. her charity foundation Orgella Helping Hands is running an online campaign to raise awareness about the 16 days of activism against women and child abuse.
they recently did a photoshoot with their volunteers and committee members that they'll share on each day of the activism campaign to get more young people involved in speaking out and helping others.
Guest: Kelahloko Mashiloane - Coach, Trainer and Speaker in the field of Business, Leadership and Youth Development. I am the Founder of K-Elixir Consulting a company that specialises in adding value to businesses, organisations and stakeholders of our society through leadership, business and youth development
Guest: Prof. Lauren Graham – Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Kefioe Kgoadi (7) and Lethabo Kgoadi (11) have qualified to go compete in Thailand in an Abacusmaths International Mathematics Competition in 2017. For contributing to their trip please call Palesa Kgoadi on 082 806 1070 / Mr Kgoadi on 082 956 8805
Guest: Paul Tsolo – Founder and Director of Paul Tsolo Leadership Teaching and Training Organization
Fred Khumalo – Novelist and Newspaper Columnist He believes that if we don’t teach our children, the streets will. He says as parents, they should talk as often as possible. Refusing to speak to your children – especially teenagers about sex, drinking, drugs, anorexia(or any other disorder) will affect them negatively
Business In The 21st Century seminar featuring #IPrayINeverDieBroke: MIND POWER audiobook launch held at Quest Conference Estate on the 19th of November 2016 BRIEF HISTORY Abandoned 2 months after birth by mother. Already orphaned by 8 years. Sold vegetables, cigarette, sweets, oranges for survival Changed homes four times by the time he completed matric Played for Vaal University of Technology soccer juniors and North West University senior soccer team during his degree.
IN BUSINESS Investor Sold cigarette and oranges during primary age Sold sweets and snacks during high school Worked at a local stall for food and money Considered one of the best sales persons during university, working at StreetKidSA selling clothes. Now a Founder and a Director of Trumph Building And Projects (operated under Motheo Construction group as a sub contractor) and employed more than 30 people in its first year. Co-founder and a Director of Africa Amplitudes (Technology Company)
ACHIEVEMENTS Listed on the high school wall of fame as the highest mark obtained in Mathematics and life sciences in grade 12 Record time graduate at North west university with a Bachelors in education science “B ed” dregree. (majors: Mathematics and computer application technology) A published author of #IPrayINeverDieBroke: Mind Power. Published by Createspace an Amazon company in USA Was a guest in the Emfuleni Local Municipality council sitting and was in the Executive Major, Mr Simon Mofokeng speech as an example to the youth. Was featured in the North West University Alumni newspaper column and three other local newspapers and Radio Stations A gold medalist of the SADTU Gauteng Province sports festival
Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION’s INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE EXAM WRITING TO ALLOW LEARNERS TO PROGRESS AT THEIR OWN PACE
***This is a response from NSFAS, we were supposed to interview them last weekend. Guest: Kagisho Mamabolo – NSFAS Spokesperson
Guest: Ntokozo Qwabe - Rhodes Scholar who was one of the founders of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign at Oxford University(we spoke to him last week)
Ntokozo Qwabe - Rhodes Scholar who was one of the founders of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign at Oxford University
Guest: Nonhle Ntetha - Therapeutic Manager at Childline SA
Shock as thousands of pregnant under-age girls discovered Sunday 28 August 2016 21:25 SABC
All young mothers are school drop-outs, unemployed and their children are suspected to have been fathered by older men.(SABC)
Deputy Minister for Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says her ministry is concerned at the discovery of more than 3 000 under-age girls who are pregnant or are made mothers.
The discovery was made late on Saturday at the rural Ratlou Local Municipality, about 70 kilometres outside Mahikeng in the North West.
All young mothers are school drop-outs, unemployed and their children are suspected to have been fathered by older men.
A 12-year-old young girl is amongst those that were discovered. The discovery has left everyone, including government reeling in shock.
The Ratlou Local Municipality has a population of about 100 000 people. Of the number, 3 000 are under-age girls who were in 2015 impregnated and had to drop out from school.
The young mothers are from Mareetsane, Setlagole, Madibogo and all other villages in the Ratlou municipality. And they all have sad stories to tell while some claimed to have been raped by their relatives, some practiced unsafe sex, others are reported to have been the victims of the popular blesser-blessee phenomenon.
Shockingly, all of them are below the age of 18. Government is adamant that this is a tip of an iceberg Some girls, who could not be named because they are below the age of 18, had this to say: “It was a mistake. (I) was young, did not know that doing that will lead me falling pregnant. My brother used to be beat me up, and my mother was not really staying at the house. Life is so hard because I am young and even the child has no support. My brother did not treat me well at all.”
Coming into question, are the households of these young mothers; how they themselves were allegedly failed to be provided with proper parenting.
In other cases, it was revealed that the area is rife with child-headed households.
A 12-year-old, who had already given birth to a bouncing one year six month baby, was amongst the young girls discovered.
Bogopane-Zulu wants government to crack the whip.
“The first step is to understand, who are the perpetrators, and but to also listen to the girls because we can’t judge them. As social development, we work with the children to be able to understand what happened, how it happened, and obviously, we have those that were cheated and those that were raped. So, each case has its own merits. We can't be happy when our children are denied the rights to be children.”
Popular cultural activist, Mme Grace Masuku who attended the event was shocked, and pleaded with government to institute investigations into the matter, saying punitive action should be taken against the perpetrators.
“I am shocked. (I) saw how they came here with the babies. In all 80 something years of my life, this is the first time I see this. I am concerned about parents of these young mothers. Here, something is wrong. Where is the future of these girls, the future for this village?”
Mayor for Ratlou municipality, Tebogo Modise says her municipality will leave no stone unturned.
With the news sending shock-waves even to the presidency, a delegation of government officials, social workers, and police officials is this expected to be dispatched to the area.
Government is adamant that this is a tip of an iceberg.
Mcebo Dlamini - former Wits University SRC president
Guest: Kamogelo Mangena - Politico-social activist, a part-time (male) feminist, a thought leader, a youth activist and a student from the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI).
Born Tumelo Enoch Matila, on the 23rd of March 1992, Tumi Stopnonsons aka Jumaima, is a young comedian taking comedy to new and greater heights. From a distance, one would think his career has been fast tracked by connections and friends in the industry , but like many success stories, the road to victory has had its challenges. Tumi’s story is that of a dollar and a dream , having gone from homeless, to owning his own home in just a year. Raised in a Christian home, in Lawley Estate, a small township, located in the south of Johannesburg, the love of the entertainment was evident from a young age. Having participated in school stage plays and concerts, the stage became a home to nurture his talent. By 2002, at the tender age of ten, Tumi had said his prayers, and made a decision to be a stand-up comedian. Following the media and entertainment route however, is not often favoured by parents, and so he too, studied full-time after completing his matric. But like a light, it was clear to see where Tumi’s heart lies, as the now qualified Information Technology specialist, was advised by lecturers to stir up the gift within him, as he was always the MC and speaker at college events. Taking a leap of faith, he pursued comedy, with roadblocks, winds and no guarantees. Tumi relates his story here , “In the beginning was not easy as I had to travel from one gig to another just to perform for unpaid spots because in this industry you need a lot of exposure in order to make success of your career. I remember that sometimes I could not even afford to pay a driver to take me to the venue, and I had to make sleeping arrangements with total strangers! ’’ It was a parody video of SABC Show’s Khumbulekhaya, with him, acting as the long lost son of Patrice Motsepe, that caught the attention of audiences all over South Africa. That video, and the ones that have followed, have propelled the bookings from various major events, corporate functions, churches and more. With experienced gained he has shared the stage with big names in the industry, such as Loyiso Gola, Trevor Gumbi, David Kibuuka, Soli Philander, Chris Forrest, The Soil, Basket Mouth (Nigeria), Kansiime Anne (Uganda), HHP, Harrison Crump (USA), Solly Mahlangu, JR and more.
Most recently, he has had TV appearance on shows like Ba Kae on SABC 2, and Comedy Central on DSTV. Tumi has gone beyond just performing, to now organising his own Comedy shows , to make create more opportunities for existing and future comedians. His first comedy event , took place at Carnival City Mardi Gras on 8 July 2016 , titled, ‘Blessers Economic Empowerment Comedy Show”. The BEE Comedy was sold-out, and trended on Twitter for 2 days ! The BEE Comedy series is an events project that he will be taking all over South Africa, featuring with a top notch line-up. With this much drive, and ambition , it is plain to see that Tumi Stopnonsons is unstoppable !
STAGE ACHIEVEMENTS ● Mzansi Gospel Comedian of the year 2015 ● Best Runner-up actor (Hillbrow Theatre Drama Festival 2008) ● Best Cameo role actor (Hillbrow Theatre Drama Festival 2009) ● Runner-up Comedian (Parker’s Comedy Comikaze competition 2014) ● Best Performance (Comedy Central Open Mic Competition 2015) ● Independent Gospel Music Awards (Best Gospel Comedian 2015 Nominee 2015) ● SA Awards (Best Comedian Of The Year nominee 2015)
Guest: Prof. Ahmed Bawa - Chief Executive Officer of Universities South Africa
University education generates both private and public goods. Universities generate public goods when they supply the health system with high quality doctors, nurses and clinical technicians; when their research yields innovative technology that meets the country’s needs, or makes new medical discoveries such as that made recently by one of our universities, about malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Conversely, university education generates a private good when graduates, by virtue of their high-level skills, get better-paying jobs and lead relatively better standards of living than their peers with no post-school education. Universities South Africa therefore subscribes to the principle of a cost-sharing model to cater for the cost of the public goods of higher education on the one hand (through government subsidy), and that of the private goods on the other (through tuition fees).
Sabelwa Matikinca, 21 year old Rationum Law student at NMMU and an Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellow
What would South Africa look like if its youth took a leaf from the book of Sabelwa Matikinca? They would be a force to be reckoned with. They would be relentless. They would be dissatisfied with mediocrity and strive for excellence. They would be unafraid of momentary suffering and unafraid of failing.
These are all qualities that characterise the young Sabelwa Matikinca. At the age of 21 she already exhibits the makings of what she dreamed of becoming as an 11-year-old – the president of South Africa. While becoming the nation’s leader is no longer her primary focus, a conversation with Sabelwa about her convictions and hope for this country will have you wishing she were already in office.
Learning to believe - At the age of 11 Sabelwa was interviewed by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation for the Scholarship Opportunity. It resulted in her completing high school with both the financial and developmental support of the Foundation – an experience she describes as “having a community, outside my family, that genuinely cared for my well-being in all aspects.” She also recalls that because her Personal Leadership Officer believed in her so much, she started believing in herself too. “It is because I believe in myself that I believe in the future of South Africa. “It is a belief that she finds especially valuable in her current field of study, BCom Rationum Law, at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University which will allow her to qualify as a chartered accountant and as a lawyer.
In her view society focuses too much on the end product and the success somebody is without giving due recognition to the failures that they’ve had to endure. “What makes a successful person is that when they fail they tell themselves that they still can achieve whatever they put their mind to and number two, they continue – they continue to try again, to work at it; they continue to thrive, they continue to move forward. What really defines failure is when you fail and you stop there.”
Guest: Ayanda Nyoka – Project Leader for Building Inclusive Society at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
Khanyisa Amanda Hobana - 20 year old third year BCom Accounting student at NMMU, who has been chosen to represent South Africa at the 7th annual G20 Summit that will be held in Beijing, China, on August 8 and 9.
: Dr. Fikile Ndlovu – General Manager at Chief Directorate of HIV & AIDS for the Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Guest: Debbie Van Zyl - Co-Director, Community Media Trust – a national NGO that implements health-related programmes through our media and outreach programmes under the Siyayinqoba brand.
Mixo Fortune Ngoveni is a young Tech entrepreneur, Mobile ninja, Connector, Social media geek, a member of Tedx Pretoria organizing team and Founder/CEO of Geekulcha (www.geekulcha.com) In 2010 he represented his institution, Tshwane University of Technology, at the Microsoft Imagine Cup local finals. Come 2011 Microsoft selected him as one of 6 students in the country to become Microsoft Student Partners. He is currently an alumni MSP. His work with Geekulcha and the young tech minds has been profiled and published by the World Bank and Info Dev in the form of a case study and mini documentary video In 2014 he got nominated by SAINE as one of Tomorrow’s Leaders and got selected as one of 30 most inspirational young people in South Africa by Youth Village. Edgars featured him in their 2015 February Edgars Club Magazine edition. He has been selected as one of the Top 100 Young Bosses in South Africa by Sowetan and is also one of the Mail and Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans for 2015.
Guest: Mboni Nematangari – Language Coordinator at The Department of Basic Education
Gauteng schools will be spearheading a new language policy in 2017 that will make it compulsory for all grade 1 pupils to take an African language as a second additional language subject, according to a report by The New Age.
Afrikaans would still form part of the languages available, the report said, but as there are now three language subjects, other African languages beyond English and Afrikaans must be taken.
According to the Gauteng education department, the policy, called the Incremental Introduction of the African Languages (IIAL), is still being finalised, but will ultimately help pupils in basic education have a more positive attitude towards school.
Tahne was meant to graduate from UCT in 2014, but studying full-time, juggling a part time job and raising a child proved to be challenging. Her son also battled with asthma when he was younger, so was constantly in and out of hospital. “During my fourth year, his father was killed. So we had to deal with that, which was strenuous,” explains Tahne. “Nathan was only five at the time, so he had to go to therapy. He had breakdowns during my exams and I failed, so there was a whole bunch of things happening.” She believes that her life challenges and giving birth to Nathan have helped shape her career and keep her motivated. “I’m the only one he’s got, so I have to keep on going,” says Tahne. “Law in itself is tough – sometimes you feel like quitting and a lot of the time it just sucks your soul, but it makes it easier knowing that you’re doing this for a reason.” Tahne also attributes her success to her mother’s constant support. She says: “My mom has always been there – she’s always wanted what’s best for me and I understand that now more than ever now that I’m a mother.” Her lecturers and mentors have also played a pivotal role in her success. “I’ve gone to [Salona Lutchman’s] office a few times … she understands because she’s a mom as well, so I chat to her when I need someone,” says Tahne. Tahne recalls having a breakdown in second year and approaching her criminal procedure lecturer, Dee Smythe. “I thought I had to have everything figured out. I was crying because I didn’t have my articles signed yet; I had a child; I don’t know what I was going to do …. She just told me to relax, ‘You don’t have to have everything sorted out, and it’s going to be okay. Take things one day at a time.’ ” Don’t fall into the stereotype “There are so many stereotypes about people who have children out of wedlock and teenage pregnancy. It’s like you’re destined to become a packer at a shop. Just don’t fall into that stereotype; that’s not what’s meant for you,” says Tahne. “People always say to me, ‘Oh my word! Even though you had a child, this and that,’ and I always tell them it’s not despite, it’s because I had a child that this is happening,” says Tahne. “Everything I have done has been for him.” Although Tahne applied for master’s last year and was accepted to study dispute resolution, she opted to complete her articles first. After her articles, her first goal is to become an admitted attorney, and she intends to do her master’s at a later stage. Although Tahne is currently working at a corporate law firm, she has a passion for family law and aspires to be a successful advocate and a role model to Nathan. “My main thing is just to be successful so that my son can see that I’m successful,” says Tahne. “As he gets older, I want to be someone he can look up to.” Embrace failure Tahne is a firm believer in the mantra “everything happens for a reason”. She advises students to embrace their failures as they make you stronger. “Eventually you will be able to laugh about it. It really doesn’t seem so when it’s happening, but afterwards it makes you who you are. … It’s very important for people to fail and learn, because life is not a walk in the park. It’s tough and you need to be able to pick yourself up again and carry on.” “At the time when I was failing and did an extra year, I was thinking, ‘I should have done this or I should have done that.’ But when I look back now, if I was to have graduated in 2014, I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready for what the world has,” says Tahne. Never give up “I was always looking at people thinking, ‘Why am I not there?” she says. “But you’re only in competition with yourself. You’ll get to where you need to be when you need to be there. No sooner, no later. Everything will work out – you just have to wait it out and not give up.” Story Chido Mbambe.
Masego Panyane - Intern with Independent Newspapers, currently at The Saturday Star. A Media Studies and Journalism graduate at Wits University and Very passionate about South Africa and in particular youth issues
Guest: Ms Gyan Dwarika - Acting Director for child protection at the Department of Social Development National Child Protection Week (CPW) is commemorated in South Africa annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Children's Act of 2005.
Theme: “Let Us All Protect Children to Move South Africa Forward.”
This year, the focus of the Child Protection Week will be on child labour and exploitation as well as unaccompanied minors from the neighbouring countries. The two selected areas for the opening and the closing of the campaign are predominantly farming areas where incidences of child labour and exploitation are prevalent.
Guest: Ms Gyan Dwarika - Acting Director for child protection at the Department of Social Development National Child Protection Week (CPW) is commemorated in South Africa annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Children's Act of 2005.
Theme: “Let Us All Protect Children to Move South Africa Forward.”
This year, the focus of the Child Protection Week will be on child labour and exploitation as well as unaccompanied minors from the neighbouring countries. The two selected areas for the opening and the closing of the campaign are predominantly farming areas where incidences of child labour and exploitation are prevalent.
Guest: Mpho Nkwana - Grade 12 leaner from Clapham High School. He was part of the Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) 2016 team that represented South Africa in Senegal
Well spoken, hardworking and talented those are some of the words that describe Mpho Nkwana, a grade 12 leaner from Clapham High School in Pretoria. He hails from Soshanguve and is so much inspired by his community that he felt it was his obligation to represent them in a field that he felt most young black people are underrepresented. Mpho was the only black learner in a team of six who represented South Africa at the 2016 Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) in Senegal. The South African team came out with flying colours ending up as winners in both the overall competitions as well as PAMO-G (the competition for girls)
Dr Dumisani Magadlela – Certified international executive coach, coach trainer and leadership development facilitator
Guest: Delta Ndou - Canon Collins scholar studying for a PhD in Media Studies at UCT - and I will be speaking in my capacity as a media scholar reflecting on the various manifestations of Academic Activism in SA specifically and elsewhere
The primary objective of the annual Canon Collins Conference is to create a forum for scholars to deepen their conversations about, and engagement with, critical current issues as we continue to build a robust network of scholars, researchers, activists and professionals committed to social justice. This is a truly interdisciplinary, international gathering, of young academics from nine different countries, studying for degrees in about fifteen different fields, and our exchanges will be wide-ranging.
Following a series of consultations with scholars, we agreed to use this year’s conference as an opportunity to talk about the current role of scholars and student movements in bringing about change across the higher education landscape in southern Africa. We will look at, and beyond the #FeesMustFall movements, as we think about where we are positioned in relation to effecting change on our campuses, and beyond. We will explore how discourses of gender, race and identity intersect to shape the questions we ask, the things we think, and what can and cannot be said.
As we explore how dynamics of power play out, and avenues we use to influence others, we will have the opportunity through a writing workshop, to reflect critically on our voice as expressed in what we write, both as scholars and as engaged citizens communicating our knowledge. Scholars will also have the opportunity to reflect on the critical role of leadership, and their own role in leading for change in the current context.
Guest: Zama Khanyase – (Congress of SA Students) Cosas President
This is a warning by the Congress of SA Students (Cosas), which has declared war on those associated with the drug and promised to take the law into their own hands and bring an end to nyaope.
In yet another controversial campaign by Cosas, it now wants to sjambok anyone who is associated with nyaope. In an interview with Sowetan, Cosas secretary-general Khulekani Skosana said the "biggest enemy" to the education system was drug abuse.
He said things could not continue normally while the future of young people was being destroyed. "We are taking strong stance against drug abuse. We are saying any nyaope addict or dealer must not be comfortable when they see learners in a uniform, they must run," said Skosana.
To commemorate Youth Month, Sowetan will publish its annual Top 100 Young Bosses supplement, depicting entrepreneurs in various economic sectors. In 1976, young people took to the streets in defiance of apartheid and their action began a journey that liberated this country from oppression. And, 22 years after the dawn of democracy, young people are fighting a different battle of emancipation. The Top 100 Young Bosses showcases transformation in the economic sector through entrepreneurship and the gains made by young people to play a meaningful role in our economy and create jobs. Sowetan is looking for young entrepreneurs to profile in this year's supplement. They must be not be older than 35 years on June 15 2016, and their businesses must have been registered for the past 18 months. If you or anyone you know fits these criteria, please e-mail your details with a short biography of your company to sowetansupplements@timesmedia.co.za and our research team will get back to you. Guest: Mapula Nkosi – Deputy Editor at Sowetan
The 29-year-old member of the student representative council at the university, achieved the 36 distinctions from his 40 modules. Stanley Namakhota (29) received 36 distinctions out of 40 modules to graduate with a bachelor degree in welfare science on 22 March. The Atteridgeville-based student who was born in the rural village of Sekhiming, Limpopo, said his achievement was made all the sweeter considering the hardship he had endured.
Guest: Stanley Namakhota – SRC Sports and Cultural Officer at UNISA
In a proposal published in the Government Gazette in October 2015, the Department of Health proposed a new alcohol bill that put forward that the minimum drinking age should be increased from 18 to 21, as one of the solutions to help curb the alcohol abuse epidemic that has hit South African youth
Guest: Lawrence Mavundla – President of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc)
Guest: Judith Mukuna - Activator and Politics student at UWC, active University debater and feminist activist
Youth Managers Foundation (YMF) will be hosting its 2nd annual Career & Mentorship Day on 21 May 2016. The Career & Mentorship Day will take place at 3 locations, 1 in Gauteng at Phumula Gardens Secondary School (PGSS) in which 10 YMF partner schools will participate and 2 in KwaZulu / Natal in which 6 partner schools will attend.
The Career & Mentorship Day is aimed at providing career guidance and mentorship support to grade 9 learners from YMF partner schools to assist them in making informed career decisions and gain inspiration and belief in their potential to be great by receiving direct mentorship from those they aspire to become and who have walked the same path. We are inviting professionals across a wide range of professional disciplines to coach, mentor, guide and impart their wisdom in assisting learners make the right career choices.
Guest: Mabutho Mthembu – Chairman of YOUTH MANAGERS FOUNDATION (YMF)
Lloyd Lehlogonolo Babedi, a 29 year old male from Alexandra Township living with a disability. I am the founder and sole Director of Barkzz World, which was registered as a Private Limited Company (PTY) LTD in 2013, the main objective is to help empower people living with disabilities and improve their lives by creating a platform for Economic opportunities. In order to achieve its main objective the key business focuses; Djing, Motivational Speaking and Disability Conscious clothing brand are the drivers and ensuring disability awareness by taking awkwardness out of disability.
The 2016 PPS Student Confidence Index which surveyed over 1500 South African students, revealed that they are least confident in exploring entrepreneurial opportunities (62%), or opening a private practice (62%) upon graduation, when compared to confidence in opportunities available to them in the formal sector (66%). Motshabi Nomvethe, Technical Marketing Specialist at PPS, states that these results indicate that there is a need for tertiary institutions to actively promote entrepreneurship as an attractive and viable career opportunity among South Africa‟s graduate students.
Guest: Motshabi Nomvethe, Technical Marketing Specialist at PPS
Lehlohonolo Phali, who has just become the youngest graduate at the University of The North West to receive a PhD Degree in applied mathematics, says anyone is capable of pursuing the qualification if given the opportunity. The 28 year-old has received a flood of congratulations from South Africans who have taken to social media to share his achievements, following his graduation ceremony at the Mafikeng campus yesterday. Phali, who grew up in Sebokong in Gauteng, registered as a student at NWU in 2005 with the sole purpose of studying mathematics. He says despite the financial challenge faced at home, he stuck it through for a number of reasons. “Although I wasn’t planning to go this far, I knew I wanted to go the extra mile and I think I was lucky to get the kind of bursaries I got. But ultimately I’d say it’s because of the fact that we do not have enough researchers in South Africa and applied mathematics is a scarce skill, but I have always had a love for it since primary school” His mother, who is a single parent, and his late supervisor, Professor Matthew Kambule, played significant roles in influencing his decisions. PHD graduate and now lecturer Lehlohonolo Phali celebrated his graduation cereemony with his family on 5 May 2016. Picture: Supplied PHD graduate and now lecturer Lehlohonolo Phali celebrated his graduation ceremony with his family on 5 May 2016. Picture: Supplied. While he managed to receive funding for his postgraduate studies from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), Phali believes there is not enough money being invested in postgraduate mathematics students. “Let’s give them enough to make them want to study because you find that they offer you a bursary that pays a R5,000 stipend to a Masters student and by then you find that the student already has responsibilities at home, because you know we come from homes where they going to have to depend on you, so the reason you want to leave school and go to work is because you want to cover some of the responsibilities” He says a lot of his friends have had to leave university at honours level because they thought studying further was not a ‘sustainable’ move. Phali is currently a lecturer at his alumni and hopes to qualify for a senior lectureship in order to supervise post-graduate students. He will also be publishing articles in the near future. In his experience as a tutor and motivational speaker to high school pupils, Phali says he has found that some pupils have a desire to excel at the subject despite under performing. “I think learners are taught how to answer question papers and that doesn’t help them to think independently. So I help learners understand concepts so that they could answer question papers on their own.”
Marina Rifkin - Public Health Specialist at CareWorks
High school learners are at greater risk of contracting HIV in South Africa, with girls being particularly vulnerable. This is according to public health specialist Marina Rifkin, from HIV management organisation CareWorks, who noted that these teens were not necessarily skilled in sex education and negotiating condom use with their partners. With the sexual debuts of many young people happening before they reached the legal age of consensual sex at 16, she said many would have had their first sexual experience by the age of 14 or even younger. South Africa still ranks first in HIV incidences in the world, with more than 400 000 new HIV infections a year and, alarmingly, more than 2 300 girls between the ages of 15 and 24 will contract HIV every single week. Statistics for boys in this category are equally chilling, but research shows that the incidence of new HIV infections among young females is more than four times higher than that of their male counterparts. “Sexually active young women are particularly vulnerable, as they often engage in sexual relationships with older men," said Rifkin. Research conducted by the Centre for the Aids Programme Research in SA (Caprisa) showed a trend of girls contracting HIV from older men. "The study found that both girls and boys, on completion of Grade 7, remained HIV-negative. However, by the time they finished Grade 12, about 7-10% of girls were HIV-positive, yet most of the boys remained HIV-negative. This is because the girls were having sex with older men who were likely to already have been infected by the HIV virus," she said. "This age–sex disparity in HIV acquisition continues to sustain unprecedentedly high incidence rates, therefore preventing HIV infection in this age group is a pre-requisite for achieving an Aids-free generation and attaining epidemic control." Rifkin pointed out that voluntary HIV counselling and testing, promoting delay of sexual activity and correct and consistent condom use when engaging in sex had shown some success amongst young people. However, she added that other prevention interventions, such as voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), was crucial and shouldn’t be discounted. Rifkin told Health24 that groundbreaking research in 2015 from Orange Farm demonstrated how HIV could be prevented by medical male circumcision (MMC) when offered as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention strategy. "This South African study was the first randomised controlled trial (gold standard for clinical trials) to be published that demonstrated that circumcision offered protection against HIV infection, 'equivalent to what a vaccine of high efficacy would have achieved'." Ongoing research in Orange Farm has shown lower HIV infection rates among circumcised men than among uncircumcised men. Models also suggested that VMMC scale-up would reduce HIV incidences in eastern and southern Africa by roughly 30-50% over 10 years. Rifkin said the risk reduction offered by circumcision was substantial and could reduce the immediate and long-term risk for both young men and women. "The once-off 20 minute procedure reduces a man’s lifetime risk of HIV by up to 60% and it helps to prevent other STIs," said Rifkin. VMMC also reduced the risk of penile cancer, and the risk of acquiring the human papilloma virus (HPV) and, as a result, cervical cancer among the female partners of circumcised males. However, Rifkin cautioned that as MMC only offers partial protection against a man’s risk of acquiring HIV, correct and consistent condom use was still essential, even after undergoing MMC. "It is also important to remember that MMC does not protect against all STIs, nor does it prevent pregnancy." Young people also need help in preventing HIV, said Rifkin, adding that parents could play an important role in the prevention process. "While it may be challenging to broach this topic, try to have an open discussion with your teenager about sex and the importance of protecting themselves from both unplanned pregnancy and HIV. Lay down all the options on the table, including the benefits of VMMC and give them the support and guidance they need during this transition period into adulthood." Currently, over two million men in SA, aged 15 to 49, have been circumcised. South Africa is about halfway toward the national target of circumcising 4.3 million males, aged 15 to 49, by December 2016. To find out about a free VMMC: send a free ‘please call me’ to 0606 800 800 and a counsellor will get back to you. For more information about VMMC visit the VMMC media and information hub at www.mmcinfo.co.za.
The hopes of South Africa's future development lies in its youth .Most young people are seen to be optimistic about the country's future and they believe South Africa would be a better place for them to live in 10 years from now. What is the role of South African Youth in building society?
Mr Caskeyn Ndaba - CEO of DECORUM Stockvel Business :
Talking Points:
What happens during Global Entrepreneurship Week?
What is Decorum’s involvement in the Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Elaborate about your services and program to assist stockvel members in running their stockvels successfully as businesses?
How are they contributing to job creating and poverty eradication?
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. Celebrated from 16 - 22 of November annually
Decorum is a Financial Services business that is currently focusing on providing risk management solutions that protect our customers’ wealth and assets when life event based eventualities happen. Vision statement Our vision is to satisfy the wealth creation and preservation, insurance and income needs of clients through our deep understanding of the upper retail insurance, savings and investment market in Africa. Mission statement We commit to fulfil our clients’ lifelong financial needs by: Providing value-for-money solutions that are relevant and unique Engaging in a transparent, simplified and effective manner Building enduring partnerships The Decorum purpose We Create, Grow and Protect our customers’ wealth and assets, be they Individuals, Groups or Corporates.
Founding Members Nothemba Khanyile Mthokozisi M. Dlalisa Nhlanhla Mabasa
Mission The youth are the future of society. Our mission is to help communities by developing and empowering its most important members - Young people. We strategically strive for a focus on education and skills development.
Core Objectives Education – Helping young children in their journey through education by redressing gaps caused by lack of access to schoolbooks, uniforms and other learning aids. Youth development – Giving young people access to information that will help them make informed decisions regarding careers, finances, education, personal relationships, and so forth.
Current projects
Bekithemba on Education Bekithemba on Education was the launching project for the foundation. After recognizing the inequalities in impoverished communities and the effects of that on education of young children; we decided to act. We decided to identify and partner with all public primary schools in the area of Orange Farm. We approached all the principals and gave them the responsibility of identifying minimum of 20 learners from impoverished homes who lacked basic school uniform. We then took it upon ourselves to focus on buying school jerseys and socks for them; in exchange for entering into social contracts with us.
With limited financial resources we have managed to buy school jerseys and socks for 40 learners from 2 schools. Our ultimate plan is to hand over 460 school jerseys and socks by WINTER 2016 (June 2016). This is the total number of 20 learners per school multiplied by 23 schools identified.
Our approach is unique in the sense that it instills a culture of responsibility, accountability and Ubuntu in our young children. In the social contracts they sign with Bekithemba Foundation they undertake to stay and focus in school, be respectful to their teachers and to give back to the school they went to after completing their education. We have a specific bias and preference to partner with as many girl children as possible.
Currently we are actively looking for donations and contributions to make this important project a success. We know investing in the education of young children will create a brighter future, a healthy economy and vibrant society.