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 EVENT: OVERCOMING EMOTIONAL & MENTAL CHALLENGES  Boinette Mittah Selokela hosts an event under the theme: Mental and Emotional well-being. The event aims to empower young people who are heavily burdened.  Being in a dark area of life and thinking that no one sees you or cares for you can worsen one's situation and end up being hopeless. That's according to Boinette Mittah Selokela (28) from Modimolle who will be hosting an event that aims to mentally and emotionally empower those who are internally broken. The event is themed: Emotional and Mental well-being.  Boinette says some people end up committing suicide due to the challenges they are faced with.  "So I would like the attendees to be empowered to fight whatever battle they might be faced with, with courage and hope - knowing that they’re not alone, there are people who care for them and who want to support them on their journey to mental and emotional well-being," she explained.  As a Social Wor...

EVERGREEN ARTS CENTRE'S BAFEDILE MASASA SPEAKS ABOUT WAYFORWARD AFTER HARD LOCKDOWN  Evergreen Arts Centre NPO leader Bafedile Masasa (33) Lephalale born and bred Evergreen Arts Centre NPO leader Bafedile Masasa (33) says their NPO focuses on arts development.  "We are focused on developing artists in our area through theatre, dance, music and other forms of art. We try our best to create opportunities for aspiring performers," said Masasa.  "We've had a lot of challenges... as you know that the creative industry is not being taken serious and also looking at the fact that I am a gay person leading this organisation"  Evergreen Arts Centre runs different programmes such as Lephalale Musical where they host auditions aimed at different artists to showcase their talent.  "We've had a lot of challenges, as you know that the creative industry is not being taken serious and also looking at the fact that I am a gay person leading this organisation," ...

LIBRARY WEEK: AN ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES THE UPBRINGING OF PEOPLE Noor’s English Academy Principal, Noor Janekie Khalo says Library Week simply means going back to the basics…upholding, appreciating and sticking to the olden ways of studying that has proven to be effective and efficient.  SA Library Week was initiated in 2001 by Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) to be a commemorative period recognized by government when all types of libraries across the country use it as an opportunity to market their services in an effort to contribute to the understanding of the important role that libraries play in a democratic society, advancing literacy, making the basic human right of freedom of access to information a reality, and to promote tolerance and respect among all South Africans. Noor’s English Academy Principal, Noor Janekie Khalo says Library Week simply means going back to the basics…upholding, appreciating and sticking to the olden ways of studying that...

PaulDave FOUNDATION DONATES 30 PAIRS OF SHOES TO PHAGAMENG LEARNERS Founder of PaulDave Foundation Karabo Mokgosi (in a denim tee/red dress), along with the staff and Principal of Dagbreek Primary School.  The 26 year old Founder of PaulDave Foundation, Karabo Mokgosi has donated at least 30 pairs of school shoes to Dagbreek Primary School learners in Phagameng, Modimolle.  Mokgosi said that this was something they had initiated few years back but due to unfortunate circumstances they kind of stopped.  "We just wanted to get back into our giving spirit especially with the knowledge of how things have changed. Covid-19 has made a huge impact in people’s lives, some parents lost jobs, others their salaries got cut so we just wanted to help out with the little we could,"she said.  When asked what the Foundation wants to achieve by this kind of gesture, Mokgosi responded that they wanted to,"make things a bit easier for the parents when coming to the children’s uniform b...

  AVU&RORO: LOVE, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE   "Biblically, I had found my Eve. I believe it’s the same feeling Adam had when he said “bone of my bones…” as he laid his eyes on Eve for the first time." - Rodney Shibambu.  Avuya Shibambu and Rodney Shibambu were three months into a relationship in this photo.  When two people are truly in love they become one in spirit & mind, and this is evident in their love expression to each other. Love knows no boundaries and how beautiful is it to see young couples committed to each other nowadays?... I know, kinda hard to find. To cement this month of love, we chatted with this beautiful young couple Avuya Shibambu and her hubby Rodney Shibambu to tell us how two humans can make their union a success in this day and age. How did you both meet? We met at FNB, The Grove mall where Roro (Rodney) was working. I was a client and he happened to be the person assisting me. Well, I later found out it was no coincidence – he was alr...

FORMER LEARNER & TEACHER TELL THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP IN SCHOOL  "Most learners who have a healthy relationship with their educators tend to be happy, free and excel in their school work," says Mam Thaba.  Palesa Precious Maluleke with one of her favourite teachers, Mam Thaba MW.  Establishing a positive relationship between learners and educators helps a learner feel more comfortable and safe in their classroom environment. As a result, a learner is likely to trust a teacher more, participate actively in class, behave better and challenge themselves academically.  A convenience sample consisting of 153 public secondary school teachers in the Tshwane area showed that 62.1% of the teachers reported exposure to verbal bullying, 34.6% to physical bullying, 27% to indirect bullying, and 6.6% to cyber bullying.  http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002018000100012 Learner-to-teacher bullying can result in negativ...