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Meet the innovative and charismatic Lehlogonolo Chuene from Ga-Mamanyoha outside Tzaneen who together with her friends established a unique virtual Podcast on Google Meet. Unlike other popular Podcasts South Africa is riddled with, which invite celebrities to boast about their lives, hers tackles social issues affecting individuals and try to find solutions on the spot. She named it She/he Connects & Supports and they assist people with their day-to-day challenges as well as business ideas and how to market them. Relevant people such as professionals and others who might have gone through similar difficulties are then invited to the show depending on the topic which will have been chosen on the day. Giving Rise Africans her account of how the idea of a podcast came about, Lehlogonolo said that she became a leader of a Choir when she was studying at the University of Limpopo where her charisma attracted scores of people who would start sharing their problems with her. She would help them and at times without having first-hand experience, she would then ask others whom she thought would be of help to that person’s puzzling circumstances. In 2019 on Women’s Day, she and her partners hosted a luncheon. They launched a Non-Profit Organisation at Magoesbaskloof Hotel where women gathered and assisted each other with opportunities and sifted through their challenges in a quest for solutions. They were forced to put it on hold during stringent Covid19 lockdown regulations in 2020 and they decided to host it online. They were prompted to commence with their online podcast early this year due to popular demand and following careful consideration on which platform to exploit, Google Meet became their best option because it was cheaper, intimate, and devoid of subscriptions. She/he Connects & Supports was initially established for women but their male counterparts felt left out and requested to partake in it. "we found it to be making sense that we include men and now they participate in our discussions and give their inputs and expertise on certain issues” . Said Lehlogonolo. Although there are limited resources at her disposal currently, she will be shooting her first sit-in podcast this Saturday with her partners and reassured her fans that it will be worth their while. She said, "We will be sharing a lot of information and people will be afforded opportunities with others from different professions”. Khosto Lehlogonolo is her Facebook handle where followers can get links to the podcast.

Planning for the Youth Conference at the KwaSizabantu Mission is well on track. The conference will take place at the Mission from 28 June to 5 July. The theme is Let’s Lift Jesus Higher (Masimphakamise uJesus) and it has the potential to end Youth Month on a high note. Since it was founded over fifty-two years ago, the KwaSizabantu Mission has incorporated local youth in its outreach programs. Twice a year, and every two years, the Mission has hosted a conference for the youth to teach them life and other valuable skills. These conferences have been a source of many blessings and provided hope for thousands of young people who attended the conferences over the years and changed their lives around for the better. Those of you who cannot make it to the conference, don’t despair. You can tune into Radio Kwezi or live stream at www.ksb.org.za . Services will be broadcast in isiZulu/English, German, French, Sesotho and Portuguese. The service times are as follows 10:00; 15:00; and 19:00 every day (except on Sunday when the morning service will start at 11:00. KwaSizabantu Mission is a non-denominated Christian mission station that reaches out to people of all racial and cultural groups, bringing spiritual guidance, education support and counselling. Since the mission started over fifty-two years ago, it has opened its doors widely to the youth, to give them hope, uplift them and help them with challenges. Christian leaders and preachers from across the globe have always been invited to share the pulpit with the founder, Rev Erlo Stegen, to preach the gospel to the youngsters. In the past and during this conference, many of the young people who attended decided to change their lives around for the better and accept the Lord, Jesus as their saviour. Many of these inspiring and life-changing stories can be read on the Mission’s official website. A conference such as the KwaSizabantu conference is an effective means for engaging youth and benefits not only the youth themselves but the entire community. Emseni Farming has joined the Mission and uses the conference also to teach them valuable skills, such as growing a vegetable garden in their own backyards. This is a great way to motivate the youth to take care of their own needs, and the project has been expanded since. Dietmar Joosten, farm manager of Emseni has implemented the programme during the previous youth conference and said he hopes that it will motivate them to venture into agriculture. “I want to encourage you to grow your vegetable gardens so you can help care for your families”, Dietmar told the youngsters during the skills training session. He added: “In this way, you can help yourselves, and you can also help others. Maybe you can later pursue careers in food security” . (Provided by Devoted magazine. Read some of the life-changing stories on: www.devotedmag.co.za)

Moving on with our favourite feature called, Rising Stars! This week we bring you our Rising Star no: 178. We caught up with another talented music producer who is ready to do miracles in the music industry. Uginn Pilusa was born 20 years ago in a village called Dan, Tzaneen, Limpopo Province in South Africa but currently residing in Midrand, Gauteng Province. “Elvirgo” as populary known, completed his matric at DJZ high school in Nkowankowa. “I started making music in 2018 after finding FL Studio Software in my sisters’ laptop. I went deep into it and began to fell in love with it. I then met a guy named “Cobra Nyoka” who is good with music, he did not really teach me how to operate it, I went on to learn by watching videos until I master it. I was glad to see my first song played in UK’s biggest Amapiano event in 2022. I was shocked because it is not easy to get your song played in such event!” , said Elvirgo. Rise Africans Newspaper managed to listen to his other hit titled “Malume”, Amapiano remixed song from legendary Chicco Twala. The song came up after Elvirgo heard Chicco’s song being played at another tavern and people were having fun dancing to it. “I decided to remix that song and posted on Tik Tok and it went viral within 24 hours. My biggest challenge as an artist was to get attention from music fans. I had a good music but was difficult for me to get it listened by my targeted fans. I market my music by using Tik Tok and is doing good. My advice to all upcoming artists is to never lose hope, work hard and reach out”, he added. Elvirgo‘s fans can expect music video coming from next week. Rise African Newspaper wishes Elvirgo all the best in his career. Bookings can be done by contacting him: 065 935 2614 or 076 238 2014 (Makhadzi Entertainment)

Mankweng’s notoriety in crime and substance abuse prompted the youth of this area to join its policing precinct in an attempt to mitigate these social ills. They have joined forces with the police, the Councillor, and other stakeholders to also organize sports activities as well as to assist poverty-stricken households. The Chairperson of the Mankweng Police Youth Desk Tumelo Letsilane (31) said that they have decided to volunteer with the police to rid the said area of these scourges to turn it into a crime-free society. “ We want our brothers, parents, and sisters to be able to wander the streets freely without any fear of being mugged or raped and it is through this initiative that we can achieve tha t”,said Tumelo. One of their stakeholders includes Morongwa Masha who established a rehab at Thabakgone Village in Ga-Mamabolo where they help drug addicts and help them deal with their withdrawal symptoms. There they also accommodate those without food and places to sleep. Letsilane added that they also visit schools to engage with teachers who assist them to identify learners from underprivileged families. Together with their stakeholders, they buy school shoes, uniforms, and sanitary towels and distribute them to the affected learners according to their needs. He said that teachers are also able to identify kids with unruly behaviors in their homes and they visit those families. Coffat Mamabolo (28), the Sector One Commander responsible for patrol, said that sports are another way of fighting crime. They recently organized a sports competition for the schools around Mentz where they gave away prizes such as soccer kits, trophies, and driver's Licenses to the winners. Coffat said that it was the first of many under their initiative and they are adamant that they will succeed. “ A soccer tournament is in the pipeline at Nigeria Sports Ground to try and move our youth out of the streets and limit drug abuse and crime in our area ”, Mamabolo added.

UChristopher Nzuza odabuka eThekwini, kwaMashu ePoly Clinic. Uzalwa uNkz. Zibuye E-unice Nzuza. Ngesikhathi enengxoxo nephephandaba iRise Africans Newspaper, uthe ekhula wayezibona engumculi kodwa lelophupho lagcina lishabalele,njengoba manje esengummbazi wezingqoko. “Okungifaka ungqozi ngalo msebenzi impilo nokusizwa uNkulunkulu. Lo msebenzi angikaze ngawufundela. Ngifundiswe nguMdali njengoba phela nemisebenzi ingekho kwelakithi,” usho kanje. Uthe lo msebenzi wokubaza izingqoko, uwuqale maphakathi nonyaka wezi-2022. Uveze nokuthi unekhono lokufundisa njengoba eke wavela esikhungweni semfundo ephakeme e-UKZN enza izifundo zobuthishela kodwa wangakwazi ukuziqeda ngenxa yokushoda koxhaso lwemali. “Uma kuke kwalunga indawo yami yokusebenzela ngizibona ngiya kude nalo msebenzi wepulangwe. Ngifisa ukugcina sengifundisa nabanye abantu abasha abanothando lokubaza. Abantu abafisa ukuxhumana nami bengakwazi ukuthi bangithole kulenombolo. 063 638 5620 kanti u facebook: Chris Sibusiso nzuza,email: nzuzasc.1970@gmail.com ,” kuphetha uNzuza

Winemaking is a white-dominated industry in South Africa and Paul Maake is one of the young, black men to venture into this business in an attempt to change the status quo. The 29 years old from the dusty streets of Mentz Ga-Shiloane broke into this trade in 2019 and his brand (Paul M Wines) continues to make strides to this day despite the odds he encounters. Earlier this month his wine was nominated to compete with other biggest brands from around the world in Shanghai in China. He could not make it there due to financial constraints and notwithstanding his attempts to get funding from government departments and private entities, his wine was voted number one of all the nominees. On why he thinks his wine is a cut above the rest, he said that “it is because I use new and fresh grapes. I do not wait for them to dry up or putrefy as other wineries do” , said Paul. Although marketing his brand is still one of the challenges, He managed to get it to the shelves at numerous Pubs in and around Polokwane. Maake is currently working on taking it to Shoprite Liquor stores and other retailers. Paul added that he was doing Grade 10 when he fell in love with winemaking and it all started when he embarked on wine-tasting tours in the country. “I went for wine-tasting in Magoebaskloof, (outside Tzaneen), as well as Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. From there I went to numerous wine-tasting events” ,he said. After completing Grade 12, he went to College where he studied Electric Engineering and preceded to another college where he did short courses in Media Studies. “I still felt that these were not the careers I wanted to focus more on. I then conducted research on winemaking, how to make my own bottle of wine as well as my brand. When everything was considered, I started advertising it on social media” said Paul as he narrated his story about Paul M Wines. To get hold of Paul Maake, you can call him on his cell 079 772 7229 and his brand’s Facebook handle is Paul M Wines.

Moving on with Rising Star no: 174, we have travelled all the way to Tzaneen, Bokgaga Village close to Maake clinic, Limpopo Province in South Africa. We were welcomed by an ever smiling 18-year-old, Kamogelo Mokwena who is popularly known as Kamow K Creative art with mouth! The young lad is a talented artist who make drawing on his wheelchair by using his mouth because of his disability. “ I am so excited to get this type of opportunity to showcase my talent. I am extremely considered myself lucky because this is a very rare opportunity. I do my artwork with my mouth because I am living with disability, my hands are not working well so I cannot hold a pencil with my hands, instead I use my mouth to hold a pencil and enjoy making good work. I started doing this in 2015 and never looked back”, he said. We could not believe after watching Kamo‘s demonstrations of his artworks. He is using his tongue to type both on a phone and laptop and he is fast. His confidence is out of this world and does not need anyone to assist him. “My mother plays a most important role in my life, she used to watch me doing artwork and motivated me to keep it up. Most of the time I ask myself too many questions about my talent because I never went to school due to my disability. I continue with this talent and want to see myself on a highest level”, added Kamo. Like many businesses, Kamo said his clients are challenging because others fail to make payments on time. “Most people request drawings but fail to pay at all, they forget that I use my mouth and its painful”, he continued. His charges range between R 650,00 and R 3400,00 including frames with different sizes. His message to all artists is to keep on pushing, be patient and be strong. He believes that smile is greatest weapon of all the obstacles. His big dream is to see his work all over and appear on TV. Anyone who want to give support to his artwork can call or whatsapp him: 076 571 8263 |Facebook: Kamow K Creative art with mouth | Kamow Kamogelow Mokwena

Kgoboko Monyepao is arguably one of the best Sione gospel music solo artists in Limpopo currently and his fans are in for a treat with the music he is still going to shower them with. “As a teenager, I joined a Male Choir in Moria (Z.C.C Headquarters), and in my early twenties, I became one of the lead singers where this talent attracted the likes of Winnie Mashaba, Tau Diarora, and Tebogo Motaung and I became their back up artist on some of their songs.” The 37 years old singer from Mentz Badimong, Limpopo Province in South Africa released his third album (Go bolela ka Jesu) early last year. In his first two albums, the talented singer was the lone singer in all his songs where he sang as both the Lead singer and back up artist until he met a group called Melodious Singers. This year in April Monypao hosted a successful show in Polokwane at Library Gardens where he invited prominent Sione gospel artists like Ronee Sathekge, Tau Diarora, City Modiba, Mpho Rams, Maureen Nhlane, and others who also blessed the people with their voices. Now he is nominated for the ‘Best Mkhukhu Album’ category at the Ingoma Awards. Speaking to Rise Africans Newspaper, Tau, as affectionately called by his fans and those he grew up with took a journey down memory lane about his love for singing. “As a teenager, I joined a Male Choir in Moria (Z.C.C Headquarters), and in my early twenties, I became one of the lead singers where this talent attracted the likes of Winnie Mashaba, Tau Diarora, and Tebogo Motaung and I became their back up artist on some of their songs.” “Following a myriad of testimonies from people that my voice healed their souls every time they saw me performing at church, I realised that this is actually what I was born for, that’s when I released my first album in 2012,” he said. Kgoboko said he will be releasing a single soon within which he collaborated with Ronee Sathekge and promised his fans that it will be a hit and people will love it. He added that although he will still be working with other renowned Sione gospel artists, he also prefers working with upcoming artists to pave the way for them to grow bigger in the music industry. Monyepao said that he will not stop singing and healing people with his music since it is a God-given talent that he has. “My fans must expect more music from me for many years to come because I intend on doing so until I leave this world”. He said.

I use my mouth to hold a pencil and enjoy making good work. Moving on with Rising Star no: 174, we have travelled all the way to Tzaneen, Bokgaga Village close to Maake clinic, Limpopo Province in South Africa. We were welcomed by an ever smiling 18-year-old, Kamogelo Mokwena who is popularly known as Kamow K Creative art with mouth! The young lad is a talented artist who make drawing on his wheelchair by using his mouth because of his disability. “I am so excited to get this type of opportunity to showcase my talent. I am extremely considered myself lucky because this is a very rare opportunity. I do my artwork with my mouth because I am living with disability, my hands are not working well so I cannot hold a pencil with my hands, instead I use my mouth to hold a pencil and enjoy making good work. I started doing this in 2015 and never looked back”, he said. We could not believe after watching Kamo‘s demonstrations of his artworks. He is using his tongue to type both on a phone and laptop and he is fast. His confidence is out of this world and does not need anyone to assist him. “My mother plays a most important role in my life, she used to watch me doing artwork and motivated me to keep it up. Most of the time I ask myself too many questions about my talent because I never went to school due to my disability. I continue with this talent and want to see myself on a highest level”, added Kamo. Like many businesses, Kamo said his clients are challenging because others fail to make payments on time. “Most people request drawings but fail to pay at all, they forget that I use my mouth and its painful”, he continued. His charges range between R 650,00 and R 3400,00 including frames with different sizes. His message to all artists is to keep on pushing, be patient and be strong. He believes that smile is greatest weapon of all the obstacles. His big dream is to see his work all over and appear on TV. Anyone who want to give support to his artwork can call or whatsapp him: 076 571 8263 |Facebook: Kamow K Creative art with mouth | Kamow Kamogelow Mokwena

“I have plans of writing plenty of books because one of my goals is to fill libraries in the country with my books. I wish to collaborate with both the Department of Basic and Higher Education so that some of my books can be used to advance their education system”. The sky is the limit for the young and talented Author Nthabiseng Maponya(26) who hails from Mentz Ga-Shiloane. She is the author of a book called The Discovery, which contains a plethora of poems she started writing when she was still in high school up to the year 2021 at the time of publishing. The collections of poems in her book are educative, motivational, and melancholic. Some of them are poems of commemoration and others are about her life which she believes the experiences she has been through could be of great significance to the readers to manoeuvre their life journeys. She is not only a writer of poems but also Stage Plays, and drama and is currently working on publishing a Novel. Nthabiseng’s writing skills scored her a collaboration gig with the company that published her book as a proofreader and Editor of manuscripts albeit she is a Coordinator for Filmmaking Projects at Umtonje Voyage. In the same year, she was honored for being one of the African Writers by the Annual African Honourees Awards in Sandton. Last week Saturday she was honored as one of the 40 African Future Leaders in Pretoria. A few months after her book was published, she hosted a book launch in Rosebank where more than 60 people were in attendance. The young wordsmith started developing a love for writing when she wrote a newsletter in Grade 7 which became number 1 amongst all her competitors. However, She was in Grade 9 when she realised she had actually found her niche in writing when she began writing a series of poems. Ms. Maponya highlighted that the book she wrote was the first of many to come. She said that “I have plans of writing plenty of books because one of my goals is to fill libraries in the country with my books. I wish to collaborate with both the Department of Basic and Higher Education so that some of my books can be used to advance their education system”. Nthabiseng plans to establish an Art school under her name to assist young aspiring writers to start their careers in the early stages of their lives and spare them from delays. “My art school will focus more on assisting them to expand on the knowledge they have and advance their writing skills.” Added Nthabiseng.

"it all started at Doasho High School while playing 5 aside and this other guy named Moses Ramadumo (former Dynamos player known as Nyandoro) called me. By that time, I knew nothing about football and was just playing for fun" Our Rising Star no: 176 made a history by becoming the first star to be interviewed under a new name “Rise Africans Newspaper”. This youngster is one of the talented players the world is waiting for. We had a luck to chat with Turfloop FC (a soccer club around Mankweng area), Elvis “Gattuso” Mothapo who is currently residing at Turfloop, Mankweng. We watched him playing in some big tournaments and was surprised with his ball control and amazing passes. “I am so humbled for this wonderful opportunity, it all started at Doasho High School while playing 5 aside and this other guy named Moses Ramadumo (former Dynamos player known as Nyandoro) called me. By that time, I knew nothing about football and was just playing for fun. He said I should start training with him, came to my place and asked for a permission then the agreement was reached. The next thing, Pule Malahlela (Chairman of Turfloop FC) approached me and found myself as part of Turfloop FC”, he said. Gattuso, as popularly known, appreciates the support he gets from his family and Turfloop FC President, because they still make sure that he gets everything. He once played for Orlando Pirates reserves and been with Polokwane City Rovers for a period of 4 months, but things did not go accordingly. “It is always tough to make a breakthrough to highest level my brother, I remember my first time moving to Jozi (Gauteng Province), I saw Bidvest Wits FC players training and told this other brother of mine that those boys are not that good but hey! We played against them over the weekend and it was very tough, ha.ha.ha (he laughed). Football requires a lot of hard work, discipline, determination, and dedication. You do not just get to do as you wish because young boys look up to you, the minute you start misbehaving on social media then you are out, people always judge you based on how you post”, added Gattuso. The talented youngster is proud to share a pitch with the likes of Thabiso Kutumela (current Mamelodi Sundowns player). He still believes in lot of practicing and is that player who comes early and leave late at training. His favourite players are Andile Jali (South African player) and Marco Verrati (Italian Footballer). “My message to all youngsters who are talented and want to become successful is to focus on their studies, balance their talents with school, they must not be big headed, respect the game and work harder”, he concluded. We are so proud of Gattuso and wish him all the best!

Umama Pat Nkonyeni wase Mbizana phantsi ko Maspala iWinnie Madikizela Mandela, imvumi eyaziwayo edume ngomculo wezenkolo neyathi yawelwa ngumqa esandleni ngokuthweswa imbasa ye Award as the best song writer e Carletonville kunyaka ophelileyo 04/12/2022 “ithemba lokubuya nezinye iAwards unalo kuba uThixo awuceli sonka kuye akunike ilitye” Umama Pat Nkonyeni wase Mbizana phantsi ko Maspala iWinnie Madikizela Mandela, imvumi eyaziwayo edume ngomculo wezenkolo neyathi yawelwa ngumqa esandleni ngokuthweswa imbasa ye Award as the best song writer e Carletonville kunyaka ophelileyo 04/12/2022 nethe yachongwa ukuvakashelwa kwingingqi yayo eNyaka eBizana ngabaphathi bama Award ase Carletonville uthi ke lo mama " it was her first time to be nominated kuma Awards nanjengoba esanda kuqala ukucula, kumvuyisa kakhulu ukufika kwe ndwendwe eBizana apho azalwa nakhulele khona". Ama artist ase Bizana sele ebhinqele phezulu alinde olosuku lukhulu ukanti nawase Carletonville akazibekanga phantsi ayeza ukuzovuyisana no mama Pat abambiza Mother or President e Gauteng. Umnumzana Kidwell Dingiso kwi Executive yama Awards uthi umama Pat Nkonyeni ufanelwe oku ngendlela asebenza ngayo as a Gospel artist ukanti selemdala, uthi banovuyo olukhulu ukusebenzisana nesiquququ esinjengo mama Pat iAward yakhe uyifumane ngenxa yokusebenza nzima ukuqamba engalali waphuma phambili as the best song writer isiphiwo esinqabileyo ikakhulu kubantu abadala kwanabatsha. Uthi ufumana umama Pat encedisa kakhulu kuma artist amatsha emculweni ewazama ukuba aphumelele kwizakhono zawo nto leyo ibalulekileyo kulutsha ukuphuhlisa amakhono alo. I Winnie Madikizela Mandela Municipality izamkele indwendwe ukuba zikhululeke kulo msitho ibonga kanjalo nge gxathu lika mama Pat Nkonyeni ngokuba sisibonelo kulutsha ikakhulu oseluphelelwe lithemba, oluzinikela kwiziyobisi, kulutsha olumitha luseluncane nakubu ndlobongela. Kwakhona umama Pat Nkonyeni ubuye wazigqatsa nakulo nyaka kwi KZN Namuhla Awards akwa Zulu Natal ne Annual National Amaciko,Ngoma Music Awards ase Carletonville wahlanganisa iProvince ezintathu emnye. Sithetha naye umama Pat Nkonyeni uthi “ithemba lokubuya nezinye iAwards unalo kuba uThixo awuceli sonka kuye akunike ilitye”. Ithemba lakhe linye ngumthandazo nezethembiso zika Bawo amkhonzayo.