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!Gâi||goas - Good Morning !Gâi Tsēs - Good Day !Gâi tsē !Gâ ||aeb - Good Afternoon !Gâi !Oes - Good Evening Tawedes - Hello Matisa - How are you? !Gâi a sado mîre? - I'm good and you ||Khore ||hare he re - Welcome Mâpats ta sâusen - Where are you hiding? ||Hawe ||ae-e ta ge mû du tama ha - Long time no see? Tita ge saxa |uru tama ha - I didn't forget about you Ti xats |uru ha? - Did you forget about it Toxoba - please Gangans - Thank You !Gâi a #an (t) si sa - Great meeting you #uru ta ge a - I'm healthy !Gû ta ra - I'm going !Gâise hâ re - Stay well !Gâise !gû re - Go well !Gâi tsēsa uhâ re - Have a nice day !Gâise sâ re - rest well !Gâise !nari re - drive safely |Û re - Stop |Ûbe te - I'm sorry Tita tsîn - me too Oarasib ©️ Jeffrey Oarasib Hotagob Hartzenberg Useful phrases to greet and have a useful conversation with a Khoi Person

When will we see equality histories retold of First Nations People? Stories of Xhoré & Autshumato both who resisted in the 17th century Autshumato not your naked beachcomber but an influential polyglot Camissa (the sweet river) on Huri #Oaxa (Table Mountain) / overflowing !khúsib (wealth) Sida ge ra tsoatsoa ( We are ready) mî te sada |garubes (telling our stories) Toa tama !khams ge (the struggle continues) Not hearing our true stories history giving fake believes Doman who resisted the VOC yet he lost his life without any peace Mama Sarah Baartman mocked her beauty being maliced Toa tama !khams ge we want equal history. Oarasib ©️ Jeffrey Oarasib Hotagob Hartzenberg (The poem written by the author is a telling of Khoi Warriors who are totally erased from the history diaspora of RSA; yet each description read is what is or was that happened and or has been told that brought further oppression and certain external factors that oppresses Khoi People still)

The value of community radio lies in the fact that it improves its community’s livelihood. It plays a significant role at a grassroots level for rural development, speaks to its listeners in their language, helps to build a sense of community, and, most importantly, informs and uplifts its listeners. Community radio informs its listeners about what is happening globally and provides information that helps them formulate informed opinions. Radio Khwezi is a success story par excellence and lives up to its motto, “Changing lives, giving hope”. Their vision is to “uplift our communities and to improve their lives”. As one of South Africa’s most successful and largest rural community radio stations, they broadcast to more than 100 000 listeners. The station serves the North Coast and KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Khwezi’s content is a unique local flavour of languages, culture, and content, which is well received by the listeners. The content and broadcastings represent high-quality regional, national, and international standards, and the station’s essence is built on Christian values. These are just some examples of Radio Khwezi doing its part to uplift, inform, and educate listeners. They also have counselling helplines that are available to the community. Anyone can download the Radio Khwezi app, and the three helpline numbers are on the home page. By clicking on any of these numbers, people are immediately connected with well-trained counsellors standing by to assist! Read the full story in Issue 33 of Devoted by following the link: https://online/pubhtml5.com/qulw/cmtc/ You can read more about the radio station by visiting the website: www.khwezi.org.za.

Have you ever noticed when you are reading or hearing these following place names KNYSNA; PRIESKA; GOUDA; KOUGA; KOMMADAGGA; GAMTOOS; KAROO what Language is this? Well this is the Language of the First Nations People of Southern Africa ( KhoiKhoi). KhoiKhoi is also known as the Nama/Damara Language or KhoeKhoeGowab.  Even many words we hear in our Country are KhoiKhoi words. NAI; AITSA; ABBA; KWAGGA; KAMMA; GOGGA; EINA. We tend to forget that even South Africa has its KhoiKhoi name: !NAREMÂB and also Cape Town's name is ||HÚI !GAES which means: " Where the clouds gather" & even Table Mountain: HURI #OAXA meaning: " where the sea rises up ". Whenever we are in Government institutions we see our whole Coat of Arms is related to the Khoi....the slogan !KE E: |XARRA ||KE means "Unity in Diversity " plus each symbol means the following Sun - knowledge Bird - protection Protea - national flower Spear/knobkierie - defence/ peace Shield/Human figure - Unity & First Nations People Elephant tusks - wisdom Wheat - food/ fertility As we also know in African Diaspora; each nation has its tribes: indeed the Khoi has its own and the following are a few examples of them: Namaqua - Nama People Outeniqua - People who carry honey Hessaqua - People of the trees Inqua - Cambedoo area in the Eastern Cape's Khoi tribe Cochoqua - People with Narrow Cheekbones ( predominantly in the Cape Winelands) Tankwa - Place of the People of the land where the fire gets ignited Ammaqua- People of Water ( West Coast) Also the traditional ! KHARA-OMS or Matjieshuis is the Khoi's Ancestral First Nations traditional knowledge; which sees mats made of reed woven together and assembled; which was done thousands of years ago. This is indeed the Khoi People who we tend to forget about or erase.

We are humbled to have Devoted Magazine as a sponsor for our favourite feature called “Community Builder Award” , where our readers are given a chance to select people who are doing wonders for community but does not get much recognition. Anna Mametsa (56) is from Moletjie Mabokelele, Limpopo Province in South Africa. Popularly known as Mother Theresa wa Moletjie, Anna donates school uniforms, shoes, sanitary pads, pens and colouring pens to underprivileged. “My aim is to boosts smile and bring back confidence to our learners out there. I collect pre loved clothes and food parcels to the needy. I also award top performing learners as a token of appreciation and motivation. As part of empowering women, I am currently attending skills course and raise funds by baking”, she said. A nurse by profession, Anna is proud to win multi awards, Community Builder Award 2006, Community Builder in Health  Awards 2023 and feel honoured to be awarded as a Community Builder by Devoted Magazine. “Lots of people say nurses are rude and cruel but am totally different. People love what I do to change our community lives. My son was bullied at school by a learner who use to take his pocket money and food. I went to school to complain but my anger turned into tears when I found out that learners are struggling”, she concluded. Mother Theresa wa Moletjie believes that community lives can be changed if we hold hands. Rise Africans Newspaper is proud of her.

Join us in thanking the Lord as we commemorate 50 years of youth conferences at KwaSizabantu Mission 19 - 25 JUNE 2024 Thanksgiving service on Sunday, 23 June at 10h00 Transport 069 875 1658 Reception 032 481 5727 MORE INFORMATION : http://www.ksb.org.za/

Cedar International Academy celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday, 11 May, followed by a unique commemorative service on Sunday, 12 May. The festivities on Saturday featured a captivating program led by Cedar Alumni during the evening services. The milestone event was attended by many far and wide to commemorate 30 years of growth and exceptional accomplishments. The founders of Cedar had a global vision. They aimed to nurture young individuals as missionary educators, foster rural school development, and spread the gospel. This vision has resonated across continents, attracting students from Africa, Asia, America, and Europe to Cedar. Many of the graduates have established Bible-based educational institutions in their respective countries, furthering Cedar's mission on a global scale. Cedar has a rich history of training people as missionary teachers. Recognising the necessity for educators who adhere to Biblical teachings worldwide, combined with a very clear calling from God, the late Rev Erlo Stegen and his wife Kay felt led by God to ‘launch into the deep’ in establishing a place of Biblical training and education. They established Cedar Training College (CTC) in January 1994. At the time, it was an off-campus training facility for teachers affiliated with the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), formerly the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. Over the years, CTC evolved and adapted, eventually changing its name to Cedar College of Education (CCE). In response to evolving governmental regulations, CCE transitioned to Cedar International Academy NPC (Cedar) and obtained registration as a private higher education institution in 2021, marking a significant milestone in its journey of growth and transformation. Website: www.cedar.ac.za (Watch the video to learn more about Cedar International Academy: https://youtu.be/_qvX19Pf2d8?si=qmWBo76MUPYMUuA3) NOTE: Information supplied by Devoted magazine, visit: www.devotedmag.co.za

Working together with like-minded people makes a difference and has a bigger impact. As far back as 1995, Radio Khwezi has been working with the communities in which it operates. A community outreach that it regularly supports is the KHULA to Clean up Together campaign of the aQuellé bottled water brand. The award-winning bottled drink aQuellé has taken the lead with this clean-up campaign, and it is impacting neighbourhoods big time. Their soft drink, Khula, is at the root of the campaign. A community clean-up is a project in which everyone can participate to improve the environment. The aQuellé team takes pride in knowing they are helping the community regain a usable space. aQuellé initiated the clean-up campaign in 2020 and regularly collaborates with communities and local authorities to make the world a cleaner place for those who live in it. So far, the aQuellé team has had over sixty successful clean-ups across South Africa, in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and even in Mossel Bay in the Garden Route. They have already teamed up with other communities and will soon join them in cleaning up neglected areas. The team of our sister publication, Devoted, accompanied them on an outing and can testify that the fantastic team enjoys helping the community make a difference.  They are paving the way for the rest of the country to follow their clean-up footsteps and join the journey! This is how you clean up a neglected and unclean environment—doing it together! You can also make a difference in your community by doing the same. Team up with local businesses and your local authority and start cleaning up. This will benefit you, your community, and your neighbourhood, and you will contribute to economic development! Visit the aQuellé website to initiate a clean-up in your area. It is our responsibility to help clean up and maintain our environment. Let’s do it! Read the full story in our sister publication, Devoted, Issue 33 online: www.devotedmag.co.za

Dr. Elsa Bosman is a community builder par excellence and a lady with tons of experience. She finished a Ph.D. in Education at age 77 and continued to play a role in building the next generation of leaders. We asked her what the current school situation is regarding discipline and why we should fight for better discipline in schools. “I love children, and I wanted to make a difference in their lives. In my younger days, women could only become teachers, social workers, nurses, or typists (secretaries), and I chose teaching as a career. I taught in dominantly so-called white schools, and I taught in townships for many years pre-1994. Over the broad spectrum, I have found that children are generally eager to learn. The standard level then was good, and children were disciplined. Sadly, it has changed post-1994.” “Discipline in schools starts with the teacher. Other studies have found that teachers are not interested in teaching as it is a springboard to where they want to be. To give you one example: In one of the schools I researched, I found 72 children in one classroom for one teacher. How can a teacher, under these circumstances, have any control over the children or discipline them?" “It is all about discipline in schools. If you talk to teachers, they complain about the lack of discipline in schools. The complaints vary from corporate punishment that was abolished to children knowing their rights and using it as a weapon against teachers. Parents make it worse as they come into the classrooms and argue with teachers in front of the children. I would say that this is the case in most public schools. The discipline is very bad, and in most cases, the results are chaos in schools, drug abuse, teenage pregnancies, and a myriad of other challenges that impact us all.’ “Discipline affects a child’s total development process, and bad behaviour disrupts the entire class. Bad behaviour eventually hurts the rest of the class, the teacher and the school.” Indiscipline in schools has many negative results. This is not only for the learners but also for the health of the educators and the county's economy because learners drop out of school. This hurts their future career possibilities. Read the full story in our sister publication, Devoted, Issue 33 online: www.devotedmag.co.za

IAWA (International African Writers Association) South Africa branch bring reconciliation in Africa and gives a voice to the voiceless from underprivileged circumstances, via poetry. A perfect example of a product of such circumstances,is the following piece of writing, written by Motsiri Mapitsi, a grade 8 learner from Leihwa Secondary School in a rural village of  Limpopo Province in South Africa. He represented himself as such amongst others: "STRENGTH OF AFRICA" In days of old, our forebears roamed the earth. No permits or permission held their worth. Rivers flowed freely, open to explore, they tilled the land with spirits, hearts and more. The fertile soil beneath our feet would yield. Bricks for homes, a testament, our shield. We shaped our world with hands both bold and long. This legacy of strength I’m Africans strong. Lets not forsake our roots, our native land. Protect our fields where the heritage does stand. Cattle graze, our language, mothers dear. Together we're unbreakable, never to fear. For in unity, our power shall endure, our strength as Africans, forever pure." IAWA South Africa branch in association with award winning Zimbabwean author Kudzai Mhangwa and South African author, publisher, playwriter and national president of Iawa SA Branch, Lendy Cindy Thobejane, is currently hosting its first poetry competition for writers all over Africa. The main objective of this poetry competition is to unite Africans through words. To established and fixate the pride we ought to have in our African literature in its diversity. To promote our talents. To compile a poetry anthology consisting of all the master writing pieces from the various African poets who entered the competition. To strengthen the roots of our heritage as Africans. To address social and emotional challenges by expressing it through poetry. To broaden the mindsets of children and youth regarding a future in writing. To build better bonds by teaching passive means of retaliation and communication through literature. Last but not the least to change the minds of readers in general by teaching them how to fall in love and connect with a piece of writing and see it come to life. Entries was free of charge and done via e-mail. The competition is now in the judging process where over 300 poems was entered, we have shortlisted 40 on the 4th of May 2024. The 40 selected ones will have their poems published in IAWA SA's first Poetry Anthology  entitled "Rise of the unknown African Child " and initiative that requires resources and funding therefore we are humbly asking anyone who's got a love for literature or a love for our children and youth, to come forth and invest in them in whatever way possible as it will be highly appreciated and be put to great use to expand the platform going forward. The main objective of the  competition is to revive the gift of expressing oneself through writing, amongst the children and youth and to unite Africans by giving them a platform to showcase their talent and skills and to take pride therein. Help us to make Africa a united place for those who comes after us. Thank you in advance. For more any enquiries and making of donations please email: iawasabranch@gmail.com or iawawesterncape@gmail.com

Elsa Bosman received a doctorate degree in education at the age of 77. At the time, she held a position at the Cedar International Academy NPC at the KwaSizabantu Mission. Even though she recently retired, she still uses her expertise and knowledge to help where needed, especially at the Doctors for Life International (DFL) outreaches. This cause is close to her heart. She recently went on another Aid to Africa outreach and has many uplifting stories to share. Elsa has been married for over 52 years to the same man, Danie, but her husband sadly passed away during the pandemic. She is a mother of 4 children and grandmother of 14 grandchildren. Over the years, she has been a ‘mother’ to many learners since she started her teaching career at 25. Elsa got married after starting her career as a teacher, took a break while welcoming her children into the world, and later continued teaching. Her career as an educator lasted over 25 years, and now she is taking it a step further with her Ph.D. “In essence, my research was about relationship-centered strategies for improving discipline in rural secondary schools”, she said. Dr Bosman told us it is called the PALAR approach (Participatory Action Learning and Action Research). “In short, it implies doing research within the community where the problem is experienced. The PALAR process, through collaborative transformation, helps people take responsibility for their lives and influence others to do the same by making their voices heard and recognising indigenous skills and knowledge. It aims to improve conditions and foster critical and collaborative reflection on personal and community experiences. “Educators such as Wood and Zuber-Skerritt (2013) argue that emancipatory, democratic, and participatory values support PALAR. This, in turn, can lead to openness and respect for different beliefs and the development of shared wisdom to guide the participants in transformation and durable change while breaking down barriers established by power relationships. The researcher and the participants contribute equally to the research relationship, based on respect and trust to bring about change.’ Elsa said, “We are never too old to learn and to study. It is my hope that my studies will be an inspiration to young people to do their best at all times, seek God’s will, and do as He commands them. To this effect, I can only testify how God carried me during the past three years while I was busy with my studies. I was often at a dead end, but after prayer and crying to the Lord for help, dedication and hard work paid off.” Read the full story in our sister publication, Devoted, Issue 33 online: www.devotedmag.co.za

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