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 By: Surprise Golela  Maphatlalatse Ramante Joseph Maphatlalatse Ramante Joseph also known by his stage name The Living Poet is a young man from a small town called Maquad in the Free State. He is a poet, motivational speaker, and the author of a motivational book titled “THE UNTOLD TRUTH”, which was published last year. He is currently a student at the Central University of Technology. He says growing up in Maquad has motivated him to always stand up and do what he believes in. “ Growing up for me has been very tough because I lacked a lot of opportunities which other people had, but that served as a motivation for me because you have to be motivated by pain sometimes,” said Maphatlalatse. As the country celebrates heritage month, a lot of young people seems not to care much about heritage, it is by luck to find people like The Living Poet who still knows the meaning of heritage month. “Heritage month reminds us of who we are, to know where we are going you must know ...

 The future of South Africa is in good hands. Barack Obama once said “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” South Africa’s young people are proving this to be true. Born and bred in Kagiso in the West Rand, Kgauhelo “Baile” Thlone is a radio news anchor, debater, entrepreneur, founder of the Face of Azania pageant, co-founder of Independence Before 18 and a finalist for Mr. Teen Kagiso 2021. He was raised by his grandparents which he describes as his pillars, with his mother being in the military. Growing up, Kgauhelo had a very low self-esteem which lead to him being bullied by other kids at school. The period in his life when he was being bullied, he describes it as one of the hardest, which lead him to even repeat his grade 8. Kgauhelo had to take a step forward in his life to overcome the challenges. As someone who had very low self-esteem, it cam...