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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE NATIONAL LOTTERIES COMMISSION
(NLC) CONTINUES TO BE A GLOBAL
LEADER IN CHANGING LIVES... FOREWORD FROM EDITOR
The NLC was established in terms of the Lotteries Act (No. 57 of This is our maiden edition of what is, from now on, going to be Sunday World’s annual Unsung Heroes
Awards, a fitting tribute to the many young men and women across the country who are not afraid to
1997), as amended to regulate the National Lottery, sports pools dream and act – even when the odds are stacked against them.
as well as other lotteries, including society lotteries to raise funds. We take this opportunity to bow our heads in honour of these heroes and heroines for having piloted
through the uncharted territories. They have proven unshaken, nor fearful of many human barriers that
stand in their way to fulfil their dreams. We admire them for their courage.
What we do and who we serve Here are young men and women who consider it an honour and privilege to be truly tested by the grinding
challenges of their generation. Like a defiant and triumphant generation of June 16 1976, these Unsung
Heroes constantly provoke and stir our conscience with their determination and fortitude to overcome
The NLC is the sole regulator for lotteries and sports pools in our problems.
South Africa. The NLC is also the largest grant funder reaching
When so many young people have given up and lost the will and stomach to fight, the Sunday World
Unsung Heroes provide a powerful testament of resilience. They are also driven by a call to accept and
up to 6 218 number of applicants and 2 481 beneficiaries funded explore many new opportunities.
countrywide during the 2019/2020 financial period. Their journeys are epic, as reflected across the pages of this special supplement, which reflects a noble
feat of their pursuits characterised by perpetual motion, potent energy and powerful dreams as they seek
to find a new sense of dignity and worthiness in their own lives and those of their communities.
They personify everything that Sunday World and the sponsors of the Unsung Heroes’ project are about.
They epitomise and encapsulate renowned German scientist Albert Einstein’s observation that “the EDITOR: WALLY MBHELE Photo by Bongiwe Mchunu
APPLY NOW BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE ON - WWW.NLCSA.ORG.ZA person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts”. Those who dare to dream,
continues Einstein, “often have a broader perspective in life and can turn the improbable to the possible”.
It was their achievement – spread across these pages – that we have proudly produced this special supplement to recognise their remarkable feats.
THE NLC’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE BROADER
Some of them are changing the world of business, science and technology, medicine, research, health, government, agriculture, commerce and SMMEs, as well as other aligned professions,
as they go beyond the call of duty to provide a better life for their communities.
AMBITIONS OF THE SDGS AND THE NDP
However, they never make newspaper headlines nor feature in glossy magazines. They also don’t make an appearance on glitzy television and radio programmes. For this reason, they
deserve this outstanding award of Sunday World Unsung Heroes.
This special edition is a fitting recognition of their self-sacrifice. It is a tribute to their audacious response to the debilitating challenges faced by the youth. Their journeys encourage us all,
especially the youth, not to despair, but to follow in the footsteps of these Unsung Heroes.
In line with its mandate, vision and mission, the NLC’s formulation of programme activities
and targets is aligned to the political, social and economic realities of South Africa.
In particular, the NLC’s role and functions as outlined in the Amended Lotteries Act places
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an obligation on the organisation to support, both directly and indirectly, the electoral
mandate of government. From a strategic perspective, the sight of government priorities
provides a significant opportunity for the NLC within the disciplinary context of social FROM AROUND SOUTH AFRICA
development and social upliftment.
• The NLC, through its mandate, has also played a role to bring about growth by ensuring
that funds are distributed to qualifying beneficiaries. Sectors funded by the
NLC contribute to job creation, rural development, infrastructure
development, promoting wellness and social cohesion.
HOW WE FOUND OUR UNSUNG HEROES
• This aligns to the objectives of the NDP as well as the government’s nine-
point plan to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030 while stimulating The Unsung Heroes in this supplement were selected rigorously. In April, Sunday World asked Nominations of our Unsung Heroes came from all the corners of our country, giving one a
members of the public to nominate inspiring individuals they regarded as changemakers. sense of what is happening around the country. One thing is clear: young people in South
economic growth. South African youngsters between the ages of 18 and 35 who are change makers in various Africa are willing to work hard, despite all kinds of hardships, to realise their dreams and
sectors: business, community development, academia, arts, sports and culture, and in public improve the quality of life for everyone. They are reshaping the future.
DOWNLOAD OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON - WWW.NLCSA.ORG.ZA service.
To those who were nominated but not selected for coverage in this supplement, please don’t
Members of the public were encouraged to make nominations via a dedicated website, as despair. There is still next year. Keep up your march to greatness.Your turn will come.
well as through e-mail. At first, we must admit, the response was rather tepid for our liking.
We are grateful to all of South Africa for such an enthusiastic response to this Unsung Heroes
Little did we know that it was just calm before the storm.
campaign.
OVER R30 BILLION HAS
Before we knew it, a flood of nominations of trailblazers poured in – to our great delight
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and relief. Suddenly, our editorial team worked overtime trying to capture as many stories
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as possible to fit into our pages. Countless hours were poured into interviewing, writing and
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cross-checking of facts. A mean deadline loomed.
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GOOD CAUSES, SINCE Editor
Wally Mbhele
Pictures Editor
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UNSUNG HEROES EVENT: KEYNOTE SPEAKER & PANELLISTS
COMMUNITY YOUTH HEROES
Nelisiwe Mzili
“
MASTER OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
I inspire others by always displaying a
positive attitude in my line of work, loving
CEREMONIES: DR ATHAMBILE Humanitarian what I do and maintaining a high level of
ALDRIN MASOLA facebook.com/nelisiwe.mzili.1 professionalism when attending to a patient.”
SAMPEAR Founder: Asinakuthula Nelisiwe Mzili, 26, saves lives and is passionate about her work.
Talk radio host
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26 Mzili, who hails from Soweto, enjoys making a difference in people’s lives. “Becoming a paramedic was a calling. Even
though our line of work comes with challenges and pressure, I make sure that I commit myself fully to what I do,” says
Mzili. The outbreak of Covid-19 was a huge test and a time of great uncertainty.
An South African broadcast-journalist who relentlessly anchors himself and the audience on ethical, true-story Athambile is a writer, researcher and teacher at the University of Pretoria. She graduated with a PhD from
“Since I did not know what to expect, with no experience in treating the virus in a pre-hospital setting, the pressure
reporting amid faux news delivery that challenges the profession of journalism in its entirety. Rhodes University in 2020. Her research focuses on black women’s historiography, intellectual histories and
subsided when the guidelines of safe management of Covid-19 were published. These included wearing the correct
He has worked in various newsrooms including Jozi FM, YFM and 702. In 2012 Sampear moved to Jacaranda life writing. She is a member of Bua-Lit Collective which is a group of researchers and educators advocating
personal protective equipment, practising good hygiene in our working environment and washing of hands,” she says.
FM, where his passion for political and in-depth reporting grew. Having covered the Marikana Massacre as a for the use of African languages as a social justice issue.
field reporter from inception, on of the many stories he is passionate about, he parallelly covered and learned Since becoming a paramedic five years ago, she says it’s her passion, honour and the responsibility of caring for others
the convoluted world of politics. He worked himself up and further joined the first post-democracy black owned She is the founder of Asinakuthula Collective which is a group of teachers and researchers who aim to challenge that have kept her going.
commercial radio, Power FM where he was one of the first journalists to shape the tone and news direction the continued marginalisation of women’s narratives in the school curriculum as well as hosting the Maxeke- “I inspire others by always displaying a positive attitude in my line of work, loving what I do and maintaining a high level
of the station’s news DNA. Mgqwetho Annual Lecture. Athambile has facilitated a variety of workshops in schools focusing on institutional of professionalism with each and every patient I attend to,” she says.
culture reform in her capacity as a partner at the Centre for Being and Belonging. GP
His determination saw him joining SABC TV as a Senior Political Journalist in 2014 and subsequently moving to
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eNCA as the same position in 2017, which ultimately saw him hosting his first political TV show; Polit Bureau. She is a Mandela-Rhodes Scholar (2010). Athambile is one of the creators of the podcast Umoya: On African
Charting a career route so phenomenal, his sitting with Heads of State and Senior Executives was as a defining
factor to a long journey that saw him become a brand; a name that many South Africans resonates with.
Spirituality. Her writing has been published in a variety of publications as well as magazines and newspapers
such as Prufrock, Sable Literary Magazine, Al Jazeera, Mail and Guardian, Sawubona, The Guardian, online
MOELETŠI MAPHETO I learned from a young age that you don’t
blogs and academic journals. She will be publishing her first collection of poems written in isiXhosa with Ga-Mphahlele Homecoming have to wait until you are rich to make a
Uhlanga Press (provisional title Ilifa). facebook.com/Ga-Mphahlele-Home-Coming-100907324863366 difference in someone else’s life.”
Moeletši Mapheto, 28, is the founder of Ga-Mphahlele Homecoming, a non-profit organisation that runs poverty
PANELIST: eradication projects in her home village of Ga-Mphahlele, Limpopo.
PANELIST: Mapheto, a chartered accountant by profession, often visits schools in the area and interacts with local entrepreneurs 28
NDIVHUHO to support their initiatives of making villages self-sustaining economical hubs.
MAFELA NHLANHLA When the coronavirus broke out last year, Mapheto ran a food donation drive that brought relief to beneficiaries in
Head: Stakeholder of NDLOVU more than 30 villages in Ga-Mphahlele and Giyani, and for some residents of Sethokga Hostel in Tembisa.
the National Lotteries Founder: Ga-Mphahlele Homecoming is also actively engaged in building better toilets for schools and families without toilets
Commission in rural Limpopo.
Hustlenomics
Mapheto’s philanthropy dates back to her childhood. “My grandmother would give, give and give some more, and we
were not even a wealthy family. I learned from a young age that you don’t have to wait until you are rich to make a
difference in someone else’s life,” she says.
Ndivhuho Mafela is a seasoned communication practitioner with his roots in the newsrooms of South Africa’s
LP
largest media outlets Mafela studied political science and international relations at Wits University which was About the Founder : Nhlanhla Ndlovu was born and raised in Soweto, sharing a living space with 12 immediate
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followed by policy development and management with Regenesys Business School. Later he did an Executive and extended family members. Tired of his poor living conditions and lacked financial resources to contract
Development Program at Wits Business School. builders, he joined forces with friends, who were skilled in plumbing and carpentry. Together, they had to build
his first structure in his own backyard, which his family lives in today. Alpha Squad Youth
His experience spans various industries, from science and technology, financial services and the regulatory facebook.com/brent.waldeck
space. He cut his teeth as a parliamentary and political correspondent, working for the Sunday Times, and This newly formed team started assisting with small-scale affordable housing projects in Soweto. This is
later with eTV News Channel where he spent a collective nine years. A keen relationship builder, Mafela
has been at the helm of stakeholder relations and communication for the better part of ten years with
when the idea for Hustlenomics was born -- providing both affordable housing options and jobs, not just
in Soweto but across townships in South Africa. To date, the team has built the pilot project testing of the 32 At 14, Brent Peter Waldeck joined a youth
organisations such as the Banking Association of South Africa, Old Mutual Emerging Markets and the South interlocking brick technology. 25 organisation of the Bethany Church of Nazarene.
African Weather Service. Mafela has wide-ranging experience in driving a broad range of communications and In 2010, aged 22, he and other church youth
public relations initiatives and cascading corporate strategies into functional marketing and communication Nhlanhla Ndlovu and his innovative business idea have won many national and international awards, among members founded Alpha Squad Youth, an
plans. He currently holds the position Head: Stakeholder Management, Marketing and Communication at the them a first place Winner of SABF Social Innovation Award 2018 South Africa. Hustlenomics is addressing organisation based in Grassy Park, Lotus River
National Lotteries Commission, the regulator of lotteries and largest funder of civil society in South Africa. rising needs within these informal human settlements by providing affordable and sustainable housing in Cape Town. He became its senior youth leader
options. A South African Black Owned Company founded in 2015, Hustlenomics is an impact-driven social and pastor.
enterprise aiming to replace backyard shacks with quality and durable homes. It identifies homeowners who
currently rent shack-style impermanent structures to tenants. The Hustlenomics team then designs a home
Born in Cape Town in 1989, Waldeck, 32, has
PANELIST: plan to build two to four units.
a supply chain certificate and works as a
procurement manager. He’s also doing a theology
NTHABELENG diploma and an accounting course. He says
The material and labor costs are paid upfront by Hustlenomics – through an innovative rent sharing model,
KHAWE rental income generated from the completed structures are then used to pay off the development cost, after WC Grassy Park is affected by gang violence and
drugs amid social discord and a lack of parental
CEO: Fezi Auditors which full ownership is handed over to the homeowner. At this time, the homeowner can continue to rent out
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support. That’s where Alpha Squad Youth
& Accountants the structures for supplemental income or utilize the units for their own family.
Buhle Nicholas Sithela comes in.
Vuma Popup Cinema We can solve social issues through Brent counsels the youth on issues like
Instagram.com/vumapopup innovative ideas and if we work as a collective.” depression and suicide, and helps them with
Philanthropist and versatile businesswoman, Nthabeleng Khawe is a feisty professional in the business of PANELIST: bursary, college and job applications and to
obtain driver’s licences.
finance and insurance. As a founder And CEO of Fezi Auditors & Accountants, Khawe has achieved remarkable
goals in her illustrious career for over 10 years. Khawe is an accountant with CIA and CTA, and she is studying
TREVOR Buhle Sithela, 25, literally takes movies to the people with his pop-up cinema.
“God made us creative beings and we should
for her Master’s at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. KAMOTO Since 2017, Sithela has been running Vuma Popup Cinema, a start-up that screens films free of
charge for children and youth in Khayelitsha, as well as neighbouring townships in Cape Town. create our own spaces and protect the peace he
Films are screened in rented community centres. Children are treated to short animated films with has given us,” says Waldeck.
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Speaker
As a seasoned professional with a track record of auditing and evaluation of highly computerized and manual an educational bent. Sometimes, at the end of the screening, the children would hold a discussion
environments, Khawe work is extensively recognized in corporate, government institutions and parastatals. about what they had just viewed.
She has served on various boards such as the Free State Gambling and Racing Board, Free State Black
Business Council, the Financial Fiscal Commission as well as the Free State Development Corporation.
More mature audiences are shown old South African classics such as Long Walk To Freedom, God made us
Khawe is also a founder of Mzansi Graduates, an organization that aims at encouraging youngsters to focus An internationally acclaimed and sought after speaker; Trevor Kamoto speaks greatness. Sarafina or Yesterday. The pop-up cinema is also a vehicle for showcasing short films by emerging
filmmakers. Sithela, a college dropout who studied events management, started Vuma Popup creative beings and
With the stern belief that greatness lies within each and every one of us; Trevor seeks to inspire people to
on their studies and get educated through hard work and dedication. Her area of expertise includes IT post
implementation reviews, application control reviews, operational audits, compliance audits, financial audits, pursue purpose, to live their best lives and to ultimately achieve greatness. He speaks mainly on the subjects
Cinema after working in drive-in cinemas and event management companies in Cape Town, and he
wanted to share his passion for film with his community. To run his operation, he’s helped by three
we should create
value for money audits, audit turnarounds, AFS compilations, risk management, governance, and special of Entrepreneurship , Leadership and Greatness. colleagues. our own spaces and
investigations. She has experience at junior level, middle and executive and management levels in a career
spanning across 16 years with the appropriate qualifications in both auditing and accounting. She has served Trevor has graced the platforms of various media brands such as Y-fm, Power fm, SABC 1, 1Gospel on DSTV “Film can inspire and educate people. Our screenings provide a safe space for children during
weekends and public holidays. Parents and residents appreciate our work. We add value to our
protect the peace
on various boards and chaired many audit committees. and many more; speaking greatness and inspiring listeners and viewers unto greatness. He has also given
inspirational addresses at various events such as the AEC Young Entrepreneur’s Conference 2017, “Inspired
community, ” he says. he has given us.”
Her recent business expansion in the short-term insurance makes her a formidable force. With gender to be Great” Social Summits and a host of other motivational programs. He inspires greatness; he destroys Sithela strongly believes in doing social good. “We can all play a part in creating a better future and
parity still an issue in the insurance sector, her involvement is crucial. mediocrity, and is ready to help you discover and walk in your purpose. safe communities. It’s not only government’s responsibility. We can solve social issues through WC
Instagram: @nthabelengkh2 www.instagram.com/nthabelengkh2
innovative ideas and if we work as a collective.”
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COMMUNITY YOUTH HEROES
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Suzette van der Walt In listening, we see
things we could
1to1- Agency of Engagement never have imagined.”
linkedin.com/in/suzettevdwalt
Suzette van der Walt, 29, who has a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Pretoria, believes in
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space as a resource for livelihood generation and a potential source of positive impact in the world.
Born in 1991 in Pretoria, Gauteng, Van Der Walt has since 2017 been working with 1to1 – Agency of
UNSUNG HEROES CAMPAIGN
Engagement, a non-profit organisation that addresses spatial inequality in southern African cities.
Van Der Walt also consults with clients on how their developments can have maximum social impact and act
as sustainable income sources.
She has partnered with 1to1 and Tshwane University of Technology to map out affordable housing
developments and improve living conditions of a poor community in the City of Joburg.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL LOTTERIES COMMISSION
She says a lot of people’s struggles with living spaces would disappear if the powers that be listened. “In
listening, we see things we could never have imagined,” says Van De Walt.
GP The NLC has the sole mandate to regulate and prohibit lotteries
and sports pools and to provide for matters connected
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KARABO LETSOELA therewith. The NLC is required to protect participants and raise
Karabo Mo public knowledge and awareness regarding the lotteries and
Africa Foundation
www.facebook.com/karabo.letsoela
Ambition is nothing without provisions of the Lotteries Act through the development and
knowledge; it’s like a boat implementation of educational and informational measures.
Born in 1990 in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Karabo on dry land. We must strive to
25 Letsoela is a multi-talented jazz musician and learn as much as we
actress who launched her foundation named
can during our lifetime.” OVER R30 BILLION HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO GOOD
Karabo Mo Afrika last year.
Letsoela, 30, whose stage name is Karabo L,
CAUSES SINCE THE NLC’S INCEPTION.
established the organisation to uplift the lives
of young women and children living in informal
DID YOU KNOW?
settlements, townships and other disadvantaged
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communities.
The NLC was established in terms of the Lotteries
The foundation provides women with short The NLC is the sole regulator for lotteries and sports pools in
Act (No. 57 of 1997),
courses and knowledge-building seminars South Africa. The NLC is also the largest grant funder reaching
alongside experts in sensitive subjects like as amended to regulate the National Lottery, sports
the prevention of bullying. As the founder up to 6 218 number of applicants and 2 481 beneƓciaries
and chairperson of Karabo Mo Afrika, she pools as well as other lotteries, including society
implements projects and delegates roles for the lotteries to raise funds. funded countrywide during the 2019/20 period.
youth she works with.
The NLC (formerly “National Lotteries Board”)
Letsoela, recently a cast member of the DStv
telenovela, Impilo: The Scam, has starred in opened its doors in 1999 under the Lotteries Act
several plays and performed in countries such as (No. 57 of 1997).
the United Arab Emirates and Maldives.
GP She believes she still has more to offer the world.
“Ambition is nothing without knowledge; it’s like ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE HEART OF TRUST
NHLANHLA MAKHUBU a boat on dry land. We must strive to learn as
much as we can during our lifetime,” she says.
UKU KHANYA PROJECTS GP Accountability is the cornerstone of trust, not
facebook.com/nhleks.makhubu knowing how public funds are utilised leads to NLC GRANT FUNDING MODEL
mistrust. The NLC aims to grow and preserve Beyond our responsibility to the people of South Africa as the only
Jonathan Edward Griffiths the trust relationship with its stakeholders by National Lottery and sports pools and other lotteries regulator, the
Nhlanhla Makhubu, 25, is the founder of Uku khanya Projects, which he Neutral Stereo FM
established in 2017 in Wattville, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. facebook.com/jonathan.griffiths.1612
conducting business ethically and protecting NLC also fulƓls the vital role of grant funder, providing registered
His organisation focuses on empowering communities through public funds, received from the National Lottery NPOs with funding to establish projects that improve the lives of
The signs have always been there that Jonathan Edward Griffiths,
educational programmes. Uku khanya also partners with other operator and distributed to NPO for good
non-profit organisations in the area to feed needy families. They also 21, of Dundee in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was headed for everyday South Africans. Read more about our Grant Funding
donate food parcels every month to keep the fires burning in struggling broadcasting. Griffiths is the station manager of Neutral Stereo causes, against fraud and corruption.
households. FM, an online radio station. Model by visiting our website on: www.nlcsa.org.za
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“I was inspired by the environment I grew up in. Witnessing scores of At age six, he began preaching and teaching the Bible; at 13, he
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families going to bed hungry pained me. I wanted to get involved to won a public-speaking competition; and at 16, Griffiths made it to
make a change in my community,” says Makhubu. Mzansi’s top 10 of young public speakers.
Uku khanya also runs career expos to help the youth make informed Born in 2000, a leading online radio station appointed Griffiths, a
career choices. matriculant, its afternoon drive show host in 2018.
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In 2019, he launched Neutral Stereo FM with no funds and today
Let’s work with it has 15 staff members, all aged between 18 and 32.
Witnessing scores of families what we have
going to bed hungry pained me. to do something The station is a platform for youth to learn the ropes of
constructive to broadcasting, particularly radio.
I wanted to get involved to make
develop and benefit “Let’s work with what we have to do something constructive to Performance excellence: - To Service excellence: - To Social consciousness: -
a change in my community.” our communities. Let’s take ownership of our
develop and benefit our communities. Let’s not wait for someone Integrity: - To be honest, provide a level of service To be sensitive to the
not wait for someone to save our day,” says Griffiths. responsibilities, to work effectively,
to save our day.” open, accessible and fair in that is of a high quality, is needs of the
efƓciently, with professionalism,
Griffiths is now venturing into property and food business. all our dealings, decisions and to ensure a positive, target- based and meets communities in which
KZN and actions. sustainable impact on the the expectations of all we operate in order to
communities we serve. stakeholders. initiate social upliftment.
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NATIONAL LOTTERY AND SPORTS POOLS REGULATION
Central to the mandate of the NLC is the regulation of the National Lottery and Nicole Angelique Sanele
sports pools. Licences to operate the National Lottery and sports pools were Thomas Ncayiyana
Alpha Squad Youth
awarded to ITHUBA in 2015, in terms of the Lotteries Act No. 57 of 1997, as Ikusasa NPO
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amended.
facebook.com/sanele.ncayiyana
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ENSURING THAT ALL PERSONS THAT RUN OR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING THE NATIONAL LOTTERY AND SPORTS
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POOLS ARE FIT AND PROPER:
We [youth] allow our hen Sanele
All directors and staff of the operator, together with retailers who sell National Lottery and sports pools tickets, are vetted. The Ncayiyana,
circumstances to shape
NLC also ensures that key contractors that conduct business with the operator are also vetted to ensure that the integrity 27, from
our future. We must KwaMashu,
of the National Lottery and sports pools are maintained, and players are protected. dream big. God planted north of
a purpose within us that Durban, learned that many primary
REGULATORY APPROVALS AND MINISTERIAL ADVICE we just need to activate.” school learners in her township
dropped out of school because they
The NLC receives proposals from the operator for new games or changes to existing games, the had no stationery and school bags,
introduction of alternate channels of play and amendments to game rules and prize payout structures. she was moved to do something.
She founded Ikusasa, a non-profit
These proposals are assessed and approved by the Board as required in the Act and the licences. LP
26 organisation (NPO) that has so far KZN
provided more than 800 school
Before recommending approval on any proposals, the NLC considers the following issues: children, particularly those in grade
KELETSO 4, with school bags and stationery. NOLUTHANDO
KGALEMA ZAMANCUBE
Impact on
the National Marketing plan Analysis of This grade is more susceptible to
Player Projected
Protecting Lottery and sports
Rationale for the and market competing products,
dropping out of school.
Humanitarian KHAMBULE
such as promotional
returns to good design of the research analysis in
protection. causes. player funds. pools brand and competitions, society
intellectual game. respect of the lotteries and other
The NPO launched Little Farmers,
games of chance.
facebook.com/keletsopholosho.kgalema
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game.
property
a practical initiative that teaches Sitshala Imbewu
grade 4s how to run a small-scale facebook.com/noluthando.khambule.1
B
egg production farm. Proceeds
PROTECTING NATIONAL LOTTERY AND SPORTS POOLS PLAYERS from the initiative help schools orn in 1994 in Newcastle,
I believe that the drive and repair broken windows and other KwaZulu-Natal, Noluthando
Protecting players is central to our regulatory mandate. vision I have for my community infrastructure. Zamancube Khambule,
The following are some of the critical activities we perform to protect players: will produce great results to be The learners are taught egg 27, is passionate about the
passed from one generation to production and they, in turn, pass preservation of African culture in
– Ensuring that the operator pays prizes promptly by conducting regular reviews of payments to prize winners. the next.” the knowledge to their parents and her hometown despite holding a
– Protecting players against possible fraud by checking that the operator implements appropriate security measures other members of the community. demanding corporate job in Joburg.
to verify the identity of winners who claim prizes. Additionally, Ikusasa has also That’s why she has made it a habit
K
eletso Kgalema, 25, is one of distributed food and groceries to organise cultural gatherings
WC
Monitoring of protection and payment of
those rare community builders to more than 1 000 families in with traditional leaders at
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who thinks beyond the present. the township. Ncayiyana is also KwaMafahlawane, her maternal
very Friday, Nicole Angelique
prize winners
She wants to shape tomorrow. the managing director of Sanele home, an area around Osizweni
Thomas, 26, overloads her car Speaks, which focuses on how start- township.
Through her organisation called
and undertakes two to three trips ups can survive and prosper.
Steelpoort Academics Network, which Her other ambition is to impart
transporting young people from their
she co-founded with four friends – knowledge to the youth and she has
During the operators license period , the following is Tirelo Ntsodi, Jerry Taba, Thabiso
homes to attend youth nights. She advises: “Start with your knees
launched the Sitshala Imbewu, an
trembling, palms sweating and
monitored and verified: Mohlala and Benny Malapane in 2016 Thomas wears many caps. She stomach turning. Just start. You initiative to teach learners about basic
– Kgalema turns abandoned classrooms is a grade 3 teacher, senior youth will never be more prepared than entrepreneurial skills.
– That the right prize allocation was made and paid across into libraries to introduce digital literacy leader, secretary, and a councillor for you are now in this moment,” says
for youngsters in her community of young girls at Alpha Squad Youth, an The organisation will hold an
all games. Gamampuru village in Limpopo. organisation based in Grassy Park,
Ncayiyana. annual school drive and roll out
“entrepreneur days” at various schools
– That the operator transferred prize money won, but not KNOW YOUR LOTTO: In 2019, Kgalema also founded a second
Lotus River in Cape Town.
“Start with your knees in her neighbourhood.
The organisation is part of the Bethany trembling, your palms
yet claimed, into the National Lotteries Participants Trust
organisation called SHERoine Leads,
Church of Nazarene. “The learners will be allowed to
That unclaimed and expired prizes were transferred to the which empowers rural women with sweating and your stomach sell anything on the day and be
Fund (NLPT) to keep it secure for future prize claims. NLDTF. These are prizes that have not been claimed within
up-to-the-minute health information
Born in 1995, Thomas joined the turning. Just start. You will taught about the main aspects about
to educate and help prevent chronic
organisation in 2017. Two years ago, never be more prepared than assessing the performance of a
365 days after the draw date. diseases such as cancer, diabetes and
the organisation had 15 members but you are now in this moment.” business,” says Khambule.
high blood pressure.
now the figure stands at 30. Thomas’s
proudest moment was overseeing the “Not everyone will support or get your
ENSURING THAT NATIONAL LOTTERY AND SPORTS POOLS DRAWS ARE FAIR:
“I am a confident and resilient leader.
I believe the drive and vision I have design of the organisation’s logo vision. But don’t despair and never
and website. forget why you started what you
THROUGH INSPECTIONS, REVIEWS, CERTIFICATION AND TESTING: for my community will produce great
started to begin with.”
results to be passed on from one
She bemoans a lack of commitment
“
generation to the next,” says Kgalema.
- The operator is from the youth and insufficient support
- We have ensured - Approved - Every draw is overseen from parents as the reasons the youth
that all draws are fair, procedures that govern by independent auditors required to carry out does not attend the organisation’s 27
who also provide periodic tests and re- initiatives consistently. Not everyone will support
number selection is the way in which the “Only those who dare to fail
assurance that the draw is accreditation of draw greatly, can ever achieve “We [youth] allow our circumstances to or get your vision. But don’t
random, and results National Lottery draws shape our future. We must dream big.
carried out correctly in equipment/systems to greatly.” despair and never forget
are accurately are carried out are God planted a purpose within us that we
line with approved ensure the randomness ― ROBERT F. KENNEDY, just need to activate,” says Thomas. why your started what you
recorded. implemented LAWYER, POLITICIAN
procedures. of draw results. KZN started to begin with.”
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FUNDING FOR IMPACT
COMMUNITY YOUTH HEROES
“
Ayanda Cuba If I had grown up in a different
ABCD Concepts
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environment, I most probably
wouldn’t look at life the way I do.” OVER R30 BILLION HAS BEEN
31 When Ayanda Cuba, 31, and Buntu Matole, 32, met for the first time in 2014 as students at the Raymond Ackerman
Academy of Entrepreneurial Development in Cape Town, they could scarcely have imagined they would someday be
DISTRIBUTED TO GOOD
CAUSES6,1&(7+(1/&·6
pioneering drivers of ABCD Concepts, a ground-breaking initiative that fosters socio-economic development in Khayelitsha
through sport and tourism. Formed in 2015, ABCD Concepts uses sports – soccer and basketball – at schools and within
the community to get youngsters motivated about life. This forward-thinking organisation also attracts tourists to the
INCEPTION
township for a variety of township experiences.
Today, ABCD Concepts runs a soccer programme with these Khayelitsha schools: Chumisa Primary, Molo Mlaba and
Thembelihle High Schools, and then basketball with Khayelitsha Special School. ABCD Concepts stresses teacher
involvement in the sporting programme so they could help monitor the development of learners. When the coronavirus
stalled the sporting programmes, ABCD Concepts turned to community outreach activities by distributing food parcels and
In a Country Plagued by Poverty, Unemployment and
masks to the needy.
“It is easy to try to change my community with the little that I have because I know first-hand how my people live. If I had
WC grown up in a different environment, I most probably wouldn’t look at life the way I do,” says Cuba.
Inequality, Achieving the Vision of the NLC Is Critical.
Catalysing Social Upliftment Remains at the Forefront of
LIVHUWANI MADADZHE
Front Seat with Captain Livhu
32 our Collective Minds as We Pursue the Everyday Efforts
ts
That Culminate in Large Scale Change.
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Helping his community to have decent shelter is
what drives Livhuwani Madadzhe to believe in his
calling of being a community builder.
VISION Madadzhe, 32, has built five houses in his village
for impoverished families through his non-profit
organisation called Front Seat with Captain
A LIFE CHANGING JOURNEY WITH PROUD NLC BENEFICIARIES
WITHOUT Livhu.
Madadzhe’s generosity knows no bounds. In
ACTION IS JUST A addition to houses, he also donates food to
poor families in his home village of Mangondi in
Thohoyandou, Limpopo.
THROUGH THE 21 YEARS OF THE NLCS JOURNEY, WE ARE ELATED TO HAVE BEEN
DREAM, ACTION GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMBARK ON A TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY WITH
“
He also sources and donates sanitary pads
SOUTH AFRICAN FROM ALL THE CORNERS OF OUR COUNTRY, THROUGH OUR GRANT
to needy girls. People living with disabilities,
WITHOUT especially those who cannot walk, get
wheelchairs from his organisation.
FUNDING MODEL.
VISION JUST I aim to touch people’s lives
Madadzhe also sources help from local
businesspeople to help needy families bury their
loved ones. He wants to be remembered as a in a profound way and help
A GLIMPSE INTO THE AMAZING
PASSES THE caring person who helped his community. youngsters get to the
top despite the odds.”
WORK OF OUR BENEFICIARIES
“My grandmother inspired me to help others in
TIME, AND
my community. I aim to touch people’s lives in a
profound way and help youngsters get to the top
despite the odds,” he says. LP
VISION WITH
Lebohang Leuta
ACTION CAN Atlehang Foundation
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CHANGE THE “You will never know the importance of giving until you go
WORLD.” without.” These are the words of Lebohang Leuta, an inspired
community hero from Pimville in Soweto.
MERCYKIDZ CORNER
30 Although unemployed, Leuta wishes to be the change that she
21 wants to see. In 2019, Leuta, 30, founded Atlehang Foundation
– NELSON MANDELA, to support families raising children with special needs. Her son, In celebration of over 20 years in existence, we have hope amongst the under privileged community of
Atlehang, was born with neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder
STATESMAN of the nervous system that affects how nerve cells form and
embarked on a journey to celebrate the hard work of Mathibestad.
grow. The foundation, which she operates from her home, also our beneƓciaries by evaluating the impact of our grant
“
runs outreach programmes to better the living conditions in her
community. During the worst of Covid-19 last year, Leuta sourced
funding in various underdeveloped communities. Not only providing quality education but a safe haven
protective masks on credit and distributed them for free to those for children who seek shelter, clothes as well as food.
in need. She also ran soup kitchens, donated sanitary towels to
Walk this journey with us as we encapsulate the life The ECD includes a vegetable garden which produces
“
needy girls and women, and continued to preach against gender-
You will never know the
based violence, one of the foundation’s evergreen themes. Leuta changing development efforts of Ms. Maggie Letlhake - enough food for them to be able to feed the children as
mostly self-finances her initiatives. She also gets some support
importance of giving from well-wishers. founder of Mercy Kidz Corner in the rural community of well as those who are under priviledged in the village.
until you go without.” “I can’t say I grew up struggling, but I grew up seeing people Mathibestad North West.
around me struggle. I saw my mother cook and feed people The National Lotteries Commission continues to shape
GP from a tiny pocket; that’s where I got my inspiration. I love seeing
others smile. It brings me so much joy,” says Leuta. Since MercyKidz Corner’s inception it has been the lives of South Africans through our impactful grant
providing hope to its community and has been funding model. Join us as we celebrate over 20 years of
SUNDAY WORLD UNSUNG HEROES 2021 10 championing through tough times and shedding a ray of changing lives!
COMMUNITY YOUTH HEROES
“
Hello,SAYM! - Lets Take A Look At How Thabile Noxolo Buthelezi
Start where you are, with what you
have, and gradually progress until
you reach your ultimate goal. Stop
You’ve Contributed To Changing Lives
Thabile Buthelezi Foundation making excuses for yourself.
thabilebuthelezifoundation.wordpress.com Sukuma manje (get up now).”
Thabile Noxolo Buthelezi, 28, is the founder and executive director of Thabile Buthelezi Foundation.
She is a social transformer and her foundation has unleashed several community development initiatives. One of
28
“For many years, the concept of the Old Age those is the annual Woke Queen Seminars, which happens during Women’s Month in August to empower women and
educate them on business, leadership and other topics.
Homes has been foreign in the rural areas as these The Girl/Boy Child Campaign teaches girls and boys important life lessons. Buthelezi also mentors 40 girls aged
facilities were only available in the cities. “ - SAYM between 16 and 28.
Buthelezi, who hails from KwaMashu, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has a BA (University of KZN), a project
Executive Director Muzwakhe Sigudhla management diploma (UniSchool) and a Master’s in Dance Knowledge (University of Roehampton, London in the UK)
and is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Administration (Durban University of Technology).
Buthelezi’s motto is: “Start where you are, with what you have, and gradually progress until you reach your ultimate
SAYM is a non-proƓt organisation that provides high-quality, KZN goal. Stop making excuses for yourself. Sukuma manje (get up now).”
accredited youth development programmes for the youth of South
Africa and the SADC region. MUSAWENKOSI CHILI
Singer
facebook.com/musawenkosichili.musa
The basis of every genre of“
music is classical music.”
The SA Youth Movement was funded by the National Lotteries Singing comes effortlessly to Musawenkosi Chili. It’s a gift he willingly shares with others through choral and
classical music sessions with youth in Emdeni, Soweto, where he was born and raised.
22
Commission for the construction of an Old age home in Thaba Nchu, Chili, 22, has been teaching choral and classical music to others since he was in matric. His musical activities,
through music sessions in schools with learners or with community choirs, help give direction to youth in his
Free State. community.
All in all, Chili helps all his students discover the unparalleled joy of raising their voices together in harmony. “I
sometimes help in churches. But due to the pandemic, that is still on hold,” says Chili.
For many years, the concept of the Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and In his music initiative, he is helped by his mentors Siphiwe Mkhatshwa, Simphiwe Mnyamana and Keutlwile
Mosala. Chili would like to see classical music spread in his community and the rest of the country, and hopes for
Old Age Homes has been foreign North West more state funding to be ploughed into classical music.
in the rural areas as these facilities “The basis of every genre of music is classical music. So, if everyone can start there, I reckon it will be easy for them
to venture into other genres.” GP
were only available in the cities. The SA Youth Movement has
irregardless of the effects of the
NOMFUNDO MSOMI
This simply meant that only people lockdown on the NPO and NGO Women of Worth
who can afford to travel to the cities sector, gone out of their way to Movement Society
were able to access such facilities help alleviate the struggles of facebook.com/nomfundo.msomi.378
while those who don’t have funds poverty and hunger in their The fact that Brand South Africa appointed
are excluded. community. They have
28 Nomfundo Msomi, 30, as its Play Your Part
ambassador two years ago, means she’s indeed
commissioned a campaign of the 30 on the right path.
In line with the approved 2017/18 distribution food parcels to the less SA Youth Movement looks forward to the Born is Bulwer, KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands, and
later moved to Pietermaritzburg, Msomi is the
Strategic Funding Areas Guideline fortunate and the elderly in lockdown restrictions being lifted, so that they executive director of Women of Worth Movement
that is informed by key government impoverished communities. can promptly assist the elderly in their Society (WOW), a female-led non-profit
organisation she founded in 2016 with former
programs such as NDP, the DTI community who are under pressure to receive co-director Nompumelelo Khathi, to free women
from the bondage of emotional, psychological
Priorities and Government 9 Point The SA Youth Movement as funded proper care under such conditions. LP and social oppression, and to increase female
“
Plan, the NLC approved funding for by NLC for the construction of an participation in building a non-sexist and
construction of Old Age Homes in Old age home, was offered land by The project has received support from EPWP Martha Setsiba As youth, we should start creating opportunities
egalitarian society.
Msomi, an entrepreneur and life coach, says
the following rural provinces: Free Traditional authority and the Plans and The National Lotteries Commission. Mentz Reading Paradise for ourselves and those around us instead of
their programmes include personal development,
facebook.com/martha.setsiba.3 waiting for the government to do the job.” economic and sustainability development,
State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, were approved by the Municipality.
mentorship and coaching, and parenting, among
Circumstances have rendered the aged vulnerable to all forms of abuse
Martha Setsiba is extremely passionate about literacy, community development and early childhood others.
development. This 28-year-old community builder is the founder of Mentz Reading Paradise and
Masechaba Charity Foundation. “Young people must study, work hard towards
realising their dreams and never stop learning,”
She currently works as a domestic worker while studying towards an early childhood development Msomi says.
programme. Through Mentz Reading Paradise, Setsiba heads a reading project titled Nalibali Funda,
through which she goes around local schools and non-government organisations promoting a Last year, WOW launched its magazine titled
culture of reading. Women of Worth, a digital platform covering
women success stories. It is a go-to self-care
“I love advancing my knowledge all the time and that is why I am currently undergoing Activate
Change Drivers Programme that will equip me with leadership skills. As youth, we should start guide for all women.
“
creating opportunities for ourselves and those around us instead of waiting for the government to
do the job,” says Setsiba.
Young people must
Setsiba has also donated about 100 books and stationery as part of the 67 Minutes of Mandela Day.
study, work hard
“I was motivated [to do community work] by the low matric pass rate in our province, and I wanted
to play a part in ensuring that we change that, and the only approach that made sense was to tackle towards realising
the most important aspect of learning – reading.” their dreams and
KZN never stop learning.”
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COMMUNITY YOUTH HEROES
SONTO MSOMI
“
The responsibility of helping our communities brings joy
and pride in me and the rest of the team. We are always
1000 Hills Community Helpers motivated to help our people with their daily needs.” 53% OF
facebook.com/1000hch 31 FUNDING DISTRIBUTED TO RURAL AREAS AND 43% FUNDING DISTRIBUTED TO URBAN-
S
onto Msomi, 31, is the administrator, monitoring and evaluation officer at the 1000 Hills Community
Helpers, a non-profit organisation (NPO) based in Inchanga West in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal.
The organisation has been around for more than 30 years, and Msomi has been in her position for
nine years. The organisation runs a pre-school and crèche, a medical facility, a feeding scheme, a skills
CATALYSING SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT
development programme, a garden project as well as many other community outreach initiatives that seek to
alleviate poverty and enrich the lives of beneficiaries, particularly children. As Msomi and team will tell you, giving During the Ɠnancial year, the NLC was able to fund
a voice to marginalised children is at the heart of the NPO’s operations. In essence, the organisation speaks for
those who cannot speak for themselves and stands up for the rights of all who are destitute.
worthy causes amounting to R1.3 billion, across the
“As society has evolved and new horrors confront children, we have adapted our services to the needs of the sectors of Charities, Arts and Culture and Sport and
community and we focus particularly on children and communities who are affected by Aids,” says Msomi.
Recreation. Food security and water preservation
KZN
were areas that featured prominently during the year,
Gender-based violence (GBV) is squarely in
MARSHALL MAKHUBO including the funding of approximately R60 million to
Wathint’ Abafazi Wathint’ Isizwe the national dialogue, as it should be. In
Sethu; Marshall Makhubo Novels support micro-agricultural projects in six provinces,
the past year, we have funded various
instagram.com/marshall_makhubo targeting women in rural areas. This, alongside
organisations that assist victims of GBV,
Marshall Makhubo, 24, from Orlando East in projects aimed at restoring human dignity to
Soweto, says he and his sisters grew up in a 24 including shelters where vulnerable
broken home where they were emotionally and thousands of children through sanitation projects in
physically abused. He had to find a way to blow women and children can Ɠnd refuge.
off some steam. rural schools, in support of the Department of Basic
In 2019, Makhubo, real name Thulani Mathonsi, Education.
29 established Marshall Makhubo Novels, an
organisation that helps fund financially
struggling youth so they can publish their books
and anthologies.
SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING LOTTERIES
Marshall Makhubo Novels came out of the
struggles that Makhubo went through to raise Fundraising lotteries have grown in prominence, with more and more NPOs making use of the NLC’s support
R24 000 to publish his first romantic novel, Love
Lies Beautiful and Ugly, and he didn’t want other to raise their own funds. Our funding activities also produced 9 295 jobs
“
budding authors to undergo a similar experience. in the period under review and impacted approximately
The non-profit organisation also uses publishing 333 004 secondary beneƓciaries.
to raise awareness about the scourge of
gender-based violence with the release of an In addition, our procurement strategy saw us spend
anthology addressed to men titled Why Do We Kill
Our Women and Why Are We So Bitter? It is okay to cry and it is R176 million towards designated groups. This is also an area where we are intentional about supporting
GP “It is okay to cry and it is okay to fail. Believe in
okay to fail. Believe in businesses
yourself no matter what,” says Makhubo. yourself no matter what.” owned by black women, the black youth, and black people with disabilities. Through these endeavours, in
NTHABISENG MODJADJI addition to funding good causes, we ensure the vibrancy of the economies
nomies in which we operate.
BREAKING DOWN BORDERS AFRICA GP
YOUTH INITIATIVE
instagram.com/nthabimodjadji The NLC adopts a developmental approach to regulation and funding, and
“
The initiative is invested in bringing all Africans
Xolani Mhlanga our monitoring and evaluation teams conducted 3 011 site visits this year,
Emtshezi Youth Developers (EYD)
together, to write the future of Africa and share not only to ensure the proper use of funds but to support beneƓciaries and
facebook.com/xolani.mdumbe
skills and experiences in an inclusive space.” identify areas for further intervention and growth.
Through Emtshezi Youth Developers, a non-governmental
organisaiton he founded in 2014, Xolani Mhlanga, 33, is on a
Nthabiseng Modjadji, 29, from Fourways in Johannesburg, is one of 33 mission to give useful career guidance and a helping hand to 99% OF APPLICATIONS WERE ADJUDICATED WITHIN 150 DAYS INVESTIGATED
the country’s foremost youth activists and intersectional feminists, learners of Ntabamhlophe in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal.
someone who believes in actively championing for change. 21 For him, knowledge is power and education is a key to success.
Modjadji is the founder of Breaking Down Borders Africa Youth The organisation equips learners with knowledge and skills
Initiative, a Pan-African platform led by African youth for the benefit of towards furthering their studies after matric. Through his career
African youth. expos that make him go from school to school in the area,
The initiative is inspired by the vision of enabling African youth to Mhlanga interacts with learners and shares knowledge on how Beyond the immense social impact
“
they can access bursaries and scholarships.
connect and share skills towards the renewal of the continent.
of the NLC’s grant funding work, the National Lottery has over the years
“The initiative is invested in bringing all Africans together, to write the Every child in our Key to his mission is showing them how they could use
future of Africa and share skills and experiences in an inclusive space. society deserves proper technology to search for information and keep abreast with had a signiƓcant impact through job creation, localisation and B-BBEE, as well
“
We seek to address gaps that hindered youth development work within career trends around the world.
education and I’ve made
the social and entrepreneurship landscape,” says Modjadji, who is
it my responsibility “Every child in our society deserves proper education and I’ve as through the overnight winners it has produced. In fact, this year saw the
currently in Egypt for the World Youth Forum to which she was invited made it my responsibility to guide them towards greatness.
by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. to guide them Growing up in a rural area, I never got career guidance since National Lottery operator paying out the highest number of lottery winners
towards greatness.”
and creating the most millionaires ever in one year.
Modjadji is also one of the contributing authors of Africa 80, an information was scant. I don’t want youngsters in my area to go
anthology co-authored by 80 young African leaders from 15 countries. through the same struggle,” says Mhlanga.
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