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We have wrapped up our mission trip and are now back in Johannesburg.  I just want to thank our leader Bishop Enoch Blaai for this vision of MakingJesusFamous. I have learnt by just watching you lead that serving God means that you do everything within your disposal to see Christ glorified. Thank you for your leadership Tyma🙌 We encountered many challenges in this mission but throughout all these challenges I saw you being a leader. Your leadership style humbles me. You're a democratic leader and you lead with your people. A leader who lead by example. The mission to Cape Town was not a glamorous trip. It was filled with challenges left and right but non of those challenges were able to stop us. Indeed evangelism requires strength from the Lord of the harvest. Our mission was to go into communities and remind them about the meaning of Christmas Season. It is not Xmas it is Christmas; we must never remove Christ from the equation. Jesus Christ Is the reason for this season. I'm...

 On our arrival in Bloemfontein we got lost looking for our accommodation. This was 2am in the morning. The GPS navigation failled us. We drove around for about 30 minutes and everyone was distressed at this point. We just wanted to rest!! Realising that we couldn't get to our accommodation we looked for a POLICE STATION and asked for help. When the Police heard that we're on our way to Cape Town and we're preaching Jesus Christ they were happy and just wanted to take part.  They offered to escort us to our accommodation and this gesture alone reminded me of something very special about Evangelism: that we ALL have a role to play in Making Jesus Famous🙌 Evangelism is not an exclusive province for ordained ministers or evangelism committees or highly skilled socialites. For evangelism to flourish every member must contribute in their own way lihambe ivangeli. #MakingJesusFamous We are doing our last day in Bloemfontein and tomorrow we will be in Colesberg. Let's go. #CW...

  I will be joining Bishop Enoch Blaai and The Shalom Singers on their N1 Provincial Trilogy Tour, from Johannesburg to Free State to Cape Town. We are doing Christmas with Jesus Campaign!! #MakingJesusFamous We are leaving today and our first stop is Kroonstad in Free State. We will be doing our first service of Christmas with Jesus tonight and our guest speaker is Bishop Moratehi Sekete🔥 Next stop is Bloemfontein where we are going to spend two days before proceeding to Colesberg, Beaufort West, Kraaifontein and Bellville. Our last stop will be in Khayelitsha on the 16th. Please pray for us🙏 Christmas with Jesus!!#MakingJesusFamous #JesusIsLord

  The journey of learning never stops. You only stop learning when you die. I'm proud to be learning from the best. Indlela Ibuzwa Kwabaphambili. Life as a young leader🙏  I stand here as a champion of EPIC Leadership - Ethical, Purpose Driven, Impact Conscious and Commited to serve - #EPIC I don't take this moment lightly.  Before I was installed as an Ambassador I went through a rigorous training and at the end I sat down with the founder, Professor Thuli Madonsela, who gave me a strong lecture on what is expected from me. I solemnly pledge to live out this Creed, upholding the highest standard of leadership and serving as a FORCE for democracy, justice and human dignity.  May my actions INSPIRE a bright future where DEMOCRACY works for ALL🙏 #freedom #Integrity #accountability #responsibility #Demologues #Ambassodor #ThuMa Sitting next to Proffesor Thuli Madonsela

I am in a taxi and this young man sitting next to me is arguing with his fellow school mate who is sitting behind us. A friendly argument.  In the process of their argument this young man, probably 15 years old, says to his mate "AWUNG'TSHELI LOKHO"🤣 I looked at him because I know that is Sylvester Mofokeng's famous slogan. Theee Mavesta!! A man with 07 prison escapes. Sylvester's first episode on AgainstTheWall Podcast went viral hitting 1.9 million views in three months. He should be Netflix's next big project "Based on a true story".  Sylvester made an appearance at BK Lifestyle Cafe this past weekend and when the astablishment posted his picture on their Facebook page (picture attached) many people in the comments section were asking why we are glorifying criminals as a nation.  I think this is a wrong view. People who go through rehabilitation can actually come back to society and become positive individuals. We just have to give them a second ...

Many people who met me during Nhlanhla's Lux "short lived fame" know that I was always clear on my position regarding Operation Dudula. I agreed with what they wanted to achieve but I was of a view that they were doing it in a wrong way. I understand the need to deal with undocumented immigrants but I disagree with the manner in which Operation Dudula wanted to approach this sensitive matter. For the last couple of weeks we've been advocating for Spaza Shops to close and only re-open once they have met all the compliance requirements. I know we have to fix our Spaza Shops Sector for the safety of everyone but how do we do it? Do we just close Spaza Shops and only reopen them months later? What will happen to people who depend on Spaza Shops for their everyday needs? How will this even affect the township economy? Professor Thuli Madonsela gave us a different view this morning on EncaNews. While she does support spaza shop inspections and the closure of delinquent on...

In 2018 while I was staying in Pretoria I met Phakaman Ngcobo through my roommate Mpatho Mthembu. He was studying at TUT at the time and stayed at Telkom Residence where me and Mpathoh used to visit on a regular basis. His room was a good place to learn about the Bible because it was always filled with young student preachers who loved discussing biblical topics & doctrines.  Everytime when we visited Phakaman we would not leave his room without him offering us tea. Sometimes he would not even ask us anything but just prepare the tea and invite us to indulge.  As I grow up I'm beginning to understand and appreciate the value of what Phakamani was doing at the time.  Africans have been moving between locations for thousands of years in search of better living conditions. Sometimes they traveled long distances for days on end without food and proper clean water.  While travelling they would often stumble upon a village in the middle of nowhere and stop to refresh....

      Imagine we are both trapped in a life threatening situation. I take out my phone and notify my Insurance Company which then dispatch a helicopter to rescue me. When the helicopter arrives it rescues me and leave you helpless at the scene because you are not covered by the insurance . That's what happens in a world where Capital is more important than a human life. We now know that the climate is changing at a rapid pace and we are more likely to see greater disasters in the future. Our country is the most unequal society in the world. The wealthy have insurances to cover a quick retreat to safety or a temporary accommodation while the poor have nothing and no one to rely on. It's survival of the fittest. Your ability to survive is dependent on what is in your purse. Capitalism at its best!! Who will speak for the poor? I am convinced that we need to go back to being children of the world again. We must become more radical in our practice of Ubuntu by being more s...

The first book I read while I was in primary is Nelson Mandela's long walk to freedom . I stole the book from my sister side table and I don't remember returning it😶 In one of his famous quotes Nelson Mandela says " What matters in life is not the mere fact that you have lived, but it is the difference you made in the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life you lead".   When I was in high school I would always glare at the recently graduated alumni who always came back to motivate us. It was only after I left high school that I realised the true value of these high school visits.  We come from Impoverished townships. Education is the only way out. However, lack of information, socio economic barriers, geographic location and poverty continue to make it difficult for township pupils to access higher education.  The main challenge that I am most interested in is the lack of information among high schoolers. This is information regarding differe...

The University of South Africa is set to introduce a secondary school called Unisa Open School (UOS). It is an online secondary school offering Grades 10 and 11.  This new school aims to expand access to secondary education for learners unable to attend conventional schools. Who should apply? Unisa Open School's intake for the 2025 academic year will commence on 29 July 2024 and close on 30 August 2024.  During its first year, the school will offer Grades 10 and 11, with fees set at R1050 per month per learner for Grade 10 and R1075 per month per learner for Grade 11.  For Grade 10, the maximum 100% fee that must be paid before 31 January of every year is R11 550. An alternative payment option is 11 equal payments (11 × R1 050). For Grade 11, the maximum 100% fee that must be paid before 31 January of every year is R11 825. An alternative payment option is 11 equal payments (11 × R1 075).   The school's curriculum follows the CAPS guidelines and includes inno...

The story of Loyiso Coko should be studied by all men because it harbours important lessons for all of us. Loyiso is a young man from Eastern Cape who was employed as a paramedic. While at work he met a university student and they started dating. Let's call this girl X . X was in her early 20s and also a virgin when he met Loyiso. Soon after the relationship started Loyiso and his girlfriend X decided to spend a romantic night together at his apartment. During the evening they engaged in foreplay and kissing before having sex. After the night the couple continued communicating on WhatsApp and they were both concerned about the possibility of pregnancy until Girl X informed Loyiso that she was not pregnant as her "period had arrived". Girl X visited Loyiso AGAIN and for the next months the couple would meet on a social basis before the relationship ended. Three months later, after the relationship ended, Girl X claimed that Loyiso raped her and went to open a case at the p...

There is a serious disease among Africans that we need to urgently confront: Tribalism. Tribalism is a growing concern in SA and some rotten individuals within the Zulu group are proud perpetrators. While some are advancing tribal politics in a subtle and skilful manner, others are openly and unashamedly running around promoting naked tribalism.  I have no respect for people like Ngizwe Mchunu who goes around beating the drums of tribal chauvinism. He is not alone: Another group in KwaZulu Natal is campaigning on a ticket of creating "an independent Zulu nation". The party says that Zulu speaking people are suffering because they have to share the same space with other ethnic groups. Pure madness!! As we celebrate 30 years of democracy we can learn a lot from Rwanda that is celebrating 30 years since the 1994 genocide. The civil conflict resulted when two groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis, were manipulated to see each other as enemies. The consequences of dividing a unified na...

Penny Ntuli left Gagasi FM because she was not being paid well. This week she announced that she is joining Jozi FM. Jozi FM is a small radio station compared to GagasiFM but it is promising to pay her well. To Penny this move means growth because she is no longer gonna earn a meagre salary of R2800 for her radio talent. The biggest lesson I've learnt from this is that sometimes growth can be found in choosing to downgrade. Many people hold on to toxic environments to maintain "status". We must never stay in places where we are devalued simply because we want to maintain status.  "Emhlabeni asisebenzeli ukubukwa ukuthi sisebenzela kuliphi izinga kepha sisebenzela ukuthi sikwazi ukuphila impilo esiyifisayo". If your today is better than your yesterday then you have grown🙏 

Mzansi Magic recently revealed a new drama series called Queen Modjadji, which is coming soon to our screens. The story is inspired by the world famous Balobedu rainmaker, Queen Maselewane Modjadji l.  Last year I wrote about Khelobedu as a language and the status it has been given by our Constitution as one of the dialects of Sepedi. I personally think that this series should be a reminder to President Ramaphosa that in 2018 he promised to make Khelobedu the 12th official language, a promise that Mandela failed to keep. But what concerns me the most is the timing of this series. The Balobedu people do not have a Queen at the moment. The late Queen's children, Princess Masalanabo and Prince Lekukela, are fighting for the throne.  Princess Masalanabo was only few months old when her mother, Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI, died in 2005 leaving behind the young Princess and her elder brother Prince Lekukela Modjadji. As a custom, the royal council proceeded to appoint a regent to ...