Youthzones

Creating a better Mzansi through sport and development

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Millions of South African youngsters may be unemployed, but they are rarely idle. In fact, they work incredibly hard and some are even solving some of our pressing challenges. Indeed, young people h…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on October 19, 2023 at 10:07am — No Comments

Big Girls Soccer Team (Freedom Park, Soweto) A team sport strengthens a marginalized community and puts the meaning back in life of female seniors. The Big Girls Soccer Team is based in Freedom Par…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on October 18, 2023 at 12:51pm — No Comments

I have been putting a lot of expectations on myself for almost 2 years now, and it got to a point where I was so extremely exhausted my health just went down the hills. I couldn't sleep well, nor eat…

I have been putting a lot of expectations on myself for almost 2 years now, and it got to a point where I was so extremely exhausted my health just went down the hills. I couldn't sleep well, nor eat well and everything I was doing wasn't going accordingly.

I got better lil by lil by taking it easy on myself for sometime,…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on October 16, 2023 at 9:50am — No Comments

DOING IT OUT OF LOVE AND GROWING UP THE SCHOOL KIDS

I am so delighted to see a report card from this small boy doing grade 2 at my former Kgoboko Primary school that he managed to pass term 3.

The support I get from the kids is overwhelming because kids do not forget the bad or good you did to them.

Is not the first one to show me the report card, and it shows that the little I give to them means a lot.…

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Added by Denice Bongani Maphanga on October 11, 2023 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Rest Easy Nkosi!!!!

You may not be here anymore, but you're in our hearts forever. May you rest easy, your soul lives on in the people you touched.

''Your legacy and impact you made to this world shall forever continue''---Doc Mabila

Added by Sibo Sibiya on October 7, 2023 at 10:17am — No Comments

Youthzones Zebra Crossing INREACH in Drakensburg Mountains

Youthzones Zebra Crossing InReach in Drakensburg Mountains. Training on leadership and cultural exchange for 4 days. It was amazing connecting and networking with different cultures the beauty of Mzansi.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on October 7, 2023 at 10:07am — No Comments

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Nkosi Lobi Sigenyevu. Our beloved friend and one of our coordinators in Cape Town. Nkosi Lobi Sigenyevu was one of our long time friend…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on September 28, 2023 at 11:58am — No Comments

Zenzele Heritage Sports Tournament.. What a wonderful day I had on the 24th Septermber in one of our sites in Zenzele Informal Settlement. Our very own Youthzones long time leader Disebo Makau. She…

Zenzele Heritage Sports Tournament..

What a wonderful day I had on the 24th Septermber in one of our sites in Zenzele Informal Settlement. Our very own Youthzones long time leader Disebo Makau. She runs a Soccer and Netball Teams including being a single mom and an Enterpreneur.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on September 27, 2023 at 10:19am — No Comments

Happy Heritage Day South Africa!!!

Happy Heritage Day South Africa!!!

Celebrating our cultural diversity in a democratic South Africa.

Heritage Day on 24 September recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on September 24, 2023 at 6:54am — No Comments

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you will go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you've faced. All the battles you have won. All the fears you've overcome. All the ch…

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you will go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you've faced. All the battles you have won. All the fears you've overcome. All the chapters you have written. Remember the moments that came before when you had this same doubt and overcame it.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on September 22, 2023 at 10:28am — No Comments

HAPPY CHOOSEDAY ZONERS!!!

Happy Chooseday Zoners!!!

The promise of today and everyday is that you always have a choice in how to feel. Choose joy, choose peace, choose calm, choose gratitude. It may not change your circumstances, but your mindset going through it just feels better when you do.

Added by Sibo Sibiya on September 19, 2023 at 9:14am — No Comments

I keep it locked and moving forward everyday

Added by Denice Bongani Maphanga on September 13, 2023 at 8:19am — No Comments

my calling

it was in 2003 when i 1st met my grandfather. I grew up till i was 18 not knowing my fathers family members. I didnt want to accept them as i grew up poor and always having to move around most of my liher wasnt well. I stayed with my aunt, my sister and her inlaws. When my mother told that she wanted me to go meet my aunt for the 1st time i didnt want to go. After i went i have resented them for they lived a good life and i asked myself did they ever ask about me and how i was. My mother sat…

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Added by Lesley Khalo on September 9, 2023 at 9:26pm — No Comments

lighthouse

hi team, it all started in 2019 when i was on aanual leave. my village was pretty rough and i had a 7 year old daughter. i bought a ball to practice with boys at the grounds to keep fit and weeks later the boys asked me to arrange a game for them. from then on we developed a strong bond . i knew my daughter will be safe becouse all the boys knew her and will treat her as their own sister. that was my strategy. I met Doc in 2021 at our soccer grounds. from then on He kept motivating me to do…

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Added by Lesley Khalo on September 6, 2023 at 10:28pm — No Comments