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The Olifants News | www.theolifants.co.za
Issue 49 | Thursday, 9 December 2021
Multi-talented artist releases a hot single by Dumisani Hlatswayo
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othing can dim the light that shines from within.” This quote by Maya Angelou sums up Nonofang Molamu’s talent well. She is a teacher, model, rapper, and vocalist of note. The 24-year-old artist uses the stage name ‘Kgosigadi,’ which means ‘queen’ in English. Kgosigadi has released a hot Tswana Afropop single, Sia (run away) in the first week of December, a song that promises to keep dance floors packed. Kgosigadi’s passion for art began at the primary and middle school levels as a poet. She would later write her songs and begin rapping influenced by the likes of Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna. At age 13, Kgosigadi realised that she had a rare gift of touching other people’s hearts with her voice. It was this realisation that made her continue performing her music, mainly during school functions. Today, Kgosigadi is a full-fledged musician who has shared the stage with big names in the music industry. She shared the stage with Nathi, Mlindo, Vusi Nova, motswako
rappers Tuks Senganga and Notshi, Prince Kaybee, Mobi Dixion, Donald, to name but a few. Kgosigadi told The Olifants News: “I am fusing Afropop using Afrobeats with hip hop to create my unique sound and sing mostly in Setswana. In some songs, one might hear the hip hop side of me or the Afropop dominating, at times both in one song. Although on the single that is out now, I only sing. I am running away from being boxed in because I am very versatile. I can wake up tomorrow and jump on an Amapiano song like no other,” she said. According to Kgosigadi, the country’s high rate of teenage pregnancies inspired her to compose the song, Sia. Currently, teen pregnancies in South Africa stand at 60%, with Gauteng leading all the provinces. “Ke letse ke sa lala banna ba rora/Ke letse ke sa bo bona banna ba rora O Legammanna ba go batla o sa tshwarwa,” those are the opening lines in Sia. “In the song I say, young girls should avoid trouble when they see boys as they normally end up leaving them to continue with their lives, while girls have to stay at home raising kids instead of being at school.
In the song, I refer to boys as lions,” she said. “I’m sending out a message to young girls to run away from being involved in intimate relationships at a young age. As they say, ‘it’s books before boys because boys bring babies,” said Kgosigadi. Kgosigadi is looking at working with an undisclosed Nigerian artist soon. She also thinks that Makhadzi, Boohle, and Shasha are amazing artists. She is busy cooking up her EP with her producer. Early next year, she will be releasing a single or two, then an EP will later follow. To aspiring artists, Kgosigadi said: “Do your research. I can never overemphasize that, especially if you’re an independent artist. You shouldn’t leave any stone unturned because music goes beyond being on stage or sleepless nights at the studio. You need to know all your rights and marketing strategies of the industry,” she concluded. Indeed, she is a queen and her soul is royalty. Connect with her on her social media platforms: Facebook: Kgosigadi Instagram: Kgosigadi_n Twitter: @Kgosigadi_nonny
Teacher, model, rapper, and vocalist Nonofang Molamu aka Kgosigadi.
Mamete’s gives New Tembisa Hospital CEO on nyaope addicts a a mission to fix staff attitude second chance in life By Dumisani Hlatswayo
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inkie Thabyane, founder and chairperson of Mamete’s home-based care, a non-profit organisation based in Thembisa. It is a community-based organisation that also focuses on the rehabilitation of young people to enable them to be contributors to their society. “We have rehabilitation programmes for the so-called “nyaope boys”, they are drug addicts, and we are helping them through rehab programmes to get them clean,” said Thabyane. “We have 18 boys that undergo this rehab programme. We also have agriculture projects and other similar programmes that help them acquire practical skills,” she explained. She adds that I-college has about R38 000 worth of school bursaries for those who want to go to school. “We do health awareness campaign’s together with the police. Besides this, we realised that others would love to study further; that’s where i-college comes to play,” said Thabyane. “Our main aim is to have a soup kitchen where we will be able to feed many people in the morning, and after school, we have done food
Linkie Thabyane, founder and chairperson of Mamete’s home based care.
parcels distribution in the past at Rabasotho, “ said Thabyane. The organisation recently donated clothes to the underprivileged, and the donations were well received. Clothes in plastic bags donated to kids in Thembisa.
he new CEO of Tembisa Hospital, Dr. Ashley Vusi Mthunzi, is on a mission to fix staff attitudes at one of Gauteng’s most bad public hospitals. Mthunzi joined the Tembisa hospital after leading Pholosong Regional Hospital in Brakpan from November 2019 up until April 2021. Before taking the reins at Tembisa Hospital, Mthunzi acted as the Far East Rand hospital CEO for a short period. Mthunzi’s appointment came at the right time when Tembisa Hospital was facing a deluge of complaints from patients. On June 25, 2020, Shonisani Lethole tweeted his ordeal from his hospital bed and appealed to former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize to intervene. “Mkhize, can I respond to your tweets if the problems I have at one of your facilities continue(s), it’s becoming unbearable and they don’t seem to care. Didn’t eat for 48 hours,” he tweeted. The hospital seems to struggle to serve an estimated 2.5 million population from the three Gauteng metros — Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and Tshwane.
Tembisa Hospital
Earlier last year, a report by the attitude. Then your patients will be Health Ombud found that Lethole’s advocates; they will say Tembisa death could have been avoided and Hospital has changed. Something recommended that 19 workers at is happening in Tembisa, and I am the Tembisa Hospital face disci- not sure what is happening. It is not plinary action for their alleged roles the issue of food that is happening in what happened. now, but there is something that is During his keynote speech, happening there,” Mthunzi said. Mthunzi reminded everyone how However, most residents still Covid-19 put pressure on hospitals. believe a lot still needs to be done “2020 till date, the busiest day to improve the quality of service was on the 17th of July, you will at the hospital. Speaking to one think that was the third wave. We of the residents who requested to received 255 patients on that day remain anonymous, he said clinialone. You have to appreciate it cians at Tembisa Hospital don’t because, for 255 patients, you take patients seriously. “If your need a porter there, and you need family member is sick when you a cleaner there,” he said. come to visit them. There won’t To nurses and doctors, Mthunzi be any doctor or a nurse that will said: “You need to change your explain their sickness,” he said.
