Altruistic and Retro Printer Mmapula Lindiwe Nkuna

By: Sfundo Mathimbane 

Twitter: @ssmathimbane 

Email: sfundomathimbane@gmail.com 

Ms Nkuna is a young driven woman who grew up in Sohanguve Rekgonne street. This amazing altruistic and retro printer was born on the 13th of January 2000.

                                                      Image from Mmapula Lindiwe Nkuna

“Capricorns are known to be very independent, disciplined, and organised, often make strong leaders just like I,” said Ms Nkuna as she explained her zodiac sign. Ms Nkuna started schooling at Sinqobile primary school, then she moved to Soshanguve Technical high school, and later went to Tshwane North TVET College – Roselyn Campus. The career choice Ms Nkuna chose was Civil Engineering N1-N6.

She realised that she has a talent in printing when she was in matric when she met with the father of her children, and it started as an internet café behind her partner. She then came up with the idea of printing.

“The passion I have for print is unexplainable in such a way that my hobby is singing, drawing and printing,” said Ms Nkuna.

Here is the video of Ms Nkuna explaining her passion in printing:

She added that in her spare time she likes watching movies or bonding with her children and check business social media pages. 

Ms Nkuna further explained the love she has for people is something that uplifts her unique work as a printer and makes her work special, “I am an intro-extrovert, bubbly mostly but one thing I’m not moody.” 

“I am a hard worker and when I do something I make sure that I leave a mark my work is unique in a way that even copycats can’t copy the exact thing, in fact everything I touch turns to Gold,” added Ms Nkuna laughing. 

Click the link below of Mr  Katlego complimenting the service from Kasi Net:

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She highlighted that the challenge she has in her business mostly is communication, because of different personalities she comes across. 

Ms Nkuna said that she is cheerful to be the mother of two children, a boy and a girl. “I am proud of the women today because, I am a strong, independent and what I like the most about me is that I gained to love myself more,” said Ms Nkuna. 

Ms Nkuna and her business partner Mr K. Macheane.

Ms Nkuna said that she regrets not living enough she feels like she didn’t enjoy her teenage hood because she was always indoors, the only time she was outdoors was when she sneaks out to see her boyfriend.

Ms Nkuna concluded by saying that she sees herself owning an empire in five years. First empire will be deco and catering, second one will be the printing and the third one will be the construction . Her aspiration in life is to see her children prosper in life and achieve more than she has done.

Students Developing Their Writing Skills as Authors

By: Sfundo Mathimbane

Twitter: @ssmathimbane

Email: sfundomathimbane@gmail.com

The coordinator of the book club Nonkululeko Mtshali couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw a throng of people entering the book club session. She said that she wasn’t expecting a large number of students.

Students were cheerful to be at the book club as they were longing for this opportunity. Ms Mtshali added that she established the book club because she wanted future authors and writers to feel encouraged to develop their writing skills.

 The purpose of the book club is to recruit more students to develop passion for reading books.

A book that was read at the book club.

Noluthando Dlamama radiates the stage when reciting a poem. Noluthando received a standing ovation after reciting her emotional poem titled Angisak’funi.

Noluthando said that she started reciting poems when she was doing grade seven at primary school. “The impact the book club has on me is to sharpen my writing skills and also sharing our work as writers,” she added.

The secretary of students’ development and support (SDS) Mr Daniel Mokoena told students that they can be famous authors and make a living with their talents of reciting poems and writing.

He named few famous successful South African reciters and authors; Mrs Gcina Mhlophe, Miss Koleka Putuma, Mr Scelo Mncube, Mr Syabonga Mpungose and Mr Lungisani Mavundla.

The secretary of SDS said that he will assist when they need finances in the book club.

Here is the video of Noluthando Dlamama reciting an emotional Poem:

He further said, “Students you must not take this book club for granted but you should hold this opportunity with both hands and make sure there’s progress and success out of it.”

Students are eager for the next book club session as Ms Mthsali said that she would like to have a book session once every month. Future authors and writers picked up something new that they didn’t know. They were told that if a poetry is reciting and they are touched by the poetry words and they feel like clapping hands, they shouldn’t do that but instead they must snap.

Mr Arnold Nkuna is a writer and he advised students that have passion in writing. “If you want to become better at something, you must practice, writing is no exception,” said Mr Nkuna.

Ms Thato Mashishi came to the book club to observe because she is a bookworm.  Thato said that she likes reading books in her spare time and her favourite book is ‘The fault in out stars by John Green’.

She explained the impact the book club has on her, it heals her, builds her confidence, and grooms her up.

Students find inspiration and motivation in the book club to be better writers and share their writing skills that heals and sharpens their minds to think broad.

Here is the audio link of Ms Mtshali explaining the impact of the book club:

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Ms Mtshali concluded by saying that she hasn’t seen any impact yet, but she’s happy to establish the book club because she’s been pregnant with the idea of starting a book club and today, she has given birth to the book club and she’s hoping to achieve a positive impact.