Called To Serve

Masike Lebele has used his social influence to members of his community and society at large to reconnect and cope with the psychological impact of the Covid19 Lockdown Regulations, which have resulted in an antisocial euphoria as an effect. He has formed the Walkie Talkies communal walk in Protea North, which correlate with his Soweto Hiking Trail he has discovered in an abandoned mine in Meadowlands, Soweto. Nkomo wa Maphike sat down with Masike, to discuss the impact of his "Called to Serve" journey. Connect with us: https://bit.ly/3fUJ3WeTwitter https://twitter.com/CalledToServe2Facebook https://www.facebook.com/calledtoservezaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/calledtoserveza/

Mother and daughter duo, Belinda and Kirsty Watts founded the Kirsty Watts Foundation following a plea from a young 14-year-old Kirsty who was going through chemotherapy. After seeing how much medical and emotional support she received from her family compared to other young kids who she met during her fight against brain cancer, she was inspired to assist children less fortunate than herself. Nkomo wa Maphike sat down with both Kirsty and her mom Belinda, to unpack their 'Called To Serve' journey.   Connect with us: https://bit.ly/3fUJ3WeTwitter https://twitter.com/CalledToServe2Facebook https://www.facebook.com/calledtoservezaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/calledtoserveza/

Having first become a household name through co-founding the #NotInMyName movement in 2017 following the brutal murder of 21-year-old Karabo Mokoena, Siyabulela Jentile has over the years continued to develop the movement into one that isn't just once-off. Today, #NotInMyName is more than about promoting gender equality, it is an international organisation with a footprint in other African countries, founded on 2 more pillars, being Education & Development for youth and Social Relief to families in need.  This is his story. Listen  Don't forget to connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 

After a brief breather, we're happy to share with you this week, a new episode. Nkomo Wa Maphike chats with Sonono Khoza, the founder and Director of the Zodwa Khoza Foundation based in Diepkloof, Soweto. Sonono started the foundation in honour of her late sister who's contributions to the SA sports industry via Soccer were overshadowed by the cause of her death. The Foundation stands today serving both youth and the elderly who are affected by poverty, through 'Kasi Gains' projects focused on Education, Skills and Entrepreneurship Development, Food Security & Agricultural Development, Health, Sports Development, and Youth & Women Development. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram 

It is no secret that Christianity is a religion that was enforced on Africans due to colonization. Father Oupa Matseke is among a new generation of black African religious leaders whose travels to countries like Tanzania, where African traditional religion and Christianity are embraced in co-existence, inspired him to learn more about how this can be emulated in his home country of South Africa where Christians are more conservative and do not easily embrace the marriage between African traditional religion and Christianity. This podcast is available on your favorite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and or Instagram

Families with young children living with autism in SA, don't always receive the services and support that they need. Kgathi Mabuya, Principal of Mohato School for Autism in Naledi, Soweto took on the challenge of working to educate families and communities about autism through leading the first school for autistic children in Naledi. Mabuya has spent 16 years teaching children with special needs. This podcast is available on your favorite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and or Instagram

In our episode this week, Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with the Founder and Director of Word on the Street, Itumeleng Selepe to chat about his mission to help rehabilitate drug users while challenging drug and substance abuse among SA's young and adult men and women. We tap into Selepe's personal journey after 10 years of drug use and take a look into how the world as he continues to grow the movement. The Podcast is available on your favorite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Or Instagram

This week, Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with Matseleng Mogodi, the Director of ‘I Get It Now', a mental health awareness program and founder of Snooks Estates. Matseleng chats about what urged her to start driving awareness around mental health, the triggers and how to facilitate having a healthier mental state while facing off with the challenges that life brings daily. The podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and or Instagram

The recent insurgency in Mozambique and the ongoing conflict between Israeli and Palestinian nationals has led us to reflect on the work that needs to be done to challenge the leadership of countries wherein there is conflict displacing citizens and depriving them of a healthy community and general human rights. This week, Nkomo Wa Maphike chats with Jacob Skhosana, the Director of Jesuit Refugee Services South Africa. Skhosana talks about working to create safe havens for migrants and refugees and the challenge of xenophobia in the work he does. This podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and or Instagram

**Trigger Warning sexual assault and rape is mentioned in the episode** Ahead of Child Protection Week which officially begins on May 30 in South Africa, Nkomo Wa Maphike chats with Amelia Zulu, the Project Manager of Kagcisham Kids Project, a Clinical Psychologist and founder of Kagcisham Women Development Centre, about the work she does with children through Kagcisham Kids Project based in Protea South, Soweto and the inspiration behind her altruistic work. Zulu's time spent working with families and children through the Protea Glen SAPS further encouraged her to centre herself in the community to help mentor the young boys and girls who are vulnerable to pregnancy, violence and dropping out of school due to influences from their community. This podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter , Facebook and or Instagram

In this week's episode, we travel to Bertrams in central Johannesburg where Nkomo Wa Maphike meets with the Founder of Bertrams Inner City Farm, Refiloe Molefe whose passion for farming helps her feed Johannesburg's poor community. She has over the years enlisted the help of youth living and studying in the area to help grow her farm into the business it is today with various fruits, vegetables, and food items made from the farm produce, now sold. This podcast is also available on other music streaming platforms. Do remember to subscribe and set notifications to get the latest episodes. Connect with us on: Twitter, Facebook Or Instagram

In our episode this week, Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with the Co-founder of Water for The Future, Romy Stander to chat about the process of restoring the river and how she ended up co-leading this major project in the heart of Johannesburg. The Podcast is available on your favorite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Or Instagram

In our episode this week, Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with the Founder of The Pink Room, Mandisa Jiyane to chat about the healing work that she's been able to do for teenagers through the organisation being planted at schools across Johannesburg East. We tap into the journey so far and how she keeps her fighting spirit in the name of creating a safer society for young people. The Podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook Or Instagram

In this week's episode, we travel to Kliptown in Soweto where Nkomo Wa Maphike chats with the Founder of the Soweto Kliptown Youth (SKY) NPO, Bob Nameng. Nameng's experience working in the NPO sector started with the Jabu and Bob Youth Club (J and B Youth Club) which later led to the birth of SKY, an organisation that works to empower the community of Kliptown, beyond its youth. He talks through the role of girls and women in leading social change for a new dawn. The Podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook Or Instagram

TRIGGER WARNING: Reference to sexual assault made in the podcast. __________ Father Kgaogelo Ntsie, inspired by his own battle with depression, advocates for resource investment towards psychological support for religious leaders. Currently a Psychology major, he plans to offer support to help fellow religious leaders through their own mental health challenges, sometimes worsened by the reality of the lonely journey on which they find themselves.

In this week's episode, we travel to Pretoria where Nkomo Wa Maphike chats to Founder and Director of Pelmo Publishers, Nkemiseng Molefe. Nkemiseng's journey as a publisher began when she published books written in isiZulu by her father, Dr. Lawrence Molefe. Since then, she has continued to advocate for the preservation of native South African languages through literature. Pelmo Publishers has gained rights to publish and translate 'Alice in Wonderland' to isiZulu - 'U-Alice Ezweni Lezimanga. It also has a colouring book based on Dr. Molefe's novel 'Isizwe Esisha (Rooster for President) published in isiZulu and English. The Podcast is available on your favourite music streaming sites. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook Or Instagram

In this week's episode, we travel to Central Jabavu in Soweto where Nkomo Wa Maphike meets with the new Director of The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music, Lungile Zaphi. Zaphi is a photographer and Human Resources graduate who uses her experience and as a Visual Art Curator to transform learning for children at the centre and the community of Central Jabavu. This podcast is also available on other music streaming platforms. Do remember to subscribe and set notifications to get the latest episodes. Connect with us on: Twitter, Facebook Or Instagram

In this week's episode, Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with Mpendulo Mfeka, SRC President at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) to tap into his journey as the SRC President in the midst of an international pandemic and what this age means for SRC leadership and its agenda to promote students interests moving forward. This podcast is also available on other music streaming platforms. Do remember to subscribe and set notifications to get the latest episodes. Connect with us by leaving us a rating and sharing your comments with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram

Nkomo Wa Maphike sits down with Cancervive's Education & Support Manager for insight into her journey to becoming the advocate that she is and lessons from the journey.

Vatiswa Mtyalela has seen how children in her neighbourhood are chased from home and left to wander the streets. She has since 2005, created a space where they can draw and develop their reading and understanding so they can carve a brighter future for themselves.

Molefe Thwala uses his experience in the arts industry, as a tool to emphasize the importance of art as a method to preserve their developmental progress. He highlights the struggles faced by young upcoming artists and prominent artists in an industry that is misunderstood by the community. This podcast is also available on other music streaming platforms. Do remember to subscribe and set notifications to get the latest episodes. Connect with us by leaving us a rating and sharing your comments with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram #art #printmaking #philanthropy #finearts

Women and girl empowerment is something that remains very important to not only communicate but actively demonstrate in society with meaningful results as evidence of empowerment. This week we chat to Mastseliso Photolo, founder of Lefurile Passion Project, who works with young girls and empowers them through providing holistic educational support including mentor support.

Meet Thebe Mohatle, former spokesperson of Kaizer Chiefs and Departments of Education, Social Development, and Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane. Mohatle is now a Director of the Homework and Career Guidance Centre in Protea North, Soweto. A center focused on a holistic approach to education.

With two episodes already up, the voices behind the podcast series thought it would be great to share with you a history of the series. Introduced are also the voices behind the work that you get to listen to every Friday.

This week's episode introduces traditional healer, Gogo Slwane, who shares her experience of the initiation she underwent in her early 30s as well as some of the negative opinions about sangomas that she's trying to change. Tune in

We launch our first episode sitting down with Siya Fonds, Founder of Block 88 Concept Store in Maptela Soweto. Fonds is a man who does not mince his words when it comes to the subject of pop culture in Soweto. He has taken a bold step to pursue establishing an economic and educational hub for the young and old residents of Mapetla.