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perform their best, not just in the theoretical   be  the  motivation  and  looked  at  internal
           languages  but  also  in  the  practical  fields.   motivation and working at their full potential.
           Gibela  strives  for  excellence  from  its
           recipients  of  the  bursaries  that  they  offer   This sentiment was also iterated by the
           and would love to keep a high standard for        earlier  speaker,  Mr  Samane  (former
           the students to be able to give way for more      Teledrama  star actor from Isibaya),
           students into their bursary system. Students      who  said  that it was  important  also  to
           need to use the opportunities that are given      not base the success on where  you
           to them to the full potential. Mr Nkoneni from    come from but on what the future needs
           the  DHET  emphasised  that  having  a  clear     to  be.  Among  the  events  focused  on
           purpose in the quest to move on from Covid.       youth  empowerment,  this  event  has
           He quoted from the book of Proverbs 29:8          been  one of the most successful  so far.
           where it states that “without a vision the people
           perish”. He looked at the importance of having     The interaction from the students showed
           a vision. The vision must be clear and needs      their  eagerness  to  be  more  than  just  an
           to be forward-thinking and be able to see the     ordinary graduate but to have an impact
           aim amid the chaos that  may be present.          in  the  world  where  heroes  just  need  to
                                                             be someone down the road. Heroes are
           Mrs Ratlhagane, author of Emotional               amongst us if we look with a clear vision.
           Intelligence  at  School,  looked  at  having  a   Results can be seen  while reasons
           constructive  mindset  and  the  importance       cannot be seen; which one will you be
           of  making  an  impact  by  having  a  positive   looking for to make a better future for all?
           mindset and inspiring the people around you.
           Let the actions speak louder than the words
           that  are  being  spoken.  Mrs  Mulaudzi  from
           the  Maths  Centre  talked  about  being  your
           own  motivator.  External  factors  can  never



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