Learning by grace versus learning with self-effort; the two sides to young Ndibo Silver’s life. From a young age, she was known to be amongst the top performing students in her school and as a result her academic performance was based solely on her intelligence. She developed a mentality that her brilliance and efforts are to be praised for her…
He had always loved to play with his dogs; he would take them for a walk along the road and jog with them. However, the 2nd of January 2016 was a peculiar day that did not end well for young Obadiah Isaac. Whilst he was running around with his dogs, he accidentally slipped and fell on his elbow. A pain…
In a family of eight siblings, Ms Sifiso Gideon beheld the title of the black sheep of the family. The rest of her siblings were Degree holders and had better paying jobs but the life of Ms Gideon was a gloom tale branded with disappointments and failures. All she could get were temporary and low-paying jobs. In regards to her…
Tumo Keobakile Tshipo shines as PPS diamond showing off the glorious works of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ through his academics. Tumo spent most of his early primary days playing football and neglected his academics. This adversely affected his academics as he dropped from a grade A to a grade C student. At standard four, the young chap injured…
Due to students’ over-indulgence in social media and bad character, the state of academic performance continues to be the nation’s cry. Sixteen-year-old Maungo Poomore was no exception; he found himself hooked to social media outlets, dating and entertaining vainglorious fame. He expounded that all hell broke loose when his eyes were opened to dating while at primary school, Standard five.…
“Only God can do this, His grace has maintained me from the onset. If not for His grace, the world would have engulfed me; my academics would have been history. But I thank God for PPS, thank God He came to my rescue.” These are the words of Ms Mofenyi Semetsa who glorified God through the words of…
For 6 years, Mr. Wazha Kgalemang was hooked to marijuana and cigarette smoking. Every day he consumed at least 20 sticks of cigarettes coupled with10 joints of marijuana. Soon he was drowning in addiction, if he goes for some time without taking this self-destructing junks, he would experience withdrawal symptoms. He would often times meet up with friends of like…
In October 2015, the company Kaone Gakena was working for had to undergo a period of transition and restructuring and because of this, the management had announced that some employees would have to be retrenched. She was shocked, left agitated and disturbed by this, fathoming the thin line that stood between her and unemployment. Kaone knew very well that it…
Excellence was the common language at the tip of Atang Kelebeng’s tongue as it was a norm to obtain grade A’s for all her subjects, but all this took a dramatic turn upon mixing with the wrong crowds. Constant bickering, laziness and a display of ill manners was now her lifestyle and not so surprisingly, her academics were adversely affected.…
Ms. Mosetsana Chepete was diagnosed with a fibroid and ovarian cyst in 2011 and has been living with the condition for four years now. Throughout these years, she experienced severe abdominal pains, prolonged menstrual periods, dizziness, loss of weight and general discomfort accompanied by sleepless nights. According to the doctors, she was to take lots of water in order for…