{"id":36389,"date":"2026-05-12T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=36389"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:10:12","slug":"vut-summit-urges-young-men-to-reject-harmful-ideas-of-masculinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-summit-urges-young-men-to-reject-harmful-ideas-of-masculinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Seboka sa VUT se hlohlelet\u0161a masogana go gana dikgopolo t\u0161e kotsi t\u0161a bonna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT e diri\u0161ana le NASDEV bakeng sa kopano ya \u201cMonna yo a nago le Kgopolo,\u201d e lebane le boit\u0161hupo bja banna, bophelo bjo bobotse bja monagano le maano a go thibela bokamoso bakeng sa barutwana ba lekgolong la bo-21 la nywaga.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12 Motsheganong 2026 | Pale ka: Shaun Michael Ndou | Seswant\u0161ho: Sifiso Nomzaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 5 nako ya go bala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"VUT summit urges young men to reject harmful ideas of masculinity\" class=\"wp-image-36404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55254958959_73dc62c6b5_o.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka Labone, 07 Motsheganong 2026, Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e fetogile yeo e fetago khamphase ya dithero le mat\u0161at\u0161i a mafelelo a thuto. Senthareng ya Khonferentshe ya VUT, Vanderbijlpark, yunibesithi e hlot\u0161e sekgoba sa potego, go hlaselega gabonolo le go nagani\u0161i\u0161a ge baithuti, ba\u0161omi ba maphelo a mabotse le baetapele ba khamphase ba kgobokane bakeng sa Seboka sa Banna sa 2026 ka fase ga morero wa, \u201cMonna yo a nago le Menagano.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E swerwe ka tiri\u0161ano le Mokgatlo wa Boset\u0161haba wa Ditsebi t\u0161a Tlhabollo ya Baithuti (NASDEV), seboka se ile sa thulana le ye nngwe ya dilo t\u0161a nnete t\u0161e thata kudu le t\u0161eo gant\u0161i di hlokomologwago t\u0161eo di lebanego le masogana a thuto ya godimo, e lego dintwa t\u0161e di homot\u0161ego t\u0161a maikutlo le t\u0161a maphelo a monagano t\u0161eo di rwelego ka morago ga ditebelelo t\u0161a bonna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boithomelo bo kopant\u0161e Ditirelo t\u0161a Thekgo ya Baithuti (SSS), Kliniki ya Khamphase le Bodulo bja go Phela le go Ithuta ka go seo se fetogilego maitapi\u0161o a setheo ao a kopant\u0161wego a go feta dipolelo t\u0161a tlhohlelet\u0161o le go hlola dipoledi\u0161ano t\u0161e di nago le mohola go dikologa boit\u0161hupo, bohlale bja maikutlo, maikarabelo le phodi\u0161o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebokeng ka moka, there\u0161o e tee e ile ya t\u0161welela leboelela: masogana a mant\u0161i a tlai\u0161ega ka setu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditebelelo t\u0161a set\u0161o, maemo a leago le ditumelo t\u0161a leabela go dikologa bonna di t\u0161wela pele go tii\u0161et\u0161a kgopolo ye kotsi ya gore \u201cindoda ayikhali\u201d, go ra gore monna ga a lle. Lega go le bjalo ka morago ga setu seo go na le dikgatelet\u0161o t\u0161e di oket\u0161egago t\u0161a maikwelo, go tshwenyega, kgatelet\u0161ego gomme gant\u0161i kudu, masogana ao a ikwago a sa kgone go kgopela thu\u0161o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a emela SSS, Ngaka Gugulethu Xaba o hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go nagana gape ka seo se bolelwago ka nnete go ba monna set\u0161habeng sa lehono. O ile a bolela gore pele banna ba ka atlega dithutong goba t\u0161a seprofe\u0161enale, ba swanet\u0161e go thoma ka go lokolla dikgopolo t\u0161e kotsi t\u0161eo di tswalanyago bonna le go gatelela maikwelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKe ile ka hlabja ke ko\u0161a ya kgale kudu, yeo Ginuwine a e opet\u0161ego ka gore: \u2018Nthu\u0161e go ba monna yo mokaone yo nka bago yena,\u2019\u201d a realo Ngaka Xaba. \u201cKa fao, ge re bolela ka go tsepami\u0161a kgopolo ga banna, re swanet\u0161e go kwe\u0161i\u0161a gape gore seo re lekago go se kganyoga ke go ba monna yo mokaone yo re ka bago yena.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O ile a gopot\u0161a baithuti gape gore boit\u0161hupo bo bopa boitshwaro le dikamano, go dira gore go nyakege gore masogana a hlalo\u0161e bonna leswa ka ditsela t\u0161e di phet\u0161ego gabotse le t\u0161e di akaret\u0161ago bohle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Se sengwe le se sengwe seo re se dirago bjalo ka boit\u0161hupo bja rena se tsebi\u0161a banna; kopano ye ke sefala sa gore rena ka VUT re se ithute. Re swanet\u0161e go hlalo\u0161a bonna leswa ka tsela yeo e lego ye botse, yeo e akaret\u0161ago bohle le go re dumelela go ba batho pele re le banna.&quot;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngaka Xaba o hlalosit\u0161e gape bokgoni bjo bo bohlokwa bjo bo nyakegago go hlabolla seo a se hlalosit\u0161ego bjalo ka monna yo a nago le monagano: bokgoni bja leago, bokgoni bja maikutlo le bokgoni bja temogo. Mmogo, bokgoni bjo bo hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go lebelela go tsepami\u0161a kgopolo e sego bjalo ka bofokodi, eup\u0161a bjalo ka go gola ga maikutlo, go itemoga le maatla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E nngwe ya dinako t\u0161e di kgahli\u0161ago kudu t\u0161a kopano ye e t\u0161wa go seboledi sa tlhohlelet\u0161o Morena Linda Ntuli, yo a tsebi\u0161it\u0161ego baithuti ka seo a se bit\u0161ago \u201cDikokwane t\u0161e hlano t\u0161a go thibela Bokamoso\u201d, tlhako yeo e lebi\u0161it\u0161wego go thu\u0161a masogana go maatlafat\u0161a seo a se bit\u0161ago \u201cditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a bona t\u0161a go \u0161oma ka gare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka go \u0161omi\u0161a mehlala ye e \u0161omago le go anega dikanegelo t\u0161e di amanago, Morena Ntuli o phuthollot\u0161e mafelo a mahlano a bohlokwa a kgolo: kgopolo, kgokagano, bohlale bja maikutlo, kgalemo le maikarabelo a dit\u0161helete. Molaet\u0161a wa gagwe o ile wa kwagala kudu go baithuti ka gobane o be o kgokaganya tlhabollo ya motho ka no\u0161i le dikgetho t\u0161a let\u0161at\u0161i le let\u0161at\u0161i le morero wa nako ye telele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMonna yo a nago le monagano o theelet\u0161a gabedi go feta ge a bolela,\u201d Mna Ntuli o hlalosit\u0161e ge a phutholla bohlokwa bja bohlale bja maikutlo, tayo le maikarabelo a motho ka no\u0161i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka morago o ile a tii\u0161et\u0161a molaet\u0161a wa gagwe ka khutsofat\u0161o ye bonolo eup\u0161a e sa lebalegego ya MONNA: Master Yourself. Amogela Boikarabelo. Le ka mohla o se ke wa Kgotsofalela ka Tlase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ntle ga polelo ya tlhohlelet\u0161o, Morena Ntuli o hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go amogela mekgwa yeo e t\u0161wet\u0161ago pele kgolo ya motho ka no\u0161i ya nako ye telele ka seo a se bit\u0161ago \u201cDi Dula t\u0161e 5\u201d: Dula o Botega, Dula o Phet\u0161e gabotse, Dula o swerwe ke tlala, Dula o Fi\u0161a le go Dula o Ikokobedit\u0161e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohlomongwe ye nngwe ya dinako t\u0161e maatla kudu t\u0161a seboka e tlile ka tshwant\u0161hi\u0161o ya gagwe ya Nawa ya Kofi. Ge dikharoti di nolofala gomme mae a thatafala ka fase ga kgatelelo, dinawa t\u0161a kofi di feto\u0161a meetse ao a di dikologilego. O ile a phega kgang ya gore masogana ga se a swanela go dumelela kgatelet\u0161o go ba hlalo\u0161a, eup\u0161a a swanet\u0161e go ba batho ka o tee ka o tee bao ba kgonago go feto\u0161a ditikologo t\u0161a bona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO bodit\u0161e barutwana gore: \u201dEba di- thermostat, e sego di- thermometer.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kgahlamelo ya seboka mohlomongwe e ile ya bonagala gabotse ka mant\u0161u a baithuti ka bobona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morena Katlego Chilwane, moithuti wa Boent\u0161enere bja Mohlagase ka VUT, o bolet\u0161e gore kopano ye e mo gopot\u0161it\u0161e gore go kitimi\u0161a ditebelelo t\u0161a leago t\u0161eo e sego t\u0161a kgonthe gant\u0161i go goga masogana kgole le bona ka no\u0161i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVUT ke sebaka se sebotse seo se go rutago go gont\u0161i ka wena,\u201d a nagani\u0161i\u0161a. \u201cGo lokile go ba yo a tlwaelegilego.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morena Musa Mbengwa, moithuti wa Bachelor of Education go t\u0161wa Yunibesithing ya Pretoria (UP) yo a emelago Aganang Gentlemen&#039;s Club, o bolet\u0161e pepeneneng ka ga dikotsi t\u0161a go gatelela maikutlo gare ga banna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO it\u0161e: \u201dBjalo ka banna, re swanet\u0161e go bolela le go itlhalosa, e sego go boloka dilo ka gare ka gobane seo se felelet\u0161a se re kwe\u0161a bohloko.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditlhathollo t\u0161a bona di thopile morero wo o tsenelet\u0161ego wa seboka, go hlola tikologo ye e bolokegilego moo go hlaselega gabonolo go bego go swarwa e sego bjalo ka bofokodi, eup\u0161a bjalo ka sebete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Karabo Mogolego go t\u0161wa go Kantoro ya Bong le Phetogo ya SRC le yena o gatelet\u0161e gore phetogo ya setheo e ka se atlege ge baithuti ba banna ba hlokomologwa maikutlong. Go kgatha tema mo go bonagalago ga Kliniki ya Khamphase le SSS go tii\u0161it\u0161e molaet\u0161a wo bohlokwa: thekgo ga se ya kgole, ya teori goba ga e fihlelelege, e gona ebile e a hwet\u0161agala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka go kopanya bophelo bjo bobotse, boelet\u0161i le tlhabollo ya boetapele, VUT e bont\u0161hit\u0161e gore katlego ya baithuti e ka se lekanywe ka tshepedi\u0161o ya thuto e nno\u0161i, eup\u0161a ka bokgoni bja baithuti bja go sepet\u0161a bophelo ka go kgotlelela maikutlo, maikarabelo le go itemoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mafelelong, kopano ya \u201cMonna yo a nago le Menagano\u201d e ile ya hlama bonna gape ka gare ga tikologo ya yunibesithi. 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