{"id":43165,"date":"2026-09-23T12:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=43165"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:47:50","slug":"young-voices-keep-indigenous-languages-alive-at-vut-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/young-voices-keep-indigenous-languages-alive-at-vut-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mant\u0161u a bafsa a boloka maleme a setlogo a phela phadi\u0161anong ya VUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT e keteka Kgwedi ya Bohwa ge baithuti ba bont\u0161ha maleme a setlogo ka direto, go anega dikanegelo le dipolelo Phadi\u0161anong ya go Bala Maleme a Setlogo ya 2026.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>22 Lewedi 2026 | Pale ya: Ntebogeleng Digasu<\/strong> <strong>| Seswant\u0161ho:<\/strong>\u00a0Sifiso Nomzaza o ile a hlokomela<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 5 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; background: #000;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/School-Reading-Competition-16.webp\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n    <figcaption style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 8px 10px; text-align: left; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; background: #000; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n   Baithuti go t\u0161wa dikolong t\u0161a go fapafapana ba tsenela Phadi\u0161ano ya go Bala Maleme a Setlogo ya VUT, ba bont\u0161ha maatla a maleme a setlogo ka direto, go anega dikanegelo le polelo nakong ya meketeko ya Kgwedi ya Bohwa\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mant\u0161u a bafsa a ile a lla ka direto, go anega dikanegelo le dipolelo t\u0161e maatla ge Yuniti ya Tlhabollo ya Maleme a Afrika (ALDU) ya Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) ka gare ga Senthara ya Tlhabollo ya Thuto (CAD) e swere Phadi\u0161ano ya go Bala Maleme a Setlogo ya 2026 kua Saul Tsotetsi ka Sebokeng ka la 18 Lewedi, go tli\u0161a meketeko ya Kgwedi ya Bohwa bophelong ka polelo, set\u0161o le maatla a go t\u0161welet\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maikemi\u0161et\u0161omagolo a phadi\u0161ano ye e be e le go t\u0161wet\u0161a pele le go boloka maleme a setlogo le bohwa bja set\u0161o ka go hlola sefala seo baithuti ba ka itlhalosago ka boitshepo ka direto, go anega dikanegelo, dipolelo t\u0161e di loki\u0161it\u0161wego le dipolelo t\u0161eo di sa itoki\u0161et\u0161ago. Boithomelo bjo bo ile bja nyaka gape go kgokaganya bafsa le maleme le set\u0161o sa bona mola a ba hlohlelet\u0161a go t\u0161wet\u0161a pele bohwa bjo go meloko ye e tlago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E swerwe ka tiri\u0161ano le Mmasepala wa Selegae wa Emfuleni, phadi\u0161ano ye e kopant\u0161e baithuti go t\u0161wa dikolong t\u0161a magareng t\u0161a Botebo Tsebo, Thuto Tiro, Moshate, Katleho Impumelelo, Sechaba Sohle le Dinokaneng. Baithuti ba ile ba phadi\u0161ana ka magoro a mane: direto, go anega dikanegelo, polelo ye e loki\u0161it\u0161wego le polelo ye e sa itoki\u0161et\u0161ago, ba laet\u0161a boitshepo le boitlhamelo bja bona ka malemeng a setlogo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a bolela ka morero wa tiragalo ye, Morena Garvin Morne go t\u0161wa sekolong sa sekondari sa Botebo Tsebo o bolet\u0161e gore maitapi\u0161o a a mabapi le go bu\u0161et\u0161a le go boloka maleme a setlogo le go netefat\u0161a gore a feti\u0161et\u0161wa go meloko ye e tlago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRe swanet\u0161e go bu\u0161et\u0161a polelo ya rena morago le set\u0161o sa rena.Moloko wo o tlago o swanet\u0161e go tseba polelo ya rena,\u201d a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molaodi wa lenaneo Mohumagadi Lomile Mokoena, Mo\u0161omi wa Polelo ya Sesotho go t\u0161wa go CAD, o hlohleledit\u0161e bat\u0161wasehlabelo go amogela botho bja bona le go lemoga bokgabo bjo bo akaret\u0161wago poledi\u0161anong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;O ka ba eng kapa eng yeo o nyakago go ba yona ge o bea kgatelelo ye nt\u0161i go yona. E no ba wena ka no\u0161i. Ge o bolela, o diri\u0161a bokgabo. Rena, bjalo ka diboledi, re boradibokgabo,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lenaneo le humi\u0161it\u0161we ke ditiragat\u0161o t\u0161a set\u0161o go t\u0161wa go Mohumagadi Precious Thabisa Ngqentsu, Mohlokomedi wa Sephethephethe wa Gauteng, yo a ilego a tli\u0161a sereto se maatla sa isiXhosa, le Morena Makgothama Ma-Caiphus go t\u0161wa Mmasepaleng wa Selegae wa Molemo, yo a ilego a diragat\u0161a sereto sa Sepedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molaet\u0161a wa thekgo go t\u0161wa go MMC ya Dipapadi, Boitapolo\u0161o, Bokgabo, Set\u0161o le Ditirelo t\u0161a Bokgobapuku, Mokhanselara Lehlohonolo Malindi, o laedit\u0161e bohlokwa bja go boloka maleme a setlogo le go dira gore methopo ya thuto e fihlelelege go bafsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Re na le makgobapuku a lena, gomme re mo ka lebaka la lena. Maleme a rena a setlogo ke selo sa bohlokwa kudu seo re ka se ketekago,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phadi\u0161ano ye e t\u0161weledit\u0161e ditiragat\u0161o t\u0161e di kgahli\u0161ago go ralala le magoro ka moka a mane. Ka Theto, Mohumagadi Asimthande Ngwenya go t\u0161wa Thuto Tiro o t\u0161ere maemo a pele, a latelwa ke Mohumagadi Palesa Mthi go t\u0161wa Dinokaneng ka maemo a bobedi gomme Mohumagadi Itumeleng Matase go t\u0161wa Sechaba Sohle a t\u0161ea maemo a boraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polelong ye e Loki\u0161it\u0161wego, Mohumagadi Inam Nogqala go t\u0161wa Moshate o t\u0161ere maemo a pele, gomme Mohumagadi Nolwazi Mkhize go t\u0161wa Sechaba Sohle a t\u0161ea maemo a bobedi gomme Mohumagadi Lesego Malone go t\u0161wa Botebo Tsebo a t\u0161ea maemo a boraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polelong ye e sa Itoki\u0161elet\u0161ago, Morena Ziviwe Makrezeni o t\u0161ere maemo a pele, a latelwa ke Mohumagadi Oratilwe Phadi go t\u0161wa Botebo Tsebo ka maemo a bobedi gomme Mohumagadi Keke Zanele go t\u0161wa Botebo Tsebo a t\u0161ea maemo a boraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka go Anega Dikanegelo, Morena Sizwe Ndlovu go t\u0161wa sekolong sa sekondari sa Sechaba Sohle o t\u0161welet\u0161e pele, ka Qwalasela Mngadi go t\u0161wa sekolong sa sekondari sa Moshate wa bobedi le Mohumagadi Itumeleng Matane go t\u0161wa Sechaba Sohle wa boraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go tlalelet\u0161a bohlokwa bja phihlelelo ye, Kgoro ya Thuto ya Inthanete ya VUT e thekgile ka t\u0161helete dilaptop go bafenyi ka moka ba maemo a pele, go fa baithuti didiri\u0161wa t\u0161a bohlokwa t\u0161a thuto go thekga dithuto t\u0161a bona le tlhabollo ye e t\u0161welago pele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Mohumagadi Palesa Mthi, yo a hwedit\u0161ego maemo a bobedi ka direto, phadi\u0161ano ye e file sebaka sa go itlhalosa ka direto le go keteka polelo le bohwa bja gagwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Go ba karolo ya phadi\u0161ano ye go ntumelela go itlhalosa ka direto le polelo ya ka ya setlogo. Go mpont\u0161hit\u0161e gore maleme a rena a sa na le lefelo ka bokamoso bja rena,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morena Ziviwe Makrezeni, mofenyi wa maemo a pele ka legoro la polelo yeo e sa itoki\u0161et\u0161ago, o bolet\u0161e gore maitemogelo a a matlafadit\u0161e boitshepo bja gagwe le go mo gopot\u0161a ka bohlokwa bja go bolela maleme a setlogo ka boikgant\u0161ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Go fenya e bile motsotso wo o kgethegilego go nna, eup\u0161a seo ke se t\u0161eelago godimo kudu ke sebaka seo ke filwego sa go bolela le go emela polelo ya ka. Go nthutile gore le ka mohla ga se ra swanela go hlabja ke dihlong ka maleme a rena a setlogo. Re swanet\u0161e go bolela le bona ka boikgant\u0161ho le go a feti\u0161et\u0161a go moloko wo o latelago,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dipolelong t\u0161a gagwe t\u0161a go tswalela, Morena Antoinette Lombard o laedit\u0161e tebogo ya gagwe go bohle bao ba bilego le seabe katlegong ya tiragalo ye, go akaret\u0161wa moamogedi, barulaganyi, molaodi wa lenaneo, baemedi ba dikolo, baahlodi, dihlopha t\u0161a VUT, ba\u0161omi ba go ithutela mo\u0161omo, bathekgi le balekane. O lebogile gape Sehlopha sa Bokgabo bja Boitlhamelo le Set\u0161o sa VUT, sehlopha sa PR le sa boraditaba, le Khamphase ya VUT East Rand, yeo e thu\u0161it\u0161ego go hwet\u0161a thu\u0161o ya dit\u0161helete ka Kgoro ya Dipapadi, Bokgabo, Set\u0161o le Boitapolo\u0161o ya Gauteng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morena Lombard o hlohleledit\u0161e barutwana go t\u0161wela pele go bala, go ngwala le go bolela maleme a bona a setlogo, a tsopola Ngaka Seuss ka gore: \u201cGe o bala kudu, ke moo o tlago go tseba dilo t\u0161e dint\u0161i. Ge o ithuta mo gont\u0161i, ke moo o tlago go ya mafelong a mant\u0161i.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge Afrika Borwa e keteka Kgwedi ya Bohwa, phadi\u0161ano ye e \u0161omile bjalo ka kgopot\u0161o ye maatla ya gore maleme a setlogo ga se ma\u0161aledi a nako ye e fetilego, eup\u0161a ke dipont\u0161ho t\u0161e di phelago t\u0161a boit\u0161hupo, set\u0161o le go ba karolo ya bona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Re a thaba ka setso sa rona. Masixabise isiXhosa sethu. Masiziqhenye ngesiZulu Sethu. A re ipele ka dipuo tsa rona. 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