{"id":44163,"date":"2026-10-07T10:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44163"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:23:37","slug":"vut-fm-political-debate-brings-candidates-and-sharpeville-community-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-fm-political-debate-brings-candidates-and-sharpeville-community-together\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT FM ngangi\u0161ano ya dipolotiki e kopanya bonkgetheng le set\u0161haba sa Sharpeville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT FM e kopant\u0161e mekgatlo ya dipolotiki le dibopego t\u0161e 16 ka Sharpeville go tsenya letsogo badudi pele ga dikgetho t\u0161a la 4 Ngwatobo\u0161ego 2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>07 Diphalane 2026 | Pale ya: Ntebogeleng Digasu | Seswant\u0161ho: Sifiso Nomzaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Metsotso e 4 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\/10\/Political-Debate-5.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   Baemedi ba mokgatlo wa dipolotiki ba t\u0161ea karolo ka go VUT FM Political Debate ka Ebenezer Christian Center ka Sharpeville, ba boledi\u0161ana le badudi ka ga ditaba t\u0161e bohlokwa pele ga dikgetho t\u0161a mmu\u0161o wa selegae t\u0161a la 4 Ngwatobo\u0161ego 2026.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge Afrika Borwa e itoki\u0161elet\u0161a dikgetho t\u0161a mmu\u0161o wa selegae t\u0161a la 4 Ngwatobo\u0161ego 2026, VUT FM 96.9 e kopant\u0161e baemedi ba dipolotiki le set\u0161haba sa Sharpeville bakeng sa ngangi\u0161ano ya dikgetho yeo e lebanego le go maatlafat\u0161a go t\u0161ea karolo ga set\u0161haba le go fa badudi sebaka sa go theelet\u0161a, go bot\u0161i\u0161a le go boledi\u0161ana le bao ba nyakago dikantoro t\u0161a set\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngangi\u0161ano ye, yeo e swerwego ka la 30 Lewedi 2026 ka Ebenezer Christian Centre, e bopile karolo ya Letoto la Dingangi\u0161ano t\u0161a Dikgetho t\u0161a Mmu\u0161o wa Selegae t\u0161a 2026 t\u0161a VUT FM, t\u0161eo di t\u0161erego dipoledi\u0161ano t\u0161a dipolotiki dit\u0161habeng go ralala le Vaal. Letoto le le fa sefala sa gore baemedi ba dipolotiki ba boledi\u0161ane thwii le badudi le go arabela ditaba t\u0161eo di amago maphelo a bona a let\u0161at\u0161i le let\u0161at\u0161i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mekgatlo ye lesometshela ya dipolotiki le dibopego di t\u0161ere karolo go tsenela Sharpeville:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Baagi ba Mafolofolo ba Afrika Borwa (ACSA) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. TiroSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Mokgatlo wa Temokrasi wa Bokriste wa Afrika (ACDP) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Khonkrese ya Sechaba ya Afrika (ANC) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Selekane sa Tsosoloso ya Afrika (ARA) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Mokgatlo wa Afrika Mayibuye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Mokgatlo wa Baagi ka moka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Selekane sa Temokrasi (DA) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Balwela Tokologo ya Ekonomi (EFF) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. Mokgatlo wa Tokologo wa Inkatha (IFP) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. Khonkrese ya Pan Africanist ya Azania (PAC) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. Mokgatlo o Ikemetseng oa Rorisang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13. Mokgatlo wa Badudi ba Sedibeng Emfuleni (SERA) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14. Mokgatlo wa Bokomonisi wa Afrika Borwa (SACP) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15. Tau Dia Rora Setso le Setso Legotla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16. Mokgatlo wa Umkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ba gona go fihlile go batho ba ka bago 120 mafelelong a ngangi\u0161ano, go akaret\u0161wa maloko a set\u0161haba le phanele ya baemedi ba dipolotiki le bonkgetheng bao ba ikemet\u0161ego. Go tsenela mo go file badudi sebaka sa go kwa dipono t\u0161e di fapanego t\u0161a dipolotiki ka lefelong le tee le go belaela bao ba nyakago dikgetho t\u0161a bona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go leloko la set\u0161haba Mohumagadi Lerato Sediro, go tsenela mo ga thwii go be go le bohlokwa kudu ka lebaka la gore badudi ba t\u0161ea karolo dikgethong ka mehla eup\u0161a ga se ka mehla ba nago le sebaka sa go kwa thwii go t\u0161wa go baemedi ba dipolotiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Re thabile ka ge bjale re na le sebaka sa go kwa seo ba re tli\u0161et\u0161ago sona, ka gobane ke kgale re bot\u0161wa fela dilo mola re t\u0161wela pele go bouta ngwaga ka morago ga ngwaga. Go ba tli\u0161a pele ga rena ke tlhompho ka gobane go re fa sebaka sa go ba sekaseka gabotse mola ba le mo le rena,&quot; a realo Mohumagadi Sediro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditshwayotshwayo t\u0161a gagwe di laedit\u0161e bohlokwa bja go tli\u0161a baemedi ba dipolotiki pele ga set\u0161haba, go dumelela badudi go theelet\u0161a dit\u0161hi\u0161inyo t\u0161a bona le go sekaseka maemo ao a t\u0161weledit\u0161wego nakong ya ngangi\u0161ano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poledi\u0161ano ye gape e utollot\u0161e matshwenyego ka ga go bota ga dipolitiki. Leloko la set\u0161haba Morena Thabo Mohanwe o belaela go botega ga mekgatlo ya dipolotiki, kudukudu dibopego t\u0161e dingwe t\u0161e mpsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Mekgatlo ye ya dipolotiki ka moka e mo go thopa le go t\u0161ea seo e lego sa rena. Mekgatlo ye ka moka ya dipolotiki, kudu ye mpsha, e sepedi\u0161wa ke maloko a bao ba t\u0161wago mokgatlong wa dipolotiki wo nka se bolelego, gomme go letet\u0161we gore re dumele maaka a bona,&quot; a realo Mna Mohanwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go VUT FM, morero wa dingangi\u0161ano o fetela go feta go fa baemedi ba dipolotiki sebaka sa go bolela. Mohumagadi Zukiswa Majola, Morulaganyi wa Ditaba go VUT FM, o hlalosit\u0161e gore lelokelelo le le rulagant\u0161we go tsebi\u0161a dit\u0161haba ka dikgetho, go fa mekgatlo ya dipolotiki le bonkgetheng ba ikemet\u0161ego sefala sa go lekana, le go kgont\u0161ha badudi go bapet\u0161a melawana, mananeo le maano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ke dumela gore dingangi\u0161ano t\u0161e di tli\u0161it\u0161e kwe\u0161i\u0161o ye kgolo dit\u0161habeng t\u0161a rena ka go fa batho sebaka sa go kwa go t\u0161wa go bao ba nyakago dikantoro t\u0161a set\u0161haba le go kwe\u0161i\u0161a gakaone gore ba ka ba ba kgetha bomang. Ke thabela go bona maemo a go t\u0161ea karolo go t\u0161wa go bobedi baemedi ba set\u0161haba le ba dipolotiki go tloga mola re thomago lelokelelo la dingangi\u0161ano. Ke mo go kgothat\u0161ago go bona dit\u0161haba di tsenela tshepedi\u0161o ya dipolotiki le go bona thekgo ya ditiri\u0161ano t\u0161e,&quot; a realo Mohumagadi Majola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Letoto le le nyaka gape go hlohlelet\u0161a go t\u0161ea karolo ga set\u0161haba le temo\u0161o ya bakgethi, kudukudu gare ga bafsa le set\u0161haba sa Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT). Ka go dumelela badudi go bot\u0161i\u0161a dipot\u0161i\u0161o le bonkgetheng go araba phatlalat\u0161a, dingangi\u0161ano di t\u0161wet\u0161a pele boikarabelo, go ba pepeneneng le poledi\u0161ano ye e agago ya dipolotiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morena Kenny Morope o \u0161omile bjalo ka molaodi wa lenaneo gomme a nolofat\u0161a ngangi\u0161ano ya Sharpeville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go tsenela mo go laedit\u0161e mohola wa go hlola mafelo ao dit\u0161haba di ka t\u0161welet\u0161ago dipelaelo, go kwa dipono t\u0161e di phadi\u0161anago le go lebelela dikgetho t\u0161eo di lego pele ga t\u0161ona. Go VUT FM, go aba tshedimo\u0161o ye e lekalekanego, ye e lokilego le ye e lebanego ke selo sa bohlokwa go thu\u0161a batheet\u0161i go t\u0161ea diphetho t\u0161e di nago le tsebo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kgang ya Sharpeville e be e le ye nngwe ya ditiri\u0161ano t\u0161e mmalwa t\u0161eo di rulagant\u0161wego bjalo ka karolo ya lelokelelo la dikgetho t\u0161a setei\u0161ene. Ditiro t\u0161e di tlago t\u0161a go fihlelela set\u0161haba di akaret\u0161a go tsenela ka Lakeside ka la 7 Diphalane le go tsenela ga Bophelong\/Boipatong Hall ka la 28 Diphalane. Dikga\u0161o t\u0161a dikgetho t\u0161a setudio t\u0161e di phelago le t\u0161ona di rulagant\u0161we go ralala le Diphalane ka Laboraro go tloga ka 18:00 go fihla ka 20:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge let\u0161at\u0161i la dikgetho le batamela, VUT FM e t\u0161wela pele go fa dit\u0161haba go ralala le Vaal dibaka t\u0161a go theelet\u0161a, go belaela le go t\u0161ea karolo tshepedi\u0161ong ya temokrasi. 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