Storytelling and Poetry are a means for sharing and interpreting experiences. They are universal in that they can bridge cultural, linguistic, and age-related divides and can be used as a method to teach ethics, values, and cultural norms and differences.
Stories are a wonderful form of entertainment.
Botlhale Boikanyo is a spoken word artist and won SA’s Got Talent in 2012. At the age of thirteen she performed her poems at the Legacy of Hope Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital campaign inauguration in New York and her request and performance was linked with International Mandela Day.
Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe is a South African anti-apartheid activist, actress, storyteller, poet, playwright, director and author. Storytelling is a deeply traditional activity in Africa and Mhlophe is one of the few woman storytellers in a country dominated by males
Jessica Mbangeni is a multi SAMTA Award Winning singer, and an Imbokodo award-winning artist combining Storytelling and Praise singing. Her deep passion for music led to her being noticed and invited to work with South African music royalty – among them Hugh Masekela; Sibongile Khumalo; Dolly Rathebe; Abigail Kubheka and Thandi Klassen. She toured the globe with the award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir.
Lebogang Mashile is an actor, writer, performance poet, life skills facilitator, speaker, television presenter and MC
Tu Nokwe is a one of a kind South African icon, that has done it all in her long and illustrious career. She is an actor, singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist, teacher.
Storyteller, Praise Poet, Motivational Speaker & MC Recently in January 2023 she participated at Bhufesto Festival in Bhubaneswar, India including international schools, libraries and conducted a teacher’s workshop. And now she just came back from Hong Kong where she was part of the
delegation from South Africa invited by the Consulate General Mojalefa Mogono for Freedom Day Celebrations, where she mesmerised her audience.
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