Lunch with the Mayor
On Saturday, 06 September, KCC invited the executive mayor of Tshwane and famous actor Sello Maake Ka-Ncube to the lunch with the mayor charity event at Van Tuka Lounge in Soshanguve, Block K.
On Saturday, 06 September, KCC invited the executive mayor of Tshwane and famous actor Sello Maake Ka-Ncube to the lunch with the mayor charity event at Van Tuka Lounge in Soshanguve, Block K.
18 July 2014. It was another Mandela Day but the first one after the passing of the South African icon. KCC, however, experienced the visit of another celebrity who came with her team for the day.
In the morning Sibongile Simelane brought a jumping castle for kids to play with for the day. Deep House Junkies had landed their music system to play music for the kids while everyone was working to improve KCC. The KCC children once more entertained the crowd with their performances of different songs related to the life of Nelson Mandela.
In June KCC boys were surprised by a donation of fourteen soccer jerseys from a German youth welfare institution. It took not long and the newly founded team played their first friendly match.
After a week of intense training and excitement they were ready to go for the challenge. They faced a church youth team from another block of Soshanguve. Proud to wear their new jerseys they played well as a team. Everyone did their best. It was Sbusiso, Sigola, Innocent, Nhlanhla, and Lawrence who scored in the 7 - 8 defeat to the other team.
It was a huge community celebration. On June 16 KCC commemorated the students who had fought for freedom in Soweto in 1976 and raised awareness of the needs of the children of today.
June 16 is Youth Day in South Africa. People remember the students who fought and died during the Soweto uprising. They had stood up against humiliation and discrimination of the Apartheid regime and many of them paid with their lives. This year KCC organized a march through the neighborhood of Block NN. Children were dressed in vintage while staff marched in school uniforms.
... - to the mountain!" In June some of the KCC boys and girls went on a camp in the countryside for a weekend. It was a time to relax, to enjoy nature and to laugh as much as possible.
The first weekend of April boys and girls were invited to compete for KCC's 2014 beauty pageant. It was a great event that was enjoyed very much by both children and spectators.
After last year's success KCC held its second beauty pagent. This time children and youth competed in four categories presenting their talents. Thabang won the "young boys"-competition, Palesa the "young girls"-competition. The awards for adolescents were won by Sibusiso (boys) and Lesego (girls).
At KCC children enjoy the programmes and activities. Staff is now supported by students from two universities in Pretoria and parents who help to keep the centre nice and clean.
In January Kids came back from holidays. A new year started at school and even KCC introduced a new schedule. Meanwhile, the number of children coming to the centre is still growing.
More than twenty new children have been registered in January, so far. Now, we have more then 130 children and adolescents registered at KCC, most of them coming to the centre regularly. The rapidly growing number of children shows how much KCC and its programmes are needed in this area.
It has been a great surprise for christmas! The Department of Social Development gave away 18 buckets of food while Desmondi provided KCC children with one hundred christmas gifts.
On December 5 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away. To express their deep sympathy the children of KCC prepare to go to pay tribute to Mandela at the Union Buildings on December 11 next week.In June this year KCC children already came to dance for him while he was in hospital at Pretoria. Mandela loved and valued children of South Africa so much. They have been one of his first priorities. Thank you very much, Madiba!