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VIDEOS: Trading Live for Mandela Day!

Kayla RouxBy Kayla RouxAugust 2, 2013No Comments4 Mins Read
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Television students from the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies practiced their craft and documented some of the activities that took place for Trading Live for Mandela Day on Friday 26 July.

Television students from the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies practiced their craft and documented some of the activities that took place for Trading Live for Mandela Day on Friday 26 July.

 In line with the central objective of the nationally celebrated Mandela Day, Trading Live provided Rhodes University staff and students an opportunity ”to take action to help change the world for the better, and in doing so build a global movement for good" – swapping their skills, talents, interests and hobbies.

Young for old on Mandela Day

Report by Rubert Fitchet, Vimbai Midzi & Amanda Murimba.

Trading Live for Mandela Day this year saw Siyazama Pre-school learners sing and dance for the elderly at Makana's Kop Old Age home in Grahamstown. The 27 children brought a smile to the faces of the elderly and learned at a tender age what it means to give back to community.

Inkwenkwezi for Mandela Day

Report by Michelle Avenant, Katharine Holmes and Mpumie Mncube.

For a fun morning, Inkwenkwezi visited Raglan Road Pre-Primary  school armed with paints, paper and playful energy as part of the Trading Live for Mandela Day initiative. Inkwenkwezi is a student society at Rhodes University which promotes early childhood literacy in four primary schools in Grahamstown. Inkwenkwezi chairperson Hannah McDonald hopes this visit to Raglan Road has created a bond which will enable them to work with the younger school in the future.

 

ILAM for Mandela Day

Report by Bongeka Masango, Noxolo Mafu, Lilian Magari and Carey Frazer.

Rhodes University's ILAM (International Library for African Music) had an open session for the annual Trading Live for Mandela Day initiative. In commemoration of the former president, ILAM invited schools to spend time with them to learn and play African instruments and music. C.M Vellum High School Choir came along and gave a performance in return.

 

HKE for Mandela Day

Report by Natalie Austin, Amy Christie, Marc Davies & Taryn Isaac. 

Rhodes University's Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department took part in the second Mandela Trading Live event.  As their contribution, they demonstrated some funky exercise routines of simple and robust movements that can be done in a student residence room as they don't require any gym equipment. The event showed the  "Exercise Smart" program in partnership with the Rhodes Exercise Suite.

 

Gumboots for Mandela Day

Report by Samantha Luiz, Deneesha Pillay, Laura Skippers and Robyn Wertheim. 

Some staff members from Rhodes University put on their modernized gumboots and paid homage to the traditional dance as part of the community drive Trading Live, 67 minutes of community engagement in celebration of Mandela Day.

Sipho Gumede, one of the participants wore Zulu attire and performed a Zulu dance. He said it is important to combine different dances to cater for South Africa's diverse nation.

Gumboot dancing originated in the apartheid era. It was adopted by the miners as a form of communication in which miners used dance to share grievances or happiness without protest.

 

RU's SRC learns moves for Mandela Day

Report by Aaron Accom, Cindy Archillies & Megan Flemmit. School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University

The Amasango Career School taught members of  the Rhodes University's SRC a variety of cool dances such as gumboot dancing.  The event was part of Trading Live at Rhodes University which saw 96 groups participate in a Mandela Day exchange of skills and hobbies between groups.

 

 All reports by students of the School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University.

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