Tag: WORD OF THE WEEK

By Sello Hatang: As I was preparing to speak to the CEO of Eskom, Mr Dan Marokane, I found myself reflecting on the meaning of power. For many of us, the word immediately brings to mind electricity: the power that lights our homes, keeps our hospitals functioning, allows businesses to operate, and enables modern life as we know it. We notice it most when it is absent. A power outage reminds us how dependent we are on energy and how much of our daily lives rely on something we often take for granted. Yet power is far more than what flows through cables, transformers and power stations. There is another kind of power, one that cannot be measured in megawatts but can be felt in every community, every family and every nation. It is the power of...

By Sello Hatang: As we commemorate Africa Day, our word of the week is Belonging. It is a powerful word because it speaks not only to geography, but to identity, responsibility and shared humanity. Africa is not simply a place on a map. It is memory. It is movement. It is music, language, struggle, resilience and possibility. To belong to Africa is to recognise that our stories, even when separated by borders, are deeply connected. Africa Day is a reminder that this continent has always been more than what the world often says about it. Too frequently, Africa is spoken about through the language of crisis: poverty, conflict, corruption and underdevelopment. While these realities exist and must never be ignored, they do not tell the full...

By Sello Hatang: In honour of International Day of the Boy Child, our word of the week is Flourish. The theme, “Flourish and Thrive: Investing in Boys for Stronger Families and Communities,” invites us to reflect deeply on the place of the boy child in our homes, schools, churches, communities and society. It reminds us that boys are not born merely to survive. They are born to grow, to belong, to be guided, to be corrected, to be affirmed, and to become men of character, compassion and courage. To flourish is more than to succeed. It is more than passing exams, winning trophies, earning applause or appearing strong in public. To flourish is to grow fully as a human being. It is to be rooted in love, watered by guidance, strengthened by ...

By Sello Hatang: This past Sunday carries with it two profound reminders of what it means to build a nation. We remember the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, a defining moment in our democratic journey, and we celebrate Mother’s Day, a tribute to those whose love, sacrifice, and endurance continue to hold families and societies together. One moment gave birth to a democratic South Africa. The other honours those who give birth to hope itself. At first glance, these may appear to be unrelated commemorations. Yet at their heart lies a common thread: nurture. Nurture is one of the most underrated forms of leadership. It does not always announce itself loudly. It rarely seeks applause. It works quietly, patiently, often behind the scenes. But wi...

By Sello Hatang: Justice is a word we use often, but live out too rarely. It rolls easily off the tongue in speeches, headlines, and debates, yet demands far more of us in practice than we are sometimes willing to give. As I was preparing to host Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, I was reminded that justice is not only what happens in courtrooms, in legal arguments, or in the finality of a judge’s ruling. It is what happens long before that. It lives in our everyday encounters. In how we listen. In how we treat others. In how we acknowledge truth, even when it unsettles us. Justice is not merely a legal outcome; it is a moral posture, a way of being in the world. Too often, we reduce justice to institutions, as if it exists only in buildings marked...

By Sello Hatang: This is a sacred week, a moment to pause, to breathe, and to begin again. Holy Sunday reminds us that even after the darkest moments, light returns. That hope rises. That which seemed buried can live again. Family Day gently calls us back to what truly matters: love, presence, connection, and the people who carry us when we can no longer carry ourselves. But renewal is deeper than moments on a calendar. It is an invitation, a quiet, persistent call to return not only to others, but to ourselves. Because if we are honest, the relationship we neglect the most is the one we have with ourselves. We show up for meetings. We honour commitments. We respond to expectations. We give of ourselves to family, to work, to society. Yet in the midst of a...