Bfn Song to Inspire SA
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Thursday 11 March 2021 Bfn song to inspire SA Inspired by the national #ImStaying Facebook group, two Bloemfontein residents, Miki Vox and Pieter Lategan, together with 12 singing students, came together to record an “anthem” to inspire more positivity and unity among South Africans. From the left, top row, are: Tlholo Moeng, Lerato Motloung, Miki Vox, Pieter Lategan, Nomkhita Tyumani and Mosele Mosupa; middle row: Mpho Duiker and Auctavia (Lerato Auctavia Letlojane), bottom row: Yonela Kozana, Elandré Le Grange, Tia Dasram, Tayla Wepener, Zadaliah Coleridge and Kristian Wiese. Read full story on page 2 All smiles at Universitas! Universitas Academic Hospital’s Smile Week, proudly supported by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), ran from 8 to 12 March 2021. Smile Week is aimed at providing children with facial abnormalities and severe burns access to life-altering reconstructive surgery. 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We also feel that there is so tried to capture the essence of the much good news that we're never Inspired by the national #ImStaying movement itself. told about and the most beautiful Facebook group, Bloemfonteiners “We wrote from the heart and moments aren’t always newsworthy Miki Vox and Pieter Lategan, hope that more people are reminded – it’s the little things between normal together with 12 singing students, of what makes South African people – often strangers. It’s not that came together to record an “anthem” life beautiful when they listen to we want to deny or ignore everything to inspire more positivity and unity our song,” said Vox. With the that's wrong – the history, the among South Africans. fundamental message of the song present, all the dilemmas we face as The #ImStaying song is said to being “diverse people unite”, the a country – but to, just for a moment, be an anthem which stems from the song ends with the African proverb “I come together in positivity is a Khoi San motto “! ke e: /xarra //ke”, am because you are”. According to beautiful thing. A song isn't much, but meaning "Diverse people unite". The Vox, this message brought the point it's what we could do to be a part of group was inspired by the Facebook home. “We are all together and that the solution instead of being a part of movement where they read stories of is what makes life beautiful. With the problem,” concluded Vox. hope, courage, kindness, patriotism all that has happened and is still A total number of 17 people and appreciation for all that is good happening, let us unite and make a including 13 singers, 1 guitarist, in the country. The song, which better future.” 1 for stem mastering and 2 for will be released on Sunday 14 According to her, it was important music video duty, were involved March 2021 is the brainchild of Bfn to release this song as everything in the making of the song. The Coleridge. Bobby Johnson from will go live on Sunday 14 March resident, Pieter Lategan, who did the and anything we can do to bring singers included Auctavia, Elandré Rebirth Studios did the stem all across the internet and you composition, musical arrangement about more positivity among South Le Grange, Lerato Motloung, Miki mastering while Egon Bramley will be able to fi nd it on every and engineering of all the music. Africans makes a better day-to-day Vox, Mosele Mosupa, Mpho Duiker, and Francois Steenkamp of streaming platform there is, even Miki Vox, who is also a local, was experience and creates the potential Nomkhita Tyumani, Pieter Lategang, Slowlight Films did the music the free ones. The music video responsible for the lyrics, vocal for a better future. Tayla Wepener, Tia Dasram, Tlholo video. will be released on 14 March arrangements and production and “We are dependent on each other Moeng, Yonela Kozana and Zadaliah The song and music video 2021 at 09:00. Cheetahs rol moue op vir Bloem Hoofmeisie se toespraak Pierce van Heerden almal weer trots kan wees op die Stad van [email protected] Rose”. “As elkeen net in sy eie omgewing gryp harte aan Die Toyota Cheetahs is besig om (vuil) begin om skoon te maak sal ons vinnig hande te vat vir die #Cheetahs4Change- saam ’n verskil kan maak. As Toyota Heidre Malgas projek waar die spelers saam met die Cheetahs vee ons eers voor ons eie deur heidre@mahareng,co.za bestuur en belanghebbendes die stad en ons maak die klein goedjies reg. Ons skoonmaak. het verlede Woensdag begin deur alle Ná ’n toespraak wat nie net die harte Hoofafrigter van die span, Hawies rommel en botteltjies en papiere en enige leerders, hul ouers en belangstellendes Fourie en sy bestuurspan, het met dié iets wat rondlê in en om die stadion op te geraak het nie, maar ook ’n hele paar inisiatief vorendag gekom en wil inwoners tel. Daarná het ons Att Horaklaan en Zola mense emosioneel gelaat het, sou uitdaag om te help. Volgens Media- en Buddweg getakel,” sê Pienaar. Magé Troskie, hoofmeisie van die Hoër kommunikasiebestuurder, Ronel Pienaar, Sy vertel aan Bloemfontein Courant dat Meisieskool Oranje, nooit kon raai dat haar is die plan om instansies, organisasies, die organisasie beplan om ’n soortgelyke toespraak vir die inkomende graad 8's skole of strukture in Bloemfontein uit te aksie in Heidedal te loods. Besoek gerus virtueel op sosiale media gesien sou word daag of te nader om saam met die Toyota hul Facebook-blad, Cheetahs Rugby, vir nie. Cheetahs te help skoonmaak, “sodat ons meer besonderhede. “Ons het ons tradisionele Pampoenrokfunksie by die skool gehou, waar die graad 8's vir die eerste keer hul pampoerokke kon aantrek. As hoofmeisie moes ek hulle verwelkom met 'n spesiale boodskap,” vertel Magé. Miss Heidedal ready to reign Met die reël, Die Here sê dat jy beeldskoon is. Hoe durf jy anders glo? The beautiful Lig jou ken en ken jou lig, uit Magé se Magé Troskie, hoofmeisie van die Hoër toespraak, het sy harte aangeraak. Dit is Meisieskool Oranje. Miss Heidedal ook hierdie sin wat vir haar die meeste laerskooldae af haar droomskool en nou is fi nalists have beteken, het sy aan Bloemfontein Courant sy hoofmeise van haar droomskool. “Wow! gesê. “Ek het my toespraak uit die hart uit Ek is werklik dankbaar en ek geniet die been campaigning geskryf. As ek self glo in dit wat ek sê, sal chaos. Om hoofmeisie te wees is soveel endlessly. Not only almal kan glo in dit wat ek sê.” meer as om toesprake te lewer en 'n balkie Volgens Magé was die toespraak te dra. Om hoofmeisie te wees is om die are they beautiful, belangrik vir haar omdat dit 'n spesiale dag voorbeeld te wees wat jy graag wil sien. vir die graad 8's was. Dit is wanneer die 21-year-old but smart too. They 19-year-old Om die verskil te wees. Om die lig te wees. Almaz September Camilla Swartz graad 8’s se toetrede tot die skool gevier Ek is die stem van die leerders rondom are gearing up for word en hulle vir die eerste keer verwelkom my.” word as deel van Oranje.