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The Potsdam Site Great Hall at Buffalo City Campus was a hive of excitement as Student Affairs Student Governance Leadership and Development (SGLD) unit launched the various societies and SRC substructures under its auspices, to great fervour and fanfare.
Performers and representatives from the myriad of organizations ascended the stage to sing, act, dance, chant, discuss and deliberate, present and address, all in an effort to lure and entice students who had packed the venue to join their respective bodies.
The day’s festivities kicked off on a high note as the BCC Choir serenaded the excitable crowd with some exquisite choral renditions that left the ruckus crowd salivating and eventually demanding more.
An air of innocence soon enveloped the venue after the choir’s performance as ’Amakhosazana’, a traditional song and dance group comprised of virgins, left the audience enchanted after ascending the stage to perform a handful of items.
“This year is a very exciting chapter for the SGLD unit as we launch some brand new programmes such as Amakhosazana and Ingoma which are essential the preservation of our culture and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle steeped in self-respect, and respect for others,“ said SLGD senior student development practitioner Vuyiseka Sizani.
The choir would make a return to the stage to belt out more tunes before yet another society, Debate, would take to the stage to participate in a mock debate as part of an exhibition.
In a heartfelt appeal to her fellow students in the audience, third-year Analytical Chemistry student and Debating Society chairperson, Mofuxelelo Mabaso, urged students in the audience to remain strong in their academic journey.
Mabaso said: “As a student, you will encounter challenges and struggles. Struggles are supposed to be build your character, strength and resilience so that when you go out into the world you’re judged, not just because of your looks, but judged according to your strength of character.“
Traditional song and dance Zulu group,“Ingoma“, was next on the roster and they proved very popular with the audience as they performed isiZulu songs coupled with ukusina, the traditional and ever-enthralling, expressive and rhythmic Zulu dance that requires dancers to kick their legs in any direction up and out, and then stamp each foot into the ground.
Proceedings would also see the introduction of coaches of the various disciplines, whilst certain units like the clinic and counselling units, that are central to the improvement of the student experience, also found expression within the day’s festivities.
Other programmes that were launched included the EDHD Studentpreneur, Enactus and the
Student Woman Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP).
By Thando Cezula
