Rotondwa first princess in Miss Heritage SA

A 21-year-old model, Rotondwa Musitha, says that she will continue with deeds of goodwill toward the less fortunate as ubuntu is part of her African heritage.

She spoke to Limpopo Mirror shortly after the Miss Heritage South Africa pageant, which took place at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg on 24 September.

Her hard work earned her the position of first princess. Ziphozihle Ntlanganiso was crowned Miss Heritage South Africa 2015 and Karabo Maupa is the second princess. During the event, Rotondwa also received the Public Choice Award.

“Miss Heritage SA was one of the most competitive pageants I have taken part in so far, with 17 smart girls who knew what they wanted and had all set their eyes on the crown,” she said. “The journey on its own was amazing. Never before have I been part of a group of participants in a pageant who worship and pray together after rehearsals.”

She said that she would support Ziphozihle in her journey to the Miss Heritage global competition, which will take place in November. “I plan to still continue doing charity work at Rivers Foundation, but it is my wish to do something in Louis Trichardt too,” she said. “I am an ambassador for our heritage and with that I want to be part of the generation that will teach our youth about our heritage.”

She explained that, to her, her heritage symbolised knowing where she came from and having knowledge of the things Africans had inherited, knowing her culture and realising what defined the Vhavenda as an ethnic group.

“An elder once said, it was important that we as young people be infused with our heritage, because once they have left the world, they will have left with their heritage knowledge,” she said. “I believe the current generation should take advantage of the knowledge the elders are willing to pass down, so that we may know where we started and so that the generation following in our footsteps isn't lost.”

She stated that there was nothing as honourable as being able to speak one's home language and being able to write it. “It's so beautiful when you can take pride in your heritage and the languages spoken,” she said.

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News - Date: 05 October 2015

Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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