Africa’s Ultimate Storyteller Contest is proud to announce a partnership with ZoyaSpeaks. As a partner, ZoyaSpeaks will be one of the organizations leading the contest in South Africa. About ZoyaSpeaks This is an African centered and women-first business. ZoyaSpeaks has a proven track record in educational interventions that… Read More »ZoyaSpeaks
about Name: Sanelisiwe Buso Country Representing: South Africa Storytelling is a way that most African cultures pass down their customs, beliefs and their history. I believe that this will be a way we can carry on with our cultural values so that they’re not lost in this now… Read More »The magic of the world around me by sanelisiwe buso
Storytelling is an opportunity to let someone have a glimpse into my life through my lips. An ultimate African way of carrying our lives from one generation to another just like it was done by our forefathers sitting around a fire many years ago.
about Name: Skiny-Jay Pieterse Country Representing: South Africa Storytelling is amazing. It brings the excitement to what you are trying to pass over to the next person, like back in the days when elders would be sitting around a fire and sharing wisdom in the form of stories.… Read More »A lie I never knew by Skiny Jay Pieterse
About Name: Bonnie Matlala Country Representing: South Africa The desire to test myself against great story tellers in Africa. Storytelling to me is to transport people to a place they have never been. Telling people a story they will never forget. It’s real, and many people can relate… Read More »Why don’t you have a business uncle? by Bonny Matlala
about Name: Xolile Cele Country Representing: South Africa Besides being passionate about storytelling, I want my story to be heard across the continent. It has the potential to inspire and motivate someone who may feel that they are suffering the same fate that I had suffered in my… Read More »If our wounds were visible by Xolile Cele
about Name: Refilwe Mashaba Country Representing: South Africa I love to heal and encourage other people who are struggling with ills and problems in their own lives. Sharing my story would mean that my thoughts and my capabilities don’t die in my heart. It is Therapeutic, it’s love,… Read More »Chronicles of an unemployed woman by Refilwe Mashaba
It is a story that reminds me of forgiveness. And also we make choices in life whether good or bad and it’s your choice to live with bitterness or release yourself by forgiving the other person. I chose to forgive and understand my mother’s choices.
about Name: Mmathapelo Sandy Manoto Country Representing: South Africa I am from a small village that believes so much in heritage, culture and tradition and prides itself in its practices. The belief in heritage played a major role in our lives. The upbringing was intact, and added value… Read More »The best childhood memory by Mmathapelo Sandy Manoto
When asked why she chose to tell this story, Lungile said, “To be honest I needed to share my story for me to heal.”