Beauty with Purpose: Black Barbie Ambassador Shines on the Catwalk

By Sibongakonke Conco

Twitter: @conco70614

Email: concosibongakonke@gmail.com

 

 Keabetswe Sedibane, a 21-year-old from Ga-Phaahla Village, the bright new star

 talented young woman recently took the catwalk by storm in her first major modelling competition in March 2025.

As a proud ambassador for Black Barbie, Keabetswe embodies confidence,

Beauty, and determination.

Keabetswe was participating in her first modelling competition,

as she joined this competition because she had insecurities when she grew up

 but she chose to join this competition because she wanted to overcome some of her issues.

 

With hope to accept herself and overcome fearing public speaking,

“I hope to inspire those young people who also have the same challenges as me”

she commented.

 

Keabetswe Sedibane contesting with a creative outfit designed by her aunt

Source: Keabetswe sedibane facebook acoount

 

 

She grew up in a very supportive family that always encouraged her to be in beauty pageant,

“because of my body shape, because of them, I knew I wanted to see myself in the modelling industry” she said.

Keabetswe said her participation in the pageant is not just about personal achievement,

but it is also about representing her community and serving as a role model for young girls who look up to her as a source of inspiration,

highlighting her story as coming from perseverance, determination, and a strong belief in herself.

 

Keabetswe’s journey to Miss Black Barbie Ambassador Pageant finals is a testament to her newfound self-confidence.

 

After a period of self-reflection last year, she made a conscious decision to accept and appreciate herself, which led her to join the pageant.

 

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Source: @keabetswe.sedibane tiktok

 

She aims to use her platform to help others overcome insecurities and pursue their dreams, promoting self-love.

 

As she was preparing for the final round, she mentioned that she made a positive impact as an ambassador for a PrEP HIV/AIDS prevention project,

 

educating her community about HIV prevention and advocating for mental and sexual health among young people

 

With the hopes and dreams of many resting on her shoulders, Keabetswe is poised to make a lasting impression, both in the pageant and beyond.

 

Bridging the Gap: Healing Father-Son Relationship

 

By: Sibongakonke Conco

Twitter: @conco70614

Email: concosbongakonke@gmail.com

 

 

The men in broken hearts event which was hosted by Lucky Mahlangu

And stakeholders on the 21^st of June saw several attendees attending the event with the aim of healing and venting out issues they were facing as men.

 

The event was hosted under the slogan “Bridging the gap between father and son”.

The event saw men venting out issues they faced and were given resolution as to how they can tackle problems and gave advice.

 

Religion and culture were the talks as Christianity and Africanism interlinked with each other even though some opinions clashed

 

Members of the Men in Broken Hearts in an event aimed to heal fathers and their sons.

Source: Sibongakonke Conco

 

Mapale Matsike who resides at Soshanguve block BB is a member of Men in Broken Hearts (MBH),

 

 defines the purpose of the organisation as to help men who encounter challenges related to social life and as well as the boy child,

 

who usually faces challenges at the stage of their upbringing in assistance with other organisations, that are in collaboration.

“At the moment there’s a big gap between a boy and a father so our aim as MBH is to bridge that gap” as he further mentioned.

 

 

Thomas Mnisi from Soshanguve Jukulyne from Motho Phaphama organisation encouraged what is done by Men in Broken heart as a good thing to be done

Since most young boys’ experience being left off by their fathers at a young age and anger issues from their experiences,

 

So being in the environment such as Soshanguve block BB where there are organisations such as MBH who aim to bridge a gap between the farther and son relationship it empowers them as black fathers.

 

 

Lucky Mahlangu who is the founder of Men in Broken Hearts which was founded in 2024 describes their aim as to empower and support men,

 

“With this support group you can call us 24/7 and we will be there to listen”,

 

 he further mentioned that with this event they learned that as fathers there’s a lot they can learn from young people, and they intend to build future leaders

 

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source: Mpumalanga Media 

 

This event brought fathers and sons together for a meaningful day of connection and understanding,

Through open discussions, they shared the challenges they face as men, exchanging ideas and support.

 

 

Games were played between fathers and sons with the lesson to take it as a problem but be treated as solutions, to think deeper and come up with solid solutions.