�Bad boy� Ozi F Teddy donates watermelons
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Ozi F Teddy PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Born Ted Phaphane, the Bomshakalaka rapper toured secondary schools, including Ledumang, Marang and Marulamantsi interacting with the students counselling them on social ills that may come in their way.
“At their ages they are vulnerable. It is at their ages where one determines as to what they will be tomorrow, whether they would be women and men of substance, and as an artist I thought it would be worthwhile to educate them about social ills they will face,” he said.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...