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Welcome to a brand new month

The month of September is commemorated as Heritage Month in South Africa. Heritage Month celebrates the diverse languages, cultures, traditions, and ethnicity in the country. The purpose of this month, as mentioned by our government, is to foster greater social cohesion, nation-building, and a shared national identity. Celebrating one’s unique culture on September 24th, HeritageContinue reading “Welcome to a brand new month”

Media Lab Student: Article

By Bushi Waters A Childhood Removed   There are three, in my understanding, ways to perceive the same image displayed.   One may view it as it is, that is an unobscured and unclouded view of the image. The other, may view it through their perception molded by their ideas. The third, may take aContinue reading “Media Lab Student: Article”

Media Lab Student: Article

By Shae-lin Burn THANK YOU FOR EXISTING Often people do not ”deserve” your goodness, they do not ”deserve” you to stay… Yet what you radiate is something they need to experience, to encounter.   You are the water that ends drought The touch that gives life The mindset that starts a revolution The presence thatContinue reading “Media Lab Student: Article”

Break The Silence Boot Camp

The MEC of Gauteng, promised, in an interview, sometime last year, that the Department would send young men and women from Westbury and surrounding areas, on a bootcamp to empower them and equip them with skills to better themselves and their community. The boot camp got off to a great start with an all femaleContinue reading “Break The Silence Boot Camp”

Congrats, Martin Bouwers

Congrats Martin Bouwers, on graduating at Wits Business School Martin Bouwers, a facilitator at the Westbury Youth Centre and co-owner of Media Lab Productions, obtained his certificate in Strategic Business Management, courtesy of Wits Business School. So if you’re in need of a Business Strategist, Martin’s definitely your guy.

This is the Future!

The FUTURE of Westbury is bright, drug-free, gun-free, accessible, beautiful, colorful, full of potential, filled with dreams waiting to be realized, techno, creative, artsy and unapologetic. A wise man once said that we cannot build the future for our youth but we can build our youth for the future. Westbury, are you ready? The FutureContinue reading “This is the Future!”

The Road Less Traveled: A Journey in Life and Science

  The Westbury Youth Centre in partnership with Umsuka, presents The Road Less Traveled: A Journey in Life and Science presented by Ms Kimberleigh Tommy, MSC. When adulthood comes knocking and we have to decide what it is we want to do with our lives, we often turn to choices that we know, careers thatContinue reading “The Road Less Traveled: A Journey in Life and Science”