Kwa-Thema – The Afrika Mayibuye Youth Movement conducted a school visit at Lefa-Ifa Secondary School on January 28.
Established in 2023, the movement focuses on youth mobilisation, political education, and community engagement.
The school visit and Back to School Campaign was led by the organisation’s president, Keamogetswe Masike, together with Themba ‘Skeem GP’ Lukhele.
The visit was aimed at motivating and encouraging young people and learners to take their education, leadership, and future seriously.
Beyond motivation, the programme fundamentally seeks to establish the Mayibuye Learners Movement in high schools.
Nthabiseng Mochesane and Themba ‘Skeem GP’ Lukhele. Photo: Nthabiseng Mochesane
“This initiative recognises that learners are not just recipients of education policy, but are directly affected by systemic failures in the education system.
“These include overcrowded classrooms, collapsing infrastructure, unsafe scholar transport, under-resourced schools, and the ongoing erosion of learner dignity in working-class communities,” explained Masike
The Mayibuye Learners Movement aims to organise learners into a conscious, disciplined, and principled formation.
It seeks to help learners articulate their lived experiences, defend their rights, and promote academic excellence.
“The movement also works to develop politically aware young people who understand the structural causes of inequality in education.
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“It will serve as a platform to develop leadership, encourage civic responsibility, and ensure that learner voices are not marginalised in decisions that affect their futures,” he added.
“This programme is not symbolic or a once-off intervention. It forms part of a broader national strategy to build sustainable learner organisation, restore dignity in public schooling, and contribute to the long-term struggle for social justice and youth emancipation.”
Lukhele offered words of encouragement, advising learners to stay in school, build positive relationships and have goals.
“Work hard and strive for success so that you can one day return and give back to your communities,” he said.
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