{"id":24436,"date":"2025-11-26T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=24436"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:36:31","slug":"investing-in-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/24436","title":{"rendered":"Investing in futures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24436\" class=\"elementor elementor-24436\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab5d31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fab5d31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc19e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc19e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AfroCentric Chairman\u2019s Annual Bursary Luncheon was hosted at Prof. Anna Mokgokong\u2019s residence in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria in November to celebrate academic milestones and reinforce our commitment to education and transformation. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e9c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87e9c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-6-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9077798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9077798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Mokgokong opened with an inspiring message, saying: \u201cAfroCentric goes beyond financial support; we invest in dreams and the leaders of tomorrow.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n<p>CEO Gerald Van Wyk echoed this, urging students to dream big: \u201cDon\u2019t just be in the building; aspire to own the building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five final-year Nursing students from North-West University shared heartfelt gratitude for the bursary support and wellness coaching that helped them succeed. Leaders, including Mrs Lindiwe Miyambu and Dr Nkateko Munisi, reflected on how education transforms lives and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e77a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86e77a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-8-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486f0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486f0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through the AfroCentric Bursary Programme, launched in 2016 under Prof. Mokgokong\u2019s leadership, we continue to address South Africa\u2019s healthcare skills shortage and advance socio-economic transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24436?action=genpdf&amp;id=24436\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AfroCentric Chairman\u2019s Annual Bursary Luncheon was hosted at Prof. Anna Mokgokong\u2019s residence in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria in November to celebrate academic milestones and reinforce our commitment to education and transformation. 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