{"id":27502,"date":"2026-06-11T15:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=27502"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:06:01","slug":"mentorship-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/27502","title":{"rendered":"Mentorship matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27502\" class=\"elementor elementor-27502\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a66be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a66be\" 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-beaa5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beaa5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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hosted a powerful Men\u2019s Fireside Conversation focused on one core truth: mentorship matters.<\/p><p>Under the theme \u201cBuilding Stronger Men, Families and Futures\u201d, colleagues came together in a safe, reflective space to explore the growing challenges facing boys and young men in South Africa, and the critical role intentional mentorship plays in shaping resilience, emotional wellbeing and purposeful leadership.<\/p><p>From heartfelt reflections to practical tools, the session explored how intentional guidance at home, at work and in our communities <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131318444 BCX0\">helps strengthen emotional wellbeing, leadership\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131318444 BCX0\">development<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131318444 BCX0\">\u00a0and family connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/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-fef1084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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