The Lebone Leadership Festival

19/07/2019

[LLF2019 GROUP PHOTO]

Here they are, our wonderful delegates at the 2019 Lebone Leadership Festival! These truly are a group of outstanding young people, and we look forward to welcoming them back to Lebone II one day.

19/07/2019

[LLF GALA DINNER]

On the final evening of the Leadership Festival our delegates enjoyed a gala dinner event at the beautiful, nearby Royal Marang 5* Hotel, where they were privileged to be addressed by His Majesty, Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi, King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. It was a special evening for our delegates, with the chance to enjoy good food and good company and enjoy an inspirational and motivating talk by talented performer, Oscar von Memerty. Oscar's message of overcoming huge obstacles and turning adversity into triumph was both humbling and uplifting.

11/07/2019

[SPOKEN WORD ARTISTRY]

Mutinta Bbenkele's love of the spoken word set her on a pursuit to build viable industries out of unseen and under-appreciated forms of art. As a Spoken Word Artist, Mutinta became aware of the variety of soft skills attainable through these practises and hopes to inform as many youth as possible about the avenues that can be utilised to sustain themselves and their artistic community/

11/07/2019

[RECOGNISING OPPORTUNITY]

Over the past 12 years, extreme adventurer David Grier has been on a global journey of 25,000km, taking his passions to the extreme and exploring the limits of the human mind and body. David's inspirational talk to the Leadership Festival highlighted his message of hope, and making a difference in people's lives through change, positivity, the right attitude, recognising opportunity and never giving up.

11/07/2019

[BREATHING LIFE INTO A GOOD IDEA]

Day 5 brought visionary restauranteur and speaker, Miles Khubheka, to the Festival to speak to our delegates about the what, why and how of being an entrepreneur, and ensuring that no good idea goes to waste. Mile is an IT graduate turned gastronomist behind the renowned Vuto's brand, and an inspiration to aspiring entepreneurs everywhere.

08/07/2019

[SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP]

True leadership has an awareness of our environment. Future leaders must have an understanding how humans interact with and impact their environments, and are required to lead responsibly in the sustainability challenge. Day 4 closed with a presentation by environmentalist and climatologist Simon Gear, followed by a social and braai.

05/07/2019

05/07/2019

[PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK]

On Day 4 our Festival delegates enjoyed a game drive in the nearby Pilanesberg National Park. The creation of this park is considered one of the most ambitious programmes of its kind to be undertaken anywhere in the world, and still stands as a leading example of sustainability leadership. Our delegates saw most of the 'Big 5' on their trip and a host of other species too.

04/07/2019

[FUN & GAMES]

Our Festival delegates take some time to play at the end of Day 3!

04/07/2019

[RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE & CONFIDENCE]

On the afternoon of Day 3 our delegates heard from award-winning commercial farmer and self-funded entrepreneur, Mbali Nwoko. Mbali has recently been regarded as one of the Top 100 women changing South Africa, and spoke to the students about the challenges, lessons and rewards of starting her agri-business.