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A Profile Of Lungile Monica Mabena About Lungile Monica Mabena: Lungile Monica Mabena Is A Trained Traditional Healer, Teacher By Profession, Writer, Jou alist, Poet, Youth Developer, A Theatre Preforming Artist And A Program Manager Of Endumbeni Cultural And Creative Arts Center. She Is A Lover Of Wisdom, Literature And Nature. She Has Been Reciting Poetry And Story Telling Since 2008 In School Competitions. In 2018 She Joined Arts Revelation. In 2019 Till Date She Has Been Writing For Highveld Chronicles Newspaper Under Ilizwi Lethu. In 2022 She Started Covering Stories As A Jou alist For The Highveld Chronicles Newspaper. In 2023 She Got Promoted To Be A Programs Manager For Endumbeni Cultural And Creative Arts Center Where They Fight For IsiNdebele Language To Be Taught In Schools And Help To Identify And Nurture The Art In Schools. In 2023 October-December, She Worked With Native Eye Creative SA As A Poet Under Their Poetry Expo Project That Happened At Emalahleni Civic Theatre And Mbombela Civic Theatre And She Continues To Share Knowledge And Wisdom About African Culture, African Spirituality, Tradition History, Ndebele Language, Customs And Herbs On Her Facebook Page Which Has 17.4K Followers And Her Blog IKesi YakwaNtu. Accomplishments: 2008: Won The Award For Best Speech 2011: Won The Award For Best Speech 2014: Won A Certificate For The Best 2nd Poem 2015: Won Twice As The 1st Best Debater 2022: Organized To Successful Dialogues Under Vivace Youth Center 2022: Hosted An Open Mic Session And A Coffee Hour At Butterfly Lounge Under Vivace Youth Center 2022: Performed At Tweefontein Musical Festival (Ikhambo The Rebirth) 2023: Got Accepted As A Writer For Nwala Writers 2023: 2 Of Her Poems Were Accepted By Ikhambi Writers For 2023 Jou al. 2023: One Of The Poets Of Native Eye Creatives SA Poetry Expo.
