Profile Of Baanetse Machona
Chairperson/Founder at Exellence Leadership.
Recently served as The only Member Of Youth Development Portfolio at the
Katlehong Library Comitee(In Ekurhuleni East Of Johannesburg)
In Office September 2015-2016/29/04
Residence: Katlehong Ekurhuleni
Alma mater: Ekurhuleni West
College
Studying Business Management
Birth: 01-01-1995 Katlkehong
Natalspruit Hospital
Baanetse Machona is an active
community leader currentlyworking as Founder/Chaiperson of Exellence Leadership School (e.l.s). He had recently served as the Only Member of The Katlehong Library Community Participation Comitter Youth Development Portfolio, which he left on the 29th of April 2016. Before official appointment, he had hosted several youth development related events at
the same library.
Career
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| (Second from Left) Leading the Debate Team |
Baanetse Machona has been active
in his career from an early age of 14
when he became a member of the Congress Of South African Student and
then Chairperson in Alafang High School, one year later he became deputy
chairperson of the congress in Katlehong Branch. At the age of 17 when doing
grade 11, he left party politics and joined the school debating team, in November
of the same year, he leaded the Debating team in the Love Life National Games
and they won bronze Medals, and he won a gold medal for best speaker at the
same event.
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| Building The Library 2013 |
In 2013, Baanetse Machona Became
the Deputy Chairperson of The LRC in Alafang High School, because of his determination
he was later regarded as President of that School. With the limited time he had
as a learners leader who is in matric, Baanetse Managed to organize LRC
presidents around the area of Katlehong and formed a united front of which a
new learners code of conduct for all 5 participating schools was born. The
union became in active as soon as the LRC presidents of the participating
schools left office in 2014. In the same year, he attempted to open a Library
for his then school, but never succeded due to lack of support from teachers
and learners.
The year After Matric (2014)
Baanetse couldn't get to varsity due to various reasons including lack of
finance, and the fact that he couldnt study political science with a
certificate with admition to a diploma. But that did not degrade the spirit
that he has in serving the people. Baanetse invested the time he had in the
township for better things, he joined the LoveLife Mpintshi Crew and spent most
time going to schools motivating school learners and teaching them about
prevention. In the Middle of that year,
he published www.k1hs.blogspot.com after seeing its need in highschools. The
blog was initially aimed at publishing high school journals and teenage
content, provide online learning and teaching and content download. He then discontinued
updating the site due to the amount of work it demanded, he then published his
personal blog early in 2015 www.bmachona.com.
In 2015, he enrolled at the Ekurhuleni West College for Business
management after realizing the need for business and entrepreneurship skills
and knowledge. When not studying or doing his duties as head of youth
development, he teaches the youngsters of his neighborhood about business and entrepreneurship.
Made it to the One Day Leader TOP 90 in 2015. Check number 79
Hobbies: Writing(Blogging) and
teaching
Interest: Politics, Social
Leadership/ Social Entrepreneurship
Social Pages FB: Baanetse Machona
Twitter: @B_Machona
Profile Of Baanetse Machona
