Midrand Graduate Institute Graduation Ceremony

The graduation day was meant as a day of celebration for the pupils as well as to motivate them into making academically wise decisions. The hosts told the graduating pupils that the end of Grade 7 only symbolised the beginning of their journey into senior and tertiary education.

The pupils were also addressed by motivational speaker, Billy Bhembe, the founder of the movement Black Child, It’s Possible. He spoke about the power which lies in the present. Bhembe said the pupils must use the opportunities they were given, now.

“Do not procrastinate,” he said.

“When family and friends laugh at your big dreams, use their laughter to fuel your drive and propel you to achieve your dreams.”

Bhembe also spoke out against living a flashy lifestyle without education. “We must redefine the word skhokho (township slang for the ‘main man’), from being people that live a flashy lifestyle through theft and robbery, but to one of those who succeed through hard work and determination.”