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Delva Mathevula. Photo supplied.

Local scholar to talk in USA about totems

 

Delvah Mathevula (29) from Muyexe village near Giyani will be flying to Las Vegas in the United States of America to present a paper, entitled Totems and their influence among Vatsonga people.

According to Mathevula, a totem is an animal that people culturally worship and it normally represents a certain clan.

He is currently studying at Univen for his masters degree in arts and he is also working at the Centre for Higher Education, Teaching and Learning (CHETL) in the academic development unit (ADU) as a teaching assistant.

The trip is funded by the University of Venda’s research directorate.

The conference will take place from 2 to 5 October at the Harrah’s Hotel in Las Vegas. The conference is organised by the Clute Institute.

 

Date:17 September 2016

By: Mbulaheni Ridovhona

The 22-year-old Mbulaheni (Gary) Ridovhona has been passionate about journalism to the extent that he would buy himself a copy of weekly Univen students' newsletter, Our Voice. After reading, he would write stories about his rural village, Mamvuka, and submit them to the very newsletter for publication. His deep-rooted love for words and writing saw him register for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies at the University of Venda, and joined the Limpopo Mirror team in February 2016 as a journalism intern.

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