Shanice Hector
(left) and Nqobile (Obi) Mahlangu of South Africa presented the Feb. 2 Cultural
Thursday program at Central Lakes College in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd
campus. Shanice, 19, is from Cape Town and Obi, 20, is from Johannesburg. The
two articulate, intelligent women, who are students at CLC, gave a very informative and personalized
illustrated talk that described traditions of a vibrant culture. Theirs is a nation built on the strength of family and friends that validate that culture.
South Africa has the largest economy in Africa, and the 28th-largest in the
world. South Africa (officially the Republic of South Africa) is multi-ethnic
and has diverse cultures and languages.