Kasi life
Kasi
life we know started out as being, a place where anyone that fell outside of
the white race, back in the apartheid era, was basically relocated there like a
squatter camp situation. Over the years though it became more than oppression,
it is a support system for many, it is a lifestyle, it is the net result of a
person’s character for a lot of people including me. I don’t know if I would
consider myself a Kasi girl anymore? But I grew up in Mabopane, otherwise known
as Bopline, Pretoria ko di B and I moved out when I was 6 years. For me kasi
was rough because I used to be the little girl that was soft and sweet so my so
called “friends” at that time used to bully me and these were kids that stayed
near my house. This contributed to my hard, sometimes outspoken character that
I have now. Public relations is all about building and maintaining
relationships with stakeholders there’s also some creation of publicity as
well. Kasi is well known for its turn ups, they have car washes which are a
vibe, kota places (chillie pepper),
places like Busy Corner and Vilakazi
street. These are well known places among kasi residents, anything you
could ever need and want kasi provides, you don’t need to wake up, put on your
best clothes and go buy simple things like bread and eggs, in kasi these things
are simply just a walk away. Kasi is a community that can stand on its own it’s
just that a lot of these things people do not know about them because when a
person hears the word kasi the first thing they think of is crime and poverty
when it’s so much more and has so much potential. This is an opportunity for
public relations to utilize social media to create awareness and promote all of
these things/places, the challenge would be the crime but maybe if enough
awareness is created, crime would decrease. They need to show the positive side
of eKasi and there’s nothing that can reach the masses like social media
I agree social media platform are a great tool to use to engage but also the idea of anonymity within these platforms needs to be considered, as an individual I would find it extremely hard to tell people about my problems knowing that my personal information was going to be disclosed to the public.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is taking over....even my gran is on our family WhatsApp group posting church functions dates so no one has an excuse for missing them haha����♂️....in terms of the technological generation gap I feel it’s soon going to be non existent
I agree with you, I haven't actually thought about it that way.
DeleteWell said dear sipirt like everything that u said about kasi people just thing that staying in soweto aka kasi is not cool but it is the best place to be causes we know each other and we protect each other sipirt to kasi
ReplyDeleteYeah it is its own community, everyone looks after one another and if you've noticed people that move out of ekasi spend a lot of their time there instead of the area where they stay
DeleteAs an individual just be yourself no matter what,don't try to change for people or anything cause that could result in you being effected.
ReplyDeletetrue, because if you flow with the wind then people are going to end up making you look like an idiot
DeleteI agree about drugs and social media as a platform to raise awareness but it also starts at home cause this topic has to be drilled from the foundation of the child's life, so family should play a role before social media.
ReplyDeleteThat's true and also most parents avoid certain topics with their children because they find them hard to talk about, so if that could be enforced in schools as well (primary and high schools) maybe that could help too
DeleteWell written . You forgot to include that the best food ama chips and Kota come from Kasi��
ReplyDeleteThey do, sometimes i find myself longing for a kota or spatlo as we call it where i come from.
DeleteKasi life truly is more than that. Me being from the burbs and visting family and friends in the kasi you really do feel a whole new atmosphere. It's a vibrant place and could make anyone who would stay there happy.
ReplyDeleteand sometimes we also find ourselves wanting to visit family from ekasi and counting the days when schools close just so we can leave the burbs.
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