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Kabelo Chabalala

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Founder of the YMM. Columnist for @SowetanLive Link: www.sowetanlive.co.za/opinion/ Former Columnist: @IOL Link: www.iol.co.za/opinion
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KABELO CHABALALA | SA football ban for deadbeat dads ... could it happen?

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By Kabelo Chabalala
| Sowetan Verified
Story audio is generated using AI Do South African men love football more than they love their own children? More than they love their wives and partners? It is an uncomfortable question, but one worth asking. I found myself thinking about it after reading reports that Argentine authorities identified fathers who had failed to meet their parental obligations, then worked with World Cup officials to ensure that they would not be allowed into stadiums.
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KABELO CHABALALA | How ‘reception’ theory is shaping telenovela Kwa Baba’s impact on viewers

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By Kabelo Chabalala
| Sowetan Verified
As I sit with the first 10 episodes of Kwa Baba on Mzansi Magic, channel 161, I cannot help but think about the power of storytelling and the role TV continues to play in shaping our collective imagination. More specifically, I find myself reflecting on the “reception” theory, the idea that audiences are not passive consumers of media but active participants who interpret stories through the lens of their own experiences, beliefs, hopes and realities.
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OPINION | Community engagement is all about inclusion

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By Kabelo Chabalala
| Sowetan Verified
In my late teenage years, I used to ask my grandmother about the meetings she attended at the local community hall of our village, Pankop (Masobe). These gatherings would typically take place in the daytime during the week when the working population was away, commuting to jobs in towns and cities and when entrepreneurs were busy trying to make ends meet. The people who filled those halls were mostly the elderly. “Grandmother, what did they talk about?” I would ask her.
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