Shesha to the World
By: Siphokuhle Mpanza
Twitter: Siphokuhle Mpanza
Email: 061spho@gmail.com
On the 6th of
October 2023, the Shesha board game team in partnership with Staruts skills
center visited Leretholi Polytechnic in Maseru, Lesotho. Students from the
Tshwane University of Technology, University of Johannesburg and Witwatersrand
were representing South Africa a Match against the Basotho for M2000 (R2000).
“Shesha is a South African
Black owned board game owned by the CEO of the company named Sipho Maboshego,” explained
Kevin Phehla, Assistant Manager.
On the 3rd day of the all-expenses
paid tour in Lesotho, visited the Leretholi Polytechnic for a friendly game.
Phehla added, “One of our
fundamental objectives behind the game is to ensure that we kill this
stereotype thinking of students at the point that they must be stuck to the
books. Now here’s an extracurricular activity that aims that psychologically we
enhance the brain of the child.”
The South African
representatives came from various student accommodations under the Staruts
accommodation projects namely the Little Manhattan, La Jazz, Marshall yards and
Gezina residences. They had won matches on their respective residences for a
price which is a tour to Lesotho from the 4th to the 7th
of October.
Shesha seems to have proven
themselves to be action orientated their slogan is “connecting the world” and
they literally did.
Their first stop, our
Neighbours Lesotho. Who knows the next? Maybe Dubai will be the next destination.
Shesha consists of terms from all over the world, it is merely an edutainment
game.
Players get to see words,
describe them giving clues and teammates have to think on the spot what the
description could be referring to. The game challenges players to work well as
teams as well as think on the spot.
The Basotho students accepted
Shesha with a lot of gratitude and enthusiasm. Excitement was all over as they
competed and won a part of the price money. They enjoyed some refreshments and
made South African friends. Thus, apparently connecting the world.
Xolani Mahlangu, Marketing
Manager, said that he was happy students came in their numbers and they got a
different sense of Lesotho, Students were excited, and socials were buzzing throughout.
Shesha 3, 2, 1 Go!
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