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Phumelele Ndlovu
Phumelele Ndlovu

Lerato is a 17-year-old student from a small village who is the first in her family to attend university. She found the transition to life in Johannesburg difficult at first but was gifted a smartphone that allowed her to stay connected to friends and family through social media. However, Lerato became overly attached to her phone and constantly updated her social media status, feeling envy toward her friends' posts. This caused her schoolwork to suffer as she grew tired from lack of sleep and her test marks dropped, preventing her from taking exams in two subjects and prolonging her studies.

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Lerato isa youngladyof 17 years,she comesfromthe familyof 7 in Klerksdorp. She isthe firstone comingto the UniversityinherVillage .Everyoneinthe village islookinguptoher,she is indeeda source of pride andjoyin the familyand the community. She has beenhappyandnervousinthe past few weeks,wonderinghow lifewouldbe in the bigCity especiallybecause itwasherfirsttime livingwithoutthe familyandanticipatinglife inJohannesburg to be void. Firstmonthin Johannesburgwasnevereasy,she contactedhome more frequently.Itwasalways goodto speakto her motherandcatch upon whatis happeninginthe villagehoweverthiswasnot sustainable becauseitwascostly. Lerato wasfortunate toreceive asmartphone asa giftfromherteachers.She likedhersmartphone a lot because itmade iteasierforher to connectwithherfriends throughsocial mediaplatforms such as WhatsApp,WeChat,FacebookandInstagram.She enjoyedhermomentsonthese platforms,she couldgoon for4 hoursstraightwithoutevenfeelingit. As monthswentbyshe became soattachedto her phone,she constantly foundherself trawling throughher friendsprofiles.One thingthatwasstrange though,she noticedthateachtime when she doesthisshe was overwhelmedwithenvyandjealousy whenshe looksatherfriends news feed.Noticingthatshe wasnotas busyas her friends, Leratomade a consciousdecisiontoalways update herstatusand check ineverywhereshe goes.She wasnow makingherlife decisionsbased on whatlooksgoodon social media. One day she leftthe roomrushingto lecturersandforgotherphone inthe room. Leratowas anxious the whole dayand couldnotconcentrate inclass thinkingabouthow muchupdatesshe hasmissed on Facebook. She realisedthatthe phone wasnow herverybestfriendandshe cannot survive withoutit. Lerato wasalwaystired,havingnoenergytostudybecause she doesnotgetenoughsleep.She sufferedacademicallybecause hertestmarksdroppeddrasticallyand ultimatelynotadmittedto write examsfor2 major subjects,thisin turnprolongedthe durationof herstudies. She knew where she wasgoingwrong,wantedtostop andmake changesin herlife. Questions: 1. Do youthinksocial mediahastakencontrol of Leratos life ? why? 2. What do youthinkLeratocould have done better? 3. How can youadvise a friendwhoisgoingthrough a similarchallenge?

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  • 1. Lerato isa youngladyof 17 years,she comesfromthe familyof 7 in Klerksdorp. She isthe firstone comingto the UniversityinherVillage .Everyoneinthe village islookinguptoher,she is indeeda source of pride andjoyin the familyand the community. She has beenhappyandnervousinthe past few weeks,wonderinghow lifewouldbe in the bigCity especiallybecause itwasherfirsttime livingwithoutthe familyandanticipatinglife inJohannesburg to be void. Firstmonthin Johannesburgwasnevereasy,she contactedhome more frequently.Itwasalways goodto speakto her motherandcatch upon whatis happeninginthe villagehoweverthiswasnot sustainable becauseitwascostly. Lerato wasfortunate toreceive asmartphone asa giftfromherteachers.She likedhersmartphone a lot because itmade iteasierforher to connectwithherfriends throughsocial mediaplatforms such as WhatsApp,WeChat,FacebookandInstagram.She enjoyedhermomentsonthese platforms,she couldgoon for4 hoursstraightwithoutevenfeelingit. As monthswentbyshe became soattachedto her phone,she constantly foundherself trawling throughher friendsprofiles.One thingthatwasstrange though,she noticedthateachtime when she doesthisshe was overwhelmedwithenvyandjealousy whenshe looksatherfriends news feed.Noticingthatshe wasnotas busyas her friends, Leratomade a consciousdecisiontoalways update herstatusand check ineverywhereshe goes.She wasnow makingherlife decisionsbased on whatlooksgoodon social media. One day she leftthe roomrushingto lecturersandforgotherphone inthe room. Leratowas anxious the whole dayand couldnotconcentrate inclass thinkingabouthow muchupdatesshe hasmissed on Facebook. She realisedthatthe phone wasnow herverybestfriendandshe cannot survive withoutit. Lerato wasalwaystired,havingnoenergytostudybecause she doesnotgetenoughsleep.She sufferedacademicallybecause hertestmarksdroppeddrasticallyand ultimatelynotadmittedto write examsfor2 major subjects,thisin turnprolongedthe durationof herstudies. She knew where she wasgoingwrong,wantedtostop andmake changesin herlife. Questions: 1. Do youthinksocial mediahastakencontrol of Leratos life ? why? 2. What do youthinkLeratocould have done better? 3. How can youadvise a friendwhoisgoingthrough a similarchallenge?