A baby boy was born on October 10th in Mangaung to an ecstatic mother and proud father. The community rejoices at the birth of this strong and dependable new hero, likened to the great baobab tree. Well-wishers offer blessings that the African sun, soil, rains, and winds nourish the baby's dreams, hopes, songs, and access to ancestral wisdom so that he may live long.

1. Brother To My Soul
10 October, 06:15am, Mangaung
What A Glorious Day, Mother Ecstatic Father Proud
A Hero Is Born, Mogale O Boipelo And We Rejoice
Strong, Sturdy And Dependable Like The Great Baobab
Tshireletso Ya Losika, Sebatana Sa Batho
Moagi Wa Lerato, Modiredi Pelonomi
Batswana Bathle Bare “Moseka Phofu Ga Felwe Ke Lentswe”
Rona Ra Re “Tsika E Serilediwa Ke Mogale O Boipelo”
Galalela Nnaledi Ya Ba Kgwathleng,
Bonolo Ba Gago Re Bo Bona Mo Ditirong
Ngwana Wa Mmala Wa Sebilo, Tlou
Mokgele Motsaathebe Mokgwathleng
Gola O Gole, Nala E Ne Yago, A Matsatsi A Gago A Ne Le
Pholo, Khumo Le Katlego
“May The African Sun Nourish Your Dreams, May Our Rich Soils Cradle Your Hopes
May Our Rains Eulelate Your Song Of Magnanimity,
May The Triumphant Winds Of Africa Trancend Our Ancestral
Wisdom Into To You And May You Live Long Like The Great Baobab” – Olehile Boitumelo Mokgele