Nothing feels better than healing from a time, period or moment that was meant to break you.
You look back and ask yourself, how did i do it? All the vulnerabilities, all the insecurities, all the anxieties and you look back and all your dots have connected and you are in a better place.
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FROM UNIVERSITY DROPOUT TO VIRAL ANIMATION PIONEER 🎬🔥
Meet Jonas Lekganyane.
A self-taught animator who took a path many fear… dropping out of university. But what looked like a setback became the foundation of something powerful.
With no formal training, just passion, creativity, and belief in his vision, he built Rams Comics — a 2D animation company born right in Johannesburg.
Then came the breakthrough.
He created “The Adventures of Noko Mashaba” — a proudly South African animated series that connected with people in a real, relatable way.
One episode, “Noko vs Izikhothane”, didn’t just trend… it made HISTORY.
It became the most watched YouTube video in South Africa in 2014, recognized by Google. 📈🇿🇦
From a dropout… to dominating the internet.
And he didn’t stop there.
In 2015, Noko Mashaba won a FAME Award for Best Comedian, proving that animation, storytelling, and culture can break every boundary.
Today, Jonas is more than just an animator:
✨ Entrepreneur
✨ Cartoonist
✨ Voice-over artist
✨ Sound producer
✨ Writer
All self-made. All self-taught.
Sometimes, all you need is courage… and consistency.
Start where you are. Build what you can. Your story could be next. 🚀
If a man understands time and season, he will never envy another man’s success, he won’t be bothered about his current predicament.
Time change, the script flips and you never know when.
Every day I wake up and I’m me, nigga, hallelujah
I done a promise to myself and I’ma follow through
Hate being away from home, gotta do what I gotta do
The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been
It’s not the time lose
I lost a close cousin to addiction. When he was homeless (due to relapsing multiple times), he’d pop by our place for a warm meal that he’d share it with others. Now we host a meal drive every year on his birth month. He’s gone, but we still share meals with his people.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 7th Social Justice Summit themed: “Social Justice, Food Security and Peace: Pathways to Equality, Solidarity, Sustainability and Climate Resilience.” https://t.co/AjUZ3uSm4L