Miss Deaf’s mother blames bad friends

MBABANE – Bad friends are alleged to have been the main reason why Miss Deaf Swaziland, Vuyisile Masangane, dropped out of school.

Masangane, who was a pupil at the School for the Deaf in Siteki, did not return to school for her second term.

Gabisile Dlamini, Masangane’s mother said up to now, she also did not have a clear reason why her daughter decided not to go back to school.
“All was well when schools closed for the first term break. It was during the opening of schools for the second term when she resisted going back. She never gave me a clear reason. I suspect that she might have met some friends who influenced her not to go back to school,” she said.

Dlamini said she had tried all possible means to beg her daughter to go back to school but all her efforts failed.
“It pains me because I thought since she was enrolled at the School for the Deaf she would get proper guidance and have a future. As I speak, I do not know what to do because going back to school is just not a priority to her,” she said.

Dlamini said her biggest challenge was that each time when she spoke to her daughter, she had to use sign language something she was not familiar with.
“It has not been easy to understand some of the things my daughter says because I am not used to sign language. I have since engaged some of the experts from the deaf community who understand sign language better to assist me as I want my child to have a better future,”  she said. Dlamini said the reason why she had not been coming out clear why Masangane had quit school was because she also did not have a valid reason as her daughter had failed to tell her the main reason.

“I believe that since I have included members of the deaf community, they will assist me in understanding why she decided to quit school. I want my child to go back to school so I believe they will be of great help in that regard,” he said.

... pays Nokuthula Mbatha a visit

MBABANE – Reigning Miss Deaf Vuyisile Masangane’s mother, Gabisile Dlamini, has formally requested Nokuthula Mbatha to reconsider her decision to quit organising the Miss Deaf pageant.

Mbatha resigned about a month ago sighting unworkable conditions.
Yesterday, Dlamini visited Mbatha’s home in Manzini where she had gone to ask if it was possible for her to withdraw the resignation letter.
Dlamini said the main reason she thought of going to see Mbatha was because she knew the role Mbatha had played in helping the deaf community.

“I never believed it when I heard that she had resigned. The pageant motivated our children and they discovered themselves as human beings who were also recognised in society,” she said. Dlamini said her discussion with Mbatha was positive and she was sure that she would reconsider her decision.

Meanwhile, Mbatha said she explained to Dlamini that she never took the decision out of anger but did so because she could no longer cope. “In as much as I understand what she is saying, it is difficult for me to continue with the pageant. When you feel that you are not able to cope, it becomes best that you quit other than forcing matters. It was best for me to quit,” she said.

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