On 14 February 2026, I drove to Temba for a 5 km walk organized by DJ Norman Mothobi.
I have known Norman since the days he was a local DJ charging R500 for an event.
Last year he became the owner of Vila Cafe.
Seeing a night worker step into physical ownership already felt like progress.
Vila Cafe sells alcohol, so I had never visited before.
But a sunrise community walk at 06:00 was different.
It felt like an experiment worth supporting.
I arrived at 07:00 expecting a small turnout.
Instead, the walk had already begun—with a strong crowd behind DJ Norman.
I even found myself helping with light crowd and vehicle control.
After the walk came group HIIT aerobics.
In that moment, the truth of our fitness levels became visible—young and old, strong and struggling, all moving together.
Even elderly mothers were participating.
It was beautiful to witness.
Later, I went to Cliff Cafe for breakfast and met Thabiso Molefe, whose wife Lihle was teaching a Pilates class upstairs.
Pilates.
In Temba.
Of all the things I expected to find in Temba, Pilates was never on the list.
But things are changing.
We are changing.
We must accept change when it arrives.
Cliff Cafe has already changed the physical and spiritual landscape of Temba.
Perhaps Vila Cafe exists because Cliff Cafe existed first.
Call it leading by example.
Call it morphic resonance.
Either way, action speaks louder than words.
On this Valentine’s Day, I visited two businesses run by bafana ba kasi.
Inside both spaces were groups of people moving positively together—walking, exercising, stretching, breathing.
Guided by citizens of Temba.
Moving the people of Temba.
I went home full.
Full of hope.