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WHERE IS MY MILLION? THE NEXT ROUND OF BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
On the Cover Education for Profit Legal gambling
INSIDE THE MAGAZINE | PAGE 4
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY Editor's note`s
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Business Diary
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Letters to the editor
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Where is my million? Thenext round of Black on Black violence Pure Communism? Kelly Khumalo Rises
Rules for successful trading “Legal gambling 13
Your surroundings, Your worth 17 Condensed : Budget Speech 19 CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
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CONTENTS
INSIDE THE MAGAZINE | PAGE 5
EDUCATION AND POLITICS Education for Profit
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SOCIAL, ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE One thing in commonFeeling 37 8 Beautiful places in South Africa 41
Who still advocate for pure communism? 28 Responses over open letter to Baleka Mbete 30 Lets Talk SA in Numbers 31 Is this the parliament that Mandela fought for? 32
Social costs of technology 44 Did you get “Mavuso”? 46 Where is my million? 47
Baleka Mbete statement was unfortunate and can influence civil war 34 The next round of Black on Black violence 36
Happiness is a choice 48 Why you will never understand woment
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Kelly Khumalo Rises
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of Concern magazine is a blessing from the Man above. Through the ups and downs, laughter and tears, successes and failures, we made it. As we celebrate the 12th publication of social, economic and political minded readers’ magazine, we would like to thank everyone who supported us throughout this journey. A year ago, we pursued a journey of beautifying the art of writing using our hearts at Circle of Concern Magazine. This also marks an anniversary as an Editor-in-Chief of this progressive periodical. From reading controversial writings to fair and accurate reporting. We wouldn’t be who we are if we had not teamed up with titans. Its team work that allowed the magazine to achieve more than 15 000 readership. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
We are trying by all means to deliver what is been sought after for a while. Let me thank my colleagues who made it possible for this magazine to prosper and reach these anticyclones. They are the ones to be credited for the good work done. This month reminds me how possible it is to do whatever you want in this life. Being social, economic and politically conscious is the mandate of this youth magazine. The mind that consumes knowledge and understanding is the mind manufacture luck and opportunities. If it’s not Informative, Entertaining, Controversial and Educating, IT’S NOT US.
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LETTERS
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Letters to the Editor
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The removal of Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu was meant to protect the survival of President Jacob Zuma and strengthen his position. By MJ WA Azania There's a proverb that says, "You play the ball but not the man" The African National Congress was used to hide the whole agenda behind the expulsion of Julius Malema and suspension of Floyd Shivambu further expelled by the ANCYL National task team but the real reason behind the whole saga was to remove those who were Picture: freedigitalphotos.net questioning the contribution of the President and his role within the ANC and government. Whatever they have said, what they have done is not different from the disrespectful method used against President Thabo Mbeki in prior 2007 when they removed him. African National Congress was not in crisis and it has never been in crisis that can led to the removal of certain comrades from the organization. Picture: freedigitalphotos.net
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LETTERS It has been always a norm of structures within the ANC to publicly declare who should lead the organization forward,.The current deployment of comrades to Parliament, MPL, organizational positions and other appointments really exposes the Agenda of the President that he just wanted to surround himself with comrades who will always guard his survival and irrigate his existence within the organization. ANCYL NTT/PTTs The manner in which comrades were appointed to the NTT and PTTs can be left alone as political democracy and pure democracy perhaps not to speak a lot but within a blink of an EYE leaders of the NTT and PTTs were all of them taken to Parliament,Legislatures and Municipalities. That's where everything comes in that the reason was to gatekeep ANCYL and Parliament and prevent any view that will seek to frustrates the President. We cannot attach personal battles of comrades to the organization and uses available resources of the organization to solve them, that is total abuse of power. The battles between President Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu was not an organizational battle but personal battles dragged within the ANC. How many comrades acted harshly and personal against senior comrades within the Anc but were left untouched. Is not Cde Stella Ndabeni who continuously attacked Comrade Winnie Mandela in public impressing President Zuma just to buy favors. Was she suspended or expelled for insulting NEC/former ANCWL president.? MKMVA took on Kgalema Motlanthe and promise to man handle him should he contest the President nothing was done. Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana took on Zwelinzima Vavi and publicly attack him nothing was done. Pule Mabe in Nkowankowa stadium attacked Julius Malema and the ANCYL nothing was done.
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IN MARCH | PAGE 11 Hijacking PYA. In January this year a group of mini rebels using the name PYA took on Irvin Jim and insult him posing before capitalist Cameras of The Gupta's, insulting him, something that weakened the alliance nothing was done. Julius Malema and Floyd Nyiko Shivambu took on President Zuma and question his leadership style they were all removed from the organization, they never question the African National Congress but they question a leader of the organization for failing to entertain views of ANCYL. I think ANC members were cheated here, we were forced to believe all that was done was organizational clean up. Cyril Ramaphosa was even brought in to hide the Agenda, how beautiful the game was played. If senior NEC members of the ANC decide to represent the expelled comrades in their hearings within the organization how then do we conclude that they placed the organization into disrepute while senior NEC members are contesting against that? In particular within Top 5. Mr President could have stood his ground than applying forces and resources of the organization. The removal was an individual victory but behind the name of the organization. ANCYL comrades must always speak their minds without fear, they must be a neccesary irritation to the ANC. The practical existence of freedom charter does not need hungry comrades but it need radical comrades of the organization to influence it.We are dreaming of economic freedom in our lifetime but we are busy protecting those who are having a key towards economic freedom. Nationalization is a way to go, it is in line with the expectations of the poor and the current challenges faced by black people. Within the freedom charter there's a key to economic freedom. We must shy away from silencing the voice of young people by using internal powers within the organization.
Mj wa Azania ANCYL member writing on his own capacity MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
INVESTMENT
TRADING | PAGE 13
Rules for Successful Trading or “legal gambling� Andrew Sako
Always Use a Trading Plan A trading plan is a written set of rules that specifies a trader's entry, exit and criteria. Using a trading plan allows traders to do this, although it is a time-consuming endeavour. With today's technology, it is easy to test a trading idea before risking real money. , applying trading ideas to historical data allows traders to determine if a trading plan is viable, and also shows the expectancy of the plan's logic. Once a plan has been developed and backtesting shows good results, then the plan can be used in real trading with real money.
Treat Trading like a Business In order to be successful, one must approach trading as a full- or part-time business, not as a hobby or a job. As a hobby, where no real commitment to learning is made, trading can be very expensive and hard. As a job, it can be frustrating since there is no regular pay cheque. Trading is a business and it incurs expenses, losses, taxes, uncertainty, stress and risk. As a trader, you are essentially a small business owner, and you must do your research and strategies to maximise your business' potential.
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Protect Your Trading Capital
Use Technology to Your Advantage Trading is a competitive business, and one can assume that the person sitting on the other side of a trade is taking full advantage of technology. Charting platforms allow traders an infinite variety of methods for viewing and analysing the markets. Backtesting an idea on historical data prior to risking any cash can save a trading account, not to mention stress and frustration. Getting market updates with smartphones allows us to monitor trades virtually anywhere. Even the technology that we take for granted today such as the highspeed internet connections, can greatly increase trading performance. Using technology to your advantage, and keeping up with current available technological advances, can be fun and rewarding in trading. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
Saving money to fund a trading account can take a long time and much effort. It can be even more difficult (or impossible) the next time around. It is important to note that protecting your trading capital is not synonymous with not having any losing trades. All traders have losing trades; that is part of business. Protecting capital entails not taking any unnecessary risks and doing everything you can to preserve your trading business. Be a Student of the Markets Think of it as continuing education – traders need to remain focused on learning more each day. Since many concepts carry prerequisite knowledge, it is important to remember that understanding the markets and all of their intricacies is an ongoing, lifelong process. Hard research allows traders to learn the facts such as what the different economic reports mean. Focus and observation allow traders to gain instinct and learn the nuances. This is what helps traders understand how those economic reports affect the market they are trading. The more traders understand the past and current markets, the better prepared they will be to face the future. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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TRADING | PAGE 15
Risk Only What You Can Afford to Lose Before a trader begins using real cash, it is imperative that all of the money in the account be truly expendable. If it is not, the trader should keep saving until it is. It should go without saying that the money in a trading account should not be allocated for the child's college tuition or paying the mortgage. Traders must never allow themselves to think that they are simply "borrowing" money from these other important obligations. One must be prepared to lose all the money allocated to a trading account. Losing money is traumatic enough; it is even more so if it is capital that should have never been risked to begin with. Develop a Trading Methodology Based on Facts Taking the time to develop a sound trading methodology is worth the effort. It may be tempting to believe in the "so easy it's like printing money" trading frauds that are prevalent on the internet. However, facts, not emotions or hope, should be the inspiration behind developing a trading plan. Traders who are not in a hurry to learn typically have an easier time sifting through all of the information available on the internet. Consider this: if you were to start a new career, more than likely you would need to study at a college or university for at least a year or two before you qualify to even apply for a position in the new field. Expect that learning how to trade demands at least the same amount of time and factually-driven research and study. Always Use a Stop Loss A is a predetermined amount of risk that a trader is willing to accept with each trade. The stop loss can be either a dollar amount or percentage, but either way it limits the trader's exposure during a trade. Using a stop loss can take some of the emotion out of trading. Ignoring a stop loss, even if it leads to a winning trade, is bad practice. Exiting with a stop loss, and thereby having a losing trade, is still good trading if it falls within the trading plan's rules. While the preference is to exit all trades with a profit, it is not realistic. Using a protective stop loss helps ensure that our losses and our risks are limited.
Know When to Stop Trading There are two reasons to stop trading: an ineffective trading plan and an ineffective trader. An ineffective trading plan shows much greater losses than anticipated in historical testing. Markets may have changed, within a certain trading instrument may have lessened, or the trading plan is simply not performing as well as expected. One will benefit by remaining unemotional and business-like. It might be time to re-evaluate the trading plan and make a few changes, or to start over with a new trading plan. An unsuccessful trading plan is a problem that needs to be solved. It is not necessarily the end of the trading business. An ineffective trader is the one who is unable to follow his or her trading plan. External stressors, poor habits and lack of physical activity can all contribute to this problem. A trader who is not in peak condition for trading should consider a break to deal with any personal problems, be it health, stress, or anything else that prohibits the trader from being effective. After any difficulties and challenges have been dealt with, the trader can resume with the trading. Keep Trading in Perspective
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It is important to stay focused on the big picture when trading. A losing trade should not surprise us – it is a part of trading. Likewise, a winning trade is just one-step along the path to profitable trading. The cumulative profits make a difference. Once a trader accepts wins and losses as part of the business, emotions will have less of an effect on trading performance. That is not to say that we cannot be excited about a particularly fruitful trade, but we must keep in mind that a losing trade is not far off. Setting realistic goals is an essential part of keeping trading in perspective.
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YOUR WORTH | PAGE 17
Your surroundings,
Your worth Mahlora Chokwe
Growing up in the streets of Mzansi can make you or break you; the choice is yours. Focus on the right choice which makes you, builds you and creates a better you. We tend to look at our situations to create reasons for our failures, reasons for wrong choices and blaming others for our mistakes. South Africa is a beautiful country with 11 official languages and 9 provinces. It is something found only in Mzansi. It is categorised into 3 dominations in our country: township, rural and urban, regardless of political difference in our country, the rights and a constitution that governs every individual in South Africa. You need to start looking at your surroundings and think positively; let the accessibility of good things enhance you and let the shortage or lack of material make you want to change the situation. It took Steve Biko, Tsietsi Mashinini, Nelson Mandela and others to realise their worth and conditions they deserve for them to fight for freedom and better living. If they won against those harsh conditions of apartheid this means that it is not impossible for me and you to live our dreams and hope for unity and peace in our country. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
TOWNSHIP, RURAL AND URBAN You can have a dream in a township; you can have a dream in a rural area. Don’t depend on the dreams of your parents. In those streets of a township where nyaope has taken over our youth, fight for your freedom, let those people be an example of what you don’t want to be and let them be a reason for you to work and find solutions to such substances. Technology is enhanced but growing up in rural areas where there is a lack of access to technology may be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be a reason why you can’t go to varsity. It doesn’t have to be the reason to give up. There are those who don't eat decent food, however don’t let it dictates settling for less. Let it build you towards change. Your mother or father who has never been to varsity should be the reason for you to get a degree and it’s better to follow their teachings not footsteps. What our parents have invested on is what they worked for, relaxing and depending on their investments is laziness and way to reasoning of not working hard. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
INVESTMENT
YOUR WORTH | PAGE 18
People should create their own legacy and own investment to be successful and to maximise their potential of independency. OUR COUNTRY We are in a country that is still developing and we are part of that country. It is our duty to make sure that the world see South Africa as a developing country not a country of people waiting for development. Since it is a democratic country, develop yourself; your government will find you are developed. The jobs will be for enhancing or upgrading you. Do not wait for perfect conditions; there will never be perfect conditions while relaxing. Don’t be afraid to start from nothing; look around you and use the opportunities available .With different cultures and traditions in our country come different talents where one can live from, rather than our government to develop you. After all, it is a free country. Look beyond the situation The streets of Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town, etc. can eat and swallow you only if you are not careful. What we see in our streets and circumstances in our homes should motivate us. Loving the streets of eNtuzuma, Mamelodi, Matatiele and Moletji; whatever happens in Tembisa or Seshego should not dictate my future living in a negative way or what I see in Sandton and Westville is not the reason to relax.
“What we see in our streets and circumstances in our homes should motivate us.”
To name a few of today’sheroes who made it in streets of mzansi. We have Linda Ntuli, a motivational speaker from Soweto who made it out of poverty and fast life of Johannesburg. Advocate Maunatlala survived poverty that struck his family to become the first youngest advocate at the age of 23 in 2007 after spending 4 years in harsh streets of Hillbrow as a student at Wits University. Setlogane Manchidi was the first in his family to go to university and he is now the head of the CSI at Investec. He did not let his background and generation mentality dictate his future. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
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ECONOMY
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Your Budget speech in a Nutshell
Source: National Treasury ZA
The budget speech of the fifth democratic administration and the first of Minister Nhlanhla Nene. Seven years after the global recession and yet expected economic growth is still below average when comparing it with emerging countries. Last year, Nigeria overhauled use by becoming the biggest economy in Africa. Strikes were on increasing drastically in crucial sectors. The application of fiscal policy to accelerate economy is at higher demand at this point. Take a close look at how 2015/16 budget.
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EDUCATION
COVER ARTICLE | PAGE 24
Education for Profit Are Tertiary Institutions Becoming Powerhouses of Profit?
Harold Ncongwane
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom” George Washington Carver
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reasonable fees or is it a profit-making scheme? A very common statement by Nelson Mandela “education is a key to success” seems to be taken very lightly by many individuals. If we want our country to be a success and to improve the standard of education then why is education (the key of success) becoming a dream to a black child in the scattered areas of Kwa-Mashu or Soshanguve? It cannot be over emphasised that welldeveloped countries across the globe rely on education and research to improve social and economic conditions of the country. Education is vital in our society yet it is still luxurious. I have realised that tertiary institutions increase their fees annually. However, the status of economy in South Africa is still relatively low compared to other countries. Not forgetting that Nigeria became the largest economic hub of Africa. I have browsed through some of the major university websites and found some shocking numbers that made me wonder whether such fees are reasonable in South Africa. In one of the major institutions in Gauteng a student is expected to spend between R32 470 and R47 604 per annum depending on nature of the qualification. In the Western Cape Province, a student pays between 38% and 67% on tuition fees compared to universities in other provinces.
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This is due to the reason that these fees are inclusive of other administrative issues such as application and registrations fees while in other universities such costs are excluded from the total tuition structure. Therefore a student would need to pay another amount in addition to the initial fee. Furthermore students who would want to reside in the campus would have to budget an amount of between R26 390 and R27 020 per annum. In addition, we would expect that a student who enrolled at a fulltime institution would pay more compared to a student who is studying at a part-time or a distance learning institution. The question is where will a student from a low socioeconomic background get that money from if financial assistance is not accessible or available to them? In most families, the fees required per annum could be regarded as the total annual gross salary of a breadwinner. A household that gets R2 000 per month is more likely to earn that amount for many years if the status of education is low in that household. The major concern is that when institutions increase their fees they further deny such households an opportunity to have at least one individual who studies at a university to improve their family’s financial situation after studying.
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My question is that if we say education is the key to success and that it is vital for economic growth then why are the fees still high? How come is going to a university still a luxury in the post-apartheid era? Every year we observe the State of the Nation Address where our presidents mention education as one of the key priorities in government’s interventions; however, we still see a huge drop-out of students due to lack of funding and sponsors to fund their studies. I am quite aware that there are bursaries and study loans but remember that some of the sources of funding come from external companies that spend a fortune based on the fee structure set by various tertiary institutions. This impacts greatly on our economy and sustainability of resources. The second theme I want to bring to the focus is a debate around whether fees are equivalent to the skills and what the labour market requires.
If graduates have been trained enough at tertiary institutions then why are companies reluctant to take in more graduates into their company training? Why are they taking fewer students? Surely this must bring some concerns around the fact that many companies realise that new graduates still need further training and this may have an impact on their budget. In other words it takes a lot of money and resources to train such graduates because there are still gaps in terms of their skills and knowledge about their field. Some employers claim that newlygraduated students struggle to implement what they studied into the workplace. In theory it makes sense why they would recruit a less number of graduates. In my view this is one of the primary reasons why a lot of graduates struggle to find work in this county and some of them are stuck with debts on student loans since they can't get work and due to high fees. Therefore I would like to leave you with this question: Are tertiary institutions powerhouses of profit, and is there enough research on the effectiveness of curricula and their relevance to labour market?
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POLICIES | PAGE 28
POLITICS
Who still advocates for pure communism? Komane Golden
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to a book (Animal Farm) that I only found thoughtful last year. A simply political novel authored by whom I call a worldrenowned author, George Orwell. Back then, I read the Animal Farm for the sake of passing English paper but today I find it relevant and appealing to ignorance placed on both communism and capitalism, not to mention Fascism. They are both authority ideals living in human being’s mind. The absence of communism as the political system is not the presence of capitalism as the solution, but most importantly, we have seen a rise in capitalistic communism. New leftists with big mouths. Vladimir Lenin calls communism a soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country. Soviet power of the leaders who plan and land the first hand on everything that the society produces. A Marxist will call capitalism a condition where a man exploits a man. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
Sounds bad but better than communistic hypocrisy where a man or men exploit the nation or the nation exploits the nation. In a communistic state, it is ironically a sin to be the hardworking or gifted one because the excess energy you put on something will be used to subsidise others.
In a holistic interpretation of the above, your 24 hours belong to government and it tells you what to do with it and when. This is unjust and inhuman. The reason communism was formed was to replace the Tsarist rule that was autocratic, and Karl Marx was the founding head of this discredited political system called communism. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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The policy promised workers that everything harvested must be shared equally but that never happened. Even though the shares equal then, was the work too? In Animal Farm, after the creation of Marxism, pigs were the great beneficiaries of what was harvested by the animals and anything created by a man; with laws being changed left and right. In a real world, leaders of that communistic state are the ones getting the stake and exploit the little people. Communism is the ideal that shelved its agendas in the skies. Even though communists claim to be classless society and the revolution of the working class, their system is corrupted at the end. Saying communism is a good political system can be an exaggeration to a certain extent because the system has failed people. The system is unrealistic and if one advocates for it then, they do it for their own benefits.
The power rape, corrupt, chauvinistic, and nepotistic world we are living in, it is improbable that communism or capitalism works in isolation. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
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The power rape, corrupt, chauvinistic, and nepotistic world we are living in, it is improbable that communism or capitalism works in isolation. You get the leftists supporting capitalists, South African Communist Party (SACP) allying ANC while the man who claims to fight for the poor is throwing expensive parties in Seshego. The reason I say communism is not the effective policy is because there is and will not be a person fighting for public interest before his. Communism and capitalism can work closely to achieve equality, not artificial parity. Communists advocating for total communism are seeking to supress those who cannot speak for themselves.
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STATISTICS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY | PAGE 31
Lets Talk SA In
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R700 Billion lost in corruption for the past 20 years The SAA Group has realised On unemployment number of employed growth in revenues by 12 % The persons in South Africa remained unchanged at (from 8540000 in the third of 2014 from R27,1 billion to R30,3 billion) quarter 8540000 in the third The Minister of Finance has approved an additional guarantee1 of R6.488 billion SAA, taking the total guarantees granted to the airline to R14.4 billion.
quarter of 2014. Employed Persons in South Africa averaged 5786179.45 from 1973 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 8669000 in the second quarter of 2014 and a record low of 3694977 in the first quarter of 1973. Employed Persons in South Africa is reported by the Statistics South Africa.
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South Africa Inflation Rate Slows to 5.3 % Petrol will cost less than R10 in coastal areas FIN24 Credit growth slows to 8.52% in December. FIN24 South Africa's cumulative trade deficit was R95.3bn in 2014, the SA Revenue Service says. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
POLITICS
INSIDE PARLIAMENT | PAGE 32
Is This The Parliament That Mandela Fought For? Harold Ncongwane The parliamentary proceedings are becoming chaotic and we wonder what other countries think about South Africa, a country that supposedly has one of the most well-crafted constitutions in the world. I keep on wondering about what Nelson Mandela would make of the situation in parliament if he was still alive.
As we enter into the house, we sideline some parties and think that they hold no substance and therefore they cannot contribute to the growth of this country. Nelson Mandela was a member of the ANC and yet he still showed respect to members of other parties during parliamentary meetings.
We all know that Mandela envisioned a united South Africa, a country whereby values such as respect and dignity for every individual are held by both members of the parliament and the society. However this is not what we have seen in the parliament recently. We have adopted a cohesive and brutal method of communicating our needs; a philosophy that if we do not agree with the decision taken by others then we will cause disruption instead of following legal protocols and procedures.
We see political parties not only neglecting their objectives and vision in serving the society but also adopting a mandate to destroy giant parties. The question is what are we learning from these observations? Allow me to be brutal with my statements as well. We learn that some government officials are not there to serve the society and to discuss matters to the benefit of the country, but they are there to settle political scores.
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We have a lot of delegates who are still heartbroken and they take any opportunity to score points. I am starting to see the parliament as a basketball court where everyone has access to the ball whenever they want to. Some do not want to pass the ball. They keep it longer than they should, while some are hit with that ball on the head every time they visit the basketball court. Of course there are those who are skilled and know how to pass the ball around and still manage to have it at the end in order to score. Although we cannot idolise Mandela and paint a perfect picture about him, I do not think that if he was still alive and healthy in the game he would let anyone score goals in continuous row. Our parliament needs leaders who will not easily forget their roles and mandate as public servants. Leaders who will be able to be decisive and apply rules without fear or favour. We have seen our “honourable members” behaving like small children fighting over a ball at a pre-school. We have heard insults going from one direction to another; from left to right. Let us not confuse leadership with dictatorship. What we have seen in the parliament by far is dictatorship, where parties are trying to control each other and assuming power over one another unnecessarily. Is this the same vision that Mandela and other leaders during the time of apartheid fought for? Mandela fought for freedom and hoped for a country that withholds peace and morals that the world admired. I was disappointed with how the State of the Nation Address turned into a comedy session before it even started.
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INSIDE PARLIAMENT | PAGE 33 The relevance and suspense that kept all of us waiting vanished like snow in the wind. It is very ironic how we as natives blame other races for causing division in our country, but I hold a view that discrimination was already there before the whites implemented the apartheid system. An example could be reflected back when ethnic tribes between different cultures and traditional kings used borders to gain power and authority over other tribes. The parliament’s conduct and behaviour by “honourable members” should reflect the rights stated in the constitution of South Africa. Our leaders in parliament need to put society first and disengage from their own political agendas. We need leaders who are accountable, trustworthy and who are willing to serve the citizens of South Africa. Our president must account for good leadership in parliamentary proceedings. A country that lacks quality leadership and morals will fail to meet its objectives, especially where there is no synergy and cooperation amongst political parties.
I would like to close this article Nelson Mandela once said on his vision about South Africa, “During my time I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve, but if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die” MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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OPINION PIECE | PAGE 34
BALEKA MBETE STATEMENT WAS UNFORTUNATE AND CAN INFLUENCE CIVIL WAR:
By MJ WA Azania
“Baleka Mbete is very influential, we speak of the Former deputy President, former speaker of Parliament, chairperson of the ANC and the current speaker of Parliament.�
Comparing Julius Malema and Baleka Mbete on calling people cockroaches One need to apply common sense and political independence thought .
Baleka Mbete is very influential, we speak of the Former deputy President, former speaker of Parliament, chairperson of the ANC and the current speaker of Parliament.
Baleka Mbete is very senior political in South Africa, mind not the fact that her utterance came while performing her duties as the chairperson of the Africa National Congress but the bone marrow of the matter is that it was a reflection of the event that took place in Parliament.
One must not forget that she is one of the people who can remove President Jacob Zuma if they wish to do so, the Intensive Care Unit plugs of President Zuma is carried by her as well,so whatever she wishes can just happen.
Let's not use political belief to analyze what can degenerate South Africa and the parliament but rather apply fair political views.
Calling people cockroaches and that they must run and be dealt with can never be regarded as an objective statement or political statement but unfortunate and misleading utterance .
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If issues of Nkandla are taboo to be discussed in Parliament then why issues of EFF MPs are discussed in townships where poor vulnerable people are hungry and can just accept any bribe to go and act against EFF MPs.
There's is no threat in seeking clarity,that external force can be applied, but it become a threat and displaying unnecessary authority when external force is called inside parliament to remove MPs who are just asking questions.
As a speaker of Parliament, you can't go to townships where people are always killed, attacked and you speak of getting rid of people, thugs will just tell you to buy them beers and the rest will be history.
The event is not different from the one of Zimbabwe where Morgan Tshvangarai was beaten and arrested for his thought.
The Nyamata Genocide in Wranda was not a mistake but a result of the utterance from the highest authority holders within the government after calling people cockroaches.
We are living in a democratic country and there must be transparency and open and honest debate in parliament and outside parliament. The issue of paying back the money was even asked by senior members within the ANC, ANCYL and Government, it is not new.
People we rifled, burnt alive and hanged due to utterances that sounded political while having the power to cause civil war.
The country shouldn't be reduced into crisis because of one man's reckless conduct and shortfalls.
The action of the speaker cannot be justified and be compared to Julius Malema calling Helen Zille names,he was called to order by senior members then in the ANC and the same order need to be applied against the speaker .
South Africa is not transforming, developed status is unreachable because people are so obsessed with protecting wrong doers.
Leaders and Members of Parliament need to stop using their parliamentary powers to fight political battles. The privilege of being in majority shouldn't be abused and be used as a system to silence views in seeking clarity.
There should be a line between political organizations and government for a better workable environment. (Let's stop protecting our stomachs and speak truth ) Mj Wa Azania Writing under his personal capacity as a citizen of south Africa.
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OPINION PIECE | PAGE 36
THE NEXT ROUND OF BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE
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Dear Darkie Some black leaders want you dead or kill for them if you believe their lies. The current political battles are wrongly suggested to be solved in radical means or maybe in state machinary, but we see the problem being more effective.Our country is facing a huge problem and the problem to triumph over us its dividing us, moreover a citizen is now an enemy of another citizen. The more a citizen commits himself/herself politically we often come across to some common phrases which ultimately eject anger to some individuals, words like "We will kill for Zuma, Asijiki or Siyaqhuba".These words had somehow served it cause as some members of other political parties are continuing to kill or die on behalf of their leaders. This country was once united not so long ago when political association was unable to be seen as death on it way coming.
The next round of BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE has got started, people died ahead the 53rd Elective Conference of the ANC,Papiki Babuile refuses to accept his sentence of 12 years behind bars for his role on loyalists killings .Remember the Ficksburg martyr, I know very well Andries Tatane was killed by a black policeman.This culture of killing a fellow darkie performed a brutal ritual of Marikana massacre at the hands of our black government against exploited black workers in August 16 on year 2013. The worst is anticipated on EFF against ANC, look at SONA the manhandling of EFF MP's was deliberately proving a certian point by the highest blacks on the land to MP's who were elected to represent particular citizens trustworthy as they carry their hopes. On later days, the highest black woman, very high on her parliament seat. She urged her loyal vigilantes to wage a deadly war against EFF supporters who are also black by likening them to "cockroaches" and on the following days after issuing that statement the EFF gathering on the 16 February 2015 it was Sunday when I received the news that ANC members gatecrushed the gathering and assaulted EFF members with an attempt to kill on behalf of Baleka Mbete or kill for Zuma. TODAY THIS ROUND OF BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNNOTICED BY MANY "Bayaqhuba" THE PROBLEM REMAINS EFFECTIVE. Andries Wa Afrika writing on his own capacity.
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LIFESTYLE
INHOUSE LIFESTYLE | PAGE 37
One thing in common feelings Mahlora Chokwe
Looking and judging from a distance we find different women that we see in our families, societies and friends, and in ourselves. The common thing about them is what they feel but handling it in a different way. At some point what they feel makes them, becomes their weakness, and what they feel changes them. Women need to be loved, complimented, supported and appreciated by their partners. Our partners show us differently and handle us the way they think is best. To be true to ourselves is what is necessary. Sometimes we fall in love for the wrong reasons or we fall in love with the wrong people, and sometimes we are truly blessed to have found love which needs to be cherished. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12 Picture: freedigitalphotos.net
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What works for me may not work for Thembi or Lesedi, and what Thembi wants in a relationship is not what Lesedi wants. In a relationship every woman is experiencing something different which plants a crucial seed that may build her or break her. The people around us are also part of what we are made of and to have their support is the most special thing that we shouldn’t neglect even if we are happily in love.
Then we come across that woman who is stuck in the past. The poor lady is convinced that she has moved on but she expects her lover to be perfect to prove the past wrong. Always on point so the past can never see her on her knees. The lady once fell in love and still feels it and hard to make peace. The poor Mr. Right is not aware of the situation as he is there to replace the mistake.
The role that they play has to be measured either way; it may be a friend, your parents, colleagues or siblings. They can break or make you only if you allow them. At the end of the day the decision you take affects or benefits you. Most people prefer listening to their hearts and following what they feel than listening to other people.
How can we forget Miss Independent who is not sure how she feels because of the power she owns, not forgetting how she handles it. It is sexy to find yourself in love with a woman who manages her life in her stilettos; however, she sometimes forgets about you. When you mess up you are immediately out of her shoes. Remember she does have that feeling and needs tender love, no matter how powerful she may be.
Every woman dreams of that beautiful wedding dress, a nice house with her husband and kids, that happy family life. A way to all that is not easy and sometimes we don’t reach to that dream with different reasons lying ahead. Life holds a lot for each and every one of us. The effort we put in will be shown from the inside to the outside. Meeting a desperate woman is an advantage to a player as she will do anything to keep the man. The reason behind desperation is what she feels or what she wants to feel looking at the fact that friends are settled in their relationships or she is older, matured and wants to have a family of her own.
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A man feels like the head when he finds that woman who calls him by surname (Mahlangu) or Baba. It takes someone who grew up in a good family to humble herself in the presence of her lover and keep tradition till marriage; she is in love and will always be there in tough times. Feelings are not switched on and off like a bulb. There are stages they go through from teenage hood to early 20s until 30 to forever, and should not be taken for granted. When you love somebody show it, regardless of what’s to conquer, and if your love is not appreciated or your feelings are not taken serious then saving your heart is the first thing to remember. What has passed on is over. A dead relationship or love doesn’t have to be the reason for your current relationship to suffer. Make peace with the past and cherish the future. I may have power but that should be an academic achievement, not relationships meddling to control. Love doesn’t have to have a standard if you truly love someone. We don’t have to discourage women who respect their partners regardless of what they do. However, their partners need to remember that they are creating someone inside. In other words we need to respect how other people feel about us and how we feel about them. MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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KNOW YOUR COUNTRY
Circle of Concern magazine managed to make a collection of 15 beautiful pictures of South Africa. The pictures are composed from different photojournalist’s work. It is time we realise the beauty our beloved country.
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8 Beautiful Places in South Africa Western Cape province: A wine estate near Franschhoek. Photo: Franschhoek Wine Route Franschhoek is the most beautiful wine valley in the world. It is the food and wine capital of the country. There are more award-winning restaurants concentrated here than anywhere else in the land. Franschhoek’s French heritage of more than 300 years is evident in the wine and food tradition.
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: A view of the city centre skyline at sunset from the rooftop of the Oribi Hotel in Troyeville. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff, MediaClubSouthAfrica. com The most attractive city in South Africa. Jozi Mabone as many would call it. City of Gold. A dark picture of it with few lights on can blow your mind. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: The seal show at Sea World in the uShaka Marine World theme park. Photo:GraemeWilliams, MediaClubSouthAfrica. com
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Facing onto some of the city’s best beaches, Clifton is one of Cape Town’s most affluent suburbs. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee, MediaClubSouthAfrica.com
Durban, KwaZuluNatal province: The Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee, MediaClubSouthAfrica. com
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: The Royal Yacht Club, with hotels in the background. Photo: Graeme Williams,
Mossel Bay, Western Cape province: The PetroSA gas-toliquids refinery, the largest of its kind in the world. South Africa is a pioneer in the development of this technology. Photo: Rodger Bosch MediaClubSouthAfrica.com
Eastern Cape province: The bridge over the Storms River in the Tsitsikamma National Park. Photo: Rodger Bosch MediaClubSouthAfrica. com
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TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL COST OF TECH | PAGE 5
“Apple Inc. released a watch, which can also be used to pay for goods and services.”
Social costs of technology
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Komane Golden
Technology makes life easier says IT specialists. Isn’t the same thing that ought to be simplifying life making it boring rather? We generate excitement whenever someone discovers new technological product/service that simplifies and complicates life at the same time. Yes, eagerness of the new iPhone blindfolded us to an extent that we cannot see the social cost attached to it.
The fact that social benefit and costs cannot be computed does not necessarily give us permission to exclude them. Few weeks ago, Johan Gerber (the group head of Processing Product Management at MasterCard) told Fin24 that future payments won’t be tied down to form factors such as credit or debit cards because rapid developments are taking place in the payment technology. Fridges, cars and others things are becoming future payment devices. What will happen when your fridge orders milk?
Moreover, remember this, as much as IT builds it destroys. The question now is, what are the benefits compared to the cost attached to it. The problem with a forthright answer is that both social benefits and costs are not captured and cannot be easily quantified.
Remember that Apple Inc. released a watch, which can also be used to pay for goods and services. Really now? Its good and convenient, we all have to agree. If my fridge can order milk going forward then why should I go buy milk at one of the retail stores? Shopping is more than the mere exchange of goods and money.
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Isolation that technology has brought is denying us the opportunities of realising humanity and empathy. Nowadays we meet on Facebook not at shopping centers anymore. We abandoned the art of writing and have lost the connection we had with paper simultaneously. If there is one thing you are not realising here is, we have lost anthropological contact as human beings. There is a Facebook picture that you can relate this article to. A picture of a woman telling the pastor how popular the deceased was but out of his 5 000 friends only 10 showed up to the funeral. Somewhere down the line, technology create an artificial picture of what reality is. At the end of the day, it comes down to a personal decision but social costs must be generic. If for example internet shuts down around the world, you will definitely see people coming out of their kraal confused simply because they made technology a new earth. When calculating technological costs, do we included such addiction costs?
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LIFESTYLE
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Did you get "mavuso" today? Kgotso Matsetela
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here is an interesting issue that seems to be taking over as the new leading lifestyle of our youth. Both genders have surely come up to a peak of losing themselves to the mere satisfaction of momentarily, in most cases unbearable but yet persuaded pleasure versus money. It is now being done as a norm than it is an issue of poverty. And yes there are modernised ways in which those not in townships go about it as well. Come Friday afternoons ‘haai ziyabuya ekasi madoda.’ In fact it is now a daily issue in some areas. You can go to wherever zikhiphani khona, look for the prettiest if not poorest of the night buy two 340ml of whatever alcohol of their choice, have a chat with her. Once you've come up to an agrreement of leaving with her which in most cases is never declined, you have scored yourself a night of rolling between the sheets with a stranger untill the sun comes out. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
If finding yourself with a rape charge is not what you desire morning after, then you better pay up mavuso in the morning; and hey, don’t be fooled, even the privileged do it the modern way. No mavuso means trouble for the man, as for the woman it’s a shame and paralysed dignity amongst her pals. For shame to be hidden a guy needs to pay up or lands up in rape charges. So what significant difference does it hold from prostitution? If giving away pleasure of sex for money is prostitution then where does it leave mavuso? A norm to both sexes is slowly yet surely being brewed and our nation seems to be of acceptance to the new immoral viewing behaviour, which is to carry on unto our next unborn generation. In so many ways, these can be divided in abundance of life in general. Dissociation of the mind, body and spirit is formed in all this, only when the three are connected and balanced will there be an excretion of positive energy that we give back to the universe. What happens to a morning filled with glory, sunshine or cloudiness with showers and a breezing ooze of a new day to responsive people? To others it is a drag into the day filled with misery due to lack of aspiration and knowledge to even the simplest things that life can offer. Mavuso too is now adding to the anguish of the losing battle that we facing as youth. Where is that leaving us as youth? MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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WHERE IS MY MILLION | PAGE 47
Where is my million?
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Thabisile Mashabela
It’s gone: The leveraging lifestyle came to collect. First thing once the big contract comes in, the sport car, belt worth R15 000, expensive whisky, weekly private parties, rent a townhouse; yes it’s a big contract and it can contain you for a long time, but money or lack of therefore, can do strange things to people. Before the money, there is a sound proof plan: I am going to help my parents pay off the mortgage, pay off that other loan that’s hanging over my head, not forget the people who have been there for me from the beginning, invest in my friend’ business, etc. It is a solid plan until those 000 000, 00 digits clock in bank account. Wow! You finally made it! Running to the ATM to make sure you are not dreaming, “look at me now” track in your phone.
It’s hard for everyone and you can’t save everyone; they are not your responsibility. New friends pop up everywhere to get a ride in the sport car, to taste the leather, to be cool with in sunglasses; and now those brothers in the corner call you “Boss.” It is the gift that comes with money. When things are consistently going your way you feel invincible, you don’t feel the crunch everyone is talking about. The townhouse rent is what could be your monthly mortgage plus utilities. The sport car could have waited a few more years until more contracts come in. Investing in your friend’s business is a waste for you because you have a “what’s in it for me” mentality. The thing about contract money is that you’re not the only one looking to get that contract. There are other people that are chasing the lifestyle by earning it, either legally or illegally. Once you have tasted the good life, it’s hard to go backwards.
Somehow when you have money, the walk changes too. You have a glow that says ‘everything is covered,’ buy few clothes just to test if that money really works. You can’t be bothered with price tags; I mean damn it’s 6 figures! That one R5 000 pair of jeans could have meant the world to your aunt who has been struggling to get a job, but it’s not your fault that they are lazy. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
The ego can get in the way to maintaining the life you have come to know and love. When things go wrong, many millionaires start borrowing. This allows them to maintain the façade as long as possible. The main thing with the lifestyle is that money coming in should be more than the money going out. If you wish to be rich or you’d like to be rich, that’s not enough. You have to commit to being rich. This is fairly self-explanatory: to become rich you need to be serious about money management. Using your spare money optimally, avoiding credit card interest and only spending on useful things is a great place to start. When it rains, it is a hurricane. Once you’ve got money, invest it, because when you have made it to the top and you’ve got everything you have ever wanted, it’s hard to fathom how painful the fall back down to the bottom can be. The fall does happened. You go from living in a townhouse to the backroom, asking R2 from students for a cigarette. “It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake”~ Margaret Thatcher MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 12
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HAPPINESS | PAGE 48
HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE Kgotso Matsetela
Spend more time doing what you love. Engaging in activities that are in line with your values and interests can improve your sense of wellbeing.
Spend more time doing what you love. Engaging in activities that are in line with your values and interests can improve your sense of wellbeing. If you think that you have lost touch with what those activities might be, think about what captivates and entirely makes you lose yourself in the moment and forget about your stress.Most likely it is made out to be something that you are good at and it provides you with a bit of a challenge or emotional reward. Some few examples could be gardening, painting, surfing, cycling, volunteering or playing a musical instrument. CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAGAZINE
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There are so many of them out there for each individual. So what is it that was discovered that makes for a happy, healthy life? It is definitely part of your genes that make up to your happiness, although your level of happiness is not predetermined by your genes. Some researchers estimate that as much as 40 to 50% capacity of happiness may be genetically predetermined.
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Although it might mean some lucky people may start off with a greater prosperity it is not a guarantee that they will lead a charming life. Evidence suggests that even the gloomiest of us can be happy. Of course we need to learn about being happy and that means starting off by learning how to not focus our energies on things that will give us an instant pleasure. Studies show that a person’s health is one of the strongest predictors of happiness. Poor health has the significance of robbing you of the free joyous love and good feelings that life grants us with.
Exercising does not only help you to be healthy but it also contributes to your happiness in a big way. Moderate exercise gives the biggest boost in keeping you healthy. Try not to compare your success with others. Research has shown that happiness can lead to life satisfaction. There are no mysterical formulae that you have to follow in order to achieve happiness. Experimenting with happiness is a key factor that will help you find a combination that works for you. Not only does your health benefit from it but there is nothing like a contented smile, a look of ease, a few sexy lines and laughs to make you look and feel years younger.
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Why you will never understand women? Thabisile Mashabela
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LIFESTYLE%HEALTH Because we are not the same, do not call us crazy if you do not want to see crazy. Yes, we walk into a room full of other women and immediately for the one we think looks better, whom do we look better than, who could be wearing the same outfit as I am, who is wearing the wrong shoes with that outfit; OMG the hair on that girl is just so wrong. Yes, we compare each other and it is simple to blame society. The truth is that society is not some animals in the jungle having plants for lunch. We are society. One could say women hate each other, and that’s what is wrong with women; and one might be right. I mean it’s hard to find a great mother-in-law. You are never really sure if you have a best friend until you have to hide a body. Yes, some are loyal like that for the ones they love, while some will help you dig a hole to bury you in it. You cannot survive if you don’t have the calculative “I will kill you;” “b***** please” skill. And then we have the sweet kind-hearted, gentle soul, the one that get used by family and friends, those are easy to control.
WOMEN | PAGE 51 Men have a thing about these things “you can be a boss in your office not in my house,” or “working women talk a lot.” It’s tough out there. You’re a b**** and they are waiting for your downfall more than they pretend to celebrate your victory, calling you ice queen. You need a man to fix your up tight situation; other women can make you feel like you can run a company but you can’t keep a man; that is the reason for your bitterness. And then you have the one that wakes up everyone with shock after killing her husband after years and years of abuse. You are so far from your families and friends. When the family, the in-laws notice the abuse they couldn’t be bothered. I mean they too are dealing with 3 different baby daddies, child support issues, my boyfriend got my best friend pregnant, I am a side-chick situation, and the mother in-law story; I too have been beaten; at least my son has not burn you like my husband did. That is us women settling for AT LEAST. At least it is the reason why we are going crazy.
All they want to do is make things better for others while they carry their own heavy load alone. They cry for someone to hear them but even if they speak, someone always makes them feel their ideas and thoughts are not important. You might have someone like that in your life, the person you only think of when you need to cry, vent or when you are sick, craving a home-cooked meal. You can cook but you do not have time; you already have someone in mind who should cook for you. You only invite her to events to make yourself feel good because her way of comfort is not appealing to the fashion world. You know that dressed like that, no guy in the club would hit on, but good she could look after the bags while we on the dance floor. You then have the ambitious one, always heading for the top; the one that want to win, compete with the boys for top positions, wants the sport car, at the gym every morning to keep hit. It’s not easy wearing the stilettos, the pressure to pull it off, can’t even get a date.
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ENTERTAINMENT
ZA#CELEBS | PAGE 53
Finally, after months of pressure and social bullying the Asine singer is going for greener pastures. Kelly Khumalo announced on Instagram that she will be going on a United Kingdom tour in May. Last year, she lost her boyfriend in a tragic shooting at her mother’s home. According to Zalebs, Kelly, who released her Back to My Roots album last year, will visit Coventry and Manchester on May 1 and 2 respectively.