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Youth Village
CELEB FEATURE
Exclusive : Dazzling with Bonang 14 Model Insight 10 NEWS Celebrity 7 Sports 8 Sports Profile : Graem Smith & Katlego Mpela 41 INTERVIEW Evidence - Talented Rapper & inspired Photographer Sleek Note - Hip hop Group Lebo Mashile - Ever Beautiful poet & mom
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ARTICLES Finances - Avoiding Fraud Real Life - The Rape Story Dating - Abuse Relationships Featured Writer - Obsession Life as an Albino
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CAREER AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP Career in Modelling & Acting 12 Business Funding 19 NGO - FEBA Radio 20 Young Monds - Oricles Initiative 29 EDUCATION Life After Matric (HESA) How to get a bursary
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REGULARS Letters 5 Reviews 9 Relationship Advice - Lady P 34 Health - Healthy Diet 35 Poetry 36 Fun - Cross Word Puzzle 37 MOTORING How to get a licence Top five expensive cars
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EDITOR’S NOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE support we have had from you, the youth, our readers. The journey doesn’t end here, it starts here. YV Mag! a source for developmental information, a tool for communicating progress and positivity, a platform for the Youth to express their experiences, fears, dreams and hope in writing, in words . A bundle of joy, fun, entertainment, light warming stories and articles that move you and serene you, push and pull you toward a world of possibility and opportunity.
A world outside our own, the dreams, the journey, the struggle yet
we persevered. I’m overwhelmed yet humbled. Youth Village, May 2012 over 500 thousand hits, tan early morning on ETV’s Sunrise. Global Change makers, Over 50 radio interviews ranging from Y FM, SA FM Talk to Talk Radio 702! YV Mag! The birth of child already in its youth, full of energy but inexperienced, with little to give but anxious to share everything... Fast forward ... Interview features with the 3 time American Grammy nominee Angie Stone, platinum selling artist Puff Johnson, multi- Grammy Nominated singer Musiq Soul Child and one third of America Hip Hop Group Dilated People’s Rapper Evidence !. YV Mag! Our first issue! I asked for this moment to share my twist of hopes and my joy (by the way I’m not the editor I’m just an enthusiast who took a chance and ran with it). My worries and fears are bundled with perpetual optimism. I look back and I look forward and back again and what strikes me is how far we have come and how far we still have to go . I believe we have a long journey ahead of us . I’m thankful for the
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Micasa graces our first issue on the shelves, a story of their journey, identity and success. Interviews with Bonang!, Boity Thulo, American Rapper Evidence and renowned poet Lebo Matshile. The debut issue transcends into the world of entrepreneurship and employment. It also covers a mix of social challenges the youth come across on a daily basis, issues like albinism and women abuse. Not far off from lively and entertaining the magazine carries juicy celeb news, soccer articles on soccer magnets like Lionel Messi and our very on local Katlego Mphela By the youth for the youth, In a million ways I see YV Mag! as a message that echoes through minds down to hearts, a message that says “yes we can, the possibilities are endless and mine begins now. I stand tall among towers, not in height but strife, my mind shapes my surroundings, We build our own world This is my beginning”
“My worries and
fears are bundled with perpetual optimism.”
LETTERS
I am glad and hourned to be part or should i say a great fan of youth village, i remember having an interview with youth village thats when i knew that this portal is a wining generation...... a big thumbs up. Zodwa Gladness Bokaba
Would love a chnace 2 show case our musik on your site. Our group iz called “AMVIS“ you can sample it on www. soundcloud.com/amvis.
Hi Send an email with your songs and photos to info@ youthvillage.co.za
Hey mau u pls send me regular links dat i could read where they can be a positive way to moving forward like this one “What makes a gud relationship“ from Joyce....
Hi there check the dating and relationship tab on youth village: www.youthvillage.co.za
Hope you are all doing well. I was excited to see that there are people giving back to the community and assisting the youth. However I was very disapointed that Cape Town is not included in any of your programs, I went in to look for jobs for Cape Town but found nothing. Do you perhaps know if you will have information for the youth in Cape Town as also face the same struggles. Busisiwe Nkomo....
Hi Busisiwe go to www.youthjobs.co.za and check the Western Cape tab
My aunt just woke me up to watch ETV’s Morning Sunrise, I ‘m afraid i didn’t see the whole part just the end and i’m currently unemployed. I got Matric and I also got a FET certificate on short Term Risk Management. I am not sure how i should aplly but i have attached my CV, please take a look.... Lucky Tshotyana
HI Lucky go to www.youthjobs.co.za and apply to the available posts.
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CELEBRITY NEWS
Riahanna Unfollows Chris Brown on Twitter “Way Too Cold” freestyle said it all,
The “Theraflu” now known as “Way Too Cold” freestyle said it all, its clear that Chris Brown needed to get somethings out off his chest. The song wherein Kanye West debuted his romance with Kim Kardashian was recently appropriated by Chris Brown, who lets loose in a few freestyle verses — and Rihanna’s not happy about it. At one point on the track, Brown says lines like, ”Don’t f**k with my old girl, it’s like a bad fur / Every industry n—– done had her / Shook the tree like a pumpkin just to smash her / Girl is breaking codes, but I’m the password.” The identity of this “old girlfriend” is up for interpretation, obviously, but Rihanna (who in the past, has been romantically linked to Drake, Justin Timberlake, and Josh Hartnett) seemed to have a hunch. After Breezy debuted the song on his Twitter, RiRi tweeted, “Aw, poor dat #neaux1currrrr” and promptly unfollowed Brown’s Twitter account. Brown responded by unfollowing her back, of course, and also tweeting, “Assumptions! I didn’t say any names so if u took offense to it then its something you feel guilty about.”
Brown Dash’s Family Asks For Donation For Funeral Arrangements
According to the Sunday World Brown Dash’s family is asking for donations for funeral arrangements When Brown Dash’s career hit sky high, he was living a luxury life. But its reported when the star passed away, he died without a dime in his pocket, a pedestrian, a tramp and a poverty-stricken man who is likely to be given a pauper’s funeral if good Samaritans don’t come to his family’s rescue. The Sunday world sources all edges that when Sbu, TK and Robbie Malinga arrived at his house on Thursday, they received a hostile reception from a man who introduced himself as Brown Dash’s uncle.
“This man just screamed at them, asking them how much they have as a contribution towards the funeral. “They were so upset they ended up contributing half of what they wanted to contribute,” says a fellow muso, who does not want to named. Though details of his funeral were sketchy at the time of going to press, the muso could be buried on Saturday. The service is likely to be held at his parents’ home in Zola, Soweto because the Kwaito star did not have a house of his own. At the time of his death, Brown Dash was staying in a commune of struggling musicians in Melville. When he was still the hottest property on the market, Brown Dash bought a Mini Cooper through TS Records because he wasn’t creditworthy, but they confiscated it from him when he left the stable.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Romance goes public.
It’s not as flashy as her 20.5 carat Engagement ring, but Kim Kardashian has some new bling she wants to show off. The reality star, 31, sported gold and diamond earrings with the initials of her rapper beau, Kanye West, while making her way through LAX airport on Sunday. Perhaps West, 34, picked up the “K” and “W” studs during the couples’ romantic weekend in New York City. The duo was spotted browsing the racks at Balenciaga, enjoying ice cream from Van Leeuwen and having dinner at Spice Market with Kardashian’s family. The longtime pals took their romance public in the Big Apple where they grabbed lunch at Serafina’s, shopped at FAO Schwarz and luxe department store Jeffrey’s, among other excursions. Though she’s downplayed romance rumors before, Kardashian has always been close with West; in February, she flew to Paris, France to sit front row at his fashion show. The rapper, on the other hand, is open about his feelings for Kardashian. He seemed to reference Kardashian in his new song “Way Too Cold,” (originally entitled “Theraflu”). Rapping about ex-girlfriend Amber Rose’s relationship with fiancé Wiz Khalifa, West says,
“I fell in love with Kim around the same time she fell in love with me.”
Indeed, a pal said that West “has been genuinely head over heels for Kim for a while.”
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Reviews Music Teenage Dream : The Complete Confection is a re-release of the Teanage Dream (2010). The First single was released from the Complete Confection so far. The lead (seventh overall) single, “Part of me“, was a world wide success, reaching number one in the United States. Whilst there are probably some highlights on the album and some real hits much of the “bonus materials” on Teanage Dream: The Confection is already available
Book
Crocodile burning begins with disturbing scenes that seem to sway away Serakis attention and puts him into deep thoughts. The thoughts are those of his abusive alcoholic father , his brother Phakane who is detained by the apartheid system and the unfair Black Education system at his school. Living in a three roomed house in a Soweto neighbourhood where residents are terrorized by gangs, beaten up and houses are burned, The book is fascinating and you can’t stop reading it! This is the Best Book for Young Adults.
Transformer:
Fall of Cyberton Xbox 360
Game
Released: 28 August 2012. The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Each character in Fall of Cybertron comes equipped with a unique ability to call its own.
REVIEWS
MOVIES Think Like a Man
Steve Harvey’s book guiding women on how to think like a man to catch and keep a man provides the backdrop for this rom-com. Four buddies are each chasing after a different lady, and when they discover that the gals have been using the book to outwit them, they decide to turn the tables by using the book too... but in unexpected ways.
The Vow
A young couple recovers from a car accident that has put the wife in a coma. When she wakes up with with severe memory loss, she has no memory of her husband. Accepting the challenge, he sets to work to win her heart again, against the wishes of her parents. The film is ‘’inspired’’ by true events.
Otelo Burning
This is a great South African movie, is set during the late 1980s in KwaZulu-Natal, we follow a group of young black boys who find an escape from township life and the violence of the ‘struggle’ in surfing. After being trained by an older white man, they achieve some success, but romance leads to jealousy, which leads to tragedy, forcing hard choices on those involved.
Album of the Month With the success of Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj’s latest second offering Pink Friday:
Roman Reloaded will be hitting the stores soon. Highly anticipated with Single’s like Starships, Beez in the Trap, Stupid chick and Right by my side, Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is already creating a radio frenzy. Loaded with features from musicians Cam’ron, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Nas, Drake, Young Jeezy, Chris Brown, Bobby V and Beanie Man. A 19 track album slated for a April 2nd release Nicki Minaj continues to dominate the rap arena. The biggest question on most fans and critics’ minds alike is whether she will do a million first week, i guess time will tell.
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Inside Boity’s World
Goddess. She is humble, annoyingly sweet, smart, ridiculously beautiful, hardworking AND she’s African. What more can I say? And locally it would definitely be the beautiful, flawless, strong, inspiring African lady -LeratoMoloi. She’s the first black woman to become the face of Elizabeth Arden. You genuinely don’t get any better. I love her.
Who is Boitumelo ‘Boity’ Thulo?
Boity is a young, ambitious, God-fearing, extremely loving lady who understands her worth and knows exactly where she is going. A faithful believer and a legend in the making.
How did your love for Modelling and TV come about?
Since I was probably 5 years of age I would daydream about being on TV from an extremely young age. I am so blessed that I have been able to hold on to this dream for THIS long and have it happen faster than my wildest, most faithful thoughts could have ever imagined. As for modelling - that seemed to have come with the package of dreams coming true. Every girl...or rather most, dream of one day gracing the pages of magazines and being portrayed as a goddess. He he he! It all seems to be coming together perfectly.
Did you face any difficulties when getting into the Entertainment industry?
I wouldn’t call them difficulties. Or at least I didn’t see them in that way. By the grace of God, my first casting ever was the beginning of it all for me. I auditioned for the very first time for an advert I was certain I wouldn’t get and when I got the call that I got the ad, that opened doors to amazing opportunities that till this day are flooding in because of that very ad. So I haven’t had any difficulties thus far BUT I have experienced the power of rejection of which I appreciate more than anything. It makes me want it even more. I always say that it is very unsafe travelling through life without ever having experienced the power of ‘NO’, the power of a closed door & the power of rejection. It all carves you into something stronger than those who have only ever gone breezed through a life of ‘yes’.
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What are some of the challenges you face in the Entertainment industry?
Unfortunately, it doesn’t get any easier. But the harder it gets, the more worthy it is. The toughest part has been having to pretend to be much stronger than you are, to act tougher by the day and to basically just pretend that you’re not human - all this invoked by the hate that you receive from strangers who refuse to grasp the concept that you too are human & that their words cause more harm than they think. But you know, as they say “it’s the life we chose”. And from time to time, there is the intense pressure of having to prove yourself worthy of your own dream. It’s a tough, weird & creepy concept but yeah. *shrugs*. Apart from that - it has. Just been a beautiful journey.
How would you describe your style?
Uhm…gimme a second… I have no idea! I genuinely wear what I feel and look good in. I don’t religiously follow the latest trends. Yes, I will try my hand at one or 2 of the latest trends and even then, I consider it a huge risk. If it’s from 2 seasons ago and still looks amazing on me, I have NO reason not to wear it anymore. So comfortable, a touch of sexy and fun - that’s “my style”. Oh, and colour! love colour! :D
And what makes you unique?
The fact that I am who I am is what makes me unique. There is not another human being who has walked my path, dreamt my dreams, laughed my laugh, loved with my heart or seen the world as I see it - that alone is a legitimate stamp of uniqueness. :he he heh!
Who is your favourite local and international model and why?
Joelle Kayembe (duh) LOL! That lady is like the perfect combination of what makes for a
The shows you present are very informative and are youth orientated. Do you choose the shows you want to present regarding that fact?
Not necessarily based precisely on being informative, etc but I do stand my ground on the
MODEL INSIGHT kind of show I know suits my personality and I wouldn’t jeopardise that for the sake of being on a show because I would genuinely end up doing a bad job and ultimately cutting my career in half.
of the youth is making informed choices on building themselves but I’m not too sure if they are assisting in building one another.
What was the mission of the The Media Career Guide show you ARE presenting? And what did you learn from the experience?
I am currently busy assisting with a nonprofit project called “Thusa a girl child” which is basically an initiative to help disadvantaged girls in rural areas who do not have enough money to buy sanitary towels. We go to schools in rural areas and give them a year’s supply of sanitary pads for these girls because most of these girls do not have the money to buy pads and end up missing school or even going as far as having sex for money to buy pads. So yeah, I’m excited about this and I’m very excited about the growth of the project.
Media Career Guide is an educational show aimed at giving viewers key insight on media careers. My role includes interviewing industry experts on how they got into the media industry, going behind the scenes and providing insightful advice on how to make it in the world of film, television, radio and music industry. Presenting on MCG, I met all kinds of people - from the greats to those who were doing an amazing job at making their dreams come true. I learned about careers that I didn’t know existed and even sparked some interest. I interviewed phenomenal people who are doing what I long to be doing in the industry and I learned a whole lot from speaking to them about the best ways on moving closer to one’s dream and maintaining being on that path. It has been an incredible experience
Which one is your favourite between modelling, presenting and acting?
It would definitely be ACTING. That will forever be my first love.
Which career would you have pursued if you were not in the entertainment industry?
Criminal Psychology, a serial killer profiler to be exact. The idea fascinates the sanity out of me. *laughing*
What does being a black young woman in this country mean to you?
It means endless opportunities. It means respect. It means having to work the hardest. It means constantly having to prove you are worthy of a lot of things. But all in all - in genuinely just means being one of the most beautiful creations on this earth.
Do you think young people are actively involved in youth development?
Any projects you’re involved with at the moment? If so, tell us about it?
What kind of music are you listening to at the moment?
I listen to anything/anyone to sounds amazing. Kind of like… feeding the soul. I listen to Donny Hathaway religiously. He is the love of my life. And then there is the powerful Donnie McClurkin, the blessed Tonex, Jigga the great, and I have this undying love for Drake too. I’ve been a fan since 2008 and I ain’t going nowhere. Oh yes - how dare I forget the incredible Adele! Yeah, that’s where I’m at, musically. All over the place!Hahahaha.
What book are you reading at the moment?
Apart from that, in terms of my television career, there are a few things in the pipeline which I’m very sure you will hear about soon but I’m not at liberty to talk about it just yet. (I know, party pooper) ha-ha.
I’m reading 2 books - Paulo Coelho’ “The Winner Stands Alone” (my favourite author of ALL time. Have almost all his books. And the other book I’m reading is by Richard Lawrence titled “Prayer energy”. It’s an amazing book which teaches you about positive thinking, about the power of positive prayer, about compassion and basically just about changing your mind and soul for the best.
What is your biggest achievement so far?
Who and what inspires you?
My biggest achievement thus far is actually having worked my way to being where I am today. Having held on to a dream and worked (still working) to achieve it and believing in my ability to turn the dream into a reality - that has to be my biggest achievement thus far.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
LOL! I can never answer these questions. I am not a long term planner but I know where I would like to be in those years to come - A brilliant, international actress with a happy, satisfied heart and enough love to get me through every day.
What do you do for fun?
Hmmmm.... Being in the presence of my best friends ALWAYS gets me in the right mood - no matter what it is that we’re doing and in any case we’re always bound to do something fun. So I’d say “hanging with my best friends is all the fun I need” :)
What is your dream car?
God’s love, grace & kindness. My mother - The strongest, most beautiful woman I know. My best friends. And the idea of having my dreams come true inspires me to keep on keeping on.
What advice do you have for other aspiring young models?
Well, this is the advice I give to everyone for whatever it is they wish to achieve: do not allow anyone to convince you that your dream is not worth chasing. Only you, God and your heart know and understand the worth & importance of that dream. Surround yourself with people who believe in your dream and are willing to do whatever it takes to assist in making that dream for you. Do not confuse the universe - don’t pray for something and then act like u don’t believe that its going to happen. Assist God and the universe and take the necessary steps to making it happen. Don’t underestimate the power of your thoughts and words. Speak your hopes and dreams into the world. And lastly - recognize, understand, appreciate your worth. :)
I think that is going to change with time and with the growth of my career... LOL... But at the moment, my dream car is just having a car to begin with. Ha ha ha ha!!
I’m not too sure. From what I have seen in that regard, I meet more and more responsible young people who are determined and focused. In terms of individual development, I think a lot
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CAREER
Pursuing a career in modelling or acting? Here is the list of modeling and acting agencies across the country Modeling Model Internationals
Tel: +27 (31) 202-6284 / 1843 Fax: +27 (31) 202-1843 Web: www.modelsinternational.co.za
Ice Model Management
Location: 42 Lennox Road (off windermere), Greyville. Tel: +27(0)31 309 6114
Euphoria Model Management Tel: 082 681 80 20 Fax: 086 652 2431 Web: www.euphoriamodels.co.za
Pubic Image Model
booker@publicimage.co.za dylan@publicimage.co.za natalie@publicimage.co.za Telephone: 021-553-0570/1 Fax: 021-553-2698 Web: www.publicimage.co.za
Outlaws Model Agency
Tel : +27 21 439-3999 fax : +27 21 434-3130 info@outlawsmodels.com Web: www.outlawsmodels.co.za
AEH Models Popular
23 Wellington Road,, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2198 www.aehmodels.com Telephone+27 (0)11 480 4852 / 0787072370 Fax0866261491 E-mailtasha@aehmodels.com
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Acting Thespis
Tell no: +27 11 782 0219 Fax no: +27 11 782 6319 Email: info@thespians.co.za Website: www.thespians.co.za
Zero to Hero
Tell: 011 482 7155/66 Cell: 082 569 5986 E-mail: zerotohero@tiscali.co.za Fax: 011 482 7157 Physical address: 34 St.Swithins Road, Auckland Park Postal address: P.O.Box 725, Melville 2109
The Media Mill
Studio 1 Tell: +27 0 11 482 6245 (office hours) Fax: +27 0 86 669 8834 Email: talent@talent-etc.co.za 7 Quince Road, Braamfontein Johannesburg, South Africa
Models by Ubercab
Telephone: 072 321 5222 Fax: 0866 261 799 E-mail: ubercabs@gmail.com
Kayos
Kay: Monique: Tel: Fax:
kay@kayos.co.za monique@kayos.co.za +27 21 701 2218 +27 86 548 7125
Majestic Models Management General Enquiries: +27(0)21 952 3505 +27(0)78 215 8074 +27(0)86 662 9335 info@majesticmodels.co.za
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EXCLUSIVE
Dazzling With B Your Gi Anyone will tell you, breaking into the industry is very hard. The ones who persevere are most likely to make it and survive Bonang Matheba or “your girl B” has accomplished a lot at the age of 24. She is one of the sexiest and most successful ladies in the showbiz. A television and radio personality , Bonang is the face of Gert-Johan Coetzee’s clothing label . She has a weave named after her, has graced the cover of FHM. Some of her many accolades include a clothing range at Legit named after her, following in the footsteps of Noni Gasa and the others. Her show B*dazzled is fabulous and is an invitation to her world of glitz and glammer . Nothing is as exciting as been taken for a tour guide in Bonang’s World. You see the behind scenes and you see Bonang’s personal life. Well she is the lady who always keeps a gorgeous smile on her face and takes the world by storm. “It has made it a lot more difficult for me to live a ‘normal’ life. My privacy is almost non existent. However, I get to meet and interact with awesome people almost every day so I’m pretty lucky. It’s very difficult for me to complain about my job and what it brings because I love it so much. I’m just grateful for everything and everyone because I do understand that it could’ve been anyone else in my position. I don’t take anything for granted, Bonang explains when asked how being in the lime light changed her life. As one of her social media initiatives “Your girl B” is currently doing a ‘help a sister’ campaign with Lifestyle South Africa that assists young girls living in disadvantaged areas, it is like a h Bonang also serves as a Good Will Am-
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bassador for the National Youth Services, on the “The Start Here Campaign”, and Arrive Alive Safety Campaign. Bonang also coaches young up and coming television and radio presenters at On Cue Communications. She also has a monthly column in the popular women’s fashion magazine- Glamour Magazine South Africa- called Bonang’s World.
YV: Who is Bonang?
Bonang: Bonang is a South African TV and radio personality. Known for her infectious laugh, undeniable talent, incredible fashion sense and very bubbly personality.
YV: What inspired you to pursue a TV career? Bonang: My love for the industry.
YV: What where some of the challenges you faced in your zest to pursue your dreams?
Bonang: Rejection. Anyone will tell you, breaking into the industry is very hard. One will encounter plenty of rejection before you’re given a break. The ones who persevere the most are the ones who are most likely to make it and survive.
YV: When did you get your first big break?
Bonang: I did a show called Manahattan’s Fantasy Challenge on SABC 2
YV: What else would you have done if you had not pursued a career in TV and radio?
Bonang: I would’ve been a preschool teacher or pursued a career in marketing.
Bonang irl “B” YV: What were your parents initial reaction when you told them you wanted to pursue a career in entertainment? Where they always supportive? Bonang: They have always been supportive. They just wanted me to do what I want and what makes me happy.
YV: Any life lessons you drew from your journey as a TV and radio personality? Bonang: That you have to work hard to get anything in life.
YV: Do you always know what to expect every time you presenting Live on SABC 1?
Bonang: I love my job- but experiences differ each week. It is a live broadcast so one never knows what to expect. Just gotta be prepared.
zbetween live and club 808 what are your sentiments? Bonang: You can’t compare the 2.
YV: Let’s talk about your social media initiatives how is that looking?
YV: What does Bonang do for fun?
Bonang: I love to travel, shop, sleep and watch TV. I’m thankful for my quiet time because it doesn’t come often.
YV: What makes a good relationship? Bonang: Communication, trust, love and honesty.
YV: What music do you have on your playlist?
Bonang: Bouga Love’s brand new album, SoulCandi 10, Euphonik’s For The Love OF House, Marsha Ambrosius, Zahara and Yfm of course. YV: Are you reading anything at the moment? Bonang: Yeah!!! Lots of magazines... hahhahhaaaaaa!!
YV: Isn’t it hard to stay in shape? How do you manage that?
Bonang: Not for me. I’m naturally a skinny person. I come from a family of small women. I’m lucky. I go to the gym once a week but I can eat anything I want and not worry about it.
YV: What are you driving at the moment? Bonang: A BMW 125i Sport
Bonang: I’m currently doing a ‘help a sister’ campaign with Lifestyle South Africa. It’s a CSI project that assists young girls living in disadvantaged areas. It’s like a mentorship project for these young girls. We help them face the realities of puberty and life issues in general.
YV: Who are your favourite local and international musicians?
Bonang: Rihanna, Adele, Chrisette Michelle, Selaelo Selota, Vusi Mahlasela, Swedish House Mafia..list is endless...
YV: How has stardom changed your life?
Bonang: It has made it a lot more difficult for me to live a ‘normal’ life. My privacy is almost non existent. However, I get to meet and interact with awesome people almost every day so I’m pretty lucky. It’s very difficult for me to complain about my job and what it brings because I love it so much. I’m just grateful for everything and everyone because I do understand that it could’ve been anyone else in my position. I don’t take anything for granted.
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EDUCATION tion is closely linked the economy of the country where by you find affluent people who’ll be better placed to pay for expensive schools and things like that whereas people from poor socio economic status would go to government schools with less resources, however it’s important to know that shreds have been made as the government has established various categories of schools such as your no fees schools which are intended to cater for people from poor families as well as feeding schemes for children who don’t have a good meal at home could have a meal a day at school such endeavours would help to bring the equitable provision of education in the whole country.
Life After Matric Interview Youth Village: Tell us about Higher Education of South Africa and its background? Abbey Mathekga: The Higher Education of South Africa is the co-ordinating body of all 23 public Universities in South Africa and was establish in May 2005 through the measure of committee of University principles and the measure occur of Technicon been restructured into Universities of Technology.
Youth Village: Tell us about the Principle of Higher Education of South African policy frame work?
Youth Village: Are there measures taken to resolve the issue of lack of funds for students and academic development initiatives to support underprepared students who tend to be largely black and originate from rural societies?
ing to cover all the cost, it’s also important to note that the is divided into two if you perform well the other potion will be given to you as a bursary and you’ll only repay a certain amount and the aim is to get the bursary after studying get a job then pay it back to help others to get in the bigger picture.
Youth Village: Sometimes a student struggles to get a job after graduating but the NSFAS still changes certain amount of interest every month so what happens in that case?
Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : The question of employment it’s a challenge across the world it’s not only a South African phenomenon but the minister of higher education has reduced amount of interest that is been build to your account up until it’s quite low and very affordable to a certain extend those are the measures that the department and government to put in place to try and assist the students.
Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : Higher EducaYouth Village: What message do you tion doesn’t do policies but co-ordinates have for aspiring learners who are Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : They are the comment and feedbacks planning to go to tertiary this from Universities and consolidate year or next year? With Mr Abbey Mathekga from HESA (Higher Education) them into sector response or Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : The most Abbey M. Mathekga holds MPhil (Education for position on the particular policy Community Development).He is a Manager: Cer- important message we want to put matter in addition HESA support tification Services at HESA and has a record of ac- across to students is to work very both Department of Basic and hard on your studies but what is imHigher Education and Training in complishment as a teacher, head of department, exportant is to also plan I’ll call upon aminer, subject advisor and university lecturer. He is development relevant policies particularly your grade 12 learners experienced in training, in-service training, curricuthat are meant for Universities lum design and monitoring, assessment and access. that they should start planning now, such as minimum admission what is it that they’ll want to do requirement policies. next year and they shouldn’t wait measures and efforts that have been put for their grade 12 results and then rush to Youth Village: Why are Universities in place for e.g. universities have bursary universities but they should start now check Independent from the Government? themselves and loan schemes from governyour subject combinations, check the miniAbbey Mathekga (HESA) : Universities ment there’s the national student financial mum requirements in the program that you are autonomies and their autonomy its aid scheme that is made to assist student what to pursue at the university and make determine by higher education act however who comes from poor families but who are sure you apply on time and once you have the universities are also subsidise by the performing well at school and those are don’t that know that you’ll have a brighter government therefore they are obliged to the measures that are put in place to assist future at the end of the year. comply with the legislation and most imlearners who deserve to go to higher eduportantly is that universities have got a big cation to assist them to further their studies premium that have been placed on them in universities. which is accountability and responsibility to government and to public at large since the Youth Village: Can any student get a funding comes from physicals as such. loan?
Youth Village: What do you think can be done to rectify such imbalances?
Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : If you’re referring to inequitable provision of education proceeding from promise that inequality it’s a permanent feature of every society in the world it goes without saying that quality education provision will always mirror the class and socio economic feature of our country, so what has been done so far can go a long way in assisting communities to reach that kind of balance in provision of quality education. My view is that educa-
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Abbey Mathekga (HESA) : They are some rules one important rule is that there is a main test that is conducted for a student to qualify for instance your parents have to be unemployed or their joined income reaches less than R50.000 minimum you will qualify one, and it’s a test used by universities as determine by government policy to determine the level of who should get that financial assistance because the money is not enough, the NSFAS is not enough it only help student mostly to pay for tuition fee but not residence fee in 2011 the minister made a commitment to increase the fund-
Tips on a how to get bursAry There are many scholarships available, and not all of them require you to prove you’re the most academically gifted person on earth. But they are incredibly competitive.
Top tip #4: Every little bit helps
So how do you make sure you get the scholarship or bursary you deserve? Top tip #1: You usually can’t apply for a
scholarship until you have been accepted into the course This may seem like it’s the wrong way around, but you do need to know you can pay your tuition fees and travel expenses without a scholarship. That way, if you do win a grant, you can pay back your local bank loan or have a bit of extra spending money.
Top tip #2: It’s not going to cover everything Repeat after me… you can’t study for free. If you’re lucky enough to get a rare full scholarship, you’ll still have to find money for your travel, food, books, health insurance, phone calls and fun. Top tip #3: Look beyond your university
You can find a complete list of scholarships on many websites, including those awarded by private foundations (such as a Fulbright Scholarship), or government bodies in the host country (such as the British Council) or your own country (such as the Department of Education). Check carefully to see if you’re eligible – many have nationality, course or age restrictions.
Even if it’s just a small grant towards the cost of your books, it’s worth taking the time to apply. It’s one less thing to worry about when you get there!
Top tip #5: Apply for as many as you can
Yes, it takes time. But it’s free money! So make a list of all the scholarships you are eligible for. Double-check you have all the right documents to prove your case, and get someone read over your supporting essay or letter. It’s always good to get another point of view.
Top tip #6: Be confident If the application requires a letter or essay explaining why you deserve the scholarship, don’t be shy. List all your relevant achievements – not just academic results but also community work, career experience and awards. Top tip #7: Avoid scholarship scams
There is no such thing as a ‘guaranteed scholarship’. You should never have to pay an application fee for a scholarship. Unfortunately, some dodgy scholarship companies will just take your money and disappear.
OPPORTUNITIES
of time where you can apply for a course-specific scholarship. So don’t miss your deadline; keep in touch with your StudyLink counsellor and with the University’s international office. Top tip #9: Keep a record of all the documents You need proof of funds to get your visa sorted, and that includes the scholarship offer or agreement.
Top tip #10: Have a back up plan
Don’t despair if all those applications come to nothing. There are other ways to finance your education. Student loans, help from your friends and family, and company sponsorships are worth looking into as well.
You will rely on some financial support to pay for your international education. For some, a scholarship could mean the difference between studying… and not studying. For others, it just helps with the cost of living, and also provides a bit extra to enjoy student life.
Top tip #8: Allow plenty of time
You need to think about your finances at least 18 months before you hope to start your course. But once you have been accepted onto the course, you may only have a short window
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FINANCES
Financial Fraud This information was created at an interbank level through South African Banking Risk Information Centre.
• Your PIN is your personal key to secure banking and it is crucial to keep it that way • Memorise your PIN, never write it down or share it with anyone, not even your spouse or a bank official • Don’t let anyone stand too close to you whilst at the ATM in order to keep both your card and PIN safe • Shield the keypad when entering your PIN to ensure that no one can see it.
Phishing
Do: • Type the website address into your Internet browser rather than clicking on a hyperlink in the email • Only use secure Internet banking sites • Beware of unusually long website addresses • Contact your bank immediately if you have compromised confidential information • Remember that a bank will never request you to confirm confidential information via email or the Internet. Don’t • Click on a URL contained in the body of the email • Reply to any of the emails.
ATM Fraud
Do: • Remain aware of your surroundings without allowing anything or anyone to distract you while doing your ATM banking • Approach an ATM only under the right conditions and, for your own security, be alert and conscious of your surroundings • Choose a familiar and well-lit ATM where you are more visible and safe • Scan the area for suspicious looking characters before you approach the ATM • If you think the ATM is faulty cancel the transaction IMMEDIATELY and LEAVE. • Have your card ready in your hand before you approach the ATM to avoid opening your purse, bag or wallet while in the queue • Be cautious of strangers offering to help as they could be trying to distract you in order to get your card or PIN details . Don’t: • Approach security guards for assistance whilst doing banking transactions • Never force your card into the slot as it might have been tampered with tTips on protecting your PIN
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Tips on protecting your cash : • Some fraudsters wait until you’ve drawn your cash to take advantage. Be wary of people loitering around at the ATM • Take your time to complete your transaction and secure your card and your cash in your wallet, handbag or pocket before leaving the ATM • Check your balance regularly and report discrepancies IMMEDIATELY.
SIM swap fraud
Fraudsters obtain and utilize your replacement SIM card to acquire security messages and one-time passwords (OTP) sent to you by the bank. Using the OTP, criminals are able to change, add beneficiaries and transfer money out of your account using your personal information that they would have obtained through phishing. How to prevent SIM swap fraud: • Do not disclose your ID number on websites unless you have verified the legitimacy of the site. The bank already knows your ID number and will not require you to give it to us again. • Do not disclose your cell number on websites unless you have verified the legitimacy of the site. Phishing sites often request for information such as ID Number, email address and email address password, physical address, etc. • Always make sure that your contact details on Internet banking are valid and correct. You know when your details have changed, so when you are ready, you can update the information on Internet banking or at a branch. What should you do if you suspect a fraudulent SIM swap has been done? • Contact your service provider immediately. If the SIM swap can be prevented, they will not be able to receive your OTP • Immediately change your Internet banking logon credentials until an investigation into the SIM swap can be completed. The changing of your logon credentials can be done on the
Internet banking site and takes a few minutes. • Contact the Internet banking call centre on 0860 123 000 and report the unauthorised SIM swap.
Deposit slip scams
Do • Contact the entity or institution on a number ascertained from the telephone directory and confirm the request • Retain complete records • Confirm details of payments with your bank. Don’t • Be pressurized due to urgency • Relax controls and procedures • Proceed if you have any doubts • Use the number provided by a caller or provided on a faxed letter.
Nigeria Scams
419 Nigerian scams/advanced fee fraud Look out for • Perpetrators of 419 Nigerian scams operate by sending you an unsolicited letter, fax or email containing either an illegitimate or illegal proposal • Most common letters, faxes and emails promote services and products such as oil products, real estates, distribution of moneys from wills and over budgeted money and lotteries • The letter promises that you will benefit substantially for their investment or cooperation. • In most instances these letters are purportedly written on behalf of a government department, central bank or major corporation Do • Check the credentials of the person or business, for example with the relevant embassy, to see whether or not the person operates a legitimate business or that the business does exist. Don’t •Do not consider travelling to meet the person and discuss the offer. Victims who have been lured to the foreign country have been robbed, held for ransom and even murdered •Never pay anything in advance unless you are absolutely sure that goods or services are going to be delivered •Never provide the other party with blank letterheads, invoices or your banking details.
BUSINESS FUNDING
BUSINESS FUNDING
The following is a short list of institutions that offer funding for entrepreneurs. It is not comprehensive. Government is in the process of restructuring and streamlining its funding programmes and is moving them from the Departments in which they are lodged to the Department of Economic Development. It is hoped that the process will result in easier, simpler and speedier access to funds from Government. Business Partners Limited
Business Partners is an investment company for small and medium enterprises. The company invests between R250 000 and R15 million in SMEs across all sectors, with the exception of farming, on-lending and nonprofit organisations. Investment financing is offered for businesses at all stages of development, including start-ups, expansions, outright purchases, management buy-outs, management buyins, franchises, tenders and contracts. The company also manages a number of specialist funds, which provide investment financing for defined-profile entrepreneurs. Business Partners also has a range of support services for the entrepreneur. This includes property management consultants, mentors who are allocated according to the company’s needs and access to other expertise need to ensure the success of a business. Contact: E-mail: enquiries@businesspartners.co.za Web: www.businesspartners.co.za Tell: Cape Town: 021 464 3600 Durban: 031 240 7700 Johannesburg: 011 470 3111
Khula Enterprise Finance
Khula Enterprise Finance Limited is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) established in 1996 to facilitate access to finance for SMMEs. It is one of the funds being transferred to the Department of Economic Development. Khula provides assistance through various delivery channels. These include commercial banks, retail financial intermediaries (RFIs) and micro credit outlets (MCOs). Contact details for some of the Khula products are not available. Where this is the case, the following contact details can be used: Contact: E-Mail: helpline@khula.org.za Web: www.khula.org.za Tell: (012) 394 5560/5900 Toll free: 0800 118815
Small Business Growth Trust Fund
This non-sector specific fund is a partnership between Khula and Fabvest Investment Holdings (FABCOS). It provides: • Finance start-ups, expansions, bridging finance and asset based finance to qualifying SMEs • Qualifying SMEs with the necessary infrastructural support and resources • Fosters entrepreneurship within the SME sector and • Reaches out to SMEs in priority provinces of South Africa • Migrates Black businesses from the informal sector to formal sector Loans range between R10 000 and R3million per portfolio entity with a repayment period not exceeding 5 years. Contact Details Tell: (011) 421 2939 Cell: 082 901 2813 Email: info@sisonkefund.co.za
Identity Development Fund (IDF)
This non sector – specific fund is a partnership between Khula and Identity Development Fund (Pty) Ltd (IDF). Its objectives are to: • Create long-term growth from profitable portfolio investments in SMEs • Promote BEE (black women and youth) • Provide both debt and or equity funding (50%/50%) Repayment periods range between 3-5 years for start-up/early stage companies of R250 000 to R3million, emerging /MBO and expansion of R3million to R7.5million and R7.5million to R30million for community projects. Contact Details Tell: (011) 351 2900 Fax: (011) 351 8900
Non-Bank Retail Financial Intermediaries
are independent organisations or companies, which are lent money by Khula on a wholesale basis to on-lend to SMEs. Since RFIs are obligated to repay Khula, they use their own lending criteria to on-lend Khula`s funding. However, each RFI has to contribute towards the achievement of Khula`s developmental impact objectives, such as providing funding to SMEs which are black owned, women owned and from rural areas. Khula restricts its RFIs to on-lending a minimum of R10 000 and a maximum of R3 million per SME. Purpose of RFIs • To provide a funding alternative to SMEs, who would otherwise not be able to obtain funding from the commercial banks; • To provide financing solutions to SMEs operating in niche markets, where traditional financial products would otherwise not be able to meet the financial requirements; and • To provide Khula with a vehicle to facilitate access to finance to previously non-bankable SMEs operating in rural areas. Geographic Spread of Existing RFIs Khula currently has a network of non-bank RFIs represented in Gauteng, Kwa Zulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Although there are RFI branches in Gauteng, Kwa Zulu-Natal and the Western Cape, priority is given to provinces other than the three latter provinces. Contact: E-Mail: helpline@khula.org.za Web: www.khula.org.za Tell: (012) 394 5560/5900 Toll free: 0800 118815
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NGO
Who is Frik Veld man?
My name is Frik Veld man I am the National Director for a Christian Organization called FEBA Radio .
What is FEBA Radio?
FEBA Radio is a Christian organization that focuses on taking the Gospel message to the most unreached people of the world.
Please tell us about the FEBA SA projects?
We have the South African project called Time For Hope which is aimed at reaching the youth in South Africa. Our programming focuses on issues like employment, education and a wide variety of issues young people deal with on a daily basis.
Why Radio?
Radio has a tremendous reach. It has been around for many years and still is relevant today. Radio enables us to share the message into remote places where you cannot get easily with the Gospel message.
How does your organization make sure the programming you do stay relevant and effective?
FEBA Radio has a very strong believe that if you want to reach people effectively, you need to speak their language and the heart language of the people you want to reach. Apart from the language we firmly believe that we are called to enable people in a specific culture and within a specific language group to talk to their own people because they are the people who know their culture and they are the people who know their circumstances. So we go out of our way to find presenters of Christian programming amongst the people whom we want to reach
What sort of feedback do you get from your listeners?
Feedback is of the utmost importance to us. We broadcast with a purpose, we desire that our broadcast will reach people and speak to the hunger in people’s heart so they would respond because we would like to establish a relationship with each and every listener we have. So we encourage people to respond to our programmes. We get feedback in a whole variety of ways.
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Reaching the Youth through Radio
Young people have a lot of influence and a lot of power Young people have a lot of influence and a lot of power, we know that. We realised that if you speak to young people you speak to people who are open minded to the message of the gospel and their keen to learn new things very often than the elders. I believe that our lord Jesus is very keen on seeing young people follow him. We know of his love for children. So that would be the primary reason of why we look at young people.
Is your organization in need of any volunteers?
Volunteering is a very interesting thing. An organization like ours obviously gets excited with people who want to stand with us and support us in a voluntarily capacity. Our organization is a faith based organization so all the funding of our organization comes from people who voluntarily give their money, their funds, and support on the financial side. Our organization firmly rests on the basis of the strength of prayer. We focus on rising up people who commit themselves to be praying for ministry. So we would love to increase the numbers of partners’ people who voluntarily pray for the work because without the power of prayer little could be achieved. So we are in need of people who want to volunteer.
What are some of the challenges you face as a Christian organization?
Being a Christian organization obviously has the consequence that we will not be welcomed in certain environments where there is some antagonism towards the Christian gospel. And in the areas where we minister we find tremendous challenges getting through to people with the message of hope and the salvation of Christ and many people resist the message we bring because they have a different belief . We have examples of presenters of programmes in some of these countries whose
lives have been endangered and they even had to flee the country where they live because of presenting programmes of the nature of the gospel. Those are very real life and death issues in terms of challenges.
What advice would you like to give to the South African Youth who are struggling to progress with their lives? You as a creature as something who has been created by God. You have been created by God for a purpose. Make every effort of finding Gods purpose for your life. You will find that in the bible you will find in a living relationship with Christ, You will find it through the work of the Holy spirit which enlightens you and which leads you day by day. Find your purpose that God has for through Christ. God will give you hope and lead you where he wants you to be and God wants to Bless you and you can trust him with that.
“You have been Created by God for a purpose. Make every effort of finding God’s purpose in your life“ Contact FEBA Radio Tel : (012) 335 5708/764 E-mail : febasa@corpdial.co.za Website : www.febaradio.co.za
MOTORING GET A LICENCE
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here types of learner’s license are issued. •Code 1: Motorcycles. •Code 2: Light Motor vehicles (except motorcycles) with tare weight of 3 500 kilograms or less; minibuses, buses and goods vehicles with GVM of 3 500 kg or less; and articulated vehicles with GCM of 3 500 kg or less. •Code 3: All vehicles (Heavy and Light Motor vehicles) except motorcycles. The minimum age for a Code 1 or 2 license is 17, and for a Code 3 license it is 18. At the age of 16 a Code 1 license limited to motorcycles with engine capacity under 125 cc may be obtained. Learner’s licenses are valid for 24 months, and, except for Code 1 licenses, require that the learner be accompanied by a fully licensed driver. A car driven by a learner must have a sticker with a large red “L” on the rear window. With the learner’s license, the prospective driver can take a driving test to obtain their driving license. The driving test has two components: the first is the yard test, in which the applicant demonstrates various parking and turning manoeuvres in a specially constructed parking lot. If the yard test is successful, it is followed by the road test, in which the applicant demonstrates their driving ability on the public roads, following the instructions of the examiner. Some errors on the test, such as a
collision, speeding, or rolling backwards when moving off, will cause an instant failure of the test. Other errors cause the driver to lose points; if too many points are lost, this will also cause failure. If the applicant is successful, they will be issued with a paper Temporary Driving License, which is replaced by the permanent card license within 6 months. Difficulties in Scheduling a Test As a result of the large level of applications along with the length of time for each test, learners license tests still being a sit down test with only a few sessions per day and limited seats available, and the required number of personnel, drivers tests requiring one-to-one sessions with an authorized traffic official. Waiting times for learners and drivers tests can extend for more than 4 months, depending on the popularity and surrounding population of the selected traffic department. The waiting times vary massively between testing centres though. Some testing centres in small towns have waiting periods of a few days or less, while those in large cities can have waiting periods of up to a few months.
Do Check a used car history report This does not give you a 100 percent warranty that the car has no problems, but may save you some money if it will show you some bad records, for example, if the car was written off after an accident or has had an odometer rolled back. Do have the vehicle inspected; it may save you a lot of money. Don’t buy a car after a serious accident - especially following a frontal collision. You wouldn’t believe how many possible problems may arise later as a result of an accident. Don’t buy a car as soon as you see it. Take your time, test drive the car as long as you can. For example, some problems may only be caught when the engine is cold while other problems may only be discovered when cruising at highway speeds, etc. Don’t base your decision on what you have been told. “One Owner, highway driven” in fact, may be an ex-rental, heavily abused vehicle. Don’t buy a car if you have reservations or hesitate for one reason or another…if you don’t have a good ‘gut’ feeling about it. If the engine seems too noisy or works as if it is in rough shape and sounds heavy, the transmission shifts harshly, some works needs to be done, something seems to be wrong with the papers, etc. - move on. Don’t buy a car if it needs some “minor” repairs. Often this results in spending big bucks for repairs that never seem to end. Don’t buy a flooded car; it may look good and still be drivable but later a flooded car may develop many expensive to fix problems: corrosion, electrical, electronics, wheel bearings, transmission, etc. Don’t be rude to a salesperson at the dealership. Regardless of the many stereotypes we share, many salespersons are genuinely nice people. Be persistent but not rude; treat them well and they will be willing to help you.
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Top Five
Cars Cars
5. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo R 4761567.0000 million The Saleen S7 is a limited edition, hand built coupe developed jointly by Sallen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design and RML, and Produced solely by Seleen in Irvine, California. it is the first car produced by Saleen not based on an existing design and is considered to be the first true American production certified supercar
4. Le Blanc Mirabeau R 5534433.6696 million Mirabeau is the newest car from Wysstec Gmbh and Leblanc. The fact that it is street legal, is almost unbelievable. To raech the maximum of light weight building and race feeling the car interior is optimized for maximum of speed and acceleration.
3.SSC Ultimate Aero
R 5614359.3600 million
Mirabeau is the newest car from Wysstec Gmbh and Leblanc. The fact that it is street legal, is almost unbelievable. To raech the maximum of light weight building and race feeling the car interior is optimized for maximum of speed and acceleration.
2.Pagani Zonda Roadster C12S R 5725213.7874 million The Pagani zonda is a supercar produced by Pagani in Italy. As of December 2005, 60 Zondas had been built. The rocket ship inspired car accelerates to 60 kilometers per hour in only 3.4 seconds. Consequently, it also hits 200 kilometers per hour in less than 10 seconds.
1.Bugatti 16.4
R 10227133.8258 million
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is currently the most expensive street-legalfull production car in the world. Boasting a maximum speed of more than 400 km per hour, the Veyron is unmatched in the super sports category. The Veyron reaches velocities that would literally lift the car off the ground – if it weren’t for its ingenious aerodynamics, which keeps it firmly on the road even at full speed
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Rapper Evidence Who is Evidence? An extension of Michael Perretta - an alias given to me by Will I Am. My song, “It wasn’t me” kind of explains it in rhyme form, which was fun to do. Will even showed up for the video. Very cool. You were raised in LA...How would you describe your childhood? I had a fun and youthful childhood. My parents were having drama, but they were good at keeping that kind of stuff away from me. I am an only child, so my Mum always made sure I was having friends over or vice versa. I wasn’t lonely or anything like that when I was young. What inspired you to start rapping? My environment mostly. People were doing graffiti,breakdancing, and rapping at Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier. My friend Ethan Browne told me he liked what I was writing, that gave me inspiration to keep going. Any specific challenges you faced trying to get recognition? Nothing different than the next person I’m sure. I had an advantage though. I lived next door to QD3 (son of Quincy Jones) where I got to see how rap music and other music in general was produced. It really opened my mind. From dropping music as one third of The Dilated Peoples to standing Solo and dropping your own albums what inspired you to pursue a solo career? We always had plans to do that. We were solo artists before we met. It was just difficult to do under our Capitol Records contract, so I waited until 2006. What drives you as Evidence? Competition, Jealously, Weed, Creative People, Animals, Avocados, Venice Beach & Photography. On The Weatherman LP you spoke about losing your mum and depression and a number of things you when through what lessons did you draw from that dark period in your life? Time heals in a weird way. I am by no means over that. Coping with that loss has become different, not easieror harder, just different.
HIP HOP INTERVIEW
you spit the line “About to tell you who I are I came a long way and I still got so far to go, Tee off with this trademark flow after tonight ima let the whole world know, my name is Evidence” Is it just me or is Evidence is truly in his prime? I feel like it. The only thing that says, “No” is the amount of time I have been in the game. Some people are late bloomers and I would like to be an example of that when people talk about getting better as time goes on. You also produce beats how long have you been doing that? What software do you use? I have been mixing it up, but mostly still based around my ASR 10 & MPC 2000 XL. I know those the best and don’t really need to look past it. I’m into the sound of the gear, not just how fast it navigates or how many tricks it does. I do appreciate what people having been doing on Abelton Live, Logic & Reason, but I still like the hardware when it comes down to it. I did, “ I Don’t Need Love” on Reason and was pleased with the result. It really doesn’t matter what you use, but how you spill your bong water on your equipment. How would you describe the state of hip hop at the moment? Same but a bigger. Find what you like and let that be that. There are styles for everybody, nobody owns it. As a person who has gone through a number of setbacks in life what advice would you give to South African youth who face a lot of obstacles trying to achieve beyond their circumstances? Try to stress as little as possible & Hard work pays off eventually. Your love for photography is it something you have always appreciated? How did that come along? My Mum (Mum) was one of the best Photographers I ever saw. I grew up around a lot of camera’s. I noticed you have/ are touring across the globe any chances you will be coming to South Africa anytime soon? If I get booked. I would love to go.
On the track to be continued you have a verse that goes like “Cliff hanger ,my life is like I’m scaling a rock” and on the track It wasn’t me
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THE STORY OF TH B
attling in my thoughts, I lay in a bed with a stranger that I knew. Well only intimately, or was it intimate? Tears filled my eyes and what had happened was painful. I had been raped. I moaned softly, separated only by a pillow was the prey and its predator. I the prey, clinged to the edge of the bed, confused, hurt, heart broken off which the latter couldn’t be reconciled as we never shared any companionship but nevertheless I felt deceived. A million questions filled my mind. How did I end up here? Vivid memories of the previous night saturated my fragile mind. It had been a weekend of absolute bliss, my best friend’s birthday. We had all decided to go celebrate at a club in town. To think I was not very eager to go clubbing, two taxis away from my home added discomfort to my thoughts of regret. But I decided to go anyway and didn’t have much of a choice. I tried aimlessly to spend the night alone as I usually do but the pressure and pestering became too much to bear. It’s like I could hear my friend Lebo in her irritating voice screaming anxiously for us to leave. As if that wasn’t enough, I suddenly jumped out of my bed and slid out of my pj’s. I wore the red lil’ dress which was a high recommendation from my pressurising friend Lebo who joked around whilst match fitting my outfit. “Come on you not in your 50’s show some legs” she insisted. And I agree she was right, even though the dress was highly above my knees and not forgetting the colds winter weather that night. I looked wow, actually great I don’t know which sounds better though. After all the preparation, off to town we drove in a taxi whilst Thandiswa Mazwai was playing softly in the background. The song put me at ease and in my mind there were thoughts which flowed endlessly without coordination. Still I had questions of whether I should go or not. To release myself from the tremendous
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doubt I decided to gaze through the open windows of the taxi and there we had arrived at the club. Everyone I saw was in their dancing shoes. “I got a feeling, that tonight’s gonna be a good night”, Lebo sang in chanting simultaneously whilst getting off the taxi. Lebo and I entered the club with ecstatic faces. “Oh wow”, I said in amazement. The party spirit was all over and youngsters were dancing in sweat as if the night was their last. As much as I felt apprehensive, there was no turning back. All that I could do was to put my existing differences aside and have fun just like everyone else. Lebo was having fun as usual and unsurprisingly as it was her special day. I was also having a blast and that was visible for one could not ignore. Then I noticed a cute guy coming towards us.He asked to dance with Lebo. I didn’t mind, I mean the birthday girl had to enjoy herself right? The echoes of the music began to be swallowed by the walls in the club and after all the dancing I realised that I had to call it a night. However for Lerato the night was still young. I must say she had so much energy that an energiser drink was unnecessary. “No you go, I am still having a joll”, she said to me. I wondered around thinking to myself about leaving alone though before it was a collective approach. “How can Lebo change towards me? I asked myself. It was as if I was a stranger to her eyes. The clock was ticking away as if hours were chasing minutes. I knew that I had to make a plan on that note as in finding transport. I called a couple of friends however their voicemails availed. I went outside to see if there were any cabs but to my disappointment there was nothing. I paused for moment thinking about the next plan B. Then I heard someone saying let me give you a lift. I turned to the direction of where the voice came from. It was that cute guy who had danced with Lerato earlier.” I am also leaving this place, oh by the way my name is Siphiwe”, he said with a humble voice. I turned down his offer, of
which he did not take it personally. I looked at Siphiwe with doubtful remarks. Should I or not? That was a question which passed through
HE INNOCENT my mind. Thinking that I just met this guy but yet I said OK.” In the essence I had planned to be back at home by the minute. So I exited the club with the guy. Right away we jumped to his car and drove off. Siphiwe intro-
duced himself well as we did not before and we had small chats here and there. What I found amazing was that his looks matched his personality. We joked around and laughed all the way. What a great way to end the night I thought to myself. Whilst busy chit chatting, Siphiwe drove passed my place, though I had shown him where to drop me off. I asked him he is driving passed but he just said he was going to fetch his keys from a friend he will take me back and besides, the night was still young. We got to a complex and to my horror he opened the garage door to park the car. I asked why he is parking the car because I thought we were here just to fetch the keys but he just stared at me and smiled “come on I won’t bite lets go in and have a couple of drinks we will leave in an hour or two”, I did not mind I mean I would still be stuck on that freezing pavement had it not been for this perfect stranger.
Before we got to the door he held my hand and looked me straight in the eyes “OK maybe I lied just a little, this is where I stay” he said. For some reason I was rather disgusted than shocked “But you are still going to take me home right?” I asked, “Yes but tomorrow” he said, “but you promised” I shouted, he looked at me and said “You are not going to raise your voice at me ever again are we clear? What the hell were you thinking taking off with a total stranger?” He was telling the truth, what the hell was I thinking, I’m in the middle on nowhere with a stranger, I don’t even know his name, in the middle of the night. He had me in a tight corner, I did not know where I was and it was either I go inside the house with him or I’ll find myself on the pavement again, I know it is crazy but I resorted for the former. I know I should have gone to the security guards and ask for help but that did not even cross my mind. We got inside and he locked the door, I could see that he was angry. It was a bachelor apartment with a kitchen, a worn out couch and a bed, it looked tidy enough though. He went straight to bed and asked me to join him and reluctant as I was, I knew at that point that there was no way out.
Reality hit me I think I knew what was to follow but I hoped I was just being paranoid.
REAL LIFE STORY
I got into bed fully clothed, it did not even take a minute he started touching me, I wanted to puke so bad my stomach was upset; I stood there colder than I was on that pavement, and reality is I was getting raped and helpless. He undressed me, tears were rolling down my cheeks I pleaded with him to stop but the more I begged the more he found pleasure, he said I should stop acting like a brat and he knows that I liked it. I tried so hard to push him away but he was too strong for me, he went on and on while I laid there like a dead woman. He did not even bother to use protection I wanted to scream so bad but I couldn’t find my voice. After he got off he we went to sleep while I cried myself to sleep, I even went sober in a couple minutes. That night not only did I loose my virginity but I lost myself too. I lost my sense of feeling; I could smell him everyday, even my own father smelt like him. Though I refuse to bear these scars for life, I cannot stop thinking about that night. All I cared about was my survival. I never got the courage to report him to the police or let alone to tell anyone, what was I going to say? That I took off with a total stranger whom I still do not know his name after a drinking spree and he went on to rape me. All that happened in just one night. Names changed to protect the identity of the victims
Psychological Counselling and other services (Rape) NISAA Tell: (011) 854-5804/5 Gauteng (Lenasia) OUT (012) 430 3272 Pretoria Telephone POWA 011 642 4345/6 Gauteng Sonke Gender Justice Network (011) 339 3589 Orange Farm ADAPT Alexandra Thusanang- Free State 058 713 6074 or 0824959013 Sonke Gender Justice Network QwaQwa Lethabong (012) 270-1343 North West Thoyandou Victim Empowerment Trust 015 963 1222 Limpopo Masimanyane (0) 43 743 9169 East London Rape Crisis Centre 041 406 4112 Port Elizabeth SWEAT 021 448 7875 Cape Town Mosaic 021 761 7585 Western Cape Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust (0)21 447 1467 Cape Town Sonke Gender Justice Project (021)423 7088 Cape Town, (011) 339 3589 Johannesburg YV Mag! Issue 1 |27
ABUSIVE RELATI
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DATING
IONSHIPS Signs of Abuse and Abusive Relationships
Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. Emotional abuse is often minimized, yet it can leave deep and lasting scars. Noticing and acknowledging the warning signs and symptoms of domestic violence and abuse is the first step to ending it. No one should live in fear of the person they love. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in the following warning signs and descriptions of abuse, don’t hesitate to reach out. There is help available. Understanding domestic violence and abuse Domestic abuse, also known as spousal abuse, occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn’t “play fair.” Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under his or her thumb. Your abuser may also threaten you, hurt you, or hurt those around you. Domestic violence and abuse does not discriminate. It happens among heterosexual couples and in same-sex partnerships. It occurs within all age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels. And while women are more commonly victimized, men are also abused— especially verbally and emotionally, although sometimes even physically as well. The bottom line is that abusive behavior is never acceptable, whether it’s coming from a man, a woman, a teenager, or an older adult. You deserve to feel valued, respected, and safe.
Recognizing abuse is the first step to getting help
Domestic abuse often escalates from threats and verbal abuse to violence. And while physical injury may be the most obvious danger, the emotional and psychological consequences of domestic abuse are also severe. Emotionally abusive relationships can destroy your self-worth, lead to anxiety and depression, and make you feel helpless and alone. No one should have to endure this kind of pain—and your first step to breaking free is recognizing that your situation is abusive. Once you acknowledge the reality of the abusive situation, then you can get the help you need. Signs of an abusive relationship There are many signs of an abusive
relationship. The most telling sign is fear of your partner. If you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around your partner—constantly watching what you say and do in order to avoid a blow-up—chances are your relationship is unhealthy and abusive. Other signs that you may be in an abusive relationship include a partner who belittles you or tries to control you, and feelings of self-loathing, helplessness, and desperation. To determine whether your relationship is abusive, answer the questions below. The more “yes” answers, the more likely it is that you’re in an abusive relationship.
SIGNS THAT YOU’RE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
Your Inner Thoughts and Feelings Do you: Feel afraid of your partner much of the time? Avoid certain topics out of fear of angering your partner? Feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner? Believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated? Wonder if you’re the one who is crazy? Feel emotionally numb or helpless? Your Partner’s Belittling Behavior Does your partner: Humiliate or yell at you? Criticize you and put you down? Treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see? Ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments? Blame you for his own abusive behavior? See you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person? Your Partner’s Violent Behavior or Threats Does your partner: Have a bad and unpredictable temper? Hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you? Threaten to take your children away or harm them? Threaten to commit suicide if you leave? Force you to have sex? Destroy your belongings? Your Partner’s Controlling Behavior Does your partner: Act excessively jealous and possessive? Control where you go or what you do? Keep you from seeing your friends or family? Limit your access to money, the phone, or the car? Constantly check up on you?
Physical abuse and domestic violence
When people talk about domestic violence, they are often referring to the physical abuse of a spouse or intimate partner. Physical abuse is the use of physical force against someone in a way that injures or endangers that person. Physical assault or battering is a crime, whether it occurs inside or outside of the family. The police have the power and authority to protect you from physical attack. Sexual abuse is a form of physical abuse Any situation in which you are forced to participate in unwanted, unsafe, or degrading sexual activity is sexual abuse. Forced sex, even by a spouse or intimate partner with whom you also have consensual sex, is an act of aggression and violence. Furthermore, people whose partners abuse them physically and sexually are at a higher risk of being seriously injured or killed.
Life Line Johannesburg Stop Gender Violence Help line 0800 150 150 www.stopwomenabusehelpline. org.za Durban Crisis: (+27 31) 312-2323 Free State Crisis: (+27 57) 352-2212 Klerksdorp Crisis: (+27 18) 462-1234 Mafikeng Crisis: (+27 18) 381-4263 Port Elizabeth Crisis: (+27 41) 373-8666 West Cape Crisis: (+27 21) 461-1111 Garden Route Crisis: 0861-322-322 POWA Help line 083 765 1235 YV Mag! Issue 1 |29
COLUMN
Our Addiction with Obsession By We live in a depressed, obsessed, guilt and reward society. The media have wheeled out puppets in the form of human beings. We have been programmed to act and react in a certain way. We misplace the guilt we have for food with the joys of sex. Become obsessed with the body. The more rewards received from society in life, the more we become depressed. Now sex has become an actual addiction. We have replaced it by alcohol and drugs. The most taboo of all addictions and one that lurks in the shadows. In this day and age we have gone from free love to Aids, cigarettes to cancer and now drugs and to sex addiction. We have seen it in Hollywood, with the likes of David Duvuchoney and sitcoms such as Sex and the city, Californication and the list goes on. Now it has hit mainstream people. Society We are living in a society that needs “pick me ups”. Are you feetling
adolescence, largely shows itself in lack of energy and interest, lack of initiative, and a great sensitivity to periodic-particularly romantic-rejection.” That sounds like our youth of today. We are programmed to be depressed and then rewarded for snapping out of it, because depression rolls in the money for anti depressant companies. But what they forget to tell you are the long term effects getting off anti depressants and how difficult it is to get off it. If you know how bad it is you might want to stay on it forever. According to ‘How to quit without feeling sh*#’, authors Patrick Holford, David Miller and doctor James Braly, UK doctors wrote out 31 million prescriptions for antidepressants in 2006, at a cost of 291 million pounds. Depression is a money making industry. Society jumped on the bandwagon with them. Rush of the hit
down? Go and have a happy meal. Are you feeling nervous? Pop a pill or two. Better yet go on Prozac. Are you feeling ugly? Go visit your plastic surgeon. Are you feeling unloved? Here’s a way to spice up your sex life. Your man will love this, hot wild sex. And if he doesn’t treat you right here are the 10 steps to cheat without getting caught. Be kinky. Be naughty. Society gives us the classified problem followed by how to get rid of it. We don’t have to think for ourselves anymore. If society says we feel like that, well, then we do! Depression is at the highest rate it has ever been with millions of people on anti depressants; we have billions of books written for us to understand depression. Our depression is now labelled and put into a box. In Elizabeth Wurtzel’s memoir book, Prozac Nation, she can’t understand her depression until her doctor classifies it as a typical depression, People “respond positively to good things that happen to them, are able to enjoy simple pleasures like food and sex, and tend to oversleep and overeat. Their depression, which is chronic rather than periodic and which usually dates from
All addiction is linked to the “rush of the hit”. The feeling one gets when gambling, drinking, doing drugs and even shopping. It is no different when it comes to sex. The desire for the exhilaration is the addiction. Think about all the young kids today having sex. Some even start at 13. Why? Where have we gone wrong and why this obsession and exploitation of sex? Ask anyone in media and they will tell you how sex sells. How our celebrities, our songs, movies, fashion revolve around sex. How did we get here? According to authors Joe E Grant and S.W. Kim of the book ‘stop me because I can’t stop myself’, “people with impulse disorders usually describe fairly specific triggers for their urges. The majority of pathological gamblers report that advertisements such as those on television or radio, having extra money and time, and the possibility of winning are the primary triggers of urges. Compulsive shoppers may find that television adverts prompt their cravings, while people with compulsive sexual behaviour cite media representations of people with attractive bodies as the most frequent force behind their urges.” This
Jodie Peter
goes to show how the media/society is fuelling our urges for our addictions. Depression and obsession follow. Love hurts Now we can even be addicted to love. According to Doctor Ian Kerner, author of ‘Be honest-you’re not that into him either’, Helen Fisher suggests that “romantic love is such a euphoric high and this passion produces craving, obsession, compulsion, distortion of reality, emotional and physical dependence, personality change, and loss of self-control, many psychologists regard romantic love as an addiction- a positive addiction when your love is returned, a horribly negative fixation when your love is spurned and you can’ let go” sounds like a guilt and reward system that society has jumped on.I looked further into this “mad
gives us the classified “ Society To how followed by problem don’t it. have to of We get rid think for ourselves anymore ”
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sex everywhere” phenomenon and what came to mind is how we have become obsessed with sex. We watch it, we speak about it, and we read and write about it. Philosopher Foucault emphasised how sex should be a private matter. No one should know anything about our sex lives. We should not discuss anything and compare notes. Because then we become programmed to like and dislike what we ought to like and dislike according to society. Society tells us what is normal to like and what is abnormal. And then of course we get the judgmental factor. We are judged and labelled. Gay, lesbian, and straight. We are put into tiny boxes for the whole world to see. When did sex become so open and devalued? Now the question is: how many men have you slept with? How much is too little? Too much? What’s normal? How must one look at sex? In a relationship? Must we be in love? Or can it be lust? The more partners the more experienced, the better partner? We are being weighed according to our sex lives.
YOUNG MINDS
Who is Bongani?
I’m a crazy mix of writer, poet, Global Change maker, blogger, Computer Scientist… I honestly find it difficult to define myself.
What is Oracles d’Afrique? And what do you guys do? Oracles d’Afrique is part of a Global Change makers Regional Action Project called African Oracles that we started at the Harare Youth Summit in 2010 to tackle some of the issues that face young people today.
What motivated you to start Oracles d’Afrique?
I wanted to make a difference. As a group we saw what we believed was a problem and our efforts so far have been aimed at finding a solution to addressing that problem. My own personal motivation was an encounter in Algeria where a woman refused to sit next to me in a bus because I was black and I was determined that perhaps I would never be able to change her point of view but there were others who I could reach. 5. What were some of the challenges you faced as a young person starting their own project? Some of the challenges I have faced include getting support from the local community. Some of the institutions we approached to help us with technical support flat out refused to help us but we persevered and found ways around the obstacles we faced.
Are you working alone or do you have people who work with you?
If I could do this alone I would be superman! (laughs) I am working with three other Global Change makers on the continental project. On the Algerian chapter which I help run, I am working with a dedicated group of Algerian youth and for the Algerian workshops I had partnered with the Centre Cultural Français de Tlemcen who helped us greatly in terms of resources. Our main sponsor is the British Council’s Global Change maker’s project.
You are well travelled and you have participated in a number of youth summits at a global scale, what has been the experience like? Any lessons? Apart from the thrill of travelling the world I think the biggest take away from any event I have attended is the amazing people I have the opportunity to meet. It’s an amazing thing to be able to interact and share with other amazing people who are also involved in creating change in their communities. I have also represented the youth voice at events such as the World Economic Forum and it is heartening in a way to know that (some of) the current political leaders are listening to us as youth.
Do young people in South Africa recognize your work or its young people outside South Africa? Is it important to
you to be appreciated at home?
Not yet! We haven’t really touched the South African youth as of yet but I am looking to in the future.
Your biggest achievement yet?
I suppose being invited by the President of Mozambique to visit Mozambique and also getting the opportunity to visit him at his home and talk to different sections of youth in Mozambique. It was an amazing experience which began with presentations we made as Global Change makers at the World Economic Forum on African 2010, he was impressed with our vision and felt it was important for us to visit his country.
What do you think are challenges facing South African youth? And how can these challenges be addressed?
I think South African youths struggle with inequality in their society, opportunities for good education, good jobs and health and safety are not available to all sectors of society. It is a painful reality that has to be dealt with and can only begin with people beginning to make sacrifices and re-prioritizing.
The Youth in Africa struggle with issues like xenophobia and prejudice towards homosexuality etc. what is the immediate solution you have in mind to try curb these challenges?
I think prejudices like xenophobia and homophobia are rooted in the failure to appreciate the humanity of the “other”, whether they are of a different sexuality, nationality or race. It is very important to humanize these causes and to quote Maya Angelou, “by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”
Your advice to young people?
Never be afraid to take the initiative in changing the way things are. Just because it’s the way it has always been done doesn’t mean it is the best way to do it and your existence has the potential to change the course of the future but only if you stand up and take the challenge to just do it. “Bongani - I’m a crazy mix of writer, poet, Global Change makers, blogger, Computer Scientist…I honestly find it difficult to define myself.”
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We all have become victims of face book one way or another. Check the list to see were you fall
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You can help a friend, family member or even a stranger who posts an update on their Face book page about committing suicide
We have been asked to explain in simple steps how to help someone with a severe mental health problem or even suicidal thoughts. Here’s how it works step by step:
1. The FBI - Never posts anything or comments on your post, but reads everything. 2. The Attention Seeker - Always post about her little problems with the hope of gaining some sympathy. 3. The Hyena - Rarely says anything beyond LOLs and LMAOs.
4. The Gamer - Plays Farmville and Mafia Wars all day. Usually has update like “Thabo is looking for grass” or “Andiswa just lost her sheep”
5. The Prophet - Every post makes reference to God 6. The Thief - Steals status updates and will probably steal this one (LOL you can still share this article heh heh) 7. The Pessimist - Hate their life, and everything in it, as evidenced by the tone in ALL of their status updates 8. The Bragger - Brags about their looks , news shoes, their lovely life, how classy they are, how everyone is not in their league. Usually this type shoots a lot of mirror photos with the peace sign (for what ever reason) 9.The Liker - Never actually says anything but clicks the like button
10.The Hater - Every post revolves around someone hating them and they swear people are trying to ruin their life. 11.The Drama Queen - This person always posts stuff like
“I can’t believe this” or “OMG” in the hope that you will ask them what happened.
12.The Lazy Comedian - This person tries to be funny but never is.
13.The GPS/ News - Always update about what they are eating, where they are eating, where they are and who they are with. 14.Mr or Mrs Goodie Two Shoes - Feels like it’s their job to share some love to random people they don’t know with posts like “ Good morning”, “Good night” and “I Love you all”.
15. The No Life - Posts every other second, whether its
straight boredom or loneliness this group just truly needs a life.
16. Mr or Mrs Know It All - They are just the mothers and fathers of Face book. Opinionated and always picking fights on Face book, very loud and boring.
17. The Philosopher - Posts quotes all day whether its laziness or just poor inspiration, they are just a boring breed.
Please remember that you can also always contact SADAG on 0800 567 567 or 0800 12 13 14 from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week!
18. The Stripper - She is the type that jumps at the opportunity of showing some skin and loves the attentions she gets from males. 19. The Impulsive - She goes through a million emotions in an hour ...with posts like “I’m in love”, “I hate him”, “I miss him”, “he is such a liar” all within an hour.
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love and how much she loves him. All her posts are my man this my man that.
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ou probably hear the term “smart phone” tossed around a lot. But if you’ve ever wondered exactly what a smart phone is, well, you’re not alone. How is a smart phone different than a cell phone, and what makes it so smart? In a nutshell, a smart phone is a device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features that you might find on a personal digital assistant or a computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents etc.
Google officially closes $12.5 billion
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4.Play Station 5.Android 4.0 tablets Vita
After waiting months for the go-ahead to say so, Google CEO Larry Page today announced that his company now officially owns Motorola Mobility. Google announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in August. Upon doing so, the companies had to clear regulatory hurdles to get the deal done. Regulators in both the U.S. and the European Union approved the acquisition back in February, but the companies were forced to wait for China. Over the weekend, China approved the deal, paving the way for Google to close it.
Motorola Mobility deal
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UPCOMING YV: Why Sleek Note?
SN: Out of the crazy ideas we had, we felt Sleek Note is the right name that defines us all in 2 words. Sleek represents our Sleek Sound.. And Note represents Music and Money
YV: How many members in the group? SN: 5
YV: Tell us about yourselves?
SN: Each one of us has a role to play that is different from the next person. Sean Makes the Beats and Raps, Max sings, Ayce is a Rapper so as Young and Toast but each person has their own persona and Identity. We are from different countries.. Max is from S.A, Ayce and Young are from Angola, Sean is from Garbone and Toast is from Nigeria.
“Sleeker than the rest. We follow hip hop culture to the max from the Swag, tattoos and sound we are here to make a difference and hoping to put Africa on the map”
YV: What makes Sleek Note unique from other groups out there?
Our Sound is different from local Hip hop. We follow the hip hop culture to the max from the Swag, tattoos and Sound. We are not in the game to compete with anyone. We are here to make a difference and hoping to put Africa on the map. We are hoping to make a break through and change other people’s perspective on Local Hip Hop. We feel like our Hip Hop is not promoted in the States the same way we Promote their music. We are trying to break through that and show them that Africans we don’t stay in caves. Americans are not exposed to our music partly because our material is not quality.
YV: What are some of the challenges you face daily in the music industry?
SN: Considering that we are just making an entrance we haven’t done half the things we are planning to do. What you have seen is only the basics, we are still building a foundation and we are already being judged on assumptions. We are not trying to compete with anyone, we have one goal to make music and achieve our goals.
YV: What is the biggest challenge you feel the youth is facing in Africa today?
SN: Our Youth are exposed to a lot of bad things like Drugs and Violence everywhere. And some are fallen Victims of Child Pornography, Rape and Killings.
YV: Young Nucho how do you deal with people thinking you’re Lil Wayne?
SN: Don’t deal with them because it doesn’t affect me anymore. If it doesn’t have an effect on me means I don’t think about it. Its nothing new its something that started when I was still in high school. Everyone always say I look like Wayne so now its nothing new.
YV: Any future projects that you are working on?
SN: Right now its all about SN.. We are busy building our foundation and finding our feet in the Industry. There is still a lot of work to be done until our Album is done then we will see.
YV: What advice do you have for young people and upcoming rap artist out there?
SN: Its not easy being a Rap Artist... Its takes more than rapping talent to become an Artist. First important step FINISH your studies. Even an Artist need an education background for him to manage his own career. Now to become a Rapper you need Talent,Confidence,Courage, Dedication, Attitude, and Creativity, Great Team and the right recording label to help you pursue your Rap Goals. You need to understand once you enter the Game your whole life is now Rap... There will be a lot of Negativity and Intimidation.. Be smart to know what to take into consideration and what not to (this is were your education works).
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Lebo Mashile
LEBO MASHILE INTERVIEW
YV: Who is Lebo Mashile?
Lebo Mashile: I am a poet, a performer, a published author, an actress, a producer, a tv presenter, I am also a mum, a friend, a daughter a sister and a lover
YV: How did the love for Poetry come about?
Lebo Mashile: I grew up with the love for literature. I was very blessed to grow up in a household were people read. My mum took me to a library for the first when I was like 6 or 7 years old. I started keeping a journal when I was in primary but my love started when I was in High School.
YV:You did Hip Hop Poetry at Urban Voices Spoken Word. Was that your biggest break?
Lebo Mashile:I think a number of things happened at the same time, The very first Urban voices was in 2002 at Horror Cafe New Town, I think that was probably my biggest platform. Around that time I was really chasing poetry, wherever I could find it.
YV:Do you think poetry has more impact today compared to back then? Lebo Mashile:I think poetry has always mutated and changed and shape shifted to serve different purposes. In our sort of more recent history, poetry was a powerful vehicle during the struggle.
YV:What do you prefer to do Poetry, Presenting, Producing and Acting?
Lebo Mashile: Actually writing is the cord that runs through everything. My first love is and always will be literature.
YV:Now you’re presenting Great Expectations on ETV. What has been the transition like?
Lebo Mashile: This Job has been a tremendous blessing. It is like mommy one on one. I get to talk to leading expects. I get to talk to moms who are like me. Working on this show, made me realised that motherhood is the most underrated and the most important role that anyone can play in the society.
YV:Has motherhood changed you? If so, how?
Lebo Mashile: Yes it has. When I got pregnant I felt like I was lead to a very special community called mothers. The most important thing to me more than writing is being a mother
YV: Do people judge you for wearing your hair natural?
Lebo Mashile: My hair at the moment is Blond (laughs) and short and I haven’t relaxed it. I decided to shave my hair because when I burst onto the scene with a big afro it created politics and I got tired of all its burden, I got tired of journalists asking me about my hair when I knew that if my hair was relaxed and
blond they wouldn’t ask me that question
YV:What has been your biggest challenge yet? Lebo Mashile: Overcoming my own demons and fear. One of my biggest fears is that am I going to be a good enough mother to my son. I look at the female artist particularly performers, they are wonderful examples but they are also woman who have also lead very self destructive lives and that’s one of the what I am afraid of, because of the pressure that comes with being in the public eye.
YV:Any projects you’re working on?
Lebo Mashile: A number of them that I want to put under raps. I am working on the next offering and my dream is to have it out by the end of the year.
YV:What do you know now that you wish you knew then? Lebo Mashile: How important my heart is, To protect my heart and share it with people who are worthy of it. I’ve spent my 20’s working very very hard and sometimes I wish I could have spent a little bit of time having fun like partying and doing all the other crazy things that other young people did.
YV:What car do you drive?
Lebo Mashile: (laughs) Right now I am driving A Renault Cleo 3, 2008. I call it Bella, she takes me everywhere.
YV:Your advice for young people?
Lebo Mashile: Know yourself!!!. Don’t be ashamed of any part of yourself. Don’t be ashamed of how you grew up. Don’t be ashamed of the people who have influenced your life. Don’t be ashamed of what you dream. Don’t be ashamed of the things that keep you up at night. Don’t be ashamed of the people who touch your life and by any means don’t be ashamed of your light and don’t allow anyone to cast a shadow over your light.
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ADVICE
Get advice from LadyP on personal issues, family matters and relationships.
Am I the one?
My name is Dineo and I am 21 years of age. I have been dating this guy for three years and I have never met his family and every time I tell him that I would like to meet his parents. He says we are not in a hurry for anything the time will come. He has met my family and when he feels like coming to my place at any time he is welcome. I don’t know if he is embarrassed about me that he doesn’t want me to meet my future in-laws or he still not sure if I am the one.
Lady P Answers
Hi Dineo, I truly understand how you feel, you and the guy have been dating for three years and that is a very long time. Of course you should have met his parents by now as he has met your parents. Good thing is that you have shown him your commitment by introducing him to your family and that is a big step. You need to talk to your boyfriend and tell him that it is very important for you to also meet his parents who could be your future in-laws. I know that it’s not easy but if he doesn’t agree, give him some time for he might be in a bad relationship with his family. Question is does he ever talk to you about his family? If he does and everything is OK, I am sure he will take that step. If not now, maybe soon. Patience is needed in every relationship and you shouldn’t lose hope. Should you go for 4-5 years without meeting his parents chances are that he is not serious about you and maybe he is weighing his options, but do not give up on him that easily.
How can we support her?
My Name Caroline from Boksburg, I come from a God fearing family and we
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love each other so much. We found out my sister had a breast cancer and she didn’t say anything about it until she had to go for check up. When we got the news we were shocked, frustrated and confused, so my question to you is how can we support her through this hard time?
Lady P Answers
Hi Caroline, I understand how you feeling right now. You feel disappointed and you have every right to feel that way. However finding out that you are diagnosed with breast cancer can really affect a person tremendously. I am sure that your sister has been contemplating numerous times about telling you and she has her own reasons for not telling you about her condition. I mean not telling you(family) may be a sign of her being afraid and she probably doesn’t want you to be worried. One thing you need to know is that it can be hard to tell people you love about what you are going through especially in the case of being diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s not easy, some families even find out when their loved ones are on the death bed. Now that you know about her ¬-condition, you need to put everything behind and support her. She does really need all the support she can get from you.
They think I’m a gold digger
Hi Lady P, I’m a 20 year old girl and my friends are of the same age as me. Ever since I can remember I have liked dating guys of a different races, but as I got older I started liking older guys. Currently I’m dating a man who is 51 years old, practically as old as my mum, but I don’t mind and he doesn’t mind either. The thing is I hate how people look
at us when we go to the mall, a restaurant or anywhere in public. My friends too never had a problem with who I date but now my one friend says he is too old for me. Is there such a thing? I love him and I want to live with him for the rest of my life. But how can I be with him for the rest of my life with people constantly judging me? They probably think I’m a gold digger. Help please, I need advise...From: lost love soul
Lady P answers
Lost love soul, you don’t have to feel lost anymore. We are all here not to judge you but to support you and that’s what friends stand for. While many say “Age ain’t nothing but a number, some may disagree but the decision is up to you. Of course people will look at you in a strange way because of the age difference between you and the man you are dating. You are dating a man who is older than you right? And you took the decision knowing that he is older than you. Dating a 51 year old when you are 20 years of age is not the most ideal thing for anyone to do. However you need to not pay too much attention to what people say about you. If you are happy with your relationship and it is a healthy one for you, then you need to accept that people will give you strange looks but you need to move on with your life for that’s bound to happen. Remember that, every decision we make in life has its own consequences and a person responsible needs to deal with whatever may come their way. Whether you continue dating the man or not, it’s for you to make a decision, and whatever the decision may be, make sure that you’ve given it much thought and it suits you.
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HEALTH
Here are some tips for a healthy diet: •Eat more fruits and vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables provide valuable dietary fibre and many of them contain the nutrients: calcium, folate, potassium, magnesium, iron, and vitamins, but variety is important.
•Eat cereals, rice, potatoes and bread. This food gives you energy for all the activities of your life. They are a good source of vitamins, protein and minerals as well as starch. Eat whole grain varieties of cereals if you can because they are high in fibre. Fibre can help prevent constipation and other bowel disorders.
•Eat regular meals.
Skipping meals can lead to out-of-control hunger, often resulting in overeating. When you’re very hungry, it’s also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking between meals can help curb
A healthy diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Not only can a healthy diet help with weight management, it can also improve your health and quality of life as you get older. The key to healthy eating is the time-tested advice of balance, variety and moderation. Being healthy is also about what you eat and choosing the right food. hunger, but don’t eat so much that your snack becomes an entire meal.
•Balance your food choices over time. Not every food has to be “perfect.” When eating food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day, make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern.
•Don’t forget to drink your water.
Drink plenty of water to keep your system hydrated. choose water instead of fuzzy drinks when eating your meals Remember, your life is a blessing and your body is a miracle. So take good care of it and live a happy and healthy lifestyle. Come on, we all want to look young and fresh, right?
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Ponderings Why are there 5 syllables in the word “monosyllabic”? Why do they call it the Department of Interior when they are in charge of everything outdoors? Why do scientists call it research when looking for something new? If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? Tell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he has to touch it. How come Superman could stop bullets with his chest, but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?
Does freedom day carryany value to you as a youngperson No Maybe Yes
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50 Tanzanian Albinos have been murdered in 2009 alone, mutilated for their body parts, which are then sold on the black market by witch doctors.
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FEATURE
Life As An Albino In Africa Albinism, achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited altered genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin. One person in every 200,000 people has some type of albinism. It affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye colour for their ethnic backgrounds. Although people have being living with albinism for years, many people with this condition face a lot of social injustice and are being discriminated, ridiculed and even subjected to violence amongst other things. Cultures around the world have developed many beliefs regarding people with albinism. This ranges from harmless myth to dangerous superstitions that cost human lives. Cultural challenges can be expected to be vastly higher in areas where pale skin and light hair stand out more from the ethnic majority’s average phenotype. It is even socially considered a taboo or a curse to give birth to an albino as in some parts of the continent means you are a witch. Somewhere in the world it is even believed that albinos have supernatural powers. In a country where at least 20 Tanzanians have
forever wear long sleeved T-shirts and hats but getting them to put on those is quiet a mission.
The Charles’s cannot afford a sunscreen even though they are of middle class because it is expensive and although the government does try to provide them with sunscreen, sometimes it’s not enough and it does not reach them. But through all this, Joyce still has high hopes for a greater future, Joyce says she plans to be a doctor when she grows up, and sees no reason why her albinism should stop her. “I would like to help all kinds of people,” she says, “be they albinos or not.” Numerous authenticated incidents have occurred in Africa during the 21st Century. “After a few minutes a man standing beside me asked me if I knew the two men who were For example, in Tanzania, in September 2009, three men were convicted of killing a 14-yearacross the road. I told him no, and he told me old albino boy and severing his legs in order to be aware of them since they were talking to sell them for witchcraft purposes. Again in and pointing towards us.” Shaken by all this Joyce ran home and stayed home from school Tanzania and Burundi in last year, the murder and dismemberment of a kidnapped albino that day. Now her mother says she cannot go anywhere alone and her sister has to walk her child is reported from the courts, as part of a continuing problem. In African countries to school every day. Joyce’s mother admits that she does not worry much about poachers, such as Tanzania and Burundi, there has been an unprecedented rise in witchcraft related but her biggest challenge in life is raising two killings of albino people in recent years. This is albino children. because albino body parts are used in potions Both Joyce’s parents are not albinos, only her sold by witch doctors. and her younger brother suffers from this skin pigmentation condition. Though Joyce Many people like Sean live in fear everyday is old enough to take care of her skin, it’s of their lives only because they have this unfortunate for his 5 years old little brother rare skin condition. Some say it’s a condition who occasionally gets blisters form the harsh African sun whenever he goes to play outside. while others say its a disease. People make Joyce’s mother has a job and only comes home judgments based on little or rather no knowledge at all. later in the evening which makes it harder We have come to fear things we know nothing to make sure that the little one is protected about. What I can say is that ignorance is not enough from the sun. Because of the skin always bliss! condition, Joyce and his little brother must been murdered in 2009 alone, mutilated for their body parts, which are then sold on the black market by witch doctors. A teenage girl from Tanzania named Joyce Charles who is an albino almost became a victim. On her way back to school in Dare es Salaam, she was spotted by human poachers. “Two men passed by riding on a bicycle, and I heard them saying, ‘When you take that lady, you are going to become rich,’” she says.
Albinism & Health Issues
The majority of people who have albinism have fair complexions; yet a person’s hair or skin colour is not sufficient to diagnose a person with albinism. People who do have albinism need to be careful to avoid sun damage to their skin. Wearing hats, sun-protective clothing, and sunscreen lotions is important. People with albinism who do not use appropriate skin protection have the potential to develop life-threatening forms of skin cancers. Use of sunscreen lotions with a rating of twenty SPF or great and protective clothing though, can find people with albinism enjoying outdoor activities in the summer. Albinism and those who experience the disability are many times misunderstood. There is potential for social stigmatization to happen, particularly when the race or paternity of a person with albinism might be questioned. A result of this can be isolation. Both families and schools need to make efforts to ensure that children with albinism are not excluded from group activities. Having contact with others who experience albinism can help and NOAH can provide the names of contacts in a number of areas of the nation.
Albinism & Vision Issues
People who have albinism always experience vision issues; a number of them have low vision. The degree to which a person with albinism experiences a vision impairment varies with the form of albinism they have. A portion of the population with albinism are legally blind, although they still have the ability to read and do not use Braille. Some people with albinism see well enough to drive. Vision issues related to the disability are the result of exceptional development of the person’s retina, as well as exceptional patterns of nerve connections between their eye and their brain. Due to this fact, the primary test for albinism is a simple eye examination.
SPORTS
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Things You Don’t Know About Messi
Lionel Messi is widely considered to be the best player in the world at the moment and some even believe the Argentine is the best to have ever played the beautiful game. At 23 years of age he has accomplished much more than anyone could have hoped for and his life is pretty much an open book for soccer betting fans around the globe. However, there are some things that you probably didn’t know about the Barcelona star. 1.) Messi’s style of play, impressive technical skills and small physique earned him comparisons with the legendary Diego Armando Maradona, and it is interesting that the Barcelona forward managed to mimic Maradona’s two most famous goals he had scored in the World Cup game against England. Messi first scored a brilliant goal after a solo effort against Getafe, before scoring with his hand against Espanyol in the very same season.
7.) In the Champions League game against Panathinaikos, a Greek fan invaded the pitch only to show Messi the middle finger, probably tired of constantly watching the Argentine making fun of PAO’s defence.
2.) Messi was asked to play for Spain national team, but decided to wait for a call-up from Argentina. Had he accepted a call from La Furia Roja, the Argentine would now have probably owned a World Cup winner’s medal.
9.) Barcelona signed the Argentine when he was just 13 with the scouts needing just half an hour to realize the player’s massive potential. That will soon prove to be one of the best decisions in the history of football.
3.) His debut for Argentina only lasted for around 40 seconds. That was the time he spent on the pitch before being sent off. The fact that he hadn’t deserved the red card was probably poor consolation at the time. 4.) You may be surprised to hear that not only girls drop their pants in front of Messi, but some guys as well. A man was so desperate to get a picture with Messi that he chased the Argentine around the airport and when he finally thought he had caught him, a clothing failure prevented him from accomplishing his mission. 5.) In March 2010 Messi became UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and he now works with the organization helping children around the globe. 6.) While the whole world loves watching Messi from the comfort of their homes, the Barcelona star once said that he never watched highlights of himself.
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8.) He won the 2009 Ballon d’Or award in front of Cristiano Ronaldo, by collecting 473 out of possible 480 votes. How do you think the Portuguese handled the results?
Did you know
-Aged eleven, Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. -Messi supports a number of charities through his Leo Messi Foundation. He also works for people suffering from Fragile X Syndrome (a disease related to autism).
10.) Following Barcelona’s 6:2 victory over Real at Santiago Bernabeu, Messi achieved the unthinkable and received standing ovation from the home fans, having scored two goals to help his side record a memorable win. Cristiano Ronaldo would have nothing against getting the same treatment at Camp Nou, but Real will first have to beat Barca for that to happen
-Messi is a UNICEF’s global Goodwill Ambassador, being appointed on March 11th 2010. -A two time FiFA Player of the Year along with several accolades including the Ballon d’Or and UEFA Best Player In Europe etc. -Messi is the fourth player to ever receive three Ballon d’Ors . He is one of the shortest football players in the world at 5ft 6.5 (1.69m)
PROFILES
Graeme Smith
Full Name : Graeme Craig Smith Nickname : Biff Date of Birth : 1-2-1981 Place of Birth : Johannesburg Franchise : Nashua Cape Cobras Role : Test Captain and opening batsman Batting Style : Left hand Bowling Style : Right arm off- break Test Debut : vs. Australia, Sahara Park Newlands, March 8, 2002 Test Caps : 91 (83 as captain) Test Cap No : 49 ODI Caps : 172 ODI Cap No : 68 ODI Shirt No : 15 PRO20 Caps : 31 PRO20 Cap No :1
Katlego Mphela (born 29 November 1984 in Brits, North West) is a South African footballer who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.
goal scorer. He won the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot and was voted PSL Players’ of the Season. International career.
Mphela scored a brace on his international debut against Seychelles on February 26, 2005. His style of play includes He has represented South Africa challenging defenders with both 44 times, scoring 22 goals. He pace and strength but he can still scored South Africa’s only goal in play deep as a supporting striker. the 3–1 defeat against Tunisia in He is nicknamed “Killer” for his the 2008 African Nations Cup. finishing ability. Perhaps Mphela’s greatest moment came in the 2009 FIFA Club career Confederations Cup third-place Mphela, a product of Jomo playoff against Spain. Coming Cosmos, played in France for RC Strasbourg and Stade Reims, in as a substitute Mphela produced arguably the goal of the both with limited success. After returning home he turned tournament with a free kick from 30 yards, which turned out to be out for Supersport United the last action of the 90 mins, and Mamelodi Sundowns. He sending the game into extra time. finished the 2009–10 season with 17 goals in 30 games which Mphela was included in South made him the league’s top
Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and the captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was succeeded as captain of the ODI side by AB de Villiers after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He is South Africa’s youngest captain and most successful captain of all time. Smith has maintained a Test batting average around the 50 mark and an ODI average of 40 in spite of the added responsibilities of leaders A tall, left-handed opening batsman, on the 2003 South African tour of England he made double centuries in consecutive Test matches 277 at
Edgabaston, and 259 at Lord’s. The 259 is the highest score made at Lord’s by a foreign player. Known for the success of his opening partnership with Herschelle Gibbs, South Africa’s most prolific ever opening partnership, Smith has the distinction of having been part of all four of South Africa’s opening partnerships of over 300 runs: in three of them he was partnered by Gibbs, and in 2008 Smith added 415 for the first wicket with Neil Mckenzie against Bangladesh, a world record opening partnership. He relinquished the captaincy of the Proteas’ ODI squad at the end of the 2010-11 season and the T20 captaincy at the start of it.
Africa’s 23 man final squad for the 2012 World Cup. He played in the inaugural match against Mexico, which ended 1–1. Next, the Bafana Bafana played against Uruguay, but they lost the game 3–0. Mphela opened the scoring in South Africa’s first international match following the 2010 World Cup putting South Africa up 1–0 against Ghana. Mphela scored the winner for South Africa against Egypt in the 93rd minute with a perfect finish that saw the North Africans beaten by South Africa for the first time in competitive football between the two countries and increased the hopes of qualification.
First name Last name Nationality Date of birth Age Team Position Height Weight Foot
:Katlego Abel :Mphela :South Africa :29-11-1984 :27 :Mamelodi Sundowns :Attacker :183 cm :70 kg :Right
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