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Welcometo ourworld wekeepitonehunnid% fashiongetsultra-functional thisseasonfocusonthebrightcolors Kasifashionisuniqueoath alwaysfusecolorcombination toshinebrightlikeadiamond ourgarmentsareextremely innovativeanddaring wehustle&wear whatmakesushappy.

SUCCESS COMES FROM BELIEVING INYOU WHEN NO ONE BELIEVES INYOU. FOLLOWYOUR HEART BUTALWAYS TAKEYOUR BRAIN WITHYOU.

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ALL ABOUT THE HUSTLE HARD WORK BELIEVE AND ALWAYS STAY FAITHFUL GIVEITALLTHEBESTINYOU&OWNIT

Editor : Bonginkosi Cotiana Ngilozi

Iknowmyspotain’tsecuredwith nobody,Ijustplaymyrole. Lordkeptmedifferent, becauseIdon’tmind beingleftout.

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I am getting a warm attention from people especially because this crafts are unusual and worst thing they are made by a woman

Whatsouniqueaboutusisthatourproductareraretofind,thereare somanypeoplewhoaredoingthesamecraftsasmebuttheyare few Andthebusinessisnotverycompetitive.Youshouldbedriven bypassionandalwaysputmorecreativityashardasyoucan,somy slogan for every women is. New World. New Rules. New Us. Basadi let us make things going. We are on our own so lets keep fi

I"Limpopo" And currently residing in Daveyton far east of Johannesburg. Im a combination of SwatiandPedi.Fromastrongfamily that dedicated their lives through crafts and they did mastered it very wellimustsayimblessedandspecial because to me it’s more of a gift.

wasbornandbredinSouthAfrica

Finding a bigger space and big equipments. Customers at the moment its a challenge since most people are not familiar with the type offurniturewearemanufacturing.It's notthateasybutIamtryingmylevel best to be an entrepreneur and a mother.Myothercareerofinterestis acting,Iamalsogoodinthattoo.

Wellwhereistaypeopledontreallybelievethatthisbusinessis my baby and i do everything on my own.They see me as some sort of slay queen but my hard work, passion, inspiration keeps megoingeachandeveryday Myhustlemotivatesmealot.

grew up differently and hence

Imyworkismoreofamenandi cansimplyhandleitasawoman. I grew up playing with male individuals, you could hardly find meplayingwithgirls.Soilearneda lotofcraftingtherehenceyouknow boys make cars with steel, make kites and guns. I was very fond of that. I learned to work as hard as i canaroundboyssothaticanadapta great experienced which is now my goal I am grateful through everything i have overcome in my lifejourney.

I can say that. My father is good in welding and also making nice crafts out of metals and steel. Mylatesisterwouldmakeamachine tosewwoolscuffsandhats,shewas alsogiftedindrawing.Mybrotheras well he's the best drawer. My mom wasalsosewingtableclothanddolls intheoldendaysandsellthemfora living. I am now owning my own company and doing so much wonders through my hard work. Changing lives means you should alwayshavefaiththrougheverystep youtaketowardsyourpath.

Asanindividualneverlimityourselfor based on your gender Everything is possible only if you’re determined for successandhungry.Mygoalistogrow mybusinessandbeabletocreatemore jobs and preferably empower female individuals to indulge themselves in handy activities not only domestic activities. Critics will always be there sincewedealingwithdifferentkindsof people Some will complain about pricessayingtheyarehighyetweusing disposedTyres.Theywilldemandyou to give them the best quality like of Bradlowsfurnitureyettheydon'twant topayafortunate.

My products are very modern and not many people are familiar with yet.Theyareenvironmentalfriendly sinceisalsopartofrecycling.

thatjourney.”

THE HOT LIST

EVERYCHAMPIONWASONCEA CONTENDERTHATREFUSEDTOGIVEUP. TOWNSHIPLIFEMAKEYOUAHERO THEGLOVESGOTMORESPIRIT.

THE KASI STORY

“PEOPLE CHANGE AND THINGS GO WRONG BUTJUSTREMEMBER,LIFEGOESONANDON AND DON’T EVER FORGET WHO WAS THERE FORYOUWHENNOONEELSEWAS.”

love the Xhosa and

ISotho cultures I am working on my own clothing and coffee brand and alot of the designs and thecolorswillbeinfluenced by the Sotho culture Thedance,thecustomshave influencedmyupbringingas well,Iamasothoman.

IwasborninSomersetWest in Cape Town. I grew up in Embekweni a township in Paarl30minutesawayfrom Cape Town. Growing up in the township was tricky, we allhadtosurviveontoolittle and I think this is what inspired my entrepreneurial spirit,whenIwas7yearsold I use to rent out my bicycle for money. I never really relied on anyone. I have great parents bit I am a true entrepreneur I use to sell food and goodies until I grew up and stumbled upon the alcohol and coffee business. The rest as they sayishistory

Local businesses have potential, I think we just need that undying belief in our businesses,weneedtosupport each other too like other nations.Weneedtostopselling our creativity to overseas companies.Ourcultureisrich, with the right mind set we can takeovertheworld.

BillionaireDreamsisnotabout mebecomingaBillionaire.Itis aboutchangingthemindsetof people in the township. The township was designed to suppress our voice and Dreams.OurgoalatBillionaire Dreamsistomakeyoungblack people believe that they can also build billion dollar businesses. Struggle should not define our reality. Billionaire Dreams has met with alot of criticism Especially from haters, however the majority of the people who have come across Billionaire Dreams love it, the vision is to promote and help buildasmanyblackbusinesses aspossible.

We live in a country where no one's helps anyone without expectinganythinginreturn.SinceIhelppeoplesomehavea misconceptionthatImightbeascammer.

y brother Thabo Mabuya is an upcoming

Mmusician,heisadopebeatmakerthathasworked with artists from Angola and some from South A f r i k a . W a t c h o u t f o r h i m .

Mydadisabusinessmanandmyinspirationandmymother Betty Fipa a school principal so I would say influencing peopledoesinawayruninthefamily Themostchallenging aspect of my hustle was moving to Johannesburg. I only know a few people but all my family is in Cape Town so everythingIdoIhavehadtodoonmyown..Ipromoteblack brandsandachallengeIhaveishavingpeoplewhousemy nametoscamothers.AllinallI'mdoinggoodandI'veeven connectedtwotalentedmusicianswithafamousmusician

RataVaslapatomeisthemostbeautifulbrandI've come across. It appeals to every age and culture. The clothing is stylish, cool and matured. This to me is the best clothing brand in the country right now. We have created a group called Billionaire DreamsandeachmemberpaysR100aweek,there are 15 of us so members get R1500 each to start their business. In the second round we will fund members with R1000 and each member will get R15000togrowtheirbusinesses,wehavealready paid 2 people so i'll say we are doing good. Myideaswasif1000ofuscandonateR10towards abusinesswecanfundalocalbusinesswithR1000 everyweek.I'vehadtoovercomelackoffinancing. Iamworkingaloneandaseveryoneknowsinour countrycreativityisnotfunded,especiallyifitwill

Myday-to-daylifeisnotadistractiontomycareer.Idonot haveajobnowIquitinordertofocusallmyenergyonmy career.IliveinMabonengwhereIdomostofmypromoting so working is easy If I wasn't a brand ambassador and entrepreneur I would have chosen to be a human rights lawyer. Standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves is in me I guess..No I've never suffered from performance anxiety Yes I was surprised to find out that thousandsofpeopleknowme.IhavebecomeMrBillionaire Dreams on social media. Growing up I loved clothes even thoughIseldomhadany.IdoknowhowtodressandIlove localbrands.IamintolocalbrandslikeVukaDarkiebyDr KhulaniSikhosanaandRataVaslapabyLeratoMabitshela. I love ADDIDASS but I mostly wear local brands

I'veneverworkedwithanyofourlocalartistsbut somebignameshavemetme.Ihavesomeonmy whatsappandwearepromotinglocalmusicians. I've chosen a path of helping only black businesses. This is a unique and very difficult path. Being an influencer is about influencing people towards certain lifestyles and cultures. Youdonotneedadegreeinthisfield.Youneedto study your market and use social media to your advantage. It is better to study big brands if you wanttounderstandbranding.Peoplecancontact me on my number, we are busy setting up a businesspageandawebsiteandIamavailableat Maboneng My website and Facebook page TsepoBillionaireDreamsPhokengwillfillyouin onallthedetails.Wewilllaunchourcoffeebrand in 3 weeks. Right now we are working on the branding.

T O THE R O O T

HU TLE

Youmustbebigenoughtoadmit yourmistakes,smartenough tolearnfromthem, andstrongenough tocorrectthem, paveyourpath andberealto yourselfalways respectyour

TiizyBellantines

Iwashonestlyanerd,ageek.notabookwormbutageekihadzero style,swagandallthat verymaturedandsophisticated,highfashionmadedigestibleifi couldsay,newstreetfashionandeasywear,baggyoutfits,mono colorfitsandNikekicks.

It doesn't actually matter, the most famouspersoninmyfamilyismysister and its because she is doctor and that's kindaabigdealinthehood,consistency, with everything i have going on in my life its not easy for me to give 100 in everything i do cause im reserving that drive for another task. i just do as much asicaninaday,ijustmakesureigetshit done so i can have time to work on my craft.iwouldhavechosentobeateacher , maybe because my mom is already a teachersoshecanteachmetheropes.

Mystagefrightandstudiosyndrome,in this business you have to be able to control a crowd of strangers so i had to overcome that im just any guy you will meet literally anywhere , that time im a higher being a deity, none to be honest because rappers aren't releasing using thebeatsigavethem,butihaveworked with Barder Trix, La Flurry & FreakybeatzinKanana.iliterallymake songs from absolute nothingness , i make my own beats , write my own

Ithe ethnic traditions of the country. much like me Ghanaians are very friendly,andiamgoingtotravelthereone day. Tiiży Bellántinés is actually just a nameicameupwith,imactuallyTiisetso NtsaneandiwasbornandbredinKanana, Orkney near Klerksdorp i finished matric topoftheclassin2010nowstudyingfora Bachelor Degree in Science with IT and doing my 2nd year. I am a very creative personwhoknowsnolimitationsastowhat imcapableof,greatteamplayerandleader, funnyandwell-spokenbutmyflawisbeing gullible.

would say Ghana , mainly because of

Prettynormal,nothingirregulartillihada kidat16andforfeitedmyrighttobeakid and had to step up . other than that it was normal I got in trouble a lot thou , i remember when i was 5-6 years i almost burnt the whole house down. Persistence, consistency, patience and perseverance . "times change and people change too" - J Cole,inhustlingdayswontbethesamebut thetrickistomovethroughthedayswhere you caught L's like you still won and go backatitagaintomorrow,youcantgiveup you gotta keep going till your initial goal achieved, yes and being an independent mediaguru,fromgraphicstoaudiothereis nothing i cant do , and its all self-taught, criticshaveonejob,togivecriticismsoilet themgivethosecriticstopeopleinterested inthemjustnotmycupoftea.

mixandmasterthesong,createtheartwork, directthevideoshootandeditthevideoallby myself.bereadytowork,that’sall.Beready to put in a lot of hours without any positive feedback,intheenditsworthit.

THABISONAHA

Theuniquepathaboutmyhustlerwouldbe thatIvolunteeredinsomanyprogramsand companiesforasolepurposeofgainingtrust andexposure.Thathasalwaysworkedforme andIdiditforfree.

wasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica,in

I1981 and was raised by my father (alive) and mother (deceased). My mother was bornandraisedintheFree-stateinMangaung. My dad is from Lesotho. I then grew up in Lesotho and studied my education there until my university days before moving to South Africa to. Join my mothers family I posses a degree in financial accounting,ACCA, Digital Analytics and was later Certified by Goggle in 2021. I also passed a diploma in IT I am currentlyaselftaughtAppandwebdeveloper MychildhoodwasamazingandIwasexposed to many interesting things. I played cricket, soccerandIwasexposedtorobotics.Myfather workedwithwhitepeoplesoIgrewupplaying withwhitekids.

Mycareerstatedasabankerbackin 2004workingforoneoftheleading banksinSA,movedtoworkingas anaccountantinamediacompany inFree-state.In2013Iworkedat GautengDepartmentof InfrastructureDevelopmentuntil 2017whenIresignedtostartmy ownbusiness.Ihavebeenan entrepreneursincethen.Myadvise tootherbusinessespeopleisthat, theyshouldfocusonself developmentmore,inorderto understandtheirbusinessdesire andfire-uppassionintheirrespectiveniche.Theyshould establishbusinessesthatsolveproblems.Lastly,theymust utilizethepowerofsocialmedia.

Mygoalsaretohireasmanyyouthaspossibleinthenext5 years.Icurrentlyhire18peopleatmyprivateschooland12 people at my Tech company My other goal is to spread across the greater Africa and deliver services across the continent. My experience in hustling is interesting. I have beenturnedaway14times,myproposalshavebeenrejected manycountlesstimes.Peopleclosetomeneverbelievedin my dreams until now when achievements have been realized. Criticism is a powerful tool to success.

“Iamaninfluencertomanyfamilies,especiallyin Soweto.Ihavelearnedtorunthesameinfluence withinmyfamilyaswell,bothtomychildrenand mypartner.”

Themostchallengeinmy hustleismasteringthe responsesofpaymentof invoicesbyclientsinorderto paysalaries.Salariesarethe mostchallengingpartinmy businesshustle.Imanagemy careerwithmydaytoday lifebyassociatingmyself withpeoplewhohavesame interestsasme.Theythen becomepersonallycloseto mebothin businessandsocially.IfIweretochooseadifferent careerpath,Iwouldhavechosentobeasoftware developerforsure.Iwasdiagnosedwithanxietyin 2016Itaffectsmealotwhenthegoinggetstoughin business.

My father was always famous so that would mean, manypeopleknewmeaswellcomingfromapopular family.At the moment, I am very popular in Soweto andSomepartsofGautengformysoundimpactinthe education space and entrepreneurship. It's overwhelming sometimes to see how many people know who I am. Growing up I was always reading books,especiallyaboutcomputers.Iwassofascinated abouttheideaofacomputer.Computersweremystyle growingup.

ThebiggestproblemIhavehadtoovercomeasa hustler was getting the appropriate manager to hire to overcome my businesses. People think I'm not confrontational because I am very understandingandalwayswillingtogivepeople secondchancesbutIgettoapointintime,whenI explode. I have worked with local investment bank, Invested Bank at my school where we achievedasponsorshipdealandbursariesforour bestperformingstudents.

TheuniquepathaboutmyhustlerwouldbethatI volunteeredinsomanyprogramsandcompanies forasolepurposeofgainingtrustandexposure. That has always worked for me and I did it for free. My advise is simple, self development is key.Dreamduringthedayandduringthenight, document those dreams and generate a strategy onhowtomakethosedreamscometrue.

Mybrandstyleiscasual,unique, passionateandengaging.Iam currentlyobsessedwiththelocal brandcalledMaxhosaclothing.The fashionadvicehasalwaysbeen,"stay cool,comfortableandappealing.

WOLLIEDIAMONDHOOD

twasdifficult,butmostIofallenjoyablyandwe didexperiencesomeof difficulties through assistance and how to fund-raised, but at last, we managedtogetafullwarm support from there and there and we are thankful and we did learned a lot throughoutthejourney

From first day we did tried to come up with different ideas how we gonna work and how we will run our campaigns. At some point other campaigns did work, and others not Our Interview at Motsweding FM was fruitful and we really appreciated that opportunity The album is already finished and ready Wearejustwaitingforour packages only. Hopefully soon it will be distributed.

We really work hard throughout our journey, Just that the winner work more harder than us, remember we were on the highest category of them all with ten nominees for MOSTVOTEDSONGOF THE YEAR. We hope for greatnessnexttime.Sowe hope and wish that your supportgrowtowardsus,

and we promise to work more harder than this year’s competitors Rememberthere’salwaysa second chance in life to make history. As we encounterandbewillingto stretchourwingsforfuture tomorrow. Next year it’s gonna be a big yea for us whenwewillbewinning.

Wewilljustsay,nothingis impossible,buteverything is possible, especially through hard work, dedication, discipline, talentandmostofthemall believe. No one who is great,startedfrombottom, but from grass roots to the bottom.Lovewhatyoudo, give all the best you can trust God, You learn from your mistakes, push and also remember that team workcanplayamajorrole.

It was great and it will always be great, to see our fanbasegrow,OurEventis becoming bigger and bigger and this December well also host it"Bontle ba Aforika Borwa Arts Festival "It will be big, To our followers, supporters, parents and Community at large their support really meansalottous.

At the point I have not get therightone,astheirmany youngupcomingArtistthat reallyappreciateme,butto metobehonest,Imstillan upcoming artist, so I still wanna learn and so that when I groom someone, I heard a lot of experience, butIseemanyofthem,just thatnotyetseentheone.As Ijustguidethem,andIsee mostoffutureleadersinmy group.SoItryallmybestto g i v e e v e r y o n e a n opportunity to learn, hopefully two or three will leadoneday

ThekeytoallSUCCESS isactionandSELF-MOTIVATE

AlbumtittleDikgwetlotsaBotshelo, itisahitalbum,mostofwordsfromit arecomingdeeplythroughmyheart, as I did face so many challenges especially 2021 and this year. So the album some of tracks or words are things did really happen in my life, some are just words of inspirational andthingsthatwesee,orface.Album was produced by one of the best producer in Africa,Rre Botoka MorokeakaMadramafromhisstudio calledVinDrumzRecordsassistedby Kenny. The feeling was great and blessed. Knowing that I was the only artist representing Maqaussi Hills it was greatandIdidrepresentitwithpride anddignity,alsorememberitwasnot my first time at SATMAAWARDS. Beingaroundartistyoualwaysseeon tv, it is a great feeling ever. Mpumalanga was great, the atmosphere was so special, Mbombela Stadium was full packed, Seing Intaba yese Dubai performing live knowing that he is one of my favorite artist it was powerful and it also brought me back to Lucky Dube’smemoriallecture,justlearned alotaboutthegreatReggaemusician and the story behind Lucky Dube’s greatness, inspiration, and also some sad stories through his journey, but t h a t a l s o i n s p i r e d m e

H E S A I D H I S O N E MISTAKE IS TO NEVER COMPARE HIMSELF WITH OTHERARTISTS. HE LIKES STAYINGAND WORKING IN HIS LANE TO PERFECT HIS OWN CRAFT.

ISSUE

Stop Gender-based violence (GBV) we approaching busy months in SouthAfrica lets spread our wings and protect lives of our own from those many forms- physical, sexual, economic or alcoholic. lets stay as unity and never let anyone violate our loved ones continue to address it and never stop tackling this evil. Let us make our South Africa a better, safe and caring place to stay not only yesterday-today or tomorrow but for our future generation...

PLANMIGHTCHANGE BUTTHEGOALSTAYSTHESAME

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AMBITION

MAKEMOVES ANDBOSSUP

rust me, the revenge is to get money and

Tleave out of your comfort zone. I used to have a sad story too.And nobody cares. I learned to hustle harder and believe in me. We eithermetforareason,oreitheryou’reablessing Oralesson.It’strickyhowwelethomiesintoour lives then at the end of the day their the ones betraying us through our obstacles. Be wise ‘AchusiSonkeSifelaEmpini’there’snowayyou can survive through these hatred. Move over and seek for a greener pasture. But first pour some more water to see growth picture perfect. Your timeisnowgogetyourrewardandkeepthehustle free.You’llalwayswinwhenyoumovewithlove and genuine intentions. Kasi love stories keep it realorkeepitdistance.Hustletofeedyourselfand your family life is personal keep the grind alive, put more of effort and don’t be scared free your spiritandbelievethatyoucanmakeitoutfromthe ghetto.

CREATEYOUROWN STORYANDBETHE CHANGE

“GOODTHINGSCOME INGOODTIME”

“REALISN’TWHOISWITHYOU ATYOURHUSTLEORCELEBRATION REALISWHOISSTANDINGNEXT TOYOUATTHEROCKBOTTOM.”

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