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EVERYDAYPEOPLESTORIES ENRICH YOUR LIFESTYLE

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ENRICH YOUR LIFESTYLE

PUBLISHED BY: CONCEPT254 MEDIA PTY LTD INFO@CONCEPT254.COM ADVERTISING & SALES ANDREW MPHANDE ANDREW@CONCEPT254.COM Many years ago in a time of great hardship and famine an old soldier wandered into a poverty stricken village and asked for shelter for the night. “There’s nothing to eat here,” the villagers told him, “you’d better move on!” “I have enough here to make soup for all of us,” the soldier replied, “if I could just borrow a large pot.” Curious, the villagers produced a pot and stood around watching as the soldier filled it with water and built a small fire underneath. He then took three round stones from a small bag and dropped them into the water.

As the water came to the boil the soldier sniffed it hungrily saying, “I do love stone soup, but if I just had a little cabbage it would taste even better!” At this one of the villagers disappeared returning a few minutes later with a cabbage he has been hiding and put it into the pot.

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A while later the soldier tasted the soup and says “Hmm, this is good, but a couple of carrots would make better still.” Again a villager produced a bunch of carrots and so it went on as potatoes, onions, mushrooms and a bit of salt beef were all added to the pot until there was indeed a delicious meal for all.

There are many versions of this old story, but the message is the same. We all have a contribution to make and by sharing our gifts and resources our own lives are enriched. Enjoy! Josh Chawelson

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Contents Features

fashion

Pg. 28. Everydaypeople

Pg. 14. Lookbook

Lupita Nyongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o won more than just an Oscar, she won hearts

Pg. 38. Entrepreneur The Colours of Passion

Pg. 66. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2014 Pg. 70. South Africa Fashion Week 2014

Pg. 12. Story

NANDI DLEPU: Consistent Hard Worker, Entrepreneur & Super Mom

Photography Pg. 63. The Weekend Social

Products Pg. 77. SA Fine brandy plays big, bold and international with Jamie Foxx Pg. 80. Tech Review : Samsung Galxy s4 Zoom

Venues

Pg. 72 Neighbourgoods Market Pg. 73 44 Stanley

Motivational Pg. 42. Shake off your problems Pg. 43. Potatoes, eggs, and coffee beans

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Good Food Pg. 74. Nina Timm’s Drunken lamb shanks Pg. 75. Sarah Graham’s spicy prawn cakes with watercress pesto

Music Pg. 82. Artist to LOOKOUT for 2014 Pg. 90 Theophilus London

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Everydaypeople

Lupita Nyongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o won more than just an Oscar, she won hearts

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Standing ovations get thrown around at the Oscars like confetti at a wedding, though it’s usually geriatrics and barelyliving legends on the receiving end. But when 31-year-old Lupita Nyong’o won the best supporting actress award for her role in 12 Years A Slave, the crowd of 3000 or so in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles took to their feet as one. They may have struggled to say her name, they may have been confused about where she had come from, but they were clear about one thing: the woman had arrived.

Proud moment ... Mexican-born Kenyan refugee Lupita Nyong’o with her little man (Oscar) and her father Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o. Photo: Getty Images

Lupita Nyong’o was born in Mexico in 1983, the daughter of Kenyan parents who fled their homeland to avoid political persecution (the family returned to Kenya when she was just one-year old, though she returned to Mexico aged 16 to learn Spanish).

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“My father was a professor of political science and he was fighting for democracy in Kenya before I was born, and we had an autocratic regime and they weren’t very happy with him,” she told Fairfax late last year. “So after a series of events that included the disappearance of his brother, who has never been found, my father went into self-exile and went to teach at Colegio de Mexico. “Every time I say I was born in Mexico,” she adds, “everyone goes, ‘What?’ And it was precisely for that reason that a Kenyan went to Mexico – because no-one would look for him there.” These days her father, Peter Anyang Nyong’o, is a member of the Kenyan senate, and a former minister for medical services in the government. Her mother Dorothy runs a communications consultancy in Nairobi; her sister Zawadi is the CEO of the Africa Cancer Foundation. Hers was a relatively privileged upbringing and, she readily admits, a long way from the experiences of her character Patsey, a woman so brutalised by Michael Fassbender’s slave owner that she begs a fellow slave to kill her (God will be merciful to him, she insists, because He would see her as an act of mercy).

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“I constantly remember that I had the privilege of doing this in an imaginary world and the woman that I was playing did not,” Nyong’o told Fairfax. “She was real and she actually went through those horrors and that always grounded me.” She has arrived ... Lupita Nyong’o attends the Oscars. She has arrived ... Lupita Nyong’o attends the Oscars. Photo: Getty Images Nyong’o says she was bitten by the acting bug when she was a small child. Her aunt would stage impromptu revues for the family. “And one time in the skit I died and my mother cried out for her daughter and I was so tickled that I was like, ‘I want to do this all the time’.” But her first steps in the business were behind the camera rather than in front of it. In 2005, she moved to Uganda to study film production at Maisha Lab, a workshop-studio established the previous year by Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair. “To do anything in film, you need to be trained, but you also need the fire in your belly, a passion that cannot be ignored,” Nair told Uganda’s New Vision last month. “Lupita had focus, drive, passion and above everything else, talent.”

In 2007, Nyong’o made the documentary In My Genes as part of her undergraduate studies (in film and African studies) at Hampshire College in the US. A study of albinism in Kenya, it became, she proudly says, “the first film to be tabled in Parliament to try and change legislation”.

After her win on Sunday, Nyong’o said backstage that she felt “like Willie Wonka in the chocolate factory”. She was conscious, too, of the broad support for her triumph. “The fact that I won in so many people’s hearts, that is incredible, and I am so grateful for that,” she added.

But by 2009, the pull to acting was becoming stronger. She landed a leading role in the first season of Kenyan AIDS drama Shuga. After that, she enrolled in the post-graduate acting program at Yale School of Drama.

Having feigned ignorance of all things showbiz, her father finally let the veil slip, she said. “I saw him after I got this young man (the Oscar), and he hugged me, and he said, ‘Thank you’,” she told reporters backstage.

Patsey was her first role after graduation.

So, what is next for Lupita Nyong’o?

She also has a small role in the Liam Neeson action drama Non-Stop. It’s an incidental part but significant in one respect at least: unlike the 12 Years a Slave role, her racial identity matters little.

“I love fantasy and action,” she says. “I hope to be in a fantasyaction one of these days. A super villain or a superhero, that sort of thing. But also comedy. Comedy is something that really terrifies me and that’s exactly why I want to do it.”

In fact, she says, until she moved to the US that’s how it has always been in her life. “I don’t think I really appreciated or identified as black until I came here because I grew up in a predominantly black world where everyone was black,” she says. “I was many things before I was black. I was a woman. I was a Luo, which is my ethnic group. I was middle class and many things before the word ‘black’ came up.”

Whatever future roles may come, she insists her life as an actor is one of boundless opportunity. “I don’t only get to play middle-class Kenyans born in Mexico,” she laughs. “I get to experience other things, and lend myself to other stories.”

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The Colours of Passion: Okafor Africa Designs When Michelle Okafor first moved to Joburg from Cape Town with her husband in 2009, she was a travel agent with no intentions of opening her own business. That same year however, she travelled to Nigeria to meet her husband’s family and fell in love with the bright, colourful fabrics that the women wear. “You couldn’t get fabrics like that in South Africa,” she says. “I wanted to create some everyday wear with them, and so I brought some fabric home and put up ads on Gumtree looking for freelance designers and seamstresses who could help me.” It wasn’t long before Okafor started getting complimented on her unique and unusual clothes, and she realised there was a market for everyday wear in the bright fabrics. “I started importing the fabrics, and working with a freelance designer and seamstresses. We’ve created a few set designs, and are also able to create pieces that clients specifically request.” Okafor spent 18 months working while she set up the business after-hours, but by the end of 2012 she was able to resign and concentrate full time on Michelle Okafor African Designs. “I love what I do, but there are a few lessons I’ve learnt along the way,” she says.

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The first tough decision was choosing to remain niche. “It’s tempting to do as much as possible, particularly at the beginning,” says Okafor

“I had a lot of people asking me if I do matric dance dresses for example. But you can’t be everything to everybody. I’m creating a niche brand. Others might join this market, but my aim is to be a well-known brand in these fabrics and designs by then, and to achieve that, I need to remain focused.” Okafor has also needed to find reliable and experienced seamstresses. “I mitigate my risk by contracting seamstresses per job. This gives me a chance to evaluate the quality of their work and how reliable they are without putting a large job and a large outlay of cash on the line. I’ve found that excellent seamstresses are hard to come by, and that it pays to be careful.” Another big decision was choosing not to accept a wholesale deal. “I’m in a number of key boutiques, and my website attracts individual clients, but interest from a big retailer was a dream come true – until I carefully evaluated the opportunity.

“Growth like that leaves a large margin for error – instead of producing one dress at a time for example, I’d be producing 100 dresses. I don’t have that capacity yet. The price margins also didn’t work for me. Wholesale prices bring your margins down, and you can only make those up with high volumes. “Once I did the numbers, I realised it was better to walk away from the deal. Slow, steady, organic growth is better for my brand.”

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Motivational 1. Everyone has a Story in Life A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted…“Dad, look the trees are going behind!”Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity,suddenly he again exclaimed…“Dad, look the clouds are running with us!”The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man…“Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?”The old man smiled and said…“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.

2. The Elephant Rope As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life. 3. Shake off your problems A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice; He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries; He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it; More soil is poured. It shakes it off and steps up; The more the load was poured, the higher it rose; By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures. After much shaking off (of problems) And stepping up (learning from them), One will graze in GREEN PASTURES.

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4. Potatoes, eggs, and coffee beans Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hardboiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.“Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.However, each one reacted differently.The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “Moral: In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us. Which one are you?

5. A dish of ice cream In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.“How much is an ice cream sundae?”“50 cents,” replied the waitress.The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.“35 cents,” she said brusquely.The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw.There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 15 cents – her tip.

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COTTON ON WAS BORN TO DELIVER THE RIGHT PRODUCT AT THE RIGHT PRICE, ENSURING WE NEVER FAIL TO SURPRISE AND DELIGHT OUR CUSTOMERS. IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. Since 1991, Cotton On has delivered value fashion and quality basics that always exceed our customers’ expectations. We are a focused, passionate and hands-on brand with a single-minded focus: to deliver on-trend basics and fast, fun fashion, all while making sure we’re having some fun doing it. Our products are authentic, relaxed, on-trend, versatile and wearable!

Our categories include womenswear, menswear, accessories and CO by Cotton On.

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CHEEKY, ADORABLE AND ALWAYS ON THE HUNT FOR THE NEXT ADVENTURE. Cotton On Kids was established in 2005 following a strong demand for fashionable, fun and age-appropriate childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wear from our Cotton On customers. We grow with our kids and stay true to our Aussie brand heritage, with product that is consistent and adapted to each region to deliver the latest look on the street. We provide aspirational and affordable childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wear that is quirky, classic, confident, trusted and authentic.

Our categories include girls and boys apparel, baby apparel, dress ups, accessories, sleep, swim, tween 9-14 (FREE by Cotton On) and Stationery (Zig Zag).

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BESTIES, BRAS AND BOOTIES. Cotton On Body was born in 2007 to provide a fresh new approach to the intimate apparel market as there was a gap within the Australian intimates market for a product that girls love, at an affordable price.

Cotton On Body provides everything that every girl wants and needs in their top drawer; fun, flirty and affordable intimates, sleepwear, activewear and swimwear. Our offer is accessible to women globally, making them feel confident and feminine, all the while keeping it real! We are fresh, healthy, cheeky, playful and current! Our categories include intimates, swimwear, activewear, sleepwear and accessories.

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LIFE IS SHORT. BUY THE SHOES. In 2008, Rubi Shoes was born to provide an on-trend footwear offering at an accessible price, creating footwear for fashion-forward and price savvy girls. Rubi Shoes is taking over the world.... One shoe at a time! We bring happiness to your world; when you find the perfect pair of shoes. We are wearable, accessible, on-trend, fun, affordable. Life is short - buy the shoes!

Our categories include heels, flats, sandals, boots, casuals and accessories.

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TYPO IS A SHOP FOR THOSE WHO SHARE A LOVE FOR ALL THINGS CREATIVE, INSPIRING AND FUN. IF YOU THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ENJOY HUNTING FOR UNIQUE, INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS, TYPO IS YOUR PLACE. Born in 2009, Typo adds value to everyday items through colour, art and design that allow our customers to define their personal space and celebrate events in their own unique way. We continue to push the boundaries and explore possibilities, always. Creativity starts with an idea, and Typo provides the canvas.

Typo is quirky, cheeky, vintage, irreverent, unexpected - thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s us! Our categories include stationery, decorator, gifts, travel, tech and DIY (Made by Typo).

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FUN, SASSY AND TREND SAVVY. Founded in 1984, Supré joined forces with the Cotton On Group in September 2013. With more than 150 stores in Australia and NZ, Supré has become one of the most iconic and recognisable brands in the female youth apparel market. Supré delivers ‘what’s hot and what’s new’ to trend savvy girls looking to stand out from the crowd.

We specialise in fast accessible fashion with a focus on party wear, with categories that include hot basics and recovery.

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URBAN OUTFITS THAT REFLECT A SENSE OF INDIVIDUALITY AND YOUTHFUL SPIRIT, FACTORIE IS FOR THOSE WHO TAKE CRUISY STREET STYLE TO THE PARTY. Factorie is the ‘go-to’ brand for on-trend, urban clothing all your friends are talking about. Beginning in 2007, we create clothes for hip, fun guys and girls who don’t take life too seriously, looking for quick fashion-wins that help them identify as part of something cool. We are an energetic fashion brand of urban, on-trend apparel and accessories for guys and girls wanting to express their ‘Individuality’ through fashion and a social connection.

Factorie is on-trend, street, cool, individual and rebellious. Our categories include guys, girls and accessories.

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STYLE WITH SUBSTANCE. OUR GRAPHICAL TEE’S ARE FOR CUSTOMERS WHO LOVE GOOD DESIGN AND WON’T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING ELSE. At T-Bar we believe the T-Shirt is the most dominant form of personal expression. Since 2006 we’ve been creating original designs to adorn tees from every colour of the rainbow. We aspire to be a ‘Top-of-Mind’ global t-shirt brand inspired by the ‘Now’ and engineered with T-Bar craftsmanship.

We provide individuals fashionable and collectable specialty graphic tees that are on-trend, graphic, inspired, collectable, now, engineered, quality and witty.

Our categories are Men’s and Women’s.

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WHAT STARTED AS A SIMPLE DONATION TO COMPLETE A HEALTHCARE CENTRE IN A SMALL AFRICAN VILLAGE WAS TO BE A LIFE-CHANGING PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN UGANDA AND FOR THE COTTON ON FOUNDATION. In November 2007, the Cotton On Foundation arrived in Mannya village, Uganda. A lack of education, basic infrastructure and healthcare facilities had led to a village in desperate need of a helping hand. In partnership with the Cotton On Group retail team and the incredible generosity of our customers, we are now working with Ugandan communities and others globally in helping to build a healthy and sustainable future.

How? We sell our own products in over 1,000 Cotton On Group stores globally, and 100% of the proceeds go back to the Cotton On Foundation to support those most in need.

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Story

NANDI DLEPU: Consistent Hard Worker, Entrepreneur & Super Mom I want to say by day I work as an Executive Producer to a small and successful design and animation studio but honestly its a hat I hardly take off. I am an Executive Producer and I work the hours needed to get the job done which is a struggle as a single parent. I try my best to have a full life but I’d be lying if I said I maintain a balance despite my constantly striving for one. Whenever I reveal or at least try to share just how hard the balancing act is but moreover how hard my journey into motherhood has been, I find that even my closest confidant’s don’t believe me or perhaps fully comprehend some of the difficulties mothers not just myself encounter in our attempts to “have it all”. I started thinking about Joho moms as a peephole into other homes, to determine just how much of this journey we all had in common and out of a genuine interest to find out what other moms were going through. I imagined a space where we could not only share but a place safe enough that we could touch on some of the hardships so that other mothers out there feel less alone and well just less overall. Meeting and drawing strength and inspiration from other mommies has been an incredible blessing. I’d like to share the glorious lives of some of those Queens here. I’ll start with my story.

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I think I had a relatively comfortable pregnancy. I say think because its actually all a bit fuzzy to be honest. I remember my midwife telling me that porridge brain was there so that women would forget the discomfort of pregnancy and be foolish enough to make more babies. I’m not sure how much truth there was in the story but it was amusing and it made sense. Akani hardly kicked or moved about in the last trimester. I remember drinking orange juice hoping he’d get the hiccups so that I could feel him move and be assured that he was ok. I thought that if this was anything to go by that I was going to have myself a peaceful baby boy.. Not quite. When he was born, his first cry was like a shrill causing the doctor and nurses to pull back momentarily. I was like woah and for the first year I could count the number of times I had a full nights sleep. It was hard. I was told it would get better with time and they, my mom and his fathers mom, were right. With each month I could see a little personality forming and true to the cliche it made the hardship worth it. I was over protective and held him too much but I told myself he was, well he is my firstborn child. I loved the smell and feel of him but unfortunately that meant he didn’t like being put down. He would only sleep in either my or his fathers arms. my next child, I will appreciate like one does a work of art, with a respectful distance. Akani, now at 2, is an incredibly happy child. He is always laughing sometimes even laughing and cooing in his sleep but he also cries a lot. Sometimes I feel like he divides his waking time equally between the two activities. One of my favourite activities with Akani are our morning walks. He wakes up, either laughing or crying, then says, “Come.” He gets off the bed and actions at me with his hands to follow him. He walks to the front door and points at the handle and says “We go out side.” Often simultaneously realising that he is bare foot. He says “Shoes,” pointing to his feet and says shoes over and over again until he is eventually in his shoes and then we walk.

He leads, I follow. Our weekend walks go on until he is hungry. He has a curious mind as he points around asking “Whats this?” Every once in a while he marvels at something and pointing towards it he’ll say, “Look at that.” In general I feel like our relationship has reached some kind of momentum. I feel like I’m a better mom and truth be told I did not always feel this way. I felt like a bad mother when, high strung and tired, I would raise my voice at him. When I got impatient which at some point was so often I’d find myself embracing him in apology for what felt like a lifetime as I fervently whispered how much I loved him. I am learning to be patient. I’m also cognisant of the change and improvements in somethings as much as I am aware of the things that I still need to modify and improve on.

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I used to think that when I had children that it would be in the confines of a marriage. Alas that wasn’t my story, and much of the first year of my son’s life his father and I struggled to just be. My first glimpse into motherhood was hard & filled with heartbreak and it made the journey harder in ways that I’m ashamed to say. Still dealing with the heartbreak of losing what I had considered my family, I at least made the decision that this imperfect situation, part of which I was responsible for would no longer mar my journey. I decided that I would build a relationship with my son, carve out our own reality and allowed myself to get excited about what this world looked like and how we looked in it. Were we happy? And what would we be wearing while living out this gloriously happy existence of ours ;-)

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Being a single parent was one of my worst realities come to existence. The immense feeling of failure that came with it was one I would have gladly avoided and nearly did because no matter how involved my estranged partner was I still felt very alone. Making a child is a shared act and I believe that raising and witnessing one should be a shared experience as well. I’ve just looked at non traditional ways to share that experience. My blog and my instagram account being one of them. I’m also opening myself up a little bit more to sharing some of these experiences with my family and some of my close friends. As a personality asking for help or reaching out for support is not something that comes naturally to me but I see how better my relationship with my son is with the inclusion of my inner circle/ community of family and friends.

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As a mother I also had to look at my lifestyle. I moved out of my one bedroom loft apartment and moved to the other side of the motte where I could find an estate that was also walking distance from 2 creches. A sudden emphasis in living in a space that felt like a home took over as well. Opting rather for comfortable American style sofas where I imagined Akani and I cosied up to family movie nights. I remember when I was eventually happy with his bedroom surveying my work I thought, “Good lawd, I have a child and this is his room!”

I also enjoy shopping for Akani as much I as I enjoy shopping for myself, possibly more. Cue in www.takethatmason.tumblr.com, just 2 kids trynna walk, talk and colour coordinate. Akani and Amani share their style and fashion tips with the world otherwise known as their extended playground. I believe that the things you want for yourself should be the same things you do for your child as well. Good taste and style is something I like to pride myself in. It extends itself into all areas of my life and it felt only natural that I would want the same for Akani. This didn’t go unnoticed, in good humour and with some prompting one of my mommy friends and I created the kids style blog, Take that Mason! I am sensible about how much money I spend not only on myself but on Akani as well. Mixing brands and retailers with varying price points which leads me to my rather impromptu shout out. Kudo’s to Mr Price’s buyer. Their boys section is always up to date and easy on the pocket. I splurge on the big brands predominately during their sales, my favourites being Country Road and Okaido. But its not all fashion and play dates there the obvious and most prevalent consideration like Akani’s future. Being financially responsible enough to give him the best possible lifestyle. My handling of money is now with renewed scrutiny as one tries to get their affairs in order. With the fees of private schools getting more and more exorbidant saving money for my son’s education is not something I take lightly. I always wonder what I can do to give him a leg up. Beyond our financial security, what parenting philosophies could I possibly adopt to ensure that he is also the best that he can possibly be. Here, I have come to realise that Akani will be inspired by what he sees and lives everyday. So as much as I have these fantasies of him lying languidly on our day bed reading, if he doesn’t see and learn that love for books from home that that expectation is almost unrealistic. I believe that in order to realise part of my aspirations for him alot of it will be learnt behaviour that starts in the home with me. He will learn to be disciplined if I am disciplined, he will learn to be kind if I am kind etc etc.

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All in all motherhood for me has proven to be an enlightening journey. Sometimes in an empowering way and other times not so much. Trying to juggle the person that I want to be for myself and the person I believe my son needs me to be is lots of work but thats the thing about the love I have for my son. I will keep on working, adjusting and evolving because out of all my roles being his mother is the one I am mostÂ committedÂ to.

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Events

THE WKND SOCIAL is about good food, good music and good people. Hosted by The Other Girls, a group of women who strive to create innovative events that bring together the right people in an authentic and creative way, the event concept is made up of two components. PART 1: THE WKND SOCIAL A pre-sold limited attendance event that takes place from 12:00 to 16:00. This ticket includes GOOD FOOD, bottomless cocktails as well as entry into the second part of the event THE WKND SOCIAL AFTER PARTY. PART 2: THE WKND SOCIAL AFTER PARTY This part of the event is all about GOOD MUSIC and takes place from 16:00 to 21:00. Tickets to this part of the event are pre-sold online at a reduced price, but can also be purchased at the door. Tickets for THE WKND SOCIAL sell out quickly, so if you would like to have your name added onto the event email alerts, Subscribe on the link below For more info: twitter:@THEWKNDSOCIAL tumblr: thewkndsocial.tumblr.com email: info@thewkndsocial.com

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P h oto g r a p h y by C e d r i c N z a k a

THE WEEKEND SOCIAL

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EVERYDAYPEOPLESTORIES: INSTAGRAM

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Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2014

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South Africa Fashion Week 2014

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Venues Neighbourgoods Market Founded by original members Justin Rhodes and Cameron Munro in partnership with Adam Levy of Play Braamfontein - a company that has been at the forefront of turning the once dilapidated neighbourhood of Braamfontein into the pioneering creative hub that it is now.

Housed in a modernist building that has a spectacular 15-story wall mural by the famed artist Eduardo Villa, the market is as much a source for farm fresh foods and specialty goods as it is a meeting point to enjoy community, swop ideas and stories, and be inspired by the energy that makes Joburg.

Maboneng

Browse www.mabonengprecinct.com for more information on residential, commercial and industrial property offerings about shops, restaurants, lifestyle offerings and event calendar.

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Maboneng, meaning â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Place of Lightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, is a privately developed urban neighbourhood on the east side of Johannesburg CBD. A fully fledged thriving community, Maboneng is home to several independent retail, restaurants and entertainment venues as well as loft apartments, offices, hotel, a museum and creative factory spaces in a connected urban environment.

44 Stanley The 44 Stanley site was once a series of industrial 1930â&#x20AC;˛s buildings, and has been developed into a collection of speciality boutiques, foodie stops and design studios. Meander through the shady arcades and courtyards to savor the trees, architecture and gorgeous fare; from food, clothing and toys to antiques and interiors. The ambience is a relaxed, friendly and refreshing mix of quintessential Johannesburg elements.

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Good Food Nina Timm’s Drunken lamb shanks The dark, almost sinister colour of the beer gives the lamb shanks a lovely warm and intense flavour,” says cookbook author Nina Timm. This is another dish you can relinquish to the mercy of the oven. Served with samp, it’s a meal fit for a king.

Ingredients For the samp 1 kg rinsed samp water 10 ml salt 125 g butter For the samp 6 whole lamb shanks 6 sprigs fresh rosemary 6 sprigs fresh mint salt and pepper 100 ml olive oil 2–3 large peeled and finely chopped red onions 2–3 peeled and sliced cloves of garlic 30 ml balsamic vinegar 50 ml honey 2 oranges 1 litre lamb stock 340 ml dark beer 200 ml raisins or sultanas

Method To make the samp Preheat the oven to 80 °C. Place the samp in a large oven casserole and pour in enough water to reach about 2 cm above the samp. Add the salt and butter, cover with a lid and cook in the oven overnight or in the oven drawer for at least 8 hours. To make the lamb shanks Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Clean the shanks and pat dry with paper towel. Using a sharp knife, make a small slit near the bone of each shank and insert a sprig of rosemary and mint. Season the shanks with salt and pepper. Preheat the oil in a large ovenproof pot and fry the shanks until golden-brown. Meanwhile, wash the oranges, halve them and remove the pips. Mix them with the remaining ingredients and then add to the shanks and stir through. Cover with a lid or foil. Cook the shanks in the oven for 2½ –3 hours or until the meat falls off the bones. When the cooking time is over, remove the shanks very carefully from the pot and try to keep them whole. (It looks more impressive if you serve shanks whole.) Pour all the pan juices and leftover bits of orange, garlic and onion into a smaller saucepan and blitz with a stick blender until smooth. Reduce the sauce until nice and thick. Season with salt and pepper if necessary and serve with the shanks and samp. courtesy of www.eatout.co.za

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Sarah Graham’s spicy prawn cakes with watercress pesto Sarah Graham’s second cookbook is still all fun, but slightly more grown-up, as shown by this recipe for spicy prawn cakes, extracted from Smitten (published by Struik Lifestyle).

Ingredients Prawn cakes

Watercress pesto 50g rinsed fresh watercress 2 Tbsp pine nuts 3 Tbsp olive oil juice of 1 lime 1 clove garlic 1 deseeded chilli up to ½ tsp castor sugar pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper

300g sweet potato 250g shelled and deveined prawns 150g firm white fish 2 roughly chopped spring onions 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander ½ tsp dried chilli flakes 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice 2 tsp lime zest 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp soy sauce salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 egg 1–2 Tbsp (if needed) cake flour 2 Tbsp olive oil

Method 1. Boil the sweet potato in a saucepan of salted water until cooked through and easily pierced with a knife. Drain, peel, roughly mash and set aside to cool. 2. Pat dry the prawns with paper towel and place in a food processor along with the fish, spring onions, herbs, chilli flakes, lime juice and zest, ginger and soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper and process until roughly chopped. Add the cooled sweet potato mash and the egg and pulse until combined. 3. Form the mixture into golf ball-sized patties and flatten slightly. If the mixture seems too wet, add a little flour 1 Tbsp at a time until you have a workable texture. Refrigerate the fish cakes in an airtight container. 4.

To make the pesto, blend all the ingredients for 2–3 minutes, and check seasoning.

5. Just before you are ready to eat, heat the olive oil in a heavy-based frying pan and fry the fish cakes for 4–5 minutes on each side, or until golden and cooked through. Drain on a plate lined with paper towel before serving with the pesto and a starch of your choice, such as crunchy potato wedges. Note: The pesto will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week. courtesy of www.eatout.co.za

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Fine Brandy

SA FINE BRANDY PLAYS BIG, BOLD AND INTERNATIONAL WITH JAMIE FOXX

The South African fine brandy segment has been reinvigorated with a bold and ambitious communication campaign designed to bring back the spirit’s aspirational, cosmopolitan appeal in a way that speaks to a cross-section of consumers. A major feature of the multimedia campaign is a new TV ad with megastar Jamie Foxx signed on to represent the highly popular Oude Meester brand. The Oscar and Grammy-award winning US actor, song writer and comedian flew to Cape Town to shoot the commercial that premiered this month (September). Oude Meester forms part of the FINE BRANDY.BY DESIGN™ portfolio of internationally-awarded South African brandies. Portfolio marketing manager, Shelley Ellse said: “The commercial takes up several notches the confident positioning of this wellestablished South African favourite that has been on the market for over 60 years, giving it a fast-paced, contemporary and ironic chic with a wide range of international references.

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“The ad not only appropriates the name Dude Meister, as the brand is known in some African countries, but makes a feature of it. It also plays up the familiar brand icon that appears on the Oude Meester bottle, that is a profile of the US founding father, Benjamin Franklin. As a statesman, scientist with a special interest in electricity, inventor, diplomat, musician, as well as the person who established America’s first library, he lends a new international credence to Oude Meester and exemplifies the quality of a true master.” She said that he imparted a gravitas to the brand that was both underscored and off-set by Foxx’s casual but assured authority. “Franklin, like Foxx was also a working class man who was very proud of his roots and chose to give back to his community and that resonates with many people. Like Franklin he is hugely talented in many fields, in his case not only as a performer but a sportsman too. Both figures are highly accomplished and inspiring to a global audience. The commercial, like the brand itself, ties history and modernity together in a very appealing way. “That someone of the calibre and clout of Foxx was prepared to be linked with a South African brandy, speaks volumes of the standing of the brand and of South African brandy excellence in general. Oude Meester and the other members of the FINE BRANDY. BYDESIGN™ portfolio are all regular medallists on international competitive events and his association with the collection makes a proud statement. “The campaign is a great way of aligning our internationally awarded brandies with an internationally award-winning personality and it’s the first time we’ve taken such a bold step.” She said the FINE BRANDY.BY DESIGN™ portfolio, which had developed a sleek new visual identity and an extensive merchandising campaign for in-store and off-consumption, was being supported by a range of initiatives to highlight the contemporary relevance of brandy. It included exciting new bartender programmes, music promotions, the design of a new generation of cocktails, and in-depth training programme for trade. Ambassadors of the collection were also dressed by Themba Mngomezulu, renowned for his acclaimed fashion label, Darkie. Every one of the brands in the portfolio was being repositioned to highlight its standing in a bolder and more dynamic way. “Flight of the Fish Eagle, also a member of the portfolio, launched a new ad campaign recently that is similarly proud, confident and communicates to a broad audience although from an entirely different platform, highlighting its natural positioning. By contrast, the Oude Meester commercial has a very strong urban sensibility.” “These are all components of a multi-faceted programme intended to give brandy the place it deserves in the repertoire of sophisticated South Africans.” Although brandy remained the country’s most popular spirit, its allure had been partially eclipsed by the global appeal of whiskies, she said. “Our brandies have all the quality credentials but our new-generation communication elevates the spirit to an international level.” Other brandies in the portfolio include the Van Ryn’s Collection Reserve, Collison’s White Gold, Klipdrift Gold and Nederburg Solera Potstilled.

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Entertainment

Artist to LOOK-OUT for 2014

As the potential of his stardom continues to grow since signing with Maybach Music Group, Stalley has remained focused releasing great projects from Autobiography of stalley, Lincoln Way Nights: Intelligent Trunk Music to Savage Journey to the American Dream.

Stalley never was scared to let people know where he actually came from,The cleveland rapper Stalley offers exceptional and authentic narration. as he raps on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Island Hopping.â&#x20AC;? (which is actually one of my favourite Joint on the mixtape Savage Journey to the american dream).

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pins on my hat represent my journey in the music industry and reflect a lot of memories,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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“I was underground then, still underground now/Difference is I’m under palm trees, not trying to be found.”

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His debut single off his debut album( title unknown) the single “Swangin’” features hip hop legend Scarface .

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Stalley Quoted “This is a lifestyle thats why I wanted to bring Fun in music let people know where the old rides really came from .) “Even though I don’t usually wear snapbacks, this hat brought me back to the leather sportswear craze from when I was growing up,”

Stalley plays off the rose print on the shoulders of his shirt with this floral RRL bandanna. “I love the details on this one,” he gushes. “It really pops with the all-black outfit.”

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“I love how the shirt has that Elvis look to it.” He pairs it with a black version of his beloved RRL jeans.

Stalley layers a RRL denim jacket over a camouflage sweatsuit . stalley: “It feels like something Bruce Springsteen or a mechanic might wear,” he muses of his topper. Stalley is definitely one of the Artist you should look out for 2014

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Music

Theophilus London

Theophilus London is a hip-hop artist who was born in Trinidad and raised in Brooklyn, NY. LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, Custom My Suit jacket, Ksubi t-shirt and jeans, Rolex watch, rings from family and friends My dad opened up a nightclub in Brooklyn. Every weekend he’d shut the whole avenue down, and hundreds of people would come. He’d spin Caribbean music, everyone would be drinking Red Stripe, partying and dancing with each other. I was too young to go, but I’d help him push flyers. It was inspiring to see.” Prada jacket, LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, custom shirt by a friend, custom pants At three or four years old, my Auntie Cleo bought me a pink tuxedo. It was a weird number, but I’d wear it every Sunday. We went to a big Catholic Church... people would look at me like I was crazy.” Rolex watch, rings from family and friends “One of my cousins was inspiring. He passed. His name was Sean. He was the reason I started rapping. We’d all be playing video games in our underwear and he’d be much cooler. He had a car and a girlfriend we all wanted to be like him. So when he would rap, we all wanted to imitate that rap.” LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, Comme des Garcons sweater, Ksubi jeans

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“I want to be able to connect with people everywhere. That’s my goal, and that’s my brand, too. Our biggest goal is to be able to connect with any type of person, any race, any age group.” Rochambeau hat, Ksubi sweater “There are kids walking down the street looking like me, but I don’t get mad about things like that. I put my image on the Internet or in magazines to inspire what can be next in fashion. It’s flattering to think that a kid looked at the photo, just like I look at photos of other people for influence.” Prada jacket, LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, custom shirt by a friend, custom pants, Jordan sneakers

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“I got this jacket made at a store called MySuit in New York City. You can go there and design your own jacket; I thought it was fascinating. I’m really inspired by Michael Jackson, so I wanted as much gold on me as possible.” LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, Custom My Suit jacket “One of my favorite designers, Ricardo Tisci, who does Givenchy, made these gold kilts for men. It just looks so tough and cool to me. I went everywhere in New York to find one, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I finally found this Rick Owens one.” Rochambeau hat, Ksubi sweater, Rick Owens kilt, Jordan sneakers

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“I write a lot of rhymes on my phone, except it’s easy to lose my phone so that is a bad thing. I also use the voice-recorder. On my next album I am going to put all my voice recordings as skits, because they are just very funny.” Rochambeau hat, Ksubi sweater

“Fashion is just being yourself. It’s not about having to read Vogue and thinking this is what I have to be. It’s most cool to just be yourself.” LVRS hat by Fresh.i.Am, Comme des Garcons sweater, Ksubi jeans, Rolex watch

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