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September 2018

LHUNTUZA GWAZA SET TO LAUNCH HER NEW SINGLE Mpumelelo!

Wardrobe fundamentals Malinga: His Dream, is now becoming his reality

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Re-defining your roots 4 Editor’s Note 6 Cover: Malinga Mabukane 14 being African 15 LHUNTUZA GWAZA SET TO LAUNCH HER NEW SINGLE! 21 Fashion: MORE TO CLOTHES THAN MEETS EYE 22 Fashion: Wardrobe fundamentals 23 Fashion: we are what we wear 25 Beauty: for men; fashion grooming steps 27 Beauty: the dark side of beauty 30 Hair: keeping a healthy looking head of hair 32Careers: bank teller 33 Financial Advice: the big financial five 35 start your own fashion blog 36 Untied Food: beefy bredie dumplings 37 Wellness: mentally and physically fit 40 Spiritual Corner 41 Introvert.com: Liberty is yet to come 44 Entertainment: The Herd

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untied Editor’s Note So knowing your roots, background, where you come from makes it easy for you to reflect back and see how far you are in life. It makes it easy for you to see where you have gone wrong and fix your wrongs. It is simple as this, if you don’t know where you come from, then you don’t know where you are, if you don’t know where you are you don’t know where you are going, and if you don’t know where you are going you are probably heading to the wrong direction.

Chances are, you will be lost and will be fumbling around with no direction.

So let me give you this, your roots are part of your navigation system in life. Period. No matter who you are, or where you are coming from try to look around you, look behind you and see if you are still going right.

Where are my manners? Before I even go any further let me take this opportunity to welcome each and every member that is new to Untied family, our new readers. Thank you for your love and God bless.

A wise man once said, “If you do not know where you are coming from you won’t know where you are going”. This statement is true.

Knowing where you come from, knowing your roots is very important because where else will you get motivation to press forward. If you know where you come from there are no limitations to where you are going. Knowing where you come from means that you have a chance of looking back on the path you have been travelling and you will be able to see when you have missed the line. Just like the train has its rail. There is no way you will be able to miss which side it is coming from because its road is a one way.

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This month as we celebrate our Heritage, we take you back from how our African cultures celebrate Heritage month; to how we as the nation are learning to embrace each other and learning to live comfortably in each other’s space.

On the cover we have Malinga Mabukane an artist he tells us a little more about him and his career. We have Phumza Lhuntuza Gwaza who will soon launch her brand new single Mpumelelo. Prophet K Tukwayo reveals the heritage of those who are in Christ. We have food, fashion, tips and a little bit of everything you will need. Much love

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Malinga: His Dream, is now becoming his reality alinga Mabukane is a 31 year old aspiring musician, who was born and bred in the Eastern Cape. Being born into a musical family, Mabukane was likewise blessed with a talent in music. His talent was discovered at the early stages of his life and he got an opportunity to showcase his musical abilities at church and in school choirs. He also randomly performed for his family and friends but would not charging them. As long as he had to do what he loves and enjoyed doing he didn’t really care about money. His musical capabilities have evoked other abilities including song writing, allowing him to deliver his anecdote through music. Chatting with his manager Sebenzile Rafani before the

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interview we got to find out more on how Malinga was discovered. “I met Malinga in July 2017 when he was singing in one of the events I attended. I approached him and requested him to sing as my back up singer on my album launch in October 2017 and he availed himself. After my event we then sat down and he seared a very sad story about his music journey. His dream was to be a recorded artist that he is today.” He stated. Malinga sang as a backup singer for some artists and after work the people he worked with never compensated him. He travelled many places because of the love of the music but somehow ended up being betrayed by whoever called him there. “In December 2017 I took him to the studio to record his music and this was an affirmative sign to

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him as his dream was coming to be fulfilled.

Then he started to be recognised and was booked to perform in the big events like NMB Summer Season, NMB Splash Season, Pretoria, Queenstown etc, and this was at least for a good stipend.”, concluded Rafani.

We later caught up with Malinga to get to know more about him and his music.

Would you please shed some light on who Malinga is and where he is from?

I was born in Grahamstown and grew up in Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. I come from a musical family, a boy surrounded by 4 girls. I am born again Christian and I love God. I am a hustler and dreamer. I am that person who doesn’t like bad things and a lover of people.

What were you like when you were growing up?

I have a Christian background and because of my musical talent I was allotted to be the Sunday school leader. After two years I was appointed to be the choir leader and praise and worship team leader. In year 2014, I joined a traditional acappella group entitled the “Voices of Africa”, and I was chosen to represent South Africa in Switzerland.

I performed at the National Festival and shared a stage with Charisma Hanekam, Patrick Duncan and Mercy Mdlovu from joyous celebration. I was also one of the contestants who made it to top 30, after competing with over 500 other contestants for the “I want to sing gospel” competition. After auditions I went back home and you know my mother advised me to start praying but I didn’t listen. I was very young and naïve then. My friends came over and proposed that we go celebrate my success and there I lost my phone. The “I want to sing Gospel” team called but I was out of reach. So that was so agonising because winning that competition was something that I always dreamt of but I lost out on that. I later on met up with a friend of mine Zane Seti who at the time had a Gospel show coming up, so

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he asked me to be one of his back-up singers and I agreed to that. That is where I got recognised by the well-known artists like Andile B and Thembelani Mbilini. In the course of me backing other artists I was also busy working on my own music and had bookings with local pubs.

While working with different well recognised musicians is there anything that you could say you have learned?

What I have learnt is to believe in yourself no matter what. And also to have a persistent heart. I am very shy so I tend to struggle at times but there are times whereby I surprise even myself during a performance. There is one thing I learned from Charisma during a workshop she hosted, and that is “fake it until you make it”. As someone who is shy and not talkative I have learned to always try to communicate with my audience and open up to them.

What is definitive and unique about?

I write about my experiences most of the time. Some artist do not like to share their personal experiences with their audience.

Some want to write music that will sell whether they themselves relate to the topic or not, as long as they sell. And another thing is I know I am not sent to everyone who will be in the audience but to a selective few. I know to that selective few no matter if it’s one or two people but I will be able to give them hope.

Would you say that music is your calling?

Yes it is without doubt. Mainly because that is how I am able to express myself. There is a song I wrote a while back called “Kuzolunga”.

When I was writing this song nothing seemed to be going well in my life, even my family couldn’t understand what was happening with me. There is a part in that song that says “apha namhlanje ndigxothwa ngabo bonke”. It was a way of venting how I felt and the position I was in that time, knowing very well that there are other people going through even worse situations than I was.

I also make people happy through my songs that is why I say that it is my calling. My music heals people and it gives them hope even if someone is thinking of taking their life, when that person thinks about my songs they stop thinking negatively.

Looking back, what are the things that you think have made Malinga?

I was raised by my mother and she taught me to never give up in life and Ubuntu. She got married at a young age and couldn’t go to school. She couldn’t get a chance to become what she desired to become. My mother never gave up life and she tried by all means to raise us the best way she knew how. So the hustling will-power that I have today is because of her never giving up spirit. Another thing that helped me is prayer, which is another thing she instilled in us.

Describe your typical week of work, what do you get up to exactly?

I am still a child at home so I wake up every day and do my chores, and get ready for my day. Like soccer players musicians also have to exercises to become fit. So I do voice exercises before practising. If I don’t have a new song I practice the songs that I already know and try to play around with the lyrics. When I have a gig I meet up with the team I work with for rehearsals.

Each and every day I learn new things, but I try be all means to tread far from people with negative attitudes.

How does the reality of your career as a musician differ from typical expectations?

They think that we don’t have feelings and that we are perfect without faults. Invincible robots or mannequins. Some think that we are full of pride and unapproachable.

What is the message on your album Iphuphalam?

Everyone has a dream no matter where they come from. Even when things are not going well in your life don’t give up on your dream. As long as you are still breathing never give up keep on dreaming.

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I also need other people to reflect on my prayer and appeal and also know how important it is to have a relationship with God. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Mary Mary’s song, “I just can’t give up now”.

That song does something in my spirit that I can’t explain. “There will be mountains that I will have to climb, and there will be battles that I will have to fight. But victory or defeat it’s up to me to decide, but how can I expect to win if I never try. ”

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ilizwi lakho likukuphila kum, ilizwi lakho lindibonisa indlela likukukhanya kum

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Fears sometimes hinder us from getting to where we want to be in life but don’t let fear hold you back.

In all your songs which one is the first song you ever wrote and what inspired you to finish it?

The song I first wrote was “Ndimamele nkosi yam”. I was asking God to talk to me and tell me what to do because at that time I felt like I was going astray. My pastor used to tell us that the devil was also a worshipper so now the people he is against more are worshippers. I felt like satan had me where he wanted me to be and I wanted to convince God that I really wanted him to communicate with me because I couldn’t feel his presence and that I didn’t hear his voice like I always do. There are sentimental words that says “ilizwi lakho likukuphila kum, ilizwi lakho lindibonisa indlela likukukhanya kum”. There is another part where I am pleading with him (God) which goes like this “thetha oh nkosi yam, thetha msindisi wam thetha msindisi wam ndimamele”.

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I prefer stage performance because I am able to communicat e with my audience.

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Who are some of your favourite music composers or musicians? Name 3.

It’s Nathi, then my father but his songs are not released. My dad used to sing in groups and was a song writer and the third person is Benjamin Dube.

How would you describe a perfect song?

A perfect song must educe something in a person’s heart. It must conceive things that are relevant in people’s lives and must have a message.

Which one do you prefer, working in the studio recording or live performance?

I prefer stage performance because I am able to communicate with my audience. I can be myself on stage although in studio I am restricted.

Is there any new project that you are busy working on, something that you can’t wait to share with your audience?

At the moment I am working on my brand.

We are busy with PR right now and trying by all means to sharpen my craft.

What advice would you give a boy or girl sitting at home, that has no hope or people to look up to?

Search within that inimitable thing that makes you. You know your capabilities and desires. Go out there even if you don’t have much you will find direction. As you take a step forward your success is also drawing closer.

Where can we get your CD? For now I sell my music it is not available in digital stores and also at Musica, but we are working on it.

Social media: facebook malinga mabukane, my page is Malinga the vocalist, and on Instagram I am Malime.

For bookings contact manager: Email: sebenzilerafani@gmail.com (Manager) Phone: 073 1918 501. Facebook account: Sebenzile Rafani Proceed

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LHUNTUZA GWAZA SET TO LAUNCH HER NEW SINGLE! Pictures by jika jika photographer

ultitalented fashion designer, singer and song writer Lhuntuza (29) from Khayelitsha in Cape Town is adamant to reach to the stars no matter what. She believes that in order for things to go accordingly in one’s life it takes that person to believe in themselves first and not wait on promises made by mortal beings to be fulfilled.

Lhuntuza’s skills in the music arena are being flawlessly cultivating day by day.

This beautiful young musician has 16 singles in her name and will be dropping a brand new single in two weeks’ time. And if the visuals are anything to go by, this musical tale which converses about striving for success will be nothing but excellence.

Her new single is entitled Mpumelelo and it is promising to be one of the best. Her supporters are eagerly anticipating the single and are curious to see how she will toll in the music scene with this single. She has worked with Lasoul on this single. “I wrote Mpumelelo and I worked with Lasoul on the production side of things.

The situation at home got me writing this song "crying“.

I remember telling myself that one day success will call my name. The other motivation is that our nation is seeking for success, we need to be strong and have faith. There is no sure-fire formula for success, but we need to keep on pushing because one day we'll reach it.” With no doubt Lhuntuza has demonstrated that no matter what your circumstances are, the term used by many which states “the sky is the limit” is intended for everyone. We await her promising single with open temperaments as we are all hungry for success. We wish her all the best in all her endeavours.

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The situation at home got me writing this song "crying“.

I remember telling myself that one day success will call my name.

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There is a lot more to clothes than we see and be acquainted with. They are not just a simple human need, but they are also a system of expression. From following the most recent trends, to artistically showing your personality, clothing can be costly.

Here are five tips to make your money for clothing go further: • Buy the right size. Buying an outfit or item which is slightly too small, because we reckon we’ll lose some excess weight and enjoy it later, very seldom works. Buy what is flattering on you, right now.

• Sell what you’re not wearing. Go through your closet and start chucking any items you haven’t worn in the last three months. You could also ask your friends or use social media. When you get cash for your old clothes, then you can buy some new ones.

• Be creative. Altering and mending old clothes or clothes from the thrift store can be great fun, and give you a unique look. Try sewing some patches onto some jeans or a denim jacket.

• Make sure you have the basics down.

Get basic items like white T-shirts and jeans that you can pair with other clothes and accessories.

• Every time you think of buying an expensive item, think about a cost-perwear formula: divide the item by how many times you think you’ll wear it over a certain period, for example, one year. This can help you decide if it will really be worth the expensive price-tag.

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Wardrobe fundamentals In the closets of fashion lovers around the world, you would not only find items that are trending, but also a set of really good basics. Basics are the so-called uniform that you can always depend on.

They can be dressed any way as long as they are matched to suit different occasions.

Use international fashion weeks as inspiration, but make sure to suss out the best basics possible, and base your purchases on these styles.

There are three classics to stock up on and here they are: Button Up Shirt A button up shirt is one of the most versatile items you could buy. Whether you choose a plain white shirt, or a printed shirt, you will find yourself wearing it a lot. The classic white shirt can be worn as formal business attire by day, and by night add red lipstick and a sparkly necklace.

Classic Coat or Blazer Another important piece is the classic coat or blazer. You would need to try on a few styles to find out which one suits your figure best. A coat or blazer in a neutral colour is bound to stand the test of time, and not form part of a passing trend.

Perfect Pair of Jeans Although the perfect pair of jeans is hard to find, it forms a very important part of your closet basics.

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For work, pair slim-fit jeans with a classic white shirt, blazer and pumps. If your workspace is more casual you could even wear a pair of sneakers for the active wear look. Then for the evening, update your look with a pair of heels or wedges.

The style and fit of jeans are also very important. If your figure isn’t suited to skinny jeans, don’t force the look rather opt for a slim fit. It is important to be comfortable, and look good at the same time.

After all, these days, beauty doesn’t have to mean discomfort.

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Liberty is yet to come

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he dictionary articulates that freedom means “the state of being free” and it also says that freedom is being independent.

Being independent means that you are no longer somebody else’s project of charity and are able to do things for yourself. This independence means that you are well capable of taking care of yourself. If something goes wrong with you, there is no-one else to be blamed but you.

I have been taking a closer look on the freedom of the country and yes changes have been made. The nation is now free from the apartheid cruel ruling and certain aspects in terms of service delivery have improve. But to be frank with you half of the nation is not free. With all the poverty our people are living under to me what is happening in society doesn’t signify freedom. This freedom has brought more sorrows than ecstasy. This freedom is not for all of us but for few individuals who feel they are entitled to every wealth this land has produced.

They think that it is only them who deserve because they spent years in prison or their parents suffered for it.

Where does this leave the majority that suffered great losses of relatives that were bread winners?

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Relatives who they don’t know their where abouts, but served this country with all their might. These other people who even today are not written in the books of freedom fighters How will the born frees learn to be more compassionate for the poor and elderly when the “leaders” of this land show no remorse to them. This freedom created gluttonous capitalist who only want to fill their pockets and wallets with wealth, leaving the poor to be poorer. Tell me then where is this freedom? This is not freedom, I believe freedom is yet to come.

This is not freedom, we are still like a crawling baby who still needs his mother’s breast milk to live on. We still hunger for service delivery and beg for financial support. If this was freedom things will not be as they are. The poor would be rich in their mind-set and that would be a sign of transformation. Those who are in leadership would understand that the land and wealth belongs to all no matter who fought the most. Leaders should be protecting the image of the nation and that means supporting each and every need the nation has. Freedom is still to come and my kind of freedom is that which every mind and soul will be free from poverty. The kind of freedom that leaves us all equal and proudly South Africans. Freedom is yet to come and be tasted.

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The Herd Season 1 is Mzansi Magic’s new Sunday drama which started in June 29, 2018.

The Herd is a brand new Sunday night drama on Mzansi Magic. The first episode of the 13-part drama airs aired on Mzansi Magic on Sunday, 8 July 2018 at 8pm replacing Abomama. The story tails the life of Bhekisize Mthwetha and his big wobbly family.

In the past, a young Bheki maked a big sacrifice.

In the present world, there is a thief on the loose who is adamant to destroy the very thing that helps put food on the table in the Mthathwa house hold. And Muzi on the other hand is failing to find this notorious cattle thief. MaMngadi seem to be the only one who knows what to do in-order to gain more power and wealth and later on she tells Bheki that the only way to protect the cattle is to make another human sacrifice.

Cast Sello Maake Ka Ncube as Bhekisizwe Mthethwa, Winnie Ntshaba as MaMngadi, Sparky Xulu as Muzi, Paballo Mavundla as Nkosana, Cindy Mahlangu as Dumazile, Sihle Ndaba as Kayise, Zethu Dlomo as Lwandle, Tiisetso Thoka as Dingane and Peter Mashigo as Magubane lead the cast.

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