MiCampus May|April

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April - May 2012 Issue

When a friendship becomes an emotional death trap Zamatungwa: A lady of many talents

Lack of money: The root of all evil?

And let us not forget the thing called DP

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ARE YOU FEELING THE PRESSURE YET? So gone is the first block and the second block is upon us. I must say the first block is usually the easiest and quickest because you are still excitedly adjusting to the new varsity life of freedom and while you’re busy going on with your business it ends abruptly and the cherry on top is the Easter holidays where you are able to spent time with family and catch up with friends. Then the second block comes through and all of a sudden the tables turn, the lecture halls become cold and the workload doubles.

And that means, the bitter cold nights in the library are looming closely. But the worst punishment of them all is having to write an 08h30 exam that is three hours long!

But fear not, for Micampus is here to assist and page 7 does just that by giving you tips for varsity exams if you are a first year. We also explore different support structures on campus that could be of value to you when you need some extra help and support to make it through the year. I know that hard times (according to us students) are coming so keep that faith by keeping Mandela’s words in mind since its Freedom day on the 27th.And whatever you do this winter, stay knowledge driven for knowledge is power

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any might know Mr Ntsele is the business man that heads the Black Business Forum and Phamudzi Holdings. During this talk students were given a chance to know the background of Ndaba.

Ndaba opened his speech with a conflicting idea that “money is not the root of all evils; lack of money is root of all evils. He encourages students to love money. He gave a money and wife analogy. If a man really loves a woman he wants to have that woman by all means. The same principle must be applied with money. If students really want to have it they must first love it.

As a Soweto boy Ndaba began of selling apples. He later moved to selling newspapers.

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Ndaba brags about the privilege of always having bioscope money during his youth times. After progressing to selling peanuts then newspapers he bought trade spaces in Hillbrow. He proudly hired a white boy during apartheid that went to Wits. The boy’s duty was to transport him to collect money from his trade spaces where he hired ‘young stars’. In matric Ndaba already owned a car. Even his teachers and principal did not own a car. He made money from the school through transporting the sports teams kit.

Ndaba advised students to start now if they want to make money. They must have incomes now.

He warned that students must not be deceived in believing that tender entrepreneurs are bad.

Students must take tender documents and apply for tenders. He said that it is the duty of everyone to love money, to defend it. South Africans must not let other people like the Australian company that build the e-tolls to take our money away.

His Umbrella Company Phamudzi began off building two rooms and a garage set up of houses. He stared the company with Nceti and Sol. Forming partnership he attributes is very important as you

tab into a bigger thinking pool .They took opportunity of the apartheid not providing housing for everyone during apartheid. The two rooms and garages were for rental. They build houses in places like Mamelodi gardens, Siluma gardens, Dobsonville and several government schools.

Mr Ntsele advised students to be big dreamers.

He also encouraged students to have a different plan and jump certain steps on the ladder. This he was alluding to the fact that it is not always were people must start with aiming to make small amount of money. If students need money they must go loans and not be afraid to borrow money. He attributed that Africa has entrepreneurs that just want to sell one small thing for life. He gave an example of street vendors.

Ndaba later owned 90 000 pigs and kettles, the pigs could fill FNB stadium to capacity. He then opened up a food company. The company employed a lot of people. It also contracted a lot of black businesses. When he wanted to bring Nike a money in excess of 1.8 billion was demanded but he eventually raised it. He attributes for entrepreneurs not being fearful.

His distinction is that there is Black Empowerment and Black Businesses. Black businesses are those that are part of a structure and are involved in decision making. Therefore black people must not want to be compromised.

Phamudzi had the approach in WestBank Auto when they forced WestBank Auto to be a part of WestBank and be small and manageable.

Phamudzi had liberty of employing the CEO and CFO. They were not shy in doing business.

Today Phamudzi employs more than 32 000 people.

He loved the Nike slogan, THERE

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uted people like Moponya being an example of that. He said business is like education it should never end. At Phamudzi there is believe in young people hence Loyiso Mangena manages Phamudzi Namibia and Angola. However he believes in new ventures and mangers being given partnership stakes in companies. Ndaba took questions after this firing presentation.

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will begin by saying I wrote this article with the understanding I could spread my story, help others and warn the world of the excruciating pain, heart-breaking danger, treacherous torture and emotional death trap of friend zones.

I know what your thinking, you think I’m exaggerating, you think I’m paranoid, you wondering if this is a winding and meandering sob story of a boy who never quite gets the girl. No friend, this is not that kind of story. This is a story about that guy who is your girlfriend’s best friend but didn’t really mean for it to end up that way. This is the story about the guy your girlfriend asks advice from about you, even though he is in love with her. This is a piece on a boy that found the girl, fell in love with her, became friends with her and due to his cowardly ways lost her to a the unemotional jackass that’s her current boyfriend. This is a story about the worst pain any man can ever endure. This is the tale of a love story, that didn’t happen.

She was perfect, a body like a real healthy African woman should have, innocent eyes that drew you in and lips that tempted you to be spontaneous.

She was humble with a hint of arrogance, hardworking but knew how to let her hair down, loving with some compassion and religious without being oppressive about her beliefs and surprisingly sexy and a temptress of note. What more could a man ask for? So I did the sensible thing- I wanted to be a “gentleman”. I wanted to build a “solid foundation” for the relationship. I thought being friends would make being lovers, so much more, how can I put it- “special”. Guess what happened? I became “that guy”. The sweet and loving and sensitive emotional guy she loved and adored. I was in love, she loved me, and it was perfect. Weeks went by with what to me seemed like incredible and unimaginable love in the air.

One day, she told me she had kissed a guy she met. I was furious, turning red at the cheeks (this is a hard task for a black man) but I was livid. But I listened carefully and attentively like the “sweet

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understanding lover” I was. When she was done I asked her why she did it, she said -“I really like him, I think I might date him, his really a good guy” naturally my heart sank.

She wasn’t feeling any shame or guilt, no pain in her eyes, no regret on her lips, she really saw nothing wrong. Confused I asked her what she meant when she told me she loved me all this time, with embarrassment on her face and innocence in her eyes she replied “I didn’t mean it like that, I mean like, I love you but like you know, as friends”.

As friends, just friends, friends only- just the words I needed to hear. Her eyes weren’t so innocent, her lips not so tempting. Where was her loving and caring nature? I thought incredible and unimaginable love was in the air, where was the love?

“CHECK HOW I’M DRESSED” OR “YOU THINK I’D LOOK GOOD IN THIS UNDERWEAR?” I’ll tell you where it was, the friend zone.

It’s on the corner of “we best friends forever” street and “you will never have her” avenue. Its right next to the awkward moment’s store where they let you keep all your hidden emotions and unexpressed thoughts. It’s the area between being completely in love with someone and yet not being allowed to love them at the same time. Very alike to going to the restaurant with the perfect meal in mind, it being brought to your table and being told, you deserve this, but not all of it, just the “friendly” parts. Imagine you’re in a glass box and all around you is every desire you ever held, but you can’t escape.

That’s what it means to be in the friend zone- to love, admire, appreciate and adore, with a 15centimeter thick shatter proof glass box imprisoning you.

That’s just the beginning. Soon you’re her boyfriend she has -“you think I should break therapist, relationship counsellor, image up with him? I deserve so much more” - and consultant, shoulder to cry on, music selector, you thinking to yourself - “break up with him, advice giver, love bringer and finally her care you deserve me, date me, let’s get married provider. Then comes the days where she and have babies” but you never really say gets so comfy she asks you to “check how I’m it. Because you are the best friend forever, dressed” or “you think I’d look good in this the sweet and emotional, sensitive and lovunderwear?” ing best friend. You will always look out for

her heart’s best interests. You will brave the That’s not even the worst of it all soon you excruciating pain and treacherous torture of enter the denial and emotional death trap having her in your life, but never quite the phase. You stop being an optimist, believing way you wish. You will wage war with every in her being “the one”; you try and talk your urge in your body that forces you to love her. way out of love with her. Then she always You will conquer the emotional death trap. gives you those awkward church hugs where And you will pursue her happiness, even if it nothing but the arms touch, call you bro or doesn’t necessarily include you. dude or dawg and she will always talk about her boyfriend who could never love her the way you do, at least that’s your opinion.

Finally, just for good measure, she’ll ask you for advice about the unemotional jackass of a

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tudents at most tertiary institutions expemark which enable you to write your final exrience difficulties in their first years. This ams. If your year mark does not constitute to a is because they are not used to the kind minimum mark mostly (45%) then you will not of pressure that they are currently facing now write your exams and will have to repeat the at university. Like in high school varsity students subject. If you qualify to write the subject get a are expected to attend their classes, read their mark of 48% you will re-write the subject and textbooks and study notes to help prepare for that is known as the supplementary exam. Like their exams. The difference is that lecturers in in high school you are required to obtain at varsity expect students to really understand the least 50% and above to pass the subject. material and apply it whereas in high school it is about simple recognition and memorisation of It is advisable to prepare very well and early notes. for your exams, not just the year-end ones as your tests are going to help you gain admisGoing through your notes the “night before” sion to writing your exams and the better your is not going to help you in varsity! You need to predicate the better your chances of passing be well prepared in advance for the seating of the exams are.And let us not forget the thing your final exam. Study patterns in varsity differ called DP (Dual Perfomance).This is also your a lot from that of high school. You are expected passport to getting into the exam venue,so you to cover a lot of modules at the same time than must make sure to guard this with your life.This in high school. Most high school students cram means go to tuts or lectures that are said to their notes in order to pass their exams at the be mandatory.Because if you don’t then….well end of the year whereas in tertiary you are relet us say through DP the university finally gets quired to fully understand the work as you will back at you for all those lectures and tuts you apply it in your workplace. were missing.

The bonus in high school is that whether you have been failing or not throughout the year you get to sit and write your final exams. That doesn’t apply in tertiary, there are marks which are known as the predicate mark or the year

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amatungwa is a lady of many talents. She is one person who utilised the time effectively with the many projects that she is involved with as most of us know that time waits for no man, in this case no woman. Listed below are some of the projects Zamantugwa is involved with: • Anchors The Edge which is a current affairs show on VoW fm which airs every Monday 6pm-8pm (Do tune in!)

• Intern at SDLU, she coordinates camps and helps at the unit.

• She is involved with the youth think tank

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• Alternative youth voice, specialist in youth issues at the SAIRE. • One young world ambassador.

• President of the Wits Model United Nations.

• TedEx Wits founder.

• She will be representing South Africa in Washington attending a youth summit.

• Head of state delegation for the G8 and G20 Youth summit to be hosted in June in Mexico.

WHAT IS YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM? Growing up, I have always wanted to be the president of South Africa. This dream was inspired by the fact that I have always seen myself as someone who was having the power to bring everything together. I think the power and influence that comes with being president is such that one can easily change the world. I wanted to be the president who interacts with the people by going to communities to see people’s struggles and make impactful change.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME IN THE MIDST OF ALL YOUR INVOLVEMENTS? I think I am lazy and that is why I have to constantly push myself to work hard. But how do I manage my time? I don’t sleep [laughs]! I sleep for a minimum of 3-4 hours in order to be effective. My academics are primarily the most important thing because before and above everything else I am a student. I prioritize my academics and everything else is secondary.

YOU HAVE DISPLAYED YOUR CHARACTER AS THAT OF A SUPER ACHIEVER THROUGH YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, WHAT STANDS OUT TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF ALL YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS? I would have to say that the highlight of every-

thing so far has been going to represent South Africa at New York head quarters of the United Nations while I was still in high school.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE REGARDING THE STATE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, AND HOW DO YOU THINK AS YOUNG PEOPLE WE CAN FURTHER MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND RISE ABOVE OUR STRUGGLES? I think our history has a lot of impact in the way young people in this country think, it is very unfortunate. At the same time, we are not the most political youth there is especially comparing us to the youth back in the day during the apartheid struggle the youth was very active then. I think today the youth is experiencing different struggles and this makes it hard for us to unite in one struggle. But I believe that the biggest struggle amongst young people is access to resources and opportunities. I think to solve the problem we must do away with the bureaucracy.

As young people we must start playing an active role and thinking futuristically about the issues that affect us, and remember that if we won’t do anything with these issues our children and grand children will be affected.

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AS A YOUNG PERSON JUGGLING AROUND SCHOOL AND YOUR OTHER COMMITMENTS, WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF FUN? I enjoy chilling with my girlfriends. I am also big on scrap booking, that is one of the things I really enjoy doing. I am hoping to watch more plays now because I don’t watch plays as much as I would like to and as much as I used to. I am also hoping to try out new restaurants, at least eat out once in a while to a new place.

WHERE DO YOU DRAW INSPIRATION FROM? OR WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE YOU? My mother is my inspiration; she inspires me so much because she has always been this tenacious woman who has lived helplessly. The

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second person who inspires me is my best friend Nomonde Ndwalaza who lives in Naledi. She used to travel to school (Wits) everyday using train, and you can only imagine how exhausting this must have been, and she got a cum laude for her a degree. So I am simply inspired by ordinary people who defy the odds.

COMPLETE THIS STATEMENT: IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT...

I am not as intimidating as I come across [Laughs].

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS TIME? I see myself as having made a difference advancing women’s issues and Africa.

IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A MESSAGE ACROSS TO A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Dream the dream that scares you the most and dare to make it a reality!

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