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AUZWEKE MAGAZINE
DECEMBER EDITION ‘17
ISSUE 24
Tshidiso Thopola A Hidden Talent in Ireland
Entrepreneur Corner “Should I give up?”
www.auzweke.com #Ask_IGirls Why are women concerned with their looks?
DISTRUCTION BOYZ: THE FUTURE KINGS OF GQOM MUSIC
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DISTRUCTION BOYZ: The Future Kings Of GQOM Music #Ask_IGirls Why are women concerned with their looks? Mjojo Livity Don’t just swallow… Shannon Rosenberg “Should I give up?”
Tshidiso Thopola A HIDDEN TALENT IN IRELAND
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Editor Thapelo “Moleft� Khumalo Email: tkhumalo@auzweke.com Writers Lindokuhle Ndaba Email: lindo.ndaba@auzweke.com Instagram: @iamlindokuhle_n Twitter: @IAmLinxLin Boitumelo Kgobotlo Email: boitumelokgobotlo@gmail.com
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Photographer Elvis Ndimande Lindokuhle Ndaba Health Writers Guardian Nurse Business Corner Writer Shannon Rosenberg www.eighty6marketing.co.za info@eighty6maketing.co.za Facebook.com/eighty6m Twitter.com/eighty6m Instagram.com/eighty6m
Clapping-Ton Writer Bafedile Shenxane
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Advertising / Sales Thapelo Khumalo 073 476 2005 sales@auzweke.com Sub-editor/ Proofreader Boitumelo Kgobotlo Designers/layout TAK Communications (PTY) Ltd 198 Moshoeshoe Street Mohlakeng Randfontein 1759
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The festive season is just around the corner and Gqom is definitely setting the bar on another level but that has been taken to a higher dimension with Gqom Kings duo - Distruction Boyz. The Gqom Kings – Distruction Boyz with is made up of Kwa-Mashu talents; Thobani “Cue” Mgobhozi and Zipho “Gold” Mthembu, who are both producers and the most popular Gqom DJ’s in South Africa. They have recently released their flaming album titled #GqomIsTheFuture and have collaborated with a lot of South African musicians, such as Tipsy, DJ Tira and Babes Wodumo amongst a few. Mahlangu proves just how talent makes one succeed. The 26-year-old Herman Mahlangu well known as Reason De Friend for reasons related to his days back in high school, has been tricking life and its challenges by using his talent, not qualifications, to be who he is. On #Ask_IGirls we ask a question, Why are women concerned with their looks? A woman’s look is her daily concern and that is strongly influenced by what the media portrays to be a ‘perfect woman’. Women however feel that they need to always look good because of the nature of being a woman which carries notions of being beautiful, charming and soft appearing. Should womne be concerned with their looks? Mjojo Livity for ths month we tackle an interesting issue. It is undeniable that during this time of the year, there are so many gigs to attend and feasts to indulge our senses in. We mostly enjoy this, but some suffer a bitter fate called indigestion and heartburn. I found it warranting for me to bother myself to do a quick JohannesburgPretoria visit to speak to Miss Refiloe Kanyane (sorry gents I forgot to ask Refilwe if she is single and whether her DMs are open), she is a dietician that will be guiding us on how to prevent heartburn and indigestion during these forthcoming testing times. She will also advice briefly on how to maintain that summer body which you do not owe to anyone. She is the go to person should you need dietary advice. Should i give up, Shannon Rosenberg is asking. Being an entrepreneur has many rewards, but it also has many challenges and sometimes the challenges outweigh the rewards, especially in the early days of your entrepreneurship journey. Deciding to become an entrepreneur is not an overnight decision to make, one needs to be mentally, emotionally – and perhaps – even physically prepared for the endeavor months or years in advance. While preparing for this journey the only things one always thinks of are the level of success they will achieve and how far they will go. At least that was what I was always thinking. A Hidden Talent In Ireland. The name Tshidiso Thopola will not resonate with many in the South African football circles. Limpopo born Thopola’s, who play’s his trade in Europe is determined to change that.
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#GQOM is a real authentic genre from South Africa and we are proud that we have polished the sound. It has relatively been our goal to clean the genre that is #GQOM.
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OYZ: THE FUTURE Gqom MUSIC The festive season is just around the corner and Gqom is definitely setting the bar on another level but that has been taken to a higher dimension with Gqom Kings duo Distruction Boyz. The Gqom Kings – Distruction Boyz with is made up of Kwa-Mashu talents; Thobani “Cue” Mgobhozi and Zipho “Gold” Mthembu, who are both producers and the most popular Gqom DJ’s in South Africa. They have recently released their flaming album titled #GqomIsTheFuture and have collaborated with a lot of South African musicians, such as Tipsy, DJ Tira and Babes Wodumo amongst a few. Distruction Boyz is definitely going to be your choice of genre this festive season and they promise to keep patrons on their feet with their groovy beats. Auzweke! Magazine had a very exclusive interview with the Durban-based duo about their album, new music and future endeavours; this is what they had to say:
WE ARE DISTRUCTION BOYZ How did you name Distruction Boyz come about? What was the whole inspiration behind the name? The name comes from the word “Destruction” – we just replaced the “E” with an “I” so we can own it but it basically means that we are a great and unstoppable force to be reckoned with.
YOUNG AND TALENTED As young talented men, what have you experienced during your booming career?
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Everyday challenges that one faces in different fields of profession. Nothing is easy and we are pretty sure that everyone knows this. We have experienced almost everything from being sidelined, rejected, robbed and other common challenges that our young people face in our very crucial industry.
INSPIRATION TOOK US TO ANOTHER DIMENSION What would you say inspires you both on a daily basis? What inspires your music? Making people happy through music is a common idea that made us who we are today. We would also say that our love for dance and entertainment put us here. In just a nutshell, people inspire us!
TEAMWORK IS OUR STRONGEST MISSION Has Distruction Boyz always been a duo or have some left prior? We have always been a duo.
DISTRUCTION BOYZ: WE HAVE PENETRATED THE INDUSTRY How long did it take for Distruction Boyz to get its breakthrough in the industry? We started in 2012 but only had our breakthrough during the fall of 2016. It took us just four years to be recognised.
THE INSPIRATION WE DRAW, MADE US WHO WE ARE Where do you draw your inspiration from? What have you both learnt in the industry thus far? We get inspired by other music makers and people doing great things in the industry. We have learned to take things easy, while we put in the work.
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What are some of the challenges you experienced before tackling the industry? Not having enough money would have to be our crucial challenge. Travelling to interviews and getting our music to be known to the country at large is quite expensive and this is one of the big issues currently facing our young artists.
OUR FIRST BREAK WAS MEMORABLE Who was the person responsible behind it? Our biggest break was producing Wololo by Babes Wodumo and it was Mampitsha who made us work on her song.
#GQOMISTHEFUTURE What can you say about your current album? What makes it discrepant from all the other #GQPOM albums? #GQOM is a real authentic genre from South Africa and we are proud that we have polished the sound. It has relatively been our goal to clean the genre that is #GQOM.
COLLABORATIONS UNDERWAY, DISTRUCTION BOYZ IS TAKING OVER What kind of collaborations can your fans anticipate from you? Any collaboration’s in the pipeline? We have collaborated with quite a few artists but in the future we are looking at spreading our reach by featuring more African music giants. We are still taking this action slow.
YOURS SINCERELY, DISTRUCTION BOYZ What concrete advice can you give to upcoming Gqom artists? What is it that they can anticipate in the Gqom industry? Stay true to the sound you love and never be afraid to express your emotions through music. By: Lindokuhle Ndaba
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Why are women concerned with their looks? A woman’s look is her daily concern and that is strongly influenced by what the media portrays to be a ‘perfect woman’. Women however feel that they need to always look good because of the nature of being a woman which carries notions of being beautiful, charming and soft appearing. 14
A woman’s concern on how they look is sometimes linked with the occasion they are to attend, they want to look the part of the occasion. Mmabatho Shole however, intends that if she is not in the mood to dress up for a certain event she better stay home so not to be a bore in public. This insists that she either looks good or stays home. It is a cliché that first impressions last and those impressions are found to be detected in less than 10 seconds, that is one more reason why women are concerned with their looks, they want to make a good impression on people they pass by and those they have to meet and talk to for the first time. It does boost one’s confidence to hear a compliment from a stranger saying something like ‘Hi, you look beautiful’ or ‘Miss, that is a nice dress’. Some women do not feel good if they walk around the streets and not hear compliments from strangers and people they know. Imagine wearing your best attire and everybody else ignores it, oh no! you would ask yourself multiple questions as to whether you wore it wrong or if it does not suit you. December is a very busy month, said festive season and that is one season that almost everybody goes all out, time to look extremely beautiful because it is that time when every day is a day to go out, relax and enjoy the fruits of the whole year. This is the time of the year that women are very much concerned with how they look because for some people it is time to get a partner. Of course she has to look her best. While trying to look good they go to an extent of harming their bodies and their faces because they end up applying cremès that are not good for their skin tone and some even bleach themselves. Bleaching in some societies is considered a taboo because it perceives people that have bleached themselves as people that are not happy with being who they really are. Such judgements are unnecessary, there is a thin line of difference between an individual that uses filters on every picture they have to change their skin tone, and someone who bleaches herself as they are both changing their skin tone. Women should be concerned with their looks because they “always need to look smart and presentable at all times,” said Shole, “You can’t be looking dull. You can have a different taste of styles but look
presentable, it also shows that you care for yourself,” Makgabo Mosima added. When a woman is concerned about her looks it does not necessarily mean that they are trying to impress someone, sometimes they use their looks to boost their confidence. “Some may not put any weight to the fact that they have to look good,” Mosima said. These are the kind of girls that believe that they are good just the way they are, “not all girls are concerned… because they do not feel the need to fit in or impress the world, they just go with the way they look,” Said Dimpho Moloeli. A guy asked why girls remove their eyebrows and draw them again, this had multiple answers and one of them was “we want them to look better.” Girls are concerned with their looks because they want their society to perceive them as what a woman or rather a girl is defined to be in that certain society. They do not want to be called ‘weird, awkward or a rural girl’. Although some girls would claim that they dress and makeup to impress their boyfriends, sometimes those boyfriends are not even impressed by what they see. Koketso Shema said that she once visited her boyfriend with makeup on and eyebrows on fleek, then her boyfriend walked out, came back with a wet face towel, applied soap and washed her face then he told her not to apply that because she is beautiful when she is natural. This action shows that people are unique and people are impressed my different things, that is why girls should also be themselves. Being yourself does not mean that you should not dress-to-kill, not apply makeup, not to draw those eyebrows, not to have that beautiful lipstick on or to wear the shoes you want. Being yourself means getting into the attire that you feel comfortable in, getting the look that boosts your confidence. “dressing up and looking good boosts my mood and confidence up to 100% at all times,” Shole said. Summer bodies, beautiful white teeth, silky legs, and – but not limited to – long colourful nails; are all features that a beautiful lady is said to must have. However, those are all unnecessary. Girls should be who they want to be. Girls are concerned with their looks because they want to fit into their society.
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Don’t just swallow… It is that time of the year, December. Time to receive bonuses and kiss workplace doors goodbye. There are those who will leave their homes from the December 16 and only return on January two if not on day seven.
Let me not forget that all permanent relationships will also be closed, and the country will be operating on summer love personnel. Above all, we will be broke in January and even laughing about it, fun times of course. These are the truths you can swallow and digest, but if you cannot deal with my tone of “voice” and suffering from indigestion, I have got you covered. It is undeniable that during this time of the year, there are so many gigs to attend and feasts to indulge our senses in. We mostly enjoy this, but some suffer a bitter fate called indigestion and heartburn. I found it warranting for me to bother myself to do a quick Johannesburg-Pretoria visit to speak to Miss Refiloe Kanyane (sorry gents I forgot to ask Refilwe if she is single and whether her DMs are open), she
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is a dietician that will be guiding us on how to prevent heartburn and indigestion during these forthcoming testing times. She will also advice briefly on how to maintain that summer body which you do not owe to anyone. She is the go to person should you need dietary advice. Kanyane explained indigestion as the incomplete breakdown of food into absorbable units. Should this happen, a person may feel a burning like sensation behind the chest bone from the stomach acid contents flowing into the oesophagus. Many people may mistake this pain for a heart attack but it is not, and let us not go there for now. “Although people suffer from indigestion resulting from different reasons, diet is the most common factor one can easily control to minimise the symptoms,” she added.
You will need to see your primary treating health practitioner for a proper diagnosis. Reading MjojoLivity does not give you a PhD in diagnosing yourself. Foods like chicken wings, chocolate, crisps, high-fat butter biscuits, creamy and oily salad dressings, fried or fatty food in general; orange juice, lemon, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, tomato, mashed potatoes, chips, potato salad; alcoholic drinks like spirits, wine; coffee, tea and dairy products may leave you with indigestion she explained. If you are the type that opens the circle and people scream “YEEEBO!!!� when you are dancing, indigestion can and will humble you. In addition to the diet, Kanyane indicated that one may consider eating small portions of meals, drinking liquids (preferably water), sitting up while you eat instead of lying down, because, I mean HA SE KO STATES MO! Waiting one hour before lying down and two hours before excessing may reduce the chances of indigestion according
to her. Oh, and smoking! I do not want to start preaching. There is medication that can leave you with indigestion such as blood thinning medication and anti-inflammatories. It is always best to seek help from professionals. Before I forget, Kanyane mentioned that there is nothing extra one needs to do to maintain their summer body. All you need is to remain disciplined with your eating habits and do not allow temptations to cloud your judgement. It has been a great year for @AuzwekeMag and @GuardianNurse, we appreciate your support and we will surely see you again in 2018 with more MjojoLivity. Have a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year irrespective of your level of brokenness from December. #Auzweke. By @GuardianNurse
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“Should I give up?”
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Being an entrepreneur has many rewards, but it also has many challenges and sometimes the challenges outweigh the rewards, especially in the early days of your entrepreneurship journey.
Deciding to become an entrepreneur is not an overnight decision to make, one needs to be mentally, emotionally – and perhaps – even physically prepared for the endeavor months or years in advance. While preparing for this journey the only things one always thinks of are the level of success they will achieve and how far they will go. At least that was what I was always thinking. A few months ago I came across a speedbump on my journey and this was not a go-slow bump. It threatened to take me off my journey, forcing me to turn around and go back where I came from. I then had the question I had never thought of as I prepared to be an entrepreneur, it kept on floating in my mind, constantly intruding in on other thoughts I had – ‘should I just give up? Part of my business is to create proposals for businesses to work with me as is the same with many other businesses. Now, if you have created a sales or business proposal before, you will know that this is no easy task and by no means quick. It takes time and needs to be crafted well if you want to guarantee that the business you want to work with accepts it and wants to work with you also. A few months ago, I created a major proposal for a potential client who has huge growth potential and it was up to a marketing strategy to realise this growth and over realise it over a certain period of time. Challenge accepted I say! The proposal created here would have me research the industry of the client extensively, highlight the problems they face, what our solutions to these problems would be, the threats they would face, the effect marketing would have etcetera.
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After having created this proposal and putting in countless unbillable hours, I was rejected with the promise of working together in the future. Now after putting in all the time and effort, nobody wants to hear, “we will contact you in the future should we need your services”. To add to this blow, I created another four proposals for potential clients and was rejected by all. Talk about being discouraged and not wanting to continue. In an instant the thing I never thought I would have to consider became an option. Wanting to give up was now an option. With this being said, I began to understand that this is all okay and it is most definitely a part of the journey. This was a moment of weakness, it can and will be overcome. What I learnt from this experience was that rejection of my proposal had nothing to do with me, there was no need to take it personal. Also, it is not that the proposals I created were of a lesser standard, they were just so detailed that clients realized they no longer needed me. I realized one very crucial mistake I was doing. TI was giving all these businesses a strategy on how to take their business to the next level and I was giving it to them at no cost with the hope of gaining them as a client. Now what is the point of selling a strategy when you are giving it away for free. Exactly, there is no point to that. I learnt that the feeling of wanting to give up was merely a result of things not being done right and that I could easily get over this emotion by learning from my mistakes. I learnt that ‘if at first you do not succeed, dust yourself off and try again’. Yes, I know… I just quoted a very popular song from early 2000. It is true though.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, I would sadly conclude my own opinions of other entrepreneurs who gave up on their journey and decided to go back to where they came from or do what they did before. I never knew what challenges they would have faced or the tremendous circumstances they would have gone through before getting to a point in their lives where they decided, “I’m giving up”. I only knew that they decided to quit.
pleasant but it sure was a blessing in disguise. It has taught me that me that every time I consider giving up, I realise that there is an opportunity for me to learn something I probably did not know and in doing so I soon overcame the thought of giving up.
I am embarrassed to say that I created my own opinions as to why these individuals gave up I now fully understand the challenges one goes through while on this entrepreneurship journey. Every entrepreneur faces real challenges and it can have an enormous impact on whether you decide to move forward or just simply give up. No person wants to be faced with the reality of giving up on anything.
Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up; brush yourself off; whisper a prayer and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up!
The key is to evaluate how you got to that point and see if there is not anything you need to learn from. In any business, repeating mistakes have consequences and the sooner we learn from them the better for our business. In many cases, the things that threaten to separate us from destiny are the same things that elevate us into our destiny if we choose to learn from. This choice is still ours. I now know that when submitting a proposal to potential clients it should still be the best proposal but only with limited insights that should be paid for, that will keep the client reliant on me and creating a need for my services. Having been rejected so many times might not have been
Giving up at first starts in mind and paying it too much attention will ultimately result in you actually doing so. A man’s thoughts describe who he is! Richelle D Goodrich said it best:
By Shannon Rosenberg www.eighty6marketing.co.za shannon@eighty6maketing.co.za Director and owner of Eighty6 Marketing (Pty) Ltd
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A HIDDEN TALENT IN IRELAND
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NAME: TSHIDISO THOPOLA DATE OF BIRTH: 24 MARCH 1998 TEAM: DUNDALK FC, IRELAND PREVIOUS TEAMS: ALBETON FC SA, BRISTOL ROVERS UK POSITION: RIGHT WING
The name Tshidiso Thopola will not resonate with many in the South African football circles. Limpopo born Thopola’s, who play’s his trade in Europe is determined to change that. Auzweke spoke exclusively to the young prodigy. Who is Tshidiso Thopola Well, I’m a guy from Limpopo, in Boggom. I was bought up by a single mother although my father was very supportive, I must say. I love football a lot, I’ll do anything for the game and I’ve been playing since I was young, sometimes I’d even bunk school just to play. In 2014 I moved from Limpopo to Johannesburg, Alberton, where my mother was now staying. That’s when my football career started shaping up.
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What pursued you to follow a career in football? Growing up I watched a lot of football, my father also used to take me to the stadium at times so I think that also contributed towards my passion for football. My hometown of Boggom in Limpopo also produced players like Punch Masenamela (Baroka FC defender). So I wanted to follow in his footsteps and make people from back home also proud.
Is there any team you played for locally? Yes, I played for a team called Alberton FC, out in Gauteng. The team consisted of a lot of white people so race was my biggest issue there. However, it was a good team and it really helped me a lot and that’s where I grew as a player, I learnt a lot from the coaching stuff and yes, that’s where my game developed.
How did your overseas move come about? While I was playing for Alberton FC, it happened that there were scouts from England who were watching and I didn’t even know it. Then after we played, a guy by the name of Keppelin McDonald approached me and asked if I am interested in playing abroad. Then I didn’t even think twice, I said yes! The scouts went on to ask me if I had a passport and a visa. So, you can imagine how it felt, I mean, I’m just a guy from Limpopo trying to make it and here’s this guy talking English football, planes, and visa’s.
Which team did you sign for in England? I signed for Bristol Rovers in the United Kingdom. That’s where I played for the under 18 and under 20 side. I really enjoyed my football there and I was even the clubs captain where I played. It’s just unfortunate that I only played for one season.
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Why did you stay for only one season? I got injured and there were just a lot of things happening at the team at the time. So my agent and I decided that it’s best for me to move elsewhere and grow my career. Which is why now I’m playing for Dundalk FC in Ireland.
How did your parents take it when you told them you are moving overseas at the age of 18? My family was happy for me, especially my grandmother and people from my village back in Limpopo. My mother was not really understanding of this football thing, but she supported me.
How is it being in a foreign country alone? At the beginning, when I got here I was staying with Mr McDonald’s family, until the team sorted out me with my contract and I started staying alone at the club house. To be quite honest it was really difficult at first, it wasn’t easy at all. Adapting to the conditions, but I always remembered why I’m here and remained positive, I work very hard and sometimes I’ll even stay behind just to do extra training. I always push myself and make sure that I’m in top shape.
What kind of player are you? I’m fast, got the technique. I use my height to my advantage. I play as a winger or right back.
How’s the standard of the league in Ireland compared to here in South Africa? I can say, in Ireland they use a more direct fast approach. Your decision making has got to be fast and it’s more tactical.
How is your relationship with the supporters? The fans here are very supportive and I haven’t experienced any racism but instead, they motivate the players and want what’s best for their team and they very passionate about the game.
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Do you not wish to represent the country? My agent Palesa Mkhize, was working on that, she tried to helping me with getting recognition and feature for the junior national teams but injury struck. Which is what I believe has slowed my progress in terms of playing for the country.
What would you like to say to upcoming footballers in the country? I’d say the sky is the limit and they shouldn’t limit themselves and anything is possible. In this game of football anything is possible, they should take care of themselves and always play to the best of their abilities, regardless of the league you playing in you never know whose watching and extra training does also help.
What are your goals as a player? For me is to take it easy and continue playing my football and I want to improve my game as I also watch other players when I’m not in action myself. So, just keep growing and show people back home what I’m capable of and hopefully make it to a more established league.
In South Africa we are about to celebrate the festive season, what about you in Ireland? The season just concluded and the good thing is that the team has qualified for the Europa League. The season will start again in February 2018. They also do celebrate Christmas in Ireland but I’ll be hitting the gym hard during this break, so that I can make it to the first team next season.
What does Xmas mean for you? That’s family time, but unfortunately I can’t be with my family. I would’ve loved to be in Limpopo but I’ve got to get fit and prepare for the season ahead. By Gift Tlou Sourced photo from google
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