Auzweke Magazine December 2018 ISSUE 36

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AUZWEKE MAGAZINE

DECEMBER EDITION ‘18

AskiGirls Are We Really A Generation Of Blessers And Blessees?

ISSUE 36

Mjojo Livity Put Brakes On Diabetes

www.auzweke.com #Ask How 5 Steps On How To Fleek Your Eyebrows

YOUR DECEMBER STYLE

AWARD WINNING MAGAZINE

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Feature: The Grind Is Never Enough! #Ask_IGirls ARE WE REALLY A GENERATION OF BLESSERS AND BLESSEES?

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Mjojo Livity Put Brakes On Diabetes

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#Ask How 5 Steps On How To Fleek Your Eyebrows

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Poem I thank you

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Sphamandla Nicholas Nhlapo YOUR DECEMBER STYLE

Food Double dish

Editor Thapelo “Moleft� Khumalo Email: tkhumalo@auzweke.com Writers Gift Tlou Email: tloukgg@gmail.com Lindokuhle Ndaba Email: lindo.ndaba@auzweke.com Instagram: @iamlindokuhle_n Twitter: @IAmLinxLin Phumla Khumalo Email: phumlashweni@gmail.com Photographer Elvis Ndimande Lindokuhle Ndaba Health Writers Guardian Nurse

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Clapping-Ton Writer Bafedile Shenxane Advertising / Sales Thapelo Khumalo 073 476 2005 sales@auzweke.com Sub-editor/ Proofreader Phumla Khumalo Designers/layout TAK Communications (PTY) Ltd 198 Moshoeshoe Street Mohlakeng Randfontein 1759

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Auzweke! Bafwethe.

Residence of Emalahleni, Withbank and other surrounding areas will have a joyous season, filled with style and swag all thanks to Sphamandla Nicholas Nhlapo who is the founder and designer of Gemstone. Gift Tlou caught up with the Mpumalanga born ahead of the festive rush. Sphamandla is a 28 year old from Withbank Ackerville, who takes pride in his work. Designing quality jeans and other clothing merchandise, his brand gemstone is currently trending in the Mpumalanga region.

You’re bound to understand that without execution, the grind is never enough! Coming to think of it, not a lot of people are aware of this but our lives are programmed by the society. Call me crazy, it almost looks and feels like we are somehow driven and controlled by Its’ distinctive ‘’laws and standards ‘’ that we (the youth) feel obliged to honour whether we agree with the terms or not.

Call me crazy again but we are abused low-key!

On #Askigirls: APPRECIATION OF THE JOURNEY TRAVELLED!!!

As we approach the end of the year, an anonymous quote lingers in my mind “We are often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don’t overlook it”.

On Mjojolivity, put brakes on diabetes. Our bodies depend on glucose for energy. Glucose is blood sugar, it comes from the food we eat. This sugar is broken down into energy by a hormone called insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas.

5 Steps on how to fleek your eyebrows.

You may prefer having your natural eyebrows, or you may be that girl who wants them on fleek – for whatever, it’s essential to always have them on fleek, and if you are more of a natural girl, you may pick up a few steps to enhance them without compromising your naturale. Read the article to get more information.

Then we have a poem by O Shaka titled, I THANK YOU. Then we close off with a double dish from Kagiso.

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From our side Sith’ Auzweke!

Thapelo “Moleft” Khumalo Editor

AUZWEKE Cover Story

YOUR DECEM Residence of Emalahleni, Withbank and other surrounding areas will have a joyous season, filled with style and swag all thanks to Sphamandla Nicholas Nhlapo who is the founder and designer of Gemstone. Gift Tlou caught up with the Mpumalanga born ahead of the festive rush.

Sphamandla is a 28 year old from Withbank Ackerville, who takes pride in his work. Designing quality jeans and other clothing merchandise, his brand gemstone is currently trending in the Mpumalanga region. “I have never worked for anyone my entire life”, he begins “I owned a salon back in the day, but my calling has always been in fashion and I knew I have to do something about this”.

“Whenever I bought something

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especially a clothing item, I’d always change it to suit my style”, he recollects.

With his creativity and ability to switch up he’s clothing style Sphamandla was destined for success, but tragedy struck. “Back in 2016 I was involved in a car accident, and that’s when I became paralysed”, he says.

MBER STYLE

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GEMSTONE After the tragic accident which landed him on a wheelchair Sphamandla had to find other ways of making an income. “Being in a wheelchair was a huge setback for me since I wasn’t able to do much, so I had to think be creative, hence I came up with gemstone and started putting my ideas and skill to good use”. He says “It was then I decided to start designing and selling jeans with different cuts, colours and designs”.

With his business intelligence, the 28 year old has managed to turn his life around and make a living from his talent. The name gemstone has went on to become a household name itself in Emalahleni , hence some people refer to him as gemstone.

“The name gemstone came with me and my friend (Christopher) but we didn’t think it would be so big and people of the township would relate to it”, he clarifies.

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With unemployment increasing by the day, Sphamandla, has managed create employment for a few community members who help him in designing jeans and other merchandise. “Yes I’ve got about six people who work with me, The number of orders we get is a lot so in order for me to finish in time and meet clients deadlines I needed to hire some people from my neighbourhood and they’ve helped in making gemstone a success, they help a lot and I really appreciate their efforts”. “We work Monday to Saturday, normal working hours, that’s hectic it gets, per week we produce about 25 jeans”, he reveals.

With the festive season known as a time of gathering and celebrating people with be looking to go out in style. “it’s going to be a busy one hay, but we’ll keep making our clients happy, we promise to deliver the best quality clothing to our clients in time”, he explains.

FUTURE ENDAVOURS The creative has also expanded his gemstone business into other neighbouring Cities Secunda and Middelburg, targeting Gauteng as his next business venture. “I’m still building my trust with local people, my target market is mainly artist, the youth and DJ’s since they the one’s always up for entertainment and events”.

Sphamandla further encourages others to follow their heart and study to complement their passion with academics. “I’m fortunate enough because I do this relying on my talent, I’ve never went to study for this, it’s a talent that came natural and I’m glad that I even went on to teach others”, he says. The brand gemstone has been successful for the past 2 years and by the looks of things, the brand is here to stay.” I’m just grateful to god and the people who have been supportive, my dream is to start a boutique and continue delivering”, he concludes.

By Gift Tlou.

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AUZWEKE Feature

YOU’RE BOUND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT EXECUTION, THE GRIND IS NEVER ENOUGH! Coming to think of it, not a lot of people are aware of this but our lives are programmed by the society. Call me crazy, it almost looks and feels like we are somehow driven and controlled by Its’ distinctive ‘’laws and standards ‘’ that we (the youth) feel obliged to honour whether we agree with the terms or not.

Call me crazy again but we are abused low-key!

Whether we choose to acknowledge or ignore, we will always fight to stay in tune with the society’s frequency.

A typical example would be the ‘’rules and regulations’’ to success and we often refer to it as financial freedom (our only hope); the only hope we have to overcome the demons we live with. These are demons that depict where we coming from and how we are raised, the kind of view we ought to have on life itself and most importantly mastering the art of keeping our priorities linear.

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The society (system) has made it almost impossible for us to believe that there are other ways to success (financial freedom) besides the education route. Even the education system has made it clear that the route itself is not a walk in the park.

As you go higher, you become vulnerable and seek achievement; also known as THE GRIND by the modern culture of which the society has everything to do with.

The elements of the grind play a role in manifesting the demons. The grind begins at surface level and escalates to a level the society wants us to reach, ignoring the fact that we are only human. We cannot always obey a system that is unfairly selective!

We disregard our feelings because no one really cares; we take the punches as they come, spending sleepless nights of constant anxiety and depression that usually make us feel like we are not good enough.

We become restless because we want to be approved by people. We go back to school to acquire those qualifications, apply for jobs and live a certain lifestyle. Not a single time do we pause to self-introspect the value of our well-being.

Instead of the society making means to help it becomes judgmental towards our depression giving us all sorts of labels.

We feel like all this is sad, But the saddest part is that we still try to fight back but get looked down at for fighting demons that are not created by us.

The society forgets we are different people who deal with different things; they forget ‘’difference’’ is what makes us beautiful. We thrive through it all and finally get those jobs like the society had anticipated. We adjust to new environment and get comfortable.

The more comfort we receive the more the same society constantly reminds us that there is a whole lot more we are still yet to do, to become. We choose to overlook all that and focus on the task at hand; the task being ‘’our jobs’’. Most of the time these keep us away from our loved ones and anything that puts our soul on fire because they become first priority. Nothing and no one is worth pursuing or spending most of our time on, we end up having no thrill for life anymore. We don’t believe in our dreams like we should anymore and cannot have a life outside our jobs.

We get terrified of trying out new

things, we cannot consider something on the side to enhance ourselves because we cannot afford to lose ‘’our jobs’’.

These are jobs that don’t bring nothing but exhaustion and a little joy of paying debts and merely surviving. We forget that we are capable of doing more and being MORE. It then gets difficult to distinguish between the things we need and want. At the end of the day all this doesn’t really matter because whichever choice we go for brings us to the same conclusion, THE GRIND! For the grind is the only route to a taste of success according to the vision of society and not success in the true sense of it, one where not only we gain financial freedom but also freedom from growing pains within our souls. Freedom of movement and freedom to personal time. Freedom to Power-freedom to life.

We need to realise our potential, reconsider, redirect our energy to things leading us to acknowledging the fact that we are much more powerful than we think.

We need to understand that success begins a risk and a plan, not just with school. Our strategy should be along the lines of planning and executing in parallel of having a new perspective and understanding of ‘’the grind’’. It is crucial that we understand that although the grind is a ‘’powerful tool to use to change the world’’, things could go either way and that’s the reality of things.

We need to look deeper within ourselves and appreciate the burning flame inside us, to push the limits and start having a little faith in ourselves.

To really believe in our gifted talents and use them by all means possible.

Let the grind be the foundation to your master plan and not absorb the society’s aura!

By Florah Matsile

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AUZWEKE #Ask_IGirls

APPRECIATION O TRAVEL

As we approach the end of the year, an anonymous quote lingers in my mind “We are often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don’t overlook it”.

A lot of times when we enter into the New Year we make resolutions only for them to be dropped in March and I believe this is mostly because we set those resolutions out of the norm of doing so. When in actual fact if we could set those with a sound and determined mind that is willing to weather whatever storms met along the way, then a lot of set goals will be achieved.

However because in setting resolutions some people do not always keep room for things not to work out and when challenges hit they drop everything instead of changing the approach and trying again until they make it. This is usually because in the process we focus more on wanting to achieve and end up overlooking the possible challenges we might come across in the process of achieving. This is probably what Malcom X Jnr was trying to reinforce when he said “It is not about how high you jump, but how much you want it”, because if you are really hungry for something, obstacles met will not be enough to lead you to quitting.

So instead of talking RESOLUTIONS ACCOMPLISHED let us rather talk about “APPRECIATION OF THE JOURNEY TRAVELLED”. The reason is simply because, maybe most of the things you did not expect to happen in 2018 actually did happen and somehow leaving you feeling either disappointed, defeated and some appreciative because there definitely were some positives that happened as well. Some of you may have lost your loved ones to death; some lost romantic relationships you never thought will be lost, while others lost friends and jobs and others got marriage proposals, other got promoted in their jobs, bought houses, cars and life was just agreeing

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nje. However some in the process of grieving met people who made those losses bearable when they thought all hope for 2018 is lost.

We all enter the year hoping that it proceeds and ends with nothing but happiness and no losses of anything or anyone, but because life is a journey and every journey has its own obstacles we then come across different obstacles.

How appreciative are we really of life and its challenges as individuals, how appreciative are we of the people we have in our lives and do we tell them enough? Maybe we should try to remedy the poverty of not being loved and cared for by showing enough appreciation to the people who are always there for us when things do not always go as we planned and hoped for, it does not always have to be in materialistic form. A simple thank you and reminder of how much we love and appreciate them will be enough.

Take a moment to look back at that one or two incidents of your life through the year and identify what you appreciate the most from those experiences, why do you appreciate it and what have you learnt from those experiences? Say for argument sake seeing that December is one month that as funny as we may make it look or sound, most relationships suffer and in the process people get hurt. At the same time, some people are at the luck of getting into relationships which some and even themselves thought it was just for fun but fast forward 12months later your relationship that started in December is now a year old, water tight and committed. Are you acknowledging that enough?

OF THE JOURNEY LLED!!!

Those who lost will then maybe want to sit down and look at the good that came out of the bad and the hurt, maybe you realised that you should not make temporary decisions based on temporary conditions or moments. Now that the person is gone and definitely not coming back, how has that changed you as an individual, what is your decision for your next relationship and in as much as you may regret leaving do you appreciate the lessons learnt from that departure.

worked hard for.

Then there is obviously those who managed to accomplish and see their dreams, hopes and plans to add to their success come true. You probably bought a house that you were desperately hoping for since forever, that car that you were praying so hard for as well as those who got those promotions at work and now you feel that life is definitely shining brighter than you had fathomed.

How appreciative are you of both those who had your back when you felt like it is impossible and you for hanging in there?

Once these are either fulfilled or not we then move onto the next in the following year because somehow people do not mind starting a new thing while the other is not even halfway completed, which then leaves you with 10 half completed or none completed resolutions. So in this case we are learning to appreciate so that we are able to sustain and maintain the good that has been gained and not only from the good experiences but the bad too.

In the process of appreciating the journey of life, re-grouping would then be the next sensible thing to do looking back at all that 2018 brought with. So we have gained and we have lost, now can we re-group and decide how to maintain and sustain the few moments, memories and experiences we are appreciative of, the people we appreciate so much for the differences they brought and made in our lives when we thought it will only get worse.

Let us not forget you too as the main character, after all you also deserve recognition given all the tests you have been through but still survived, yes you may be scarred but 12months later you are still standing and ready to continue regardless. Also to those who had a great year, appreciate yourselves for managing to contain and compose yourselves as well as remaining humbled and true to yourselves without allowing excitement to lead you to making bad decisions that could have destroyed all you have

One would then argue the approach and say wanting to maintain and sustain is still a resolution, but 1 may beg to differ because when we make resolutions we often base our focus on things like starting gym to burn and reduce the weight gained from all the festive feasts, saving money, growing or cutting hair, starting businesses and maybe enrolling for a new course to mention a few.

I then challenge you to complete the last month of the year in the most appreciative spirit you could have ever had for both the bad as well as the good and see yourself face any storm thrown your way positively which will hopefully put you in a better position to achieve all you set your mind, heart and soul to because after all is said and done, the world is our oyster all one has to do is first appreciate the opportunity to be here, indulge while grabbing opportunities with open arms and allow for growth to take place. A little appreciation goes a long way, lets us appreciate, sustain and maintain. Few weeks left before the year ends and entering the New Year with a positive mindset would not be such a bad idea now will it. Let us bid farewell to 2018 in an optimistic attitude, let go of the bad and breath the positivity life might be having in store for you AUZWEKE!!!

By Phindile Sibiya

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PUT BRAKES ON DIABETES

Our bodies depend on glucose for energy. Glucose is blood sugar, it comes from the food we eat. This sugar is broken down into energy by a hormone called insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas.

Insulin helps glucose from the food you eat get in your cells to be used for energy, a problems occurs when your body cannot make enough insulin, or when your body fails to make any, for that matter – which is the case for other people. In this case, Glucose then stays in your blood, causing it to be oversaturated with sugar, which then causes health problems.

There are a different types of Diabetes, other people may call it “a touch of sugar” or “borderline diabetes” they are actually trying to say that this type of diabetes is at its lowest. That it is not serious and harmless. But keep in mind that any type of diabetes is serious and incurable – but preventable.

TYPE 1 Diabetes There is also a TYPE 1 diabetes. This is where your body doesn’t make insulin. Your immune system attacks the cells that make insulin and destroys them. You have to keep taking insulin every day to stay alive.

This type of diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, but it can also appear at any age.

TYPE 2 Diabetes A TYPE 2 diabetes is when your body does not make or make good use of insulin, your insulin does not make good use or blood sugar or your insulin in some cases may not be secreted. This type of diabetes can occur at any age, even in your childhood age.

Gestational Diabetes Some women may have experienced this type of diabetes in their pregnant

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months. This only occurs on some pregnant women, it however tends to go away with the pregnancy.

But you still stand a chance of developing a Type 2 diabetes in the long run. Many times diabetes diagnosed during diabetes is actually a Type 2.

SYMPTOMS The most common symptoms of diabetes include: • Going to the toilet a lot, especially at night • Feeling more tired than usually • Losing weight without trying to • Being really thirsty • Genital itching or thrush • Cuts and wounds taking longer to heal • Blurred vision Having any of these symptoms doesn’t necessarily mean you actually have Diabetes, but you would want to stay on the safe side and call your doctor and check.

Diabetes causes these symptoms because it is the body’s natural thing to drain dirty water. So diabetes is when your blood has too much sugar in its streams because your insulin is either destroyed or cannot work well.

So your body drains the dirty water by excretion.

Constant excretion causes your body to be in need of water, hence the severe thirst, and when your body takes the dirty water through urine, you will start getting itches on your genitals o thrush .

Ignoring the symptoms can lead to serious health problem, and you can actually end up in a coma. So it wouldn’t be wise to avoid them.

Although diabetes can be acquired at childhood and early adulthood, the symptoms are all the same.

Type 1 diabetes symptoms appear quite quickly and you may think it’s something else, you would want to get checked immediately after that you get these symptoms. Type 2 symptoms creep up slowly, it may be a bit difficult to spot it. But quick diagnosis and treatment is always best and this may prevent you from experiencing health problems like, heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidney problems. Being diagnosed early and controlling your blood sugar levels can help prevent these complications.

PREVENTION Diabetes cannot be cured but it can for a fact be prevented. It is quite impossible to change someone’s genes if they have inherited diabetes, but it is possible to keep it in the background and not hinder your health in any way. There are a number of steps you will need to follow:

Lose weight

Your weight is a sole culprit in you being most likely to get diabetes.

Overweight people stand a 40 – 50% chance to get diabetes. So you have to manage your weight and put it right above the health line.

Be more active

Walking for at least an hour everyday reduces the chances of getting diabetes by 30%. Inactivity promotes your chances of getting obese and obviously you will find yourself with a type 2 diabetes and

other health complications.

Watching TV is especially the worst form of inactivity. You would want to reconsider and start getting up of the screen and be more active. Start walking or jogging. Studies show that at least 5 hours or exercise reduces the chances of getting diabetes. Even harder exercise reduces your chances by far.

Control your diet

Diet control is a helping agent in helping with weight management and keeping your health in check.

1. Avoid highly processed carbohydrates Eating food that are rich carbohydrates increases your risks of getting diabetes by far. On the other hand, whole grain products will by far decrease your chances of getting diabetes. Whole grains have a magical agent that fights diabetes and improve your health all in all.

On the contrary, foods like white bread, white rice, mashed potatoes, donuts and other cereals that are high in carbohydrates have what is called glycaemic and index and glycaemic load that will actually increase your chances of contacting diabetes.

2. Keep sugary drinks on a low and move to coffee, water or tea Just like carbohydrates, sugary drinks are high in glycaemic load, and this is associated with high risk of your doctor diagnosing with diabetes.

Sugary drinks are linked to getting diabetes in a way that fizzy drinks are agents of weight gain. And when you are less active and drinks a lot of sugary drinks, your blood stream will have a lot of sugar in it. Your insulin

will then not be able to work properly because of inactivity.

There are studies that suggest that coffee actually fights against diabetes.

It is a wise consideration to switch to water and tea. As long as you do not put too many spoons of sugar and cream.

3. Try to quit smoking and reduce alcohol consumption An adequate consumption a day will keep you safe from getting diabetes.

Studies show that 1 drink a day for women and 2 drinks a day for men will keep you behind the health line.

This helps insulin get the glucose in your body cells, so your body does need a bit of alcohol but not too much – this will keep you from getting a type 2 diabetes.

4. Red meat and processed meat – yes, keep away Studies show that eating red meat like, pork, beef and lamb – also processed red meat like bacon, hot dogs and deli meats will increase your chances of getting diabetes.

Fish, nuts, poultry on the other hand will decrease your chances of getting diabetes by over 30%.

Red meat increases chances of getting diabetes in a way that it contains a lot of iron content, which diminishes the effectiveness of insulin’s work. People who eat processed or red meat are likely to get diabetes, even those who eat it in small portions.

By: Ayanda Nxonga

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AUZWEKE #Ask How

5 STEPS ON HOW TO FL You may prefer having your natural eyebrows, or you may be that girl who wants them on fleek – for whatever, it’s essential to always have them on fleek, and if you are more of a natural girl, you may pick up a few steps to enhance them without compromising your naturale.

You will need these tools: Dark brown eyebrow pencil 2 concealers – a lighter shade and one that compliments your skin tone An eyebrow brush – similar to a mascara brush

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LEEK YOUR EYEBROWS • Start off by drawing your eyebrows Pick up an eyebrow pencil, make sure it’s well sharpened. Start off by drawing below your natural brow line and do the same right above but slightly further from where your natural brow is. You need to make sure you know your arch point so that you have a perfect shape to it.

• Shading And then you shade the inside of your drawn brows with an eyebrow pencil. Make sure you don’t put too much pressure when you shade to avoid an overwhelming appearance.

Be careful also to use a colour shade that may compliment something on you, like your hair or your colour eyes. Example, if you have hazel eyes, I recommend you use a dark brown eyebrow. With a black eyes or black hair, you may want to use a black eyebrow pencil.

• Brushing

And right above them. It enhances the shape of your eyebrows, it brings the brows to light and make them standout and awakens them. After painting, you blend the concealer with a concealer brush. The blending is for the concealer to blend with your skin.

• Don’t forget the fade Using the eyebrow two-use brush, carefully brush the inner beginnings of your eyebrows in a vertical direction. Others may prefer to brush them in a horizontal direction but vertical is more appealing according me. When you brush like this a fade will be created, and make sure you have a perfect fade. The fade maintains your natural look, you don’t want to be looking like an amateur – a fade gives you that mature and an I know what am doing look.

By: Ayanda Nxonga & Bridgett Masuku

After shading, brush your brows gently until they flow onto the same direction and not be messy. Brush your eyebrows to evenly distribute the colour pigments, this way your makeup will look softer and more natural.

• Shaping Start by using a lighter shade concealer. And paint right below under your brows, just below the line you made with an eyebrow pencil.

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AUZWEKE Poem

I THANK YOU

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I thank you for it all.

Thank you for the times of struggle, It taught me the humble beauty of the hustle.

Thank you for the times I had to wait, it taught me patience is the greatest virtue.

Thank you for the time you ignored me, that’s how I learned how to live without you.

I thank you for the lies, for the cold nights.

For all the times you never made it on time.

Thank you for the betrayals, I learned only true friends see the tears behind the smile.

I am thankful for all the good and bad.

I cried and I laughed.

I fought and I brought piece.

I sang and yelled , I wrote until my ink ran out.

My mind went blank but, I wrote my heart out.

I thank you for it all.

You gave me more than you could ever take from me.

And for that I will always be thankful.

So, I thank you.

Onalenna Shaka

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AUZWEKE Masutsa

Double the Dish Double Masutsa!

Kagiso Motsumi

Chef

Chicken Roulade 4 x Chicken breast 1 pkt Feta Cheese 1 pkt Pepper dews BBQ Spice

1. Make a hole on the side of the chicken breast, making it wide with your knife.

1x Fresh Radish 2 x firm peaches Onion Salt and Pepper Rocket Leaves Balsamic Reduction

2. Stu it with pepperdews and feta cheese, and then roll it tight with a clean wrap and tie knots on both ends.

STEPS:

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3. Boil the chicken still wrapped in clean wrap for 10mnts or till cooked then remove from meat, unwrap them and rub some BBQ spice and fry to get a crisp crust on the chicken before serving.

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Grilled Peach And Radish Salad

Thinly slice your Radish cut your peaches in quarters and grill them, then mix everything together.

Add Balsamic reduction before serving.

Asparagus 1 Pkt Asparagus 2 tsp Oil Salt and pepper

STEPS: Cut of bottom woody part of the Asparagus then baist with a little oil and salt and pepper and place on a braai or grill pan for 2 min on each side then remove and serve

Fried Fillet Stake 1 x Fillet stakes Salt and Pepper 2 tbl mixed herbs 1 tsp Garlic 2 tbl Butter 2 tlb Oil

STEPS: Heat Oil and butter in a pan. Add garlic and herbs salt and pepper and rub your meat.

Then fry for 5 minutes on either side, remove from the heat and let it cool before serving.

Mushroom Sauce 1 Pkt Button mushrooms 1 x 500ml Fresh Cream 100g chopped Onion ½ tsp Garlic Crushed Oil

STEPS: Fry you onion and garlic till soft.

Add your mushroom to it and fry mushroom and season with salt and pepper.

Then add your cream bit by bit till it forms a thick sauce the correct the flavor by add the required salt or pepper.

Jacked Potatoes 1 Pkt Baby potatoes 2 tlb butter (room temp) Mixed Herbs Salt and Pepper

STEPS: Peel potatoes then put them in a roasting pan, mixed with butter and herbs.

Add to the potatoes salt and pepper cover with foil and roast at 1800 for 20 minutes or till potatoes are soft then remove foil and roast for a feather 5 minutes or till potatoes are brown then remove from the oven and correct flavoring.

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