TYM by Tshwane Youth Magazine

Our climatologists will be telling us different weather reports - cold weather! Hey, it is the new season. I for one hate winter. Apart from the fact that we use a lot of electricity to wash heavy clothes, boil the water recurrently to keep warm with soup, Milo, coffee or tea, switch on the heater and stay glued on the sofa than going out, winter is just...winter! The thought of waking up early to go to work or school drives me crazy, don't get me wrong. Who loves pulling off the blanket in winter? But look at the bright side, there is always the best fashion in this season. How can we forget? The boots, clothing for the campus. Oh winter! Read more about fashion, our fashion reporter has ideas for you guys. TYM had a chat with Holy Trinity Secondary school alumnae leaders who work hard to foster the professional development of learners. The dedicated former students absolutely great having young people who have great plans of helping others. one of the youngest and first black film composers. Young people are climbing the ladder of their careers and doing what they love. Read more about his rich

your lecturers, friends, family members and colleagues have already said this to another one from the TYM team, "Good luck! Do your best!" If you have already started with the exams we hope you got them right. Much Love....Mmabatho Makotanyane

elevated mood, or a very irritable mood. This is severe enough to interfere with a person being able to perform their normal episode may have very grand ideas of their own importance and power. They may jump loosely from topic to topic, all the behaviour may seem much "speeded up" or agitated. In severe cases, the person may seem to have delusions, or see or hear things that those around them don't. •A depressed episode is characterised by a depressed mood, with sad and empty feelings, bouts of crying, and thoughts of worthlessness or helplessness. Depressed persons lose interest They may lose or gain weight, sleep excessively or have

By Hellen Rampedi Growing up I always admired how *Peter would just look at a maths problem and solve it as fast as he could. He even tutored me in my English at some point; I can safely say I am a product of his genius nature.

what causes it, the symptoms and how it is treated. Instead of Peter was ill-treated and all he needed was help. He was a normal teenager like the rest of us; he was very good at school and got good marks. His parents were very pleased with his performance and had great plans for him. Very soon he and

gone crazy.

had

and some people can hardly manage it. Peter was derailed; people believed that he was mad. They labelled him instead of helping him. Below are professional views on bipolar. •A mood disorder is characterised by disturbances in physical,

•A manic episode is characterised by an abnormally good and

may become preoccupied or even obsessed with thoughts of death and dying. •In a mixed episode, symptoms of both depression and mania can be seen every day, and they alternate rapidly. Peter would always tell me that when he is normal he is very quiet and shy, hence he reads a lot of books and he even hides from the people he is used to, but when he is in his other The reason I share this is because as much as we are young and career focused we need to be in the know and help our peers, family even our kids. Peter is very normal to me because he has never harmed me, instead he has made me appreciate another form of God’s I hope as young freedom ﬁghters we will not allow such we do not understand them, before we judge we ﬁrstly need to seek to understand.

SADAG Bipolar Helpline: 0800 70 80 90 Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0800 567 567 SADAG: 011 262 6396 Website: www.sadag.org SMS: 31393 Lifeline Website: www.lifeline.org.za Tel: 011 715 2000 Source :medihelp. *Name changed to protect the person Happy mother’s month to all the young mothers out there!

Thabang Monama is the CEO of Sliqo Graphics. The 24-year-old is a Graphic Design and Web Development graduate at Rosebank College. He resides in Centurion, Tshwane. He is TYMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May Boy Next Door...he shares with Pretty Lebese. How did your interest in graphic design come about? I actually wanted to study law wholeheartedly but due to entry requirements, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it. Thanks to my mother for showing me where my full potential and passion lies. And that is in graphic designing. That is when I enrolled with Rosebank College to purse with the course. What is your view on rural development? Its prevalence has shown good progress, this has been one of the strengths of our local rural government system. People are example, let us look at the developments in the Limpopo Province; this has been a wake up call to say some of our leaders are truly there to deliver in communities. What is the impact of the media in our lives? Social networks and latest gadgets have ruled the world, my concern as a young adult is that the outcomes that we get from young people who are between the ages of 13 and 15 are bad. Some young people have lost control. It is more like opening a there and will grow rapidly because some people misuse these social networks. I think these tools were introduced to the wrong target. Do you think the youth is still in the comfort zone, waiting to be served on a silver platter or has there been change? If people read a lot and take initiatives to better their lives we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be having questions like these. I am afraid that we are sticking our faces in the wrong places with no information

hence out of 10 youth population only 5 of them are volunteercome at their shores. We are still waiting for miracles; we are waiting to get jobs from the government whereas we have all the time in our hands to get out there. Success is not really about materials but skills. We tend to measure success by expensive cars people drive. For me success comes in many angels but I measure success by the skills one has.

Sarisha Daya, a 21-year-old is completing her Degree in Nature Conservation at the Tshwane University of Techcnology. She resides in Pretoria East in Elardus Park with her parents. The ordinary Sarisha is TYM’s May Girl Next Door, she shares with Pretty Lebese. What is your view on global warming? ness and work hand in hand with local Non-Govermental Organisations that have the same mandate of going green. Also by individually planting more trees and embarking on backyard gardens then we would proudly have a positive impact to climate change. What do you think is keeping some of the youth busy to a degree that they no longer read, not even newsletters or magazines? We as the youth have such a great amount of access to passive entertainment, such as movies or You Tube. We are ing in books. However, I think authors like Stephanie Meyer and JK Rowling are doing justice to the literacy level of the youth by having books like the Twilight and Harry Potter epics; this makes reading more appealing. Which colour explains Tshwane and why? Purple! The Jacaranda City of course, in the second world war purple hearts were awarded to soldiers who which entrenched in our beautiful city. What was the “Aha” moment of our country for you? When our political leaders had the foresight to sign up with organisations such as CITES and TRAFIC (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) aiming at ensuring that specimens of wild animals and plants do not threaten their survival. Also when local government started promoting Arts and Culture and the entertainment sector at large. Do we still have potential students who still stick up to the record time of their studies? Oh yes we do! Me of course being one of them, I believe if one has the passion and the drive to study hard he or she will succeed in everything aimed at. Your words to young girls? of youreself, be yourself and give others your tradition and your resources”, a quote from Graca Machel.

Some young people are academics while others are creative. The young man I had a chat with didn’t have a qualification to get to where he is, he has what amuses and chose to use it! Today he is one of South Africa’s youngest and first black composers to single handily score a feature film. The industry is dominated by White people and rare amongst his peer group, he takes pride in his work and is still adding more to his rich portfolio. By Mmabatho Makotanyane 6

Name: Zethu Mashika Age: 27 Hometown: Benoni, Johannesburg Interests: Film composing and music Goal: Plans to score blockbuster films in Hollywood and other European film industries Film Score Composer Drawing back to his composed work: Zama Zama - feature film/ Skyf, the movie - feature film/ Minutes to nine - short film/ Budget speech –SABC promo/ Night of bliss –radio/ sequence music/ Thandanani-documentary/ Fame from faith/ theme scoring/ Tube promo – SABC 2/ IEC promo 2011/ Mcee Zethu Mashika was raised by a single parent. His father passed away when he was only eight years old. He is the last born child and has three sisters. Mashika went to Benoni high school in Johannesburg where he completed his Matric. He went to the Tshwane University of Technology to study studies. “I went to university as my mother wanted me to get the of being the greatest musician in the world. I also had fresh follow music,” he said. campus. He started composing music from home and became In 2003 he met Fortune Masina, the SABC producer to do Wandile and was featured on a number of tracks in the Naked Nites soundtrack. performed by RJ Benjamin and Bongo Riot. He also worked on his first short film. met the Zama Zama director in 2010 and we basically discussed the film and what he wanted to do with it. The film

‘I went to university as my mother wanted me to get the education and become a qualified engineer. I loved music and wanted to do music’. released a month ago and is on DVD,” he said. The talented young man worked with different directors such as; Vickus Strijdom, Mfundo Mkhize, Lungelo Mdlalose and Crispin Stopforth. “They've allowed me to do what I love most and to become the composer I am today,” he said. Mashika plans to score blockbuster films in Hollywood and other European film industries. “This industry is dominated by White people. It is hard to get in. I plan to go abroad and gain faith from local producers and directors. The biggest films are overseas and it pays well there. I want to get the experience and bring it back home. “The best local film I loved was Jesusalema. I love the structure of the story, the way it was broad forward and the story. Zama Zama is also the best, I love it for the same reasons,” he said. The highlight of his career was when he scored Zama Zama. Asked how he feels about being the young film composer he said; “It is rare amongst my peer group, I barely come across people who do the same thing that I do. It's great being the young film composer because you have the space to be people can’t relate to and that makes me unique. “I love what I’m doing because I tell people how to feel while watching a video. The directors would come to me and tell me that they want music for their films, my ideas for music stems from there. I ensure that the music I compose evokes that

score for the ﬁlm and completed it in August of that year.”

He ﬁnds diﬀerent words to describe himself, “I am a people

He worked on his other feature ﬁlm, Skyf in 2011. “It was a

determined, stubborn and spiritual—I believe that whenever you pray for something believe that you’ve already received it,” he said.

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You have seen him in music videos. Many know him with his ﬁrst single, “Jozi’s Finest”. You are probably thinking, “There industry”. It is true, with so many faces in the industry it is hard shower or has someone new replaced the voice that you can hardly hear him or her sing? Some have let you down, they you hanging. Don’t stop enjoying your music though, at the end it all boils

Dylan “Blayze” King’s preface of his book in the entertainment when he collaborated with big names in the music industry. He worked with Pro (2010 Channel O Award winner—Best South video), J-Namic (Urban Reign, 2010 Channel O Award Marie-chan (Jamali –SAMA Award winners) and Fameboy Hydro (2010 Channel O Award nominee –Best newcomer) on his ﬁrst single. He shares with Mmabatho Makotanyane. His background The 27-year-old music producer from Rusterburg’s love for music started at an early age. “I’ve always loved music. I grew up in a family that enjoyed music. I wanted to start a career in music when I was young but my parents encouraged me to go to industry is not stable so I should have something to fall back on “I graduated from the University of North West in 2002. I did experience I started a business which is an entertainment

About Blayze Entertainment “Blayze Entertainment was established in 2010 as an Hustle Hard” ideology, which implies that anything and everything is achievable; there are no limits, you create your

African music arena, providing a one-stop-shop approach, “I signed in three up-coming producers that I work with. Luka, one of the producers is a deep house producer and is doing well focuses on Hip Hop. His track was rated number one on the charts in 5 FM‘s Hip Hop power nights and number one hit on YFM ‘Siz and Scoop’ radio show. “Malizz me” is the most downloaded in Malawi. He’s into Afro pop. “We put mixtapes every month and call it, “The Blayze Entertainment Mixtape Series”. You can sign up to the Blayze Entertainment website membership to gain access to free music, pictures, video downloads and merchandise. “There are a lot of music, videos and projects to come. I want

Check out: www.blayzeentertainment.co.za On being the Creative Recreation South African Ambassador “I started as the Creative Recreation Ambassador in 2012. It’s been great; we have a lot of great things to come this year. It’s exciting being the first South African Ambassador. The recreation is about shoes, living life with style and it is for every type of lifestyle. ” What makes Blayze unique? “The quality of my music, the time and effort I put on my work presents good results. If you are different am happy to work with you. There are a lot of artists out there; the only way to the top is to be different. I combine Hip Hop and electro to sound different. I compete with myself to be a better artist and a producer. “Look at HHP, he took Motswako and made it sound different. There are artists like Tuks who did not confide themselves to what people wanted but took the unusual and made it sound cool. People were not used to Motswako music but they made it big. That is what I call being unique.” How you deal with challenges Blayze was involved in a near fatal accident four days after winning the ‘Cleo Bachelor of the year’, outshining thousands of bachelors to take the title in December 2010. “I was involved in a near fatal car accident, breaking my neck and having to learn to walk again. Am glad that am able to do what I love and am stronger. “Challenges are there in life. You can never run away from them. You just have to see an opportunity in them and learn from them instead of complaining about them.” Your interest in TV production “I love acting scenes that involve music as i am more into music. If the story has music scenes yes am up for it. I wouldn’t be in a story that is all about action because that wouldn’t complement me. I do pure music.”

Steps forward “There’s still a lot to do, am on my way to were I want to go. Wait for my new single which is coming out soon –“Boom Sound”, I worked with Fruity, an up-coming artist. Success is all about having a vision and executing it.”

Remember back in school there used to be those students who’d carry big school bags, who walked alone, whose uniform were so neat and they preferred to stay indoors when they got home to concentrate on their studies? Some were treated diﬀerently and were labelled “Snobs, coconuts, bookworms or spoilt brats” by those in groups because they were poles apart. Maybe you were a

I rushed to my appointment at Rhapsody in Sunny Park mall, Tshwane to meet with the young academic. She came in her jean; T-shirt, casual jacket and ﬂat shoes—pumps, and was in her eye glasses. Pretty Lebese Life as a child I grew up in the quiet streets of Thaba-Nchu in Bloemfontein

like the bright colours I used to colour the Barbie doll and Winnie the pooh in my book.

neither was it sweet because of all the ups and downs we experienced as a family.

went to Anthony Primary school. Not so long when I was

long as I had my colouring book on my lap. To me life was more

Tshwane. I remember crying because I enjoyed staying in Thaba-Nchu and was afraid of making new friends. But we moved.

Moving from one place to another My friends used to laugh at me when I always told them that we were moving out to another place; they would say I am hibernating like a lizard but yet they did not get the point why I was “hibernating”. I stayed in the Tshwane CBD and took a cab to get to school when I was attending at Shalom Primary school in Soshanguve South of Tshwane in 1999. We officially moved to Soshanguve in 2003 and went to a local secondary school around the township in Block L, Rethomile Middle school. This was a permanent place for us. I attended the school for three years and was taken to a multi-racial school called High Christian Progressive College where I completed my matric in 2009. I scooped awards, took part in debates and loved writing essays. I guess that is who I am (she laughs). Adapting from one place to another was not much of a big challenge but a learning curve. I learned not to be a stereotype and got used to different locations. The separation between my parents was the cause of us moving to different places and me going to different schools in a short period of time. Life after high school I considered taking a gap year, to sit down and think of a career path I wanted to purse. I was confused as to which career path to take, whether writing to share with others or caring for people in the line of medicine. My mother was against me taking a gap year but I took a few months before reaching my conclusion. At last, I registered for Medicine in different tertiary institutions. I chose Radiography because I realised how much I love the faculty of medicine. I have to thank my mother for helping me hold the correct key to the doors of my success. I can sense and feel success right under my nose. First year at varsity I got butterflies in my stomach. I was confused but at the same time excited— I had mixed feelings. I made good friends but was afraid that I was shifting from my true self to something I really was not, something out of this world, something that was shielding the little driven girl inside of me. I decided to reflect back to where and who I was before I came to the university, and that was the person I want to be when I complete my studies. Self introspection helped me a lot, I moved away from the hype life to the quiet and lonely life of a little girl who always had a bigger bag and labelled, “a bookworm with glasses”. Coping with studies Studying daily is not a child’s play. I face tests, examinations,

presentations and practical exams. Through the motivation I get from my mother and close friends I ﬁnd it easy to deal with, am able to focus and get the results I want. I have never failed a single subject since I started my studies in 2010. Sometimes it gets challenging though. You get de-motivated and lower marks than you anticipated. But you learn as you grow and socialise with relevant people in the same ﬁeld to help you understand the level you are in. The love and drive to pursue with radiography will grow beyond boarders. Keamogetswe’s words of wisdom Go to school, get the necessary knowledge and implement it in your life. Knowledge is power but knowledge without application is pretty useless. Few facts about Keamogetswe -She is an introvert and loves God. -She loves travelling alone -She loves to spend time with her parents as much as possible. -The people she looks up to are her mother, Basetsana Kumalo and Connie Ferguson. -You’d never find her hand bag lying around without anything to write with or read. -You’d never separate her from her books - She is developing her skills at the Helen Joseph and Rahim Moosa Hospitals through volunteering as a radiologist.

orgiveness is not for the person who oﬀended you. It is for you. In order for me to even think about forgiveness, I needed solid reasons.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to deny what happened. You certainly don’t have to condone or forget the wrong. Rather, forgiveness is choosing to stop your vengeance from diminishing you by continuing to drag you down to someone else’s level. Evil is very real. That makes forgiveness very tricky. But by forgiving, we overcome evil with our goodwill. The people who hurt you were troubled and in great pain themselves. You might have been a victim of a victim. But let the cycle stop there – forgive. Is there emotional scar tissue of anger and resentment causing you to disconnect from yourself and others? Occasionally we may feel angry, sad, lonely, guilty, anxious, or frightened. When these feelings take over and become predominant, our lives can become an emotional battleground. Many of us feel so flawed that we believe we are not good enough and never will be. And if we find something wrong with ourselves, then we are going to find something wrong with others as well. One of our biggest problems is that most of us haven’t had the faintest idea of what it is we need to let go of. We know what isn’t working and we know what we want in our lives, but we can’t see what is holding us back. We cannot deny our feelings. We cannot conveniently ignore

them. Chronic patterns of self-hate, guilt, and self-criticism raise the body’s stress levels and weaken the immune system. So it is our task to remove the reasons for these feelings so that we can become healthy, whole individuals. Everything in our lives is a mirror of who we are. When something is happening out there that is not comfortable, we have an opportunity to look inside and say, “How am I contributing to this experience? What is it within me that believe I deserve this?” Then, we need to realise that it does not matter what anybody else did to us or what we were taught in the past. Today is a new day. We are now in charge. Now is the moment in which we can create the future for ourselves. We definitely can, because we have a Higher Power within that can help us break free from these patterns if we will allow it to happen. Resentment is a second-hand emotion, a cover for underlying feelings that have never been expressed. That’s why you need to assess what damage was done to you by the person you want to forgive. Then create a boundary that will help you protect yourself. This boundary might be something like, “I will leave the room if someone is verbally abusing me.” Forgiveness is the quicker picker-upper. Once we’ve confessed up to a misdeed and made amends, it’s time to take off the handcuffs and turn ourselves loose! As we allow forgiveness to free us, we begin to really celebrate the best our lives can offer.

‘’...but Jacob answered, ‘I won't let you go until you bless me’." Genesis 32:26 (GW) When we read the gospel according to St. Mark, the 7th chapter from verse 25 to verse 30 we get an amazing story of a Syrophoenician woman. She managed to change Jesus’ reluctance to emancipate her daughter from demonic torment. Although Jesus’ ministry led to the writing of the New Testament, Jesus lived according to the Old Testament and according to the Old Testament, the gospel was for the Jews only. The Syrophoenician woman was a gentile and therefore Jesus had to assist the Jews ﬁrst. That is why He said the woman should let the children be fed ﬁrst for it is not right to give the bread of the children to the dogs (Mark 7:27). But here is an interesting part, through faith, the woman convinced Jesus. Jesus was reluctant but she changed His mind. She was consistent and persistent in her request. God is not moved by self-pity. God is moved by faith. When Hannah was baren, she could have just continued to lament and feel sorry for herself but she didn’t. She pleaded her case before God and got results (1 Samuel 1:10-20). This is what Paul meant when he said we must not be worried about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving we should let our requests be made known unto God (Philippians 4:6). Here Paul is talking about a special kind of prayer, the same prayer that James talks about in James 5:16.

The Ampliﬁed version calls it ‘’the earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer.’’ He says ‘’the earnest prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its

working) James 5:16 (Amp). This is not a prayer you pray just once and you stop. No, this is P.U.S.H. You pray until something happens. The last time I shared about folks who don’t get any project done. They start this project, before it is finished they stop and start a new one and before that project gets done they start another one. They are not consistent and persistent. I have met students in my life who have spent 10 years in University, 12 years in University without any degree. They start engineering, in their 2nd or 3rd year they switch to medicine and before they finish their medicine degrees, they switch to Bsc. They are not consistent and persistent in what they want. God wants you to be precise in your requests. Do not, when asking from God, ask to be blessed generally. Be specific. Be precise and concise. Do not be vague. And some folks, although they are consistent, they are not persistent. Thomas Edison once said, ‘’many of life’s failures are men who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up. Brian Stacy on the other hand said, ‘’most people achieved their greatest success one step beyond what looked like their greatest failure.’’ From the opening scripture we encounter Jacob with God. Jacob actually wrestled with God and funny enough, he succeeded. Yes, Jacob prevailed over God. He told God to His face He was not going to leave until God had blessed Him and God gave in to Jacob’s demands. I do not know what you want God to do for you, but I am here to tell you that you can get Him to do it for you. Do not use threats or intimidation, but the same way Jacob persuaded God, you can persuade Him.

by Mmabatho Makotanyane The former learners at Holy Trinity Secondary school in Winterveldt North of Tshwane did not ﬁnish their Matric and

Thobakgale and Tebatso Manganye were awarded bursaries to

Witwatersrand. The two have also joined the hardworking

work hard academically. I am pursing with my studies.” sectors. Obakekeng Montsho, who matriculated in 2005 with a merit

Holy Trinity Secondary school prides itself by the good record of matric pass rate since it started oﬀering matric classes in 1996.

North West University to study BSc Degree in Applied being among the top 15% academic achievers. In 2009 he went to Rhodes University to do his BSc Honours in Applied

Technology at Torque-IT Rinovia campus where he obtained

That’s not all, he is also an award recipient of 2011 Investec Rhodes Top 100 award in the General Excellence category.

that he started with his former high school mate.

developmental partnership through which alumnus share

The HTMP hosts a career day at the school hall annually and diﬀerent companies are invited to disseminate important

personal and professional growth to learners,” he said. support from the other alumnus of the school. He was later joined by Molebogeng Moatshe and Katlego Maopi who are

we have also received great commitment from learners, the school and mentors. The number of companies that join us at the HTMP Annual Career Day is steadily increasing. Lack of sponsor the career day, commit to providing bursaries to top

Molebogeng Moatshe, completed her matric in 2004 with a studied B.Com Internal Audit at the University of Pretoria and completed her Undergraduate Degree in 2008. In 2009 Molebogeng was awarded a bursary by the PricewaterCoopers (PwC) and completed her B.Com Honours Degree. She is (CFSA). In March 2012 the mentor was appointed at Hollard Insurance Company as an Internal Business Auditor. “When Obakeng was looking for former Holy Trinity learners to join HTMP, I saw this as an opportunity to mentor young people and encourage them to be the best they can be,” said Molebogeng. Obakeng said that through HTMP two learners, Nthabiseng

HTMP in any area that they feel there is a need,” said Katlego. Obakeng said that they would like to see the programme grow bigger than it is now, he added, “In future we want to focus in all the schools in Mabopane, Garankuwa and Soshanguve. Most importantly see more students from these schools obtaining bursaries and furthering their studies. Other goals are to make sure that the programme caters for all diﬀerent driven. “The mentors do not get any monetary value for their work or powerful tool that can be used to eradicate poverty, empower

By Refilwe Ramatlhodi Whether you are an individual, a company, a CC, a director, a member of a CC, a partner, a sole proprietor, an employee or a spouse – if you earn income in this country you must pay tax. Most taxes in South Africa are levied by the central government and administered by the South African Revenue Services (SARS). Registering as a tax payer is essential if you do not want to end up on the wrong side of the law. The consequences of opposing could be very damning. Taxpaying is often deemed as tedious and monotonous; many people and businesses alike place it as the last thing on their priority list. This habit often has dire consequences for either party. Getting a good tax pro is normally the solution used by most businesses and individual to avoid any hiccups with the taxman. Selecting and finding a good tax pro can be a tricky and mind-numbing business. It is always best to interview him or her before you engage in any further business. Meet with a few different tax professionals and see who you feel most comfortable with. At the first meeting, get your act together and take all the relevant documents as this will cut down on the time (and money) he or she spends searching for documentation because tax professionals charge according to hourly rates tax return complexity and hassle factor. Don’t expect your tax advisor to cheat the system though; they don’t want to do it. To be on the safe side, find out if the person helping you to prepare your taxes has any formal training. Tax pros are normally certified public accountants (CPAs) who focus on tax issues, enrolled agents (EAs) who specialise in tax issues or unenrolled preparers who may not have formal

training and work seasonally. If they do not have any formal training, find out whether they have more highly trained professionals checking their work. It is important to know who you are dealing with. Important business information to note: • Determine your period of assessment – for companies and CCs a normal year is a tax year, individuals, sole traders and partners in a partnership use 1 March to the last day in February as their tax year. • Calculate tax using your net profit according to your income statement. • You may deduct any expenses incurred in the production of income. Other legal deductions may include retirement annuity funds which are 15% of non-pensionable income, 7.5% of taxable income on medical costs and donations of up to 10% of taxable income to public benefit

organisations. • Bad debts can be deducted as long as the original transaction that led to the bad debt was included in your taxable income for the previous year. Like death, taxes are a certainty of life. One of the upsides of owning a business is that the law allows you certain tax breaks. Implement the following tips to make sure SARS does not get more that it’s due. • Diarise due payment dates: This helps to avoid paying interest and penalties. • A tax shelter business: If you run a business as a sole proprietor from home, you can claim a range of legal deductions, such as a portion of your mortgage bond interest, telephone bill, and entertainment and vehicle expenses. However, the business must generate a small income and have prospects for making a profit in the future. • Separate CCs: When you sell an asset (e.g. a vehicle) you are taxed on the profit you make that is above the tax write-off value. If this asset is in the name of a separate close corporation (CC), you can sell the whole CC. According to normal tax rules, the profit made is a Capital Gain and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) applies. CGT applies only to a portion of that profit, rather than the full amount. Bear in mind that the registrations of CCs have been discontinued, so this tip only applies to existing CCs. • Restructure your debt: Create an “owner’s loan” by selling assets to your business on credit. Use the money the business pays you to settle personal debt, while the business claims the interest it pays on the loan it took to buy the asset. This can be tricky, so advice from a good tax consultant is vital. The easiest way to register your company for tax is to visit the South African Revenue Service (SARS) website. It will give you the guidelines for registration and the application forms. It will also provide you with useful information on registering yourself, your company and your employees, as well as advice on UIF, VAT, transfer duty, other various tax-related issues and benefits of eFiling. Visit www.sars.co.za or your local SARS office. Avoid harsh penalties and get your house lawfully in order!

By Mmabatho Makotanyane

When you read a headline about family and business the Indian nationality comes to mind; from grandfather, the father up to the son—not this time! Nkosinathi Mavuso (19), Tshegofatso Sekgothe (23) and Neo Morapedi (33) are black, creative, business-minded and all share the same vision—to go big in the photography business. Stop worrying too much about who’ll be responsible for your wedding photo and video shoots, the gentlemen will cover it up for you. For now, take a walk with them as you read about how they use the “spider web economic doctrine”.

Gentlemen, take us back to how it all started. Neo: It all started when my parents bought me a camera in Middle school. I used it to take pictures of students to make pocket money. The business went on for a while but I stopped. I just couldn’t get money from students anymore. As years went on I got married and my wife and I bought a video camera to capture family memories. I volunteered to shoot for my friend's wedding, then from there I was just called in and then realised I can make business out of this. On my second wedding video and photo shoot, there were a lot of calls coming in. I saw this as a great opportunity to start a business. I registered the company under the, Neo Morapedi Productions in 2009. We deal with video and photography shoots. What brought you guys together? Neo: I saw potential in these guys. Nkosinathi used to shoot videos for weddings at a very young age. I saw his talent at a wedding that he was shooting. He had passion for it and that’s how I got him on board. Nkosinathi: I was actually 14 when I started shooting. I started with my dad taking pictures and video shoots at weddings. I got tips from him. He was well known locally as a videographer and I learned a lot. Neo, my cousin is training me to be the best videographer. Tshegofatso: I joined the team early this year. I love the beauty of the ﬁnal product, how everything comes together after all the eﬀort. Neo is training me very well.

Have you always aspired to get into business? Nkosinathi: Yes! I have been in business since the age of 12. I started working with my aunt in her catering business. Geez, can you believe it? I used to cook, but developed an interest in taking pictures. I love working closely with people and with this line of work it is so easy to do –I tell the clients how to pose and there’s a lot of creativity involved. I stopped dropping tears over an onion in the kitchen and followed what I love. Just for the record, I can cook the best stew! (They laughed). There are a lot of people venturing in this kind of business, what makes yours stand out from the rest? Neo: We speak to the client’s heart. It is all about quality and client’s satisfaction. The comments we get on our website are just a pat on the shoulder that we are doing well. We love seeing the smile on our client’s face. How do you plan on expanding your business? Is it only about weddings? Tshegofatso: We are planning on going international with documentaries and grow bigger and better. Most of the projects we do are wedding shoots but we plan on branching out to music videos, short stories or documentaries. We are also looking at creating jobs and helping others. Neo: Still on that, we were recently contacted by an international ﬁlm, videoing and editing company to be part of a story that will be shot in South Africa. The company,

T-Marks the spot was impressed with our work. It is a great How has it been keeping the proﬁt in the family? Neo: capital to pay salaries, when you start it with the family they understand that there is no much of a business proﬁt. The We live on a transparency policy. We know where the money

Do you find it easy to work as a family? Aren’t you coming Neo: Never! It does not work that way. We have the same vision and that is to grow in this business. I steer the business week we have different things that we focus on. Nkosinathi is a Diesel Mechanics student, Tsegofatso is a B.Com Economics student and I’m a Senior Network Admin at Reutech When you work for someone you pursue someone’s vision but when you have your own business you direct it to where you want it to go. I empower them to have something to fall Nkosinathi: In business we are not family –there is discipline. When we are at work he is Neo, Tshegofatso and I’m Nathi. When we knock off we are cousins and brother-in-law. Tshegofatso: We follow work ethics, we are humble and that is what keeps us going strong. The highlight of your business? Neo: Being amongst the list of top photographers at Sentech to create Corporate DVD.

This is where to ﬁnd them Neo Morapedi: 082 749 2259

Neo Morapedi, the founder

Tshegofatso Sekgothe, the brother-in-law

Nkosinathi Mavuso, the cousin 21

LOVE ALONE IS ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN A RELATIONSHIP

As we bid farewell to summer and give our warmest greetings to winter, we smile because this really is the season to be jolly. Someone will ask why I say this when winter is the most uncomfortable season ever. Well, my answer to that question is this: I myself am not a lover of this cold, dreadful and dull season but this year it has come with a big bang in the fashion industry! It’s fun, colourful, playful, exaggerated, and bold –it is every word that says, DRAMATIC! I walked the streets of Pretoria and felt the inspiration befall me like a bad flu. I was completely surrounded by the cloud of good interpretation of fashion. It was as though the streets were a runway and the most normal person was a supermodel. Yes winter has not arrived yet but I can clearly see what an epic season we are going to have. Ladies are looking fantabulous in their multi coloured jeans, boots and jackets. Oh my! Oh my! The guys have lost their virginity where colour is concerned. I saw a lot of pink, purple, mustard and red for guys, and even more on their shoes. So, as I saw all my young people looking hot, I made my own judgement of what I think we should call it, vintiristic – a combination of both vintage and futuristic fashion. It’s all about combining different textures, silhouettes and colours to give a 3D effect. I am so sure that nobody wants to be left behind this season. If it so happened that we left you, I will suggest that you speed up because you truly and utterly don’t want to miss this!

What is in this season? Clothes: thick pullovers, knit tunics and dresses. Longer length cadis, faux fur coats, denim(in different colours), blazers, varsity jackets, mini and maxi skirts, quilted jackets, pleated dresses and leather pants. Shoes: heeled and flat brogues (a must have), buckled boots, glitter pumps, laced-up boots, different colour sneakers, platforms and wedges. Accessories: pom pom beanies, scarves, gloves, stalking, chunky fur handbags and belts. Ladies listen up: don’t forget that nail polish also makes an outfit and so does make-up but please let’s not over tweeze our eyebrows and let our foundation be as natural as possible, also, importantly have fun with the smoky eye. So as we go out into the world, let’s make it memorable! Let’s make it fun and let’s make it stylish. By: Tshegofatso Pelle

Boraro Style’s designed work

By: Tshegofatso Pelle

I met with a group of designers called Boraro Style and I was amased at the amount of talent they have. The three make a great team, just like in the movie “Not easily broken”. I learnt that a three cord tie is hard to break and these three are exactly that. Boraro style team is made up of; David Mothetsi, Rebokile Lekena and Charlie Makametsa Where are you from originally? David is from Johannesburg, Charlie is from Pretoria Rebo is from Lesotho. But they all live in Arcadia, Tshwane. Where does the passion for fashion come from? Charlie went to TUT to study fashion because he has always been a lover of clothes. David did graphic designing but realised half way through the course that he wanted to do fashion because he found diﬀerent textures very interesting. Rebo was a tourism student but her creative side got the best of her.

How would you describe your line? David: modern vintage Rebo: clean, quirky, stylish yet timeless. How do you guys compliment each other? Just like a human has the mind, body and soul, so do they. David does a lot of menswear, Rebo does a lot of funky dressing such as your funky street wear, and Charlie does a lot of traditional attires. Where does the inspiration come from? David: from our surrounding –different shapes, colours, cultures and most of all it has to be from music. Rebo: from my vintage finds and also from my grandmother’s closet. Which trends did you pick up this season? Rebo: slacks, animal print, vintage blouses, jackets, pin-up dresses, wedges and brogues. David: small collared shirts, plain shirts (no more flowers

What is fashion? Fashion is a lifestyle, you are what you wear. It’s also temporary and changes with season but style lasts forever”. When did you guys start this brand? It started in October 2011 but we all had our own individual labels before.

Boraro Style’s designed work

please) and tailored pants.

Take me through a day in Boraro Style Since we all live under the same roof, it becomes so easy to do our work because we work together making jokes throughout our orders. We wake up every morning and have breakfast together, then it’s work all the way. We play around with our creative side and come up with the best designs. Fridays are our most hectic days because people always have events, so you better know that we don’t sleep until the ﬁnal attire is done. Where is Boraro Style going? We’re opening our ﬁrst store in June, it will be located in Johannesburg, hopefully after that we will know how to break in international markets. If you were given a million Rand, what would you do with it? Buy more machines and start a CMT. How do people know about you? Word of mouth, Facebook, fashion shows, tea parties and twitter.

Boraro Style’s designed work

Boraro Style in one word? Timeless!

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by Mmabatho Makotanyane

Finally! High school is over, you can get out of your school uniform, stop washing it on weekends to prepare for the new week as it unfolds. You can stop complaining when it is time to iron your shirt, put on your school tie and polish your shoes. Things are diﬀerent now—you can decide on wearing a jean, T-shirt, sneakers or a short dress. Don’t get too excited though, the new step in your life comes with a lot of responsibility. The long queue you stood in for registration should just be a reminder of why you are in varsity. TYM had a date with Lebogang Maleka from Atteridgville in Tshwane just after her class. The 19-year-old is in her second year of studies. She completed her Matric with an exemption at Dr WF Nkomo in 2010 and started her Mechatronics Engineering course at the Tshwane University of Technology.

The course you chose sounds new to me, what is it about? It is a combination of mechanics, electronics, engineering, computing and softwares.

What was required of you to sit in the Mechatronics Engineering class? What they required was a 50% and above pass rate in mathematics and physical science, and a 60 % pass rate in English. How many subjects did you do in your ﬁrst year? I did six subjects—electrical engineering, mechanics, drawing engineering, manufacturing engineering, communication engineering ad electro technology. To pass you need to get 50 % in each subject, but it ranges—in some universities you need to get a 60% pass rate. Was the course your ﬁrst choice? It was not. I wanted to do Actuarial Science. I love mathematics. Actuarial Science is a discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods. I opted for this one because it also entails engineering.

Did you cope well in your ﬁrst year?

become an engineering professor, a researcher or even an

people from diﬀerent places was not so comfy. The subjects were

Masters Degree.

through to my next level. Are you mingling in well now?

something I wanted to do. Am doing a four- year diploma and will

with other people. The pressure is much higher because of the subjects am doing now.

my ﬁrst choice. I would also like to do something in line with entertainment –I love radio.

What are you focusing on this year? This year am doing Computor Aided Design (CAD) –it deals with drawings, am doing electro technology , mechanics , maths, materials and processing level two—this is when you learn how new things are invented.

Who do you look up to? I look up to Bonang Matheba(Presenter of Live on SABC 1), she does not limit herself. I also look up to Mmabatho Makotanyane, the editor of Tshwane Youth Magazine; she inspires me with her work. I love Oprah Winfrey(the famous talk show host) too, she has done so much.

What jobs are there in the course you are specialising in? There are a lot of jobs, which is why am enjoying it—you can be a mechatronics, electrical, mechanical and IT engineer. You can also

Your words of wisdom to other young people? seem.

t’s not by amusement that Blackberry and Apple are the most dominant fruit-tech names in the gadget industry with such great innovative ideas they introduced to us. TYM took some time to look at what they have achieved by far.

iPad3

Playbook

Blackberry

Apple

Genesis

Apple Inc. (Apple), incorporated in 1977, along with its subsidiaries is engaged in designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a range of related software. Its headquarters are based in United States.

The company behind the BlackBerry products is Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionised the mobile industry. The company was founded in 1984. Its headquarters are at Canada.

Products/Gadgets

Apple TV, Mac, iPod, iPad & iPhone.

BlackBerry smartphone & Playbook.

Brand extension

iTunes, iStore, iCloud & more

BBM, BBM Music & BBM Generation.

Current CEO’s

Tim Cook

Thorsten Heins

Worth

Over $250 billion

Not stated

Unit sales for iPad & Playbook

Over 15 million (Qtr 4/2011)

Over 500 000 (Qtr 1/2011)

Popular phone

iPhone 4

Blackberry curve 8520

Rate

8/10 (down fall – price tag)

7/10 (down fall – same design)

Zakwe – Zakwe Zakwe is one of the best rappers to grace the hip hop industry in South Africa. Despite not winning rapper to come out of KZN. Before releasing his debut album last in November 2011, Zakwe has underground scene as two of his tracks within the mix tapes entered in the Hype sessions and usage of idioms in isiZulu separates him from the rest. The most popular tracks currently that are he also shot videos for. If this is how hip hop should always sound, then we up for it. 8/10 Jack Parow – Eksie OU You will be forgiven if up to today you have not heard a single track by Jack Parow on radio or internet as he raps in his home language, Afrikaans throughout the album. But most of you have seen him before with JR of “Make the circle bigger” smash hit and Tumi from Gang of Instrument on one of the beverage ads on TV. He also performed alongside AKA at the 18th SAMAs with his long cap with David Kramer, ‘Welkom Terug’ with Pierre Greeﬀ, ‘Katerien’, and of course, ‘Laat Ons Suip!’ will because of language barrier, but if you are his fan or willing To listen to this, we recommend you to go for it. 7/10 Golden Gospel –Various Easter month might have passed for talking about going to church and praise the name of our Lord. But the truth is, the gospel word does not stop or have a selected month to embrace it. It can be embraced everyday and every minute of it, so as gospel music. The Golden Gospel album which “Alone In The Presence”, Aaron Neville on “Oh Happy Day”, The Clark Sisters on “Blessed and Highly Favoured” and other tracts, surely this album will not fail you nor bore you. Go to your nearest music 7/10

Taxi Ride is pure comedy If you have not watched the new comedy movie directed by David Kau by now, it means you do not have DSTV at home. It’s one of the hilarious comedies at the moment. This comedy movie features the likes of Sﬁso Nene, Chris Mampane, Thapelo Seemise and Kuli Roberts, just to give you taste of who’s on the list. Mdu “The Godfather” Masilela celebrated... He celebrated his 40th birthday this month at a classy lounge. But that is not what makes us talk, what we really want to know is, is he really 40 years old? All these years we thought he was older than Mandla Spikiri and Mahoota as he’s the one who paved a way for them to get the exposure in the music industry. What was the surprise in the SAMA 18? After all the hype made about SAMA 18 big surprises, most people anticipated it. Some of us even ditched our Monday early sleep just to witness the surprise. But guess what? Nothing new happened except seeing many MCs hosting the show. Truly speaking, some of the MCs were not on point. Money wasted on them!

Sizwe Dhlomo builds his business on twitter. On the 7th of May Sizwe kept tweeting about ideas for his business and also asking his followers what to add in order to make his restaurants better than the rest. He asked questions such as, “which beverage do people love to consume more?” and other questions. Let’s wait for the opening. It’s not always obvious at the SAMAs. This statement proved to be true when everyone thought Zahara would take the award for song of the year with “Loliwe”. Sorry! Micasa is the one that walked away with the award after being voted by the public for song of the year with “These Streets” using the SMS line system. SA comedians with most followers on twitter for April 2012. • • • • •

Bongo Riot from Gang of Instruments is now TS records member. August is the highest birth month in the world. Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world. Beyonce has won 16 Grammy awards to date. Most lipsticks contain ﬁsh-scale. Pics from: google.com

1. Trevor Noah (359 400+) 2. Loyiso Gola (94 000+) 3. David Kau (75 400+) 4. Trevor Gumbi (48 100+) 5. Eugen Khoza (31 500+) Bonus: Riaad Moosa (29 100+)

By Pretty Lebese and Thabiso Molopo

DJ Puma who hails from Klipgat North of Tshwane got the exposure at a very young age, since 19. The sweat that pours down while on stage is an indication that music is in the soul. DJ Puma is still producing more music but does not have an album, hey wait…this is what he has been busy with. Where he has been • He has played in local pubs around Mabopane, Soshanguve, Hamanskraal, Garankuwa, Klipgat and Bokenhout. • Played in most of the supported pubs “Da Page” that is based in the Pretoria CBD • He has shared the stage with the likes of Limo from Soshanguve radio, T Deep from Metro FM, Nastee Nev, Papa Naledi, Positive K and Stone, to mention a few.

• He has performed in viper Lounge, Dinoko Park and Bundu Inn. • He has entered the Red Square Knockout challenge of the DJs where he got the exposure. Where he is going • He is going to build a relationship in Garankuwa, 1 on 1 pub to be considered as a resident DJ • He’ll be performing at an annual midwinter hosted by Raboton Sounds, sharing the stage with with DJ Euphonik, DJ Fresh, Silly Bean, Topito and Patlama and many more. • He is starting a tour around national pubs in collaboration with Raboton Sounds. Phumlane is planning to invade the shores of Mzansi and have national and international gigs. He is also planning a marketing event with Raboton Sounds to familiarize himself with more people

by Thabiso Molopo

Their office is full of pictures pasted on the wall, which shows that they enjoy their singing journey. Ladies in jazz is a group made up of six women who believe in healing people through their voices and instruments. The group was formed in 1998 by Thandi Mahlangu and Anikki Maswanganye. The other names that form the group are; Zodwa Mabena , Lesego Nkonyane, Thope shabalala and Sankie Baraza. The energetic ladies who have African hair styles play different instruments and sing at the same time. Coming from different backgrounds, the ladies managed to form one team that has put South African music on the map. “We do the African indigenous music because we understand it better and we stick to the roots,” said Thandi. Where they have been • The group which has only released one album has done some backing vocal performances for well-known artists such as Thandiswa Mazwai and Ringo Madlingozi. • They have shown the world what women are capable of singing and using instruments without a man in the group.

“We can sing bass and tenor, that shows that woman can do other things without an input of men,” said Zodwa who joined the group in 2000. “We want to sound like musicians not sound like women,” they said. • They have travelled Africa with their talent and are more popular in countries like Botswana and Namibia. Where they are going • They are certain to deliver more to the South African music industry. • The ladies in jazz are planning on releasing another album, just watch the space. • They still want to surprise their fans. • They plan on grooming young artists. • They plan on having their own record label. “We want to have a record label where we will help and groom young singers and be like their mothers since we have been in the entertainment industry for long”, said Mabena. • The gifted women will be singing at a private function in the capital city, followed by their tour in the months of June, July and August.

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