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CONTENTS 02.RADIOMAN Sebenzile Zalabe takes us through his media journey and achievements.
05. FREAK NYANA A street clothing by Joseph Tlou.
08. THE KINDBRUSH The first bamboo toothbrush in South Africa.
11. BASHULA SHOES
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We spoke to Thabo Mali the founder.
14. MORE BUSINESSES Vigor Perfumes, Ambiance and Ukuphumla with Xoli.
27.FOOD, BOOKS & MUSIC Young people owning their craft and talent is a way to go.
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36. CLASSIFIEDS All you did not know about events in your area and in Mzansi.
Wear your mask.
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PAGE 02
Love and passion for media RADIOMAN “When God is about to do something great, He starts with a difficulty. When He is about to do something magnificent, He starts with an impossibility”, these are the words Sebenzile Zalabe also known as DJ Sebz/Radioman lives by.
The Port-Elizabeth-born lad started loving theatre in high school and at 17 he was already writing and directing school plays, won awards and hearts of many. After school he use to go to a local arts club, Paradise, and also took part in the junior gumboots dance team.
While Metro
studying
towards
University,
Zalabe
his
journalism
joined
KQFM,
diploma a
local
at
Nelson
radio
Mandela
station,
as
a
presenter and producer running a Hip Hop show called The Voice of Hip
Hop,
this
show
gave
local
artists
like
Abantu,
Dangatye,
Khululekani a platform to showcase their work.
The
station
manager
seeing
his
potential
decided
to
give
him
producing duties for Saturday breakfast show. This transition opened doors for him to take over the drive show when Stera “the main man” left for SABC show at Umhlobo Wenene.
PAGE 03 The radio station gave this young man an opportunity
to
go
and
report
on
the
Grahamstown National Arts Festival and this
is
where
his
love
for
theatre
was
again revived. He took part in two major international documentaries, Vukuzenzele and Masizakhe, which spoke highly of the Nelson Mandela Bay’s arts and education. In 2009 the Nelson Mandela Bay arts and culture funded a film project called Bay Film Festival and this is where Zalabe wrote and directed his first short film called Sunset.
Radioman has done work for Hype magazine as a photo journalist reporting on the growth of Hip Hop in the E.C did workshops to uplift the art in the NMB His love of art has grown to not only music and film but also photography, he has exhibited his work in JHB constitutional Hill and NMMU.
Currently, this DjSebz with his love for arts a he manages to lead his team every Saturday on a radio show called LekkaMos at Bayfm. This show program focuses in playing local music and promotes local entertainment. Bayfm has afforded DjSebz to lead a local formidable partnership with an international festival called Imibala music festival. Also catch him on MpumakapaTV - Channel 260 every Sunday as a presenter for a TV show called Street Ministry.
In his radio journey he has interviewed the likes of Mandoza, Jean Grae,
Gloria
Bosman,
Zakwe
and
more.
DjSebz
is
now
an
ambassador of Bashula shoes, and recently released one of the two of his new singles called ANYWAY from his upcoming album called Frequency 101, dropping in August 2021.
Click on the link to see more:www.freaknyana.com
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B E Y O U RS E LF Freak Nyana – a clothing brand founded by Joseph
Jonathan
Tlou,
a
dreamer
and
a
creative in the fashion industry with a lot to offer to the streets.
“I started drawing from a young age, from drawing pictures of cartoon characters, animals, cars and anything that drew my attention. Then moving forward after completing my high school I had to go to varsity, but I had trouble selecting the course I wanted, due to that I never knew what I wanted to do. Those days the only options were standard everywhere were from IT, Law Accounting and etc, of which I never had interest
on
fortunately
those around
as
I
2008
wanted I
came
to
do
across
something MGI
creative.
(Midrand
Then
Graduate
Institute). They had a graphic design course which I enrolled for and went to join. I attended class for about a week then came across their fashion design course, my mind just blew and I knew that’s what I wanted to do because I liked clothes and loved to design. I quickly spoke to my Head of Dept and asked to change, and next thing boom there I was, the only guy in a fashion design class”.
“After 3yrs I completed my 3yr Diploma in Fashion at MGI and MGI is where Freak Nyana was founded. I created
it as I was coming up with
designs for my final year project. I wanted my range to be cool, sexy edgy but with a little bit of my own personality in it, which is simple and down to earth. So it had to be all that freak with a bit of control. So that’s how Freak’Nyana came about”.
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"So
after
completing
my
studies
at
MGI,
I
knew I wanted to be in the real business of fashion and for that I needed to study more. I then decided to go back to school and study more business orientated courses and that’s when I went on to join LISOF retail academy, that was 2011 to 2012 and that is where I learnt more about the fashion industry and the business of it".
Challenges you faced since inception?
“Initially the criticism was
hectic starting from joining the fashion class, being the only guy in class, carrying a sewing machine, doing a t-shirt brand, the brand name
etc,
it
really
never
stopped
–
he
giggled.
But
that
never
bothered me as I new my path and that going against the grain comes with resistance. Also sourcing the right material for my products like fabric, quality printing and embroidery was not a walk in the park”.
Your highlights this far?
"One of my highlights is when I got a call
from Studio 88 and they told me their CEO was interested in the brand and that he wanted it in his stores. They asked me to come down from Durban to Joburg to present the brand to him and his team. I remember meeting and presenting to him in the board room and he actually stopped me before finishing and told me he doesn’t want
to
believes
hear it’s
the
the
story future.
anymore,
he
Personally
I
already already
loves knew
the
brand
the
and
brand
is
phenomenal, but to be in that office and hearing him a CEO saying it, it kind of hit me hard. So Freak Nyana is available
in selected Studio
88 stores across the country, and people can visit our e-commerce stote too to buy the brand".
Freak Nyana
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The founder of the bamboo toothbrushes is Chrismarié Barnardt,
who
was
born
in
Sasolburg
(Free
currently living in Sea Point, Cape Town.
State),
In 2006 she
qualified as a Dental Hygienist at the University of Pretoria and worked at various dental practices.
Please share when did you commence with THE KIND BRUSH and what inspired you to go for it? "So I read somewhere that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exist today, that stuck in my head. got
retrenched
from
a
practice
I
was
working
during the hight of the COVID 19 pandemic. giving
the
Kindbrush
my
full
attention
I at
I started
from
August
2020".
What are your products made of, and what makes them special from the rest? "The Kindbrush toothbrush is the first standing bamboo toothbrush in South Africa.
The handle is made from bamboo and
the bristles from Nylon.
The Floss-in-a-Bottle is made
from corn(yes mielies) and comes in a refillable glass container. The Kind Lips, lip balm is vegan friendly and made from 100% natural ingredients".
4-In-A-Pack R310.00
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Happy Teeth, Happy Planet We asked Chrismarie about helpful ways to
keep
our
teeth
as
healthy
as
they
should be and this is what she said, “Oral diseases are completely preventable with a good oral hygiene routine.
Twice a day
brush for 2 minutes at a time and floss to clean in between. prevent
your
mouth
down on sugar. Find
a
Drink lost of water to from
drying.
Cut
Use a good toothpaste.
Dental
Hygienist
and
go
for
a
scale and polish 2 times a year”.
Please share a bit about Develop Dental, the NGO supported by THE KIND BRUSH? "Develop Dental increase access
to
hygiene
quality
education
under-resourced around
dental
Cape
care
among
oral
children
communities Town,
and
South
in
in
and
Africa.
Childhood caries is the biggest chronic disease
even
though
it
is
completely
preventable.
Click on the links below for more:
Lastly, how did you make sure as an individual you keep sane during lockdown? “I enjoyed the slower pace. I tried to keep contact with close friends and
go
for
promenade”.
short
walks
along
the
For more click here:
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Driven By Passion
Meet
Thabo
Mali,
the
founder
and
designer
of
BashulaGroup
Clothing, a brand that translate a fresh hand-made shoe lifestyle was born and bred in the Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape. The brand has been existing for some time and it is loved and celebrated for their African print leather designs which makes every african connect to the brand as they step in the African soil.
The name Bashula is a Xhosa slang for “Friends”, and though their target
market
BashulaGroup
is
not
proud
only
itself
friends by
but
friendly
the
and
world
reliable
at
large
service
to
the the
consumers. Also the group allows its consumers to give ideas to the shoes one would want to buy, and the inclusion of consumers on the shoe designing does not only add remittances to the business but also builds a relationship with their consumers circle.
After Thabo Mali had founded the brand in 2016, later he was joined by
Siphenathi
Mandela
Bay
Sakhele
who
municipality,
is
also
Eastern
born Cape
and but
bred
in
the
currently
Nelson
they
are
residing in Soweto Johannesburg. Over the years Thabo has been faced with serious challenges and chose to never stop but continue with his craft.
As
an
individual
entrepreneur situations
he
who
in
to
is
is
a
very
able
to
solutions
resilient
turn
bad
instead
of
complaining or stopping. One of the main challenges
he
came
across
was
having
his designs stolen and used without his permission, everything designs
but he
and
instead
decided created
of to
dropping
change
something
his
better
than before.
“At the moment we do not have an online store and working on building that soon so we still manufacture and sell our shoes via Facebook marketing and WhatsApp. We
believe
in
improving
our
product
quality by engaging with our clients, and our brand speaks to the young and old at the same time”.
"Our products inspired by modern street culture,
current
trends
and
African
influences and we go all out to motivate people to feel as premium as possible".
We
offer
hand-made
leather
shoes,
leather products such as leather wallets, leather
bags,
backpacks
and
leather customer
belts,
leather
satisfaction
is
our first priority. Our shoe prices ranges from R500.
For more click on the social links:
For more info click here:
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Vigor Perfumes
"Committed and focused on bringing you rare, artistic and exclusive perfumes". Vigor
perfumes
African
was
perfumer
founded and
in
2020
serial
by
Given
entrepreneur
Chauke. born
A
in
South
Pretoria
Hammanskraal, he earned a Diploma in Business Management from Damelin Braamfontein and a certificate in (NP) Natural Perfumery.
"It was about 3 years ago when I’ve bought a luxury fragrance however
the
design
believed
and
all
packaging
products
was
should
not
be
satisfying
packaged
to
in
me.
such
a
I’ve way
always that’s
appealing to all customers, because if there’s one thing I’m certain about is people love nice things including myself. Well the question is, why
have
I
bought
the
fragrance
though
it’s
packaging
was
not
pleasant to me? It is a well-known brand I trust how they formulate their fragrances. But right there that’s where I noticed a huge problem with the South African perfume industry”.
"When Vigor Perfumes was established, it’s purpose was to cater all sorts
of
buyers
with
their
ideal
fragrances.
We
intend
to
produce
fragrances that not only exceed our domestic customer’s expectations but also intrigue the senses of our business customers and make them strive to build a sustainable relationship with us".
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Challenges since inception?
“One of our greatest challenges when
starting out was how we’ll market the products. Customer’s tend to build sustainable relationships with brands and when solid it becomes harder to introduce something new to them especially when you’re a stranger. Our researchers found that most South African are scared or rather they refuse to try out new products. However, Tshiamo Mabona one of our top markers at Vigor Perfumes in charge of everything that has to do with how we market the brand, insisted we distribute our perfumes to agents all over the country in bulks. Our researchers also found that people are most likely to buy or rather support people they know or a face they familiar with. For this reason he understood by distributing perfumes to agents in different provinces, they are most likely to sell to their close friends, families, colleagues and around the area they reside in. This allowed us to reach our target market, also the likes of using social media marketing has played a huge role".
Lastly, share about your price ranges:
Vigor
Perfumes
has
2
different fragrances namely; Vigor Unisex Eau de Parfum 100ml and Miss Vigor Eau de Parfum For Her 100ml. Both fragrances retails for R380. Vigor Unisex is designed to bring out the best in you, it is an excellent choice for those that needs to match a stylish look with a masculine fragrance. Created for all occasions and both genders. While Miss Vigor is inspired by the Journey of Love. Everything about it is unapologetic.
For more info click on icons on the far right:
CONTACT HERE:
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KHANZINATOR Get to know Sivuyile Kanzi, who is well known as Khanzinator on the radio a name he was given by a colleague whom he was her show’s content producer. Born in Joburg Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, the 29Years old is currently located Queenstown serving the community with information on radio, but home is in Lady Frere Tsembeyi Village. Sivuyile studied in Joburg all his grades until
his tertiary studies where
he did Radio Broadcasting Course at Intec College. He later enrolled at Wits University to complete his media studies before moving to Eastern Cape to seize experience of medium as he did after school.
“I started to work as a Content Producer in 2018 for a magazine show airing from 09:00-12:00am weekdays. A show that is so affluent with information and very educative. The same 2018 I was made Head of Production by the station manager and I was so jovial about that. The inspiration for radio I got ever since I was young at primary school when I will always catch my grandparents listening to radio, and I had this in my mind that "one day I want them to listen to me when I'm on radio" unfortunately they both passed on before they could hear me on radio doing what I love”.
What would you be doing maybe, if you were not doing radio? “If I was not on radio probably now I would be a Nurse or Radiographer. I love to help people a lot and working with people is what keeping me going”.
PAGE 19 What made you say YES I have chosen the right career and what has been your highlight thus far? “Absolutely I am on the right
path,
the
enthusiastic
I
have
for
the
industry
it’s
so
indisputable as I always ace my work. My biggest moment on radio was when I received an award from the station as the station appreciated me because of my diligent work, great engagement with the listeners and as well as managing to talk with the prominent well known celebrities such as Sindi Dlathu, Kelly Khumalo, Dj Sbu, Thembsie Matu and the list is endless”.
Tell us about your show at the station: “The Midday Connexion is a very relaxing show that brings joy to me including my listeners.
It's
full
of
good
music,
educating
and
very
entertaining, which air on weekdays from 13:00-15:00pm. I became part of the show in 2019 when the previous presenter of
the
show
left
the
station
for
greener
pastures.
The
management then had me to fill in the gap and I took that opportunity with open heart and I made numbers increase even better than those came before me for the show. I have the best relationship with my listeners, we laugh and mingle as we enjoy the show. Just recently, I am made Programme Manager and it's so challenging because I have something to be aggro towards my colleagues and they are also my friends but I always put work first and after all I love challenges”.
Lastly, how did you kept sane during lockdown? “During this pandemic I make sure that I follow the regulation that our president put, sanitize wear musk is what I keep preaching on my show as well those regulations. So that's how I keep myself sane during the lockdown.
PAGE 21 Xoli is a hard-working woman with grit determination, passion and talent
for
the
beauty
industry.
She
is
currently
raising
funds
to
formally open her dream Spa in future that will make a massive difference in her life and will hopefully be the start of diversity within the beauty industry. In her words she concluded, “A black-owned female beautician that can service the Humansdorp, Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis area with dreams to include more ladies from the townships to her clientele”. Post level5 lockdown Xoli had the courage and self-belief to save up and buy her own massage bed which she uses to service private clients after hours as she has a 9 to 5. She has been a beautician for the last 15 years, and has learnt that most of her clients are white ladies who can afford her spa services hence she is determined to open
own
SPA
shop.
Ukuphumla
with
Xoli
is
the
dream
that
is
currently running but hasn’t reach Xoli’s actual goal.
Falling pregnant at 17 due to non-existent sex education Xoli is now a single mom to two daughters. She was the only girl in a family of 25 and has had to fight hard for most things in life. Other jobs she has excelled at as she grew up includes grass cutting and rising early to sell trotters at the nearest taxi rank.
Currently she works at a Salon where she feels she can double their profit if she can go for her Spa dream shop. But she cannot quit the job as she has to still support her mom who stays with her two daughters in Cradock. One of her daughters takes after her mom’s footsteps as she has started selling amagwinya at school to make pocket money. But the brighter side is that Xoli is currently saving all of her after hours money for her future Spa shop. And as she fully respects her current employer Xoli strictly accepts bookings for after hours.
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Ubomi Foundation SIYANDA MXOTWA
The founder and board chairman of Ubomi Foundation is Siyanda Mxotwa. Ubomi Foundation is an NPC involved in community driven projects/programmes working close with stakeholders, e.g schools, churches and other organisations in public and private sectors. The organisation is based in the Nelson Mandela Bay Eastern Cape to be specific.
Siyanda Mxotwa who is the founder volunteered in different NGO's and public organisations to gain experience in working for, and with the people in different communities. He mentioned love and passion for
community
organisations
development
when
asked
and
what
supporting
triggered
his
other to
people
commence
Ubomi Foundation. Ubomi Foundation is only been operation for
or
with less
than twenty four months and counting, and the impact they have done thus far cannot be measured.
Their
actual
services
as
Ubomi
Foundation
is
that
they
serve
to
develop individuals and the community at large by providing skills, information, training, special projects and also supporting community with meals and charitable services.
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And how were you affected by the pandemic and lockdown? "It really affected us very bad with limitations to
serve
and
support
communities
and also the challenge of funding".
Do you opportunities for young people to volunteer in your organisation? “Yes, Ubomi Foundation
it
is
a
platform
to
volunteer and serve communities as our
programmes
based.
But
pandemic
with
in
are
voluntary
the
COVID-19
2020
it
was
very
difficult for us to run our programmes but
the
foundation
continued
to
support shelters and homes in need”.
The
foundation
collaborate socially
with
is
aiming
the
influencial
to
public,
and
individuals
to
spread their reach to better South Africans.
"As
our
projects
have
grown we have come to understand better the needs of the community and in this regard our focus has also widened support
to ie:
include
other
Education
to
types local
of
kids
and youth to help enable a person to gain
suitable
employment
or
even
starting their own small business".
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FASHION EXPLOSION MODEL
Can you tell us who is Babalwa Molosi? "Babalwa is a 35 year old model, born and raised in Nqabane Area, Mhuku location, Dutywa in the Eastern Cape".
When did you start taking interested in modeling? "I loved modeling since I was a little girl, I would cut model pictures paste them and decorate my books at school, I guess I was born with it", she smiled.
Do you have any role models in the fashion and modeling industry? "I definitely have one person that I really love and look up to as an upcoming model myself, and that person is Noni Gasa".
Images by: Sebenzile Zalabe
Contact: 073 936 8259
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What is your favorite modeling style. "Fashion modeling is my favorite, I love clothes so much".
If you can be afforded an opportunity to travel the country wish 3 cities would you like to visit? I always wanted to visit Durban,
so
that
one
is
a
definite,
also Cape Town and Port Elizabeth too".
What other things interests besides "Gym
is
one
of
are your modeling?
them,
I
also
love
cooking and traveling".
Do you have a 5 year plan or you take every year as it comes? “I see myself
as
organization young and
girls skills,
financial
the
owner
that's
going
of
the
to
help
with
modeling
and
also
help
them
to
better
their
literacy
lessons
financial lives”.
In the year 2020 what lessons are you coming out with? “I have learned what is really important in our lives...Our faith in God, and the people
we
love
important, always”.
are
the
most
R50
Available Tuesdays and Thursdays in Uitenhage.
PAGE 27
We had a chat with Phumelela Matana from Uitenhage a small town outside Port Elizabeth. Phumelela went to Riebeek College Girls High School and there after 2011 she went to Nelson Mandela University where
she
completed
Marketing
studies
and
graduated
for
her
National Diploma in Marketing 2015.
“The idea of LovEat came about the year 2015 but I had to put it on hold as I had to gather experience in the marketing field, 22 June 2020 was the official opening of LovEat Pty Ltd catering business. My inspiration of starting my catering business was purely from the love and passion I have for food and the satisfaction I get when cooking, catering for people and getting their heartwarming feedback".
Challenges since inception?
"The first challenge was I found hard
was to balance my job at that time and LovEat, both required me to be hands on because I couldn’t afford to employ anyone to help me out as I just started the business. Capital was and also is a huge challenge as it is an obstacle delaying some of the goals that I’ve set out for the business.
Any highlights thus far?
“The cooking journey for the past 7 months
since I’ve opened has been nothing but amazing, cooking on a day to day basis for the public, catering to private and public events, funerals and birthday parties. One of my biggest highlights of 2020 was to feature on a national radio station (MhloboWenene FM) show”.
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LovEat’s Beef Stew Ingredients: Preparation time: 30 MinutesCooking time: 60 Minutes, Serves 4: 3 tbsp of Oil2 tbsp of Salt1 tbsp of Black Pepper 1 Onion, chopped2 tbsp of
Mild & Spicy Curry Powder1 tbsp of Steak &
Chops Spice1 tbsp of Barbecue Spice1 tsp of Peri-Peri1 kg of Cubed Beef1 Beef Stock Cube1 Green
pepper,
chopped1 peeled
Yellow
and
chopped1 pepper,
sliced2
Red
pepper,
chopped2
Potatoes,
Carrot,
peeled
and
cubed1/2 tsp of crushed garlic1/4 Packet of oxtail soup1 tsp Mixed Herbs.
Instructions 1. In a big pot boil the beef cubes till semi tender and add some salt and black pepper for taste, that will take an hour of boiling before adding anything else. 2. On a low heat pot, fry the onions in a little cooking oil with Mild & Spicy
Curry
Powder,
Steak
&
Chops,
Barbeque
spice
and
Peri-
peri.When your onions are tender and brown and there us no water left in the beef pot add the onion in the big pot with the beef cubes. 3. Add your potatoes, robot peppers, carrots with the beef stock cube and add 2 cups of water and cook until beef is tender. 4.Then add your oxtail flavoured soup, mixed herbs and crushed garlic and let it simmer for a while. Five minutes before serving, add your garlic for an aromatic finish.
Lastly, how has the lockdown affected the business? "The lockdown somehow had a slight positive effect on my business, I had the time to concentrate on the business, it somehow increased the demand for my food services on the food I serve daily serving public and private events".
but decreased the demand of
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“Through Hell, But Not Consumed” A book by Laura M
Laura Makhafola (LauraM) is a professional personal development, mental health coach and an inspirational speaker based in South Africa.
Laura
learned attempts
applies
throughout due
to
her
her
personal
own
depression,
life
life-experiences changing
overcoming
story
and
from
emotional
and
lessons suicidal verbal
abuse, overcoming lung disease with the other completely removed and now positively transforming lives on different areas to rise from a
point
of
emotional
and
spiritual
illness
to
a
point
of
desired
greatness and excellence.
"I started writing the book on the 2nd of April 2020 during level 5 lockdown because as a life coach I deal with a lot of people going through depression, and everyone of them believes their pain is greater than any other person's pain so I wanted to share my story to help nations heal, be encouraged and give them hope that it's not over yet. So I've chosen the name through hell but unconsumed because I have faced insurmountable trials and tribulations which could have killed me but I'm still standing. However it wasn't easy to sit and write the mimoir because I had to go back and re-live the experiences again in my mind and it evoked emotions I thought I forgot about".
PAGE 31 She also researches, speaks and trains on
the
psychology
managing
of
emotions,
motivation,
success, employee
communication,
development, holistically
personal
empowering
and
mental
men
health
in
the
workplace.
Laura
has
a
background
neuro-linguistic facilitating
in
coaching,
programming, employee
assistance
programmes and an author of a book called
THROUGH
HELL,
BUT
NOT
CONSUMED.
Laura has over 3 years of experience working with people who have mental health
and
addiction
problems
by
assisting them to live independent lives. She did this by educating them about their diagnosis, preparing them for work and equipping them with the necessary coping and social skills required to lead independent and successful lives within their communities.
LauraM
book
is
not
available
on
any
physical stores at the moment but one can
always
DM
Laura
on
any
of
her
social network platforms or WhatsApp her,
the
book
is
excluding delivery.
sold
for
only
R200
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"Be where you belong..." TUNNEL VIZION
Neo Molokoane better known as “Neo Beats” Now “T.VIZION” was groomed by the humble streets of Ndofaya in Soweto. Growing up as child Neo got into an accident and as a result lost an eye and had to undergo an operation and was teased as a child for having a lazy eye, this is one of the moving parts that brought the transition and new stage name aside from the obvious factor that the old name “Neo Beats” only suggested that he is a producer, one that is familiar within
the
niche
Hip
hop
community.
Now
with
the
new
name
pronounced Tunnel Vision, spelled T.VIZION the intention is to have a wider reach, and this with a new sound, refined structure for a wider market.
“I
started
officially
recording
my
music
in
grade
8,
used
to
sell
chocolates at school to raise money for my first computer then after that the rest was history. But one of the biggest challenges in my music career is definitely media coverage, getting our content aired on both radio and TV on a national scale is something that still proves a challenge to this day, and that has changed my attitude from bad to good as I take every little opportunity with both hands and try to get the music out there as much as I can”.
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Your highlights since you started music? would
be
dropping
My
Album
in
2015,
“my that
highlights did
well
internationally and winning the mixtape of the year at the South African hip hop awards in 2012”.
Who have you worked with and how can you describe your sound? “As Neo Beats The Producer I worked with the likes of Bricks, Tuks, Oman and Morale just to name a few, and these are the guys who endorsed my talent. Currently, I don’t want
to
be
referred
to
as
a
hip
hop
artist
now
because
everyone sounds the same”, and this statement explains the new sound of blending afrobeats, vocals and rap verses that bend the typical landscape”.
Musically, what pushed your current transition and share about your new single? “I realised that my sonic appeal was changing and people had been thinking I’m just a producer so I had to fix that narrative, and beyond that I had more color to show, vocals and production went further than just the hip hop landscape, afrobeats and other genres started creeping up under my skin till I felt it was time for change and to let the artist in me show up more. My new current single is called “The Distance” and I will be dropping an EP/Album around Easter time which is heavy on Afro Beats x Hip Hop”.
Lastly, the pandemic – what has it taught you as an artist in South Africa? “This has taught me that it’s important to adjust and position yourself in a way that doesn’t depend on one format of getting out there, to make better use of social media, and have more than one stream of revenue”.
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