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CONTENTS 02. NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR The Mzansi's finest from Limpopo are sharing about their

Page 05

achievements since inception.

05. IFUTHO PAPER Mbali sells quality paper so your company can print well.

08. SNEZAR TIMEPIECES Sinekhaya's timepieces are worth every minute.

11. ADDICTED WEAR SA

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One of the best designed clothes and more.

14. MORE BUSINESSES Lisatone from Bloem and the upcoming Statician.

26.FOOD, BOOKS & PAD DRIVE Young people owning their craft and talent is a way to go.

36. CLASSIFIEDS

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All you did not know about events in your area and in Mzansi.

Wear your mask.

Local to us is everything local to you - SUPPORT LOCAL!!!

Letter from the editor:

It

is

with

pleasure

in

the

midst

of

a

pandemic

to

share

the

experience and the great fighting spirit from what is referred to as small businesses, to better not only their lives but the countries economy.

We saw make-up artists stepping-up and painting faces in colors of hope, with their creative kits jacking up eyelashes and facebeating the pandemic through beauty - we couldn't afford to look like our problems mntase. Qualified chef's and the amazing cooks without formal papers as qualifications rose to the occasion by cooking up storms that became more like a pandemic in the socials and definitely triggered most people's appetites.

The organic hair and skin products industry grew strong as more new brands came through from different backgrounds in different provinces,

was

it

because

of

CLICKS?

It

doesn't

matter

cause

"okusalayo". How can I forget iBev industry? A rare ownership of black alcohol brands is now something of the past, bacause in 2020 we have seen lots of black owned bev brands branded names we can easily relate to like Izulu Spirits, FourtyFour and more.

The t-shirts and sweaters industry has been there for long but new brands are not here to play small too, it's "qhude manikiniki" the old are challenged by dropping the best quality and reliable services.

Yes things are getting exciting every day in South Africa - we are fighting back, we are not backing down

because

we

are

now

aware

of

the

importance of following dreams, multiple streams of income and supporting each other when ish got real.

And

yes,

small

businesses

were

there

prior

the

pandemic and succeeding, but the pandemic has also birth more startups during lockdown - there's lots

of

businesses

established

in

2020,

bravo

bafethu. Those that were there before wasted no time but to digitalise their content and products sales - remember when Cyril Ramaphosa spoke of 4IR

and

we

"siphakathi"

didn't inside.

really In

care

that

about

same

it?

note

we

Now can

never turn a blind eye to the support given by South

African

consumers

to

small

businesses

-

siyilwile.

In the same spirit of fighting - may we assist our doctors and nurses, and all essential workers in fighting the spread of the virus by complying to the

measures

WEAR

MASK,

our

government

SANITIZE,

WASH

has

introduced.

YOUR

HANDS

-

because new blessings are about to land in those hands.

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MUSIC BUSINESS

“JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE BORN IN POVERTY, IT DOES’NT MEAN YOU’RE POVERTY”.

Ndlovu Youth Choir was founded by Ralf Schmitt as one of the Ndlovu Care Group community development programmes. The choir consists of young people from Limpopo South Africa, in a village called Moutse.

The purpose of the choir from the beginning was to assist youth who don't have a voice or any representation of where they're from.

Through this phenomenal choir concept the youth of Moutse village are now not only a voice of the poor from their village but a golden voice for South African disadvantaged communities as a whole. The choir commenced in 2009, and since then the youth in it have been developed

in

different

aspects

of

their

lives

through

music

and

behavioural change for the better.

One of the pioneers in the group Sandile Majola can proudly attest about the change he experienced in his life after joining the choir, from having no goals to becoming a young growing leader that has a brighter future. For other young people they have find the choir as a great escape from their everyday challenges.

Ndlovu Youth Choir

@choirafrica

@ChoirAfrica

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Other than music – how do you try to empower the choir members to become good influence to other young people in their communities? "Everyone contributes to the running of the choir – we have choristers who manage the wardrobe, we have a writing team, we have drivers and a choreographer

-

who have all

skilled themselves in different areas required to keep the show on the road”.

Please share your highlights since you started.

“We have been

fortunate in that there have already been so many - Performing with Pink, The Match in Africa, Obviously AGT and the opportunities that have sprung from there, performing for Netflix video, as well as a collaboration with Sir David Attenborough for the launch of BBC Seven Worlds One Planet series".

The choir recently created a video message for the elderly from the All I Want For Christmas song by Mariah Carey. The video is shot in Limpopo from one of the ex-members grannies yard, it was created as concerns for the elders and the vulnerables in the society.

During the pandemic and lockdown – how did you kept the spirit of choir on high? “We created a green screen studio in our village which we have used to make community messages about Corona – we have also performed virtual shows to people all over the

world

from

this

studio

–

and

so

have

been

able

to

reach

arguably a lot of people we may not have connected with.”

Lastly, the choir has released their second and new album named

RISE

which

dropped

on

the

11th

of

December

2020,

available on all streaming platforms and in all music stores.

and

it's

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"Best ideas come when I am relaxed, that is why it is particularly important for me to take care of my brain ."

Mbalenhle Ngcobo is a 27 year old who grew up in Umlazi Csection and currently resides in Ballito in KZN. She is the director of Ifutho investments (PTY) Ltd trading as Ifutho paper. She holds a BA (communication science) UNISA, Hon(media and cultural studies) from UKZN and business programmes through Ilembe incubator and Raizcorp

incubator.

She

is

very

ambitious,

hardworking,

and

passionate about women empowerment. Apart from spending time with her family, Mbali enjoys running and live shows.

Ifutho Investments (PTY) Ltd trading as Ifutho paper is a company that was established more than 2 years ago with a vision to create a

world

industry.

class We

integrated

specialise

in

services supply

in

and

the

photocopying

delivery

of

paper

photocopying

paper. We have our own brand Ifutho paper, its 80gsm in size, available in sizes A4 and A3, white in colour, it comes in 500 per ream

and

5

reams

per

box.

It

is

compatible

with

all

printing

machines, copiers and inkject machines. The business is situated in Imbonini business park in Ballito.

“The idea was born in 2016, through research I realised that the market is dominated by the giants. Paper is used on daily basis in both

private

and

public

institutions,

almost

every

office

has

a

photocopying machine that requires photocopying paper therefore there is a market for a new brand to be introduced in the market".

POTENTIAL BUSINESS

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"Due

to

lack

difficulties 2017

and

of

the it

funding

machine

exhausted

and

was all

financial

imported

the

in

financing,

since we are self-funded we had to sell other brands of paper to get the feel of the market and generate some money to assist with the Ifutho paper operation that commenced in 2018 November till to date”.

What makes your paper different? "Paper is paper and ours is as good as the best paper in the market and carries the same quality as the best paper in the market.

We are a Level 1 rated B-BBEE

supplier, we are fully committed to customer service and providing convenience to our clients so that we can save them time and money. Ifutho provides more than just a transactional relationship, we develop relationship with our customers. Our paper is made by one of you; as I worked as an admirative assistant for more than 6 years, I understand the important of using a paper that will make printing

easy,

I

understand

the

value

of

dealing

with

the

right

supplier and that makes me able to understand the need of my clients".

Your advice to other entrepreneurs?

Self-doubt is the enemy of success, so stop doubting self and try, you will be surprised how strong and capable you are.

Don't be afraid to fail and make mistakes; that how you learn and grow.

Do not be afraid to start small while you have a bigger picture in your mind and always keeping your eyes to the price.

IFUTHO_PAPER

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The

founder

Sinekhaya

of

Snezar

Manciya,

who

is

Timepieces originally

is

from

Eastern Cape, Lusikisiki, bread and buttered in

Johannesburg,

residing

in

Daveyton,

Johannesburg.

and

currently

Sine

has

a

Bachelor of Social Work- which he did in the University of Cape Town and a certificate in New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurship development from Ubuntu Business School.

“I started operating as a business in 2016. I had

a

drive

to

create

something

unique,

something entirely my own. So, I decided to take action. SNEZAR was formed at the back of being of inspired by a similar product that we liked but felt it was missing something.

We then decided to tap into the bamboo watch space by improving the aesthetic and quality features of the product”.

“We

offer

unisex,

minimalistic

and

well-designed

bamboo

strap

watches made from authentic environmentally friendly materials. Our products are for those who love and value high aesthete timeless pieces, it’s an Afro-contemporary product that speaks to the heart of Africans as we are looking into introducing this product to the largely underserved African population through creating a brand essence that resonates and represents the new Afropolitan”.

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“We put emphasis on the value of time, as it plays an instrumental role in our overall personal development.

SNEZAR

Timepiece

credits

you

with 86,400 seconds every day, which can be invested

into

pushing

your

passion,

bringing

dreams into reality and breaking boundaries to create

a

transformed

and

economically

equitable society”.

"The

most

challenging

thing

in

my

business

when I started was lack of funding as I started the business with my own pocket money which couldn’t take me further than I wanted for the business.

As

a

result,

I

didn’t

do

much

on

marketing and have a strong market access".

"I had to believe in myself and my brand, work hard for what I believe in. Thus, my watches were sold out within six months of launching and this meant I needed to make more watches designs. As of this year 2020 I have about 6 designs of watches since the inception of the business. This year I also added 11 designs of wooden sunglasses".

"We have two secured payment methods that customers can use.

Customers can purchase a timepiece and pay over three months interest

free

instalment

with

PAYJUSTNOW

which

is

a

payment

method on our website. This method allows customers to have their timepiece instalment".

delivered

to

them

on

the

first

payment

of

their

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POTENTIAL BUSINESSES

Addicted Wear SA is a registered urban street wear which offers men, women and unisex clothing. The brand was established in 2013 by a young male who was a year later joined by a young lady. They were both born and Bred in Seyisi, Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth. After having realized the need to bridge the gap between the prominently known exclusive brands your urban’s, vertigo’s to name a few, which most of our people long to own an item or two from those, but due to lack of funds and affordability to purchase, would rather opt for cheaper and less of what they desire. The Main Founder Mr ZP Bota Also Known as Perry

Smoothers

decided

to

bridge

that

gap

between

the

less

fortunate, middle class and the rich by providing a service of the same quality clothing which started off with branded and concept Tshirts.

Addicted Wear SA, unlike any other International or local brand, it only offers limited or rather exclusive clothing. To be precise, each item we manufacture is only limited to 10 or 15 items the most and then we move over to a new range. By doing this we want people to feel special and exclusive in our clothing as they know it could only be one or two in our city , province or the country at large that is wearing the same item.

We have grown to see new customers from across the country which were mostly personally referred by our existing customers. We offer a variety of clothing

items

from

headwear,

t-shirts,

sweaters,

hoodies, pants, jackets, dresses and accessories.

Our clothing caters for adults, teenagers and kids aged

5

to

14

years.

Most

of

our

materials

are

imported hence we pride ourselves with the detail and quality of our clothing items.

We also pride ourselves for being the only brand that shares its revenue with customers by means of continuous lifetime 10% discount to all customers who makes a combination or once off purchase(s) that goes up to R500 and more each and every time they make a purchase. Our prices ranges from R80 and we also supply hoodies, sweaters and etc.

In 2019 we agreed to start with one of our missions to take a part of our profits in every quarter of the year to give back to our community by means of food

vouchers

and

assisting

monetary

wise

in

business start-ups. We fondly believe in giving back to our communities, because they are the ones who keeps the wheels rolling.

Currently we are busy with our website for digital store.

Also,

we

offerings,

aim at

at the

adding moment

footwear we

are

to

our

range

struggling

to

of get

reputable shoe manufacturers that can assist, hopefully in due time we will get one.

@addictedwearsa

@sawear

POTENTIAL BUSINESS

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The more you do it, the better you become.

CONS ISTENCY

Meet the up-and-coming young statistician, Awonke Nqayiya (24), born and bred in a rural area called Centane in Eastern Cape. He completed his lower grades at Seku Senior Primary School and Buru Junior Secondary School, both located in Centane. He matriculated with sound academic results from Gobe Commercial high school, also located in Centane. Upon completing high school, he enrolled at

Nelson

Mandela

University

where

he

completed

a

bachelor's

degree in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics in 2018 with

Cum

Laude,

and

further

completed

honors

majoring

in

Mathematical Statistics in 2019. This year he was grateful to be honored

and

Society

for

celebrated academic

by

the

Golden

excellence.

Key

International

Currently,

he

is

a

Honors

master's

candidate at Nelson Mandela University majoring in Mathematical Statistics.

Awonke is the man behind the well celebrated study guide by the nation. The study guide is a Mathematics guide in paper two for Grade

11

and

understanding

12 of

learners. learners

It in

seeks four

to

smoothly

chapters

develop

namely

the

Statistics,

Analytical Geometry, Trigonometry and Euclidean Geometry.

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Please share when did you commence with writing the study guide and what inspired you to go for it? "I wrote the study guide in 2017 and finished with the first draft late in 2018. I proofread and edited the study guide in 2019, and

and editing shaped the study guide

Please share with readers what the study guide entails: "The study guide is a

to what it actually is now in terms of

Mathematics guide in paper

the

two

finalized the process early this year, 2020. This process of proofreading

standard

and

quality

of

the

for

Grade

11

and

12

Mathematics

learners. It seeks to smoothly

high school educator Mr WZ Ngolo,

develop the understanding of

my former university lecturer Dr C

learners

Pretorius

namely Statistics, Analytical

content.

My

former

and

my

two

Maths

in

four

chapters

buddies Mr S Fono and Mr S Njonga

Geometry, Trigonometry and

assisted greatly in the proofreading

Euclidean

process

chapter

and

offered

constructive

material, The inspiration came from normally a

fraction

commences

Each with

a

clear layout of the Grade 11

comments as guidance.

spending

Geometry.

of

my

followed

by

the

Grade 12 material.

time

learners over the university holidays.

How can people buy your study guide? It can be

From

the

interactions

ordered

with

the

learners,

tutoring Mathematics to high school

I I

have

had

identified

straight

from

my

WhatsApp line 073 426 6012.

common struggles the learners have

Each

in Mathematics.

plus R60 for delivery services.

@NQAYIYA1

copy

is

sold

at

R220

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Founder of King Vleis clothing wear is Tebatso Manyama, nicknamed Vleis because of his surname Manyama. Mr Manyama was born in Bolobedu in Limpopo and currently resides

in

Centurion.

He

did

his

lower

grades

in

the

community where he was born, at Mokgadi primary school and Laerskool Duiwelskloof. He then went to Highlands North Boys high school which he thinks is the school that shaped and contributed to the man he is today. After matric he received a soccer scholarship in America. He later studied in the University of Alabama (Montgomery) for 2 years, after which he moved to the University of North

Carolina

(Greensboro)

for

another

period

of

2

years. He now has Honours in International Business and Marketing

“At first the idea was for this to be a side-hustle but it proved to have the potential to be a lot bigger than that.

Next, we are planning on opening a chain of stores and creating job opportunities in the process. We currently have

an

active

e-commerce

store

merchandise is available to shop online”.

where

all

our

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When we asked him about his highlights and big names that bought the products he replied by saying, “My highlights are not defined

by

big

names

or

celebrities

purchasing items from my brand. For me, It was at the very birth of King Vleis clothing, I remember having 80 items of various apparel that was sold out in 72 hours and that was my highlight”.

Yes

a

number

of

people,

big

names or even celebrities have shown great interest

in

the

KV

brand.

People

like

Lebogang Manyama, Thuso Phala, Kamogelo Mokotjo and a few other TV personalities and soccer

stars

have

scooped

items

for

themselves and recommended the brand to friends and family

Lastly, how did the lockdown impact the business? “Lockdown has definitely had an impact on everyone’s lives and livelihoods. As such household economy is a factor in our line of business. Often people have had to be aware of their spending habits and choices.

Households

have

had

to

prioritize

their

income towards necessities in the home than towards brand wear. We are looking forward to coming out of the pandemic strong and more than anything we are truly grateful for the support that our clients have shown us even during this difficult time.

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FOUNDER Maggie

Mpitso

is

a

23

year

old

who

is

currently

residing

in

Bloemfontein and owner of Lisatone.

“I started Lisatone in the year 2019, strangers compliments inspired Lisatone. People constantly complimented me about how great I smell.

I

was

a

student

at

the

time

and

I

couldn’t

afford

the

expensive bottles so I sold what I was using. As the business grew I added

clothes

and

eventually

switched

to

better

quality

and

packaging, we’ve also added a range of Arabic scents".

What challenges you faced when started your business and how did you overcome them? "I started as a street vendor, selling perfumes outside the University of The Free State. Ignoring people’s negative comments and laughs was really challenging but God gave me such supportive parents, my parents are unbelievable and I thank God for their lives.

Praying and crying to my parents is

honestly what I do when it gets tough. I always wait on God for His direction and He is faithful".

@_lisatone

@_lisatone

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What does Lisatone offers, and are your products available in any retails stores?

“Lisatone offers custom made clothing for men and women as well as perfumes. Our products are

available

strictly

in

our

store

in

Bloemfontein, on our instagram page and our website".

Lisatone is inviting Fashion Designers to submit their work – is it a national call and when is the due date and also share the motive behind the call? "This project is really dear to me and I pray it is seen by people who are hungry for more. It is a national call, the due date

is

the

28th

of

February

2021.

I

am

still

knocking on doors I believe God will open for me and I feel where he has given me power to give and lead, I will do exactly that without fail.

Fashion is a difficult industry there’s a billion of us out there, I just want to share the foundation I have and assist upcoming brands and designers with solidifying theirs and being a step closer to their dreams".

Lastly, how did you keep sane as a person during lockdown? “I kept sane by burdening God and my parents with my worries. There’s always plans to do and be better but you would have

keep

watching,

anything as of yet”.

I

sadly

cannot

disclose

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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

REVIVE

-

Empowering

LifeLine

Port

Elizabeth)

Emotional was

Change

founded

in

(previously September

known 1977

as

as

a

Training and Counselling organisation. Through all the years LifeLine Port Elizabeth has remained a movement of skilled lay counsellors who provide a 24-hour confidential counselling service to anyone facing an emotional crisis by means of our telephone or face-toface counselling.

Through the years LifeLine Port Elizabeth continued its works as a training

and

mainly

telephone

counselling

organisation

and

has

extended our services in various areas to meet the need in the community to spread Emotional Wellness in as many communities as possible.

As times have changed, change within our organisation was also needed. LifeLine Port Elizabeth’s membership voted on the 23rd July 2013 in favour of de-affiliation from LifeLine Southern Africa and a name change of the organisation. This decision was taken at our Annual General Meeting on the 23rd July 2013 that LifeLine Port Elizabeth will now be known as REVIVE – Empowering Emotional Change. The new Constitution of REVIVE – Empowering Emotional Change was voted and adopted for at our AGM on the 22nd July 2014. Our official name change with the Department of Social Development came through on the 16th October 2014.

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REVIVE

–

Empowering

registered NGO

NPO

(Non

profit

Government

Empowering permanent contract

(Non

Emotional

Emotional staff

of

trainers

7,

and

Change

a

and

a

REVIVE

–

organisation),

Organisation).

Change 2

is

has

contract

currently staff

approximately

and

35

a 2

trauma

supporters/growth facilitators/lay counsellors. The Board comprises of the Director of REVIVE and 6 community/business

members.

Our

Auditors

are

Grant Thornton, based in Port Elizabeth. We work towards

empowering

community

members

to

become emotionally well. REVIVE knows that it is in the

family

environment

that

children

are

born,

nurtured, supported, cared for and provided with opportunities

for

growth

and

development,

physically and emotionally, to become competent and productive adults. Therefore the family is the basic

institution

in

society

for

the

survival,

protection and development of children, youths and the wider community. REVIVE would like to restore the ethics of care, emotional wellness and human development

in

our

communities

through

urgent

rebuilding of family, community and social relations in

order

to

promote

social

integration

and

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

"Ilwa Ntombo..."

Girls between the ages of 12 and 18 can lose up to a fifth of their high school education because of lack of feminine

hygiene

products.

Studies

show that this is because those living in

poverty

areas

in

do

both

not

urban

have

and

rural

access

to

feminine hygiene products, and are too

embarrassed

to

attend

school

during their menstrual period.

Sinaye

Mzazi

"Miss

Cape

Town

Legacy Finalist 2020" launched the SMPadDrive 500

of

campaign

sanitary

pads

to to

donate

girls

who

don’t have access to them in grade 7. Sinaye wants to partner with local community businesses campaign

organisations to

be

part

and of

local the

and many of the major

feminine hygiene brands to keep the girls in school.

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The

SMPadDrive

is

here

to

make

sure

girls

stay

in

school

is

a

positive one. Sinaye Mzazi is a 22 year old lady from a small location outside Mdantsane, she has a heart for young girls and living an impactful life.

On the 26th of June 2020,which was her first day of distribution at three primary schools which are, Sandisiwe Primary School, St Lukes Primary School and Makhunga Mvalo Primary School all based in Nxarhuni Village (Eastern Cape to about 150 Girls).

This is after she and a group of friends decided to have Sanitary Towels

drives

every

first

and

last

Saturday

of

the

month

at

Mdantsane City Mall. According to Sinaye the support she has been

getting

from

the

community

is

tremendous

as

they

have

managed to collect an overall of more than 500 sanitary towels.

With the #PAD ARE ESSENT that we use as our slogan we are saying

that

sanitary

towels

should

be

treated

as

an

important

resource to each and every women, both young and old. We also wish if there could be a way of getting free sanitary towels at our health

government

institutions

just

like

condoms

as

the

menstruation is not a matter of a choice. People who want to donate can send a direct message to Sinaye Mzazi facebook then take it from there.

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FASHION MODEL

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Can you tell us who you are and about yourself?

My name is Aphelele Flatela from the Eastern Cape. A South African born and bred model. I studied Public management at PE college, now I am currently studying film and television production operation at The Media Workshop.

When did you start taking interested in modeling?

I started taking interest in modeling ever since I can remember, at first I only knew about

pageant, I didn't know that the modeling

industry is big.

Do you have any role models in the fashion and modeling industry?

I grew up watching modeling shows by Tyra Banks and Iman, so they have always inspired me. So that's when I have realized there's a lot more in modeling than what I thought.

Images by: Sebenzile Zalabe

Contact: 073 936 8259

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What is your favorite modeling style.

Fashion modeling (Photoshoot and runaway).

If you can be afforded an opportunity to travel the country wish 3 cities would you like to visit? Definitely the City of Tshwane in Pretoria, Cape Town, Tzaneen in Limpopo.

What other things are your interests besides modeling?

I am very interested in acting, and filmmaking I also love poetry and dancing.

Do you have a 5 year plan or you take every year as it comes?

Well I do have a plan, but, I have decided to be open minded and grab every opportunity that comes my way while am on the journey of my 5 year plan. Who knows, maybe I might get an opportunity that might make that 5 year plan to be 3 years.

In the year 2020 what lessons are you coming out with?

The lesson that I am coming out with from 2020 is that, Identity is power. Once you know your true self, understand your purpose, you won't be conquered. I have suffered with self doubt for a very long time, trying to get validation from other people, wanting them to understand and believe in me more than I did myself, and when I didn't get that from people, I believed that maybe I am not talented after all. But then I realized that if you know what you are about, and the

power

that

you

have

within

you,

you

can

achieve

anything,

because are the common denominator. But if you let/allow external factors define who you are, you won't be living your true purpose.

Aphelele Flatela

apheleleflatela

@

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION

Raise A Man

A BO O K BY F A IT H M O K G A LAKA

Raise A Man is a poetry collection by Faith Khatji Mokgalaka, who was born and bred in Phalaborwa in Limpopo. Faith is currently a student at the University of the Witwatersrand, and also a student leader

in

the

University.

She

did

her

lower

grades

in

Sir

Harry

Oppenheimer Agricultural High School, where she was head girl and chairperson of debate, towards the end of her high school career.

“The book began as a letter to my future son in 2019. When I was writing all these poems that later made it into the book, I didn’t know that at some point they would be read by so many people. In wondering how I could make a difference, how I can change the story

of

our

generation

from

it

being

dominated

by

GBV

and

domestic violence, I found myself realising, hopelessly that maybe there isn’t a lot we can do to change people’s souls, that maybe the best we can do is to raise our own children better. This is how the poem “Raise a man” came about, this is a poem which is really a set of questions on how to raise a boy into becoming the best version of himself. This is the poem I named the book after”.

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What kind of challenges you faced when you started writing your book and prior publishing – also was it easy for you to fund and publish it?

“The

challenges

I

faced

were

mostly

trying to convince myself as a first-time publisher that my work is enough, that I am enough as an individual to put myself out

there.

seemed

Being

out

of

a

published

reach

and

author

therefore

unattainable, it took a lot of confidence, courage,

and

self-belief

to

go

ahead

with it, regardless of how many people told me that I should go ahead.

My

grandmother

publish, calling wrote

every her

a

cent

one

book

thousands

lent

me

of

it.

morning, and

to

the I

funds

remember

telling

needed

to

so

publish,

her

I

many

without

understanding what I was talking about or even knowing whether I would be able to repay her, she went into her mattress and got the money sent over. I managed to

pay

her

publishing,

back which

within was

2 an

weeks

of

awesome

feeling for me. I am grateful to Koko for believing in me, I will always be”.

@FAITHKHATJI

FAITH MOKGALAKA

@FAITHKJ

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Share with us what the book is the about?

"The book is

themed around healing, parenting, love, and many others.

It is written with the belief that; to change the narrative we must raise our children better, our boys and men better, to be exact".

Is your book available is any bookstore – and people who are not where you at, how can they get it and price? "The book is available for only R120 in paperback. I deliver

nationwide.

www.addaxz.co.za

they

It are

is

also

an

online

available store;

they

on also

deliver paperback anywhere in South Africa. The e-book can also be found on www.amazon.com. There is really no excuse.

What kept you going during the past few challenging months? “Reading(recreational), playing chess and cooking for my loved ones. I spent a lot of time learning new recipes and enhancing my craft skills, on days when I was not just trying to survive. There were days when food tasted like giving up and days when I cried myself into sleeping, but I would not want to have it any other way.

Otherwise, 2020 has been a beautiful chaos for me, it was a year of learning, prospering, hurting, and growing”.

Lastly – share your MANTRA?

“My mantra is “Why?”, in

reflecting and introspecting on my days, it matters more to me why I did or did not do somethings as opposed to doing them

altogether.

I

am

learning

to

look

for

motive

in

people’s actions too and trying to understand them from the inside out”.

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NDLULAMTHI

SONGWRITER, POET, ACTIVISTS, RAPPER

Sizakele Gegana better known as Ndlulamthi was born and braded in Cape Town back in 1985, Sizakele grew up in Newcross Roads with the influence of Rastafarian culture and he found hip-hop along the process and his one of a kind lyricist that uses his mother tongue in his songs.

NDLULAMTHI

a

Hip-hop

kaslam

award

winner,

best

lyricist

and

a

recording artist that did multiple features and released an album: ISIBHILIVANE (Love letter) that got aired on Umhlobo wenene and other

local

radio

stations.

With

the

consistency

Ndlulamthi

is

still

relevant as ever, concerning the change of hip-hop sound and culture and with his undying but growing fan base he’s being keeping them warm

with

singles

like

ANDIVOTI,

GUN

DUBULA,

NEWCROSS

and

FROM THE ERA and also the latest album: HARD LIVINGS that is available in all online music stores.

PAGE 35 Ndlulamthi has manage to brake the barrier in performing in spaces that only accommodate a certain crowd like: Rands Cape Town, being the first

local

perform shared

conscious

there

and

stages

with

artist

also

to

he

has

Driemanskaap

and Kanyi and also performed in JHB Konscious Urban

Sunday

Exchange

and

event

also

on

that

takes

visited

Port

place in PE.

Ndlulamthi

recently

Elizabeth on this Eastern Cape Tour during 2020, where he was hosted by the local event organisers by the name

of

Sebenzile

Zalabe,

Chris

Sobinca and Mthobeli Moni at Patapata lifestyle in New Brighton. The rapper

like

always

he

was

on

his

best and delivered an amazing set for the crowd before leaving to East London, his

while

EC

Tour

the

other

were

gigs

from

unfortunately

canceled due to the pandemic.

One of his great moments in 2020 is

when

the

well-known

Black

Coffee did an instalive rocking one of his songs and the hip-hop fans were happy for him.

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