November 2020
Q&A with
FLIGHT ATTENDANT AYANDA MEKGWE
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CONTENTS
02. THE GOONZ SA The duo from Katlehong taking us through their music journey since they started.
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06. JUST MOISTURIZE A beard oil company by Nadine Elie.
09. CROCHETS BY CICI From Namibia to down in Southy, Secila shows her work.
11. ISITHSABA Hair products that are founded by two black females.
14. MORE BUSINESSES Nema naturals and Raw pleasure also share their products
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background.
26. MAKEUP, BOOKS & FUN Young people owning their craft and talent is a way to go.
34. CLASSIFIEDS All you did not know about in your area and in Mzansi.
Wear your mask.
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MUSIC BUSINESS
The Goonz SA
IMAGE: Tony Shades (left) and Rei Tee Cee (right) The Goonz is a duo that consists of
The duo was established 2018
Thato Cyprian Mohlakoana, known
after
as
different styles and elements
Rei
Tee
Cee
and
Bafana
Khangale known as Tony Shades.
as
Rei
Tee
Tee
Cee
was
born
in
North
coming
different Cee
together
rap
is
with
artists.
more
of
an
school
and Katlehong. Tony Shades was
artist
born in Natalspruit in Thokoza, and
represents
grew up in Katlehong. “The name
sound
The Goonz was given to us by the
combining
our
late “Mr Chilli M” known as Udaddy
made
bridge
Vukani Masinga because he said
between the 80’s and 2000’s
our music will cause havoc on the
music - which makes it easy
entertainment industry and it kind
for
of sticked with us ever since”.
relate to the sound”.
while
us
the
@TheGoonzSA
Tony
the
called
lovers
hip
old
West raised in Alexandra, Tembisa
The Goonz SA
generation
"Rei
Shades
new
school
trap, sounds
of
hop
the
after that gap
music
to
@thegoonzsa
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“Our sound is hip hop, fused with new school trap, R&B and a bit of soulful hip hop gospel. And as artists we aspire ourselves musically but business wise we look up to artist like PRO, HHP, AMU, TUMI, SKWATTA KAMP, FLABBA, and international acts”.
From the day you started would you say you have grown and which performance is your most memorable in your music career as GOONZ? “I believe we grow from what we go through, good or bad there’s always a lesson in it. Our most memorable night was performing in
Pretoria
on
an
event
hosted
by
Gino
at
Sunnyside hip hop night, as well as performing at
Goodfellaz
lifestyle
corner
in
Spruitview.
Also performing at Phumuz’aMaphiko opening for
big
names
like
the
Durban
Afrotainment
crew that came to visit that day. And seeing our
music
video
playing
on
trace
Africa,
Channel O and Mtv base has been a highlight of our music career thus far”.
How did you guys survive lockdown? "It’s
been
a
scary
moment
for
a
while
but
through prayer and looking forward to better days, also working endlessly on our music, and drawing inspiration from what the world was going through assisted us to cope".
Our music is available on:
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BEARD LOVER INTRODUCES
her own beard oil company Just Moisturize is a beard product founded by Nadine Elie who has lived in Johannesburg for 5 years but is back home in Port Elizabeth for
now.
Public
Nadine
Relations
graduated
and
is
in
currently
completing her Integrated Project Management
at
NMMU
Business
School.
Nadine Elie is a woman of many talents as she is a voiceover artist, visual own
announcement her
own
company
called
Consultancy strategic line
brand
consultancy
Elies
which
below
presenter,
and
Brand
focuses
on
above
the
branding
strategic
positioning. Just recently she just introduced start-up Moisturize packages,
her
own
company where
beard
called she
distributes
and
oil Just
makes, supply
barbershops with beard oil.
When did you started operating as JUST MOISTURIZE? “I started
@nadinepelie
operating on the 23rd September,
POTENTIAL BUSINESS
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2020, I have had this idea for a long time because
I
really
love
beards.
After
Covid19 hit the world I had time on my hands, and for the past 5 months that's all I
have
been
watching,
reading
and
learning about - how to make beard oil according textures
to
skin
including
stands
out
packaging,
conditions growth.
hair
My
product
the
elegant
fragrance
essential
because different
and
of
oil variety. The oil texture still gives men the ability to hug people and not leave any smell only
oily
sticky
amazing for
residue when
and
they
themselves
men
put
it
but
really
on
not
their
partner/partners benefit”.
Any challenges you faced when started to implement your idea, especially finances as most individuals need capital to implement their ideas? “Yes, financial aid has been a need just for purchasing oils. Also sourcing of different types of oils is time consuming. Financing myself has forced me to budget and choose between
that
amazing
clothing
item
or
saving
the
money
for
repurchasing certain needs of the business. The influx orders has brought immense gratitude yet it comes with the need to actually employ someone but I don’t have the finances to add someone. On the other side approaching stores and barbershops is always scary, and many say NO yet I still continue to approach barbershops, hair salons and stores in hopes that my beard oil gets put on their shelves”.
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The face to face marketing approach has been on hold due to lockdown, and what method have you been using to push your product? “Digital platforms such
as
separate
business
meetings
are
Market, account
my
Instagram and
process
zoom liaising
components and word of mouth as well. Thus
far
I
Sundays
will at
be
having
a
Summerstrand,
stall
for
4
supplying
barbershops and hair salons with beard oil stock on a monthly basis. I am working on an
online
store
for
purchasing,
and
national and international delivery”.
Lastly, any message you would like to share to another dreamer out there? “You will be amazed at how many people are encouraged by you just deciding to place your own dreams first. The best advice I got was from one of my brothers when he said “stop sleeping on yourself" that changed the direction of my life and I intentionally decided to do that unapologetically. One of the best
quotes
I
heard
that
keeps
me
motivated
is
from
Vusi
Thembekwayo “The sun is never in a rush bit it's always on time" Keep moving, keep bossing, keep failing forward get up and get what YOU deserve”.
Please share your products and delivery prices: National Delivery is extra R50, International deliveries are custom related and location dependent, Prices ranges from R80 for the
Barbershop and Hair Salon stock prices - R55 for the 50ml , R85 for the 100ml. 50ml bottle, R100 for the 100ml.
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In
the
past
draining
few
very
challenging
months
where
and most
people lost jobs, salary cuts and fewer opportunities to chase and achieve due to the pandemic, it is very encouraging to see the number of startups that have managed to finally get off the ground to occupy the market and create job opportunities
even
if
it’s
for
fewer
people, but the fact that bold moves were made has to be highlighted and congratulated. With all that being said we
glad
to
announce
that
Nema
naturals is also founded in 2020.
We spoke to Milisani Ngcizela the founder of Nema Naturals, who is originally from the dusty streets of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape and currently residing and running her business in Johannesburg. Nema naturals is a female black owned business that is passionate about the holistic health and natural nurturing of women. Their natural and wholesome products are kind to the body of female and are put together with love for women by women.
To order: info@nemanaturals.co.za
@nemanaturals
0614616000
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“I have always had passion for natural remedies and I believe nature heals. my own history with using natural products as a woman inspired me to go into the business. My passion is to help other women as well who could be experiencing what I experienced, and who want to try natural ways
as
Don’t
get
an
alternative
me
wrong,
to
they
western both
medicine.
great
but
at
times it is important to try to heal through the natural ways with the plants that God gave us”.
“So Basically, our products are made to care and make women realise that their womb and sexual
health
important
as
are
also
keeping
very
your
important,
other
body
as
parts
healthy and eating healthy or exercising. One of
the
highly
recommended
way
to
use
our
product is YONI steaming which is also known as vaginal
steaming,
which
helps
balance
hormones, irregular periods or absent periods”.
So what makes Nema naturals stand out? “Yes, there are many companies that do this business but what makes us unique is that we custom blend our herbs based on the problems a customer might have. We are all different and our issues are different too, therefore there is no one size fits all.
Your advice to our women out there about dreams? “What I can say
to
young
women
is
that
no
dream
is
too
small.
What
is
important is to start. Get as much information about what you want to do and do something about it”.
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POTENTIAL BUSINESSES
“PROWESS AND PRECISION
in every stitch!” Crochets by Cici is a startup founded by Secilia Mbute Iita, a 22 year old who was born in Namibia Windhoek, raised in a small town called Mariental where she finished her secondary school. Secilia is a BAEN (Bachelor of English) student at NUST (University of Science and Technology) and doing her final year.
So tell us about your work – how did it all started? always
been
good
with
my
hands
and
I
am
naturally
“I have
creative.
Growing up I always wanted to be a fashion designer for I use to make clothes for my dolls. I always knitted and crocheted but never thought I could make money out of it until I came across Kala Crochets. She inspired me. A mutual friend posted her work and I decided to buy something from her and I was keen to learn more. But
since
couldn’t
she
give
was me
busy
with
classes
I
exams
shifted
at to
the
time
YouTube
and
therefore
tutorials
which
brought me where I am today”.
So how is business since you commenced selling your products and any challenges? “Crocheting business is great but comes with lots of challenges, it requires patience and creativity. Being a student and having to run a business at the same time is,
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most
challenging
because
one
needs
to
balance, the two. At times I have to put a pause on the orders to focus on my school work and clients at times just don’t understand. Having to come up with new collections also requires one to pause
on
orders.
Another
challenge
is
when
a
client doesn’t fit in an outfit they have ordered, then it means I have to redo it – which is causing a delay in finishing other orders on time”.
What keeps you focused and going?
“What
keeps me going is having people finding my work unique
and
very
creative.
My
mom
is
very
supportive, she buys my yarn, siblings and clients share
my
work.
What
pushes
me
the
most
is
making an outfit for someone and making them look
stunning,
the
“I
have
created
that”
is
the
most amazing feeling one can ever feel. Putting a smile on a clients face is honestly very pleasing. Positive comments and feedback about my work also keeps me moving”.
How was business during lockdown?
“Business
PRICES differ due to size and design. Send DM: @crochets_by_cici
during the pandemic was amazing. The lockdown period gave me an opportunity to create more goods.
I
worked
with
photographers
such
as
cleopas_the_photographer and influencers such as
@charisma_shekupe
and
more.
That
was the growth period for my business”.
period
POTENTIAL BUSINESS
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Isithsaba
Naturals
was
founded
by
two
black
females,
Miss
Chulumanco Peter and Miss Thelma Nyarhi. The two having met in 2016 in their first year studies at the University of Cape Town, and naturally became acquainted (at a biology practical).
Chulumanco,
a
black
female
Environmental
Scientist,
born
and
bred in a small rural town in the Eastern Cape called Butterworth. She
is
currently
studying
towards
her
honours
degree
in
Environmental Soil Science at the University of Pretoria. When she is not selling hair products, she is running a Food Delivery business with
friends,
studying
or
watching
home
renovation
&
cooking
shows.
Thelma, a black female naturalist, born and bred in Zimbabwe with family ties in Limpopo and currently based in South Africa. She is currently
studying
towards
her
honours
degree
in
Social
Anthropology. When not selling she is busy with her academics as well as art here and there or watching some crime series or cooking show.
The business was launched on the 30th of September 2020. How was it birthed? Thelma’s passion for healthy hair pushed her into thinking more in the lines of organic products.
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"Hair is like a delicate flower, you need to nurture, prune and nourish it for it to grow".
Being an individual with curly hair, finding a product line that could accommodate her hair needs especially moisture was hard. Her hair often dried off easily and suffered split ends. After some failed attempts
of
affordable,
getting she
products
ended
up
which
just
were
whipping
both up
her
effective own
and
natural
ingredients and since then she has not aborted this mission.
Chulumanco searching
also
for
having
products
suffered
suitable
for
the her
same hair
predicaments and
was
tired
of of
spending a lot of money on products that do not work (She is the stingy one), she jokingly suggested that they start a hair care line and Thelma jokingly agreed. Chulumanco had the excel sheets for the budget, expenses and profits ready the next day. They never looked back since.
"Our
products
are
100%
organic,
made
from
nature’s
best
ingredients to ensure healthy hair growth. People want a product that simply works, and that is exactly what we provide as Isithsaba Naturals".
@isithsaba
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INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
Q
&
A
W I T H
Ayanda Mekgwe Please share your full name and surname, where you were born and currently resides – together with their academic background. "Ayanda Mekgwe, born in Diepkloof Soweto and still live in Diepkloof. I have a BA degree from
Wits
University
majoring
in
Psychology, Marketing and HR".
When did you start with your profession and what drove you to that field at first? "I am a flight attendant at a South African airline. I have been flying with the airline for over 2 years now. I remember the first time I saw a flight attendant, it was my first flight. My grade 6 class had won a competition to Disneyland in Paris in 1996. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked up the aircraft door and saw the FA, she said hi and welcomed me into aircraft, I knew there and then this was what I wanted to do".
In your experience as a Flight Attendant thus far – have you ever found yourself regretting why you started? "Not at all. This is literally my dream job. Every time I put on my uniform I get goose bumps as I sometimes cannot believe that I’m a FA. I doubt I could ever tire of this job. You know what they say “choose a career you love, and you will never work a day in your life" that’s me literally everytime I go to work".
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Since your industry was affected by lockdown – what did you do to cope during lockdown? "Aviation was one of the hardest hit industries during lockdown. I am so grateful that I started a home based business through a company in the network marketing industry, we retail world class aloe vera based health and wellness products, this side hustle has helped me and my family during the hard times of lockdown, ensuring we had a source of income while helping others look and feel good through health products".
Your take on GBV? –
"Firstly we must look at the word GENDER
based violence, we often forget that males too can be victims of GBV. We more often than not see cases of women reported as males are afraid to report these because of the stigma, and or embarrassment they feel if they report a case. The justice system has
failed
GBV
victims
tremendously
both
women
and
men.
It
tends to focus on issues that can be solved much quicker than they do this issue. It is very sad and worrisome that the one place people can run to for help is the one place that turns them away".
Your advice to a young girl who considers your profession? "Choose a career not because a friends but because it talks to you. There is a fire in your belly when you think about it, if your dreams
scare
definitely
go
you, for
that
them.
means For
they
those
are
who
big
want
and to
you
follow
should in
my
profession I would advice them that we as FA are the face of the company, we represent the company so it is important for us to always look the part. The training is a grueling process, you must bring everything you’ve got. You need to be confident, have a passion for people, customer service is a must. Let the fire inside burn into an inferno, and fly high as the sky is not even the limit".
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
"Qhakaza Nolali"
Get to know Nasizo Mndende, a 25 year old from Elliotdale in the Eastern Cape who has a social work honours degree from the University
of
Fort
Hare.
Nasizo
is
mostly
known
by
her
slogan
#QhakazaNolali because she believes in the dreams of those from rural
areas,
and
also
believes
we
should
never
allow
our
backgrounds to determine our futures.
“I have always been part of initiatives that support young people, influenced by my mother as she was awarded as the community builder of the year by SABC and Sowetan in 2005 – so from then my love for the community made me want to play my part. In 2015 while in varsity I then decided to start Bomvane Youth Foundation because I saw a need for mentorship of young people in different fields. Since I’m from a rural area that is affected by many social issues and I know that lack of guidance is needed among young people and through the foundation I wanted to do that. I started with providing tutoring sessions in schools around, to hosting career exhibitions and to also partnering with various organizations".
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"Over
the
years
I
have
been
operating
without
funding
or
sponsorships but the love for what I do has kept me going. Being a model has also made me to connect with different communities and I have always used the platform to voice on the social issues affecting young people and women”.
Please share about Inkciyo program:
:As a
Virgin myself I decided to initiate the Inkciyo Eastern
Cape
program
because
I
believe
in
abstinence and I want other young virgin boys and
girls
to
have
someone
to
talk
to
mostly
during adolescent stages, to have a mentor and someone program them
they we
about
can
have broad
look
up
camps topics
to.
Through
where like
we
the
educate
mental
health,
identity , culture and heritage as well as their wellbeing
because
generation
of
at
young
the
end
people
we that
want will
a be
independent and who will know their self worth. I believe that through abstinence we can beat other
social
issues
like
drug
abuse,
teenage
pregnancy and even crime because once you abstain you become disciplined which is also something that we always put an emphasis on. Inkciyo has been happening as from 2016 but it is getting bigger every year as more young girls and boys are joining the initiative.
Instagram: @official_qhakazanolali Facebook: Nasizo Indoni Mndende (Personal account) and Nasizo Mndende (Page) Twitter: @mndendenasizo
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FASHION SHOW REVIEW
When are we having another one? Those are the words of a lover and enthusiast of fashion at the end of 2020 Black Carpet event that took place at the athenaeum on the 10th of October.
This annual event has grown from just a one company affair to a collective of fashion designers and creative in the NMB. The founder and fashion designer Mara Gwebani. Started the event 4 years ago with
the
hope
to
bring
fashion
appreciation
to
the
people
of
Motherwell and the NMB. This year the organisers decided to move it to a more central space The Atheneum to reach more people.
The event had known and unknown designers to showcase different rages. The audience was blown away by the amount of talent the event
provided.
The
models
consistency until the end.
showed
initiative
creativity
and
Bitta designs as the founding member of
this showcase showed us street,
to formal and stylish traditional
wear. It was House of Tshiwo debut at the Black carpet and she aimed to give the fashion lovers a run for their money. Her designs depicted creativity and functionality, a good pot of clothes for all occasions. Poor But Ntswebu and Black Power came out streets blazing with apparel that got
the people talking, Black Power
presentation was truly revolutionary as the gear.
Another fashion house by the name of Ndimbi came to take the showcase to a different dimension. His leather wear left people talking. Black carpet had a surprise for us by the name of Dr Pallet, The gentleman is a master in working with wood, his innovative bags got my attention. next Black Carpet.
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Raw
Pleasure
founded known
by
as
is
a
new
Azwindini
Mr
CEO.
and
trusted
Phathutshedzo His
place
of
condom
design,
Netshimboni
birth
is
in
who
that is
Limpopo
was
mostly Venda
(Hamutsha), but he currently resides in Alexandra far East Bank, Johannesburg.
He
matriculated
2014,
in
went then
to
Bedfordview
went
to
CJC
and
high
school
studied
and
Electrical
Engineering.
WHY condoms and when did you started working on your product? “It’s been over 38 years since the first HIV cases were found and have been growing and destroying lives, and it seems like we’re losing the battle as people are still testing positive even today, so condoms are very important and they are one of the contraceptives that doesn’t have side effects”.
“So I started Raw pleasure this year which is 2020 because I always have been very conscious and sensitive about sexual intercourse results in my high school days, a lot of young people are testing positive for HIV and we don’t normally talk about it".
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“And even in talking about it we do not emphasize that it is always an individual decision to put their life at risk or protect themselves from any real consequences. So this product is created for women to freely and boldly have it without waiting for man to decide on condomising, and also it is made to remind men that raw pleasure can be done with a condom too, as the quality of the product is as good as people like it raw”.
You mention on your market material that people should not support you because you’re black – what’s the thinking behind that statement? “I need people to support me because of the quality of my product before the colour of my skin because I don’t want to only dominate locally but to also compete with other big brands, because the market is black and white”.
Any retail stores has your product yet? “ For now I am busy trying to get the products in retail stores, so for now people who want to buy or know more about these condoms they can find me on the social platforms and DM my personal or business account I will assist from there”.
Raw Pleasure
@Phathu_Mrceo
FINANCES
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Brought
TO YOU BY AFRIKA KESHO
One of the most important things of today’s day and age is money. That’s because money is the tool used to exchange value between two entities. When you buy a pair of shoes from Bathu, or jeans from Tshepo Jeans, the value you are getting is that product you want, and the value they are getting is the money you gave them - which they can use to continue running their businesses and livelihoods.
Right now, in order to live comfortably, you need to be able to buy yourself food, clothes, clean water, shelter, and so on. And all of that, needs money and that’s one of the reasons why money is important.
Even from the perspective of a community - the black community for example - money can be a powerful tool for justice and change. In the wrong hands, which in my opinion it is, money can also be a destructive force. It can fuel greed and form the grounds for human and
environmental
exploitation.
Money
is
a
crutch
because
of
society’s value of money. It crutches the poor - it helps us maneuver but puts the poor in a vulnerable position. Even an example as simple
as
Clicks,
where
to
them
it
was
an
oversight,
but
it
invalidates our being and identity, but because they are monied they we are in a position where canceling Clicks would cost us our livelihoods (and beloved products).
PAGE 27 To be able to make money is to be able to survive within this capitalistic system, and to have money is to have the freedom to choose how you would like to live. That’s mostly why I would like to make money, because I’d like to have freedom.
In my view, money is simple, but the financial system intentionally makes it sound technical so that they can maximize profits. By making it seem like we can’t manage our own money, and grow our own
wealth,
they
make
wealth
from
us.
This
is
not
to
say
the
financial system is simple, it isn’t, but it is learnable.
Learning about money - financial education - is a very important factor
in
getting
economic
freedom
for
those
who've
been
disadvantaged. Financial education should be available to people in the lowest tiers of society. And if anything, there shouldn’t even be any tiers to society. When everyone is knowledgeable about money, they are empowered to make decisions and develop habits that will eventually lead to their wealth. Wealth and income are not the same thing. You can have a high income, but if you consume 100% of it month after month, you aren’t getting wealthier. A case in point is shows like “How I blew it”, they show that even if you strike a jackpot, you probably aren’t much better off than you were if you don’t know how to manage that jackpot.
That’s part of why financial education and financial literacy are important. To help with educating all communities about money and the financial system, Afrika Kesho is developing a course based on an original concept we created called the Personal Finance Framework. Please let us know if you’d be interested in a course like this, and what else you’d like us to teach you by going over to our website and filling in the survey at the end of this article.
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MAKEUP ARTIST
B E A U T Y
B Y
Nonelela Nonelela
Gwija
was
born,
bred
and
buttered in Khayelitsha Cape Town. She is currently studying marketing through Unisa as
part
time
and
her
love
for
makeup
started at a very young age because she grew up in a home full of women. But she only
started
working
using
and
it
could
when get
she
started
herself
the
products. She then realized makeup is a form
of
drawing
art
and
growing
she
was
very
good
up
but
because
in
she
didn't practice the skill well she ended up losing it completely but found it in makeup again which makes her very happy.
“Since I started my makeup work I have grew so well and recommended by friends to their friends and that made me grew in this business. My greatest makeup moment was
definitely
doing
Busiswa
the
gqom
queen makeup. She is so professional and humble as well. I have also worked with Zahara and Babalwa Mneno”.
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What did you do to help you cope during lockdown? “I did a few make up looks during lockdown practiced a lot of eye looks as well and came out of my comfort zone makeup but honestly I was also going through a lot mentally which made me take a break on a lot of things. I was also studying a lot during lockdown which helped my academics in a positive way”.
What do you get up to on your spare time and where do you see yourself in 5 years time? “When I am not busy with my makeup work I like to go out with friends or attend family gatherings, but other than that I spend time
doing
Youtube
makeup
channel.
clips
In
5
to
post
years
I
see
on
my
myself
working on any digital platform because I love technology.
Will
probably
be
in
digital
marketing because that's where I see myself professionally.
And
obviously
as
a
content
creator that will probably have a big name by then
on
YouTube,
God
willingly
and
will
probably living the life I manifesting now”.
Lastly, your favorite makeup products? "It has to be a MAC studio fix foundation and gold
deposit
highlighter.
Those
are
my
two, and every women should own them".
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top
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Jump
START EFEECT WHY HUMAN CONNECTIONS MATTER?
By Mthobisi Ndaba The book is written by Mthobisi Ndaba, born in KZN, Loskop, eCwaka area, now based in Johannesburg. He attended primary school at Phasiwe Primary in Loskop and then moved to Celimfundo school in Winterton. He holds a B. Social Work (Wits), MA Sociology (Wits), and
currently
doing
a
PhD
at
the
Wits
Centre
for
Researching
Education and Labour on Higher Education and the public good.
“The title of my latest book is The Jumpstart Effect: Why Human Connections Matter? I started writing it in 2017, inspired by an experience of being stuck on the road when the battery of the car died, and we were helped by a stranger to jumpstart the car”.
"So this is my third book. And one big challenge was figuring out how much of my own journey to share and not knowing whether I am oversharing or not. However, I found comfort in the view that I will never know how people will receive it until I put it out there. I had to take that risk. So far it seems that the personal stories I share
in
the
audience.
book
Also
are
funding
what was
makes not
a
it
more
challenge
relatable
to
because
it
the was
published by my own publishing company, Inspiwords Publishers, which
I
started
in
2018
to
provide
self-publishing
authors
professional quality publishing services at an affordable price".
with
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Share with us what the book is the about? stuckness
as
an
unfriendly
reminder
that
“The book is about
human
connections
matter. And the jumpstart effect as the power of relationships to help us get unstuck. It also challenges that success is a product of individual
hard
work.
The
book
is
also
a
personal
reflection,
weaving together the Nguni adage Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, the story of my own journey, and snippets from inspiring stories of others as testimony that human connections matter”.
Is your book available in any bookstores – and people who are not where you at, how can they get it and price? “The book is not
available
at
books
stores
yet.
We
are
working
on
it
and
hopefully it will be before the end of the year. For now, people can order the book through my social media platforms and we will ship the book to them. It is R250 per copy excl. shipping”.
Lastly, the pandemic – what has it taught you?
“The pandemic
took place at a time I was still working on the book to finalise it. So, because of it, I was even convinced about the idea that human connections matter. What the pandemic did was to force all of us to go into lockdown, which in many ways served as an unfriendly reminder
that
our
contact
matter".
@mthokozisindaba
and
connections
with
other
people
@mthokozisikandaba
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"Good things happen to those who make things happen". VEE THE BELIEVER
Meet Siviwe Masiza who's stage name as "Vee The Believer", from a small town in the Eastern Cape called Ngqamakwe but currently resides in East London juggling part time studies in Accounting Science while building his music career.
“My
father
was
an
entertainer
every
time
when
he's
around
everybody would cheer up so entertaining people is in my blood. I started doing music in 2013. Back then I was inspired by rhythms in my head that nobody else but me could hear. I then sang in a choir at school as a tenor guy. My friend and mentor can attest that I so much enjoy music. Over the years I've been part of the local bands, playing at community halls, bashes and enter national contests like the "Annual Heath Walk and Art Hub" and had pleasure of sharing stage with the greats like Simbone, Scroof Ace, also with the likes of Ami Faku, Thembi Mona, Bulela M. And those moments became such a major inspiration to me”.
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Challenges you faced as a musician? “As I'm just a new kid in the block with no connection in the industry it was very hard for me to get a studio to record, I would go from my village to another for a session. But now that I'm in East London I have a friend of mine whom I record with and he's closer to where I'm residing. Someday I got booed on stage before I can perform. But that didn't stop me I kept on hustling for great
events
with
people
who
weren't
intimidated by my potential”.
Tell us about your single DURABLE – and do you feel like people support your music ? “I had hiccups in my journey I decided
to
make
this
song
called
“Durable”, meaning I will never brake or get weaker I will last for a long time in the game
no
matter
what.
I
also
addressed
some artists I was trying to develop but unfortunately the art of development have been lost in the music industry, artists are chasing fame. The song has been doing good but not yet where I want it to be. As talented as I think I am, I don't think most South Africans know my music. They are missing out a lot, they're not ready for the kid cause I feel like I'm the next big thing man.
FOR BOOKINGS:
There's a new single coming (date to
be announced soon)”.
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