The Byo Story online magazine May 2021 Issue

The Byo Story
May Edition online magazine

Property Ethics

Investment tips of Covid
Vaccination
with
Nigel
Believe Munganguta

Mhlanga

Anitta Nesh



THE A TEAM

Loyiso Nkosi Sikhosana City Hall
( Operations Manager )
Ayanda Dube Rainbow Hotel
(Editor In Chief )
Dumisani Matewe
(Writers Hub Editor )
Mpumelelo Ndimande
( Arts Hub writer)
Natasha Gora
( Fashion writer)
Kathlyn Bhebhe
( Relationships Writer )
Syden Gonda
( Design and Layout)

High Court

CONTENTS PAGE

COVER STORY THE TRAVELER

Anitta Nesh -Hillside dams

Religion Be Inspired

Victory through Shylyn Machongwe
Christ
WRITERS HUB
ARTS HUB
-Relationships
-Artist of the month -Poetess of the
-Virtual Dj of The
month month
-Model of the Month -Poetry corner
-Young artist -Short story
development school
Food
BUSINESS HUB
-Recipes
-Kwamoha Clothing
label
-Benzima Construction
-Investments

ictory through Jesus Christ!Allow me to share this with you this morning, that we are guaranteed victory when we are in

VJesus’ Christ. 1Corinthians 15:57 reads ‘..thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Growing up, we knew little about paid TV, where one subscribes on a
monthly basis to access many TV channels. In those times, we would only have access to a
single free TV channel. Since only one programme could be aired at a time, we used to watch a
lot of what we called delayed soccer matches which could not have been aired at the time they
played. With delayed matches we would already know the results when watching them, but we
would still watch them anyway. I will come back to this analogy.
While victory is guaranteed, it does not mean that there will not be a battle to fight. It is called
victory because of the battle that precedes it. There is no victory without a battle. There would
not be a David without a Goliath! I want to leave a word of encouragement with you, that the
presence of battle does not mean the absence of victory or the absence of God. While you may
be finding yourself in that tricky and sticky situation, where nothing seems to be working and
pain appears to be your daily bread, it is a battle but victory is certain.
Back to our delayed match! Even though we knew that team A beat team B, the delayed match
still had to be played and we still had to watch it. Regardless of how the game appeared to
favor team B, we already knew that team A won. Nothing took us by surprise for we already
had the results. No game moments would take us to our feet because this was a delayed
match whose results we already knew. In our life and walk with the Lord Jesus, we must not be
frustrated, surprised or worried by the battles that come. He has promised us victory. We are
watching a delayed match whose results are that we have won the match.
When David went out to face Goliath, he already told him that God had given him victory.
Because greater is He who is in us than the one in the world, we have victory over the world
and all its troubles through Him. Therefore, when challenges come, we need not forget what
The Lord has promised us, victory! At no point must we worry about what the outcome will
be, but like David declare what we will do after winning the battle. Our victory is guaranteed in
Jesus. If you have not accepted Jesus as Lord and
Savior, do so now and enjoy walking in victory. Before the battle even begins, we are already
working in victory. We have victory over sickness. Victory over any attack from the enemy of
peace.
Let us therefore walk with our heads high, before during and after battle because victory is
certain!

By :PASTOR Lancaster Ncube

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ETHICS OF

PART 2

Complementing part 1 article of Ethics not wearing a mask isn’t the most difficult
of Covid-19 Vaccine, living outside our ethical question. If you don’t know by now,
the answer is wear a mask, but what about the
sense of duty to one another is a big part small business owner, the restaurant owner
of what we’ve seen in Africa’s response to
the pandemic, like responding late to the who needs income to survive and feed their
family? But by opening back up, they risk
pandemic and choosing not to wear masks harming the public.
for example. So I have to become the
person who confronts people and says,
‘‘Wear a mask, wear a mask.’’ And often The bone of contention here is how should we
think about this person’s ethical dilemma? As
the answers are something like, ‘‘Mind an organization we ask people to make
your own business,’’ right? As if they have
their own business, quite literally. choices against their economic interest all the
time. I think setting up situations of large
congregations without masks is something that
We share this business of living in a world we cannot do, at least right now until we figure
together, and it is a privilege to live in a out how that can happen. But I do think it’s
world where we have streets and we have
lights and we have safe water and all of been terribly difficult for small business
owners who have been catastrophically
that working together. This the context in affected by the loss from this economic
which our choices can be enacted only
exists because we live in a social world. problem. But it may be rooted in capitalism.

Once you’re living in a social world, once A stage in which exchange systems need to be
you’re accepting that everyone’s business
is, in fact, your business, we are significantly altered. Talking about exchange
systems. In other European Countries some
responsible in a fundamental way for the people have suggested that one way to
health and the welfare of everyone we
distribute vaccines would be through
pass on the street, and it was the refusal to vouchers that could easily be bought and sold.
see that has just been astonishing to me. The government might allocate those vouchers

Furthermore so many of the ethical based on some equation of equity, but then
people would get a voucher, either use it, or
questions raised by COVID 19 come down simply sell it to the highest bidder which I think
to this tension between individual freedom as an African Continent can borrow the same
and collective good. And sure, wearing or idea. However there’s something really, quite

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horrible about that argument that has to do was jobs again, and there was money to be
with the fact that money isn’t fairly distributed, made. But also there was a government that
that has to do with the fact that some people said, “Here’s what we spend our money on.
in fact, in this epidemic, have made millions, And we can do this.” There’s always
whilst some people don’t have enough food people who make money off of war, and
for their children. And look, I live in the market there’s people who make money off of
world just like everybody else, right? Everyone COVID, many people who make money out
has a system of exchanges. I work. I’m reward- of pandemics and wars and other things,
ed. I understand that. I understand the power need to think carefully about those profits,
of capitalism and the power of market ex- that wealth that’s being generated by our
changes in many, many, many arenas, but not suffering and our pain, really deserves to be
in healthcare. And there’s very powerful forces put back into our society. And that’s a moral
that argued over and over again for allowing discussion that companies should be
the marketplace to make the decisions for us. having now, the ones who are profiting.
And it’s interesting because the market does What we need is a new approach to pub-
have its own system of justice. And there’s lic health, one which emphasizes justice in
our quest we know our colleagues think a lot healthcare. I again assert we have to pull
about, how you can make a market system fair back and
and just and rational. create a different sort of movement for
There’s areas that should be and are outside public health, and it might seem impossible,
the sphere of the market. And so in healthcare, but we saw this happen with AIDS, Malaria,
it’s very hard to use marketplace analogies to and Cholera.
get anything successful accomplished. It failed In the midst of the AIDS epidemic, in the
dramatically. And that’s part of the puzzle. Why midst of the initial chaos and the great grief
is it that capitalism is not organized enough of the AIDS epidemic, AIDS activists did not
to say, ‘‘Oh, human beings need masks in the accept what was given to them, fought back
billions, and we have to make them.’’ And so and demanded changes in healthcare that
that’s one of the reasons I think the market are enduring changes in research and en-
has failed us at this very moment. Something during changes in healthcare. And the same
similar around the vaccines, I am still puzzled thing is true for previous epidemics. We
by why large companies that make vaccine for don’t even think about the restrictions
other things, can’t turn some of those imposed on us because of Cholera. We un-
productive capacities into making these derstand water has to be purified, we pay for
vaccines. So these are enormous the water being purified. We just accept that.
pharmaceutical companies. And why does the So there will be changes that get built into
market drive an increase in productive our system in the same way that seem now
capacities? I understand it’s difficult, to us like enormous restrictions on our own
I freedoms and enormous acts of duty that
understand it’s hard, it’s hard to ramp up, but will just become a part of the fabric of what it
it’s also possible. And I think we can see here, is to live in this social world…. Watch out for
an example of why market forces are inade- the final part…… Cheers!!
quate, why you do need a government inter- Nigel Munganguta Group President/CEO
vention to do it. People have made this analogy Rohim Systems International
before me, and this isn’t very original, to notice [email protected]
that people were able to build battleships and +263 775 332 942
airplanes to go fight World War II. And in fact,
it was that very activity of war making that sud-
denly ramped up production that suddenly got
people out of the depression because there

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Arts Hub

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ARTIST

OF THE MONTH

T.B.S: Who is Hillary Nsingo aka Don Hiz? supportive of the work that we put in.
Don Hiz: Hillary Nsingo is a young man from What we have done is to continue doing what
Bulawayo, who believes his ticket to success we do at it’s level best, one day hopefully
is through music. eople will catch up and realize the work that
T.B.S: What and who inspired you to pursue we have put in. With this being said I have
music, was it a calling? made sure that the music that I make is
Don Hiz: Honestly, it’s hard to say it’s available on all major streaming platforms.
someone specific, but I grew up listening to T.B.S: What message does your music carry to
a lot of music and different genres but the the general listeners? And how do you market
2008, 2009 Hip-Hop and influence of old your music?
school Kwaito era made me discover my Don Hiz: My music carries words of encour-
music calling. agement, love and general struggles that we
T.B.S: Which genre are you based on? encounter in our day to day life.
Don Hiz: Can say Hip-Hop but don’t want to I market my music through the use of social
box myself, music is a huge spectrum and media (online presence)
wanna explore it as a musician not a rapper, Also do face to face approach to the general
hence the Afropop and Hip-Hop fusion 11 public.
track EP I did with my music partner/friend T.B.S: How many albums or EPs have you
Uniq. dropped since you started pursuing music?
T.B.S: What challenges do you face in the Don Hiz: I have one EP which I dropped 2020.
music industry and how do you overcome I have been releasing singles all along.
them? T.B.S: What do you aim to achieve with music?
Don Hiz: The Zimbabwean entertainment Don Hiz: I am doing this for the love of it,
industry isn’t that much striving honestly but Creation of
artists from Harare move as a whole and are Timeless music that will forever heal souls,
supportive of each other of which this side save lives and
in Bulawayo it’s totally a different story. It’s will live even when I’m gone.
hard to get bookings, people are not much

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T.B.S: Which big names in the industry have you worked
with or who inspires you and wish to work with them?
Don Hiz: So far, I have worked with no one, I believe
collaborations happen organically but I would love
to work with Takura and
Gemma, I think they make good music.
T.B.S: For those who wish to venture
into music and
upcoming artists, any motivational/
inspirational advice for them?
Don Hiz: They should keep doing
what they are doing despite the
economic hardships, push
their music wholeheartedly,
get better with every
release, Good music
will one day be
recognized.

Don Hiz

YouTube Channel: Don Hiz & Uniq
Twitter: @DonHizIQ / @donhizanduniq

Facebook: Loxion Kings Music

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Virtual DJ Of the Month

15 Secs of Local Music with NguTrust Nyathi
This month The Byo Story Arts Hub decided to
move with the times and introduce our first ever
video blog of the month. We got a chance to catch
up with the man behind the magic. He not only has
an ear for music but an eye for the beautiful city
of Kings and Queens. A man that set social media
abuzz with all the right
reasons. He randomly takes pictures of our beau-
tiful city and still manages to give back to our Arts
industry through the video blog. A young man that
did not let his battle with
depression stop him from chasing his dreams.

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Who is Trust Nyathi?
Trust is a 27-year-old gentleman who hails from Plumtree and is currently based in Bul-
awayo.
Lets set the record straight. Which neighborhood is Trust representing?
I am from Lobengula West but have grown fond of the ever-growing low-density sub-
urb of Cowdray Park. A lot of people tend to mistake my jokes about the suburb to
reality.
Tell us all about 15 Secs of Local Music
15 Secs of Local Music is an initiative that started late last year. On the initiative, I ex-
tract 15 seconds of either visuals or audio of any local music and post it with a link of
course.
What is the inspiration behind the vlog?
There is a gap that has not been filled and not much is covered about our local music.
Not all our music gets airplay on our few stations. The initiative is mostly about driving
local talent to be noticed with the little I have at my disposal.
What has been the response to the show?
The response has been massive. I have managed to introduce a lot of artists that were
previously unknown. In some cases, I get calls from people asking who the artists are
and where people can access them. Like any journey, there are few bumps along the
way. Sometimes accessing content is extremely difficult and in most cases, I get
ghosted by the very same artists I try to promote.
What motivates you and keeps you going?
I am someone who deals with chronic depression. This has pushed me to help others
who are facing the same condition. In the long run I managed to partner with WOTA
Clinic and address the mental health issues that are often ignored.
What are hopes for the future?
I look forward to growing the vlog and be able to have sponsored adverts. I would also
love to expand my reach and spread the love for our local artists.
Any words of encouragement to someone out there?
We are at the age where information travels fast. Artists should invest more in their dig-
ital branding and visibility, so their content reaches a wider audience.

Twitter Ngu_Trust
Facebook NguFidelis Mdluli Nyathi
Instagram NguTrust

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Model modeling,commercial modeling and runway
modeling industry.

of the TBS : From the challenges you faced how did
you overcome them ?
month SM: The biggest challenges l faced were my
friends and family whom i needed the support
This month we caught up with the now from .I managed to convince them to see how
South African based Samantha Maposa to l really wanted to take up the space and how l
talk about her modelling career. am passionate about modeling.another chal-
lenge was fear and doubt in which I have learnt
How didyou get into the modelling industry? to present myself as l am,but not reflect what
SM :Modeling is my passion,I take it as a people wanted me to be.Also fear of being re-
career because l can balance the two school jected,in which l have learnt to accept rejection.
and modeling. I learnt to believe in my strength and l realized
I wasn’t at school lately so l was doing it full how lm capable.
time.l wanted to build a career out of it. TBS: Are you under any agency?
I started modeling 2018,in which it was not SM : No l have never been in an agency.
an easy journey.I have built my own brand TBS : Are thereany shows you have been part
and groomed myself into a model i am of?
today.Being a freelancer was not an easy SM: I have contested for Miss Zimbabwe grand,
task but l quickly learned a lot of things and Miss Zimbabwe Glamour,Miss Premium
tried to fit myself in the pageantry,editorial Zimbabwe and miss Summer Strides.
TBS : Any crowns under your name?
SM :Currentlyi have two titles Miss Photogenic
for Miss Summer Strides and Miss Personality
for Miss Zimbabwe Glamour.

TBS: When it comes to your studies , you
studying what and where?
SM: Events management in Rosebank college
sunnyside Pretoria.

TBS: What can we expect from you in a year or
so?
SM: Expect to see me on an international stage
representing Zimbabwe in an international arts
talent showcase hosted by the 33&me talent
agency in South Africa.The name of the show
is IATS (The Arts Talent showcase)happening
in south Africa on September then getting a
chance to represent Zimbabwe international in
IMTA convention(the model talent association
convention) in New York next year if l win the
IATS.
Instagram @ntosamantha
Facebook @Samantha Ntokozo

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YADS(Young Artist Development
School)

Young Artists Development School is a nonprofit Organisation whose aim is to allow young
people interested in starting a career in theatre and film. It gives people an opportunity to
participate in each aspect of production making under the mentorship of a professional practi-
tioner then apply these skills to the staging or shooting of a production. This is done to devel-
op the skills of young Artists for their future independence.
Mzingaye Ngwabi is the founder of the Organisation. The Organisation was founded in No-
vember 2017 at Northlea with some of the Northlea drama club members of that time.
Currently we are running a project called Indodakazi Mwanasikana. This project was motivated
by the impact of covid 19 on the future of girls in our communities whereby when it was time
to go back to school a lot of girls dropped out of school due to forced commitments and un-
planned pregnancies.
The Yads project seeks to educate the masses about social issues revolving around communi-
ties. By using the Indodakazi/Mwanasikana play that is being displayed at various high-density
suburbs in Bulawayo, communities are being challenged to come up with their own solutions
on how to eradicate, among other issues, sexual injustices in communities.
Recently the play has been selected to participate at the Bulawayo Arts Festival and under the
Voices of Creatives. Then the community movement will resume on the 11 of June.
Instagram : yads.arts
Facebook : YADS

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Business Hub

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KhwamphaClothing Brand

My name is Romeo Gumede. I am the founder of the clothing line called
Khwampha. The khwampha clothing line produces t -shirts, round necks, V necks,
golf t-shirts, shoes and sports wear. This idea which in time became a registered
company in South Africa called Khwampha Brands and projects started as an idea
in my head.
I grew up In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and there is a certain
language that we spoke, that was created by us kasi
people and it wasn’t meant to be understood by
everyone. Khwampha means ‘right there’ derived
from the Ndebele words khonaphana or khona
laphaya These are words spoken with pride
when one is proud of where they come
from and they say it out loud ,
“ngibuya khwampha Entumbane or
Khwampha Emakhandeni ..
In 2018 I printed the word
khwampha on my T-shirt and
I wore it at a popular Shisa
Nyama in Yoeville
Johannesburg. The feed back
I got from that day was so
overwhelming and that’s how the brand
came into life.Most people were asking me
khwampha nga ? And the logo has a figure
facing down so it got a lot of people thinking
maybe I meant something else. The day I
wore the very first khwampha T-shirt I got
a lot of negative and positive comments
so I pursuedit as a label because it got
people talking.

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I made 4 shirts branded khwampha and
posted them on my Facebook page,
responding to requests. The most amazing
thing about this is that, most of my
customers are from social media and in
just over a night we exceeded 20 000 on
orders.I gave a personal feel to every order and
i delivered it personally and took pictures with
my clients. My clients then posted the pictures
ontheir own profiles and that gave me more
exposure.

Khwampha T-shirt’s were a hit and a trend in 2018
but the revenue wasn’t so good. The Clientele
was limited to the Hillbrow , Berea And
Yoeville community. Those are the people
who actually owned the brand and made it theirs.

I then thought of a marketing strategy “bottled water “.
I started bottling still mineral water and sold it In night clubs and bars
around Johannesburg. The idea was to spread awareness of the Khwampha
Brand but the demand was too much to an extent that the water became a
business on its own.

Imagine trying to market your business through branded water bottles and
you get people saying they are having weddings and other Events and they
would like
khwampha to provider water for them. I provided a lot of water to private
clients. I also taught them about marketing strategies of using water as an
advertisingplatform.

Water Is cheap but the label has all the company information and you know
people like reading stuff so for your advert to reach more people you can
put it on a water label and it is effective. It hasn’t been a smooth ride. We
have faced challenges as a foreign owned company. The opportunities are
not fair. First preference is given to South Africans so every time we look for
business, such obstacles always come up.
I can be contacted on
whatsapp 0818897436
Facebook page @khwampha
Instagram @khwampha

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Benzima Construction Company

Benzima Construction Company is a national construction company that has its headquarters
in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The fact that we are based inZimbabwe does not in any way restrict our
scope of operations to the country. We are a construction company and we hope to work for
our clients (government and private sectors) in any part of the world.
The company has successfully established itself in Bulawayo with foreseeable goals to venture
in construction, repair, and alteration projects focusing on residential contraction. With the
business boom that is occurring in our local area and the desire to improve overall profit
margins, the company is planning to shift its target market from residential clients to the larger
commercial customers. This business plan will lay out our goals and tasks to make this
transition successful and create enough market share to succeed in this highly competitive
market.
Products and services
Benzima has three eggs in one basket as it provides
construction services from foundation to a full
infrastructure. Services provided includes: ceiling,
painting, plumbing, plastering, brick molding, tiling and
electricals.
We arelocated in Byo CBD 11th Ave and George Silundika, No2 peppermint place

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Take of land cost $50 000.” As I nod
my head, he says, “You can buy
Land anywhere because Kigali
Control will find you there”.
My mind quickly scans the past
and came across a moment as I
left one of the retirement com- patient enough to reap the
Be in charge through munities in USA. I was seating profits. One of the most
investment at the front seat as my friend common investment assets
who happened to be my in the world is Property in
It was the end of the year and Supervisor was driving. What the form of Land or build-
time to fly to my mother land, does it take for one to live ings. This dates back from
a happy period indeed. I sat at here? I asked. The simple but creation when man was
the table in one of my favourite scariest answer connected well given a Land.
Indian restaurants in Kigali the with my experience in the USA Land and Properties are
green and cleanest city in financial industry especially the long term investments
Africa waiting for one of my Property investments. These that provides four benefits,
favourite dishes. I looked out- events led me to reconsider the as a store of value, Profit
side the balcony, still surprised definition of Investment and through
Investor.

but the great view When one comes across the appreciation, Security as
constantly greeting my soul. word investment or Investor, well as preventing Cash
A voice popped up, from none they think of someone from a outflow. In proper
other than my Supervisor (as different world, few thinks or economies and in shacky
he sat on the chair besides consider themselves as in- ones, Land and Houses
me) the COO of the Company I vestors. I think this mind-set have remained intact in
serve in, “This was once a forest should change. Anyone can be terms of value and
and fields of Bananas some few an investor, in-fact not every- sometimes appreciated.
years back. one can be an entrepreneur, Moreover, Store of value in
People would give you this but everyone should be an the sense that if currency
land for few francs and top it investor. Investment is loses value, its value can
up with a free garden, but very simple putting your money into be preserved in the form of
few people would take the a financial scheme, property, or properties. Security in that
Layear. Actually people would other assets with the hope of one can easily convert it to
beg you to buy or even to give achieving profit or preserving cash inform of
you land. Now in the very same value. Surely anyone can be an guarantees. Lastly
area, a small 300 square meter investor. preventing cash flow, one

How can you be an Investor? wouldn’t be paying rent
You surely do not need a lot of which is a cash outflow and
money to be an investor but expense. It is these that
rather a willing heart and a have helped many families
determined mind. One should around the world to retire
be intentional and sometimes with dignity, imagine if you
be prepared to go against would have to retire while
society dictates to be an you still paying rent.

investor. You should be Investing in properties can
determined and willing to be also act as a passive

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income. Passive income is the money Property is not a short-term investment neither
earned on an investment — or work com- is it a splashy thing that would carry along to be
pleted in the past — that requires little seen by friends. According to studies and
work or no active involvement to generate depending to location, On average, it takes
ongoing revenue. You can convert your at least seven years to break even on a home,
property to a revenue where you’ve got enough appreciation, where it
generating vehicle, In the form of rental in can pay you back for the cost of the transaction
addition to appreciation. and cost of ownership. If you would want to buy
This is the investment that would bring a house and sell it in two years, it may be a loss
revenue with little involvement or expens- unless you bought it at a bargain.
es. Whether you are a businessperson, an 2. Capacity
employee, a hustler, or a nobody, you can This is the ability to buy one either once off
choose to be a property owner. In short, as payment or through contributions in the form
long as you can pay rent you can own your of mortgage. Remember if you can pay rent you
own property-no excuses. can own one.

Be A tenant in your Property 3. Location
One of the most rule of thumb for One of the most important factors of any piece
investment is to detach yourself from the of property is location, location, location. It
properties you own. This is treating determines the current cost and the future value
yourself as a tenant to your very own of the house you are buying now. Be sure to pay
property. If you have managed to acquire special consideration to the area in which you
your own property continue to pay rent buy your property.
in the very same property either through 4. Age of The House
saving for another property or developing A factor to consider when buying a house is the
the same property. You can achieve this age of the property. Old house tends to
by having a contract between you and the depreciate instead of appreciation unless
property you own. This will enable you to renovated. Moreover, it’s true that an older
acquire more properties that will bring home may have its certain charm and appeal,
more revenue and act as a foundation to but in turn may need more upgrades, repairs,
your children or those you love. If you do and improvements. If you are interested in an
not have your own property and you do older home, make sure you have the time and
not have enough lump sum money to buy budget for renovation projects.
one, consider mortgaging. This is another 5. Purchase price
form of being a tenant at your own prop-
erty. Mortgaging can be an easiest way of Of course, the home’s purchase price will
being an owner of property, its one that is play a large role in whether you should buy a
widely used in the whole world. In most of home. Come up with a budget that is right for
the cases it is far much better than renting. you, your family and be sure to stick to it.
If you can pay rent, you can surely own a Consider all costs and make a decision that will
property. accommodate your finances and goals. Go for
Things to consider when investing in a what you can afford not what appeals to others.
Property

1. Length of Ownership In summary, anyone can be an investor as long
First things first-Do you really need to buy they are willing to do so. Its unfortunate that
a property? This comes from the period the Society may not encourage investment as it
you would want to own the property. should be. In-fact the society may value other
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things that are not a form of investment-the type of clothes, whether you drive or the type of
car you drive, the type of phone you have, the restaurant you eat in.
Depending on your circle, these have may be valued more than the real things. Nowadays
its rare for someone to ask you about investment but rather, about whether you drive or not
and so on. These are not bad things in as much as they are not the fundamentals of life. Most
of these things will be in scrapyards in five or so years-enjoy them when you have invested
enough or while investing enough. Real people are valued by real things, things that can out-
live them, Real people are valued by positive net worth and net worth can be attained though
investment. Be that person who lives a net worthy life

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The Traveler

Hillside Dams

The Hillside Dams area history dates back to A trip with your closed ones is must to
the Stone Age as there were various Stone hillside dams if you are in Bulawayo.
Age tools and rock shelters discovered The serene beauty of this place will just
within the area. In the 19th century it was blow your mind alongside the big dam.
one of King Lobengula’s favourite villages to The visitors feel some heavenly
relax at. In 1895 Rhodesian workers started connection with nature after visiting
constructing infrastructure for commercial this beautiful place. It is the perfect
water supply. It was then that the name place to organize a picnic along the
Hillside Dams was adopted after completion bank of river. The small tunnel here
of the structures in 1898. Unfortunately the with trees all around takes you to the
structure collapsed. picnic area. This place is well suited for
In 1924 the Hillside Dams were sold to a taking a stroll alongside practicing
Bulawayo City Council, and the dams for various zip line activities in the park.
water supply were changed. Thereafter the The food supplied by the Hillside Dams
area became a low density residential restaurant is good enough to pacify
suburb known as Hillside. In 1942 Hillside your taste buds
Dams was designated as a National
Monument.

Geology
The dominant rock in the area is Syenite. There are
a lot of kopjes and scattered rock boulders

Recreational Activities Fauna
• Canoeing Hillside Dams is a proclaimed bird sanctuary, but
• Ziplining has few mammals
• Barbecuing
• Fishing
• Nature Walk
• Picnics

Flora
The woodland vegetation of Hillside Dams is mainly dominated by Terminalia,
Acacia, Burkea, Sclerocarya and Peltophorum. The trees are labelled by numbers
and you can refer somewhere to the meanings of the numbers. There is also an
Aloe Garden with different types of Aloe vera.

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“She who sits on the throne”

Annita Nesh

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Cover Story Anitta Neshiri aka Anitta Nesh

Marketing Executive , Girl Talk Zw founder
,

What made you choose your is my salvation. I am also a person that
career? focuses more on the positives than
negatives and this has helped me to
l never choose my career, my career choose overcome many obstacles in life.
me. As a post graduate of tourism and
hospitality management my dream is to Who is your Role model?
work for airlines and big hotels. However
as you know we don’t normally get what My Role model is Bonang Matheba. l love her
we want in life, l ended up in the marketing and she inspires me so much in life and l strive
sector. I am a very passionate & to achieve my set goals just like her. She
determined individual. I am also a mod- inspires me to never give up and she made me
el (ex beauty Queen), actress and l run believe I can do anything I set my mind on. She
my own NGO which is Girl Talk Zw. It is always made me see that I could also be the
an Organisation that seeks to help girls/ best as long as I stay focused. My mom is also
young entrepreneurs to have confidence my other role model and she never believed in
and leadership skills through peer to peer the words “it’s impossible” or “I can’t” and she
mentoring. hated hearing them. She challenged me to give
everything I do my best. As a result, I am more
You once did modelling shed assertive, competitive and eager to learn and
more light about it and why you achieve as much as I can in life. I say “yes” to
stopped? opportunities and always try to make an
attempt at something ratherthat shying away
I am a former beauty queen and l won and saying I cannot do it.
several beauty pageants during my hey
days such Miss All Schools Bulawayo, Miss What inspires you?
Bulawayo Junior, Miss Bulawayo personality
2010, only to mention a few. I started People who are passionate about nurturing the
modelling at a very young age and l guess l next generation, spreading happiness among
probably lost interest along the way. Above others.
all I am now a mother.
Your favorite hangout place?
What are your major career
highlights so far? My favorite hangout place in Bulawayo is
Smoke house. I am a person that loves meat
Well l have once worked as a Travel and good music.
\consultant, sales manager and currently a
Marketing executive director. You also involved in acting?

What are the challenges that Yes l have done a bit of acting. l featured in
you have faced? Innora’s music video were l played a role of a
supportive wife. And this really opened doors
Lack of support system and bad business for me because l have been approached by
partners. People don’t normally support many people to come and act in their films and
each other.l have been through that phase l am considering making moves on that.
of being a prayer warrior. I always run to
God whenever I am facing challenges. God

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A Rare Diamond

Founder & Director @
Girl Talk Zw
Marketing Executive
Tourism & Hopitality

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BE INSPIRED

The huntress

From the sky-blue uniform of McKeurtan
Primary School to Empandeni High School,
a huntress was groomed to be a lady she
has turned out be today. Born as the only
daughter from a catholic family, Shylyn
Shingairai Machongwe had her dreams
filled with rich imagination that only a
wildest mind could carry. Shylyn used to wanting to know about the woods life
build her dreams on top of the red soils of hence understanding animal better as a
Emganwini before the family relocated to strong hold that lured her into LPH/G.
the suburb of Cowdray Park. “Before I even knew about this program,
I just loved what I loved, what I saw in
the movies although I didn’t really have
Miss Machongwe is currently pursuing two someone to inspired me”, she added.
courses co currently, showing the world
that even women can handle the
pressure men are boastful about. At She also highlighted the dangers that
Bulawayo Polytechnic College she is in her relates to this course as one can be at-
final National Certificate year in R tacked by animals or poachers or find
efrigeration and Air Conditioning, and also yourself lost in the bush. “If an animal
under going a training to get her attacks you, there is a way to handle that
Leaners Professional Hunter’s/Guide’s particular animal and if you happen to be
license (LPH/G). The 21-year-old Shylyn in such a scenario, just tell
further explained more about LPH/G, “in your clients to relax and not to run as
order for one to have this license, he or she you are figuring out what to do”, she
must have passion for life in the woods, emphasized. As for the poachers, Miss
should be in harmony with nature and Machongwe adds on to say “you can
obviously one should have obtained their 5 arrest them but also depending on the
O’ Level or any qualifications to be part of type of weapons they will be having. One
this program. But there are examinations should analyze first to protect their cli-
written for one to get the license”. ents”. Towards the end of our time with
up and coming huntress/tour guide, she
would like to advice ladies not to think
“By studying LPH/G, we get to know the that this is a man’s job and that nothing
animal taxonomy which is the process to should block their path when they see
classify organisms into categories according it fit to pursue their dreams and careers.
to characteristics which share or dissimi- “You will be defined not just by what you
lar”, she further explained. In our interview achieve, but by how you survive”, her
with Miss Machongwe, she mentioned her words of inspiration.
love for nature, travelling, touring and her

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Writers
Hub

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by Kathlyn Bhebhe

Communication is an instance of information transfer, a conversation or discourse. In a
relationship situation it’s more than this. Communication is key. It’s in its truest sense a literal
key. It is the most essential of tools to creating a long lasting relationship. It’s the foundation
therefore. It is the relationship. Communication begins way before the relationship begins. As
you make known your intentions that’s communication on its own. So let me merge how we
choose and communication through conversations.
Conversations are one of the ways that people determine whether or not they are compatible
with each other. How long can we hold a steady and meaningful conversation? Spending time,
having a conversation with a person helps create a bond and connection beyond the surface.
Connection is either established or tested on the basic level of conversation and understand-
ing. It’s the foundation and intellectual connection and an intellectual level of a relationship.
Communication at its simplest. So, communication in a relationship is helping your partner
understand you and you understand your partner intricately. It’s getting your partner to see
things the way you do and vice versa. Socially speaking, communication is the blood of the
relationship. It’s the mind, the most essential tool, it’s the relationship itself. Communication is
a two way street. It’s always been and will always be. It’s expressing yourself, your feelings, and
your plans clearly to the other person. It is in itself an evidence of understanding, caring and
being responsible. Openness, transparency and clarity make up communication is a relation-
ship. And it’s above all else unique to each partnership and relationship.
Communication is the relationship itself. Communication needs to be effective in a relationship
thus it is succeeding in making another person see things the way you see them. One needs
to be clear in what they are saying; Effective communication sort of creates a oneness kind of
vibe. You become in sync with the other person, your person. Take it this way, your commu-
nication between you and your mom is different from that of you and your dad, siblings and
friends. Your Relationship is also like that, communication patterns are different. When people
communicate effectively they forge a language of their own and its ok, it’s beautiful like that.
Humans are dynamic in nature so is communication. Communication moves in levels, as much
as you grow, we grow. If communication is effective you grow together. You get to enjoy your
growth through communication. Allow yourselves to grow.
Explain yourself to your person and your feelings. We are not telepathic for a reason. No one is
going to read your mind, this is not X-man. Choose to date from a point of clarity and objec-
tivity. Be intentional, clear and consistent. Effective communication yields trust in a relationship,
Bonding, a different kind of love, it yields understanding of each other. And definitely gives and
adds value to your relationship. Your relationship is only as strong as your communication and
as dead as your communication. Communication is the relationship So, till next time, Learn to
understand how your person communicates and remember Communication is the relationship.

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POETESS OF THE MONTH

Poetic Lioness

Poetic Lioness a.k.a Nobuhle Sibanda in the world, Onesimo ‘Ngcotsha’ Mpofu
is a poetess who recently who is part of the Skyz Metro’s
discovered her gift. She was born Amadramatics program and the
and bred in the city of Kings and
Queens. She is a award-winning Philani A Nyoni just to
leader and a philanthropist. In her mention a few. Also, the mentioned
desire to reveal the philanthropist above are the people she look up
within, she is part of the TROVOCO to and including Dumisani ‘Ruthless_inc’
organization. The Lioness mentions that Matewe, Millennium Legend and
it’s not always going with theflow when Sithandazile.
it comes to helping people, The Poetic Lioness hasn’t published
sometimes finances pushes the boat anything yet but she has 6 projects
against the current and only get help in the pipe line to be published
from well-wishers. before year end that are inspired
Poetic Lioness, a name she was given by anything that surrounds her,
by her mentor as she roared to pave her be it nature, politics, social media
path in poetry, the Lioness part or religion. Challenges she has faced
was inspired by her surname “Sibanda”. so far include the hardship of
Nobuhle later on expanded her gift penetrating in the arts industry that
turning it into reality when the already has gate keepers and already
founder of TROVOCO and P.A.W.D, known names. Though she speaks of
Mthulisi ‘King KG’ Ndlovu pushed her her unique style of writing and how
to express herself in poetry. Confused diverse she is which will help her
as she was about the whole thing and overcome the challenges faced and
how it works, King KG always said to her, “I making sure her craft is not
want to read your works soon” which mo- alienated.
tivated her to start inking the paper. Poets As far as poetry will take her, the
and Writers’ Den (P.A.W.D) came as Poetic Lioness sees herself as
a stepping stone for the Poetic well-versed Ndebele editor with the
Lioness where she found the award ability to share her skills, she just
winning Onesimo ‘Ngcotsha’ Mpofu who doesn’t want to write only but
mentored her throughout. With her good be a mentor as well. She mentions
skills in English and fluent Ndebele tongue, that she feels like a Guru as well from
it then became easy for Nobuhle to jot in working with the big names who
any of these languages. inspires her at Ubuntu Publishers. With
The big fish in poetry that she herself feeling that much big, she
has worked with include advices all the upcoming poets and
Mthulisi ‘King KG’ Ndlovu writers to believe in themselves because
who penned the longest if they don’t, who will?
Ndebele and English poem

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POETRY CORNER

TEEN-URGING Dark-blonds if they are a thing.
For every one of them is stored fantasy.
Many a mickle makes a muckle,
And I deserve a remote for remorse. The fatty burning and ashy,
That woman dressed in mountainous
To shut me down a bit.
And reinstall myself once more. heels.
And that brown booty girl on that brown
I did a pit a duty,
Night and day shift of nudity. thing.
Reversing a truck going to the North on a
Now um stuck in this dirt,
Compelled by my urge, salty road.
Tricked by my own brains. I go to Brazil,

Sometime long ago, Turkey or German,Spain or America,
I build myself a shallow hollow, For local isn’t interesting to be eye

And it’s my soul to fill it, catching.
And it’s my flesh to fill it. It’s a long time ago.
In these few moments.
I have been telling myself this is not myself, I phew-phew in pleasant,
Maybe it’s something or someone else, Turning my stealthy waters into sweet

Playing pretense with my senses. wine.
I realized it’s me in self denial. When my brain is red like redheads.

In the night, And I shiver like a drug addict.
I serve the mighty-urge. I pool-off my oceans.
Paying lobola with my hands, Asking for more like I got less.
Munyayi ndi internet! I need redemption,
And my eyes are my white relationship. Baptism in the ocean.
And the reverse is true too and boom-cool. For I to be forgiven.

Xvideos is a good friend, I don’t want it.
And she is like my sweet-oxygen. But still I tell myself,
I masticate her sugar grazing on her lands with “I promise this is the last time”
And the last time feels like the first time.
my sharp eyes. So, I am in a loop,
She is in my mind every place that I go. I wish someone will take me out of this
We share a bond to be told. hook,
I am scared to admit that I am addicted, Before I become,
Ind that I don’t want it. A devil’s bacon.
But what more can I do? Inked by
For I am trapped in this marriage. Chashe
And far away from divorce. Edited by
For she told me she still wants me “too”, Ruthless_inc
When I didn’t propose to engage,
She said yes without an argue.

Recharge my phone,
Search with chrome,
Or Opera wearing a mini skirt for squirts.
The woman dressed in white flesh,

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THE STARS ABOVE YOU by Lungile Msimanga
edited by Ruthless_inc
SHORT STORY

You trail down Main Street, positively drunk, clutching your purse tightly against
your side. It’s an old thing, crocodile skin, faux. You think of the $6 and R30 in the
zipped section at the back, and what you will do with it. There follows a steady
humming noise between your ears, static like, and you remember how difficult
you find it to think after downing anything more than 4 glasses of whatever. But
you do this often anyway, to dull the disgust and humiliation of
disappearing your head behind the steering wheel of a stranger’s car, the urgent
pressure of a foreign hand pushing you down continually, rhythmically, until you
gag, or swallow, or both. Half the time the alcohol doesn’t quite work. You’ve
begun to suspect that you’ve acquired a taste for it, that it’s not just about the
inebriation anymore, and you’re unsure whether you resent yourself for this.
Regardless, you’d rather your body not be a chest of useless memories, so it’s
better this way.
The city lights blink in your face, calling you. You step away from the pavement,
onto the road, and someone releases a steady stream of cusses as a car swerves
sharply and tires screech. You drop to your knees, hiccup an apology, and laugh.
Gosh, wouldn’t it be weird to die in a plaid miniskirt, skyscraper stilettos you
nicked from your cousin’s much, much older girlfriend, and a military-style tank
top that might have been fashionable the year before you were born?
You think of your mother, dead, and that perhaps she’s burning amongst the
stars above you, a ball of gas as black as her inky skin. You fall on your side, curl
into something almost
embryonic, and bawl. It’s 01:17 hrs. and the shop windows eye ball the sky, bald
brown
mannequins’ hands on hips, mocking you with floppy smiles.
You stare at a white mink blanket in the window of Dolores’ and decide that
perhaps you should get it for Tata later during the month. Your friend, Paula,
had one just like it
- Made in Bangladesh - and you remember running your hand over the downy
fur and
sinking yourself into the lush silkiness, imagining it a heavy, tired animal that
threw itself over you and swallowed you whole into its warm belly.
You’re still thinking this when the rain spits on your skin, tiny shimmery drops

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that fall in an invisible sheet and leave you scrambling back to the pavement. You
huddle against a pillar lined with posters of Bev and the Sexy Angels, taped stra-
tegically over more posters of a call to a public hearing to debate some constitu-
tional amendment. The words swim before your eyes, turning into a black stream
that drips down over the chipped blue paint. You don’t realize you’re crying until
you focus on Joshua’s statue, and his head slants sharply to one side in the soft
rain.
There’s a black carrier bag rolling at his feet, two discarded Chicken Slice box-
es together with it. You wonder about the people who must have sat there and
stuffed their faces; if they did stuff their faces, or if they picked through the food
delicately, like posh little birds. Then you think that the name Chicken Slice hardly
makes sense at all, because chicken doesn’t come in slices - it’s bread that does,
and cake, and a whole bunch of other things. But never chicken.
You laugh, thinking of your high school years and that perhaps you might have
been intelligent, had you had half the chance, but there was always something
more demanding; the cut off water supply, the unattended electricity bill, Tata’s
wet cough that persisted through the years and had now graduated to having a
name and being the third, unwanted member of the family.
You remember the first time you did it, with a man who wore designer cashmere
sweaters, drove expensive cars, and lived in a lofty apartment in a suburb some-
where whose name reminded you of an imported city. His skin smelt like metallic
rain, and you’d come away that night feeling clean, like you’d sunk your body in
a pool of crystals. Tata had taken one look at you, and cried. Not in a loud, un-
abashed widow’s voice but quietly, deeply, his face falling. You’d shaken him up
at first light the next morning and held his hand all the way to the hospital, your
body still raw and harmed from the previous night’s affair - that’s when his cough
had gotten its name.
There had been other times after that, too many to shake out of your skin, but
over time you’d begun to feel like you’d been reduced to nothing, like a no-name
brand on a shop shelf that no one wanted to touch or those wrinkled, tag less
pieces of clothing in the bales that lined the pavement during the weekends on
market street.
Tata knew, of course, but pretended not to, his mild brown eyes staring into the
distance or his fingers rubbing at an invisible stain on his trousers whenever he
should have been saying something. In the end, your communication had dis-
tilled down to wordless conversation and persistent bouts of coughing. Inwardly
you grieved this, perhaps you both did, but there was never enough time to sit
down and watch parts of yourselves falling away.
To be continued . . .

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