BYO TRENDS - an online magazine (July 2020)

BYOonline magazine TRENDS
July 2020 Edition

COVER STORY

TK NUNU

UPCLOSE WITH

EZRA TSHISA

BERITA

ON CAREER

MAFIRI’S Khumalo, Bulawayo
LOFT

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A homely loft apartment with an

open plan lounge and kitchen.

The kitchen is well equiped with gas
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space.

There is backup power via invetor
system which powers lights and TV.
Rechargable light is also available in
the event that the invetor is not pow-
ered adquately.

water supplied via a powered bore-
hole even in the event of availability
of municipal water.

Mafiri’s Loft is located 3km from the
CBD with close proximity to a shop-
ping centre which is within a walking
distance.

Contact us at [email protected] or send
Whatsapp to +263 77 214 3105

LOYISO: Founder, Researcher
Aya_Nda: Chief Editor
Syden: Designer, layout,
assistant editor
Dumisani: Writer, designer
Natasha: Fashionista
Mpumelelo: Writer
Noluntu: Writer
Nomsa: Writer
Ayand : Writer

Hello! My people. My fellow Bulaway-
ans. My Kings and Queens. Abantu
besikhosini. Abahle ngabomo. How
are you all doing? 2020 has somehow
took a turn that we never expected
and never dreamt of or imagined.
COVID happened. Jobs lost , hun-
ger, sickness, breathing through the
mask(is that even healthy or they are
killing us slowly). The human race,
perishing day in day out. A whole lot
of uncertainties. GOD HELP US
On a brighter note, we are here to
keep you entertained, informed and
educated. We are introducing you to
your fellow citizens, from all walks of
life, your city and all that there is to tell
about us.
Ever wondered how other people have
sailed through life, how they got to
where they are? Ever wondered who
is who in Bulawayo, what happens in
our city, where do people have fun,
how are they making money, who is
doing what and where. We got you.
We got your backs. We promise to
update you on these and more.
Dedication: Lovemore Majaivana
Umoya Wami

CONTENTS Sithembiso
Muchena
ARTS HUB
Artist of the month
Nomathamsangqa Mkhwananzi
DJ of the month
DJ Mzoe
Upclose and personal
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
On the lighter side
Berita

MODEL OF THE MONTH
Ishmael Murangadi
Rutendo Amanda Taruwinga

FOOD AND RECIPES
Chef Tee

SPORTS
Keith Dabengwa
Focus on Hockey

REAL LIFE ISSUES
Gender based violence
Kasi stories
Urban times
Child marriages

POETRY
Ruthless inc

THE ARTS
HUB

PRINCESS-PRIE
BYO TRENDS | JULY 2020

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

IPRICELESS MOMENTt was in the United States Tennessee were I got the chance to
sing in front of Dolly Parton who happens to be one of my
idols and also had a chance to have a chat with her.

IMY PROJECTSjust released my second music video Nyawolwami and will
be releasing Mbokodo a song from my upcoming album
Themba which is due before the end of the year. I also have
a foundation, Nkwali foundation, I help the needy with food
and clothing.

Nomathamsanqa Mkwananzi. BON BULAWAYO ARTS
“Be in the moment every moment.” ulawayo is going in the right direction,
with more help financially Bulawayo arts
WON GROWING UPhen I was growing up life was so en- would be even much better .We also
joyable, I enjoyed being a kid as i used need more airplay on a national level so
to play with my friends on the streets more radio stations playing our music nation-
near my house. We used to play different games. ally will help the artist a lot. Back then arts
There was no technology so kids were kids. I was not appreciated much compared to now, I
loved school and going to church. Those were guess the digital world makes a big difference.
the best times of my life, we were simple innocent I believe in the richness of our culture, original-
kids we were not exposed to all this technology. ity to keep the brand going .It’s hard to pen-
etrate the industry and have songs recorded
ION CAREERgot my first big break in 2004 when the direc- as a female artist so for myself I overcame this
tors of an International group called Mother
Africa visited Zimbabwe for auditions with many by doing it myself ,I funded all my recording
other artists in the country, I was chosen together project.
with a few other artists. We went to Tanzania for
THE LIGHTER SIDE
rehearsals, the cast consisted of 42 artists from
I plan my days properly to avoid stress, hav-
ing lived in Germany for a long time and they

are very particular about time so that’s why i
different countries around Africa and my role was manage my time well .In my spare time I love
dancing, acting and lead vocalist. From there on I cooking as my late father was a Chef, my
performed in big theatres and stages in countries sister is a “cake boss” .I also watch a lot of
like UK,Austria,Germany,Slovakia,Slovania,Italy,- musicals and movies and of course listen to
Spain,Sweden,Switzerland going as far as Austra- music.
lia, United States that was a major achievement

THE FUTUREin my career, again the biggest one is sharing the
stage with biggest Accapella group in Africa Lady I always get invitations from upcoming artists,
i do a lot of music dance and theater work-
Smith Black Mambazo. Sharing the stage with
shops, one on one vocal training as well .Ex-
them was a privilege as well as performing with
pect my new album called Themba due out
the Grammy award winner and one of the most
anytime soon and my new music video coming
successful music composers Lebo M as a back-
ing vocalist in the show Hollywood in Vienna for out soon called Imbokodo.

his Lion King set. Performing in front of my idol Email: [email protected] nkwali_mculo
Dolly Parton, it was such a memorable moment.
The love for music, entertainment my culture and Nkwali music www.nkwalimusic.com
everything in me loves music I enjoy performing, I NKWALI
am music. noma_nkwali photo cred: Georg Cizek,

www.nkwalimusic.com

Dj

of the month

Sibanengi Mzoetshe Ndebele better known
as DJ Mzoe in the entertainment circles is
one of the finest DJs from Bulawayo .Having
discovered his talent early 2000 and finally got
his break in 2007 at Hustlers night club where he
was a resident DJ.

A career that is ever blossoming has seen him
performing alongside DJ Fresh, DJ Black coffee,
Busy signal to mention a few. This all has made
him win the Best Hustlers DJ 5 ears in a row,
Bulawayo DJ of the year 3 times in a row. He
has released a couple of singles with Zhezhing-
ton from Gwanda a track called Celina an afro
house track, Senko called Imali and with Elson
and Nick aka Jiggy Jiggy it’s an amapiano track
called ama 2000.

With God being the centre of it all and a supporting family structure he takes is craft serious and
professional whereby he puts his all in everything he does. Discipline and patience are other key
aspects of the game as it is a hard is the industry to get a break through. Proper mentors are need-
ed for guidance.

Bulawayo is an arts hub so supporting each other in our different crafts is needed for us to grow
and to learn from each other .Just like many artist he sees the need for Bulawayo artist to get more
airplay nationally.

Besides being a DJ he owns a media company called Fudu_Media which does photography ,video
PA system ,school of DJying , shuttle services .This has seen him producing more than 16 DJs since
2006 .A man of many talents as he is also an entrepreneur dealing with vegetables and a graphic
designer.

Phone number :
0772382132

FB : MzoeDj Byo Zim
Instagram : MzoeDj_Byo Zim

Twitter : Mzoe Dj Byo Zim
TikTok @ MzoeDjByoZim

Afrosoul is a
music genre that
is a fusion be-
tween soul mu-
sic and Afri-
can sound and
one person that
translate it well
through her mu-
sic is Gugulethu
Berita Khumalo.
The Byo Trends
team had a chat
with her in terms
of her career and
here is what she
said:

Berita

BT: Who is Berita?
B: I am a singer, songwriter, guitarist and Music Producer. I was born in Bulawayo, spent my teen-
ager years with my dairy farming parents in New Zealand. In 2011 I came to South Africa with my
suitcase and a guitar to study Accounting at Walter Sisulu University. As a student I got the opportu-
nity to perform for my peers in community events, functions and societies.

BT: How was it like growing up?
B: I had a wonderful childhood. I am the first born of five, I spent most of my childhood under the
loving care of my grandmother in Bulawayo.

BT: When did you discover your talent in singing?
B: In my teenage years I sang in the church choir.

BT: When was your first big break through?
B: When I released my stunning debut “Thandolwethu” revered as a classic South African ballad
which is still a favorite of many .It’s a song I wrote with a friend of mine Busisiwe Alicia Smith.

BT: What has been your notable career highlights?
B: When I won the coveted Metro FM Music Award for Best African Pop Album (2013), Wawela
Songwriter of the year award (2014), Rising Star of the year at the South African Afro Music Awards
Zimbabwe Achievers Award for Music Artist of the year (2016 and 2019), Best female at the East-

ern Cape Music Awards. I have an
illustrious history of international
performances having graced stag-
es in the East and Southern Africa
including the Bayimba International
Festival in Uganda Lake of Stars
Festival in Malawi, Jacaranda Music
Festival in Zimbabwe and the Cape
Town International Jazz Festival in
South Africa.

BT: Can you tell us about BT:There is a huge gap in BT: What can we expect
the singles you have terms of music from South from you in the next 12
released from your latest Africa and back home months or in the future?
album? what do you think can be B: My latest album Songs in
B: For my latest album Songs in done to improve such? the Key of Love is available
the key of love Ndicel’ikiss is the B: Well investment in the arts on all streaming services,
first single I released in 2019, and culture either by the gov- more and more music is on
followed by Yours, Jikizinto and ernment or private entities, the way.
now Siyathandana. this can be done by investing
in music companies, artists, BT: Are there any proj-
BT: How would you de- venues etc. ects you are doing giv-
scribe the music that you ing back to the youth?
create? BT: Given a chance to B: Yes, working on a very
B: I create soulful soothing music change a few things special project for female
that heals the heart with my voice about the music industry youth, I will share more infor-
and guitar. in Bulawayo what would mation in the near future.
they be?
BT: Can you tell us about B: I would invest money into BT: What advice would
the collaborations you have Bulawayo artists so that they you give to upcoming
done and you wish to do in can have the resources to pro- singers?
the future? duce and market their music B: Believe in yourself, and
B: For my latest album Songs without financial obstacles. I work every day consistently
in the key of love I collaborated believe the way to grow the towards your dreams.
with Bekezela on a track titled industry is by empowering the
Makhumalo, Amanda black on artists. BT: Our theme for
my new single Siyathandana, the month is fighting
Bongane Sax on Geleza and Mo BT: What’s your secret in against Gender Based
T from Micasa on Dance in the sustaining your brand? Violence what’s your
rain. B: Consistently working on my take on that topic?
craft and taking good care of B: Violence emotional, phys-
BT: Where do you get your myself daily. I believe that I ical or otherwise is not ac-
inspiration from? have to keep getting better and ceptable against women and
B: Inspiration comes in seasons. better at singing, playing guitar children. There is no excuse
For my latest album Songs in and write songs. My craft is the for it. It is crime.
The Key of Love I was inspired by core of my brand.
love. I believe in love, love is the BT: How can people get
foundation, love conquers all. BT: Besides music what in touch with you?
else do you do? B: My handle is @beritaa-
BT: Back home in Bulawayo B: I am the Director Assali Mu- frosoul on Twitter, Facebook
who would you like to sic a music rights management and Instagram. For bookings
work with? company. email admin@beritaafrosoul.
B: I am a fan of MJ Sings, Mimi co.za
and Vuyo Brown. They were
opening acts at my annual con-
cert in Bulawayo 2019.

UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL
WITH

EZRA TSHISA SIBANDA

Who is Ezra Tshisa learn on internet and TV and Media Awards. I of people and other
hence the problems they take pride that when humanitarian work.
Sibanda?
are experiencing. l joined together In your view Issues
zra Tshisa from Bulawayo are
Sibanda is with other new Radio they being recog-
a Broadcast nized, brought out
When was your Presenters we found
EJournalist, a first break in Radio 2 listened to
the radio industry by over 4 million and
Humanitarian, and how was the listenership increased adequately on me-
to over 8 million in a dia outlets?
Events Organiser and experience?
a World Citizen. Hav- l was identified by Sam short space of time. Definitely No, Bulawayo
ing worked as a Radio Mkhithika while doing remains marginalised

Producer Presenter my A Levels at Northlea hat drives and not recognised
Wwith Zimbabwe Broad- High School who then your pas- as the second largest

casting Corporation’s invited me for auditions. sion? City in Zimbabwe. Our

Radio 2 and later I managed to do well The love of what l do, people have no voice

turned Radio Zimba- beating hundreds of if you do something and now social media

bwe for over 14 years others who wanted the in life, whatever pro- is helping to highlight
before being forced job and then I was sent fession and you don’t issues of our City which
into exile in 2002. I’m to Harare’s Pockets Hill have a passion for it mainstream media
now based in UK and ZBC Headquarters for then you are bound continues to ignore. The
have been living here yet another interview. In to fail. l love radio, Typhoid in Luveve where

ever since but i spend Harare 50 of us attend- broadcasting is my life we have lost many peo-
most of my time travel- ed the interview and and won’t quit. ple was reported on so-

ling around the world they only employed 6 cial media before main-

and also half of my people and l was one What is your stream media covered
time in Zimbabwe. of them, the youngest motivation of it, the ladies beaten by

of them all. l was so going around the Police was also brought

How was life nervous and was told world? to light by social media,
like when you to attend training and I One of my hobbies there are many cases

were growing up? was attached to already is travelling. l love which are learnt from

Life was fun, l enjoyed established presenters travelling around the social media.
being a child and hav- at Mbare Studios. It was world seeing plac-
ing everything l need- very difficult for me be- es and meeting new
f you had to
Ied while growing up. cause it was the first time people. l feel blessedchange a few
My parents gave me for me to be in Harare to have visited all the things about the Bul-
good education and and didn’t know a single continents in the world awayo media which
as a last born l would Shona word. After al- and having been to 72 changes would you
demand whatever l most a year in Harare l countries of the world. make?
asked to be transferred I am a World Citizen. A complete overhaul,
wanted and got it.
Things were not tough to Montrose Studios and change editorial policy

like now, there was Wthat was the birth of the hat projects of various publication
no technology which are you cur- and concentrate on
brand Ezra Tshisa Siban- Bulawayo not national
is causing damage to da in 1990 and l felt at rently doing?
our kids these days. home. Apart from Radio news. Give more cov-

We would spend time work, l do events erage to the City and

playing around as hat are you organising and also also allow many other
major high- do my charity work. players into the industry.
Wchildren. We respected
all the adults we came lights being a radio l have an Ezra Tshi- Competition is healthy
sa Foundation which so allow more players in
across even if they host?
were not our relatives. Winning best Radio Pre- helps disadvantaged both electronic and print
senter for 5 consecutive children back to media and let people
Kids of today have
been spoiled by tech- years 1991 to 1996 at school, also wellbeing have choices to help
nology and things they the annual Journalistic prevent fake media.

IAoufspteehnmr…aosree neighbor threatened to tell neighbor came rushing thinking
the husband unless she that a rival had come in to sleep
also slept with him. The with their girlfriend. He quickly
woman feared her hus- attacked the driver pulled him
band would harm her and out and the wife’s husband also
ended up sleeping with opened his door to pull them
the neighbor against her apart and asked why they were
will. The man continued fighting. Meanwhile the wom-
an was panicking and already
abusing her whenever the crying. The husband asked why,
the neighbor ended up telling
“Kudabukibhrugwe” husband was away in the the husband that he caught the
army always threatening same driver sleeping with his
wife, the husband was stunned
to tell the husband if she and held the driver by the neck,
head butted him and he fell
refused to comply. She down. He then pounced onto

How was life back then ended up getting pregnant the pregnant wife who
then spilled the beans,
as a broadcaster com- and didn’t know between the confessed and told the
husband she has also
pared to now? 3 of them who was responsi- slept with the neighbor
and the neighbor ran
It was great because ble for the pregnancy. While away. The woman was
sent packing back to her
all Radio Present- parents’ house and they
divorced. The neighbor
ers were authentic, ran away to South Af-
rica. The woman later
there were no wan- gave birth but still didn’t
know who the father of
nabes and we really the child was.

complimented each How do you sustain

other very well. Our your brand to be a

bosses by then knew force to reckon with

everyone’s strength when other brands

and they tailor-made are now a thing of the

shows to go with ev- past?

ery presenter’s capa- Staying relevant and doing
things people love. Authentic
bilities. We were not brands don’t fade, just do the
right things and give people
just thrown behind what they want. Be different and
genuine.
the Mic and told to
What has been your big-
go make noise.
gest challenges in your
You used to do a pregnant, her husband took
her to his friend’s wedding media career and how did
program called and getting there she saw
the mtshova driver and dis- you overcome them?
Ngiyakhumbula, covered the mtshova driver
was the son of her husband’s
what was the most shock- friend. She was shocked and
wanted to go home. After the
ing or outstanding story wedding her husband’s friend
asked his son mtshova driv-
Tthat you came across? er to take them home. The
here were many driver drove straight to their
shocking stories on house and the husband was
that show. There surprised he knew the area
was one story where and address but didn’t ask
a woman narrated how. On parking the car, the
how she was cheating on her
husband who worked in the
army with a mtshova driver.
One day their male married
neighbor caught them having
sex in their matrimonial home.
The driver ran away and the

Being frustrated and controlled on what to broadcast In a day there is a lot to do how
to the people at ZBC, being denied on giving people do you keep your days bal-
authentic information and news and being controlled anced?
on what l say. l always found a way to give out infor-
mation and true news to the listeners. I’m very good at multi-tasking so it’s not
a problem
On social work can you tell us the projects
that you currently doing? What do you do when you not
working?
My foundation is currently sponsoring 26 kids in
schools and universities in Zimbabwe. Nothing on l watch documentaries, reality shows
music promotion because of Covid19 and football on TV

What’s your take on the Bulawayo arts in- Do you have any projects you
dustry as a whole? are doing to groom the youth?

It’s lagging behind because we don’t have many radio l only help those youths who come to
and TV stations to promote their work. Music needs to me for advice. The problem with the
get air play and that’s the only way it can be known youth of today they are full of egos and
by people. Also there is so much division in Bulawayo you can’t tell them anything
arts industry, they seem to compete amongst them-
selves instead of complementing each other most of What can we expect from you
it being driven by jealous. We have so many talented in the next 12 months or in the
artists in Bulawayo but everyone thinks they are the future?
best and don’t put effort in doing their stuff. I believe Expect the same, Ezra Tshisa doing the
you can’t sing and produce yourself, find other pro- same things he loves doing.
ducers to have an input into your music and you will
discover it will come good. Even the successful mu-
sicians in Zim and elsewhere have producers to help
them around.

If given a chance to change a few things

about the arts and the media what would

they be?
Artists should find their own identity, take their time
and produce unique products. Don’t be copy cats.
Simply stay in your lane and you will succeed.
Media should cover Bulawayo and Matabeleland is-
sues, promote the region and let’s stop reading about
other places yet their media doesn’t cover our region.
l have plans to change it but won’t say them now.

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makhandeni which is a Ndebele name for Fort Rixon, InsBpireed
which was the area where the regiment aMakhanda

Ewere located, so eMakhandeni is the locative name.
That is where Marble Nyathi was born and grew up in.

In a world full of many opportunities one day when she was
walking past Fingers, Sarah Mpofu saw her and asked if she
wanted to be a model, that’s where everything started as it

was her dream but she didn’t know how to go about it. She

joined the Fingers Modelling Agency where she was taught

and groomed to be a professional model.

In a journey where she took part in many pageants the crown

eluded her each time till she was a finalist in Miss Zimbabwe and Miss Grand Zimbabwe where she

had a chance to represent the country in Thailand .This never happened as there was a lot of dra-

ma which left with her emotional scars and she nearly left the modeling world.

With a lot of faith and perseverance she later moved to Germany where she is still currently based.

This has seen her participating in world greatest fashion shows which include be Paris fashion week,

one night in Paradise fashion with John Maddox, Lambetrz event by Herman Behlbecker where she

walked with Jeremy Meek, the lambertz event by Hermann Buehlbecker and all other fashion shows

in Dusseldorf.

They say good things comes to

those who wait and put in hard

work as this was her story when

she got crowned the European

Best Top Model where she com-

peted with 16 contestants from

Europe and she would be one of

the jurors when her reign ends.

She recently took part in a com-

mercial modeling with acting

scenes with director Paul Rosesco

called “Now am ready”.

Against all odds she never gave

up, she believed in her dream

despite many obstacles she came

across. There are no shot cuts

if you want to succeed and last

long in your field. She is currently

studying Hotel management and

working at a local Hotel.

"A dream
is built step
by step"

ODEL

Mof themonth
TIshmael Murangadiake it one day at a time or even one
hour at a time if that’s all you can NG: There is a lot of backlash in the model-
do, the struggles you face can either ing industry especially when it comes to male
make or break you. models , what’s your take and what take on
On this month Natasha had a that and what can be done for male models
chance to talk to Ishmael Murangadi to be accepted ?

on his journey. IM: There is still that belief that modeling is a

feminine industry but male and females dress

NG: Please share with us your brief background. everyday so there is a need for both genders
IM: I was brought up by a Xhosa man Victor Dan- to model .It is the duty for male models to
communicate with the public in a way that
iso well known as Mr. Xhamela a man married
to a Ndebele woman .They are my grandparents they can be understood.

(mother’s side) so I grew up in a farm with them NG: Any hidden talents that you have?

as my mother who had become a widow in her IM: I call myself a talent hub as I am an actor

early twenties had left for greener pastures in
South Africa .I learnt a lot from farming and tak- , dancer and sometimes I sing so if i wasn’t a
model I would have been a dancer,
ing care of cows at the same time studying.

After high school I worked at a construction com-
pany, mine underground then moved to Simbisa NG: What advise can you give to a young
person out there for any career they will want
brands till today.
to choose?

NG: From all the other careers what led you to loving IM: Nothing can stop you from pursuing your
modeling? dreams and being the person you want to be.

IM: Well I would say the love of fashion and looking NG: Are there any proj-
good .I attended Scarless Designs fashion show where ects we can expect
I got nominated as the best dressed guest in the build- from you?
ing , a week later I turned heads at Miss Tourism Bula- IM: My dream is
wayo from there on I knew I had to take it further. to empower

NG: Besides modeling and work what else are you the boy
doing? child in
IM: Am studying Film and theater arts degree at a my moth-
local University erland and
beyond and also to

NG: What are you achievements so far and what can groom the upcoming
we expect from you in the future? models.

IM: Currently am Mr. I Am Africa Zimbabwe, Mr.
Zimbabwe first runner up, Mr. Teen Zimbabwe
founder and Also Mr. Little Union Zimbabwe runner.
In the future am aiming for bigger titles from all those
that I have now.

Rutendo
Amanda
Taruwinga

GRADUATE IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Miss GZU 1st Princess 2016. Rugby Player

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe Finalist. President Of The Modeling Club
In Masvingo
Miss Independence 2nd Princess
2016. Ivhu Tribe Model

Miss Bulawayo Finalist 2018. Suzuki Fashion Tribe Model

Miss Tourism Masvingo 1ST Prin- Finalist For Intwasa Fashion Show
cess.
Certificate In Diplomacy,Protocol
An Award in Rotaract Club District And International Relations
9210.

ASH Fashion is all about creativity, we may as well call it nature’s

FI O N champagne. A couple of designers share their views on why they
“You can have anything you ventured into this flattering line of work filled with butterflies and
want in life if you dress for it.” stars.

Designer: Fikile Ncube
Brand : EmpressPrimmy Designs
Despite the economic hardships we are facing my
brand seeks to shine the spotlight on upcoming mod-
els, young women as well as raise funds to support
education. Designing is an art it’s more important to
create a line putting your heart , hard work then the
money is a bonus . To expand my brand I’m currently
working on a ready to wear line so it caters for every-
one from models to socialites.

Designer : Jasper Nyasha Mandizera
Brand : Ivhu Tribe
People are still adapting into the world of fashion
hence some are not yet taking it serious .I create dif-
ferent designs as I have new ideas everytime. Creating
content for social media , designing for well-known
people helps the brand to grow and also doing fash-
ion shows .Finding the right materials is a challenge
locally so I think we should have a designers associa-
tion that can help Bulawayo designers with such.

Designer : Sandile Ngwenya

Brand : Sandz

I believe in being versatile and creating a stable
growing clientele, so it’s not basically what I do or
design it’s the heart I put into my work and the im-
portance of my clients opinion, I make sure my
garments complement the person wearing them
.Working with other designers is helping to grow
my brand as we are doing with Fashion meets gos-
pel shows, this also helps upcoming gospel singers.

COVER “You’re not
STORY promised a to�
morrow so live
Thamsanqa Nunu is a Zimbabwean upcoming cricketer, everyday to it’s
Born in the city of Bulawayo. He grew up in Khumalo fullest”
named after Khumalo kaMtungwa the founder of the
Mthwakazi Kingdom.

Growing his life was full of ups and downs and full of individu-
al choices he had to make at a young age like dropping out of
school to give cricket a full blown go. He went to Prince Edward
School from form 1-3 then did his O levels at Milton.

The first breakthrough in cricket came when he was 15 when he
made it to Zimbabwe U18 his first selection into a highly regard-
ed side. From there on his career grew as when he was named
in the Zimbabwe Academy side that toured England for a whole
year playing against county sides and English clubs. Drawing in-
spiration from his Mom, seeing her happy with his achievements
gives him the passion to search for more and go further. Also
grew up looking up to Sikandar Raza and Tatenda Taibu. Regu-
lar exercise and eating healthy are the main reasons he stays fit
and be able to play his best.

Cricket in Bulawayo is in good hands, there are highly experi-
enced players and the future looks bright with the younger group
of guys coming in. If he could change a few things within Bul-
awayo cricket, they would be to grow the game within the city,
have our own little tournaments and give the younger grassroots
players aspiring to play the sport professionally more exposure
and help grow the sport.

Thamsanqa’s biggest challenges in his career will have to be
not hitting the mark, not using opportunities and thinking his
not good enough at times, there are seasons which he actually
thought he wasn’t good enough but overcame that by having a
good bunch of friends that continuously reminded him of how
good he was.

Currently he is growing himself as a brand, being able to strike
a few endorsement deals with a few local companies and
being the face of some local brands. There’s only growth from
here and with high belief in God having a hand in his future
he is very confident about a future full of happiness, more
goals tackled and success

Instagram @iam_tknunu or
email: [email protected]

J U LSYP O R T S

Iam a God Loving family man, high performance
cricket coach, former cricket international player,
biggest Liverpool supporter.

I grew up in Northend which is affectionately Keith Dabengwa
known as GUMAZ,
Gumaz is a proud sporting neighborhood with a fications whilst gaining valuable experience
lot of former international athletes like Isaac Riya- in Scotland as a player/coach for Ferguslie
no. Growing up there was amazing because of cricket club in the United Kingdom summers
its diversity and location. I did my primary educa- from 2013-2015
tion at Baines junior school in north end where I I’m passionate about helping the next gener-
played a number of sports and excelled at most. ation of players achieve their goals. Nothing
High school: I attended Milton high and it was gives me more pleasure than seeing players
here where I realized I had a special talent for succeed and being part of their journey. Am
cricket. passionate about not only helping during their
The late Mr. Ian Smith Kemp was instrumental cricket life but also preparing for life after
in my development along side Jeremy Sullivan cricket.Am passionate about Liverpool.
who introduced me to my first senior club, the I am currently running a cricket academy for
now defunct Bulawayo sports club. The Bulawayo kids from the age of 8-15 years, specifically
sports club family namely Dash Vaughmaria, designed for those who have stood out and
who was a left arm spinner himself gave me the shown a great amount of promise.
best grounding and preparation a young player I have also started an introduction to cricket
could have. Dash taught me everything I know for girls program which looks at providing
and used to become an international cricketer. everyone with an opportunity to play cricket or
Cricket was really competitive with a lot of real- alternative to other sports.
ly strong clubs. Back then you were able to be My wife is my greatest inspiration as she
selected to play for the national team solely on always challenges me to be a better man and
your club performance unlike now where you always keep improving. You are never too old
have to represent a franchise to learn new skills.
My first break came in 1999 while playing a Life goes on right or wrong.
national league match against Winstonians (now pend most days coaching and preparing kids
called Takashinga), where Andy flower saw me for matches and the senior team at my club
and recommended me to the national cricket (Kjøbenhavns boldklub). The usual father du-
academy as potential future cricketer. My first ties of taking my son to school, football prac-
international break was a test match against New tice and cricket practice and so on. Am also a
Zealand in Bulawayo 2005. member of Copenhagen community church
In my career I have achieved the following: where we go every Sunday and Wednesday (if
Cricketer of the year at the Cfx cricket academy. not working)
First international match for Zimbabwe. 2005 I am itching to see how I can contribute to
T20 Cricket World Cup 2007, beating Australia cricket in Zimbabwe. I have got to where I
in Cape Town. have got to today thanks to this lovely game.
Holder of the current first class world record for a I am working closely with a sports consultan-
player with 7 wickets. (7 wkts for 1 run) vs. Mash- cy firm and am hoping together we can get
onaland in Harare. involved in Zimbabwe for the greater good of
My biggest challenge was what to do after my cricketers especially. Over here I am continu-
cricket career. Fortunately, I was always passion- ing to grow as a Coach and am involved with
ate about helping younger kids be better even the national team.
before I played for the national team. I success-
fully coached the Zimbabwe u 16 team in 2003
which went on to produce international players
like Keegan Meth and Gary Ballance who repre-
sented England. Towards the end of my first class
career I began to work on my coaching quali

INTRODUCTION TO HOCKEY

As an astute follower of sports, I took a in leaps and bounds at grassroot level.
liking at one of the sports disciplines Gaps have been filled in the alleged racial
that brought pride and glory to the divide of the sport. The Khumalo hockey
nation and no…I don’t mean soccer. stadium remains one of the shining gems
No offence! There’s no doubting soccer com- of Southern African Hockey infrastructures.
mands a huge following on the land but besides That being said however, one of the great-
a couple of Cosafa cups and a long history of er challenges facing the sport is not its
scandals there really isn’t much to write with a introduction or development in lower age
smile about. groups. Zimbabwe lacks in the tenacity of
Sorry Kirsty, we are all proud of your stellar finishing strong. The ability to retain the
achievements during your swimming days, nurtured talent for senior teams.
heck! You even impressed our late president Speaking to the Hockey Association pres-
who handsomely rewarded you with US$50k. ident Mr Mark Manolios, he said “Zimba-
Not to be outdone, his predecessor saw it befit- bwe has great potential to climb back to
ting that you be given the mantle to oversee all the top. There is obviously a lot of talent in
sport disciplines in the country and the welfare school hockey and parents are most sup-
of the youths of course. No, I mean hockey. portive. Sadly that talent disappears when
Remember the golden girls? The 1980 womens the youngsters move to varsity. They get
hockey team that brought the newly Indepen- scattered around the globe and the few that
dent Zimbabwe its first and only team gold remain sadly don’t find the time to pursue
medal. Yep! A lot has happened since then and the sport as they seek ways to survive in this
I would like to talk about a few. harsh economic environment”.
Zimbabwe hockey has grown from strength to
strength, albeit the financial challenges bedev-
iling the nation. More schools have introduced
the sport and Hippo Valley has turned a new
leaf as the sport now reaches to the poor com-
munities . Challenges however still remain as
gear to play the sport remains quite expensive.
Cooperates can however do their part in sup-
porting schools and professional clubs through
partnerships
It has to be said then that the sport has grown

LEADING IN BULAWAYO SPORTS

My name is Vuyisile Dube and I am currently 20 years of age studying Bcom Financial Plan-
ning at Nelson Mandela University institute and I am currently doing my second year.
I played hockey because I found it fit for me to actually play in high school cause of the fact
that I already loved cricket so when it came to eye ball movement I loved the fact that both sports
connected. Also because most of my teammates in cricket played hockey too so we built that friend-
ship from an early age till we left CBC.
Hockey is generally a sport about 11 team members including a keeper and its played using a sin-
gle hard hockey ball and hockey sticks. The hockey sticks are usually wooden but the modern ones
are fibre nowadays. As a hockey player you need to wear shin pads and turf boots for balance too.
Currently I can confess to the fact that hockey is quite a popular sport in Bulawayo due to the fact

that everytime we had tournaments at the Kumalo Hockey his sport actually became
Stadium, we would actually attract a large number of people even more popular due
to come watch and support and surprisingly we had a lot of to the fact that the media
parents actually enjoying watching the games especially in the
evening too. Tguys ventured into it even
more and that brought
even more attention to the sport. I
remember when we used to have
our annual Super 12 tournament
and that brought the masses to
the stadium, literally from teen-
agers to adults would fill up the
stands and the atmosphere would
be so vibrant even though people
never understood the rules but at
the end of the day, sport brought
so many people together.
I personally want to see hockey as
a sport getting the recognition it
deserves in this country and also
hoping that oneday it would get
funded just like the other sports
that exist in the country. I honestly
think that the potential we have
in the country could take us really
far but the fact that hockey is not
as high paying as compared to
other sports and at the same time
if we look deeper into it, parents
are well aware that it is not a high
paying sport thus convincing their
talented kids to take on a different
path.
The pros of being a hockey play-
er are the fact if you are lucky
enough, you are able to get
exposed to other countries such as
South Africa and you are able to
really play against the best of the
best in Africa. At the same time,
hockey really has the facilities built
in Bulawayo with our main Kum-
alo Hockey Stadium being rec-
ognised in the African region.

photo cred : Xolani Mkhwananzi

The cons of being a hock-
ey player are the fact that
you have to fund yourself if
you want to travel on tours and
also the fact that the economic
situation does not make it easier
for the talented players to be
really groomed and brought up
together as a team and from my
personal experience, it’s hard to
really stick together as a team
because we are all just dis-
persed now and we really can’t
come together to train and keep
up with each other’s fitness and

work rate so all we just do is to tell
each other to run once in a while
to keep our fitness up because
we don’t know where life is really
taking us.
I say so this sport is exposed to the
low-class communities, we first
have to build facilities in the kasi
so people are able to go there
and actually practice some hockey.
These communities are so greatly
disadvantaged due to the fact that
you cannot play a sport such as
hockey and use a hockey ball on
gravel, you have to make sure the
ground is level and is not rocky so
the ball can actually travel smooth
too because a hockey ball travels at high speeds especially on turf so we will be trying to avoid
injuries. Another thing is
that hockey sticks cannot
be used on gravel too
because they will get
worn out or even break.
What really needs to be
done is to groom kids
from a very young age
and remove this mental-
ity of saying if you are
from the kasi, the only
sport you must play or
be exposed to is soccer
because in this day and
age, I personally think
its about facility then
from there onwards,
things can be built.

Fitness and Wellness

Pinky Shyreen Mpofu

Who is Pinky?
I was born in Bulawayo, in Luveve. I went to Mbizo primary school then later on proceeded to Luveve High
school. I have one sibling, a brother and my surviving parent, my mom. I moved to South Africa in 2011
then in 2015 I moved to Germany, where I’m currently residing.

You are a fitness and wellness bunny. Why did u decide to embark on this journey and how?
I woke up this one time and I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. I had gained lots and lots of weight. My
confidence vanished. I was out of shape. I knew that I needed to do something about it. So I started off by
running. I lost a bit of weight but I wasn’t that impressed. Then later I started going to the gym. I didn’t have
a clue on what to do at the gym so I just did whatsoever I felt like doing. I did squats everyday. I got demoti-
vated at some point because I still wasn’t getting the results that I wanted. I worked so hard at the gym but at
the same I still ate the same old greasy and unhealthy food. Along the way I started following Meagan Good
on social media and everything changed. She became my inspiration. I started following her workout rou-
tine and I also changed my diet.

Tell us more the workout routine and the change of diet
So instead of just doing squats only, I started doing full body workouts. I was able to focus on each and every
muscle in my body. The change didn’t come over night but my biggest breakthrough came after I got rid of
sugar and a whole lot of greasy and unhealthy food. Within 3 months there was an outstanding, noticeable
change on my body.

What advice do you have for people who want to be fit and healthy
Get rid of sugar. Get rid of processed food. Drink a lot of water. Eat healthy. Eat your vegetables. Eating
healthy isn’t that expensive. Eat your kale and cabbage from your garden. Eat your sweet potatoes and
beans. Eat your nuts and indlubu. Eat your amakhomane lamathanga lamajodo.
I started off by working out 3 times a week. Now I workout almost everyday. Fitness needs consistency. If you
fall off along the way, start all over. There were times when I felt like giving up but I had to encourage myself.
I wanted to see the results. I want to look in the mirror and love what I see. My body doesn’t define who I am,
but the Holy Spirit resides in my body. Its His tem-
ple so I have to take care of His temple. If you cant
access a gym, run. Just do something. I personally
believe that eating well is the first step to achieving
wellness and health. If you get it right with food,
you have won. Before each meal, have a glass of
water. That way you wont eat too much

Your closing remarks
I never used to commit to anything but this journey
taught me a lot. Now I know that I can achieve
anything if I put my mind to it. Patience and con-
sistency is key. When I look at my self in the mirror,
I smile and that motivates me a lot. I am just a
Luveve girl who changed her mind set and things
around her started changing. Working out every-
day is my happy place because it’s all about Pinky
Shyreen Mpofu.

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Having diabetes can be overwhelming at 3. Monitoring your blood glucose
times. But the good news is that there are -This is very important because there are com-
things you can do to cope with diabetes plications associated with high blood sugars.
and manage the stress which comes with it. Here Sometimes you might not be able to feel that
are a few tips I’d like to share with you. you have a high or low blood sugar. So moni-
toring is very important so that you can always
1. Medication know what is going on.
You should always take your medication on time. Also when you’re going to school it’s very
Make sure you keep it in a safe place. When important to monitor your glucose because
you’re not feeling well maybe you have a head- there are a lot of activities to be done and you
ache which might need over the counter painkill- wouldn’t want to fail to do them because of
ers, make sure you know the right ones to take. your blood sugars.
Ibuprofen is not recommended for people who
have diabetes as it can cause serious problems 4. Exercise
with time. Always go for your checkups. Exercise is also very important when you have
diabetes, it helps control your body weight to
2. Diet avoid gaining a lot of weight and it helps with
Controlling your carb intake is the key to manag- controlling your diabetes. Exercise also makes
ing diabetes after medication. Meals should con- you feel good and confident about yourself.
tain small amounts of starch, a lot of fruits and It also reduces stress. When you have diabe-
vegetables and foods with a lot of fibre, Amount tes you often get sad or feel bad about gain-
of protein should also be quite reasonable. ing weight and not looking like any normal
Avoid eating fatty foods, I know sometimes we teenager. So exercise can help you feel good,
get cravings and we feel like eating these ,when confident about yourself and it avoids dramat-
this happens make sure you adjust your insulin ic weight gain. Make sure you eat before you
dosage if you were told to do so by your doctor. exercise and avoid getting into a hypo whilst
Always choose healthy snacks instead of having you’re doing that.
potato chips or biscuits you can have an apple
or nuts. Always try to go for the healthier option. 5. Controlling stress
Always carry sweet foods with you in your diabet- Always surround yourself with the right peo-
ic bag just in case your glucose falls. ple. As teenagers sometimes we feel misun-
derstood, judged and dismissed. You have to

understand that you are not going to be in that situation forever “When we are
and that better days are yet to come. Avoid engaging in drugs no longer able
and smoking, exercise or find someone to talk to. to change a

6. Taking care of your feet. situation
It’s also very important. Make sure your shoes are not too open We are
or too tight getting. If you get injured or hurt make sure your challenged to
wounds are dressed correctly and you are monitoring your glu- change
cose because you might end up having serious problems. ourselves.”
In Zimbabwe it might be hard for parents to buy medication due
to lack of funds or the medication might be not available. Just Viktor E. Frankl
make sure you talk to your doctor about it. He or she might know
where it is available. Do not be disheartened by things which are
not your fault.

Keep yourself up to date
Sometimes you need to look for a diabetic community online.
Last year I got a free Glucometer which came with test strips and
lancets from the Diabetic association of Zimbabwe. I found out
through Facebook. Sometimes they also give insulin to individu-
als below the age of 25 when they have the insulin. So you keep
yourself updated, you might actually start to enjoy some benefits.
Also try to look for cheaper insulin and medication from gov-
ernment hospitals. You might end up realising that the penset
or vile you are buying in USDs at a pharmacy is cheaper at a
government hospital. It’s not always available but sometimes you
need to check and know what is going on. Diabetes is a chronic
condition and you need to save money sometimes when cheaper
options like these arise. Also know simple things like the interna-
tional awareness day for diabetes. It help you know what is going
on and you will feel less lonely when you realise that there are a
lot of people who have the same condition as you.

teenagerswithdiabetes.zw
Farai Ruvie Mbanje

CHILD in our communities. and society sees
This is a problem because it undeveloped next
MARRIAGE subjects young girls to sexual generations .Lack
violence which can then lead of education from
The cycle of life, you are born to to risky pregnancies, diseases young mothers
the world as an innocent soul .You as young girls may not be also dooms society
then go to school make friends fully ready for child bearing to lifelong poverty
and enjoy your childhood just like .This would then lead to life- and the prevalence
any other child. You reach teenage hood, long scars or death. of sexually trans-
adulthood where you meet someone fall mitted diseases.
in love then decide to settle down. That’s Victims being children might
all good because you get to choose what not be psychologically ready To end child mar-
you want. to raise the kids of their own riage it is our duty
as society to come
What if you don’t have a choice? What if together and em-
your parents get to choose who you marry power young girls
and you given away at an early age? with information
Child marriage is a violation of the girl skills and support
child human rights and it is prevalent in networks as well as
our African society .Religious and cul- educating parents
tural beliefs have seen many young girls and community
doomed to early marriage to adult males members’ .The
government should
also play its part in
policing the society
and empowering
the girl child.

By Nomsa Mbatha

GENDER
BASED
VIOLENCE.

Samuel it is violence against children. about violence at home.
WHAT ARE THE EF-
WHAT IS GENDER women’s subordinate Chris
BASED VIOLENCE? FECTS? WHAT DOES THE
in society. It detrimentally affects PHRASE GENDER BASED
It is the daily domestic WHAT ARE THE EF- women’s ability to gain VIOLENCE MEAN TO
abuse mainly were FECTS OF GENDER education and earn a
men abuse their part- BASED VIOLENCE livelihood and partici- YOU?
ners from verbal to Gender based vio- It means any act of gen-
physical abuse. lence leads to psycho- pates in der based violence that
WHAT ARE THE EF- logical trauma ,be- public activities. result in physical sexual
FECTS OF GENDER haviour and physical HOW CAN WE PREVENT or psychological harm or
BASED VIOLENCE? suffering to women and
consequences. IT?
It can cause a host HOW CAN WE PRE- It can be prevented by children.
of acute to long-term sharing vital information WHAT ARE THE EF-
VENT IT
health effects with se- We can prevent it by with the public. FECTS?
rious and aggravating awareness raising Gender based vio-
consequences. Lauren lence can cause a host
and community mo- WHAT IS GENDER of acute to long-term
HOW CAN WE PRE- bilisation ,including BASED VIOLENCE health effects and physi-
VENT GENDER BASED media and Social It is a phenomenon
VIOLENCE? deeply rooted in gender cal injuries
media is another and disabilities.
We can prevent gen- important component inequality. HOW CAN WE PREVENT
der based violence by of an effective preven- WHAT ARE THE EFFECT
educating and work- It has got long-term as IT?
tion strategy. well as short-term con- The best way to end
ing with young boys sequences on women’s violence against women
physical and emotional and children is to pre-
and girls Shane vent it from happening
promoting respectful WHAT IS GENDER well
relationship gender BASED VIOLENCE? being. in the first
Gender based vio- HOW CAN WE PREVENT place by addressing
equality. it’s roots and structural
IT
Angel lence abuse directed Challenge and speak causes.
WHAT IS GENDER to a person because
BASED VIOLENCE of their gender usual-

ly women and

MODERN TIMES

Ko Ntuthu Ziyathunqa

There’s a new game on social media do- that our elders even up to now are still trying to
ing rounds, this game is called a buck- instill in us, are we demoting them to mere social
etlist which was coined by the American fallacies.
and British screenwriter Justin Zackham
in his screenplay for the 2007 film The Bucket We cannot deny the fact that we are socially con-
list. It’s a list of things one ought to do before ditioned by those values and beliefs, but if they
they transition into adulthood or before they die, serve as a shepherd’s staff that guides the sheep
one can’t help but notice that the list consists of on the right path is there a necessity to disregard
everything that not so long ago was regarded them, indeed we are trying to discover ourselves
as immorality, but because we are living in an in these modern times, but we must not be
evolving society-an integration of different cul- overwhelmed by these modern dogmas so much
tures, beliefs and values makes societal transfor- that we cannot tell what constitutes morality and
mations inevitable. immorality. We must pause the clear end view
of our actions today for tomorrow we are the

The taboos of the past generation are becoming ones who will face the consequences. It is only
the norms of our generation, evidently counter then that we will realise our transgressions and
culturalism is at play. Societal modernism has maybe, just maybe we will be able to right our
taken over tradition and is highly characterised wrongs. Therefore, we must make contemplative
by certain human rights that are contrary to the decisions towards modern social doctrines that
core values of tradition for instance prostitution are being implanted in our societies.

is now labelled as commercial sexwork. The world will never be the same, people are

It entails social habits that from the view of a tra- resorting to many new ways of living in pursuit of
ditional conservative can be regarded as morally happiness and being comfortable, so we should
degrading. Moreover, adherence to this modern be wise when it comes to decisions we make
doctrine is considered to be a form of liberation today for these are the modern times.

from the old order tradition.

The you only live once creed is slowly baptising
us into the modern era, this gets one wondering
where then do we draw the line between good
and bad, are we abandoning the core values

K A S IS TOMRpoIpEomSais one of the old township in Bulawayo situated about 6-7 km from the cbd .Growing up

there in the yester year on a weekend people used to gather at Somhlolo stadium located

Itnear Bango shopping centre and Nkulumane primary school .It is the home of Mthala a fa-

vorite of many from the township, a team which created many legends in football. After the match
they would drink Thabani traditional beer from Ingwebu breweries (amasese) for socializing at
Mathonisa beer garden few minutes’ walk from the stadium .It was a team that we knew very well
and loved.
On Friday nights and weekends for those who loved alcohol were found in Shebeens ko Effelina
near Patapata. With no doubt the best spot was koMpofu there were specials there and it was al-
ways packed .Latest songs from South Africa Christmas time were played and the beer prices were
higher than the rest.

Asa youngster we would play on the streets boys and girls ,I remember we would start
playing from 8 in the morning till it was dawn we only went home to eat for a few min-
utes and went back again to play .We used to play games like umamu 25, mamfila,
macatshelana .As young boys playing umam25 we would get so excited as it was a game for us to
see undies of the of the girls and we will laugh ,argue about the colour of the pants , the girls will
be mad for a short time but after that it will be fun again. One wouldn’t forget the best game of all
time , ‘amatope’ where the big ones or those ones who were more clever became umama loba-
ba .We would build houses and cover every parts especially the bedrooms of the parents .Umama
lobaba would do everything fast for the day and say to the kids sokuyiskhathi sokulala which will
take longer as they got the so called privacy of kids .We would imitate what we saw on magazines
and tv when the elders were not around.
When it came to tv not every house hold had such .In every street they were known houses with TVs,
kids would gather there to watch cartoons but before you entered the house you were asked to go
and wash your body by the outside tap. Cleanliness was a requirement as floors were cleaned with

cobra and were shining that one could see themselves .Inside the house you were told to sit on the
floor as sofas were meant for elders and the important visitors. As time went on the kids became
selective in terms of going to houses, if you had a colour tv at your place then it was a fav for many
.VCR came along those ones were very few and kids who had such at their homes were rergaded
as cool and respected by many .For who didn’t have we would go eInyathi youth centre ebhayisko-
po were we would watch the likes of Van Damm , Jackie chan , Bruce lee , James Bond.

Then there were those kids who love football we used to call it umbejo were boys from the same
street would play with other streets for izuka (5c) or isheleni (10) , winning team will go and buy
amafiro the full pack and isinkwa the freshly baked hot one.On some brave days we would go and
play at the park where we were always chased by omakhokhoba who were guiding the park it was
a fun experience Going back home sometimes was a stress either you will pass the streets were
there are dogs which jumped the gate or there were boys sitting marking their territory so if you
were to pass there they will gwajisa you bekutshayisa ama press up , making you to pay to pass or
if you didn’t want you had to make sure you good when it comes to running.

The scholars those who loved to read you would find them at the library. When going to the li-
brary you had to make sure you smart as when you entered there was a lady with a mean face
who would check you from head to toe .Best behavior was a must one had to be quiet throughout,
failure to that you were kicked out .I remember when you borrowed a book from there and never
returned it, umakhokhoba will make a follow up to your house to come and collect the book or if
you took too long to return it you were given some sort of punishment till you were suspended.

The park was well maintained it was evergreen, we would go there were there was the fall a place
where you had to know your story before you entered , it was a place to takes pictures only .By the
entrance there omampikitsha with their cameras and bags waiting for customers .If you wanted
class that was the go to place for pictures and the poses made there were priceless .The festive was
one of the best times as the park was decorated with lights all over and the Christmas tree. The
stage was also made to look the part. Every day in the evening of the festive we would gather by
the stage to was people performing from acting, music and watching the birth of Jesus.



OVE

LTHE

G R E AT E S T

INFLUENCER

We all have a past and
most of the times, a
past full of wrong choices
and stupid decisions but the
moment one calls it a past
it simply means they not
the same people they were
and they now doing things
differently. Change is about
outgrowing the person you
used to be into becoming
someone better, someone
different. People decide
to change because of the
influence they have around
them. Change in a person
is many at times influenced
by things like age, environ-
ments and failure but the
greatest influencer of them
all is True Love because love
influences good change.

Sometimes we meet people in our lives who love us so much that it exceeds the love we have for
ourselves. The kind of love that warms you up and makes you feel valuable. Love that takes away the
hurt you have experienced previously and lets you understand why you lose certain thigs to give room
to new and wonderful beginnings. The kind of love that makes you dream again about your life, the
love that pushes you towards the light and away from the dark. That’s the kind of love everybody
needs and when you finally get it, it becomes a must-keep. We all need to be surrounded by things
that build us and not break us down and lucky is he that gets a true love partner who is determined
to love them. True love has its way of dealing with people. It has its special way of making people feel
differently about themselves. No one is as loving, as kind, as caring as someone who is in love. We
have seen many of our most cruel men and women warm up throughout history all in the name of
love. True love transforms a little spark that is present in our hearts to a massive firework.
Love brings out the best in a person but when it doesn’t then you not being loved right. Love influ-
ences good change. It influences a fresh clean start. Love influences selflessness, the moment you put
someone else before yourself is surely a
good trait and only true love can drive you to do so. Not only in relationships but even with our fami-
lies the love we have for them drives us to put them first before ourselves. Selflessness is a virtue. Love
breeds selflessness.

&F OROECIDPES

Creamy mushroom chicken

Ingredients
•spray olive oil
• 4chicken breasts, skinless and trimmed (200g)
•½ onion, finely chopped
•1 fat garlic clove, crushed
•100g mushrooms, sliced
•250ml chicken stock (made with ½ a stock cube)
•salt and pepper
•100ml fresh crème
•spinach (handful)
•1 Aubergin/Egg plant sliced

Method •••Cauliflower & Potato Curry•••
•Heat the spray oil in a non-stick frying pan, add
the chicken breasts and fry for about 10 minutes, Ingredients
or until well browned on both sides. Set aside.
•In the same pan, add a little more oil and fry the •2 tbsp vegetable oil
onion for 2–3 minutes, or until translucent. Add •1 large onion, chopped
the garlic and fry for another 1–2 minutes. Add the •large piece ginger, grated
mushrooms and fry until golden-brown. •3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
If they start to stick, add a little stock to the pan. •½ tsp turmeric
•Add the spinach •1 tsp ground cumin
•Return the chicken to the pan and stir in the stock. •1 tsp curry powder, or to taste
Bring to the boil. Cover with a tight fitting lid, lower •1chopped tomatoes
the heat, add the Aubergin, Fresh cream and •½ tsp sugar
simmer for 12–15 minutes, or until the chicken is •1 cauliflower, cut into florets
cooked through. Season with salt and pepper. •2 potatoes, cut into chunks
•1small green chilli, halved lengthways
Squeeze lemon juice

Method
•Heat the oil in a saucepan. Cook the onion
for 10 mins until soft, then add the ginger,
garlic, turmeric, cumin and curry powder.
•Cook for 1 min more.
•Stir in the tomatoes and sugar. •Add the
cauliflower, potatoes and split chilli, seasoning
to taste. Cover with a lid and gently cook for
a good 30 mins, stirring occasionally, until the
vegetables are tender – add a drop of water if
you need to, but it is meant to be a dry curry.
When the vegetables are cooked, remove the
chilli, if you like, stir in a squeeze of lemon
juice and scatter with coriander. Serve with
your choice of bread ,white rice and a dollop
of yogurt.

PCOORENTREYR

Mthulisi Ndlovu also known as #KingKG/KhuluGat-
sheni is a multi-talented record holding poet and
Academic writer born in Plumtree Zimbabwe on the
17th of July 1995. Ndlovu fully took charge of his
penning talent at around 16-17years after being
encouraged by his peers. He is a leader and founder of

THEE ROOTS VOLUNTARY CHARITY TRUST (TROVOCO)
a nonprofit organization fully devoted in

alleviating the plight of the less privileged. He is the author of
the longest IsiNdebele poem in the History of Zimbabwean pub-
lications, which he nailed through a ‘one poem one book’ titled
uBuntu Nqaba Ngqo (uBuntu above all) published under African
Sketches. Ndlovu has also co-authored two major poetry an-
thologies titled Imbongi ZikaMthwakazi and Izinkondlo ezinhlo-
bonhlobo respectively under Zimbabwe Publishing House (ZPH).
Izinkondlo ezinhlobonhlobo has been selected by ZIMSEC for
2021-2023 O’level Syllabus.

Ndlovu is regarded as one of the youngest epic poets to ever
emerge at a global scale after penning 51 pages long one
poem book titled UBUNTU (The Raw Truth Unravelled). This epic
piece of work has been dubbed the first ever longest poetic asser-

UBUNTUtion on in the world publishing records

Emotion
Gear

dlovu has
worked with the
legendary Play-
wright Cont Mh-

Nlanga, Renowned

Historian Pathisa Nyathi,
Shakespearean record holding
poet Philani A Nyoni (PAN),
Motivational Speaker Njabulo
Moyo amongst other promi-
nent and upcoming artists.

Here is a poem by KingKG
titled The Forces,
showing us why he is the best.

THE FORCES

Wars and
atonements,
Sizzling
storms and
forces.
Divinity hung, stripped-
and guillotined.
Serein’s cleansing mother earth,
Mere men masquerading in
nobility.
Clowns; their claws clinching
vindictively,

Simmering are;
Stubborn dark clouds of deceit,
Luring Chants and slogans,

Rapacious lurking passions of:
Personal gratification.
Psychological war fares in manifestation.
These are forces of destruct

POETRY

Another sister, Another Grave.

Another sister, another grave.
Another sister inappropriately grabbed,

Another sister ruthlessly stabbed.
Mother earth is dripping,

It is soaked with blood from our mothers.
Graves are over weighed by our Queens.

Womanhood has suddenly become a magnetic
curse.

Attracting all sorts of monsters,
Who abuse, rape and kill.

Our faces are no strangers to fists.
Taking more hits than a punching bag.

Damn!

Our screams, do they entice you?
We’ve become soulmates with pain,

Who can protect us?
Who can heal our broken souls?

We are terrified for our Daughters!
Horrified for their sake.

Will they make it to 16,18 or 21?
In this sea-like world filled with thirsty sharks,

Blood sucking leeches,
And hungry hyenas devouring every girl in sight,

Leaving ever bleeding bite marks in our souls.
I am terrified.

We crawl in corners and survive in darkness.
Constantly checking over our shoulders,
And just dare to make it home alive.
We live in fear,
We sleep with an eye open
And several bleeding scars,
Who guarantees our safety?

Watch your back sister!
I don’t know who is next.
I might not make it out alive
Another sister, Another grave.

End the silence.
And STOP the violence.

[TheBrokenPoet]

YPouA I N I NG
the blue eyes, and
took my youth away, blood stains.
When I was a flower, I
was your angel, Your highness, I am
Suddenly you have not perfect,
turned into a demon. This is not what I com-
manded my mind to
I begged you to stop create,
slaying me, Your heart should
With your iPhone slay pain, through enough
queens. love that penetrates.
As your answer was a Picnic outings, and
slap to my old face, anniversaries we
As you always empha- should celebrate,
size, Not to act like a dem-
I have lost value to you. ocrat.
You saw vanity they have.

If only I hadn’t loved you, Compiled by:
If only I hadn’t birthed Dumisani Albert Matewe
your queens and kings, [email protected]
That I have to consider
before leaving you, +263 77 9 966 606
The King of our castle,
If only I had the weapon Mitchell Sibanda]
of education, [Ruthless_inc]
I would be the
Queen-mother not just
your door rag.
A punching bag that you
slay,
With your tongue sword.

Bowing down to you as
my Queen,
I have wronged you; I
am supposed to be your
twin.
To understand you I have
failed,
And I answer with my
fists instead.
My heart pains,
The kids always notice

August is a month we get to celebrate women for being wonderful beings in our lives, so as BYO

TRENDS we would like to find influential women from Bulawayo either based there or outside.

The ideal women should be influential in their different sectors, those we look up to and who are
doing things that motivates and changes people lives for the better.

If you are or know that wonder woman you can nominate them via our Instagram
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