Beads Magazine | Vol 2

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Jan - Feb 2017 / No 02 Diversely Connected

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CONTENT

2017

07 Jan - Feb

03 Editor’s Note 13
04 Issue Contributor
Health & Beauty
20 On the Rise
Nomfanelo Dlomo 13 Skin revival for summer
“Big-Bang” on iGagasi FM 15 Why Gym is better
then Therapy
28 Subscribe for
convenience 20

Fashion

17 uKhozi’s
Nomfundo Mkhize posing

for SineM Designs

Finance

25 Black Tax

Business

26 Business Myths

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Contributors #BeadedConnection
Lets Engage
Linda Mkhize
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EditoNro’tse Thank you soooo much for the love we have been
receiving from the readers through social media. It was
#Happy amazing that we had more than 20k likes on our
Facebook page Beads Magazine and we are still
2017 counting. Our launch month was one of my busiest
months in a long time. Traveling and leaving my family
for days have not been fun but presenting Beads
Magazine has been worth the little discomfort of home
sickness. That is how you run after a vision. When you
climb a mountain you can't expect not to sweat.

2017 is upon us people. For some it's an exciting new
start, for some it's regrets for plans never achieved in
2016. Well there is no use crying over spilt milk now is
there?. Ok, so you made resolutions for 2016 but you
achieved only 2% of those, so what? The fun of making
resolutions is that you get to put into writing or thought
the things you would like to achieve, trust me it beats
just breathing. So if you feel like making resolutions
again, go on, some are too pessimistic about such,
which is also ne for them.

In this January – February issue we are honoured to
have our cover lady. The Zulu Princess Mukelisiwe. I
have always wondered how or even who our princes
and princesses are, haven't you? While growing up, we
watched all the fairy-tale movies about princesses being
rescued by prince charming and living in the castle
happily ever after. Princess Mukelisiwe's story will make
you rethink the stereotype of what being a princess is
about. Read on.

We live in an era where we are fortunate enough to
make our own decisions and judgements. This is what
you would call a selsh era. We say “so what” a lot which
can actually be a positive thing living for ourselves and
not leaving for the approval of others. As you start a new
year I hope that you keep an open mind, a receiving
spirit and a positive attitude. Your mind is your greatest
weapon, sharpen it with positive things. I personally plan
and then call on my higher power and remember the
bible scripture in Jeremiah 29:11 that says “For I know
the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for
welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope”.

Have fun reading our second issue. New Year issue.
May God grant you the wisdom to read and understand
that identity is partly heritage, partly upbringing, but
mostly the choices you make in life every day.

Nqobile

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RoyaHl eHr ighness
Princessthe Zulu

by Nqobile Nene

It's a beautiful Saturday morning; the drive from Richards Bay to
Nongoma has been nerve wracking. Not a lot is known about
our cover lady except for news clips here and there, so we do not
know what to expect but are praying for the best.

We are welcomed into Lindizulu Palace in Nongoma with
refreshments and smiles. As you walk in you are greeted by a big
portrait of His Majesty King Zwelithini. The palace has about
three beautiful lounges - at least that I saw. The interior is of
royalty with touches of cream and royal red. We are led into a big
lounge after the entrance foyer. The Princess welcomes us and
immediately points us to sofas we can sit on with the exception of
three. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to gure out that out
of the three, the middle one is the King’s chair, from the leopard
skin with the head still intact only the King is t to sit there. The
two on each side have Nguni skin - at least I think it's Nguni.
There, we are thinking, those are probably for the Queen and the
Prince or the Princess.

Right away we begin what we came for. Our stylist, Sthabile
Mzimela is taken to a private room for the tting of the specially
designed garments just for her. In those, there is just this one that
we were not so sure about, but we take it anyway. A little while
later, she emerges in her own clothes, and in my mind I am
thinking “Oh Lord she didn't like even one” and I casually ask – not
sure if I wanted the answer but had to know. She says “I love the
Burgundy one” I open my eyes wide with shock because that the
one we almost hid in the car. From there she is ready for our
interview.

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ou would think seeing royalty you are forced to bow remember about him, but thank God that he is not going
down, but not with Princess Mukelile Zibusiso Zulu. With anywhere anytime soon (she says this for her comfort
her you feel honour is what she deserves, bowing comes more than me - what child of a father wouldn't ).
natural. Her inviting nature, calm, modest, humorous
and gracious manner draws you in. The Princess is a Responsibilities and Passion
daughter to iSilo Samabandla onke, the great King There is what is normal and is a cycle of life, like you need
to be educated and you need to work. I can't speak for my
YGoodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuZulu with forth Queen, siblings, I can only speak for myself for something I
Queen Thandi Zulu of Lindizulu Palace. She is a sister to account to. My responsibilities are aligned with my talent
many siblings but has one brother - Prince Sihlangu - Zulu and what I know is aligned with God's plan for my life. I
in the same house, who she admires as a musician of believe once you know why you are on earth, it all makes
note. As we start our interview, it becomes clear that she sense. One of the things that I have discovered in my life is
is very particular about her name, she says some people my ability to address people, my ability to make them feel
call her Mukelisiwe and some think her last name is her very positive towards life. This is something that I know
father's name which is wrong and she doesn't like that and I do best. It's not always easy but it's something that I
because her parents did not call her that. must do. I like it when people are moving away from me
with a feeling of hope.
Being Born Royalty
Being born in the royal family is yes rst and foremost a I have the responsibility to make sure that we as Zulu's are
birth right and its God's will. It has its amazing moments given the recognition that we deserve historically. I
but it can be very challenging at the same time because believe that women deserve to be celebrated and
everyone always has an eye on you. There are many supported. I also love children. I believe that we have so
things that are expected of you in terms of being much to learn from them even as adults.
exemplarily and also putting your best foot forward. It is
an honour. It is also something that most people would Pressures
never understand because understandably they do not I choose not to give into pressure, that's one thing for
know much about. We live in a palace which is our home sure. I believe if you know who you are and you know
but there is still uniformity across all borders, whether your responsibility, you will not mess things up. I have an
you are of royalty or not, there need to be love in that understanding that everything that I do is a reection on
home, there needs to be support, there needs to be my dad whether I like it or not. Whether it be a poor
prayer. Our set up is a unique set-up. I have six mom's reection or whether it be a shooting the light out so
(she chuckles). Like any child sometimes you run from much people say “He is so lucky to have a daughter like
one to another to get your way. Not many people can say that”, either way it sways I need to understand that it's not
that. just about me. I understand that if I do something wrong
my father would be held accountable, so will my mother
Spirituality and the family at large, because people tend to put all of us
My relationship with God is not something that I take in the same boat whilst we are different. We are from the
lightly; it is something I aspire to strengthen every day. I same family but have different women in our lives, so
understand that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for God. I there can't be a hundred percent uniformity. There is
believe you can have and lose everything but God is pressure but one just has to know who they are and what
everything. they want and to be true to themselves. Being true to
yourself could be pressure on its own.
Education
Some people say that we only study overseas which is Projects
not necessarily true. Myself, I am a local baby it's just that I I am one of SA Zazi ambassador. There is a trust called the
am well-travelled. One of the primary schools I went to is Queen Thandi Trust which I am a Program Coordinator
Holy Childhood Convent in Eshowe. That local school and Monitoring and Evaluation Ofcer for. The
made me love my primary school times more then I foundation is putting focus back to HIV/AIDS awareness.
loved High school. I have always been in boarding People have heard of HIV, they have read about it and
schools. they are tired of it and they have stopped listening
because the communication methods have become
About my father stale. For the foundation the goal is to recreating
[When she talk about her father, she light up. She gives us awareness, educate and train in various communities. So
a huge smile, the one you get from a loved and loving we conduct dialogues, door-to-doors and having
child.] campaigns.
I feel very strongly about rape. Working as Zazi
My dad and I get on like a house on re. I love him. He is ambassador I discovered that statistically KZN has one of
not the way that most people see. He is so funny. He is a the highest reported rape cases in South Africa. I feel this
very brave strategic man. He is also a very prayerful man. is nothing to be excited about, it's wrong and it needs to
A lot of people don't know this about my Dad. When Isilo be addressed. Because of my feelings about this issue, in
prays it's like the heavens are going to open. And this my spare time I have conversation with young girls about
always reafrms that he is Isilo for a reason. And that is a this and encourage them to speak up if something is not
great foundation for his leadership. Those are the things right.
I'll always

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went onto the International Visitor Leadership Programme The way that we dress is an issue. We have one of the most
(IVLP) last year 2015 for a month. I would recommend that beautiful cultural attires in the world. Yet we try by all mean to
program to everybody who wants to travel – rst and foremost look anything but Zulu. I don't know if it's because of the way it
-, someone who likes to meet people and someone who has was perceived as ubuqaba, as being backwards and uncivilised.
an open mind about how people are different. That program That is not the case though. If anything, some want ours and
taught me that we are so different but yet we are so similar. we want theirs.
From that trip I have been able to form a network with women
The food that we eat, some of it is not for us. I always use an
Ifrom all over the globe, countries like Jamaica, Sri Lanka, example that God would not have said trees must bare
Vietnam, Nepal and more . Amazing women, who are doing oranges in winter had He not known that the fruit would be
amazing things in their parts of the world. The program is not medicine for the cold. We need to remember that Zulus are
just about the holiday, you work, you form allies and you are beautiful and well-shaped, they were that even in the olden
given homework that is said and unsaid, like what are you going days. That was mostly because of the food they ate. They ate,
to do when you go home with this knowledge and make a beans, vegetables, imno, they boiled rather than fried.
difference. How are you going to challenge the system for I'd like to say we are very different, we must admit that. Yes
betterment of the people. there are things that are similar and we want from other
people, but we must not compromise who we are. The
On Maiden Bursaries important thing is to copy the best practices and ignore things
There are certain things that the Zulu people have and the that will still our identity. Make a wise decision when you
people that are doing the talking against these bursaries lack. choose.
We are a culture that command good behaviour. What
confuses people with the virgin bursaries under Mam Unwinding
Mazibuko of uThukela is the fact that out of more than a I enjoy swimming – even though black people are not known
hundred bursaries available there is only an allocation of 16 for that. I grew up in schools where that sport was important,
virgin bursaries. So I don't see where that is a limit because so I enjoy it so much, I would swim a mile rather than run a
everyone else is allowed to apply. More than 70% of those mile. I love movies. I enjoy meeting new people. I enjoy
bursaries allow everyone else to apply. reading. I also know how to cook. Another way I unwind is I
I believe this issue runs deeper than meets the eye. I also nd a reason to laugh. I love all kind of music except hard rock, I
believe you must consult and get clarity about something that enjoy South African Gospel. I can sing, in fact I remember
you need to know more about. Had the Commission for when I was a lot younger I decided to sing Karin White song
Gender Equality taken the time to understand what Reed “Superwoman” in church, in front of all the elders and
Dance is about, they would not have – from what I've had – preachers. Needless to say it was a complete wrong song
gone to the UN to say the Dance must be shut down or done choice and needless to say my family still joke about that till
away with. When I heard this had happened, I was today.
disappointed. I thought, where do they get the right to say or
go to the UN when they have never even been part of the Love and marriage
experience. Numerous invitations have been extended to I won't comment much on this but I will say this, Love is
them and they have not come even once, I am not even sure beautiful, Love is necessary, I want to be happy and I am going
they are going to come this year. I said the important thing is to be.
that they talk to the maidens themselves. Reed Dance is about
these girls making decisions over their own lives, abstaining and Favourite quote
taking care of themselves. All we need to do is support and This came to me two years ago when I was going to do
encourage while a child is still a child. something very scary in terms of paving the way to my success.
The main platform these girls us to communicate is the Reed The massage that I want to leave and challenge others is “What
Dance itself. The numbers speak for themselves. Even the you do matters but what counts the most is how you are
numbers do not say much for someone who has never been remembered”. B
there, you have to experience, but the only time you will know
better is when you engage.

Conservation of the Zulu culture
The young Zulus have the responsibility to preserve our
culture. It starts from little things like the language. Some Zulu's
can't speak Zulu. I went to a private school but I took a decision
that I do not want to be that Zulu girl, that Zulu princess that
can't speak a word of isiZulu. By the virtue that I am Royal, it
puts me under the radar and forces me to be an ambassador of
anything Zulu. I cannot expect other people to be what I am
not. I vowed that no matter how much of English I speak, but
when I speak Zulu the person listening should think I can't
speak a word of English because my Zulu has to pure.

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Summerskin revival
in
by Linda Mkhize

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Beauty

We can't believe that summer is upon us, with the
arrival of warmer weather, comes the increased
exposure of our skin to harmful "nasties" and thus a
greater need to be prepared and prevent. There are
few tips on how to get summer ready...but rstly, what
has winter done to your skin?

Seasonal changes in the skin are normal and more
noticeable when the weather turns cold. There's a
reduction in natural moisturising factors of the skin
during the cold months of winter. The cold winter
months tend to dehydrate our skin and if we do not
carefully adapt our daily regime, we will enter summer
with a dry skin which is not ideal for the hot months
ahead.

Defeating dry skin:
In the summer we nd ourselves sweating more and
using large amounts of SPF creams and sprays. These
two factors can trap dead skin cells causing dry skin and
uneven skin. This is the worst timing for dryness and
anything less than perfect as we want to be silky
smooth.

Plan for action:
* Drink plenty of water: about half of our body consists
of water and we lose on average about one litre daily.
Depending on your body, try to consume between one
to two litres of water a day.
* Eat Omega 3s: your skin can quite literally be
moisturised from inside out with the correct fats i.e
linseeds, walnuts, oily sh and squash.
* Prevention is key: Choose the right moisturiser. This
is crucial in preventing dehydration of the skin. Find a
moisturiser containing enough, vitamin A and anti-
oxidants to assist the skin in moisturising.

Unwanted pimples and problem skin:
The dreaded pimple is more prone to come out in
summer due to all the sweating and clogging up of the
pores, with extra SPF creams.

Plan for action:
* Keep your skin cleansed, morning and evening. This is
the most important step to unclogging those follicles
and ensuring that sebum doesn't get trapped under the
skin.

* Keep your hands away from your face (except when
applying products of course). During the day we touch
a multitude of things not knowing what bacteria we
might be picking, do not transfer these bacteria to your
skin.

* Treat yourself to a facial once or twice a month. Body
treatments are also vital, exfoliate your body weekly to
minimise scars and unevenness. Consistency is key
when it comes to skin care and preparing for summer,
and remember prevention is better than repair, so be
consistent with caring for the biggest living organ which
is your skin.

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Health

7Reasons Why the
Gym is Better
Than Therapy
by Scott H. Young

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I have a love affair with my gym. She's not much #1 – The Gym is Cheaper #5 – Breathing Exercises
to look at: a rubber track and weight room in a A typical gym membership costs about Your breathing affects how you feel. Try to
dark basement, but appearances aren't R4200 a year. If you go to a therapist, stay angry after taking ten, 15-second
everything. She's there on my best days and on once a week for R600 an hour, that's breaths. Although some therapy may do
my worst days. We never ght, and she doesn't R7200 per year. If anything, the gym is a breathing exercises, the gym is a constant
care what I look like as long as I give her my full discount stress-reliever, far cheaper than breathing exercise. If you're lifting weights,
attention for a few hours a week. paying someone to hear you talk. you exhale as you lift the weight and inhale
I was talking with a fellow gym goer recently (the Another benet: the gym doesn't charge as you lower it back down. When you're
gym and I have an open relationship). He for the hour. If you need ninety minutes to running, you need to keep a constant
mentioned that whenever he is facing something sort out a particularly stressful day, she breathing pace in line with your steps.
frustrating, he goes to the gym. The gym is his won't mind and she won't charge you Match your breathing with the up and
form of therapy, and if I think about it, it's my extra. If you want to go a few times a down of a push-up and you're practically
stress release too. So, I'd like to present my list of week, or even twice on the same day, meditating.
seven reasons the gym is better than therapy. that's ne too. In some places, gyms are
even open 24 hours, so you can resolve #6 – Focused Distractions
Note: I'm joking. If you're facing serious stress at any time of day. Sometimes you just need a distraction.
problems, talk to someone and face them, don't After a stressful day with work, friends or
just vent at the gym. But, for smaller stresses, the #2 – The Gym Won't Give Advice family, you need to take your mind away
gym can be one of the best therapists money can At rst, this doesn't seem like a benet. from your problems. Unfortunately,
buy. The reason you pay a therapist is to get sometimes it can be hard to pry your mind
advice on your problems, right? But, away. If you're looking to be distracted,
sometimes it can be. Many times you go most therapy is denitely out. Talking
looking for advice, you really just want to about your issues isn't a good way to take
think. You want an empathetic ear to hear your mind away from them. But the gym
your worries while you think about what to can provide an outlet, forcing you to focus
do. I can't say the gym is empathetic (she's on something else for an hour.
pretty unfeeling). But, she doesn't give you
advice. So if you want to think a situation #7 – Little Wins to Rebuild Your
over for an hour before coming to a Condence
decision, she's patient. The gym gives you plenty of opportunities
for little victories. Every time you do a little
#3 – You Won't Get Fat bit more, run a little further or last a few
The gym does double-duty. She helps you minutes longer, you've won. Those little
keep your stresses to a minimum, and she wins rebuild your condence after a
keeps you in shape. That's the kind of setback. Stewing in your problems is a
package deal you can't get lying on a couch. recipe to trash your self-image. If you can
get a few more victories under your belt,
#4 – Free Drugs (natural, of course) you can feel better about yourself.
When you exercise, your brain releases
endorphins. These chemicals are The gym takes a bit of time to get used to.
associated with feeling happy and relieving If you haven't been in regular sessions for at
pain. Your body also releases endorphins least a month or two, your time spent with
during an orgasm and when taking cocaine. each other might make you feel worse, not
The extra endorphins often result in a better. You need to get comfortable with
“runner's high,” a feeling of well-being after your level of tness so that frustrations
exercise. outside the gym don't translate into
frustrations because you're out of shape.

The gym gives you plenty of opportunities
for little victories.

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Fashion

mAeetfsCreliecigtaanynt

Style

Designer: SineM Designs
Make-up Artist: Sthabile Mzimela

Photographer: Imifanekiso
Model: Nomfundo Mkhize
uKhozi FM Presenter

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ON THE RISE

dream, pursue, achieve

Nomfanelo Dlomo

Content Producer:The Big Bang 12-3pm Show (Gagasi FM)

Girls from small towns are denitely doing it for All growth depends upon
themselves. For Nomfanelo age ain't nothing but a activity. There is no development
number to thinking, doing and succeeding. Nomfanelo is
a charismatic and energetic 25 year old born in the small physically or intellectually
town of Estcourt in the midlands of KZN. Keep a eye on without effort, and effort means
this young lady, she is going places.
work. - Calvin Coolidge
"AND WE KNOW THAT FOR THOSE
WHO LOVE GOD ALL THINGS WORK
TOGETHER FOR GOOD, FOR THOSE
WHO ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO
HIS PURPOSE." - ROMANS 8:28

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his is me. I was always an active child, I excelled in athletics and I am kept going by... My faith in God, the support from my
academics. I even had this childhood dream of being the family and the ordinary person out there. All these aspects
Olympian one day, (lol if I can stop eating so much), right now I keeps me pushing, my faith reminds me that I’m not alone, my
love keeping t with road running. I love dancing, good music family support me with love and resources and I draw a lot of
and spending time with loved ones. I have a Diploma & Btech strength from people's journey's, it's made me walk through life
with great gratitude for being alive and being able to pursue my
TDegree in Public Relations Management from the Durban dreams.
University of Technology. I currently work as Content Producer
on Gagasi FM for the The Big Bang 12-3pm show. The journey has...Been really amazing, I've experienced
Most people perceive me to be serious and nd me growth both in my personal life and career. I've met people
intimidating, but I'm very funny and crazy and I love dancing. who have deposited knowledge and wisdom that I could have
never learnt at school. I have a network of people who trust in
I am driven by...My love of life, my appreciation for life and my abilities and that I can call on for anything, that is the beauty
faith in God. I'm optimistic towards the future and all the of the journey. I honestly wouldn't change anything that I have
possibilities which lie ahead. My mother always encouraged been through or experienced so far. Public Relations is one of
me to never accept defeat as reality, it's just a distraction that can those elds that allows you to be exible, creative and just
be overcome. I also believe the people around me are my strength your capabilities far and wide, I wouldn't expect any PR
greatest motivation. These are the people who believe in me, graduate to not be able to identify a space or opportunity where
who give me tough love and pray for me. I draw a lot of strength they can ourish.
from people's journeys, it's made me walk through life with
great gratitude for being alive and being able to pursue my In 3 words I am....Beautiful, Awesome & Ambitious
dreams.
In my job...I feel like I'm on the driving seat of delivering what is
My career journey trending in youth culture. It is taking me out of my circle and
The beginning allowing me to engage with people at ground level, seeking
Its a weird story, I accidently fell into the Public Relations eld. those inspirational, unusual and trending stories. I've also
My intention was to pursue a qualication in bio-medical realised that we have a great responsibility more than just
technology however my mathematics results were not good, playing music, the youth are also looking at us as individual to
so I went door-to-door applying for space and luckily they had see what we have to offer them. My job with Big Bang is to
an opening in the PR Dept of DUT. I started my Diploma studies manage the show content and structure. I will book guests for
and soon realised that this is exactly where I needed to be, it interviews, schedule music for certain features and just ensure
suited my character and future ambitions. I then commenced the show is owing accordingly. I have a close working
my career in 2012 as an intern again within a Durban PR agency, relationship with the presenters so that we understand each
I quickly moved from an intern position to an account manager others expectations of what will be going on on-air
position. In the duration of the four years working experience, I
have handled major accounts in various industries including, Listeners can look forward to... A ball of energy from Kini &
hospitality, gaming and entertainment and tourism. Clarissa. The latest infotainment, music, comedy and lifestyle
interviews. The show will be out and about leading in the latest
The growth trends and youth culture, it will also go out to meet listeners
End of 2014, while working for another Durban PR agency, I felt through OBs, live crossings, youtube videos, facebook and
a need to nally pursue my Btech qualication on a full time twitter engagement. We are changing the face of the lunchtime
basis. In the beginning of 2015 I resigned from my job to focus hour.
on my one year of full-time studying, it was not an easy decision,
but I look back now and feel proud to have made it. In the same My advice to young ambitious women is that...Women
year, I had time to pursue other opportunities like consulting my should not be afraid to get into any workplace or industries and
PR services to clients; I was just trying to get a feel of show initiative, use their creativity to nd solutions and prove
entrepreneurship which I had been considering for a long time. themselves as valuable team members. I believe women were
I was approached to assist in organising a women created with the ability to provide solutions to any problem. I
empowerment event called 'Women With A Bang', we worked remember this saying Bonang Matheba once posted on her
on it and it was a great success. Later in that year I also worked blog, it read, “Starve your distractions and feed your focus”. I
as a publicist for the 'We Can Arts Festival' and I thoroughly believe this. It's important as young women growing up and
enjoyed working with people with disabilities. pursuing our ambitions to keep our eye on the prize, forget the
noise and the opinions. There were so many times when I
Now, could have given up on my education or work but I pushed
In 2016, I briey lectured Public Relations modules at Rosebank forward and kept the faith, now I reap the rewards daily. So long
College in Durban. This was a very humbling experience as you remember why you started the journey, nothing or no-
where I got to be on the other side yet also have to understand one can stop you.
the students. Now, I've recently been appointed as the content
producer for The Big Bang 12-3pm show on Gagasi FM. When My future goals are... Growing in my role as the producer
I was alerted about the opportunity, I had my reservations and learn as much as I can about broadcast media. I also want to
considering I had no experience on radio but I knew that great pursue more entrepreneurship opportunities like opening my
careers were made on taking risks and challenging yourself. I own Public Relations Agency, investing in property and be more
applied and was screened through two interview processes; in involved in youth development initiatives.
all of them I was able to convince them that I could be trusted
with the task at hand. The show had just started a new season These are the words I live by
and I would be managing all content for the presenters, Kini "And we know that for those who love God all things work
Shandu & Clarissa. together for good, for those who are called according to his
purpose." - Romans 8:28

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Finance“nce upon a time, long long time ago a father had Individuals, ranging in age from their early 20s to
Oput my sister through nursing school, but that did nothing is as painful as buying something today and
5 daughters and one son. When they were ready their 50s, are often stuck in the middle of

to attend school, the father decided that it was no supporting two generations nancially and are

use sending girls to school because he was not therefore unable to save adequately for their own

going to benet anything after they have left with needs and retirement.

their education and gotten married. The End”

“They risk sentencing their offspring to being the

This is a familiar scenario in the African culture, our next sandwich generation due to their inability to

grandmothers can tell us all about it. This is save for retirement,” Mwandiambira says. Gerald

probably one of the reasons some black people Mwandiambira, the acting chief executive of the

have such low regard for education. South African Savings Institute, prefers to refer to

the “sandwich generation” rather than “black tax”

However now the table have shifted a bit. Now because the former term tends to be more

the mother sends the girl child to school so she inclusive of other races.

can benet from her, married or not. Here is the

thing, mother is probably not earning enough “Black Tax” has been regarded as one of the worst

because she had to leave school early, or didn't nancial obligations to the youth. The truth is this

even go to school because she had to take care of tax is not going anywhere. No child is going to

her siblings while parents went to work as a watch his or her mother starve. Children are going

domestic worker. The only investment she could to pay a bit extra on their medical aid just so they

make was making sure her child did not end up like can cover their parents. When you go home you

her. She made sure that with the little money she are going to go by the shop and pick up “a few

earned she did everything to make sure her things”. Black people – especially – have always

daughter is educated and successful. So the been people to take care of each other, that is the

daughter graduates, gets a great job. Now what? reason we know and sometimes stay with our

grandmothers, our aunts and our uncles and our

Ntando Khanyile* (22) always has his mother, cousins. Extended families are part of our family.

older sister and four nieces and nephews in the

back of his mind. And he is likely in the back of I think, the best thing is not to neglect and watch

theirs, as they wait for her monthly contribution to suffer but teach and make the family understand

their basic necessities. This type of giving is now that if we all pull our weights, we can all benet. So

known as Black Tax. The phrase “black tax” is the let's use less electricity so I don't have to pay a

fairly recent and well-intentioned shorthand used higher bill. Let's eat those leftovers tomorrow

to articulate the nancial responsibility of providing morning so they won't be bread needed. Before

for extended family. you ask me for money have you exhausted every

possibilities? All of this requires communication

“My mother was a domestic worker and tried to from the payer. Communicate your concerns,

not work out and my sister had to settle into a job nding it on the oor tomorrow and have to keep

due to lack of funds,” she says. For this third-year quite because you don't want people to feel you

BCom law student who also holds down a job, have a “big mouth”. They won't know what hurts

more than half her salary goes back home every you especially if they are receiving and taken care

month. of at your expense. Don't sacrice yourself. You

can't be everything to everybody. Sometimes you

“So what usually happens is when I get paid, I will just have to say no. But remember you too were

get my sister to buy whatever groceries are once on the receiving end, someone worked for

needed in the house. And I will give them money you to get what you have now.

for electricity, give them the money to pay for their

burial societies. I basically ll in the gaps of

whatever they want, and give my mother money

as well. Khanyile says at times she feels stuck in a

vicious cycle of poverty that will never end, unless

she wins the lottery. “I think that my kids will

probably have to provide for me when I'm old.”

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thebusting Business

10 1. The customer is always right. If the customer was
always right, every company would be out of business! Running a
biggest business at the whim of the customer will never lead to a protable
company. However, since the customer is always the customer, it
small is important to see things from their point of view, listen and
empathize. The next step is to rmly set their expectations from
business the start so they will be satised at the end.

Myths 2. Build it, and they will come. This is not the Field of
by Barry Moltz Dreams! Just because a founder builds it does not mean customers
will line up to buy it. The corollary to this myth is that customers
Unfortunately, small business owners believe a lot of will always buy the best product. Success in business is really about
myths about how to run their companies. These are building the best distribution and marketing for the product. This is
things they assume to be true, but when put into where so many business owners forget to focus.
practice, simply don't work. Here are the top ten
business myths, and the truth about each of them. 3. Sales is the most important number. Nonsense! In
measuring nancial performance, sales are vanity, cash ow is
sanity. It makes no sense to grow the sales of a company if they
keep losing money over a period of time. Is there less money at
the end of the month than at the beginning? Fail! Successful small
business owners focus on cash ow and know how to read their
cash ow statement.

4. Team work is about building consensus. While
the success of the company does depend on building a great team,
let's not get confused. Steve Jobs always said that consensus is not
the same thing as collaboration. The leader sets the direction and
the team needs to be able to effectively work together to
accomplish that objective.

5. The nancial numbers can be outsourced. No
they can't! Financial statements are the company's score card. If an
owner does not know where they have been, how can they know
where they are going? Prot and loss, balance sheets and cash ow
statements need to be reviewed and understood every month.

6. Customers only care about low prices. Some of
the best companies in the country deliver low price and great
customer service. Since most things are a commodity, small
business owners will not be successful competing on price. They
need to focus on the value their solution brings to solving the pain
of the customer.

7. Under-promise and over-deliver. The myth is that
if a company sets the expectations of the customer low, and then
subsequently exceeds them, their satisfaction goes up. The truth is
that if the expectations are set too low, the company will never
have the opportunity to get or retain that customer.

8. Success is about making money. Sure, it's one of
the ways to keep score, but if the small business owner focuses on
only getting rich, then he will never achieve it. Build value and cash
ow from the company, and the nancial rewards will always
come.

9. Spend money to make money. The truth is that too
much money can actually make the business owner stupid!
Throwing a lot of money at a problem is proven to be wasteful and
not an answer to any solution. Spend money carefully and measure
each investment's results.

10. Be active on all social networks. The truth is that
social media can be a worldwide waste of time. The small business
owner should nd out where his customers' and prospects'
conversations are happening. Then, focus consistently on that
social media tool to become part of that conversation.

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BreakHabits to 1. Facebook stalking, particularly your ex.
when you hit 30 2. Seeking approval from other people.
by Hilary White 3. Sleeping away your entire weekend instead of doing something fun or
productive.
When you're in your 20s, you pretty much have a "get out of jail free" card. It's 4. Weeknight binge drinking (or binge drinking in general). Those hangovers get
somewhat implied that those years are there for making mistakes, learning worse with each passing year.
from them, and bridging the gap between pre-adulthood and adulthood. So, 5. Building up debt on your credit card. Now is the time to pay it back, not
when you "forget" to wash your sheets for ve months or spend your whole make it worse!
paycheck on a pair of shoes, no one can really give you a hard time. But at 6. Hitting up Mom or Dad for money.
some point, we all must brush the dust off our younger ways and embrace 7. Keeping bad friends around out of convenience or because you're too lazy to
that we are, after all, real adults. Here are some things to quit doing when 30 cut them out. Send them packing!
rolls around: 8. Buying anything and everything you want when you're shopping.
9. Sneaking a smoke.
10. Buying new underwear instead of doing laundry.
11. Advertising drunk nights on social media.
12. Skipping beauty routines. Start moisturizing ASAP!
13. Pulling all-nighters.
14. Making excuses not to do your workout.
15. Eating fast food.
16. Hanging unframed pictures or posters on your walls.
17. Spending most of your money on alcohol or eating out.
18. Waiting for someone to do something for you so that you don't have to.
19. Only cleaning the toilet or tub when it literally can't wait another minute.
20. Giving up when things get hard.
21. Waiting to take out the trash and recycling until guests are coming over.
22. Holding on to old grudges.
23. Washing your bath towel and sheets once every few months or just when
you have company coming.
24. Neglecting family time.
25. Not taking responsibility for things.
26. Flossing only once a year before your trip to the dentist, and then right
after, when the dentist guilt-trips you into it.
27. Unhealthy dieting or buying in to quick-x weight-loss plans.
28. Texting while driving.
29. Not saving money.
30. Participating in drama.
31. Not staying up-to-date on current events.

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