Saturday, 21 December 2019

Your Saturday #Christmas #poem. #SaturdayThoughts

The joys of Christmas bubbled through poetry. Shine on!

Red ribbons in her hair and what she wears,
Green lipstick on her big, full lips,
Fire in her eyes, oh yes, she dares.
Girl in the world,
Girl in your life,
Not at home, full of strife.
Is she lost? Is she found?
Is she just playing around?
She is the Christmas girl astound.
She is warm, she is cold.
She is looking for Santa's gold.
She's a girl of opportunity.
Gold bells in her ears,
Tattoos on her breasts,
Free spirit, oblivious to the rest.
Her heart is warm; her heart is cold,
She just wants Santa's gold.
She is the Christmas girl, so we're told.
She is up, she is down.
She roams over the town.
She has something up her sleeve.
She approaches Santa's elves,
They turn away, turn around.
Behind their backs Santa's gold is found.
Now she is gone, gold in hand,
Buying a ticket to sunny beaches' sand
Goodbye Christmas girl!

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Friday, 20 December 2019

The #NewYearEve gift no one saw coming! Masasa Mbangeni AKA Thembeka Shezi returns to #Scandal

The biggest TV villainess of this decade Thembeka Shezi is back.

Actress Masasa Mbangeni is reprising the love-to-hate role that turned her into a household name.

In 2016, after playing TV's most cunning woman for four years, Mbangeni broke the hearts of six million South Africans when she left Scandal!.

After three and half years, she is ready to spread holiday cheer in the best way by wreaking havoc in the e.tv soapie.

"I'm so excited to be back. I was quite nervous too because I thought it has been years – a lot of things has changed, but a lot of things have also remained the same," Mbangeni says.

"Walking into the set the first time I was super nervous and it felt like the first time. But as soon as the camera started rolling it became familiar again.

"Contrary to popular belief, Scandal! and myself parted on very good terms. When I was asked to come back the timing made sense."

Mbangeni is making her return on December 31 and she's not the only troublemaker back in town.

Inxeba: The Wound actor Bongile Mantsai is making a comeback on December 30 after months off screen as Mthunzi Mayiza. Yes, Mthunzi and Thembeka are teaming up.

"Don't expect anything... expect the unexpected," Mbangeni teases.

"Playing with Bongile has been exciting. He's an incredible actor and he's incredibly generous. Working with Lusanda Mbane [Boniswa Langa] has been fantastic too. They have made me fall in love with Xhosa because my Xhosa is inadequate compared to what they speak."

During her time away from the show she had roles in TV shows such as The Republic, The River, Harvest, Hard Copy, Thola and It's Complicated.

Mbangeni also did a lot of theatre work and for a year was an acting teacher.

But no matter how hard she tried to escape it, everyone just wanted their Thembeka back. "It used to frustrate me. But I've come to realise that the love doesn't come from 'we don't think she can play anything else'," Mbangeni says.

"I've realised that she's one of those iconic characters like Ntsiki Lukhele (Pamela Nomvete), Archie Moroka (Sello Maake Ka-Ncube) and Cherel de Villiers (Michelle Botes)."

Looking at the state of acting in the country, Mbangeni says the climate is perfect for local actor to make big career moves.

"I think it's been a decade of growth. I don't take it for granted to be doing the work I do and in the economy that we live in."

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Ami Faku's light shines in 2019 #FridayFeeling

Two-time gold-selling artist Ami Faku has released the official music video for her song 'Ebhayi' which features on her debut album 'Imali'. Music channel MTV Base highlighted 'Ebhayi' as the number one song on the MTV Base Video countdown. The music video is about chasing dreams and trying to hustle in the big city. Spotify has named her one of the most streamed SA female artists in 2019.

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Thursday, 19 December 2019

Kelly Khumalo making waves as a #gospel muso this #kedezembaboss

SA singer Kelly Khumalo is going gospel.

The star made the announcement in an Instagram video last week after a performance at the launch of DStv's new channel, Trace Gospel.

"My whole life I have been trying to figure out who am I and what I am meant to do," Khumalo said.

"I was convinced that doing secular music was exactly what I was meant to do, but after tonight I feel different."

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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Black women reign supreme at beauty pageants #WednesdayWisdom

When Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was named Miss Universe on on Sunday, her crowning signified a milestone: the first year that four of the major beauty pageants had simultaneously awarded the top prize to a black woman.

Pageants have long been criticised for their antiquated beauty standards and, in many cases, outright racism or gender stereotyping.

While black women have been winners in the past – notably Vanessa Williams, who in 1984 was the first black woman to be named Miss America – they have never been as successful as this year.

Supporters of the women – Tunzi, Cheslie Kryst (this year's Miss USA), Kaliegh Garris (Miss Teen USA) and Nia Franklin (Miss America) – say the recognition sends a powerful message that beauty standards are evolving beyond Barbie-lite, or an era when contestants were prized solely for smooth hair, light skin colour and thin lips.

"Finally the universe is giving value to black skin," read an Instagram post from Leila Lopes, a former Miss Angola who was crowned Miss Universe in 2011. Oprah also praised Tunzi for her leadership. But perhaps the new Miss Universe put it best in her closing address on Sunday night.

"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered beautiful," she told the audience. "I think it is time that stops today. I want children to look at me and see my face. And I want them to see their faces reflected in mine."

Hilary Levey Friedman, a visiting professor of education at Brown University who is writing a book about beauty pageants, said a new definition of what it means to be a pageant winner was being embraced.

"The idea of what we think is beautiful has expanded," she said. "Skin colour. Body type. Curly hair. If you look at all this year's winners, they look like themselves."

This is a far cry from 1968, when women protested outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They denounced the fact that the pageant had not had a black finalist since its inception in 1921. That night, they took part in their own pageant several blocks away.

Saundra Williams was crowned Black Miss America at that event, telling The New York Times: "With my title, I can show black women that they too are beautiful."

Since then, pageant standards have slowly evolved, even as the events' purpose has been called into question. Black women have also continued to remain underrepresented in corporate America and Congress.

Levey Friedman, who is white and whose mother, Pamela Eldred, was named Miss America for 1970, said that in researching her coming book, Here She Comes: The Tarnished Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America," she found that the number of women of colour participating in beauty pageants was on the rise.

According to her research, few to no women of colour were represented in the Miss USA pageant before the 1990s. Then Carole Gist won Miss USA in 1990, and Janel Bishop won Miss Teen USA in 1991. By the 2000s, Levey Friedman said, the number of contestants of colour had risen to double digits each yea.

"So many people have the stereotype that beauty queens are blond, have light eyes and a Barbie doll body," she said.

"Now you don't have to look like Barbie. There are different versions of beauty, and they are being accepted." 

Why not be reenergized this festive season to start the new year with joy. The inspired always have their way.

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Thursday, 5 December 2019

Be the master of your destiny #ThursdayThoughts

Be grateful for what you have – you never know what the future holds. Whatever the state of your life, don't let it discourage you from living it to the fullest.

Change your negative mindset and give your children the chance of a healthy, brighter future. Don't be trapped; be motivated and happy, and do what you can to bring peace and hope to others. Let 2019 be the last year of the decade that you're discouraged or mired in sadness.

Let's start the new decade with joy.

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Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Your weekly #DStv sports guide. What to watch on #SuperSport this week 3-8 November 2019

TODAY

Test Series: Australia v Pakistan, Second Test, Day 5, 5.20pm, SS2

Premier League: Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth, 9.20pm, SS4; Burnley v Manchester City, 9.30pm, SS3

WEDNESDAY

PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge, Day 1, 8pm, CSN/ SS1

Premier League: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, 8.30pm, SS3; Southampton v Norwich City, 9.20pm, SS7; Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United, 9.20pm, SS8; Leicester City v Watford, 9.20pm, SS6; Chelsea v Aston Villa, 9.20pm, SS5; Liverpool v Everton, 10.05pm, SS4/SS3

THURSDAY

Australian Open, Day 1, 3am, SS5/CSN; Sunshine Tour: Mauritius Open, Day 1, 10.30am, CSN/SS5; Hero World Challenge, Day 2, 8pm, SS5

World Sevens Series (Women & Men), Dubai: from 12.40pm, SS1

Premier League: Sheffield United v Newcastle United, 9.20pm, SS8; Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion, 9.30pm, SS3; Soccer Africa, 9.30pm, SS4/ SS10

FRIDAY

T20 International: India v West Indies, First T20, 3.15pm, SS2

Australian Open, Day 2, 3am, SS5/CSN; Mauritius Open, Day 2, 10.30am, SS5/CSN; Hero World Challenge, Day 3, 6pm, SS5

World Sevens Series (Women & Men), Dubai: from 6.50am, SS1; European Champions Cup: Bath v Clermont Auvergne, 9.40pm, SS1/CSN

Super Diski: Championship Show, 6pm, SS4;

PSL TV - Extra Time Reloaded, 7pm, SS4; Absa Premiership: SuperSport United v Highlands Park, 7.50pm, SS4; Premier League TV: Weekend Warm-up, 8.30pm, SS3; Serie A: Inter Milan v Roma, 9.35pm, SS9; English Championship: Millwall v Nottingham Forest, 9.40pm, SS11; La Liga: Villarreal v Atletico Madrid, 9.55pm, SS7

SATURDAY

Women's Big Bash League, Semi-final 1, 1.35am; Semi-final 2, 4.45am, SS2

Australian Open, Day 3, 3am, CSN/SS5; Mauritius Open, Day 3, 9.30am, SS5/CSN; Hero World Challenge, Day 4, 5pm, SS5

World Sevens Series (Women & Men), Dubai: from 6.50am, SS1; European Champions Cup: Munster v Saracens, 7.25pm, SS1/CSN

Premier League: Everton v Chelsea, 1.30pm, SS3; AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool, 4.30pm, SS3; Watford v Crystal Palace, 4.50pm, SS6; Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley, 4.50pm, SS8; Manchester City v Manchester United, 7pm, SS3; Premier League Wrap, 9.30pm, SS3; Premier League TV: Matchday Live Extra, 10pm, SS3; Serie A: Atalanta v Verona, 3.50pm, SS9; Udinese v Napoli, 6.50pm, SS9; Lazio v Juventus, 9.35pm, SS9; English Championship: Huddersfield Town v Leeds United, 2.25pm, SS8; Absa Premiership: Black Leopards v AmaZulu, 2.30pm, SS11; Baroka FC v Orlando Pirates, 2.30pm, SS4; Cape Town City v Chippa United, 5.30pm, SS4; Kaizer Chiefs v Bloemfontein Celtic, 8pm, SS4; La Liga: Real Madrid v Espanyol, 1.55pm, SS7; Granada v Alaves, 4.55pm, SS7; Levante v Valencia, 7.25pm, SS7; Barcelona v Mallorca, 9.55pm, SS7

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off, 5am, SS6

SUNDAY

T20 International: India v West Indies, Second T20, 3.15pm, SS2; Women's Big Bash League, Final, 1.20am, SS2

UCI Track World Cup, Cambridge, 5am, SS2

Australian Open, Day 4, 3am, CSN/SS5; Mauritius Open, Day 4, 9.30pm, CSN/SS5

European Champions Cup: Gloucester v Connacht, 2.55pm, SS1/CSN; Toulouse v Montpellier, 5.10pm, SS1/CSN

Premier League: Aston Villa v Leicester City, 3pm, SS3; Newcastle United v Southampton, 3.50pm, SS5; Norwich v Sheffield United, 3.50pm, SS8; Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6pm, SS3; Premier League Wrap, 8.30pm, SS3; Premier League TV: Matchday Live Extra, 9pm, SS3; Fan Base, 6pm, SS4; Absa Premiership: Polokwane City v Maritzburg United, 3pm, SS4; Serie A: Lecce v Genoa, 1.20pm, SS9; Spal v Brescia, 3.50pm, SS11; Torino v Fiorentina, 3.50pm, SS12; Sassuolo v Cagliari, 3.50pm, SS9; Sampdoria v Parma, 6.50pm, SS9; Bologna v AC Milan, 9.35pm, SS9; La Liga: Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao, 2.55pm, SS7; Valladolid v Real Sociedad, 4.55pm, SS7; Leganes v Celta Vigo, 7.25pm, SS7; Osasuna v Sevilla, 9.55pm, SS7

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off, 6.30am, SS6
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Monday, 2 December 2019

Bonang Matheba is living proof of how hard work can glide you beyond the skies #MondayMotivation

Through her hard work and dedication, Bonang Matheba's star is continuing to shine even brighter as she spreads her wings abroad.

I've watched her career with interest as she follows the good examples set by people who've succeeded before her. Aspiring young entertainers can learn a thing or two from her – dream big, follow your own path and work hard to achieve your goals.

Those who've already made a name for themselves in entertainment or business can learn from her that you need to keep on growing.

Way to go, Bonang! Not even the sky will be the limit for you.

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Why not set your couple goals for 2020 #MondayMotivation

I see many couples drinking and partying together every weekend and not really doing anything valuable with their money and time 

Why not encourage one another to start a small business, study further, job hunt, exercise, save and invest money?

There is a lot a couple can achieve if they just think positively and work hard.

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Sho Madjozi gets #KeDezembaBoss going with a BIG award #MondayMotivation

Sho Madjozi was honoured as a legend at the Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards hosted at Carnival City on Saturday.

Madjozi, whose real name is Maya Wegerif, made the Tsonga rap trend popular as far as in the US with her John Cena hit. 

She received another early Christmas gift as she scooped the best gqom artist award for her Limpopo Champions League album.

The flamboyant artist also bagged the newcomer and best female artist awards at the South African Music Awards and made history as the first Mzansi female to win the best international act category at the BET Awards in Los Angeles earlier this year.

The awards were hosted by musician and entrepreneur DJ Sbu and YFM DJ Tshepiso Ramabulana.


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