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Katlego Legodi
SUB-EDITOR: Abednigo Nkosi
HR MANAGER Sphelele Mdala COORDINATOR Marole Mathabatha Katlego Legodi Smooth start of the first term to many academics this DESIGN & LAYOUT:
was. This marks another interesting yet phenomenal Skhumbuzo Mtshali young and vibrant issue of MiCampus magazine with interesting features, articles and a strong cover from SUBSCRPTIONS Award winning musician Mr I Deseve Donald Moatshe Bongani Mkhonza that will keep you glued to your screen. The MiFam- MARKETING ily has grown for the better and challenges to deliver Brian Mahlangu and remain the leading fresh online magazine for the Nowell Duze youth have piled up. The team is eager and more than SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER happy to deliver interesting news from institutions and Hlengiwe Radebe campuses all over South Africa. It is with great pleasure CONTIBUTORS: to take the seat of Editor and its responsibilities and to thank Mr Marole Mathabatha the MiCampus Magazine Katlego Legodi Coordinator, MiJournalists and MiContrbutors with a Mashudu Modau great job well done thus far. From here we keep the Lungelo Shezi ball rolling and deliver cutting edge soft and hard news Inga Nani from YourCampus in keeping you abreast of your enNyiko Cage vironment. This issue is centralised on Easter Monday Sibongiseni Khumalo and Human Rights day, MiPulse is still beating normally Thando Msibi with a feature on MiGadget and MiRes which show cases the life blood of student culture. We also keep in touch with your campus through our social and library marole@micampusmag.co.za week spread, MiFriendzone and MiEntertainment that 072 248 4434 SUBSCRIPTION: will keep you hooked to our 21st issue and the ones to come. MiCampus still welcomes and encourages SEND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS OR CELL articles from MiContributors and influences appreci- NUMBER TO ated interaction with the team through our social distribution@micampusmag.co.za ‘Like’ FACEBOOK network pages @MiCampusMag on twitter and our website www.micampusmag.co.za. First term down Micampus magazine many to go and still we encourage you to keep that
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CONTENTS
The Day of my Rights as Human 3
7 miGadget Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
miEntertainment 9 11 The Revolution Continues ....... miFriendZone and Human Right New Student miLeadership Styles 15 17 miAmbassador: The Mic 19 miBeauties and Cuties: Definitely Beauty, Definitely Cuty 19 miRes: Home away form Home 21 23 UniVen celebrates the Global World Social Work Day Modern Girl on Campus: She Gives off her Morality to gain Commonality 25
27 miPoetry
miStudent Culture 29
33 miEvents: The UJ RAG Queen
1 on One with Donald 35
37 Q&A with Donald
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Mi Inspiration
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by Mashudu Mudau
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t’s that time again where South Africans take a moment to honour the fallen heroes and heroines from the 1960 Sharp-
eville Massacre. Human Rights day provides the platform for the country to embrace the spirit of Ubuntu and appreciate history for a brighter future. This day is celebrated on the 21 March 2013, marking it 35 years after the historic events of 21 March 1960, where protestors were gunned down by the police in Sharpeville. That day 69 people died and 180 were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered to protest against the Pass laws. This was more than a protest against the Pass Laws of the apartheid regime. It was an affirmation by common people, rising in unison to proclaim their rights. This day is an iconic date
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in our country’s troubled history. Human rights day is a day looked forward to every year by South Africans and young academics from higher institutions of learning for its significance as a day to celebrate, commemorate and fight for the improvement of human rights and equality in our constitution. Although greater parts of the world have seen vast improvements in human rights through
the most recent struggle for human rights in South Africa, but it also highlights the slavery of the Colonial era. It is why we must also ensure that modern forms of slavery such as human trafficking and forced labour are addressed and eradicated.� It is in the spirit of respect that the day should be spent responsibly by the young generation in remembering our fellow brothers and sisters who the efforts of many organisations including the United Nations, there are still a large number of people still living without basic human rights and this day seeks to remember those people and try freeing them from their struggle. According to the South African parliament website: “Human Rights Day reminds us of
don’t have the right to citizenship and security, the right to be free of forced labour, servitude and slavery, right to freedom of movement and residence and of trade, occupation and profession and the right to a basic education. Source:www.parliament.gov.za
the suffering and loss of life that accompanied
by Mashudu Mudau
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MiGadgets
By Katlego Legodi
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini which is expected to hit retail shelves by April 26 is already a buzz on many buyers and gadget lovers’s to get list. This phone will come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants but which will also feature a microSD
card slot for expanding the storage. The phone’s portable nature allows everybody including students to carry it around while connecting to the world. After launching the Galaxy S4, the global technology
gurus Samsung looks all set to launch the Galaxy S4 mini per a news report by SamMobile. Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is said to sport a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display with 256ppi. The smartphone
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shooter and a 2-megapixel one on the front. The Galaxy S4 also offers more camera features including dualshot, employing the use of both front and back camera, an eraser shot mode to remove
people from photos, and a Cinemagram like feature called Cinema Photo, among several other tricks. This gadget is a must get with features that will make connecting to the world an easy act.
will allegedly come with 1.6GHz dual-core processor. It is expected to run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) along with TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0. For adrenalin junkies and picture lovers, Samsung Galaxy S4 packs in 13-megapixels rear
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ews broke that the concert where RnB star R.Kelly who was scheduled to perform on the 21st of March in Johannesburg and on the 23rd in Durban has been officially postponed to August due to poor organising and ticket sales. Current ticket holders will obviously still be able to use their tickets and those who still want to attend the concert can still purchase tickets. More info on the exact dates will be released in the near future
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House vocalist sensation Monique This month’ Bingham will be performing Live DVD’s and C at Zone6Venue in Soweto) on Coffee’s Africa Thursday the 28 March at the SeDikana’s Ina cretSessions gig, tickets will cost received treme you R50 at the door. reviews and ing like hot ca The official date for the annual stands with fa MTN SAMA awards have been of what’s al released, they will be taking place Africa Rising w at the SunCity Superbowl on the at Durban’s Mo 11th of May. Tickets will soon be dium in 2011 made available year with the age released e
favourite tracks such as Superman, G ture with vocalists performing live alo for all House music lover
’s hottest music CD’s are DJ Black a Rising and Zonke ethe. Both have endously positive d have been sellakes off the music ans wanting more lready on offer. was recorded live oses Mabhida staand released last official 3CD packearly this year. Fan
by Lungelo Shezi
Ina Ethe is songbird Zonke Dikana’s best-selling album to date. It features soulful, RnB and Jazz songs that were all written, produced and sung by her. The album has already won her an award at the Metro’s and is anticipated to garner more at the MTN SAMA’s. Retail price is R100
Gardens of Eden, Rock my world feaongside Black Coffee. It’s a must have rs. Retail price is R130.00
What’s on TV: Auditions for a new SABC talent show: Do you fancy yourself a good dancer, singer, and poet? Well be sure not to miss auditions for a brand new SABC talent show yet to be revealed. Auditions will be held at bassline in Newtown on the 5th-6th April
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MiFriendZone
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ts Easter, the fever is taking its toll on many of us as we also embrace the Human Rights month. This is one month that we all need to embrace, take moments of our precious times and remember those who died on the 21st of March 1960 in Sharpeville to make this day what it is today. We are now living in a constitutional dispensation where every-
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one has basic human rights, and yes this also includes the right to say no to being friendzoned. A colleague once told me that the most painful character a person has to play is the one where they act as a ‘friend’ towards a person they dearly love - which I believe is wrong coz that’s pretence, and pretending is equivalent to lying,
which is wrong speaking from a moral perspective. This is an emotional torture, which is in itself a violation of human rights. Thus let’s use this month to exercise our rights and act against such violation. As seen on social media, it is said that Friendzone is like a WWE steel cage match, you need to be smart to make
your way out of there and hence right now is a very good opportunity to escape from that prison and reclaim your emotional freedom. Use this human rights month to your advantage, exercise your rights and say no to friendzone!! Trust me there isn’t a better cure for post-valentine heartaches than this
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MiLeadership
Leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support for others in the accomplishment of a common task. A leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. There are many different leadership styles that can be exhibited by leaders in the political, business or other fields amongst others these include and not limited to: authoritarian leadership style which entails strict and close control over followers by keeping close regulation of policies and procedures given to followers; Transformational leadership style which entails both leader and follower alike helping each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation and; The democratic leadership style which consists of the leader sharing the decision-making abilities with group members by promoting the interests of the group members and by practicing social equity (Journal of leadership and Organizational studies vol. 14 No.1 p.38-49, 2007). In relation to our context, preceding the country’s new dispensation, the role of students changed significantly as they have become more important role players and stake holders in higher education and the nation building project at large.
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The inception and implementation of student initiatives such as: the New Hope Summit (NHS), which is a students orientated project that seeks to address fundamental issues affecting students in Higher Education Institutions within the Western Cape and Inkulu/ Free/Heid, which is a non-partisan students driven social movement. It’s vision and mission is to create new, unifying middle-ground and work to better our democracy by healing the rupture between governments, business and civil society. Accordingly, the overarching theme in student leadership across universities in South Africa today clearly embodies the vision and mission of the country’s leadership that recognizes the primary role of students as key stakeholders in the development and enhancement of our communities. This reality underlines the fact that student leadership has a large number of duties and responsibilities that demand effective, efficient, dedicated and knowledgeable student leadership to enhance the national imperatives. Further; research conducted in September 2012 by the Programme for Institutional Student Leadership Enhancement reveals that this has to be leadership that respects the needs of their core constituency; do their best to address them confidently and thoroughly and lead them in a responsible, innovative, committed and dedicated man-
ner through: effective and efficient leadership; setting up concise and achievable objectives for themselves and the whole student populous at large; through enhancing their position as student leaders to all internal and external stakeholders of their respective universities through responsible and constructive actions; strengthening the management and administration capabilities of their university and setting up the noble goal of being a key stakeholder in enhancing the development of the country and the continent at large. The objectives outlined for students are honourable goals on them to inspire “a citizenry capable of participating effectively in democratic processes, and thus enhancing the project of democracy… producing intellectuals who can engage with the most dynamic and complex challenges of society and so develop more generally the ability of citizens to participate politically, economically and socially- and with producing high-level skilled graduates and new bases of knowledge to drive economic and social development and to enhance the overall levels of intellectual and cultural development” (CHE 2004 Ch1 p.14)
In parting, I conclude that: leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support for others in the accomplishment of a common task. Furthermore, a leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people and as such, not limited to, but the new, relevant and dominant type of leadership amongst student leadership is: transformational type of leadership. Transformational leadership enhances the motivation, morale, and performance of followers through a variety of mechanisms. According to Sibusiso Zonke, the branch executive member of the African National Congress Youth League at the University of the Western Cape, these include connecting the follower’s sense of identity and self to the project and the collective identity of the organization; being a role model for followers that inspires them and makes them interested; challenging followers to take greater ownership for their work, and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of followers, so the leader can align followers with tasks that enhance their performance.
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MiAmbassador
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spiration in spoken word, in the unsaid realities of young men and women who seek to pave their own way in this journey we call “Life”.
That’s where poets, writers, romantics, emcees, run for relief and inspiration, only in the mic. Like many, I find my in-
Having walking stops signs called “fake friends” and bumpers called “mistakes” crashing and burning is inevitable. It’s also amazing to learn how the human mind works in forgetting the past and focusing on the future. How one can erase fears through
hat’s where it all started with nothing but empty verbs and nouns that changed the way humans viewed things. The Mic a portal to a life of joy or misery with infinite capabilities which will ensure that at the end of it all no one can rule the mic but rather can be a slave to it.
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by Thando Msibi
words that trick the mind into believing that everything is perfectly okay when it’s not, or how the word okay can be interpreted as meaningful. I’m emotionally unstable but I don’t want you to know in case you decided to leave me. I find motivation to live in the missing pieces of an unfinished painting, because that’s where many of us hide to escape the not so perfect world
of infidelity, insecurities, name we shame it. Live it or engrave whichever ways you take it you do it. You suppress the internal with the external idea that speaking is greater than writing when most unspoken truths are found in writing. Where the mic dies and the words start living on people’s faces and no longer in their souls.
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MiBeauties and Cuties
Definately Beauty
by Nyiko Cage
If I grow older and still looking like this, I will say God doesn’t give with a hand.
What perfectly speak and understands my inner soul is hip-hop music
My beautiful eyes are my investment to my sight in future
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The more our South Africa become’s diverse, the more the beauty of our beloved nation is revealed
Definately Cuties
You can take me out off kasi but you can’t take the kasi out off me.
I proposed love to swagger and style while am dating pose
I just want to be heard so please lend me your ears.
I am always prepared because I approach my everyday life as an interview
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Mi Res
by Nontobeko Lekhuleni It is quite an exciting feeling for most first year students to move from home to University Residence in gaining independence and academic fulfillment. Living at Res as most students describe it, is an experience that you build up for yourself which can either be exciting or quite boring. Tholeka Skhosana is a first year student. She lives at South Point, a self-catering Residence. This is how she describes her experience at Res. Tholeka wakes up early around 5am to bath. This is to avoid the’ traffic’ that occurs in the bathrooms because everyone wants to bath around 7am. She attends lectures throughout the day, complete assignments and tutorials,
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and gets back to Res around 5pm. She then takes a nap, “this is essential as I come back very tired”, she explains. Once in every two weeks she goes home on Fridays at Diepkloof because she gets quite lonely at Res. “People are so busy, you hardly have time to make friends”, she says. She explains that she is not a very social person and likes it that way, but would prefer familiar company sometimes. Tholeka has a schedule to keep track of her time and activities during the day. She insists on being disciplined at all times because, she has realized that you can easily fall behind with work. Food is not a priority in her life at
Res. She eats what she can grab most of the time, like fruits and light veggies. She hardly has time to cook and enjoy a proper meal. She has come to acknowledge that having a good character is a necessity when living at Res. Ben is a third year student and lives on campus at Barnato Hall Res. He has been living at Res since his first year. He describes his life at Res as a daily routine. He mentions that he has been having the same menu of food since his first year and it has become quite boring. During the weekends he spends his time going out and partying, making some extra cash as a DJ. He explains that money is a basic need for a student in Res.
Ben mentions how convenient it is living at Res, having access to the computer labs and Internet, and to the Gym�Res is a wonderful experience for me because you are never bored or lonely. There are always friends down the corridor to make jokes with, share experiences and learn from each other� Res open a door for many extra mural activities that you can enjoy. Some students get involved in sports and practice around 5pm until late. Other students hold cell meetings and fellowship with their mates in the different Residents. Life at Res is truly preparation for life outside school or campus, preparing students for the big bad world out there.
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MiEvents
by Mpho Rambau
18.03.2013 Social Work Day It is an annual tradition for University of Venda (Univen) students to gather annually and celebrate the Social Work day based on the Global Agenda’s theme which was “Promoting Social and Economic Equalities”. This year was not different from the previous years as Guest speakers were invited, from government and/or non-government entities, to address students on the importance and relevance of the Social Work profession. Social Work students owned up, gathered and celebrated the day by showcasing their artistic talents and sharing their heart-felt speeches to encourage one another in this study. In that spirit Social workers and student social workers all over the world also celebrated World Social Work Day that continues every second week of March. The sessions are based on the theme “Promoting Social and Economic Equalities”. The Social Work profession has a critical role in the promotion of social and economic equalities and in striving for a people-focused and regulated economy. World Social Work Day is the annual opportunity to advocate a social work perspective in political systems that affect the wellbeing of people and to celebrate the social work contribution to societies. MiCommunity is advised to Follow this link for more information http://ifsw.org/get-involved/world-social-work-day/ or google social work day.
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Library day Higher institutions from around South Africa celebration National Library Day which was held on the 18 March 2013 where we saw University of Venda commending its Library staff members and introducing them to the students. On this day, new students were orientated on how to make use the facility and the system used in the library to avoid frustrations and discouraging students from making use of the facility. A guest speaker was also brought about to encourage students to make use of the facility and to love knowledge.
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MiCampus Pulse
by Mashudu Mudau There’s a standardized fictitious ideal of modern beauty being perpetuated on campus. The new age beautiful varsity girl. A perfect specimen of lecture room nature. An apparently perfect student centre girl. She wears the shortest skirts to tempt and taunt and test the man’s resistance. She puts on the tightest leggings that grip themselves on her body to expose every curve, contour and composition of her human anatomy. She’ll put on heals, a freakum dress and all the jewellery in her collection- just to attend the 8am lecture you barely got up for. She puts on her hair, the longest and most expensive Indian human hair weave (which I’ve been told costs thousands), She has eye lashes that seem to irritate the hell out her eyes but hey they look good right? She has artificial nails put on her fingers with glue that must basically be boiled out for removal. And don’t get me started on all the make-up she puts on her face to hide all traces of the “real” person under all the paint, gloss, foundations, eye liners and
blushes. I won’t lie, I’m no saint, and these girls are hella fun to look at. I believe leggings could be the greatest creation and gift to men since the PlayStation 3, while bum shorts and slim skirts reveal just enough for the imagination to run wild. By the end of the summer I will need an entirely new set of neck muscles from all the head turning and strained moments of sheer shock at what
girls are wearing, or not wearing, these days. What I ask is simple. Is it worth all this? What cost do these girls pay to “fit in” or grab more attention from men than the next plastic bimbo? Is this the new on campus girl we are building? Plastic reincarnations of the media and society’s version of beautiful?
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I know I might seem like a sinner in remission feeling remorse for lusting on such displays of sexuality, but what I am is an advocate of woman’s rights asking if woman should start having an attitude change and introspect into their habits in order to gain attention in less compromising ways. I was raised by women that earned respect and attention by building strong families, providing for their children and proving that they are worth far better than their sex appeal. Don’t look at this as a condemnation of women who wish to express their sexuality, I’m just posing the question- is there a need to exploit their sexuality and degrade themselves to nothing but tools for pleasure.
If ever given the chance, I’d whisper these words: Dear on campus women. You are more than the paint on your face, the length or the cost of your hair, the thickness of your eyelashes or the perfection of your nails. You are not the tightness of your leggings or the shortness of your skirt; you are not just the curve of your hips or the abundance of your breasts you are more than that. You are a specimen of God, created and crafted and catered for to achieve greatness, not through tricking men with your thighs… but the power of your mind. You are the new on campus girl. Coming to school not to make a show of herself, but to show up for herself in the lecture halls, the tutorials rooms, to earn admiration and adoration for her argument, her thoughts, her ideas and opinions, for the power of her mind.
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MiPoetry
by Nyiko Cage
Kay this is a thribute Kay this is a thribute We thank you fort your contributes in our lives In our hearts and life your image our will for ever remain You are soldier to salute Since we are informed our tears are poring like rain While pain is what we’ve gained To accept that you really gone it drives us insane Moments like these are an eye opener They slow us down when we on momentum Until kingdom comes you’ve showed us that you are one of a kind Life is too short just yesterday we exchanged friendship Now today you are gone what happened to you we believe is wrong but just for you we will always stay strong The memories we all shared is what we will forever treasure Your absence is what we won’t be able to measure Kabelo Donavan Masego May your soul Rest in Peace Namanje from Deep Cage
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Am scared shaking afraid to answer a call of death Am scared shaking afraid to answer a call of death By pain I am torn hurt like doctors I cared The pain is born is strong sharp it pierces with both horns I’ve got one question who’s next on the list of life to be laid to rest With lives god you’ve blessed When we lose our loved once due to death Deep down in the bottom of our hearts we feel cursed We feel like is the only cloth we’ve dressed While our thoughts, questions, shock and depression drains the energies I have gained Father you are my parent and I am your child Father who am I to correct you when you doing your maths subtractions Even though it leaves us in our caring hearts with lot of divisions Father just yesterday I lost a brother Today while am still healing from that pain again you took back what you gave The life that you served of a sister that I cared of by blood connected to My dearest heart am sorry you had to leaves life like that But in our hearts you will forever remain Bongi to you to may your soul rest in peace #tears of a soldier falling namanje
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Mistudentculture
by Sibongiseni Khumalo
Mi Religion|the spirit of Good Friday
mi Res life|Witsies chilling at res, acting all crazy and having fun
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Randoms |A student enjoying herself at the matrix gaming lounge, wits.
Students Entrepreneurship And here is our own wits blackberry ambassador, Mpumelelo Mfula, who’s also an entrepreneur (owns an online clothing store that has everyone talking about around wits streets)
March |Celebrating the human rights Month
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MiStudentCulture
Graduation Ceremonies|March is the first month of graduating ceremonies at wits
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MiCampus sports|The wits internal football league commences in the 2nd week of March. ‘Lets keep fit!!!’
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MiEvents
by Nontobeko Lekhuleni The UJ APK RAG held a dazzling event on the 14 February 2013 at the UJ Auditorium. Beautiful girls took part in a pageant, competing for the RAG Queen crown. At 5:30 pm, the gates were
opened and the event began at 6pm. The event was hosted by Sphesihle as the MC. The theme was Retro love which was displayed creatively on the stage with love written in different languages and a huge heart in the middle of the stage. It was a beautiful setting. The pageant was divided into
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3 categories which involved the contestants dressing in swimwear, casual and evening wear. The guest judges included Thuli Sangweni (Miss SA), Celeste Khumalo (Miss SA Teen) and Aldecia Mo-
laudzi from the 2 SAB Modeling Agency. They asked the girls some real thought provoking questions which stimulated the competition and made it even tougher. The Auditorium was packed; many students from UJ came through and showed their support. The event was dedicated to help the
less fortunate and the funds raised were given to charity. What was outstanding about the event was the great support received by celebrities, featuring Amo Cindi from
Rhythm city, Dumi Masile from Idols, DJ Yanda (Cashtime Family DJ) and many others. It created some great memories for the students who took pictures with the celebs. Pulys Red Velvet cup cakes made it as one of the highlights for the evening.
and all ended at 9pm. Big ups go to the UJ APK RAG for taking their time in planning such a great event in the name of giving back
to the community. Well done to Michelle who won the crown, Londeka who became the 1st princess, and Makhanani, 2nd Princess. Acknowledgements: Pulane Mota UJ APK RAG
The event turned out amazingly
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donald miFACTS Name: Donald Surname: Moatshe Age: 28 From: Northam Grew Up: Mantserre High School: Dansa International College
miBACKGROUND
What were you like in high school? In high school, I was involved in soccer and obviously loved music. How many are you at home? 4 siblings What sport did you play growing up? I grew up playing soccer, even played for Jomo Cosmos U/19 team Who raised you? My parents raised me What kind of teenager were you? I was a teenager who loved sports and music miFAVOURITES Music Genre: R & B Car: Audi Sports: Soccer Movie: Scarface Book: Bible Quote: “Never give up on your dream” miMUSIC My genre of music: Dance I chose that genre because it’s the heartbeat of Africa and it appeals to a wider audience. My previous genre was Afro Soul and R&B miMUSIC BEGINNINGS My genre of music is dance. I chose that genre because it’s the heartbeat of Africa and it appeals to a wider audience. My previous genre was Afro Soul and R&B. Well it began from a young age, my mother instilled the gift of music in me and helped me a lot in pursuing it. In tertiary I joined a music organisation called COB, then with my friends started a group called MUSO, after that I worked with Malaika, then did backing vocals for Zonke Dikana. DJ Cleo then signed me to his label as a solo artist, I released my first solo project “Just Donald”, after that I started my own label DExclusive Sounds, then released the hit single “I Deserve” and the rest is history lol. Apart from singing, I spend time at the gym and running my business.
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Latest single: Your Joy Album: Train Of Love Producer: Kris J & Monotone Who writes your music? I write my own music Who have you worked with? What inspires your lyrics? My own life experiences inspire my lyrics Tell us about the making of Over the Moon and I Deserve? Well Over The Moon is about being in love and that basically inspired the lyrics. Awards won? 2 Metro FM Awards
miFashion
Who does your hair style? My barber does my hairstyle Whats your favourite hair style? simple, clean trim Please define your fashion style? elegant and smart casual What inspires your look? how I feel on that specific day and what my stylist came up with if it’s a special occasion miCampus Experience Which institution did you go to? Wits Technikon/ University of Johannesburg What did you study? IT
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Are you a spiritual Person? Spiritual is a broad term, but I’m a believer in God and all his amazing work How do you usually spend your Easter? I spend Easter with my family if I’m not working What is the best easter meal you ever ate? Anything cooked by my Mom lol What does family mean to you? Family means everything to me How are you planning to celebrate V-day this year?
“No matter the circumstances or challenges, never give up on your dream. You deserve everything”
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