INSPIRESPRING 2015 16 IMKE KOVSIES REINECKE THE SONG BIRD TO LOOK SHARES OUT FOR ALL MAPHUTA Technology And other DOLO Drugs SHIMLAS TOP WINGMAN FEATURE ON I have UNBEATEN Followers RUN

in Real Life FITNESS SANTANA Shares tips on how to CRAZY LIST keep your body lean UNDERRATED OVERRATED OR JUST RIGHT

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SPORTSMAN FITNESS KOVSIE LIFE

28 49 39 Dolo talks about Varsity Cup win Santana gives us some fitness tips 16 kovsies to look out for

SELF DISCOVERY LOOKING BACK FEATURED ARTICLES KOVSIE LIFE

26/ UFS COMES ALIVE Global Leadership Summit on UFS 16/ DIGITAL AGE 8/ NO REGRETS I have followers in real life Things to do before you graduate 38/ STUDENT COURT Now in session 18/ REACTION PIECE 10/ IDENTITY #Fees must fall

How well do you know yourself 44/ ART Carmen goes all artsy 22/ STUDENT LEADERSHIP 12/ BLINK Janus Faced Lessons learnt from speed dating 54/ ART 6/ 2015 SO FAR Lorato Sebusho’s Gallery A look at how 2015 has fared so far 14/ MONEY AND SUCCESS as we gear up on ending this year on Academics versus Creatives 56/ IMKE REINECKE a high note. The song bird shares all

52/ MUSIC 20/ CRAZY LIST 7/ THE DAILY SHOW A look at 2015 as it is now Overrated, Underrated or Just Trevor Noah began his tenour deemed as the golden year of right. Things are ranked and as the new Daily Show host. albums. A list of some antici- put in their place because How has he fared in his first + pated albums as well. sometimes we misplace them. 4 weeks.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 3 FIRST WORD

THE RED ISSUE For a good long time, I have been reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers.” Among other things, it talks about people with extraordinary success and how they became so for- tunate. He particularly explained how the right circumstances, luck and even being born at the right time worked in the favour of these people. Howev- er, they also had to be work extremely hard and master their craft in order to seize the opportunity when it came their way. I have come to understand that nothing can replace hard work and any success is a product thereof. Likewise, nothing can replace our Kovsie Pride. This year has been deemed the “Year of Champions”, and that is why we have the toughest man PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA PHOTOGRAPHY: on the rugby field, Dolo Maphuta, as our cover guy. The Shimlas had an personal development will be a Team Inspire Magazine unbeaten run the Varsity Cup, Wayde From left recurring theme in this issue. I MIKEY MAKWARIMBA Vaniekerk came home with a gold would also like to thank every- Editor in chief medal, Kovsie Women’s Hockey Team one who contributed to make THUTHUKANI NDLOVU made it all the way to the finals and this edition a possibility. I want Marketing director/editor Veritas won are the KleinSe’r nation- FRANK MAGAYA you to take this with you from Art director/designer/editor al championships. It is this wave of this edition; we believe you pursuing excellence that has inspired have the capacity to make your our Spring Issue 2015 titled the Red dreams a reality. Stay curious Issue. Red is such a bold colour, it and be Inspired. You can view and stands out and is regarded as the most download Inspire Take care Magazine at ISSUU. visible colour. Likewise this issue Alternatively visit us aims to inspire young people to be Mikey Makwarimba at our blog: bold and visible. The “Self ”, meaning inspiremagufs. Editor in Chief wordpress.com

EDITORS

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DR Buhleni Zuma Moira Villiard Ronnie Farooq Shumba Carmen Elizabeth van Staden Writer, Lecturer Artist, Writer, Student Entrepreneur, Writer Artist, Student

A lecturer in the department Moira is an independent tradi- Ronnie is an entrepreneur and Carmen is currently a student of Psychology at University of tional artist, muralist, hobbyist Businessman. He is a qualified at UFS studying Architecture. Cape Town. He is a Mandela writer, designer and wannabe Accountant and tax practitioner She has always been creative Rhodes Scholar. He holds a PhD filmmaker. She grew up on a and is the owner of FRS Accoun- and started drawing from the in Social Psychology. Dr Zuma reservation in northern Min- tants in Johhanesburg. He is an moment I could hold a pencil. is the founder and Chairman nesota and currently studying exceptional writer who com- Her work usually has a deeper for the research institute of the Communications. ments on the political situation and meaningful message behind Study of the Human (RISH). Facebook: Artdemoira through his blog: every piece. wedovo.wordpress.com IG:@carmenvanstaden PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA PHOTOGRAPHY:

Floridah Rumbidzai Mapeto Lihlumelo Toyana Phathisizwe TheCreative Tatenda Makunike Writer, Student Photographer, Student Creative Director Entrepreneur

Floridah, currently a Commu- Lihlumelo is currently doing her Phathisizwe is a photographer Co-Founder, Designer and nication Science Student at Masters degree in Cultural Stud- and creative designer with a Developer of NibItApp, a Unisa, is an avid blogger and ies. She is also an author and company called Digitaal Cre- career planning app for high social media enthusiast. studied Photo and Documentary ative. Gifted with a good eye his school students and University Blog: Journalism. She uses photogra- photographs and designs have students. www.nibit.co.za ruedynamite.wordpress.com phy as a tool for Social change. a signature to them that makes Facebook: Twitter: @flossymapeto Facebook: him standout. Tatenda Makunike IG: @ruedynamite Lihlumelo Toyana Photography Facebook: Phathisizwe TheCreative

Tracy Tafara Nomusa Shumba Muswerakuenda Mthethwa Candidate Marketing, Student Writer, Student Attorney Tafara was very Currently working on Currently doing instrumental in getting her debut novel called her articles. She key organisations and ‘Jozi Night Lights’, No- has a passion companies start to musa is very talented for entrepre- notice us. He forged a writer with a strong neurship and Alexander Olivier lot of key relationships sense of the abstract. small projects. Photographer, Writer and Singer which will be of major Instrumental in Studying media and journalism at UFS. importance in the long obtaining key Facebook: photographysincenow run of the magazine. articles

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 5 KOVSIE AWARDS MISS LESOTHO NETBALL GIRLS STUDENT COURT

LOOKING BACK KOVSIES 2015 So Far UFS student RELEBO- HILE NANA KOBILE was crowned Miss Lesotho this year, and currently she is busy with the Miss World pageant which we be held this December, China. We know how Kovsie ladies perform in these pageants we sure hope it will be Ro- lene crowning Relebohile.

THE LINDOKUHLE FASTEST NTULI MAN Having had success- After winning the IAAF fully led the SRC of- World Championship fice of Legal and Con- 400m race that took stitutional Affairs in place in Beijing in the term 2014/15, the August 2015, Wayde recently elected SRC THE UNBEATEN RUN President, Lindokuhle After a solid run in the preliminary stages of the varsi- became the 4th fastest Ntuli, is undoubted- ty cup, the Shimlas secured a date with NWU-Pukke man in the world. ly a born leader. His in the finals after beating the defending champions Wayde’s win meant track record testifies UCT. Playing at home and on the verge of making that South Africa had to this. Inspire Mag- history the Shimlas were under a lot of pressure. now registered their azine congratulates The UFS community came in their hordes to support first ever gold medal him and the rest of and were treated to a brutal and fierce massacre of in the event. The event the newly elected Pukke by a well oiled Shimlas machine. was streamed live in the Callie Human hall SRC members. We at UFS where students wish them many more were treated to snacks successful endeav- and cool drinks whilst ours as their term has witnessing one of the kicked off with a very most moving piece of high note! history unfold in front of them.

NOT FAR OFF STUDENT It has been a great year for Kovsie sport. The Kovsie COURT women’s hockey team made it all the way to the fi- This year saw the nals and unfortunately lost in a close finish. However student court being Nicole Walvaren was awarded the U-21 women’s launched. It is the hockey player of the year for 2015. She, together THE NUMBER OF SECONDS WAYDE VANKIERK brain child of the with Liné Malan and Tanya Britz, is representing TOOK43.48 TO WIN THE IAAF 400 M RACE IN BEIJING IN SRC Legal and Con- Kovsies in the SA Women’s hockey team. AUGUST. 0.30 sec SHY OF THE WORLD RECORD. stitutional Portfolio.

The first of its kind, 2015 Kovsie Kovsie TV was launched earlier this year Awards were held at the Callie Human and has been nothing but a success sto- 2015 on the 17th of October and saw a lot ry. Boasting an enormous and creative of students from different disciplines personnel it promises to grow bigger and KOVSIE and involvements get a nod for their offer students a platform where they can AWARDS unwavering and staggering hard work be creative and get a first hand touch on they showed during the year. how to make a TV show.

6 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE LOOKING BACK NATIONAL/WORLD

Adele is going to release an album this year and it promises to be fireworks. The producer is Pharell Williams

WHATS YET TO COME

THE GREATEST UPSET THE DAILY SHOW The Springboks lost to Japan in a famous upset Noah’s first date with America was received with that is now deemed the greatest shock since great appreciation. Tasked with the job of filling Buster Douglas beat then unbeaten Mike Tyson Jon Stewart shoes who had done the show in 1990. The upset was so unexpected and hard for an impressive 16 years. He started off a bit hitting that even JK Rowling of the famous Harry shaky and nervous but as the show progressed it RUGBY FINAL Potter books tweeted ‘You can’t script this.’ The became evident that he was the right man for the The final chapter in the Sunday Times together with various media pow- job. Almost a month later and 16 episodes in he Rugby World Cup will end owning the role as Daily Show host. His charm, erhouses took it very serious and warned them of on the 31st of October. the consequences that might befall them if they sleek look and natural humor makes Noah very didn’t bounce back quickly. hard not to like. The tournament was full of drama and the final will promise nothing less, as the Wallabies of Australia plan an overthrow of the de- fending champions, The all Blacks of New Zealander with their famous Haka.

IF I COULD BE A SUPERHERO SYRIAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Superman is too powerful, it gets boring. And Civil war, refugees and migration. The situation Batman doesn’t really have superpowers. What in Syria is appalling. The conflict has killed some about the Compton born rapper, I mean does 200,000 people, created more than 3.9 million Kendrick Lamar count? His ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ refugees mostly in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan album was a recent topic in the news when a and displaced 7.6 million people within Syria, US ELECTIONS High School in North Bergen, N.J started to teach U.N figures show. The general notion is that the The US elections have literature and poetry based on his lyrics. The International Community is not doing enough to always had a knack for result was astounding as many of the kids started protect violations against Human Rights. garnering world attention, showing a great appreciation for literature and and with Hillary Clinton understanding of the social problems that people looking as strong as ever, face, be it be racism or religion among others. are we looking at the first female president in office COMEDY IS DYING here. Will investor and The big screen is no longer the source of hilarious magnet Donald Trump and clever flicks we used to know. Last year was be throwing punches or Tammy and Dumb and Dumber to, which were both train-wrecks and this year it was Get Hard will he be the one fired with funny-men Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell who from this race. Will money despite their comedic talent couldn’t rescue the trump history making messy and dull plot. The small screen led by the here? We will know in the viewership shattering record holder The Big Bang coming months. Theory and the ever hilarious Modern Family seem to be doing well. Maybe its the beginning of the end of big screen comedies.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 7 NO REGRETS

Things To Do Before You Graduate Students always hear adults raging on about how their time at university passed by in the blink of an eye, and how they wished they’d done more. Well it’s true that for most people their university experience only lasts four years and in the grand scheme of things this really isn’t very much time. So here’s a toast to no regrets and living while we are young!

1 2 3 5/Be Loud Go to a game against your varsity’s biggest rival and be the loudest voice in the stands. Try to get your friends in on it too.

6/Blind Date Go on an unconventional date: a blind date, a set-up. Why not? He could be really funny and she could be the type that whispers suggestions in your ear. 4 5 6 7/Pursue Interests Find something you are really pas- sionate about. Not just passion- ate, I mean insanely passionate about. Listen, you’re paying a lot of time and money to go to varsity, don’t leave without at least one intellectual interest that sets your brain on fire.

8/Make Friends Make as many friends as possible. College is one of the easiest 7 8 9 times in your life to make new friends — every semester you’ve got new classes with new people and you’re usually living in places with a lot of other people your age. Take advantage of this. Not to bum you out or anything, but you’re going to need great friends in your life in the next few years, that’s the only way you’ll stay sane.

1/Heartbreaks language, stretch at yoga club, you are & your friends showing Give Back Get your heart broken. Learn debate club, flex your skills with you videos and telling you all Start volunteering for a cause you how to move on. Learn how to Kovsie gaming society or sing the crazy things you did last care about. Giving back will be have something terrible happen your heart out by taking part night, and you in disbelief sure to make you feel great that in your life and not fall apart. in kleinser. The choices are because you remember abso- the little you would have done Learn to stand on your own two endless. lutely nothing. Classic student will go a long way in changing feet again. Learn the things moment that should happen to someone’s life for the better. And you will never, ever put up with every body. its something you can add on your CV. again. 3/Drive Through Get a cab to take you through 4/Sterkinekor McDonald’s drive through. Take Go and watch movies the 9/Graduate 2/Be involved friends and do take a selfie whole day at the movie house Get a degree & move on. Univer- Try something new. Take while you’re at it. with a special someone, don’t sity tuition fees are so high. Try advantage of the many clubs forget to take shots at Eurocafe to come out of it all with a degree and societies on offer at Classic Student or maybe Sushi at John Dorry’s you really want. university. Be part of an SRC Moment in-between movies. sub-committee, take up a new Wake up not knowing where

8 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 9 IDENTITY

THE ACTIVE VARSITY STUDENT

e are currently living in a harsh world, for Africa it’s even harsher. There is a lot of talk about what AfricaW needs to do to catch up with the rest of the world. Our literacy levels are below par and there is still widespread poverty on the mother continent. Africa needs a lot of things but a college student who is willing to go above and beyond the call of duty maybe the most valuable asset Africa may possess. The level of hardwork and productivity that Africa requires is only possible if students take extra effort to discover themselves as this usually translates to purpose. A student’s purpose is the energy and vibrations that Africa needs right now, not charity from other developed continents. Africa needs a force that builds from within. It needs you to try. Psychologists have made tremendous strides in human understanding. Various personality measures have been developed to aid people to know themselves well. Graduate programmes all over the country require you to complete lengthy personality tests. In France they used to perform lie detector tests to prospective employees as part of their personality test. Now all this trouble that companies go through is because they know that personality type and productivity go hand in How Well hand. You can have your Accounting degree and still be the wrong person at Deloitte. University life although marred by difficult modules, tests and classes is the only time in your Do You Know life that you will have the optimum chance to pursue whatever you want. If you graduate and you are still the same person that came through the gates 3 or 4 years ago then you’ve lost the Yourself whole plot of being at varsity. Everyone is getting “The two most important days in your life are, a degree but did you find yourself. You can be the day you are born and the day you find out whoever you want to be, but to be yourself is the only chance you have of making it big whilst why” - Mark Twain. Many people are wading enjoying what you are doing. Zeroing on your through life and not having a care about who preferences will make you a far much happier and better person than wading through life with- they are. They get themselves into the wrong out a clue of who you are. job, wrong relationship and stay frustrated There are so many associations and clubs to for the rest of their lives. What if you had the join on campus, debate club, executive commit- tees, Magazines, Newspapers the list is endless. chance to discover yourself. All these associations, clubs and all these extra curricular activities are all devices to aid you to by FRANK MAGAYA learn new skills and discover things that you are good at and things you like as well. If you don’t try you will never know and Africa won’t reach its full potential.

10 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY THE MYERS Some people don’t like facebook because they say its for attention seekers. Others don’t like twitter because they just don’t get it. Some BRIGGS TYPE hate instagram because it finishes all their data. Whatever your rea- son might be your favourite social media app says a lot about you. INDICATOR

The MBTI is probably maybe one of the most advanced and widely used personality assessment tests in the world. After completing the test (which you can Google and complete in less than 30minutes) you are presented with a FACEBOOK TUMBLR unique 4 letter word that represents your personality traits.

You are probably a narcissist, Mostly you want to be different. but you want to know what is Fantasy is your thing. You have going on in other peoples lives. interesting habits like blogging, You hate it when people don’t making gifs and other cool have a lot of updates on their activities. You might actually profiles when you are stalking laugh over just looking at your INTROVERT/ them. You are probably very own time line. You probably have FEELING/ sociable and you crave connec- seen all the best movie kisses EXTROVERT THINKING tions from friends. You want to in 3-second form, several times. Contrary to what many This describes how you be where the action is - gossip You follow people with the same believe, being an introvert like to make decisions. Do and updates. You don’t want to interests as you. Tumblr is like does not mean you are you put more weight on feel lonely, likes and comments your own personal blog. You are shy. Introversion refers objective principles and from friends help you share your free to express yourself. to the way you get your impersonal facts (thinking) feelings and get feedback. energy. Some people or on personal concerns like to spend their time in and the people involved the outer world meeting (feeling). Feeling is not people (extroversion) or emotion and thinking is not REDDIT you get your energy in the intelligence, it just refers to INSTAGRAM inner world of ideas and the way you like to make Reddit is popularly known as the images (introvert). decisions. You love attention on an imper- front page of the Internet and sonal level. You are also some has a lot of threads on different what of a perfectionist and a little kinds of information. People vote obsessed with angle sand filters for their favourite threads so it and getting the perfect pictures. means only trending topics sur- But you probably like having fun vive. You love reading, you have and capturing great moment too. opinions and Reddit is perfect JUDGING/ INTUTION/ Your also like the bigger picture for searching quirky topics. You PERCEIVING SENSING of life and the images from love the idea of getting the news This is about how we This is about how we at- people all over the world inspire firsthand. Although the website is approach life: Judgers tend and create meaning: you. You probably feel someone regarded as ugly you really find are more structured, they from immediate data or should be honoured if you make it awesome as you can fine tune create plans and organise after deeper thought. Sen- them your MCM or WCM. it according to your preferences. their world to achieve their sors pay more attention to goals and desired results facts and solid data. They in a predictable way. are practical The intuitive Perceivers view structure process data more deeply as more limiting than en- than sensors. They believe TWITTER PINTEREST abling, they prefer to keep in the subconscious ‘the their choices open. sixth sense’, gut feel or This kind of person values infor- You’re creative, organized and intuition. mation more than sharing per- you like looking for out of the box Source: 16 Personalities.com sonal experiences. But it doesn’t ideas #lhavetogetthat. This per- mean they are not a social son wants everything they can’t butterfly. They probably know ev- have. You even plan for a future ery thing and are well informed. wedding even if you’re not in a What About Your Handwriting They get their kicks from witty relationship. With the ability to Graphology one-liners and information. You pin whatever you want you can Believe it or not your handwriting can say a lot about you. are a private person and despise almost make a vision board. Its Graphology is the study of handwriting analysis. It is an the long passaged attention a great place to catching trends accepted and increasingly used technique for assessment seeking on facebook. You have in fashion and design. You are of people in organisations. It is widely used in recruitment, a weird sense of humor and colourful and you posses a great interviewing and selection, team building, counselling and twitter is your personal diary. sense of beauty. career planning. Source: Businesinsider.com Source: College Times

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 11 BLINK

There are several lessons that can be learnt from speed dating, like there are lessons Lessons that can be learnt from getting gum stuck in your hair or not bothering to find a date and eventually going to the prom dance alone. For starters, you put on your lucky socks (but Learnt From of-course no one knows that), not to even mention the fact that you are half embar- rassed to be at a speed dating event. But Speed Dating you’re curious. The possibilities are endless! I mean, you could meet the love of your life, Speed dating is an organized method of meeting potential right? So you start thinking; What will she romantic partners in which participants evaluate each be wearing, skinny jeans, a low top or shorts. other over the course of a single event, through a series Does he work out? Is he funny. What’s the of brief one on one meetings. A 2005 study at the Univer- colour of her hair? And then her smile. Will sity of Pennsylvania on the multiple speed dating events she even like me?” The list goes on. All these found that most people made their choices within the first questions are what make first impressions 30 seconds of meeting. Research in Michael Gladwell’s so daunting when you enter a room full of “Blink” suggests that sometimes brief impressions are strangers, and you want at least one of them the lasting ones. So things like good looks, eye contact, to like you. You have to look your best. Chi- smiling, being funny or witty, and being passionate about nos, cologne, a new haircut, a t-shirt (so you something are just some of the things that make you don’t look like you are trying too hard) and a memorable and can get you a real second date. nice pair of leather shoes. How lasting is that first impression you try so hard to make and by MIKEY MAKWARIMBA what is the effect of a bad first impression? Well let’s find out.

12 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE What her/his shoes say about her/him. And just play around and link with first impression, lasting impression and

When To Evaluate Your Smile Embrace Your Weirdness Wear Fitting Clothes Professor A smile is more potent and A friend of mine told me that There is something about Students were asked to contagious than you think. When we second doubt ourselves and clothes, great fitting clothes, evaluate their lecturer laughter is shared it binds people it leaves us feeling inadequate. that just transform you into on the first day of school together and increases happiness Trevor Noah embraced his someone different. Many stu- and then at the end of and intimacy. Ladies, you look weirdness and he’s killing it dents find shopping for clothes the school calendar when more beautiful and attractive as the host of the Daily Show. as a stress reliever, I’m thinking the semester ended. when you smile. Guys think girls Someone told me that my CTA students here. Trends Surprisingly the results who smile and laugh a lot are tweets are really funny and all are good but not everything weren’t different at all, a more approachable, more fun to the whole while I thought I was in fashion looks good on you. phenomenon called thin be around and just great company. just being silly. Its possible that Women usually buy a size too sling. The human mind is Girls on the other hand research you are the only person who and guys a size too big. Liberate able to rate a person in the has shown don’t find guys that thinks, see’s the world and talks your self. So try it, go buy some- first few seconds and then smile a lot particularly attractive. the way you do. So embrace thing that is a perfect fit and make snap judgements that They want you looking like Leo- that quirky fashion sense and you see how much better you would normally need a nidus from the movie 300 with a watching TV with no volume. look. Stop looking like Gandalf longer time to do. So when serious face. Dare to be different. from Lord of the rings, and the Lecturer shows up for start wearing your size. class the first day he better be carrying the evaluation forms as well. The Warren Harding Error In 1921 Warren Hard- ing was elected the 29th president of the United States and history regards him as the worst presi- Handshake The Coke Game Shoes are windows dent to ever set foot in Well what does a handshake Back in 1970s there was a Pepsi to your style the White house. Among say about you? Everything. challenge, to determine the best If eyes are the windows to the many other crimes he Knowing how to shake a hand tasting cola. Naturally many soul then shoes are the windows was at oftentimes guilty of well is a forgotten art. A weak people preferred Pepsi on the to your style. We all prefer missing debates, important shake screams a frail inner core. first try. This made Coca-cola certain shoes. So inspite of the meetings and his term was The firmness of your grasp helps unsure of its mixing formula several other pairs you own full of scandals that led to someone determine your inner and then changed it in the what does your favourite pair it being cut short at just circuity, being your character hope of maintaining their high say about you? Brightly coloured two years. What hap- or lack thereof. So even when market share. The result was a shoes get you noticed, and those pened? The voters voted you shake her hand she’ll be in- disaster as Coke sales started to bright neon colours give the im- for the wrong man. He was stantly drawn by a well balanced dwindle. They then decided to pression that you are a confident tall, charming, handsome handshake full of confidence revert back to the old coke and and fun person. Dull coloured and extremely articulate and security coupled with the market share was restored. shoes give you a quite and well and voters with quick their charming eye contact. So the The old coke although lacking collected demeanour which adds snap judgements deemed next time you meet a potential in first impression had a lasting a bit of mystery. Then boots are him perfect for the job. employer shake their hand like impression. The lesson, don’t a must have for both guys and Moral, physical looks are you are going to be partner of dismiss people on first impres- girls they and give you that edgy rarely anything to go by, the firm one day. sion alone give them time. They badboy/cool girl look and have everyone should prove will amaze you. you feeling very cool. their worth.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 13 MONEY AND SUCCESS

After reading a recent article on Tech Crunch titled “A closer look at the Silicon Valley vs Wall Street Talent war”, one will get to understand that two systems of nurturing talent need to be in place. First we get to learn that Wall Street is more of a bureaucratic desti- nation, where things are done in a more conventional time tasted way. We would expect to come to the same conclusions with other sectors of South Africa which require a lot of discipline and entertain less room for creativity, for example Accounting, Medicine, Law etc. With these disciplines knowing the rules to follow and following procedure is the primary requisite and will get you far in your career (creativity is also required but within certain confines). This is the turf for The Aca- demics. On the other side we have Sillicon Valley, the home of the creatives. This is the place where “stick to the rules and procedures” is an embarrassing statement, where the status quo is always regarded as the wrong way of doing things and an improvement is always warrant. This is were a unique je ne sais quoi will set you apart and get people running for your product or skill. In South Africa, Cape Town would probably regarded as the most receptive to individuals who subscribe to this way of thinking and it is considered the tech hub of South Africa and also a host of a lot off start up companies. Among other people, we have seen people like Eric Edelstein and Vinny Linghard emerging out of Cape Town. Moral of the writing, two systems need to groom these two kinds of persons (of which they already exist in South Africa). However the challenge is that, not too Academics many individuals and students are aware of these differ- ences and few of them will thus consciously choose the system to follow, ie. system for the creatives or system for the aca-demics. Career guidance does not explicitly Versus differentiate between these two systems and students end up making less informed decisions about what to study leading them into the wrong career paths and eventually mid-life crisis. For the nation at large, the Creatives effects are that there is a mis-allocation of talent largely due to the bias towards the aca-demics. Economists can best explain the limiting effects of working further The question now is, is there a correlation away from full potential due to inefficient allocation of potential. between the type of person one is and After reading the book Tribes:We need you to lead the time it takes them to finish their stud- us by Seth Godin one would probably get the picture that the academics are groomed to be managers and ies? Statisticians take out pen and paper. workers, that is, people who know the rules in the work by TATENDA MAKUNIKE place and make sure that people follow them whilst on the other hand, the creatives are groomed to be leaders and more self-employed, that is, to be disruptive indi- viduals who bring fresh ideas to the scene.

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CAN YOU EVER EARN ENOUGH WORKING FOR SOMEONE? OR A COMPANY? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? HOW LONG IF I REALLY WORK HARD WILL I MAKE CEO OR BOSS OF A COMPANY? WHAT ABOUT PASSION, DOES PASSION EVEN COUNT NOWADAYS? ISN’T ABOUT GOING WHERE THE MONEY IS? WHERE EXACTLY IS THE MONEY? WHAT ABOUT MY DEGREE, IS IT ENOUGH? by FRANK MAGAYA

very year there’s quite a number of one way. So how do you ease your way into top students who graduate from different management? Einstitutions across South Africa. This looks To get promoted and slide to an upper good on paper, but in reality, it’s a great challenge salary structure is hard (yes you can be the earliest for graduates. This is due to the high level of com- to work and the last to leave but it’s not as simple petition and low employment rate. Degrees have as that). It’s not always the hard worker that gets become more interchangeable, and crossovers promoted. Hard work alone is never enough, so R62, 500 are more common in the workplace. This has you need more. The industry is now demanding IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT resulted in the job market becoming an open field a lot of creativity, artistry, vision, interpersonal OF SALARY OR EARNINGS for survival of the fittest. skills, and leadership skills. These are the skills The comfortable standard salary is pegged at that will transcend you into the upper echelon of PER MONTH THAT WILL $75, 000/year according to US sources. Changing society in no time. If you don’t develop at least ACHIEVE OPTIMUM this amount to Rands and accounting for cheaper one of these skills whilst you are at varsity, then HAPPINESS. BELOW THAT standards of living, a general low cost of goods you will suffer in the workplace. You will be frus- ITS A STRUGGLE AND and inflation, this will put it at just over R700, trated when other people are effortlessly getting ABOVE THAT ITS ALL 000 per annum. That’s a whooping R62 500 per promoted. Rather work on your game plan now. LUXURY. month. This is the least amount that will make So get a holiday or part-time job in order to gain you feel comfortable. Anything beyond this is experience in your field as this will give you a feel luxury. But how do you get there? You want to of how the real working world works. The other get there at least before you reach 30 or 35. route involves you starting your own business First time salaries in South Africa are usually which is scary but highly rewarding. Every student pegged between R8000- R20, 000 per month should have a mind geared towards opening up give or take. From there it now depends on your something. With your mind set setup in this man- sheer ability to climb corporate ladders into top ner, you are more likely to discover opportunities management. For example getting promoted is and great business ideas.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 15 5 000 friends, 3 412 followers on Facebook, 1 024 followers on Instagram, 484 follow- ers on Twitter in total I have 9,920 people I Have who watch my life probably on a daily basis. When you try and sum it down realistically only 10% of these people actually know me Followers personally. This means the other 90% can only perceive me and assume they know me based on my online persona. My identity in Real therefore remains a façade and sometimes this breeds a lot of preconceived judgements regarding my character. This can become a Life mirror at which if not controlled I can use to by FLORIDAH MAPETO create a falsified identity…but wait …maybe this isn’t just an online persona...maybe this is really who I am…

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have followers in real life, no shocked at how she manages to keep their presence is not defined track of all this… I sometimes even for- by or subject to likes. It is the get to keep track of how many times I people who have had the most change my hair. Again just like my on- influence in my life. What line followers my mom, aunts and Pastor they speak to me and how always know which hairstyle suits me they speak to me. These are the most and sometimes debate on what the people who don’t just agree with me they prefer on me. Ito feed my ego, they are the people who My family and best friends have gotten are always there to say what needs to be used to the tough love and sarcastic com- said when it needs to be said. These are ments they receive each time they ask the people who follow me not because for my comment regarding something. of what I do or do not do, but for the It really comes naturally and sometimes simple reason that it’s me. I even surprise myself with the things The hypocritical nature of Social Media that come out of my mouth. Now that is set up in such a way that it has a life I look back at it I realise that these peo- of its own; your success in it depends ple ask for my opinion because, just like on the likes, comments, shares, retweets it is online, they’re never ready for what and double-taps you get on a Post. It I might say. What they seek from me is constantly becomes a rampant every- that same rarity that I add to their lives day challenge when you begin to try to that seems to manifest on social media. live up to the character you have created People often say, ‘you don’t need anoth- online. Now imagine having, or even at- er human being to make your life com- tempting, to live up to a persona that is plete’, I say WRONG! You see, we all not just open to but also viable to scruti- long for acceptance; it’s a necessity to us ny, criticism, judgement or acceptable to as living beings. But where do I get the almost 10 000 people. Ridiculous huh? balance to be able to differentiate be- Hence the necessity of having followers tween acceptance and pretence from my in real life! followers in general? The response to this My followers in real life have watched rhetoric is open and straightforward, I’ve me grow to be this woman that is bold learnt to never allow the perceptions of THE HYPOCRITICAL and able to take control over her life. online followers to outweigh those of my NATURE OF SOCIAL They have accepted me for me, for what real life followers. The people who, even MEDIA IS SET UP IN is inside, for who I am when my phone’s when you make mistakes and let them SUCH A WAY THAT battery dies, when my WIFI is off and down, always find you to be worthy of when my computer is shut down. They their love. IT HAS A LIFE OF ITS see me more loudly, strongly, clearly and The above however does not dismiss OWN, YOUR SUCCESS differently to my online followers. The that my online presence is entirely an il- ON IT DEPENDS ON formation of my real life identity has lusion. I believe I have a greater purpose, THE LIKES COMMENTS matured due to constantly being chal- that I was created to influence someone’s SHARES RETWEETS lenged and negotiated through percep- life for the better. To provide that unique AND DOUBLE TAPS tions created by the society I live in. solution and bring hope to their lives. Some people are naturally born to stand My vision is not to be just another well- YOU GET ON A POST. out, that’s a relatively un-amiable fact, known Social Media Personality. It is to IT CONSTANTLY I might sound like I’m being bragga- use my influence to change the world. BECOMES A RAMPANT docios for a bit but it’s true. Consistent This is a force that emanates from a deep EVERYDAY compliments from people who know desire to use my influence to change the me always state ‘you’re different’, ‘you’re world and the lives of young ladies who CHALLENGE WHEN YOU BEGIN TO TRY unique’, ’you have something special’. look up to me. To be a positive force and Every Sunday I go to church my pastor hopefully the reason why someone just AND LIVE UP TO THE never seizes to be amazed and comment won’t give up…This goal is greater and CHARACTER YOU about my constant change of hairstyles, carries deeper value than any amount of HAVE CREATED ”Florida is that you, now you went for likes, comments, shares or retweets. ONLINE. a whole new look” she’d say, I even get INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 17 PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA PHOTOGRAPHY:

he ANC like most liberation move- ments have just spend 20 years in power, they with the tripartite alliance DISTANT have had a firm grip in power which is now disintegrating slowly. This fol- lows the course of most liberation or- ganisations who tend to become disconnected as they LEADERSHIP stay longer in power. In South Africa the fees must fall campaign and many other demonstrations that are con- stantly happen speak of a government that has become WHY LIBERATION MOVEMENTS T distant and is far away from the needs of the people. STRUGGLE TO RETAIN POWER Independence and democracy have a very different meaning to the previously oppressed, the oppressor, the LESSONS FROM A STUDENT liberator and the born free generation. Growing up in FEE REVOLT Zimbabwe people would tell us about how they were not allowed to move in certain areas and it would not resonate with the younger generation because from by RONNIE FAROOQ SHUMBA birth we were able to move around freely. It is not that we did not appreciate freedom of movement, but be- cause it had been achieved it was a non issue. The youth or independent generation will always have progres- sively different needs that change as time goes by. The role of government or ruling parties is to keep in touch

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with those needs enabling leable to the changing needs delivery. There is a reason all the parties have youth of the nation. Only a year ago When people in townships organisations and one key element is to en- Posters that promised free protest for service delivery it able growth and succession but it also en- education where displayed all is not that the government ables them to keep in touch with the youth. over the country yet there is has done nothing but that it is no discernible able move to- not delivering at the standard wards that. which it promised to deliver. It is not alright to build RDP students and if they had been they are aware of. The benefi- There is a discernible shift houses and move the people allowed to progress some of ciaries of these policies how- from the ANC and the tri- from squatter camps without them would have gone on to ever will not be the majority. partite alliance, workers split- ensuring that the houses are be close to the centre of pow- It might even better to give ting from Cosatu, Students of a good quality and that all er and thus speak about the points to a company for skills demanding the fall of the services are provided for. The youth struggles. Judging by development if it can fund fees, motorists wanting tolls biggest culprit though is the the strong reaction of many the education of a number to fall and countless service fact that MPs and Council- recent graduates if some from of students at university. A delivery protests. All these lors become disconnected the Malema group which little down the line they have are seeds of a revolution and from the general populace. had a lot of radical young no connection to the needs sadly it always will happen Either they move away to stay graduates and studens had of those that cannot afford because the longer you gov- in an affluent safe area and do progressed to ANC senior university education. Those ern the more disconnected not feel the pinch of the con- positions like previous youth in leadership positions can you can become from the ditions that the people they league leaders they would afford to pay tuition after all general populace. The student represent are suffering from. have been able to bang on even an ordinary Member of protests where a wonderful If they stay in the same area the table and make sure the Parliament gets about 600 affirmation to our democra- the Councilor will have the government is aware of the 000 per annum. The ruling cy and a reminder that the biggest house and drive the issues that student face. By class has easily replaced the power belongs to the people best car because he or she disbanding and dis-empow- past regimes as they become and you neglect them at your gets paid very well unlike the ering the youth league and trapped in luxury and discon- own peril. It was also an ed- people he represents. Political then appointing barely youth nected from the general pop- ucational experience that we positions in Africa are very representatives a connection ulace. As parties govern they have a powerful protest with- rewarding and these rewards to people who had faced stu- implement a top down ap- out any violence, and from create a disconnect between dent problems and who are in proach to solutions instead of the students I hope future the people and their repre- touch with them was lost the getting information from the protestors will learn that we sentatives. The child of the ANC threw out the baby and bottom which is the branch- do not destroy or use force to councilor will probably not the bathwater due to expedi- es and the youth. I remem- get heard. Workers by strik- go to the local school, play ency. There is a reason all the ber a recent case of a woman ing you deny your employer sports at the local sports club parties have youth organisa- in Kwazulu Natal who had production which reduces and therefore understanding tions and one key element is come to see Cyril and they profit that is the effect no these needs becomes more to enable growth and succes- wanted her to move and need to kill others. Fees have theoretical than practical. sion but it also enables them make way for the VIPS de- fallen as they had gone up but Governments end up pre- to keep in touch with the spite being a member of the the struggle is far from over. scribing wrong solutions to youth. ANC for decades. It is qui- Financial exclusion is torture basic problems because they et clear that to stay in power as they are plenty young peo- are simply not together with The ANC is busy imple- the parties have to be fully ple who cannot even see their the people anymore. menting and proposing won- involved with their branch- results as they get blocked for derful BBEE policies and es not to only use them for non payment. Universities The ANC disbanded its enterprise development be- votes and visit constituencies should start devising ways to youth league and went on cause they want more black during election time. Policy enable students to study free further to try and curtail its participation in the economy. should be driven from the from government even work powers and independence. In This constituency they un- people not from an idea de- with financial institutions to doing so they lost any oppor- derstand because they have veloped 20 years ago before give institution supported tunity for renewal. The youth a lot of the people from pre- the population evolved. The loans that they can collect af- league had a lot of young vious generations close to freedom charter should be a ter students graduate. people and some of them them,people whose interests guide but a guide that is mal-

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 19 crazy list Overrated Underrated Or just right Because society has a certain habit of misplacing things. by Mikey Makwarimba

UNDERRATED/ UNDERRATED/ JUST RIGHT/ RUGBY ROMANS PIZZA ALL STAR CONVERSE

The current rugby world cup has We absolutely love Romans There is only one word to been a very thrilling one, which Pizza but most people would describe them … ‘TIMELESS.’ saw the host England bowing rather not admit it. It’s just like Probably the most worn pair of out in the group stages in quite pizza in the movies. To start shoes by people of all ages all a dramatic fashion, Who doesn’t with you get two for the price around the world. Surely most know about the nail biting of one. That means more pizza of the hype surrounding it is Springbok vs the All Blacks, for everyone but particularly for quite justifiable and here’s why: and the massacre of France by me. It also tastes great, has quite You can wear them with pretty the All Blacks. Rugby is not cel- a wide variety and it is filling much anything. They are really ebrated like football but it offers which means you can actually durable and when they do get a very gripping 80 minutes. We have it for supper. Then the best dirty fear not because that’s know a lot about the premier part is their great prices which when they are most appealing. league, The La Liga but a lot of are affordable. (And they gain character as people are not even aware of the they get older) best leagues in Rugby.

POPCORN/ UNDERRATED/ OVERRATED/ UNDERRATED CARAMELOS BURGER BOOZE

The notion is that, if you don’t Caramelos is that brand that drink, you are boring. And I’m you don’t really get. Is it a coffee guessing that if you drink you shop or is it a restaurant? I just are fun to be around. We can came to the conclusion that it’s agree that a drink or two will somewhere in between. If it so make you loosen up but how happened that you find yourself much is enough? There was a there and you are thinking of study which found that people what to order, I have a brilliant found you more attractive suggestion: The Caramelos when you had just had one burger is the best burger that I glass of wine . This goes to have ever had. With the selection show that there is no need between either beef or chick- to spend thousands of Rands Popcorn. It’s quick to cook, with en patty which is 100% meat, buying alcohol. On the same oil or the best invention ever what really separates it from any note headaches, hangovers and microwave popcorn. It’s crunchy other burger is that everything is vomiting are not something to and really cheap. If I ever meet succulent and fresh with amazing look forward in the morning an alien, I would give them pop- taste. Best of all it costs just over after getting drunk. corn and say thats for you. 30bucks.

20 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE Technology And other Drugs Because too much of anything ARE STUDY DRUGS can be really bad. AND ENERGY DRINKS by Frank Magaya REALLY WORTH IT?

With exams currently looming around the corner one thing is for sure, energy drink sales and visits to local chemists will increase rapidly.

Energy Drinks Energy drinks like Monster and DOWNTIME FLOW FIFA 16 Red Bull contain huge amounts You probably need to You never need to get And the ladies want to of caffeine and sugar that trick your the body into thinking that shower 5 times a day high anymore ban the greatest game you are in an emergency. This in turn causes a release of adrenaline Most good ideas usually come In psychology, flow, also Many guys describe FIFA that will fire your heart rate above in a snap, in the spur of the known as the zone, is the as a complete body of art. normal levels and help you bull- moment, they just pop up mental state of operation in A gift. A platform to re-live doze your way through a night from nowhere and leave you which a person performing their team’s experiences and cramming. in awe. Its not uncommon an activity is fully immersed a chance to express them- If kept in moderation its not a to hear most people saying in a feeling of energized selves. Sometime last year huge problem. It becomes a prob- that some of their eureka mo- focus and full involvement. a girl from UK wrote an lem when you continue doing it ments popped up when they According to Csikszent- article about how the game as this will cause heart problems were in the shower. During mihalyi, flow is completely was becoming a nuisance, in the long run. a shower you are stripped off focused motivation. It is a almost a competitor for her anything digital. There are no single-minded immersion. boyfriend’s attention. She Study Drugs distractions, its just you and In flow, the emotions are not didn’t particularly understand This includes stimulants that help your thoughts thats why you just contained and channeled, why a guy could never pick treat a condition called ADD. think better during shower but positive, energized, and up his phone and claim he This will lower your heart rate times. When human beings aligned with the task at hand. was in the dying moments of and help you feel calm. Some- are given an unobstructed The hallmark of flow is a game-play or that he stayed times all you need is a calmness to time to think, they usually feeling of spontaneous joy, over for the night finishing a help you focus. come up with something even rapture, while perform- league with friends. But nothing really beats good profound. But with technol- ing a task. This same feeling We know that two days study habits. Reading in ad- ogy we are forever distracted. is the same one feels when playing a game can almost vance is and has always been the We can’t let go of our phones getting high on drugs. When feel like two minutes. Games number once reason for scoring so we are not having enough a person finds something they can do that, they can become higher marks. You might get away downtime. Shower time is the are passionate about they will addictive. It takes a great deal with cramming one or twice but best we have to downtime, so almost always achieve flow so of discipline and conscious bad study habits will eventually maybe we should take a bath it might be time to ditch the effort to let a game be just catchup with you. a couple more times a day. drugs and find an activity. that, a game.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 21 Main Article JANUS In ancient Roman mythology Janus is the god of beginnings I and endings but also of tran- FACED sitions (doorways and gates) SUCH IS THE NATURE and hence also a god of time. Janus is OF OUR STRUGGLE usually depicted in sculptures with two identical faces looking in opposite di- rections. It strikes me that the image by DR BUHLENI ZUMA of Janus is apt in capturing the nature, at one level at least, of the struggle that black (understood in the Black Con- sciousness Movement political phi- losophy as all the peoples subjected to white oppression and hatred) students write this essay with a great sense of humility having, only three years ago, been a post-grad- are undertaking at some of the histori- cally white universities in South Africa. uate student at the University of Cape Town. I The struggle must be both collective know too well the experience of a sense of rupture be- and personal. tween the world that UCT represents and the devastat- I have argued elsewhere (Weekend Iing experiences of township life. I remember many times feel- Argus, 12 September 2015) that what ing like a fish out of water; culturally out of place; somewhat partly calls forth the varied forms of academically dwarfed; financially in need; and socially, I could black student activism and politicisa- not have been described as ‘cool’. What I had going for me was tion is that while the historically white a work ethic second to none of that of my peers; an insatiable university has made some cosmetic desire to live a different life than the one handed to me by the changes it ultimately remains to-date accidents of birth; and an equally insatiable desire to learn and culturally white. As I see it, the current to grow as a human being. Like many of my peers then, I en- struggles unfolding in higher educa- countered social, emotional, financial and academic difficulties tion, not only in South Africa, but also at UCT. We dealt with these in numerous ways that made sense in Britain can be thought of as cultur- to us at the time. al struggles. To me these are cultural

So, in 2014 when I encountered some black students struggles for two reasons. First, they who had taken to the habit of reading Biko, Fanon and take place in institutions that are not Freire partly to help them articulate their own experi- only educational but are, importantly, also cultural institutions. Second, what ences of rupture and alienation at UCT, these student politics are calling for is a I immediately felt compassion for their struggles. I was particu- cultural transformation of these institu- larly taken by the enthusiasm with which this group of students tional such that the ways of life in these seemed to read the aforementioned thinkers given their salience institutions reflect the socio-political for black struggles for liberation. My understanding is that the changes that have taken place. Rhodes Must Fall Movement was partly an offshoot of the 2014 At the heart, of what I imag- conversations that I had been exposed to. What follows below ine to be a cultural struggle, are ques- are some reflections based on my own observations and numer- tions about— what passes as legitimate ous conversations that I’ve had with some of the students who knowledge? Who are the gatekeepers are part of the RMF movement. Admittedly, some of what I say of such knowledge? Who has the au- below is not flattering to the RMF but I find it necessary to say thority to teach and who is recognised as a modest attempt to point out what I perceive to be unpro- (in racial and gender terms) as having ductive elements in the RMF. Ultimately though, my thoughts the authority to teach? Whose human are directly not only at the RMF as body politic but to every experiences are included in what pass- black student in a historically white university who is here in es as knowledge? And, whose ways of search of a better life than that designed for us by white oppres- life are promoted as the way of life in sion.

22 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE the processes of knowledge production is being accentuated. Fanon is then un- and dissemination? There are, of course, derstood to endorse violence. Soon after many other questions that have to do this some students are heard saying that with heritage and symbols, language and they are “willing to be criminalised” and accent, and so forth, that constitute what suggestions to form “an armed wing of I’m referring to as a cultural struggle. I ‘At the heart, of what I the movement” echo the corridors of the want to suggest that taken together the imagine to be a cultural student movement. This is problematic. foregoing constitutes what we might call the collective action dimension of a struggle, are questions irst, it is a display of impatience cultural struggle. It is also what we may about— what passes as in reading and understanding think of as ‘a struggle in spectacle’—as legitimate knowledge? a complex thinker that collaps- reported in newspapers and television Fes into uncritical reading of a thinker news bulletins. I want to suggest that Who are the gatekeep- and consequently a misrepresentation this collective action dimension rep- ers of such knowledge? of his work and politics. Sure, Fanon resents the one-face of Janus. In what was involved in violence, first, when he follows below I want to do two things. joined the French Army in fighting the First, I want to express criticism of some Algerians and second, when he fought aspects of the collective action of the with the Algerians against the French. student led cultural struggle. Second, I Frantz Fanon nevertheless despised vi- want devote some time thinking about olence and his “On Violence” chapter is and outlining the often neglected sec- a description and an analysis and not a ond-face of the current student activism prescription for violence. It has always in higher education. intrigued me that both those who valo- rise and abhor “On Violence” don’t seem ike many black academic staff riences and demands from the margins patient and disciplined enough to read working in historically white uni- of culturally white institutions. This fact the book to its last (and long) chapter versities, I support the student alone highlights both the continuing “Colonial War and Mental Disorders”. Lactivism that has reminded us of the relevance of critical and revolutionary In this chapter Fanon seeks to address incomplete transformation of South thought in post-apartheid South Africa “the problem of mental disorders born African society and more specifically of and also questions precisely the idea of out of the national war of liberation the urgency for transformation in high- ‘post-apartheid’ or the ‘post-colony’. waged by the Algerian people.” Vio- er education. I have however, remained lence, Fanon reminds us in this chapter, relatively reserved in my support giv- nd yet, what I find disconcert- is destructive even to those who by ne- en some of the problematic tendencies ing is the way in which a lot of cessity must undertake it order to secure that I have observed, at least within the student activists approach the their freedom. UCT context, that have become fash- worksA of the aforementioned thinkers ionable within the student movement. in a less than critical manner. On many econd, it seems to me that this The works of a range of revolutionary occasions I have observed a selective selective and populist reading of and critical thinkers such as Steve Biko, and convenient reading, for example, of Fanon has utility for a reaction- Frantz Fanon, Judith Butler, bell hooks, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched/Damned Sary politics and praxis that has over time Audre Lorde and Paulo Freire have been of the Earth. Out of the entire text the become somewhat characteristic of the inspirational to the student activists at most read and, ironically misread/mis- student movement at UCT. This re- University of Cape Town (UCT) and understood, chapter is that titled ‘On actionary politics (of selective reading I imagine this to be true in other uni- Violence’. Here passages and even some- and hearing) was wonderfully displayed versities such as Stellenbosch and the times a sentence—“For the colonised, when one of the senior black academ- University of the Free State. This is im- this violence represents the absolute ic’s who had been closely involved and portant for a number of reasons, among praxis” or “The colonised man liberates supportive of the students was booed them being that black students have himself in and through violence”—are and hissed by the students when he found, in the works of these thinkers, a lifted out of the text with much enthu- expressed views that were contrary to language with which to voice their expe- siasm and a dose of religiosity in what what the students would have liked to

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For many black stu- dents, personal devel- hear at that moment. Taken together, opment is crucial as must undertake in historically white my issue with the tendencies that I’m universities. By personal development I highlighting is that they do not facili- an antidote against do not mean the hollow self-deception tate either political growth or the matu- the kinds of crippling philosophy of ‘positive thinking’. Rath- rity of critical self-reflection within the er, I have in mind a way of living that student movement. Rather it promotes circumstances we are prioritises and thrives on critical reflec- an unhealthy and self-defeating habit raised in which, in tion and continuous self-improvement. of thinly veiled tantrums and arrogance; This way of living takes seriously the lazy scholarship; and a shake-and-bake many ways amount importance of one’s intuition as a form type of politicisation process premised to what Frantz Fanon of universal and cosmic intelligence; a on, nonetheless, a real fact of black mar- fractal particle of the Supreme Being/ ginalisation and misrecognition. called ‘zones of non- Intelligence manifesting in the human being’. Personal body living out its existence in this three his, it seems to me, need not be dimensional space-time plane. Here the nature of things. There are development is also the guru, spiritual leader, spirituality questions of tactics and com- important because any books, friends and lovers, and religious Tmitment that must be addressed if the scriptures and rituals are secondary to current student activism is to avoid a contribution that we the primary experience of living and self-generated derailment into a politics make to the collective making meaning of your own life. Put of trivialities and the sometimes-detect- differently, personal development is the able narcissistic desire to be the next struggle fundamentally responsibility we all have to nurture the Biko or Sobukwe. These thinkers lived comes from and is me- metaphysical dimension of our Being in a different time and world and their that is the source of all that we are and tactics of struggle were attuned to their diated by the personal all that we can ever aspire to be. Still, time and world. Thus, in reading them register. to put it another way, personal develop- and Fanon we must also undertake ment is the infinite journey of spiritual, the intellectual work of updating their emotional and psychological maturation thought to the present moment and cestors and generate new and nuanced at the heart of which are the practices our own circumstances. For instance, forms of thought, invent new concepts of self-critic, self-reflection, and person- we cannot in 2015 still be using Fanon and offer new analyses of our situation al leadership. Why is personal develop- and Biko’s language of ‘the black man’. and struggle. Admittedly, all this is not ment important in the struggles against To do so is to refuse to acknowledge not easy and it brings me to the second-face institutionalised injustices and histori- only the history of feminist scholarship of our struggle. cally entrenched inequalities? and struggles but it is also to refuse to recognise the living human beings— here is a sense in which collective et us return to intuition and with women—who are inventors of feminist action is not only more thrilling that to the idea of the university. scholarship and politics. What I’m but also somewhat easier to un- The word ‘university’ is derived Tdertake than the work of personal devel- suggesting is that we commit ourselves Lfrom the Latin word ‘universitas’ mean- to a critical reading of our intellectual opment. I mean this in the sense that it ing ‘whole’ or ‘the universe’. Consequent- forefathers and foremothers not with is easier to be with friends at the beach ly, the university as an institution of a the parochial view of rehearsing their than to be sitting in the library work- higher order of learning has, as one of its statements among ourselves as if this ing on a project alone. I’m not by any central and original purpose, the devel- is a mark of a young scholar or young stretch of the imagination suggesting opment of the whole person by offering critical thinker. Rather we should aspire that collective struggle is synonymous him/her a broad and ideally universal to read and re-read these thinkers with with a bumming around at that beach. education. Education can also be distin- the view to mine their works for use- I want to suggest that personal devel- guished from instruction. The latter is a ful analyses and concepts to help us in opment which, requires a great amount somewhat instrumental process of being thinking about our own current strug- of personal leadership, is the second taught how to do something and how to gles. Ultimately though, we should also and equally important dimension of think sufficiently. The former is a higher seek to go beyond our intellectual an- the double struggle that black students order practice and process of thinking

24 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE further, deeper and broader that aids the velopment is also important because any development of the whole person first, contribution that we make to the collec- and by extension the whole community, tive struggle fundamentally comes from nation and the world. All this has to do and is mediated by the personal register. with the development of an individual’s Even as we read Fanon, Biko, Sobuk- intuition (from the Latin word ‘intuitus’ we, Pumla Gqola, bell hooks and Judith meaning to ‘look upon, to contemplate’) Butler our interpretation of these texts and to use one’s intuition to make a so- is coloured by the health status of our cial contribution. This is why university personal economy—i.e. our emotional, students pay ‘(in)tuition fees’. One of psychological, intellectual and spiritual the problems with the modern univer- health and well being. It is also in this sity is that it devotes enormous amounts sense that the personal becomes politi- of time and resources in instructional cal. The two have a self-referential loop. learning and in producing professionals. From this point of view, one can make a Indeed, we need professionals but the number of important personal attribu- problem is that their training is at the tions by observing the political practices expense of a multifaceted education of and leadership of, let say, Jacob Zuma the whole person who, above anything and Thuli Madonsela. else, has the capability of being a criti- cally thinking and healthy (emotionally o while the collective struggle and psychologically) human being. must be waged with nuance and The nature and quality tact so too must the person- of what we offer as con- his then leaves the onerous task Sal struggle to become a better human of personal development to each being be waged at the emotional, in- tributions in the world individual student and it seems to tellectual, psychological and physical is measured by the tape Tme that black students, more than any levels. The nature and quality of what other category of students, need this we offer as contributions in the world is of who and what we form of education. Why is this? It is measured by the tape of who and what are (in psychological no secret that far too many black peo- we are (in psychological and emotion- and emotional terms) ple live in communities (and families) al terms) at any given moment. I read whose conditions of existence are in so Fanon to be saying something similar at any given moment. I many ways a ‘declaration of war’ against when he writes “Fighting for the free- read Fanon to be say- a healthy and mature life and adult- dom of one’s people is not the only ne- hood. Add to this the many assaults of cessity. As long as the fight goes on you ing something similar institutionalised and structural black must reenlighten not only the people when he writes “Fight- hatred (the reason why black students but also, and above all, yourself on the ing for the freedom are organising, mobilising and politi- full measure of man [the human]”. The cising themselves in historically white questions that remain now are ‘What of one’s people is not universities) and we have a crucial need are some of the key principles of person- the only necessity. As for a double struggle—collective and al development?’ and ‘When do we start personal; group and individual; material this onerous task?’ These are important long as the fight goes and psychological. Again, this is what I questions, which I would like to consid- on you must reenlight- mean by a Janus faced cultural struggle er in a sequel essay. en not only the people in higher education. or many black students, personal but also, and above development is crucial as an anti- all, yourself on the full dote against the kinds of crippling Fcircumstances we are raised in which, in measure of man many ways amount to what Frantz Fanon [the human]” called ‘zones of nonbeing’. Personal de-

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 25 Selfies Selfie Moments DO’s & DON’Ts

DO DO THE MORE THE MERRIER ON SET SELFIE Yes, literally that. The whole point is getting as many people into your selfie If you love what you do like Patric J. AdAMS( Mike Ross) as possible and the varied facial expressions create an awesome picture. The you take a selfie while you are at work on the set of Suits. in-coming SRC took an epic selfie. So whether you’re smiling, pouting, making Some people leave varsity without a picture while they a crazy face, we have faces for a reason, to express ourselves! were chilling on campus, or studying with a friend at the library. Love what you do and celebrate it right now.

DON’T DO DO DON’T BULL RUN SELFIE GROUP SELFIE CAPTURE THE MOMENT ANIMAL LOVER SELFIE Just how far will you go If you a famous boy band with thousands of Selfies can be fun or a distrac- Taking a selfie with Simba to take a never before girls obsessed with you, you take a group tion. So try to be present in the the king of the jungle or seen selfie. Well appar- selfie to calm them down. Selfies don’t have moment a make real memories any other fascinating ani- ently its when you are to be just about you but can be a fun and with some real people. mals can be an awesome running for your life. hilarious way to capture some good times experience. Just don’t risk with you best buds, your family or better half. your life to do it. So take a groupie.

26 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE Books

Books to ARE WE GETTING DUMBER? Add to Your YEP! We most certainly are. An experiment was conducted to find out if we were Collection really losing it as a OUTLIERS Malcolm Gladwell generation. Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers is a very serious, funny and reverting EXPERIMENT 1 Because books are the answers you read. Success as he tells it is not To test whether the are looking for. This generation of all that simple and depends on average IQ had several things coming together at dropped from previ- young people rarely get to read books the right time. Geniuses do not ous centuries. other than prescribed study material. exist in vacuum and ten thousand Result: hours of horning your craft are vi- The average IQ On average you should consume about tal before you can catch your big of a person have twelve books before the end of the break. It is mind blowing. Malcom dropped by 14.1 is our muse as Inspire Magazine, points since the year, if you are lagging behind here are his other works like Blink, The turn of the century a few recommendations. Tipping Point have had a huge Problem: impact in changing and inspiring IQ isn’t a very us to think the impossible. accurate predictor of intelligence and innovation because it cannot account for creativity.

EXPERIMENT 2 To test whether our response time to stimuli has decreased over the years Result The average response time was found much longer than in the previous GONE IN HER FALL NATIVE BONY TO decade meaning GIRL ROSE A NATION FOOTPRINTS BEASTLY we are becoming Gillian Flynn Ace Moloi Fezile Sonkwane Shane Duquette, Marco Walker slower. Verdict This book was recently The title of the book A very provocative and Its summer and the This a very good adapted into a motion definitely catches eye-opening book that pressure is on , hol- indication, because picture of the same one’s attention, making one should read, as idays are coming up its very practical. name. The movie you anxiously desire it touches on South and you have to strip garnered attention to find out more about Africa’s political and a little for the beach. So there you have from both critics and who this person was. social scene. Fezile It would be a shame it we are becoming general audiences but The book is indeed a speaks on a number of to fear the thought less intelligent as its half as enthralling great source of inspira- factors that influence of yourself in shorts. the years wear off, as the novel. This a tion, that portrays the the current state of Shane and Marco put and with this kind must read more so chronicles of Zenzile. South Africa, such as out a manual “Bony of rate we wonder for its articulate and education and mis- to Beastly” is in the what the future will gripping story structure lead beliefs of black name. It won’t happen look like, probably which meshes mystery empowerment, among like captain America maybe not like and various plot twists other factors. There’s but they have real tips the walking dead to keep the reader in definitely a lot to learn ranging from workout but you do get the suspense. You won’t from this book. routines to diet. picture so pick up be able to put it down. a book.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 27 Cover Article

MAPHUTHA

my hostel mates everyday but it still didn’t feel the same. Until one day one of the rugby couches saw me playing and invited me to one of the training DOLO sessions. From than day onwards, I can only describe it as a blessing from God. 8 years later, I am a professional TAKES rugby player, playing my trade for the University of the Free State (UFS) Shimlas and the Free State Cheetahs. I’m enjoying playing and I test myself RUGBY daily to reach the highest level. Where do I see myself in the next coming years? Where the good SERIOUSLY Lord wants me to be. My job now is to prepare and work hard until my My name is Maphutha Stephen our cricket coach introduced us breakthrough comes. Dolo, I was born in Polokwane, to this game called touch rugby, The highlight of my career is a small town in the Limpopo every rule applies, just no tackling definitely winning the Varsity Cup Province. I was raised by both allowed. I enjoyed it so much that with the Shimlas this year. What parents and I have three siblings. I wanted more. I WANTED TO makes it even better is the fact that we From a very young and tender TACKLE! had been preparing since last year for age, I remember being a very During my first year of High it. The win was, therefore, a reflection active person. I took part in every School, I was lucky enough to of hard work and trust amongst the sporting activity during my primary attend a school that groomed players and couching stuff. As one of and secondary school years. The people into rugby players and I was the Senior Players, my job was to help older I got the more competitive I definitely keen to try it out. After the young guys understand that team- became. This is when I realised that my third game for the under 14 work is everything as we are as fast as I enjoyed sports and started taking A Team, I was promoted to the our slowest player. it seriously. I then became involved under 16 A Team which was quite It has been quite an experience in a lot of competitive sports. I huge for me, it being my first year because I got to know most of the grew up into being a big boy was of playing rugby and all. By the guys personally and we have become thus restricted from playing with end of my first rugby season, I had friends. I am currently doing my other children because they were learned so much and had fallen in 2nd and 3rd year in Political Trans- afraid I would hurt them. The older love with the sport. I then decided formation and Doing Governance. I got the more clarity I got about that rugby would be my second In my free time I like reading other the type of sports I would excel in option if cricket did not work out. peoples autobiographies, I love art and most probably make a career One evening while my family and in the forms of photography, poetry out of. I attended a small school in I were having dinner at home, my and music. I also love dressing up and Settlers called Lord Milner School dad received a call from a man who shopping. which was primarily a cricket said he was a cricket coach at one My favorite movie is The Wolf of school. I played at school and was of the most prestigious schools in Wallstreet, and my favourite Song is also fortunate enough to represent Limpopo, Hoerskool Ber Vorster, World Peace by Drizzy WRIGHT. my province. I had already had my offering me a cricket scholarship. My favourite team is Real Madrid. sight set on this cricket thing when The following year I started a new chapter in my cricket career but I was still burdened by my love for rugby. I would play touchies with

28 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE The highlight of my career is definitely winning the Varsity Cup with the Shimlas this QUI DOLESTRUM FUGA. NAM IPICILI TATINUL LUPTIS DOLUM year. As one of the Senior QUAE AUT ENEMPOR MAGNIHIL MOLECATE DOLUPTA TIUSA- Players, my job was to help PI ENTORROVID EVELESC IENITAQUAM DIGENDAM RE REST, the young guys understand COMNIS MOLLUPTATEM ULLABOREHENI RENDANDAE. ITATI that teamwork is everything DOLORROVID QUIDE CONSEQUI QUIBUS POS QUAS DUNT, SAM APERUM RE SUNT LACCAE NIANT AM VENIS IN EXPER- and we are as fast as our RORE VOLUPTA CUS, SUNTIA IDESTI INVERIBUS ENDIS DE NE slowest guy so we have to OMNIM NON EICIUS ET POS MOLUPTI SSEQUE SEQUE VO- trust each other’s abilities. LUPTATINUM QUE NONSEQU AMENISI DOLOREHENIS IPSAM PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA PHOTOGRAPHY: Where do I see myself in the next coming years? Where the good Lord wants me to be. My job now is to prepare and work hard until my breakthrough comes.

PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA HUMOUR What’s Worse? Cats or Men By LONDA CELE

First things first, let’s address the cat … Or could it be, that for every cat issue. Who do they belong to? Where on campus, there is a re-assessment? do they come from? Why are most Two things are currently inevita- of them black? And most important- ble in Bloemfontein. First, summer is ly Why are there so many of them? currently experimenting on tempera- Is it safe to assume, now that ex- tures that rival those of a fiery after- amination season is upon us, with the life and secondly, ice cream sales are University of the Free State’s favourite going to go through the roof. Who message of support: fees outstanding, doesn’t remember a time when one during these times of hardship, con- would use their tongue to chase ice tributes to us harboring felines against cream that dribbled down the cone, their own will. Don’t get me wrong I past their hands and ran down the have nothing against cats, personally I length of their arm to a sticky death? think they make better pets than dogs Good times. And some people know because they are practically self-suf- how to pull it off, mainly, females be- ficient. Besides, who doesn’t want to fore the age of 30 (No offence) and have a pet that cleans up after itself, toddlers that come in all shapes and I mean, Hello. They bury their own sizes. Now imagine, a 22 year old man, waste. Let’s see your Labrador do sweating on a hot day, which seems that. Potty training aside, there is a lot ordinary except for one little thing. of questions these “stray” four legged He has bits and pieces of vanilla ice- creatures bring about and there seems cream painted across his “Rick Ross” to be a general sense of an unspoken styled beard and has no care in the rule not to find out anything about world as his tongue extends itself as them. A sort of don’t ask, don’t tell far as it can out of his mouth, eras- policy but one thing that’s for certain ing the creases with one large swipe is that students, black and white are around the cone. The society we now WHAT HAS A BLACK united in wonder. At this point I’m live in has become complacent with CAT EVER DONE TO sure you are expecting an answer like women sleeping with other woman’s YOU? UNLESS THEY they were adopted or breed by the uni- men, justifying it with idioms like RISE UP AND PREVENT versity or for that one individual, fell just cause there’s a goalie, it doesn’t “US FROM GRADUATING, from the sky, but the honest truth is mean I can’t score. However one pet I THINK THERE’S … I shall leave you to our own devic- peeve that seems to drive women of es for now. Well, until people realize colour to the brink of insanity, is a NOTHING TO WORRY that not all black cats are evil, which man enjoying an ice-cream cone with ABOUT … OR COULD IT is kind of racist. What has a black cat the nostalgia of back when he was 6. BE, THAT FOR ever done to you? Unless they rise Which begs the question. Which EVERY CAT ON CAM- up and prevent us from graduating, I is worse, the mysterious cats on cam- PUS, THERE IS A think there’s nothing to worry about pus or men enjoying ice- cream cones? RE-ASSESSMENT?

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 31 Ilané And the Recorder

The Recorder is usually used as an introduction to learning music, but there are many profes- sional players who demonstrate the instrument’s full solo range. Ilané is one of such professional player. Listening to her play will have you trans- ported to your childhood memories.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PARTYZWE

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My grandmother played a big role in my music career. I remember how she would wake up with me at 5h00 in the morning and sit with me while I practiced; this was during my primary school years. She never missed a concert and would always go the extra mile to help fund my music career.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PARTYZWE Music

I’m not exactly sure at what age and what is the most im- but it was probably when I was portant thing if someone is around six years old and it was the going to learn how to play the recorder. recorder? The recorder is seen as one of the Growing up, were you always best instruments to start your a busy bee? musical career from. This is because I love to be busy; I feel that I at a young age the finger dexterity am more productive in my work has developed enough to enable when I’m at my busiest. My school children to play the recorder. The day would typically start at 5h00 most important thing to remember practicing two hours. Then I would is that no success will come with- My full name is Ilané Lanché van have school until 14h00. In the af- out practicing; whether it is ‘Three Wyk. I am a third-year B.Mus ternoons I would either have choir blind mice’ or a symphony. student as well as a part-time (try- or instrument lessons ending my ing) Quantity Surveying student. I day with orchestra or some more Playing the recorder 101, am also a full-time music teacher practicing till about 20h00. When take us through the steps to at CBC school. In my first year I I got to the University I could play producing that lovely sound coached Wag ‘n Bietjie, in my sec- the Recorder, Viola, Saxophone like you do? ond year I coached Vishuis and in and Piano. The most important aspect is prac- my third year I coached Sonnedou/ ticing. The more you practice the Huis Koos and Vishuis/Twellopele What instruments do you better you become, it’s quite simple. stagedoor as well as Co-coached currently play? You also learn your recorder and Sonnedou Sêr. When Sipha Recorder, Viola, Saxophone and how to produce that sound. I would approached me for VChords I was Piano. say that there are no real concrete really excited. I started singing with steps to follow. Everything comes them in the beginning of this year. What is the Recorder? with practicing. When the audi- It has been very different to what I The recorder is classed with the ence listen to me I try to take them am used to in my music career and other flutes, oboes and clarinets on a musical journey with me, has created the opportunity for me as a ‘wood-wind’ instrument. hence the expression and move- to be spontaneous and creative. My The recorder is made up of three ment. The audience not only listen great grandmother was extremely parts. The head, middle part and to the performance, but experience cultural and I’m sure that we all got the foot. It contains seven holes it as a visual collective as well. some of her genes. My mother used which enable different pitches to to play the piano, organ, bassoon be produced. There are six different If you were to play the cover and the recorder. My grandmother recorders ranging from high to low of a song with the flute which used to play the piano. My grand- respectively: Sopranino-, treble-, song would it be? mother played a big role in my alto-, tenor-, bass- and contra-bass I don’t think of playing cover songs music career. I remember how she recorder. on my recorder, but I would say would wake up with me at 5h00 Pharrell Williams “Happy.” in the morning and sit with me What do you enjoy about while I practiced; this was during playing the Recorder? What are your plans in terms my primary school years. She never I enjoy playing different styles of of your musical career for the missed a concert and would always music. With the recorder possibili- future? go the extra mile to help fund my ties are endless whether you play in To be honest, my plan is to firstly music career. an ensemble or as a solo musician finish my degrees and then, well, especially since it contains such a take it from there. I would love to How old where you when you big range of instruments. be a Quantity Surveyor by day and picked up your first instru- musician (Orchetsral player) by ment and what was it? Can anyone play the recorder night.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 35 The Art Of Making Mistakes

by MOIRA VILLIARD

It’s only happened that in the last few decades we’re seeing more women not only becoming artists, but being accepted by society for what they do. This isn’t the case in all parts of the world, but we all have the potential within us to make mean- ingful strides through our abilities and convictions.

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My name is Moira Villiard and I am an inde- lot of mistakes and reworking. However, there’s pendent traditional artist, muralist, hobbyist never an instance where I start a painting and writer, designer and wannabe filmmaker. I grew expect there to be a concise set of steps that leads up on a reservation in northern Minnesota and me to a masterpiece. In fact, the value in what I am currently a college student studying Com- do lies in just this -- the art of making mistakes, munications. of purposely exploring ways of messing up and I’ve been “seriously” practicing as a visual fixing things in a medium that’s challenging but artist for roughly two or three years now -- it’s more forgiving than life. strange for me to think that it’s been that long, Despite differences in context, there are considering that I took a medical hiatus from absolutes in the journeys we choose to take in painting this past year. Yet, even in not being life. A guiding philosophy for me during the active as a painter, art has still provided me the past few years of artistic exploration has been the room to explore my vulnerabilities and manage idea that, within me exists a capacity for joy and them in a way that makes it possible for other sorrow, harm and healing, doubt and conviction people to see that side of myself. … all these things, and this capacity is one that M Of course, I believe there are many facets is shared with everyone who has ever existed and of the “self ” -- we exist differently and in differ- whoever will exist. Certainly, these things mani- ent contexts -- but I’m not one to intentionally fest in diverse ways, but at its core, I think the act endorse or perpetuate labels. Women in partic- of living is one that is guided by truths (regard- ular face a complex sort of conundrum when it less of if we choose to acknowledge them). Being comes down to developing an identity; oppres- an artist is about being loyal to the present by sion manifests throughout a global history that engaging one’s fears, sadness, anger, confusion, continues to have an impact on the women of etc. The majority of my process actually takes today. It’s only happened that in the last few place away from the canvas. It’s life that we really decades we’re seeing more women not only be- need in order to feel inspired. coming artists, but being accepted by society for what they do. This isn’t the case in all parts of IN FACT, THE VALUE IN WHAT I DO the world, but we all have the potential within us LIES IN JUST THIS -- THE ART OF to make meaningful strides through our abilities MAKING MISTAKES, OF PURPOSELY and convictions. EXPLORING WAYS OF MESSING UP That being said, people always ask me AND FIXING THINGS IN A MEDIUM what it takes to become an artist -- I’m often THAT’S CHALLENGING BUT MORE asked about my techniques, as well as my coping FORGIVING THAN LIFE. mechanisms when it comes to things like cre- ative “blockages” or pressures to be productive. Furthermore, just as we’re given these capacities In all honesty, my belief is that the only thing it to feel, so we are given the capacities to create. takes to make something (to one’s own liking, at I’ve been experimenting with different systems least) is the courage to make mistakes and the of “interactive live-painting” to further illustrate willingness to problem-solve within them. It’s a this point … in my life as a public artist, this process that’s much like life; sometimes innova- entails asking people who watch me paint to tion and solutions can’t occur unless we become physically engage with some of my pieces as I totally familiar with and immersed in the prob- work on them. I hand them the paintbrush and lems themselves. they usually react by stepping back and saying, As a result, my creative process is very lucid “... but I can’t even draw a stick person!” Once I and on-the-go. Early on, I started referring to it get them to paint, I try and facilitate a discussion as pluralism -- the idea that there are ultimate- in the hopes of getting the person to realize the ly many paths we can take towards a vision in freedom they have to explore outside the boxes life or in creativity. Each path is different and a that they place themselves in. If we look at this product of the moment; some are quicker, some in the context of my creative process -- I love are much slower, they start in different spaces, making mistakes and sharing them because it etc. My path happens to be full of wonderful illustrates that, just as I am able to make an ab- mistakes. solute mess of things in my work, so others are Not surprisingly, my artwork is born of a capable enough to create a “masterpiece”.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 37 UFS Student Court

STUDENT COURT

1/The Student Court hopes to create awareness of its pres- ence and functions in order to better serve the student commu- nity.

2/The Student Court has its Offices in the administration build- ing and student affairs building (SRC build- ing).

3/By the end of this year there will be a link on the Universities main page with com- munication details of the incoming Judges and more information Student Judge Presiding pertaining to the court 4/The student court is The Student Court of the University of the Free State is comprised of traditional judicial positions a good platform for a and takes place in a semi-traditional and therefore less formal court atmosphere. The purpose of student to lay out their the Court is to protect and promote a student society based on human dignity, equality and free- case and expect to get dom. The Court further undertakes to facilitate the development of a student culture while remain- fair ruling you will sole- ing committed to justice, equity, transparency and accountability. The Judges of the Student Court ly be judged by your have dedicated themselves to the diligent fulfilment of their duties without fear, favour or prejudice. peers.

The Student Court is a qua- and a Sheriff of the Court. Only students, the Student The Judges the Court spent the si-judicial branch of student Representative Council, Student bulk of this year amending its JURISDICTION governance at the University. Parliament, student associations, constitution and due to the short The Court is an independent committees and residences of space of time the student court body and exercises its functions The Student Court has jurisdic- the university will be subject to has only dealt with a preliminary impartially and subject to its tion in matters regarding : the jurisdiction of the Court. hearing and has overseen the Constitution, the rules and reg- - The compatibility of the consti- The Disciplinary Committee re-election process of House MJ ulations of student governance tutions or founding documents may also refer matters to the van der Merwe and the election at the University and decisions of any student associations or Student Court. process of the Juridical Society. of the University Council and campus and city residences with Senate. the rules and regulations of the The Court is competent to The Student Court hopes to cre- University; impose any disciplinary steps ate awareness of its presence and ESTABLISHMENT against any party before the functions in order to better serve The compatibility of any de- court. Proceedings may be in- the student community. The Student Court was officially cision or conduct of the Student stituted by any of the following re-established and launched on Representative Council, the Stu- persons or organizations; The Student Court has its Offic- the 21/08/2015. Prior to this dent Parliament, a student asso- Students; Student Associations; es in the administration build- date the Court had been inac- ciations, a student committee Campus and City Residences; ing and student affairs building tive due to its limited jurisdic- and a campus or city residence Student Committees; (SRC building). tion. The Constitution has since with their own constitutions or Student Parliament; By the end of this year there been amended in order to fit founding documents or the rules Student Representative Council will be a link on the Universities the needs of the current student and regulations of the University. and main page with communication community. Any part of the student body. details of the incoming Judges The Court is composed of a Disputes between students and more information pertain- Judge-president, Deputy-Judge inter se, students and associa- ing to the court President, five Judges, a Clerk tions and associations inter se.

38 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE 16 kovsies to look STAY CURIOUS out for Inspire Magazine celebrates young people who are trailblazers. To stand- out you first have to stand-up and start pursuing your dreams and developing your talents.

2015 has been a great year for Kovsies in terms of sport, culture and leader- ship projects. We have witnessed a lot of young people go on to conquer the world. This wave of success has gone further than just the most acclaimed individuals.

Selected are a few individuals of the many at kovsies who have been a beam of light and catching on the wave of excellence and touching lives all over with their works 16 KOVSIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

MUSIC BAND SIMPLE3 STORI3S Simple Stories is a band consisting of 4 members: CJ, Stix, Naledi and Sam. The group offi- cially commenced in September 2014, and so far has achieved a lot of recognition. They won The Bloem Talent Show 2015, performed at Miss Free State, also performed at Dinner with the stars (in Joburg), and their most recent accomplishment, is being nominated for the Gold- en Bean Music Awards - best new comer. They were also the 2015 Crooked Boer sessions winners.

FOOTBALL CAPTAIN LEADERSHIP THEMBA ZIMO LOUZANNE COETZEEZEE

Themba is a final year LLB Louzanne is doing her Honors law student and current cap- in Corporate Communication. tain of the UFS football team She is going to the World with which he has been play- Championships in Doha, Qa- ing for the past four years. tar on the 17th of October He was the holder of a Jurid- and hoping to qualify for the ical Society portfolio. He also Paralympics next year. She worked with the Career De- held the SRC office for Stu- velopment Office in New Age dent Accessibility 2014/2015 CV writing techniques and in- and is passionate about terview skills advice. He has sports, animal welfare, dis- also been scouted to play for POET, BLOGGER ability rights, political and so- the Castle Lager Academy in THUTHUKANI NDLOVU cial justice. Plans to continue Johannesburg. He was also to do her masters next year. one of the top 40 player for Thuthukani Ndlovu is a sec- MODEL /LEADER Nedbank Ke Yona team to ond year student currently MARGO FARGO play Mamelodi Sundowns. studying B.Com Marketing. He aims to be a practicing He is a poet/author with four Doing her post grad in B.Consumer Sci- lawyer in the future. He is a poetry anthologies to his ences, Margo is the 2014/15 Miss Earth dedicated person who stays name, with “The Power of South Africa Ambassador and 2015 Miss loyal to his goals and believe Poetry” being his latest book Sundowns Free State. Other than men- in employing his full working which he published a few toring young girls who have the desire to potential to any given task. months ago. He is also a slam be positive influences in their communi- poet and conscious rapper. ties she recently joined forces with three He is an avid entertainment acquaintances and launched a non-profit blogger and freelance writ- organization called Environmental Agents er. Thuthukani is currently in of Change. This organization aims to charge of the Media & Mar- connect various leaders across the keting for TEDxUFS, and has country and raise up people to help make a great passion for promoting an impact in and around their residences. local talent, new projects and This includes planting trees, vegetable promoting community devel- gardens for food security and educational opment. talks. She believes that every blessing Check out his Blog: and accomplishment cannot be done radioativetuts.blogspot.com without God.

40 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE MUSICIAN KGAUGELO MPYANE Kgaugelo is a final B.Mus student ma- joring in both Viola and Voice (Tenor). He has been the Principal Viola of Most Youth Orchestras in South Africa, namely: MIAGI Youth Orchestra 2008, National Youth Orchestra 2011, Free State Youth Orchestra 2010, Odeion Simfonia 2012, OSM Camerata 2012 and Tshwane Youth Orchestra 2007 to 2009 among others. He is currently au- ditioning for a professional seat at the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orches- tra. The theatre production he was part of this year “Masote’s Dream” is also having another South African Tour and AUTHOR/EDITOR it will be touring the Netherlands with KHOTSO DINEO MASHILE LEADERSHIP the Dutch director Dagmlar Siagmolen. EDDIE DE WET He will be a Free lance Performer as Dineo is a 19 year old third year B. an Opera singer and violist. Social Work student. She is part of Currently doing his Masters in Higher Education Trans- VChords SA Acapella Group with formation. He has served as Armentum Prime from 2013 which she has been singing since she to 2015 and under his leadership Armentum was awarded was a first year. To date, she has inde- the best managed residence at the Kovsie Awards 2015. pendently published two titles, Perfect He also served as Prime for South College which was Love and Kingdom Poetry, as well as a also awarded with the best College award in 2014. He co-authored title, Discovering and Re- vealing the True Nature of a Woman. In has travelled to Texas A&M University as part of the F1 addition to writing books and singing, programme, took part in the P010SEE leadership camp Dineo is a Spoken word poet and an which he attended in 2011 and later on as a facilitator Editor at Inspire Magazine. in the following years. He has been a P3 mentor in Ar- mentum and served in the central rag community service committee. He was also part of the first UFS Global sum- mit. He also initiated various transformation projects.

MODEL/ LEADERSHIP ANDRICIA HINKERMANN

A final year LLB student who finished second runner up in Miss Earth South Africa 2015, which is a leadership program that helps create awareness about the preservation of the envi- ronment. Her interest in leadership and women empowerment her seen her serving on the SRC 2013/2014, Prime of her res 2012/2013. She is currently serving on the executive committee of the Black Lawyers association Student Char- ter. She plans to continue with the projects she started during Miss Earth and to be an inspira- tion to young girls

LEADERSHIP THULANI BABELI Thulani is a final year Actuarial Science student with a knack LEADERSHIP for leadership. He has been MOSA LETEANE involved in the executives committees of various associ- Mosa, currently a law student and the former SRC ation including SRC Treasury President 2014/2015, has been involved with leader- 2013/2014 and 2014/2015, ship since First Year. She was also fortunate enough SRC International affairs to be involved with the F1 Leadership for change 2014/2015. He was a delegate program. Since then she have been involved with on the UFS Global leadership several associations: including being a DJ at Kovsie summit held in 2015. He is Radio, Prime of Vande’r Merwe Residence, Golden currently the President of the Key Executive committee and SRC Legal and Actuarial and Statistics Stu- Constitutional portfolio. She also took part in several dent Council. He is also part of campaigns: One Young World, UFS Youth Forum, the student council in Golden Young Ambassadors for Africa, Law Moot Court to Key Society. mention a few.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 41 LEADERSHIP PABALLO MAKUPU

Paballo is currently studying to- wards an honours degree in Ac- tuarial Science. She has been part of the Actuarial and Statistics Student Council since First Year and slowly worked her way to president in 2014/2015. She has also been involved in the NFS hockey Team as the manager until 2014. She was an ambas- sador and motivatinal speaker for a prominent life coach company in Bloemfontein. This year (2015) she was crowned 2nd princess in Miss Free State. She finished her degree with a Cumlaude in 2014.

ACAMEMICS ACADEMICS ANZÉL VAN DER ELZAHN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN WESTHUIZEN

These two are just really Elzahn graduated in BCom intelligent twins. Anzél grad- Law and is currently busy uated B.Acc and is currently with her LLB and BA Hons ENTERTAINMENT dong her B.Acc Honours. in German. She is one of the DJ CJO & DJ CIDER She was awarded first place top students in her residence Dj C’JO (Eric Moloko) and CIDER (Koos Kwena), are resident Dj’s at To- academic excellence in her Vergeet-My-Nie and she paz Lounge but also regularly play at Coobah, Cubana and others. The residence Vergeet-My-Nie. awarded best third year stu- Cider and C’jo Anuual Event is one of the classy projects they started out She was also the best first dent in German in 2013\2014 with this year. They have just registered their company “C&C Family En- year in Economics and among other awards for the tertainment Pty(Ltd) which specializes in Sound Marketing, Events Pro- Financial planning among subject. And of course she is motions, Dj’s and more. As part of their marketing strategy is the famous others. in the Golden Key. C’JO caps to make people familiar with the brand and they are currently working on the t-shirts.

THEATRE RADIO DJ ELIZABETH MALEBO HEAVY D Twitter: @gali_hope He is THE VOICE. Currently Elizabeth is the brainchild be- Studying Media Studies. Start- hind EL-Deaf Theatre Produc- ed radio in 2013 at Kovsie Ra- tions. She is currently doing her dio with a show called “Strictly master’s degree in Drama and Commercial Show” 9pm-12am. Theatre Arts at the UFS. She Then the ‘The Full House with is exploring deaf theatre tech- Heavy D” 9am to 12pm. Current- niques to improve English liter- ly since mid-2014 until now has acy among deaf students and been doing the “Vodacom Drive” she uses voice overs and verbal 3pm -6pm. His passion for radio interpreters for the audience who started with people telling him do not understand sign language. he had a voice for radio but he This ground-breaking research, what wanted radio to bring itself is why she is in demand for her to him. After being approached work nationally and abroad. Her by the station manager he has most recent show Local-S-Lek- been knocking on radio’s door ker was shown at the University and it is his passion. Big things in celebration of September Deaf to come. Month. Twitter: UltimateHeavyD BLOGGER SINAKO BOMELA

She is completing her masters in Human Rights Law and is going to be taking arti- cleship at the constitutional court. Sinako is one of the first Campus Agents for “Era By DJ Zinhle” a brand that seeks to uplift women. As a fashion Enthusiast in 2014 she founded her own blog “TooSnazzy”, where she regularly posts pictures of her fashion style. It features ways to style up your wardrobe with different combinations depending on the trends. Check it out on facebook.

LEADERSHIP JONATHAN RUWANIKA

Jonathan is currently studying B.Acc Honours. RUGBY PLAYER He has attended several conferences which TEUNIS NIEUWOUDT include the South American Business forum 2015 - among the selected top 100, the South African He was part of the Shimlas team that Institute of Chartered Accountants, Student made an unbeaten run to winning Leadership Summit where he was selected as the Varsity cup. His Position is Prop. one of the top 30. He represented South Africa Some of his achievements are; in the International Youth Leadership Summit Varsity Cup debut and Champion- in Dubai 2014. He was the holder of the SRC ships 2015, Vodacom cup debut for Academics portfolio and President of Commercio Freestate 2015, Currie Cup debut for in 2014/2015. He was one of the Deloitte Suit Toyota Cheetahs 2015. He is also Up Challenge inaugural winners of 2015. He currently doing his BAgric-Honours in was awarded a Lifetime Award at the Student Agricultural Management. Plans to be Leadership Awards 2015. He is also a member to his Master’s degree in agricultural of the public speaking and debate club, a craft management in 2016 and play for the for which he has received several awards and Shimla and Cheetahs next year. has hosted several prestigious events at the University.

PHOTOGRAPHER LIHLUMELO TOYANA

Lihlumelo Toyana Graduated in Political Sci- ence and she did her post graduate in Gov- ernance and Political Transformation. She is currently doing a masters degree in Cultural Studies. She worked at the Institute of Social Justice where passions for Issues of gender, human rights and the LGBTIQ grew. She also worked as a student researcher for Prof Jansen’s office. Lihlumelo co-authored with Nangamso Khoza and Prof Jansen in a book titled “The Great South African Teachers’’, all proceeds from the book were channeled into a bursary. Studied Photo and Documentary Journalism, and uses photography as a tool for Social change. She has also embarked on photography projects looking at the human side of female Nyaope addicts. She also teach- es photography to a group of young scholars and mentors young photographers in order to give back. She believes change will only come when individuals act. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BONGIWE NGUMEDE INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 43 Art

“All that is gold does not glitter, DEEP ROOTS Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, ARE NEVER Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” LOST J.R.R. Tolkien by CARMEN VAN STADEN

This poem by J.R.R. Tolk- ien captures the under- lying themes behind this series of work. I created this series as a journey of self-discovery. I realized that we get so caught up in our daily tasks that we often overlook the true meaning and joy in life. This series portrays my realization of the twisted perceptions embedded in society and my challenge of finding my true self within this context. The abstraction of buck horns stem from the idea that we should strip our- selves from the superfi- ciality of our modern ex- istence in order to return to a more ‘primitive’ and simple lifestyle.

ARTWORK 1 ARTWORK 2 ARTWORK 3 The hands cradling an orchid The three upside down deer This work is an abstract made out of glue encourages antlers imitate intricate roots representation of a person’s viewers to look at the object systems in nature – suggesting thought process. The glue me- without predispositions. that we need to return to our dium is relevant as it ‘captures’ There is also a needle and roots in order to live a more a moment in time before it thread embedded in the glue honest and holistic lifestyle. sets. The leaf imprints insin- orchid to symbolize that we The horns differ subtly to uate that we should return are the makers of our own imply that we each have our to nature to adopt a more being – we ‘stitch together’ own unique way of thinking sincere, natural and humbler our fate by the choices we and approaching the same trend of thought. The thread- make. situation. ing overlapping the work rep- resents our thought patterns, like synapses in an unordered arbitrary pattern.

44 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE MDY Designs MDY Designs offers African print-inspired accesso- ries and clothing created for the Unique, Stylish and Empowered.

FASHION DESIGNER MMEDAARA SAMSON-AKPAN Her name is MmeDaara (MDy – pro- nounced “M-Dee”). She I studied a B.Sc. in Information Technology. Endorse- ment: Management at the University of the Freestate.

ABOUT MDY DESIGNS Her company MDY Designs offers African-print-inspired accessories and clothing created for the Unique, Styl- ish and Empowered. It was established from what she calls a “hobby gone too far” turned it into a successful business venture. ACHIEVEMENTS Mdy designs were vendors at Macufe 2014. They dressed over 200 women and became international vendors. They have posted to up to 10 countries outside of Africa, multiple times. They are well on their way to becoming a recognized brand and are already fully functional with industrial machines and full-time staff. They also had their first Fashion Show at Fashion Week Mangaung during Macufe 2015. The have been also invited to showcase their amazing designs at some of the upcoming Manga- ung Municipal-arranged projects as well.

Facebook: Mdy Designs INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 45 KOVSIE LIFE

The first Global Leadership broad focus was on the themes Global Summit was held at the UFS of leadership, citizenship, social in 2012, where our own staff justice, complex societies and and cohort of 70 students sustainability. were joined by colleagues and “At the UFS we consider Leadership students from partner universi- all our students as partners in ties across the globe. The GLS building a proud university and is a reciprocating programme society and in contributing on Summit which aims to create an oppor- an African and global stage. The tunity for our institution and Global Leadership Summit is partner universities to learn an important part of our effort from one another and for them to constantly pursue our mis- The UFS came alive during the winter holi- to experience issues of social sion of positive change impact cohesion from a South African at KOVSIES and beyond,” days when students from all over the world perspective. states the GLS steering team. converged in Bloemfontein for a leadership For two weeks our stu- Many UFS participants conference. The Global Leadership Summit dents participated in a student agree that this was indeed a leadership and development valuable experience which is the most embraced initiative which was program and interacted with equipped them with knowledge initiated as an aid to equip University Stu- students and scholars of of our international partners’ dents with the necessary skills and acumen international universities. The diverse social, cultural and program entailed presentations academic lives and student life to become leaders. and talks during the morning programs. Moreover, that the sessions with student engage- GLS was a learning opportuni- by DINEO KHOTSO MASHILE ments, discussions and excur- ty which left them with lessons sions during the afternoons. The that will last for a lifetime.

46 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE THULANI BABELI says... Outside the classroom’ we also had time to visit different and very interesting places – we had a city tour around Bloemfontein, attended the Vryfees, visited Qwa-Qwa campus, Clerens, The Basotho cultural village, the Planetarium, the War Muse- um; took park in very adventurous activities like quad-biking, water-rafting, mountain hiking, had a Cheetah experience. This should just paint a picture of how well balanced the GLS program was. We’ve had a great time together with our vis- itors, learning about their cultures and I can recall a few good memories of the Japanese students we had, being woken up at about 2 am to help cook Thai food, to exchanging clothes, very amazing! Ultimately, I’ve made a lot of GLS friends across the Globe and we still keep in touch. I feel very privileged to have been given a chance to be part of the GLS, and special thanks to the University of the Free State. This was indeed a life-time experience and I would rate it 9.7/10.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 47 THE RED ISSUE

Stay Curious INSPIRE GIRL Fitness & Health

PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA FITNESS INSPIRE GIRL Boitumelo Walaza popularly known as Santana is our inspire Quick-Fire girl for Spring 2015 and here is Questions why How do you stay moti- vated? During workouts I listen to some good music that pumps me all the way. Its The adventurous, sporty and outgoing mostly Hip Hop like French Santana shares her fitness secrets. With a back- Montana and Fetty Wap - ground in gymnastic, ballet, hockey, soccer and 679. And when l need to re- her mom who is a fitness fanatic, she manages lax and just stretch l prefer slower tracks, right now to maintain a lean physique. She undoubtedly I’m loving The Weekend, has a passion for a healthy lifestyle and we Beauty Behind Madness asked her to tell us how she does it. album.

Did you always “wakeup like that” and Who is your favourite can l expect results from my exercise celebrity? routine in a short time? Ciara inspires me because Lol …(laughs).Well because I make it a point she works out a lot and to work hard “I wake up like this” (winks). The tries to maintain a healthy age old lesson remains, that nothing worthwhile lifestyle. She has that happens quickly and in order to get that perfect athletic body and perfect summer body, patience and consistency have to physique that I’m also be your two best friends. I mean it is definitely working towards. not impossible, if you work hard and stay fo- cused, you can achieve the results you want. Do you have dance moves ? Dieting seems complicated, how do you [Laughs] I don’t have specific dance moves but get it right? if one of favourite songs is Its tough to be on a diet when at Res, students playing l will get down. can only afford carbs, but I have a herbal life- shake in the morning with milk. At lunch I have Are you a movies or a salad which I make myself, cracker bread series person? with avo, tomato and juice. For snacks I have Neither. I don’t really watch jungle bars, dried fruits and nuts. For supper I TV and movies but l enjoy make sure I have veggies, always. So basically watching a lot of reality remove processed foods and refined sugar from shows. The Kadarshians, your diet and natural wholesome alternatives like The Braxtons, Jersey lean meat protein, fruit, vegetables, good carbs Shore, Come Dine with and healthy fats. This means I get to reward me, Gorde Shore, Survivor myself with one or two cheat days in a week to and Amazing Race, you eat junk food. name it..

Sticking to a workout routine and get- How would your friends ting rid of belly fat? describe you? I can’t stress enough how important it is to listen I’m just awesome (winks*). to your body. Its no secret that picking a workout Well my friends Refilwe, routine and sticking to it is necessary in order Thando and Naledi said l to get the results you want. Also the longer you am a fun, fit girl. Also that stick with a routine, the easier it gets. For a prop- I am very outgoing and er abdominal workout I use the following routine; active. The say I’m not only Leg raises of 3 sets of 12 reps, bicycle crunches pretty but have a great 3 sets of 12 reps each, sit ups 3 sets of 12 reps, personality as well! planking for 3 sets of 2 min each, side crunches 3 sets of 12 reps each.

50 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY: LIHLUMELO TOYANA GYM For a proper workout and downtime HEALTH 101 Great ideas come in the shower or in the A new study from Northwest- few extra minutes when you are pushing ern Medicine® and Northeast- at the gym. There is something about ern Illinois University found being around people who want to look that the majority of college better that keeps you going. It’s also very students are engaging in easy to find common ground and make unhealthy behaviors that could friends from the local gym. That ability to increase their risk of cancer push yourself will work for you in other later on. The majority of all areas of your life and well generally the college students surveyed re- sexier you is very nice to meet. ported low fruit and vegetable consumption and low physical activity. Other unhealthy be- haviors or conditions include alcohol binge drinking and tobacco use. Source: northwestern.edu

DIET GET A MEDICAL AID Healthy food doesn’t need to taste bad Its not just a back up plan to Bread and noodles do not qualify as a get permission to write sick legitimate meal and after a while neither tests but it is essentially a does Russian and chips from the Deli. lifesaver when a real tragedy Its very easy as a university student to be occurs. It goes without saying caught up eating unhealthy food week in that you are not Hercules and week out blaming it on exams, tests and even Hercules had a weakness. assignments. No one said you should have So regularly check in with lettuce for supper but it might be worth your Doctor for a physical your while to learn different dishes. So examination for things like invest in a recipe book. Blood Pressure and potential cancerous cells just to mention a few. This includes a visit to the dentist at least twice a year to keep those pearly whites white.

TAKE A BREAK FROM DRINKING Not to say you should stop WATER drinking, but the vomiting, Just a glass of pure liquid hydrogen please nausea and the terrible, hor- Water is the clear sparkling liquid that rible, no good headache after covers three quarters of the earth’s surface getting wasted every weekend not to mention the basis of life as we is something to consider know it. So I guess water is everywhere healthwise. As you get older right, but you don’t wanna drink it. Its so the effects of alcohol begin to unique that scientists are still trying to become more pronounced, so figure out its properties, so imagine the it is better to cut down now. wonders it can work in your body which You might also find yourself is 70% water but still you don’t wanna broke and surviving on pap drink it. and chakalaka before month- end.

Percent of University HIGH Exercising is not fun BRAIN Regular ex- HEALTHY students suffer from SELF but it will have you POWER ercise boosts BODY 25 some form of depres- ESTEEM feeling like a million memory and sion. A quick workout bucks. On every level ability to learn HEALTHY or sports has mental fitness will boost your new things. MIND benefits of stress relief positive self image

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 51 Music

Upcoming 2015 Albums The Golden Year Of Albums Adele To say 2015 is a great year of LP’s is almost an 25 Adele’s upcoming album understatement. From Sia’s to Fetty Wap this titled 25 is set to be has been a never ending roller coaster ride in released late this year music spewed across different genres. Below on the 25th of Novem- ber. This amazing singer are the Inspire Magazine suggested album list. shattered the sales records back in 2011 and 4 years later she is ready to give us more music. We couldn’t ask for a more befitting Christmas pres- ent. Adele is predicted to shift more records off the shelves and because of her power when it comes to record sales this has led artists like Justin Bie- ber and Ellie Goulding to move their albums earlier and Emeli Sande later in January 2016. James Bay Kehlani Riky Rick

Chaos and the Calm You Should Be Here Family Values

The acoustic performer Although its a mixtape Well Family Values who started out playing the production and lyr- turned out to be a deep- in open mic nights in ical content on it, puts ly personal experience. Brighton has since it atop among the very It was raw in a way gained attention for his best of albums released most of us are not ac- graveled voice, uplifting this year. Kehlani, at customed to anymore. lyrics and gospel-tinged just 19 years, almost Riky had some things choruses. This album has the appeal of the to say to his fans and went number one in the likes of Jhenne Aiko. more so to himself. UK and number 15 in A female rapper with a There were a couple Drake the US. Earlier this year conscious vibe is what of things he needed to Views from the 6 Lianne La Havas Earlier this year Drake

he received the Brits makes her an artist to admit. Tracks like True Blood Awards “Critics Choice” look out for. love and Makaveli set offered us a mixtape ‘If award. “Let it go” is the the tone of the album you are reading this its Blood is the sophomore too late’ which acted as fans favourite track. with mellow upbeat studio album by Lianne which tunes. a curtain raiser for his takes a departure from the upcoming project. If ‘Views works she did on her last al- from the 6’ continues from bum. Blood focuses on Love, the creative and hard work This rapper/singer has been relationship and identity. STAR making some fierce music of he breathed on his mix- However its mellow sound tape then we might be in OF THE late. Gifted with an amazing really sets it apart, focusing vocal repertoire that only Kid for some earlier new year MOMENT more on neo soul and jazz. fireworks. Cudi and Drake can rival, he This actually had many peo- FETTY offers a different sound that just ple comparing her to Lauryn WAP comes at the right time. We Hill. The album production like the way he embraces his is stellar and she shines out weirdness too. and prove once again that she is complete artist.

52 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE Movies / TV 2015 Movies To Watch on a Date Night BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE HAVING A DATE NIGHT YOU JUST WANT TO WATCH A GREAT MOVIE.

MAD MAX

FURY ROAD

Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron Age of Adaline Everest Inside Out partnered up in one of the best Blake Lively starred in this ab- Jack Gyllenhaal stars in this After young Riley is uprooted sorbing dramedy that almost adventure movie where a from her Midwest life and movies of 2015 so far. With feels like a spin-off of “The climbing expedition on moun- moved to San Fransisco, her rich visuals and an exhilarating curious case of the Benjamin tain everest is devastated by a emotions: anger, joy, fear, Button.” This is a rare master- snow storm. With severe cold disgust and sadness - conflict premise, this furious chapter in piece and a breather from all the race against time is more on how best to navigate a new the Mad Max franchise has taken the adaptations and sequels. gritting than has ever been city, house, and school. seen before. the apocalyptic genre to new heights. The rock cranking dude playing the electric guitar adds to the road rush momentum in the midst the desert. Its very adept in its storytelling too, and offers great character development to add more drama to the fast paced fury road chaos. A definite must see particularly for its raw and real action sequences and stunts Jurassic World Ayanda Southpaw which were performed at very Well anything with dragons A coming of age story of an Jack Gyllenhaal put out one dangerous high speeds in the and Chris Pratt is totally worth afro hipster, who embarks on the best acting display of his your time. This latest chapter a journey of self discovery, career. This a very inspiring tale desert terrain of Namibia. in the Jurassic franchise offers when she’s thrown into a world of a boxer who loses someone a different premise from the of greasy overalls, gender close and had to slowly claw Superhero movie genre which stereotypes and abandoned his way back in the game. have become the norm. vintage cars.

SENSE8 Modern Family TV Shows Now in its 7th season, Regarded as the most this is probably maybe controversial series yet the best comedy at to grace the smaller the moment. Boasting OUR screen (after GOT a stellar cast that has of course), is quite a slowly grown into their BEST visual masterpiece roles and become com- and offers a different fortable with each other PICK premise never seen this ain’t just another before on TV. A definite comedy, its a family must see. show.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 53 Art

She Says

What triggered your pas- me, I draw… it’s hard to sion for drawing? explain it in words ’cause “I wouldn’t say there was it’s like a feeling. I don’t just a specific trigger. It just draw, I draw when I feel happened… I saw a picture like drawing; when I stop and I just thought I could feeling I stop drawing until draw it, and I did.” I feel again. That’s why I have so many unfinished When did you start draw- drawings.” ing? “I started drawing when I What do you intend to do had just stared high school. with your drawings? Before that I couldn’t draw. “I see my drawings hanging I actually started drawing on the walls of my kid’s quite late considering that rooms and all over my my whole family draws.” house… I actually don’t want to sell my drawings. I Do you remember your just want to look at them. first drawing? I don’t see art as an income “Yes, I actually do! It was a source, that why I study drawing of a Scottish pic- agriculture. Art to me is ture from a post card that personal, not a job.” my mom sent to me when she had gone to Scotland.” So, what’s next? “I rarely connect with my How would you describe drawings at a deep level so I your artwork? want to move more towards “Well, I don’t really consider the direction of classical my drawings to be art. drawing; maybe slightly Art is more formal and romantic, but more classical technical… it is controlled; than romantic… I’m actu- Lorato Sebusho I actually just draw so that ally thinking of making a the picture I draw is visually series of drawings about my Lorato Sebusho is a second year BSc. Soil Sci- appealing. Sometimes the relationship.” ence and Agronomy student at the University of end picture is not what I had thought of when I Seeing as this is Inspire the Free State. She comes from the City of Dia- started with the drawing. Magazine, we would like monds, Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. She is Drawing, as opposed to art, to know, what inspires you currently a resident at Vergeet-My-Nie Residence has no rules or techniques, to draw? I just go with the flow and “It is usually when I see or at the Bloemfontein Campus. Lorato enjoys mak- escape into whatever it is hear of something interest- ing jewellery and flower crowns in her spare time. that I am drawing.” ing… like I said, it’s rarely This is but a reflection of her passion for art. The deep. Whatever is happen- What does drawing mean ing can be an inspiration. jewellery pieces she creates are just as creative to you? Like seeing an owl could and visually appealing as her drawings. This “Drawing is an escape… be enough inspiration to multitalented young lady had the following to say When something inspires draw it.” during an insightful, relaxing and fun interview. The talented Lorato Sebusho shares some of the FLOWER CROWNS & JEWELLERY inspiration behind her amazing artwork. I love making jewellery and flower crowns in my spare time. To make a flower crown, the flowers need to be delicately picked and they can even be tulips. A girl should make her by DINEO KHOTSO MASHILE own crowns and be a queen everyday.

54 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE Lorato’s GALLERY WITH FRIENDS AS CRAZY AS MINE THERE IS NEVER A DULL MOMENT

inspired by my own life and experiences, and usually I stick to the messages that I think other people will be able to relate to.”

HER SOUND It’s Ginge! She told us “I lean towards very soulful melodies in my songs but as an alterna- tive/indie/blues rock fan most of my music is guitar based. So I guess you’ll just have to come by one of my gigs to get the full picture.”

STAY WINNING behind that Golden voice is, defining of her sound. She so that you wouldn’t have to. continues to do this as acting, She won a recording con- AS LONG Here is what she said: musical performances, writing tact as one of the winners of songs, photography and Crooked Boer Sessions. She AS I AM ABOUT HER make-up artistry make up her also won the UFS competition Imke Reinecke is a third year days. She seized it up saying of the Blackberry Mentee SINGING Drama and Theatrical Arts “I’m a very social person, and Program and saw her and oth- student at Kovsies. She grew with friends as crazy as mine er selected from other Univer- I’M up in a loving and musical there’s never a dull moment in sities few being mentored by family which meant singing my life!” Khuli Chana. She was part of HAPPY voices, piano keys, guitar the Marjolein Klienser group strings and drums always FINDING HERSELF that won second place in the Imke Reinecke aka Ginge, sounded through their house. MUSICALLY nationals this year. She said it was an amazing experience is a singer, songwriter and She told us, “Music has On coming back to South familiar voice during Kovsie without a doubt been some- Africa she sought to discover CAN YOU DANCE? Cultural events. She has been thing that brings us together herself as an artist. Serious She told us, “Ha! Yeah, this receiving a lot of recognition as a family.” Her positive song writing, appreciating white girl got some moves!” lately. Not only was she one attitude, beauty and creative the local music scene and the winners of Crooked Boer aura makes her hard to miss. jamming with her sister Anika WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? Sessions and the Blackberry Growing-up in the Nether- was just the beginning. Start- Ginge is currently writing Mentee Program which saw lands she was busy putting-in ing Varsity and being involved and recording three originals her being mentored by Khuli her 10000 hours with ballet, in campus culture events saw for her EP, which will be Chana, she was also part of music theory classes, singing her working with Angelo dropping in 2016. She told us the Marjolein Kleinser group in the high school concert, Mockie, who she describes as that, “I’m not sure yet what it which won 2nd Place at the play the guitar, writing her an amazing person. is going to be called, I want 2015 ATKV Annual National own songs and vocal coaching HER PROCESS to record all the tracks before Kleinser Championship. We with Maria Lekransy who she settling on a title” asked her what the secret says played a huge role in the She told us, “My songs are all

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Authenticity is very important for me, that is why I don’t like perfor- mances where I sing along to a back track. That to me does not feel like making music. When playing with a band, it’s like, you’re jamming together, and you give each other energy. Collaborations are the best. I love learning from other people, sharing musical knowledge and hearing different perspectives on music and so on. That is why I collabo- rate a lot with DJ’s and Rappers.

@theofficialginge Style by Zen Fashion Beauty Love Life

STYLE BY ZEN is a blog I start- ed when I was dobbling between careers and a study path . My love for fashion prevailed in this time and grew on me. I started blogging about my day to day outfits and that’s how style by zen was birthed. It opened so many doors for me. I’ve appeared on hectic nine 9 twice be- cause of my blog and I am a South African GUESS watch ambassador as well as a Martian watch brand ambassador. Style By Zen has helped shape my blog and create a platform for me to share my love for fashion.

MY PLANS for the future are possi- bly having my own fashion line and store which will be affordable to woman in today’s society as well as fit their needs. With stylists in store to assist them with their clothing choices and help them look and feel good. I also aspire to have a talk show to empower woman in today’s society.

CONTACT ME @ Blog : www.stylebyzen.tumblr.com Twitter : @StyleByZen Instagram : @StyleByZen Facebook : www.facebook.com/ StyleByZenTheBlog

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58 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE Zenobe is a South African GUESS watch ambassador Stay Curious INSPIRE GUY Style & Grooming

RED WIFE BEATER A FUNKY FRESH LOOK FOR A HOT SUMMER DAY. ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT ONE THAT ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU WEAR IS A BRIGHT COLOUR TO LIVEN-UP YOUR SPIRIT.

Photography by : ForeverFrank Directed by: Martinique Ferreira (Miss Free State) TIAN NIENABER

Tian Nienaber is a student at UFS studying B.Accounting. LLB and is currently in his final Undergraduate year.

Impressive Track Record: He was Recently nominated for the Kovsie Dux Award as well as the Abe Balley Trust Bursary. He coached Veritas Stagedoor this year and helped out with Kleinser as well.

Tell us about the evolution of your style sense? I remember being interested in line design, colours, patterns form a very young age. I was given ample freedom of choice from the age of three years and cannot think of a time when I just got dressed its been a matter of choosing the right outfit for each occasion.

What has influenced your fashion sense Living in post modern era where there seems to be a lot of emphasis on retro styling has definitely altered my perspec- tive on how the outside should reflect the inside.

What do you define as style? Fashion is all the pieces that we see in stores, items we want to buy. Style is how we put these pieces together to create “art” . Fashion is fleeting but style is eternal.

Which celebrity fashion do you like? I prefer an almost rebellious classic look similar to James Dean and Marlon Brando.

Other Interests I am Manchester United fan and I will never change. I grew up in a rugby family so its in my blood.

HAUTE WITH CAP SOFT STONE WASHED COLOURS AND DENIM IS ALWAYS A SAFE CHOICE. ACCESSO- RIES WITH A CAP. ONE IS ENOUGH

TIP Invest in TShirts with character. Also plain in colours. Shorts are a must for summer don’t be afraid to wear colour and stripes

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Every guy need to think seriously about their look. As a college students you need to start getting your style in check. Casual and formal dressing should mixed and meshed. The semi-formal \ snmart casual look is perfect for every ocassion and will make that trasit- ion into the working world . So Inspire Magazine has put together a list of all the must haves every young man should have in their wardrobe. These CHINOS items are worth saving-up Chinos lie in-between the denim and for and will give you that dress pants so they can be worn both effortless confidence and as a casual and formal. Almost every charm . colour is available and you can chose LAYERING IS one that goes with your personality. A GREAT AND FUNNY WAY TO Pair With Denim EXPRESS YOUR- The Denim Jacket SELF WITH GREAT is a must have.It TEXTURES MIXING gives you that edgy FORMAL WITH A look amd makes BIT OF INFORMAL you stand out. It WEAR LIKE THE goes well with the LEATHER TIE Checked-Shirt and it looks great with jeans and smart-ca- sual.

ASSECORIES YOUR SHOE GAME Leather Belt Keep it strapped. 1/DESERT SHOES 1 3 You need to start This is the pair that every guy showing that should own. Brown is the co- leather belt and lour here to get and they also tuck in. That’s come in leather. how a real man dresses. 2/TRAINERS A cool trainer in your wardrope is essential. They are comfort- Camel Fedora able and come in handy when The Camel Fe- you are relaxed on weekends, dora, a signature jogging or going to the gym. look. Dare to try something new, 3/SNEAKERS it might be your best look yet. The All Star Converse is 2 4 what we call timeless. It is an essential for every man. I gives you that relaxed, carefree but Ray-bands confident look. And they go A man should well with everything. invest in a pair designer 4/DRESS SHOES shades. Ryan The brown formal shoe, every Goosling taught stylish man knows, its trans- us, you go 0 to forms the looks and is a good 100 real quick. contrast to every look.

INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 63 SHORT STORY JOZI NIGHT LIGHTS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE

by NOMUSA MTHETHWA

On the night before my departure, un- pebble of nervousness I felt as soon as my body on fire. Still kissing me as if der my tree’s loving strong branches, I woke up grew until it became a huge it was for the last time, he lowered me the dancing bright stars and the smiling monstrous boulder that stretched my slowly onto the soft powder blue blanket yellow ochre moon that was as large as stomach out by the time I reached my on the ground and he gently climbed on the earth itself, I decided to give myself tree. Questions were racing through my top of me while lightly rolling the straps to someone I knew I would love forev- mind that I thought I had laid to rest: of my nightie off my arms. His hands er and who I knew would love me back What would It be like? Would It hurt? moved along the curves of my body as for forever and a day. It was a special Had he done It before? I quickly threw if he was painting a masterpiece that night, even nature had aligned itself to them away to the back of my head; not would change the world. He stopped the occasion, bringing out its best fea- wanting to be burdened by the Unan- for a few seconds as if waiting for a last tures that enchanted my heart and made swerable while walking on a path that minute objection from me: I kept silent. my soul jump in pure bliss and elation. would lead to uncovering the mysterious The moonlight shone in between the I clumsily snuck past Gogo’s sleeping truths of my own body. When I reached branches of the tree and danced on our figure and tipped over the empty silver my tree, my place of security and com- bodies every time the leaves shook from bucket that we used as a toilet; it hit the fort, I found him there already waiting. the hot midnight breeze. The staccato floor with a thundering thud and rolled His back was facing me, the crunching chirping of the crickets joined along slowly towards her. I caught it before of leaves relentlessly loud under my feet. with our moans and groans of pleasure it reached her and she continued snor- He didn’t turn around and as I reached creating a song that only the creatures ing undisturbed. I tiptoed out of the him I slowly started pecking the back of of the night and my beloved tree would rondavaal and I felt as if I was walking his neck with light kisses; his skin, the ever be able to hear. Gentle whisperings into a pre-heated oven; the moon was colour of caramel custard, felt smooth of “I love you Philile” made the pain shining bright in a cloudless sky like a and creamy against my lips. I put my more bearable and as he kept going single shining yellow dot painted on a hands inside his shirt and caressed it seemed to ebb away. I found myself never ending navy-blue canvas. I car- his muscled tummy; he finally turned digging my fingernails deeper into his ried on out of the homestead across the around and gave me a long deep kiss as strong steady back the faster he went; gravel road into the river of tall-stalked if trying to reach for my very soul. His our bodies joined, our minds synced in sugar cane. With each step I took, the intense passion ignited my lips and put a trance of unabashed desire, two souls o64 SPRING 2015 INSPIREMAGAZINE SHORT STORY

fused into one union of Love. I felt as if like an enlightened butterfly that flies of night. But the boys found me ugly and I was in a crescendo, rising up and up in free on the wings of Truth and has left unattractive. I felt like my body and my the musical throes of passion and when behind the state of the benighted cater- subconscious betrayed me, why should I I reached the highest point my body pillar that is trapped in the dark cocoon desire to Make Love when I knew no exploded into concentrated sparks that of the Unknown. I still felt unchanged. one wanted to Love me anyway? I was hovered over the thin line between plea- Feeling a wave of sadness wash over me, leaving for Johannesburg and going to sure and pain. I let out a lurid scream, I carefully removed myself from under- University alone; with no one who loved visceral in sound, as if I had just un- neath his head, not wanting to wake me and no one I loved left behind. I confined the first building block of my him up and started getting dressed. Dis- looked out the window and saw the Being. He arrived in that place of sweet turbed by my movements he stirred and sun majestically rise on my eighteenth pleasure and delicious pain soon after asked in a groggy voice, “Where are you birthday; a day that is meant to celebrate me, whispered a final “I love you” in my going?” one more anniversary of Life. Yet all I content ears and closed his eyes, falling “I’m leaving for Johannesburg tomorrow had were eighteen anniversaries of lone- asleep on my naked chest. I lay there remember? I have to go before Gogo liness. Happy Birthday to me. staring at the millions of tiny torches in realises I’m gone,” I softly replied. the pitch black sky, quietly pulling the “She’s fast asleep. Please don’t go.” He ***** tightly coiled springs of his kinky short gave me a pleading look with his chest- hair with my hand. I wondered if anyone nut-brown round eyes that only a stone else looking at those same millions of heart could resist. I gave him a long deep twinkling lights had gone through the kiss that came from the greatest depths same exact thing as me. So many dif- of my heart which I hoped would fill the ferent thoughts buzzed in my head that furthermost crevices of his. rendered me incapable of sleep. “I have to go.” At that very moment I wished the sun had run away, jealous of *** the moon’s brilliant brightness, her glar- Had I just done It? Is that all It is? I fig- ing lustre and glowing intensity in the ured that Making Love was just a per- black night, the sun would feel outdone petual search for that one moment, that by and would never come back again to one flash of transcendence from our- rise so that this night could last forever selves, an existence of a Higher Power and we would have all eternity to suc- perhaps. I believed this because I needed ceed in our quest for Truth. it to be something more significant than “Okay.” I could feel the pain he tried to just two bodies partaking in a physical hide; it had torn itself out and found its I was leaving for Johan- act. If doing It brings a Being with a way to me, riding on that immaterial re- nesburg and going to consciousness into this universe, surely ply he frustratingly whispered. there must be something within It that University alone; with no would make all the exertion and effort *** one who loved me and no and the tangled mess of joined bodies I woke up from my dream feeling a one I loved left behind. drowning in sweat and labour all worth dank stickiness in between my legs. I it? How is it that I had felt that one mo- panicked, wanting to wake up my gran- I looked out the window ment, I had felt Love within the Love- ny, wanting her to give me a reasonable and saw the sun majes- making, when I was submerged within explanation that would pacify my fears. the experience yet when I tried to anal- Doesn’t this thing only happen to boys? tically rise on my eigh- yse it now I couldn’t recall the feeling in My embarrassment fought my urge teenth birthday; a day my mind or body? I didn’t feel changed to find out what was happening to my that is meant to celebrate at all. I didn’t feel like I had become body. In the sober state of wakefulness privy to information only shown to a se- I realised that my gran would A) not one more anniversary of lect few. I didn’t feel like I’d come of age appreciate being woken up for no good Life. Yet all I had were nor did I feel more Love than I already reason and B) we did not discuss such have for this boy whose head rises with matters at home. That’s what school is eighteen anniversaries of my chest when I breathe in. I wanted to for she’d angrily mutter. loneliness. Happy Birth- feel all that and more. I wanted to feel If anything I wished that I did have day to me. like I had metamorphosed, transformed, someone to go sneaking to in the dead o INSPIREMAGAZINE SPRING 2015 65 SUBSCRIBE TO THE JOURNALIST @ WWW.THEJOURNALIST.ORG.ZA/