I have been on radio for 10 years straight – about to hit 11 in December. I have a whole generation that grew up listening to me. My voice is synonymous with the medium. So, trust me when I say: never has there been an effort to counsel radio presenters; never has there been an effort to protect our mental health, and never has there been an effort to monitor our mental state.
Following hot on the heels of the milk crate challenge, lo and behold, this week we witnessed the emergence and steady growth of the scholarship prank.
The city can sometimes consume you to a point where you desert your village, but this is not the case with Tjunatjo Kauapirura, who goes “cow milking and herding” very often. Quite shy and reserved growing up, Kauapirura, better known as either TK or Tjuna to her folks, has since cemented herself as an emcee, actor and done modelling – vocations where timidity certainly won’t work.
A colleague said to me in passing the other day: “we are here to work, not to make friends”. Many people will tell you that is how they go about their work life; they feel friendships in the workplace are unnecessary because you are there for the single purpose of making money.
Our general attitude towards alcohol is nonchalant. We glamorise or minimise alcohol consumption and often say “I don’t drink much, I only drink during weekends or occasionally” not taking into consideration the number of units that we consume at that time.
You are more respected by society and men as a woman who has kept her virginity. This is because you are said to be pure and undefiled. I honestly have to laugh because that socially-constructed narrative annoys me to the core.
“Looking back on that part of my life terrifies me,” says emerging musician E Gazzakof. He is referring to the time he was involved in drug trafficking in South Africa in a bid to finance his lavish and extravagant lifestyle.
In his conditioning, man was made to believe that he can do anything. All he must do is put in the work and whatever it is that he wishes for, he will achieve. However, as much as this can be true, there is no guarantee that all man’s wishes shall come to pass.
South African TV presenter and acting star, popularly known for his role as Shaka in ‘The Queen’, Sthembizo ‘SK’ Khoza, will be heading to Grove Mall cinema later today to attend the much-awaited premiere of ‘My Dream Wedding (MDW) Namibia’.
ViralCom, a local online music store and marketing agency, is on a mission to financially reward musicians who make the most digital sales of their music – be it singles or albums on the online platform.