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"MEN AREN'T NECESSITIES, THEY'RE A LUXURY," AMINA WILLIAMS.  Amina Williams.  It was on Valentine's eve when I decided to take a risk to interview one of the upcoming influential young women in the Media Industry, Amina Williams, who is SINGLE!!! I couldn't believe it during her Q&A on Instagram that she is single and NOT looking.  Amina has a background in PR and communications and currently works in oil and gas. She worked alongside other known faces in the media such as Nicolette Mashile, Aaron Moloisi and Jackie Phamotse amongst others.  As it is rare in most of our communities to find such a full house like Amina being single, we wanted to find out how she does it and keeps on doing it.  FOCUS: Why are you so content with being single up to now? Amina: I‘ve been single for about 2 and half years now and during this time, I made the biggest discoveries about myself: what I like, what I don’t like, my love languages, what I attract and everything I had ...

THE MORE WE GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, THE BETTER COMMUNITIES WILL BE - PHUTI MANYELO  As mentioned earlier on this love month that we will be focusing on different aspect of love, so we got a hold of one of the most positive influential person in Limpopo province, Phuti Matthew Manyelo to talk to us about the services his foundation is rendering that is also moving our hearts. It is truly amazing to see a young man as Phuti sharing what he laboured for with fellow members of the community. Indeed leadership is not a position but action and Phuti is a living proof of that. Phuti-Matt Foundation is an independent Non-profit organisation which c reates, develops, and implements various programmes, projects and initiatives to help improve and empower the general livelihood of the communities within reach. The Foundation was established in 2016 by Phuti Matthew Manyelo as he felt the need to make a positive change in society. Phuti-Matt Foundation logo FOCUS: Can you briefly expl...

  ED's LETTER   WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF LOVE! Life happens to all of us but we should never take permanent decisions in temporary situations ~ Kholofelo Teffo   A time to celebrate love is upon us. This the one element that a human being can't live without. In the next coming days, we will be updating articles featuring different ways in which LOVE is involved. We normally see Valentine's Day being celebrated by couples only or this very month reserved for couples, I then asked myself gore what happens to Singles? Families? Colleagues? The Church? and so on. We've been in lockdown for almost a year now and most of us have shifted from showering ourselves with love and those amongst us. We worry about where the next meal will come from...how about we pause just for this month and love ourselves, celebrate ourselves and life with ourselves? "Don't love because of beauty or money but love genuinely without any cause and holding back."  Love is unconditional...

WE LOVE THE SMELL THAT'S COMING OUTA KITCHEN...MUST BE CHEF PHUTI, RIGHT?  "Cooking came naturally to me. I’m a self taught cook..." - Chef Phuti The 26 year old Chef, Phuti Sylvia Matsimela in her kitchen getting ready to prepare a meal for a client.  It is normally on birthdays or weddings or funerals when we call special catering in our homes. Women can attest to the fact that they get tired from standing in front of the stove almost every day having to prepare a meal for the family or even themselves (single ladies, etc).  You may be a housewife or working mom or whoever but the truth is you would really appreciate someone coming in to take over that role at least for a day or two especially if you're not a fan of takeaways - just strictly home based cooked meal.  We hangout with the 26 year old Chef, Phuti Sylvia Matsimela to take us through her food business that is based at Mahwelereng Zone 1 in Mokopane, Limpopo.  "Cooking came naturally to me. I’m a sel...

AMBITIOUS, EMPOWERING AND HARD-WORKING - NTJEZIRO MOSIMA (21) "With the current youth unemployment rate and economic growth, I would love to see young women taking the lead and breaking the chain of poverty...", Ntjeziro  There is nothing as soul refreshing and mind cooling as seeing young women in our continent, Africa, taking responsibility for their own lives. We can never stop preaching women empowerment because that will be the end of women realizing the power that they possess.  We were proud and quite inspired when we saw Ntjeziro Mosima from Modimolle making it to Top 5 of Miss Township SA recently. Young as she is, she was the only one who came from Limpopo province and we knew then that she deserved to be covered.  Although she didn't win the title, she said that will not end her beauty pageant journey. The 21 year old describes herself as an ambitious, empowering and hard-working young woman. "My journey does not end here. I would love to see myself being...

  A MINUTE WITH A DJ/PRODUCER, TOKOLLO MUKWEVHO Exotik is a versatile Dj/Producer from a small town called Mookgophong in Limpopo. The name "Exotik" comes from the word "exotic". The name came when I was in high school from a Geography subject. I felt it suits me perfect as I was doing things out the ordinary. I didn't like doing basic things so as a Producer/Dj the name was perfect for my style of play and how I make beats.  I don't really have a specific music genre  but I'd say hip hop because that's the genre I  started with when doing music.  I have an EP, called Gemini Man that carries 4 songs. My favourite song has to be "Siyekeleni" because I enjoyed the process of making it and the energy was pure there. I'm a lunch person...  'The name " Exotik" comes from the word exotic . The name came when I was in high school from a Geography subject.'  For future music release updates, you can add Exotik on his pers...

DESTRESS AND RELAX MOBILE MASSAGE BOSS LETS US IN HER WORLD...  "I needed something simple straightforward and to the point , something that would immediately tell a potential client what we do." — Peggy Langa Client getting a full bodied massage from Destress and Relax employee We take a time to chat with one of the women in our Limpopo province, who continues to break the status quo in the business industry today. The 39 year old Mmampeketsane Langa, who is mostly known by her second name "Peggy" is a living proof that nothing is impossible on earth, be it in business or any industry that is regarded to be only dominant by a certain class of people. Peggy owns a mobile massage company called Destress and Relax based in Mokopane, Limpopo. She holds a National Diploma in Somatology from the University of Johannesburg. Because life is not always glamorous as we wish it to be, Peggy shares with us about how she survived depression and bipolar, a side that many people ...