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Katlego LegodiSmooth start of the first term to many academics this was. This marks another interesting yet phenomenal young and vibrant issue of MiCampus magazine with interesting features, articles and a strong cover from Award winning musician Mr I Deseve Donald Moatshe that will keep you glued to your screen. The MiFam-ily has grown for the better and challenges to deliver and remain the leading fresh online magazine for the youth have piled up. The team is eager and more than happy to deliver interesting news from institutions and campuses all over South Africa. It is with great pleasure to take the seat of Editor and its responsibilities and to thank Mr Marole Mathabatha the MiCampus Magazine Coordinator, MiJournalists and MiContrbutors with a great job well done thus far. From here we keep the ball rolling and deliver cutting edge soft and hard news from YourCampus in keeping you abreast of your en-vironment. This issue is centralised on Easter Monday and Human Rights day, MiPulse is still beating normally with a feature on MiGadget and MiRes which show-cases the life blood of student culture. We also keep in touch with your campus through our social and library week spread, MiFriendzone and MiEntertainment that will keep you hooked to our 21st issue and the ones to come. MiCampus still welcomes and encourages articles from MiContributors and influences appreci-ated interaction with the team through our social network pages @MiCampusMag on twitter and our website www.micampusmag.co.za. First term down many to go and still we encourage you to keep that thinking cap on, work hard while playing hard and enjoy your short holidays through our 21st issue, as for those graduating MiCampus Magazine wishes you all the best with your future endevours.

CONTENTS The Day of my Rights as Human 3

7 miGadget Samsung Galaxy S4 minimiEntertainment 9

11 The Revolution Continues ....... miFriendZone and Human RightNew Student miLeadership Styles 15

17 miAmbassador: The Mic19 miBeauties and Cuties: Definitely Beauty, Definitely Cuty 19

miRes: Home away form Home 2123 UniVen celebrates the Global World Social Work Day

Modern Girl on Campus: She Gives off her Morality to gain Commonality 25

27 miPoetrymiStudent Culture 29

33 miEvents: The UJ RAG Queen1 on One with Donald 35

37 Q&A with Donald

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Mi Inspiration

by Mashudu Mudau

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It’s that time again where South

Africans take a moment to

honour the fallen heroes and

heroines from the 1960 Sharp-

eville Massacre. Human Rights day

provides the platform for the coun-

try to embrace the spirit of Ubuntu

and appreciate history for a brighter

future. This day is celebrated on the

21 March 2013, marking it 35 years

after the historic events of 21 March

1960, where protestors were gunned

down by the police in Sharpeville.

That day 69 people died and 180

were wounded when police fired on

a peaceful crowd that had gathered

to protest against the Pass laws. This

was more than a protest against the

Pass Laws of the apartheid regime.

It was an affirmation by common

people, rising in unison to proclaim

their rights. This day is an iconic date

in our country’s troubled history.

Human rights day is a day looked for-

ward to every year by South Africans and

young academics from higher institutions

of learning for its significance as a day to

celebrate, commemorate and fight for

the improvement of human rights and

equality in our constitution. Although

greater parts of the world have seen vast

improvements in human rights through

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the efforts of many organisations including

the United Nations, there are still a large num-

ber of people still living without basic human

rights and this day seeks to remember those

people and try freeing them from their strug-

gle.

According to the South African parliament

website: “Human Rights Day reminds us of

the suffering and loss of life that accompanied

the most recent struggle for hu-

man rights in South Africa, but it

also highlights the slavery of the

Colonial era. It is why we must

also ensure that modern forms of

slavery such as human trafficking

and forced labour are addressed

and eradicated.” It is in the spirit

of respect that the day should be

spent responsibly by the young

generation in remembering our

fellow brothers and sisters who

don’t have the right to citizenship

and security, the right to be free

of forced labour, servitude and

slavery, right to freedom of move-

ment and residence and of trade,

occupation and profession and

the right to a basic education.

Source:www.parliament.gov.za

by Mashudu Mudau

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini which is expected to hit retail shelves by April 26 is already a buzz on many buyers and gad-get lovers’s to get list. This phone will come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants but which will also feature a microSD

card slot for expanding the storage. The phone’s portable nature allows everybody including stu-dents to carry it around while connecting to the world.

After launching the Galaxy S4, the global technology

gurus Samsung looks all set to launch the Galaxy S4 mini per a news re-port by SamMobile.

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is said to sport a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display with 256ppi. The smartphone

By Katlego Legodi

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MiGadgets

will allegedly come with 1.6GHz dual-core pro-cessor. It is expected to run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) along with TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0.For adrenalin junkies and picture lovers, Sam-sung Galaxy S4 packs in 13-megapixels rear

shooter and a 2-mega-pixel one on the front.

The Galaxy S4 also offers more camera features including dual-shot, employing the use of both front and back camera, an eraser shot mode to remove

people from photos, and a Cinemagram like feature called Cinema Photo, among several other tricks. This gadget is a must get with features that will make connecting to the world an easy act.

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News broke that the con-cert where RnB star

R.Kelly who was sched-uled to perform on the 21st of March in Johannesburg and on the 23rd in Durban has been of-ficially postponed to August due

to poor organising and ticket sales. Current ticket holders will

obviously still be able to use their tickets and those who still want

to attend the concert can still pur-chase tickets. More info on the

exact dates will be released in the near future

House vocalist sensation Monique Bingham will be performing Live

at Zone6Venue in Soweto) on Thursday the 28 March at the Se-cretSessions gig, tickets will cost

you R50 at the door.

The official date for the annual MTN SAMA awards have been

released, they will be taking place at the SunCity Superbowl on the 11th of May. Tickets will soon be

made available

This month’s hottest music DVD’s and CD’s are DJ Black

Coffee’s Africa Rising and Zonke Dikana’s Ina ethe. Both have

received tremendously positive reviews and have been sell-

ing like hot cakes off the music stands with fans wanting more

of what’s already on offer.Africa Rising was recorded live

at Durban’s Moses Mabhida sta-dium in 2011 and released last year with the official 3CD pack-age released early this year. Fan

favourite tracks such as Superman, Gardens of Eden, Rock my world fea-ture with vocalists performing live alongside Black Coffee. It’s a must have

for all House music lovers. Retail price is R130.009

MiLifestyle

This month’s hottest music DVD’s and CD’s are DJ Black

Coffee’s Africa Rising and Zonke Dikana’s Ina ethe. Both have

received tremendously positive reviews and have been sell-

ing like hot cakes off the music stands with fans wanting more

of what’s already on offer.Africa Rising was recorded live

at Durban’s Moses Mabhida sta-dium in 2011 and released last year with the official 3CD pack-age released early this year. Fan

favourite tracks such as Superman, Gardens of Eden, Rock my world fea-ture with vocalists performing live alongside Black Coffee. It’s a must have

for all House music lovers. Retail price is R130.00

Ina Ethe is songbird Zonke Di-kana’s best-selling album to

date. It features soulful, RnB and Jazz songs that were all writ-

ten, produced and sung by her. The album has already won her an award at the Metro’s and is anticipated to garner more at

the MTN SAMA’s. Retail price is R100

What’s on TV:Auditions for a new SABC talent

show:Do you fancy yourself a good

dancer, singer, and poet? Well be sure not to miss auditions for a brand new SABC talent show yet to be revealed. Auditions

will be held at bassline in New-town on the 5th-6th April

by Lungelo Shezi

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Its Easter, the fever is taking its toll on many of us as we also embrace the Human Rights

month. This is one month that we all need to embrace, take mo-ments of our precious times and remember those who died on the 21st of March 1960 in Sharpeville to make this day what it is today. We are now living in a constitu-tional dispensation where every-

one has basic human rights, and yes this also includes the right to say no to being friendzoned.

A colleague once told me that the most painful character a person has to play is the one where they act as a ‘friend’ towards a person they dearly love - which I believe is wrong coz that’s pretence, and pretending is equivalent to lying,

By: Sibongiseni Khumalo

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MiFriendZone

which is wrong speaking from a moral perspective. This is an emotional torture, which is in it-self a violation of human rights.

Thus let’s use this month to ex-ercise our rights and act against such violation. As seen on social media, it is said that Friendzone is like a WWE steel cage match, you need to be smart to make

your way out of there and hence right now is a very good opportunity to escape from that prison and reclaim your emotional freedom. Use this human rights month to your advantage, exercise your rights and say no to friendzone!! Trust me there isn’t a better cure for post-valentine heart-aches than this

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Leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support for others in the accomplishment of a com-mon task. A leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.

There are many different leadership styles that can be exhibited by leaders in the political, business or other fields amongst others these include and not limited to: authoritarian leadership style which entails strict and close control over followers by keeping close regulation of policies and procedures given to follow-ers; Transformational leadership style which entails both leader and follower alike helping each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation and;

The democratic leadership style which consists of the leader sharing the deci-sion-making abilities with group members by promoting the interests of the group members and by practicing social equity (Journal of leadership and Organizational studies vol. 14 No.1 p.38-49, 2007). In relation to our context, preceding the country’s new dispensation, the role of students changed significantly as they have become more important role players and stake holders in higher education and the nation building project at large.

The inception and implementation of student initiatives such as: the New Hope Summit (NHS), which is a students orientated project that seeks to address fundamental issues affecting students in Higher Education Institu-tions within the Western Cape and Inkulu/Free/Heid, which is a non-partisan students driven social movement. It’s vision and mis-sion is to create new, unifying middle-ground and work to better our democracy by healing the rupture between governments, business and civil society. Accordingly, the overarching theme in stu-dent leadership across universities in South Africa today clearly embodies the vision and mission of the country’s leadership that recognizes the primary role of students as key stakeholders in the development and en-hancement of our communities. This reality underlines the fact that student leadership has a large number of duties and responsibili-ties that demand effective, efficient, dedi-cated and knowledgeable student leadership to enhance the national imperatives. Further; research conducted in September 2012 by the Programme for Institutional Student Leadership Enhancement reveals that this has to be leadership that respects the needs of their core constituency; do their best to address them confidently and thoroughly and lead them in a responsible, innovative, committed and dedicated man-

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MiLeadership

ner through: effective and efficient leadership; setting up concise and achievable objectives for themselves and the whole student populous at large; through enhancing their position as student leaders to all internal and external stakeholders of their respec-tive universities through responsible and constructive actions; strengthen-ing the management and administra-tion capabilities of their university and setting up the noble goal of being a key stakeholder in enhancing the develop-ment of the country and the continent at large.

The objectives outlined for students are honourable goals on them to in-spire “a citizenry capable of participat-ing effectively in democratic processes, and thus enhancing the project of de-mocracy… producing intellectuals who can engage with the most dynamic and complex challenges of society and so develop more generally the abil-ity of citizens to participate politically, economically and socially- and with producing high-level skilled graduates and new bases of knowledge to drive economic and social development and to enhance the overall levels of intel-lectual and cultural development” (CHE 2004 Ch1 p.14)

In parting, I conclude that: leadership has been described as a process of so-cial influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support for others in the accomplishment of a common task. Furthermore, a leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people and as such, not limited to, but the new, relevant and dominant type of leadership amongst student leadership is: transformational type of leadership.

Transformational leadership enhances the motivation, morale, and perfor-mance of followers through a variety of mechanisms. According to Sibusiso Zonke, the branch executive member of the African National Congress Youth League at the University of the West-ern Cape, these include connecting the follower’s sense of identity and self to the project and the collective identity of the organization; being a role model for followers that inspires them and makes them interested; challenging followers to take greater ownership for their work, and under-standing the strengths and weakness-es of followers, so the leader can align followers with tasks that enhance their performance.

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That’s where it all started with nothing but empty verbs and nouns that changed the way hu-

mans viewed things. The Mic a portal to a life of joy or misery with infinite capabilities which will ensure that at the end of it all no one can rule the mic but rather can be a slave to it.

That’s where poets, writers, romantics, emcees, run for relief and inspiration, only in the mic. Like many, I find my in-

spiration in spoken word, in the unsaid realities of young men and women who seek to pave their own way in this journey we call “Life”.

Having walking stops signs called “fake friends” and bumpers called “mis-takes” crashing and burning is inevi-table. It’s also amazing to learn how the human mind works in forgetting the past and focusing on the future. How one can erase fears through

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MiAmbassador

words that trick the mind into believ-ing that everything is perfectly okay when it’s not, or how the word okay can be interpreted as meaningful. I’m emotionally unstable but I don’t want you to know in case you decided to leave me.

I find motivation to live in the miss-ing pieces of an unfinished painting, because that’s where many of us hide to escape the not so perfect world

of infidelity, insecurities, name we shame it.

Live it or engrave whichever ways you take it you do it. You suppress the internal with the external idea that speaking is greater than writ-ing when most unspoken truths are found in writing. Where the mic dies and the words start living on people’s faces and no longer in their souls.

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by Thando Msibi

Definately Beauty

What perfectly speak and understands my inner soul is hip-hop music

If I grow older and still looking like this, I will say God doesn’t give with a hand.

My beautiful eyes are my investment to my sight in future

The more our South Africa become’s diverse, the more the beauty of our beloved nation is revealed

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MiBeauties and Cuties

by Nyiko Cage

Definately Cuties

You can take me out off kasi but you can’t take the kasi out off me.

I just want to be heard so please lend me your ears.

I proposed love to swagger and style while am dating pose

I am always prepared because I ap-proach my everyday life as an inter-view

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Mi Res

It is quite an exciting feeling for most first year students to move from home to University Resi-dence in gaining independence and academic fulfillment. Living at Res as most students describe it, is an experience that you build up for yourself which can either be excit-ing or quite boring.

Tholeka Skhosana is a first year student. She lives at South Point, a self-catering Residence. This is how she describes her experience at Res.

Tholeka wakes up early around 5am to bath. This is to avoid the’ traffic’ that occurs in the bath-rooms because everyone wants to bath around 7am. She attends lectures throughout the day, com-plete assignments and tutorials,

and gets back to Res around 5pm. She then takes a nap, “this is essen-tial as I come back very tired”, she explains.

Once in every two weeks she goes home on Fridays at Diepkloof be-cause she gets quite lonely at Res. “People are so busy, you hardly have time to make friends”, she says. She explains that she is not a very social person and likes it that way, but would prefer familiar com-pany sometimes.

Tholeka has a schedule to keep track of her time and activities during the day. She insists on being disciplined at all times because, she has realized that you can easily fall behind with work.

Food is not a priority in her life at

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by Nontobeko Lekhuleni

Res. She eats what she can grab most of the time, like fruits and light veggies. She hardly has time to cook and enjoy a proper meal. She has come to acknowledge that having a good character is a necessity when living at Res.

Ben is a third year student and lives on campus at Barnato Hall Res. He has been living at Res since his first year. He describes his life at Res as a daily routine. He mentions that he has been having the same menu of food since his first year and it has become quite boring.

During the weekends he spends his time going out and partying, making some extra cash as a DJ. He explains that money is a basic need for a student in Res.

Ben mentions how convenient it is living at Res, having access to the computer labs and Internet, and to the Gym”Res is a wonderful experience for me because you are never bored or lonely. There are always friends down the corridor to make jokes with, share experiences and learn from each other”

Res open a door for many extra mural activities that you can enjoy. Some students get involved in sports and practice around 5pm until late. Other students hold cell meetings and fel-lowship with their mates in the differ-ent Residents.

Life at Res is truly preparation for life outside school or campus, preparing students for the big bad world out there.

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by Nontobeko Lekhuleni

Social Work Day

It is an annual tradition for University of Venda (Univen) students to gather annually and celebrate the Social Work day based on the Global Agenda’s theme which was “Promoting Social and Economic Equalities”. This year was not different from the previous years as Guest speakers were invited, from government and/or non-government entities, to address students on the importance and relevance of the Social Work profession. Social Work students owned up, gathered and celebrated the day by showcasing their artistic talents and sharing their heart-felt speeches to encourage one another in this study. In that spirit Social workers and student social workers all over the world also celebrated World Social Work Day that continues every second week of March. The sessions are based on the theme “Promoting Social and Economic Equalities”. The Social Work profession has a critical role in the promotion of social and economic equalities and in striving for a people-focused and regulated economy. World Social Work Day is the annual opportunity to advocate a social work perspective in political systems that affect the wellbeing of people and to celebrate the social work contribution to societies.MiCommunity is advised to Follow this link for more information http://ifsw.org/get-involved/world-social-work-day/ or google social work day.

18.03.2013

by Mpho Rambau

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Library day

Higher institutions from around South Africa celebration National Library Day which was held on the 18 March 2013 where we saw University of Venda commending its Library staff members and introducing them to the students. On this day, new stu-dents were orientated on how to make use the facility and the system used in the library to avoid frustrations and discouraging students from making use of the facility. A guest speaker was also brought about to encourage students to make use of the facility and to love knowledge.

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by Mashudu Mudau

There’s a standardized fictitious ideal of modern beauty being perpetuated on campus. The new age beautiful varsity girl. A perfect specimen of lecture room nature. An apparently perfect stu-dent centre girl. She wears the shortest skirts to tempt and taunt and test the man’s resistance. She puts on the tightest leggings that grip themselves on her body to expose every curve, contour and composition of her human anat-omy. She’ll put on heals, a freakum dress and all the jewellery in her collection- just to attend the 8am lecture you barely got up for.

She puts on her hair, the longest and most expensive Indian human hair weave (which I’ve been told costs thousands), She has eye lashes that seem to irritate the hell out her eyes but hey they look good right? She has artificial nails put on her fingers with glue that must basically be boiled out for removal. And don’t get me started on all the make-up she puts on her face to hide all traces of the “real” person under all the paint, gloss, foundations, eye liners and

blushes.

I won’t lie, I’m no saint, and these girls are hella fun to look at. I believe leggings could be the greatest creation and gift to men since the PlayStation 3, while bum shorts and slim skirts reveal just enough for the imagination to run wild. By the end of the summer I will need an entirely new set of neck muscles from all the head turning and strained moments of sheer shock at what

girls are wearing, or not wearing, these days.

What I ask is simple. Is it worth all this? What cost do these girls pay to “fit in” or grab more attention from men than the next plastic bimbo? Is this the new on cam-pus girl we are building? Plastic reincarnations of the media and society’s version of beautiful?

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I know I might seem like a sinner in remission feeling remorse for lusting on such displays of sexuality, but what I am is an advocate of woman’s rights asking if woman

should start having an attitude change and in-trospect into their habits in order to gain atten-tion in less compromising ways.

I was raised by women that earned respect and attention by building strong families, provid-ing for their children and proving that they are worth far better than their sex appeal. Don’t look at this as a condemnation of women who wish to express their sexuality, I’m just posing the question- is there a need to exploit their sexuality and degrade themselves to nothing but tools for pleasure.

If ever given the chance, I’d whisper these words: Dear on campus women. You are more than the paint on your face, the length or the cost of your hair, the thickness of your eyelashes or the perfection of your nails.

You are not the tightness of your leggings or the shortness of your skirt; you are not just the curve of your hips or the abundance of your breasts you are more than that. You are a specimen of God, created and crafted and catered for to achieve greatness, not through tricking men with your thighs… but the power of your mind. You are the new on campus girl. Coming to school not to make a show of herself, but to show up for herself in the lecture halls, the tutorials rooms, to earn admiration and adoration for her argument, her thoughts, her ideas and opinions, for the power of her mind.

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Kay this is a thribute

Kay this is a thributeWe thank you fort your contributes in our lives

In our hearts and life your image our will for ever remainYou are soldier to salute

Since we are informed our tears are poring like rainWhile pain is what we’ve gained

To accept that you really gone it drives us insaneMoments like these are an eye opener

They slow us down when we on momentumUntil kingdom comes you’ve showed us that you are one of

a kindLife is too short just yesterday we exchanged friendship

Now today you are gone what happened to you we believe is wrong but just for you we will always stay strong

The memories we all shared is what we will forever treasureYour absence is what we won’t be able to measure

Kabelo Donavan Masego May your soul Rest in PeaceNamanje from Deep Cage

 

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MiPoetry

Am scared shaking afraid to answer a call of death

Am scared shaking afraid to answer a call of deathBy pain I am torn hurt like doctors I cared

The pain is born is strong sharp it pierces with both hornsI’ve got one question who’s next on the list of life to be laid to rest

With lives god you’ve blessedWhen we lose our loved once due to death

Deep down in the bottom of our hearts we feel cursedWe feel like is the only cloth we’ve dressed

While our thoughts, questions, shock and depression drains the ener-gies I have gained

Father you are my parent and I am your childFather who am I to correct you when you doing your maths subtractions

Even though it leaves us in our caring hearts with lot of divisionsFather just yesterday I lost a brother

Today while am still healing from that pain again you took back what you gave

The life that you served of a sister that I cared of by blood connected toMy dearest heart am sorry you had to leaves life like that

But in our hearts you will forever remainBongi to you to may your soul rest in peace

#tears of a soldier falling namanje

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by Sibongiseni Khumalo

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Mi Religion|the spirit of Good Friday

mi Res life|Witsies chilling at res, acting all crazy and having fun

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Randoms |A student enjoying herself at the matrix gaming lounge, wits.

March |Celebrating the human rights Month

Students EntrepreneurshipAnd here is our own wits blackberry ambassador, Mpumelelo Mfula, who’s also an entrepreneur (owns an online clothing store that has everyone talking about around wits streets)

Graduation Ceremonies|March is the first month of graduating ceremonies at wits

MiCampus sports|The wits internal football league commences in the 2nd week of March. ‘Lets keep fit!!!’

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The UJ APK RAG held a dazzling event on the 14 February 2013 at the UJ Auditorium. Beautiful girls took part in a pageant, competing for the RAG Queen crown.

At 5:30 pm, the gates were

opened and the event began at 6pm. The event was hosted by Sphesihle as the MC. The theme was Retro love which was dis-played creatively on the stage with love written in different languages and a huge heart in the middle of the stage. It was a beautiful setting.

The pageant was divided into

3 categories which involved the contestants dressing in swimwear, casual and eve-ning wear. The guest judges included Thuli Sangweni (Miss SA), Celeste Khumalo (Miss SA Teen) and Aldecia Mo-

laudzi from the 2 SAB Modeling Agency. They asked the girls some real thought provoking questions which stimulated the competition and made it even tougher.

The Auditorium was packed; many students from UJ came through and showed their support. The event was dedicated to help the

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less fortunate and the funds raised were given to charity.

What was outstanding about the event was the great sup-port received by celebrities, featuring Amo Cindi from

Rhythm city, Dumi Masile from Idols, DJ Yanda (Cashtime Family DJ) and many others. It created some great memories for the students who took pictures with the celebs. Pulys Red Velvet cup cakes made it as one of the highlights for the evening.

The event turned out amazingly

and all ended at 9pm.

Big ups go to the UJ APK RAG for taking their time in planning such a great event in the name of giving back

to the community. Well done to Michelle who won the crown, Londeka who became the 1st princess, and Makha-nani, 2nd Princess.

Acknowledgements: Pulane MotaUJ APK RAG

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1 on One with donald miFACTSName: DonaldSurname: MoatsheAge: 28From: NorthamGrew Up: MantserreHigh School: Dansa International CollegemiBACKGROUNDWhat were you like in high school? In high school, I was involved in soccer and obviously loved music.How many are you at home? 4 siblingsWhat sport did you play growing up? I grew up playing soccer, even played for Jomo Cosmos U/19 teamWho raised you? My parents raised meWhat kind of teenager were you? I was a teenager who loved sports and musicmiFAVOURITESMusic Genre: R & BCar: AudiSports: SoccerMovie: ScarfaceBook: BibleQuote: “Never give up on your dream”miMUSICMy genre of music: DanceI chose that genre because it’s the heartbeat of Africa and it appeals to a wider audience.My previous genre was Afro Soul and R&BmiMUSIC BEGINNINGSMy genre of music is dance. I chose that genre because it’s the heartbeat of Africa and it appeals to a wider audience. My previous genre was Afro Soul and R&B. Well it began from a young age, my mother instilled the gift of music in me and helped me a lot in pursuing it. In tertiary I joined a mu-sic organisation called COB, then with my friends started a group called MUSO, after that I worked with Malaika, then did backing vocals for Zonke Dikana. DJ Cleo then signed me to his label as a solo artist, I released my first solo project “Just Donald”, after that I started my own label DExclu-sive Sounds, then released the hit single “I Deserve” and the rest is history lol. Apart from singing, I spend time at the gym and running my business.

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miMusicLatest single: Your JoyAlbum: Train Of LoveProducer: Kris J & MonotoneWho writes your music? I write my own musicWho have you worked with? What inspires your lyrics? My own life experiences inspire my lyricsTell us about the making of Over the Moon and I Deserve? Well Over The Moon is about being in love and that basically inspired the lyrics.Awards won? 2 Metro FM AwardsmiFashionWho does your hair style? My barber does my hairstyleWhats your favourite hair style? simple, clean trimPlease define your fashion style? elegant and smart casualWhat inspires your look? how I feel on that specific day and what my stylist came up with if it’s a special occasionmiCampus ExperienceWhich institution did you go to? Wits Technikon/ University of JohannesburgWhat did you study? ITmiEasterAre you a spiritual Person? Spiritual is a broad term, but I’m a believer in God and all his amazing workHow do you usually spend your Easter? I spend Easter with my family if I’m not workingWhat is the best easter meal you ever ate? Anything cooked by my Mom lolWhat does family mean to you? Family means everything to meHow are you planning to celebrate V-day this year?

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