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How to deal with depression while running your business

According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, one in four South Africans battle with depression. Of that number, those surveyed between the age of 24 and 44 were found to take up to 18 days of leave per annum. However, what happens when you are your own boss…

16 Apr 2019 23 min

Dealing with the difficulties of a drug addiction before it costs you your future

According to the South African Society of Psychologists if hundreds of thousands of South Africans will develop a serious substance addiction, one of those being drug abuse. According to the latter, 1 in 5 adults abuse mind altering drugs. This stat affects many including young go-getters who use these for…

9 Apr 2019 29 min

Fast fashion vs slow fashion, making sustainability a staple

Sustainable fashion, or slow fashion, helps make sure that every person involved in the process of creating a number of garments for a company not only gets paid fairly but is treated with dignity. With a growing interest in e-commerce it has become possible to up the quantity of products…

2 Apr 2019 25 min

How you can pave your own way as a foodpreneur

Starting your own business can be daunting, especially one based in the foods industry. We speak to foodpreneur, Thuto Mphahlele on how she made a success of her cake business. Mphahlele left her studies in accounting to pursue studies a career as a cake maker. While she did not get…

26 Mar 2019 23 min

Why more small businesses need to branch into social media

This week we keep up with some of this week’s biggest headlines from Discovery’s new bank to the SABC crisis. We also talk to social media fundis, Sure Khamunga and Lwanga Cengimbo about their views on how small businesses can best improve in the digital age.

19 Mar 2019 15 min

The Jack of all trades

Rosie Motene holds a number of titles to her name. From actress, producer to founding Waka Talent Agency she is a formidable name in the South African entertainment industry. Motene became a household name from her role in Generations. Since then, Motene has taken more roles behind the scenes and…

12 Mar 2019 40 min

How this author proves that the pen is mightier than the sword

Get to know author and blogger, Siya Khumalo, who shares his experiences with his 2018 biography, You Have to be Gay to Know God. Khumalo details how his book was inspired by the social media delegitimisation of a corrective rape which urged him to pen a clap back that has…

5 Mar 2019 26 min

JUST HAVE FUN: how to have a successful career in entertainment journalism

Emmanuel Tjiya hails from a small village in Limpopo where his passion for fashion was born. Although he journeyed into blogging through his site, Papiki Atelier, he soon used this as a trampoline that saw his as one of the most sought after voices in entertainment journalism. Whether he writes…

26 Feb 2019 16 min

How this author juggles her career and being a self-published author

Unless you are JK Rowling, Stephen King or Robin Sharma you can’t always guarantee that being a published author will guarantee you fortunes. Sometimes you hardly have any control over how your book will look or how much profits you make from your hard work. To understand how to take…

19 Feb 2019 27 min

How to find your art career without going broke

The Mazwai family has brought about big names such as Thandiswa and Ntsiki; however, another family member to keep an eye on is the formidable Nomsa Mazwai - more affectionately known as Nomisupasta. To some she is the mother of her baby and to others she is the current general…

13 Feb 2019 40 min