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Inside ESSAYS
a woman’s journey
of africa
OCTOBER 2016
cover stories
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Main fashion: Fashion for a cause.
46MY JOURNEY: Prof. Kgethi Phakeng
takes mathematics to a new level.
52NEWS REPORT: The bare facts about
Africa’s food crisis.
58MONEY: Income protection plans
explained.
65SEX: Intimacy without intercourse.
people
48PROFILE: Orchestral conductor Unathi
Malunga hits all the right notes.
50WOMEN’S NETWORK: Mmabatho
Dorcas Makotanyane is all for women
empowerment.
82
ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEW:
Lindiwe Maxolo is passionate about jazz!
columns
10READERS’ CORNER: Life really is a
blessing for Keneilwe Mogale.
11UNCOVERED: Ndoni Khanyile
challenges traditional notions about a
woman’s body.
13
GUEST BLOG: Thabisa Ngobese paints
her world with words.
64INNERMAN: Rev. TK Khumalo stresses
the importance of expressing relationship
needs.
features
44SELF-EMPOWERMENT: Part Three:
Find your true purpose.
56CAREER: Chronic illness in the workplace.
60
HEALTH REPORT: Love your breasts.
62RELATIONSHIPS: Dating someone with
chronic illness.
67PARENTING: No booze for baby.
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COVER STORY
Buhlebendalo Mda uses
her powerful voice as
an instrument of healing.
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Editor of Essays Of Africa
Deputy Managing Editor
Features Writers
Fashion & Beauty Editor
Fashion Assistant
Décor Writer
Nawaal Nolwazi Mdluli
Kati Dijane
Bulelwa Mokori, Caryn Thandi Petersen, Hlulani Masingi, Marilee May,
Melissa Jane Cook, Ndoni Khanyile, Taryn Little, Thina Mthembu
Tumi Mdluli
Tebatjo Manamela
Rhoda Davids
Contributors
Rev. TK Khumalo, Stella Nova
Sub-Editor
Proofreader
Tracy Maher
Nuraan Motlekar
Online Editor
Online Features Writers
Senior Designer
Junior Designer
Digital & Web Specialist
Marketing & Sales Team
Business Development & Production Manager
Brand Strategist
Marketing Team
Operations & Finance
Operations & Finance Manager
Admin Assistant
Office Drivers
Advisory Board
Publisher
Physical Address
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Kholiwe Nkambule, Wezi Njovu
Kelly Moyo
Tebatjo Manamela
Gabriel Mashishi, Yusuf Msinyi
Dr Salifou Siddo, Busisiwe Mahlaba, Fazila Bizor, Lindelwa Isabelle,
Lindsay Breytenbach, Moeketsi Mosola, Ndoni Khanyile,
Nthabe Zondo, Sen Mdhluli, Sonto Ndlovu
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EOA contents
fashion
16
FASHION INTERVIEW: Zama Mathe, founder of
Zarth, uses fashion to emphasise a woman’s essence.
17SHOPPING: Colour block it.
18SHOPPING: Simple but significant.
19SEXY 7: The best fashion products of the month.
20SHOP LIKE AN EDITOR: How to wear
monochrome.
23
REAL WOMAN:
Style harmony with
Charmaine Moswane.
21SHOPPING: Monochrome is timeless.
22SHOPPING: All you need is time, a backpack and
brogues.
27SHOPPING: Match your bag with your favourite pair
of shoes.
31SHOPPING: Every girl deserves something sparkly.
29FASHION NEWS
70MEN’S SHOPPING: Own the colour blue.
beauty
74SEXY 7: The best beauty products of the month.
75BEAUTY NEWS
76HAIR: Retro hairstyles revived.
78MAIN BEAUTY: One-step coverage.
lifestyle
84FOOD & ENTERTAINING: Catharina’s
contemporary heritage cuisine.
COVER AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER: GARETH JACOBS. IMAGES: istock, popsugar.com.au, SUPPLIED BY STOCKISTS.
90DÉCOR STYLE: Welcome the outdoors in.
93DÉCOR NEWS: Design is in the details.
96TRAVEL: Shapes and shades of nature.
102MOTORING: Memorable road trips.
104 MUSIC
105BOOKS
106TECH NEWS & APPS
107MOVIES & THEATRE
regulars
05
ON LOCATION
06
CONTRIBUTORS’ PAGE
07
EDITOR’S LETTER
08
ONLINE UPDATE
09
LETTERS’ PAGE
55
SUBSCRIPTIONS PAGE
108SOCIAL SCENE: Miss Regal International South Africa.
109SOCIAL SCENE: The launch of the Pandora Rose
Collection.
110 HOROSCOPES
111 STOCKISTS PAGE
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ON LOCATION EOA
UBUHLE BENDALO
Buhle Mda is definitely a woman
who doesn’t waste time, with her third
album being dropped at the end of
September this year and a countrywide
tour in the pipeline
ABOVE: THE TEAM BEHIND THE
SHOOT (LEFT TO RIGHT):TUMI MDLULI,
GARETH JACOBS, BUHLE MDA,
LUCOH MHLONGO AND KATI DIJANE
ucoh Mhlongo was the
man of the day and
made sure Buhle’s makeup was on point for the
cover shoot. Deputy
managing editor, Kati
Dijane was on set to
assist with styling, while
Buhle tied her doeks in
keeping with the fashion
editor, Tumi Mdluli’s
style brief. #doekonfleek
#respekthedoek E
POSING WITH FLAIR
WORDS: TUMI MDLULI. PHOTOGRAPHER: GARETH JACOBS.
ACCESSORIES TO
COMPLETE THE OUTFIT
LEFT: BUHLE AND
GARETH JACOBS
PREVIEW THE SHOTS
ON CAMERA
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EOA CONTRIBUTORS
Travel
ESSENTIALS
Our contributors tell us what will be in their
travel bags when planning their memorable
trips this spring…
KHOLIWE NKAMBULE, Brand Manager
My top 5 travelling essentials this spring
would be:
1. Sunglasses
2. Revlon Crush Beguin Lip Balm
3. Scarf
4. Sparkling water
5. Camera
AKHONA GUSHMAN, Brand Strategist
SIPHOKAZI MASELE, Junior Designer
You will find the following in my travelling
bag this year:
1. Phone and power bank, fully charged
2. Neck pillow
3. A good bag of snacks and water
4. Sunscreen
5. A good book to read
MARILEE MAY, Features Writer
The following will be in my travelling bag:
1. Denim shorts
2. One-piece swimsuit
3. White sneakers
4. Slip dress
5. Classic summer hat
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WORDS AND IMAGES SUPPLIED BY CONTRIBUTORS, WWW.THELITTLEGREENBAG.NL.
The following are my travel must-haves:
1. A killer multi-purpose travel bag
2. Hand sanitiser and lotion
3. Water bottle
4. Sunglasses
5. DCT Lip Balm
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ED’S LETTER EOA
ow do you
find beauty in
brokenness?
When we face
trials in life,
we often start questioning
‘why me?’ and play the blame
game. We see ourselves as
casualties or victims, lose
hope and give up.
Seeing Nawaal admit that
she is broken and express
her need to take a sabbatical
made me dig deeper to
understand the ideology
and the narrative of finding
beauty in brokenness. Often,
it takes too much time and
effort to fix what is broken,
and it is rare for leaders to
acknowledge that they are
less than whole.
Nawaal entered the world
of entrepreneurship at the
tender age of five years, and
she has never looked back.
Upon her return from the
United Kingdom over than
a decade ago, she embraced
life as a fulltime entrepreneur
and hasn’t missed a beat. It
takes a brave woman to reveal her brokenness to others and
we willingly released her to go and find beauty spiritually,
emotionally and mentally – to come back feeling relaxed and
beautiful once again.
In many cases, brokenness
restores a woman’s beauty,
allowing her to shine and
share with others again.
In this issue, we share the
beautiful journeys of women
who did not give up. Zoleka
Mandela shares how she
has battled against breast
cancer twice (page 12),
while Keneilwe Mogale
reveals the painful lessons
she learned after undergoing
a life-saving liver transplant
(page 10).
Our ‘Shades of Pink’
fashion pages are dedicated to
the fight against breast cancer
this October and we share the
stories of women who have
triumphed in the face of their personal adversity. We encourage
you all to hang in there. You are not alone; God is with you
through every journey. Listen to the silent whisper of hope and
remember that the journey of brokenness ends in wholeness.
IMAGE: KWENTA MEDIA.
BEAUTY IN THE FACE
OF ADVERSITY
Tumi M
and Team EOA
Write to me at [email protected]
or find us on social media.
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