I Found The Best White Pussy

While walking merrily into a Cresta Mall bottle store last night; I stumbled across a whole stack of Pussy. Look I was just as shocked at the realisation that, that was the largest number of Pussy I had seen, all at once.

So gone are the days when we were shy about pushing the brand limits. Branding is now about true self exprssion (which can cause conflict) and who cares if you are offended? Just do not buy it! Trust me, if you come up with an energy drink named Pussy, that is half the marketing job done.

Pussy Energy Drink got me thinking out of the box. If Pussy gives you energy, then my next invention is an over the counter, valium chewing gum, called Cock and the tag line will be: sleep till the Cock crows. How do you like that?

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Time Spent Learning Software, is Time Well Spent!

How do we achieve a honourable reputation at work, become the point of reference and avoid being obselete? It is pretty simple! Software flair is as important today as is social networking. Every industry is direclty or indirectly dependent on some or other software package in the market. When you find what works for your current job or better yet your passion, learn it well! You will stand a better chance at being a top performer and the backbone of everything in the workplace.

So 1, 2, 3... get tech-savvy!

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SA Celebrities With Designer Flair

Call me the trend inspector if u may but I have been zoning into various style icons' dress sense. It got me thinking that if my selected top 3 celebrities would design clothes; why would we like them?

3. Mika Stefano: well its simple we can throw ching-chilla (fur) over. a t-shirt and baggy ol denims!

2. Mpho Maboi: one word mini-skirts!

1. Theo from Mafikizolo: a man who flaunts his tasty sense of style.

Who makes it onto your top 3 potential celebrity designers? No Mara Louw please; 'fong-kongs' are a criminal offense.

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Personalise Your Brand Instead.

It takes brilliance to cross borders and appeal to a global market. This is the level African music has risen to, almost overnight. It is as though a fire has been rekindled and that beam of light has fuelled an undying passion within the African musos.

We all feel the winds of change and those that are at the forefront of this revolution are truly legends in the making. Take a connoisseur like DJ C-Live, Tastemaker, extraordinaire as a prime example. This diverse entertainer has sort out to understand his consumers’ needs. Which is why when he drops a must-have-art-of-a-musical-genius like ‘The Taste Maker Mixtape’; you are guaranteed South African Hip Hop at its best. A red-themed, captivating, world class mixtape made with love and mixed with zeal. Get your hands on this product, it is definitively live.

It is also without a doubt that Nigeria is the place to be for African entertainment. First the growing Nollywood film industry, to the quality music production. Have you heard anything from Nigeria lately? I challenge you to get stimulated by a song called ‘Share My Blessings’ by Naeto C and Nigerian songstress Asa. You will enjoy this number!

The talent on our continent is raw and versatile. It is establishments like the Dizzy Monks to name a few that capitalise on the resources at our disposal, to raise the bar on our music industry. This is a complementary team of musically gifted individuals; leaving you in a slight state of nostalgia, reminiscent of the Wu-Tang Clan of Shaolin but bigger.

As the African adage goes, ‘kuguga othandayo’ (aging is a choice). Many of Africa’s musical veterans have caught on to the buzz and are keen on following the hi-tech direction that music is taking. These key role players know that it is the generation in the making that will make their work pure artistry. With enough collaboration and mentoring, this booming industry will be graced with institutional memory and a fresh knack for sound

This could easily be just another blog and yet another topic; only this time the music production in Africa is plucking at every heart’s string and taking over the rhythm of our nod. The best we can do to invest in this gold mine, is to support the artists by legitimately buying their products and getting out there networking and building brands.

So forget your number plate, your social network profiles and frivolous belongings; personalise your brand instead. What is your purpose in life? Now that is your ideal brand. You need some help? Think about what you would like written on your tombstone as your purpose in life.

Beyonce' on how to fake firm thighs

Beyonce' still reigns supreme business mentor. We can hardly wait for the new album coming soon. As for the firm thigh effect onstage, she does not achieve that naturally honey. Click on this Youtube video with Beyonce' on The View. She tells it like it is on how to achieve the classical hour glass effect!

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TWITRAID: iFani talks Dineo's onair breakdown

Play this audio by clicking on TWITRAID we raid the twitter timeline of the rapper iFani on radio journalist and TV presenter, Dineo Ranaka's on-air emotional breakdown. The brother is for real! DineoRanaka tweets just about all the time, giving her followers content. Like when she rubbed the British musician, Estelle the wrong way and consequently got blocked. Follow iFani on his twitter page. Have your say on the topic in the audio TWITRAID by placing a comment below.

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As seasons change, brands redefine!

Oh the long days and short, fun filled nights. The sweet kisses from the wind or raindrops or strangers in the moonlight. Either way summer has a unique meaning for all of us. Love is one of them and as we bid farewell to both seasons; we have all kinds of secrets and they remain just that. However I know what you did last summer!

Two days to go and we are officially into Autumn, fortunately or unfortunately we pile up the layers and some of us ladies look ravishing in our high boots, skinny denims and not forgetting that toned ‘itty bitty’. This is the ideal image!

The end of summer also means a time to reach our full potential. Good weather keeps you active outdoors; this can easily make you happier and more positively driven to achieve. It can also suppress your appetite allowing you to make smart food choices that can enhances your brain power whoever you are. Okay let us pull out some research on this one.

In a Mexican-American study of elderly physical activity to compare ethnic differences in attitudes towards barriers and benefits of leisure time physical activity; the results were as follows. Both groups held similar beliefs about benefits gained from exercise, such as improved self-esteem, mood, shape, and health, Dergance, J. M., et al. (2009).

The point is that whether you are our police commissioner General Bheki Cele in a windy start to autumn or you are Maboneng Precinct and you are a million rand concept with much going for you; go for it. You have reserved enough energy to know how to channel it well into the cold and dry season ahead.

Be fully aware of your personal brand, what it affects around you and how you can best align it to your goals. Be the product at all times and always be ready to pitch and sell. Life is a transaction. ABC: Always Be Closing.

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Legalise The Cousin At Least

Hemp in South Africa is a topic as avoided as the Arms Deal. Okay so there has been research on the biodegradable ‘African Cannabis’ but where is the development? If you had no idea, Hemp is one of the fastest growing biomasses and can be converted into paper, textiles, plastics, construction, health food, fuel, and medical purposes. So if Hemp is so versatile, eco-friendly and profitable – why are my African people still oppressed?

Hemp is currently not grown in South Africa. It is regulated and can only be grown under license. All licenses to date have been issued for research purposes only. This means that all the Hemp products in SA are currently imported. If Hemp can grow almost anywhere, requires little fertilizer, resists pests and crowds out weeds, why again can we not cultivate it?

There is a great misconception that the force behind legalising Hemp is subliminally trying to legalise Marijuana. Yes the earlier advocates of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis Sativa) may have been interested, that’s history. The SA government needs to pull their heads out of their thighs. Hemp was not ‘profitable’ but now it’s a multi-million rand business.

With such a fantastic resume, there are only two reasons I have for Hemp being illegal in South Africa. The first is that ‘a luta continua’ and the second is that they know once Africans jump on this band wagon with all their skill – they will saturate the industry and make serious money. That we will my friend; that we will! Click on Hemp for more info.
Be on the look out for South Africa’s biggest Hemp clothing line, ECO-ZEST, coming soon.


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Is U2 bringing Jay Z to South Africa?

Since 30 June 2009 the U2 360’ tour has been stunning audiences worldwide. Igniting stages in Europe, North America, Oceania, South America and now coming to South Africa; U2 is set to perform 110 times until 30 July 2011.

The tickets are sold out! This means you are left with two options; win the tickets or buy them at inflated prices online. The point here is that you have to be there to experience this record breaking concert.

U2 has been trotting the globe with the world’s largest concert stage structure, the Claw. You do not have to love architecture to know that this is fine work. The Claw is under assembly at the FNB Stadium. It looks like something from the movie the Fifth Element. All the visual stimulation it provides will have you believing that you are watching a flick.

The 50-metre high four-legged steel structure holds a cylindrical 500 000 Mega Pixel video system over a massive stage with rotating bridges. The stage set features a 360-degree configuration (hence the tour name) this unique design affords fans the opportunity to surround the entire stage as it has no definite front and back, cool huh? This is the tomorrow of live entertainment!

So U2 is coming to town and after 33 years in the business, they still know how to keep it fresh. This is a great substitute for the drop in CD sales. While U2 is smiling all the way to bank, you too can be the first to experience live concerts in 3D. No wonder 50 cent has his claws in 3D technology; this is big bucks.

Call me shallow but the only reason I will go to this concert, is if they bring Jay Z! For more info on the tour click here

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Fashion Reporting is the New Black

When you do what you love, you love what you do. Stylists and journalists share this valuable sentiment. Now merge these two and what do you have? The Vogue Talent Contest for Young Writer’s. It is an example of living the ultimate fashionista’s dream. This is the prestigious kind of writer’s award that is only won by the extraordinary.

Picture a month's paid work experience at Vogue and possibly walking away with one thousand quid (R11.601). Now that is some money for a passion. What you need to do is prove that you are a journalist, under 25 years and you can identify a story and report it with pace and creative writer’s flair.

So you reckon you have the Vogue bone in you? Then create your own footsteps just like previous winners who are now successful poets, playwrights, authors and members of Vogue's staff.

Need I forewarn you that the competition is not for the faint hearted? In simple you need to absolutely love to write. Click here for the saucy details.