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miEditoria Note: Katlego Legodi

As we put the 22 issue of MiCampus magazine to bed. I stand proud and tall to be leading an inspirational and academically strengthening issue. The MiCampus team and contributors worked to the core to make this issue very accomodative to all of our followers. Academi-cal excellence and positive eager attitude to succeed is what we push for at all times. This issue tackles all of the mechanism and directions to take from being an un-dergraduate to a graduate taking in cognisance the fact that time is of the essence and one just need to strive, up and grind in reaching their ultimate dream. The 22nd issue offers opportunities, guidelines and shed light on advices of making it in the industry through the MiIn-ternships, MiBusaries, MiPulse and advices on how to structure a winning CV that will ensure you that dream job. A host of new companies and their intakes through learnerships is what is included in this issue as competi-tion to prove yourself amongst many candidates in the workplace rise. It is common knowledge that the world is too much with us and distractions for students are sky rocketing which disturbs one’s goal of finishing on record time and cracking it in the industry. Our 22nd Issue proves to you that with the right tools, advicers and MiCampus magazine one is set to treat those dis-tractions as minor challenges and get up to finish what they have started. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate first myself *Coughs*, MiCoordinator Mr Marole Mathabatha and Brian Mahlangu for their recent graduations. This proves beyond any reasonable doubt that you fellows are doing good as leaders and all the best with your endevours including MiCampus ofcourse. As our reader please make sure that you speak out on anything that does not please you with the mag-azine and we will surely look into it @MiCampusMag on twitter, micampus magazine on facebook and www.micampusmag.co.za. Last but not least sit back, relax, dress warm, grab that latte and enjoy our 22Issue of MiCampus Magazine The Life Blood of Student Culture.

ISSUE 22 MAY/APRIL 2013

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miEditorKatlego Legodi

MarketingBrian MahlanguThapelo MolokoThabiso Mogale

Design and LayoutMarole MathabathaSkhumbuzo Mtshali

CoordinatorMarole Mathabatha

Social Media ManagerHlengiwe Radebe

Distribution ManagerBongani MkhonzaHuman Resource

ManagerSphelele Mdala

ContributorsInga NaniMashudu ModauNyiko CageSibongiseni KhumaloThando MsibiNontobeko LukuleniHlegiwe RadebePuseletso MillerAyanda Mahlaba Pilanathi Rasmeni

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CONTENTS miBursaries mi:Events: UJ Annual Siyaswenka Fashion Show miStudent Culture: Tattoos and Piercings miGadget Review: BlackBerry Z10 miInspiration: Interview with Grace NGO Founder miAmbassodor Wits Preview miCampusPulse: that lil something extra miBookReview: Red Ink miLearnerships: Learn and Earn miFriendZone: what is friendzone miRes: Roomates in tertiary level miEvents: Sekhukhune’ BigBoy and Giflets’ miCoverStory: ToyaDeLazy continues to Rise miPoetry: Hustle and Tight miFashion: retro swag apparel miMentorship: Peer Mentoring Programme miJobs: PartTime Jobs

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miBursaries

miBursaries

by Nyiko Cage

Jo’burg Visit the following web-

site for a brief in terms of how to apply and requirements

www.jo’burg.org.zaSend completed application form at:

The Bursary OfficeCorporate and Share Services (Organiza-

tion Corporation Unit)P.O Box 1049

Johannesburg

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PricewaterhousecoopersAccounting bursary 2014Requirements• Grade12• Mustbewritingformatricexemptionanduniversityacceptance.• Needtobedoingpuremathematics(notmathsliteracy)andEnglish.For university students• Studentsalreadyattheuniversitymustobtainconsistentpassinallsubjects• ProficientinEnglishwithstrongcommunication.• Musthaveparticipatedinsportand/orextramuralactivesatschooland/oruniversity.• Goodinterpersonalskills,drive,determinationandleadershippotential.How to applyCape town http://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/gred/MRjbpreview.aspx?/ld=3777 Bloemfontein http://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/gred/MRjbpreview.aspx?/ld=3366 Johannesburg http://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/gred/MRjbpreview.aspx?/ld=2699 Kimberly http://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/gred/MRjbpreview.aspx?/ld=2699 Closing date: 31 July 2013

• ComputerScience• ElectronicEngineering(LConly)• ComputerengineeringRequirements• Applicantsmustbecitizensorperma-nent residents of South Africa• Currentmatriculantsneedtoobtainuniversity exemption and must obtain a mini-mum of C symbol in mathematics and physical sciences ( High grade) to be considered• Currentstudentsshouldberegisteredfor a course at university in one of the above mentioned disciplines and should demon-strate a good academic discipline•

Applicants should have interest in telecommunica-tions ContactsJohn :LegoeteTel 011484 7505Fax 011 484 5951Email john@careerwise.co.zaWebsite www.careerwise.co.zaApplicationOpen date 01 March 2013Close date 30 June 2013

Vodacom bursaryBursaries are offered in the following fields to stud:• InformationTechnology• InformationSystem

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miBursaries

UC BRUBIESScholarship for general excellenceEligibility criteria • FirstapplyforadmissionattheuniversityofCanberradegreecourse• Provideevidenceofsignificantacademicmeritandelitesportingachievementsviaattacheddocumentation• BeacitizenintheRepublicofSouthAfricaandrelocatingtoundertaketheirstudies

Closing date: 30 September 2013

Eligibility Candidates • Grade12learners• SouthAfricancitizenwithavalidIDnumber• PermanentresidentsinSouthAfrica• CsymbolinbothScienceandEnglish

Contacts

Website www.debeersgroup.comCareer wise and return to De Beers Bursaries c/o Career wise Pty. LtdP.O Box 30632Braamfontein 2017South AfricaTell +27 11 403 093 Facsimile + 27 11 408 0977

Closing date 15 June 2013

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miBursariesA bursary is a non-repayable financial assistance offered to a student in a certain field of study due to their academically excellence in certain study subjects.Private or external study bursaries are available from South African companies to capable students on a yearly basis. This year De Beers, Old Mutual, SA Institute of Race Relations, SA Weather Service, Spoornet and Vodacom are just a handful of bursaries available to promising students. Owing to our country’s scarce and critical skills list, many mining and engineering companies in particular provide contract bursaries (repayable via one year of work for every year of study); it’s just matter of applying for them.

Learners need to maintain a good academic stan-dard through their degree or first/second years of study in order to qualify for a bursary. Sometimes this means an overall average of 65%, or sometimes it means producing a portfolio of work – this is company dependant. Bursary holders may also need to have done some kind of volunteer work or perhaps worked in the industry at some point during their degrees in order to qualify. Some bursa-ries also stipulate that learners be registered for full-time programmes of study, and that students are Senior i.e. in their final year of study.You can also check the Bursary Register, which you will find at your university or school’s financial aid office, or your local library (it costs about R120), and will provide a full list of bursaries available in your chosen field of study. Remember, a bursary is a gift that does not have to be repaid unless you fail.

Each year, Vodacom offers bursaries to disadvantaged students to study full-time at South African universities. Bursaries are offered in the following fields of study: information Technology; Informa-tion Systems; Computer Science; Electrical or Electronic Engineering (LC only); Computer Engineer-ing

Bursary criteria differ per company, but generally when granting bursaries companies ask that a learner is studying towards a degree or qualifica-tion at a South African university that is in line with their field of expertise (for example, a bur-sary through the Auditor General South Africa asks that you be studying towards a qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA) at a South African University accredited by the SA Institute of Char-tered Accountants.)

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Requirements: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of South Africa. Current Matriculants need to obtain university exemption and must obtain a minimum C symbol for mathematics and physical science (Higher grade) to be considered. Current students should be registered for a course at university in one of the above-mentioned disciplines and should demonstrate a good academic discipline. Applicants should have an interest in telecommuni-cations.

According to the Nedbank Bursary Programme, fields to be considered for the bursary are: “Business Science and Commerce with a particular emphasis on sub-jects like Accounting Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Finance and Financial man-agement, Actuarial Science, Information Systems or Informatics, and Computer Science. In fact, majoring in at least one of these subjects is a pre-requisite to be considered for funding under the Nedbank Bursary Programme.”PPS is giving-away bursaries to the value of R10, 000.00 each year to each deserv-ing student and here are the requirements: To qualify for a bursary, you need to be: Registered at a South African university;

by Inga Nani

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UJ Annual SiyaSwenka Fashion show

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UJ Annual SiyaSwenka Fashion show

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by Puseletso Miller

I don’t get the big deal about someone choosing to deco-rate their body with tattoos. Many women with tattoos would agree with me on this, because society reckons that they are ‘walking devils’. Hence it’s been hard for women especially black women with tattoos and piercings to be recognized in society as decent human beings. This is because of the many negative stereotypes associated with women with tattoos and how they are not marriage mate-rial (as perceived by society). They are going through all these things, all because of their love of art and piercings. Who said that by having tattoos it disqualifies you from

Zoliswa Ndayi ( 2nd year law student)Interviewed her during the Khuli Chana event that took place on campus on the 9th April 2013.Her take on women with tattoos and piercing is that, tattoos and piercings are beautiful and they look beautiful on those who have them.

They believe that their tattoos and piercings are a personal expression of who they are, enhancing the element of uniqueness in an old fashioned society. Furthermore that tattoos and piercings don’t change a person, they just part of the exterior beauty of the person. This means that any-one especially women with ‘tats’ or piercings can get mar-ried with their body art.

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getting married and having a decent relationship with your significant other? Regardless of your so called evil acts stipulated in the Bible and being rebuked against by pastors and ministers in our communities. Who believe that a decent woman will look after her body especially if she wants to get married one day after varsity

I’ve decided to get young people on this by asking them “what was their opinion on Women with Tattoos and Piercings and getting married? This is what they said:

Pana aka Palesa (3rd year student with tattoos and piercings)Argued that the stereotype associated with women with tattoos and piercings has become old ” this is to the extent that we now wear our body art with grace. Fearing our own expression to art and not really the opinions of people about us every time they see us. Because believe it or not people will always comment about women being independent of their own bodies, especially if that involves getting inked more than twice.

We African beauties are expected to carry ourselves in a particular way in order for us to be eligible for marriage. I can relate to this being that I have more than two piercings on my body, as well as a tattoo on my back, and constantly have to deal with the stares and the silent comments made every time I walk around campus. This is because somebody, somewhere fell in love with a girl with tat-toos and piercings, and was casted out by his community and now hopes to de-stroy the lives of beautiful liberated women with gorgeous art on their bodies”.

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miGadget Review: Blackberry Z10BB users have been looking at competition with grim looks on their faces. Some describe the new BB Z10 as a ‘good come-back’ and others as a ‘welcome to the alternative competition’. BB Z10 was launched in South Africa on the 24th of February. It is a com-bination of the BB Torch and BB 9780 but better with an HD touch screen and a very cool design which comes in black or white.

The BB Z10 has redefined the camera on Blackberries. This phone has 8 megapixels rear camera and 2 megapixels on the front camera. The Dual Core 1.5 GHz processor causes ac-celerating speed and very fast to use and browse. BB nev-er fails and continues to be leading in security of phones.

Best features include the flawless BB Hub which integrates all messages into one central location; the display on this phone is just amazing with 4.2“screen size and 1280 x 768 resolution. The keyboard is just awesome, a timesaver with its accurate gestures when typing. It contains a new personalized engine that gets to know the way you type. It has the best Oper-ating System compared to Android and IOS, the BB OS 10.

No more complaining about battery life, this phone has up to 11 hours talk time (3G) and up to 17 days standby time. The BB Z10 is designed for cooperate users who are looking for mass communications and desire less time to play games. You can easily organize your schedule with the partitioning work/personal capability which makes it easy to switch from work to personal and vice versa. Some find it a downside with the few apps missing. It causes challenges when you want to update your BBM status with Facebook or twitter.

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miGadget Review: Blackberry Z10BB users have been looking at competition with grim looks on their faces. Some describe the new BB Z10 as a ‘good come-back’ and others as a ‘welcome to the alternative competition’. BB Z10 was launched in South Africa on the 24th of February. It is a com-bination of the BB Torch and BB 9780 but better with an HD touch screen and a very cool design which comes in black or white.

The BB Z10 has redefined the camera on Blackberries. This phone has 8 megapixels rear camera and 2 megapixels on the front camera. The Dual Core 1.5 GHz processor causes ac-celerating speed and very fast to use and browse. BB nev-er fails and continues to be leading in security of phones.

Other exciting features include the HDMI port which al-lows you to connect to your HDTV or projector and the NFC technology which allows for communica-tion between BB smartphones and other NFC en-abled devices. The storage is 16GB and 2GB Ram and the prices vary around R8000. The BBZ10 is a winner.

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My name is Puseletso Kgapula; I am a recent BB Z10 user. I was using the BB 9870 before and I find it so exciting with the Touch screen. The BB 10 operating system is what cap-tured me to buy this phone; it is totally different to other phones. It was a bit difficult to use at first but once one gets used to the gestures, it becomes a breeze. I love the Hub on this phone, the fact that I can see all my stuff, email, social media and text; I don’t have to navigate through different apps to see them all. At the moment sharing via Facebook to BBM is a bit tricky but they are slowly trying to fix that, and also I can’t update my BBM status using either twitter or Facebook. A bit challenging but that will hopefully im-prove as well. It makes it easier for me to type as it adapts to my typing style and stores the words I use a lot. It also has a bar code scanner and the picture quality is amazing. I bought it for R8000 and it was definitely worth the price.

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miINSPIRATIONMulalo Grace Nemataheni 21 year old from Lwamondo Vil-lage, rural area in Venda, Limpopo province.Qualifications : Bcom Financial Accounting, University of Cape Town,Currently works: Graduate Trainee at Nedbank Private Wealth- KZN, taking on the role of Private Banker Assistant. Tell us about your favorite things: Blue colour, Country music, ankle boots, and my cup of tea. What is your favorite quote or saying and what in-spires you? “Find your self-esteem and be forever free to dream” and my ideal world inspires me. A world where ev-eryone is able to reach their goals and dreams, and be the best they want to be. A world with no limitations.Who has played a very important role in your life? My fa-ther is the one person who believes in me, and moti-vates me to excel in all I do. He shows me support, be-lieves in my dreams and also gives me guidance as to how to tackle some of the issues I have in my academics. You are the founder and currently the chairper-son of a non-profit organization called M Gee Teens’. you faced when you were starting up: challenges in-clude communicating with learners, and having them un-derstand that we are doing this out of our own passion. Who are you working with in this organization? : I have a team of passionate young people. Ndumeliso Eric Singo, Matamela Khuthadzo, Funanani Magidi, Pfunzo Nemataheni, Rumanne Mphephu and Ernest Nemutudi. They have been an amazing team who understand that every little thing we do as individuals contribute to something greater as a team.

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by Hlengiwe Radebe

miINSPIRATION

Mphephu and Ernest Nemutudi. They have been an amaz-ing team who understand that every little thing we do as in-dividuals contribute to something greater as a team. How is it like to work with both learners and your colleagues on this orga-nization?: Its quite a privilege and honour to have people allow you to walk into their lives, speak life, and also have you walk with them in the journey of their life. The most important thing for me is getting to know individuals, build relationships and knowing who to go to at all times. It has been a joy. Where can people find you and your organization?: we have a website www.mgee-teens.co.za , they can also email info@mgeeteens.co.za or call me on 079 628 7305.. What kind of change do you want to see in the world? A world with no limita-tion. I want people to know of what is available for them, for them to realize that they are already highly blessed, and that they can achieve anything their put their mind and commitment to. Like a fairy tale with a happy ending. Please give advice to our readers:What is your advice to high school learners and varsity student who afraid of starting a business or an organization because they fear failure? My favorite line in a song, ‘I’m not afraid of anything, I just need to know that I can breathe’ by Avril L. You don’t have to be afraid of anything, as long as you follow your dreams. Fail-ure is a part of life, it helps you learn and grow. Don’t ever keep it for tomorrow, and as long as you can breath- anything is possible. Cultivate the habit of turn-ing dreams into a reality, practice makes perfect. The best time to start is now!!!

Freedom Day:We now 19 years into our democracy and what are some of things do you thing the youth of today are doing so that we don’t repeat the same mis-takes?: The youth of today are more independent, and are also doing their part to combat social issues around us. A culture of social entrepreneurs is arising, and that can help us create a better country. Debates and open dis-cussion on issues around us, and embracing diversity also makes us learn that we are not inferior and that we can achieve as much as we want to in life. The sense of worth and equality, and confidence in who we are, is the way to go. How you planning to celebrate this day while thanking people like Chris Hani that lost their lives so that we can have freedom?: by embrac-ing the freedom I have as a young female black South African, and do-ing my part to better the lives of the next generation. And also on read-ing about the heroes who fought for our freedom, and learn from them as how to be a great leader and always stand for what you believe in life.

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#miStudentCulture

by Sibongiseni Khumalo

Wits university alumni relation. A student today, a witsie forever

Wits Athletics Surgical students fun run fundraiser at education campus...a better pic

Congrats to all those who graduated!!!! Wishing you all the success Graffiti wall for Israel Apartheid Week 2013 at Wits University

miAmbassordor’s Wits Preview

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by Sibongiseni Khumalo

Wits Athletics Surgical students fun run fundraiser at education campus...a better pic

Students at the library lawns. IAW 2013 awareness

Graffiti wall for Israel Apartheid Week 2013 at Wits University

The student enrolment centre is already buzzing. Wits application forms for 2014 are now avail-able. You ca also apply on line at https://www.wits.ac.za/applications/portal/index

Wits University is buzzing with Baloons for Boycott #IAW2013

miAmbassordor’s Wits Preview

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miCampusPulse

That lil' sum' extra

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That lil' sum' extraI believe in God. It is an unwavering and unshakable faith which directs an guides my life every day. I believe in a plan, Gods’ plan. I won’t impose my reli-gion on you, believe what you will, but you better believe in it completely and with unwavering devotion. One thing i don’t believe in with unwavering and unshakable conviction is the existence or presence of “luck” in the world. This might sound funny coming from a proud Venda man whose name translated actually means luck. But it’s a concept and ideal i have never subscribed to.

If you win the lottery, it’s not luck, there is a quantifiable formula used in mathematics of calculating probability and the chances of your specific com-binations of numbers has to win. When a car nearly hits you and you “al-most died” it’s not luck. It’s actually God. And the difference between that weird, dark, dirty old man that walks around Braam barefoot in a blanket ev-ery day and the guy in the Lamborghini... That difference isn’t luck either.

And the difference between you and the distinction student that’s prob-ably going to be your classes’ valedictorian isn’t luck either. There is such a thing in the world as work ethic, intelligence, extra effort and a higher level of dedication and determination. And these things are not myths, they are proven, feasible and there for your eyes to see.

Richard Brandson, Warren Buffet, Gandi, Patrice Motsepe, Elon Musk, Mark Zuck-erburg, Steve Jobs and Nelson Mandela. These are a few names out of millions of individuals who throughout history dedicated and employed themselves to working harder, being better and never settling for just being “good enough” or “average” or mediocre. Each has changed the lives of others and possibly changed the world as we know it, forever. Some of them built massive fortunes and others just plain changed the way we live. You think that all comes with luck? No friend.

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that lil something “extra”. Sorry for that last sentence, i didn’t work hard, let me try again: get off your seat and get to work, you don’t deserve anything from the world unless you earn it, believe in yourself and believe in your dreams, but don’t spend too much time dreaming, wake up and make them come true. Faith without corresponding ac-tion is dead. It’s time to get that lil’ sum’ extra. It is not going to happen by luck

“get off your seat and get to work, you don’t deserve anything from the world unless you earn it”

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MiBook review: Red Ink by Angela Makholwa

A Synopsis of the BookWhen public relations consultant and ex-journalist Lucy Khambule-young, beautiful and ambitious receive an unexpected call from Napoleon Dingiswayo who is a convicted serial killer, nicknamed The Butcher by the media, her life takes a dramatic turn. Din-giswayo wants Lucy to tell his story. Intrigued by Dingiswayo’s approach, Lucy decides to take this opportunity to fulfill her lifelong dream of writing a book, but it comes at a cost she could never have imagined. Dingiswayo becomes an all too obliging subject after their initial contact and Lucy soon discovers that her choice of topic is not for the faint hearted. Soon after meeting him in Pretoria’s notorious C-Max prison, Lucy’s world is turned upside down by a series of violent and disturbing events. Dingiswayo is behind bars, but Lucy begins to suspect that the brutal attacks may have something to do with him. Who is this frightening man, and what motivates him? As Lucy learns that there is more to Dingiswayo’s story than the police discovered, she is forced to decide what price she is willing to pay to pursue her dream. Red Ink is a gripping thriller. Set in the present-day Johannesburg, it has a dis-tinctly local flavor and brings the city to life through all its contrasts and contradictions.Ratings and analysisMakhowa’s narrative style is woven in a way that the reader is hooked and intrigued from page one till the end. Everything flows freely hence as a reader you don’t lose focus of the sequence of changes and events. This tells a vivid, verve, exciting, a bit scary, intrepid and intricate South African story. Angela has indeed become one of my favourite South African writers. 8/10 from me.My Top African books1. Red Ink by Angela Makholwa2. Men of the south by Zukiswa Wanner3. And they didn’t die by Lauretta Ngcobo4. Smacked by Melinda Ferguson

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MiBook review: Red Ink by Angela Makholwa by Ayanda Mahlaba

ISBN-13:9781770100688 First published in 2007 by Pan Macmillan South Africa

A Synopsis of the BookWhen public relations consultant and ex-journalist Lucy Khambule-young, beautiful and ambitious receive an unexpected call from Napoleon Dingiswayo who is a convicted serial killer, nicknamed The Butcher by the media, her life takes a dramatic turn. Din-giswayo wants Lucy to tell his story. Intrigued by Dingiswayo’s approach, Lucy decides to take this opportunity to fulfill her lifelong dream of writing a book, but it comes at a cost she could never have imagined. Dingiswayo becomes an all too obliging subject after their initial contact and Lucy soon discovers that her choice of topic is not for the faint hearted. Soon after meeting him in Pretoria’s notorious C-Max prison, Lucy’s world is turned upside down by a series of violent and disturbing events. Dingiswayo is behind bars, but Lucy begins to suspect that the brutal attacks may have something to do with him. Who is this frightening man, and what motivates him? As Lucy learns that there is more to Dingiswayo’s story than the police discovered, she is forced to decide what price she is willing to pay to pursue her dream. Red Ink is a gripping thriller. Set in the present-day Johannesburg, it has a dis-tinctly local flavor and brings the city to life through all its contrasts and contradictions.Ratings and analysisMakhowa’s narrative style is woven in a way that the reader is hooked and intrigued from page one till the end. Everything flows freely hence as a reader you don’t lose focus of the sequence of changes and events. This tells a vivid, verve, exciting, a bit scary, intrepid and intricate South African story. Angela has indeed become one of my favourite South African writers. 8/10 from me.My Top African books1. Red Ink by Angela Makholwa2. Men of the south by Zukiswa Wanner3. And they didn’t die by Lauretta Ngcobo4. Smacked by Melinda Ferguson

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miLearnerships: Learn and Earn

Learnerships in my own words is one of those slice-bread moments of the labour market. It is a system of pure genius statue. A learnership is a programme which includes spend-ing some time learning theory and also spending some time learning practical skills in the workplace. These are often offered by large companies looking to help young people gain experience in the practical workings of the theory one learns, and the best part? Learning and earning!

Learnerships are perfect for undergraduates and recent post graduates who are looking to gain experience and really have some on-the-job skills training. It is usually not you, doing the full complete job but in essence should include you having a much more advanced and acquired experience of the actual work. This might include you being mentored and trained by a superior and them tutoring you into the role.

These learnerships are often short term. A period of 6 months to a year, they can often lead to a permanent position in companies which have spotted one’s potential and believe in the work one does. If unfortunately you are not offered a permanent position you do have the advantage of having gained experience and a little pocket change.

A learnership is a programme which includes spending some time learning theory and also spending some time learning practical skills in the workplace.

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miLearnerships: Learn and Earnby Mashudu Modau

Theory and school can only teach you so much, reading and calculating is awesome! Marks are even more awesome! But no one marks your work in the professional world and you need to be able to do the real practical application of the work which offers you exposure to the industry.

Here are a few websites where you can get the best and latest of South African learner-ships being offered:Puffandpass.co.zaThecareersportal.co.zaJobspace.co.za

A learnership is a programme which includes spending some time learning theory and also spending some time learning practical skills in the workplace.

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#miFriendZone: friendzone.... what is friendzone?

People have been asking what does the term ‘friendzone’ mean. well it currently has no dictionery meaning. it is just an urban lingo that describes a person who unsuc-cessfully tries to initiate a romantic relation-ship with a friend. allow me to elaborate.friendzone is like sitting in front of a chef as he prepares a delicious pie for you. then at the last minute, he decides that you can’t have the pie but you are allowed however to sit there and stare at it. the lon-ger you stay, the hungrier you get and the more delicious it looks, but still you cannot touch it. even worse is the fact that mul-tiple other guys are allowed to walk up and stick their fingers in the pie, taking piece after piece of what you believed was once to be yours. you know you should leave and forget the about pie, find something else to eat but nothing could fill the hole in the pit of your stomach like that pie. so you hold onto hope that one day you’ll atleast get a taste of it, even though you know very well that theres no hope for you.

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#miFriendZone: friendzone.... what is friendzone?

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miRes: Roommates in tertiary level by Pilanathi Rasmeni

Other people does not need to pay a vis-it at your home in order to see what kind of family is it, but simply the way you are can reflect your background. That is why most parents are encouraged to teach their children the basics of life and give them a chance to practise them beginning at home. In life there is nothing important such sharing whatever that you have with others, it simply means that you are able to recognise the person that is next to you and think for him or her as well. In Xhosa this is called Ubuntu ‘humanity’ in English.

Now most of students when they arrive in tertiary level such as Nelson Mandela Met-ropolitan University (NMMU) they tend to come with high expectations and assump-tions such as thinking that to be at tertiary level means to be totally independent and therefore things such as single room with your own furniture and decorations will be part of their lives. When one is imag-ining all these things he or she does not consider the costs and is she going to af-ford it and it come as a surprise and disap-pointment sometimes when they realise that they are going to share a room with someone else and that is the only option.

In this situation the first problem that one faces is to accommodate the other person by all means and comply with the rules of the house. At first it becomes wonder-ful to have a roommate because it is the first person you relate to when you arrive at university and start sharing how your daily experiences while advising each oth-er about other things. Then because of this most people starts forming friendship and sisterhoods relationships up until they get used to other people or as time goes they realise differences from between them.

Now misunderstandings and conflicts becomes part your relationship and their beliefs, and usu-ally this happens in the beginning of second semester or end of first semester, this results be-cause they are different people from different backgrounds so they have different beliefs, val-ues and ways of doing things. For an example to the room regularly, and borrow whatever that is not belonging to you before you take it, so while this can be more important to one but it can be viseversa to the other.

In this point the best thing you can do is to seat down and communicate as roommates clearing out you expectations out of her or him, and what you like and don’t to build a pleasant and healthy relation-ship living at all times. You also need to beware of taking advices from the others outside and use them without double checking their effectiveness and end up causing havoc between them as roommates.33

miRes: Roommates in tertiary level by Pilanathi Rasmeni

Now misunderstandings and conflicts becomes part your relationship and their beliefs, and usu-ally this happens in the beginning of second semester or end of first semester, this results be-cause they are different people from different backgrounds so they have different beliefs, val-ues and ways of doing things. For an example to the room regularly, and borrow whatever that is not belonging to you before you take it, so while this can be more important to one but it can be viseversa to the other.

In this point the best thing you can do is to seat down and communicate as roommates clearing out you expectations out of her or him, and what you like and don’t to build a pleasant and healthy relation-ship living at all times. You also need to beware of taking advices from the others outside and use them without double checking their effectiveness and end up causing havoc between them as roommates.

Another thing is sharing a room with someone from a different culture or religion and race. As we might know that South Africa consists of diverse people and it is part of human rights to not be discriminated in any ways, that is why ‘diversity’ to respect others as they are and accept them without any kind of discrimi-nation because, it can be a serious offense if one doesn’t. So all this acquires individuals to learn to put themselves in other people’s shoe and feel whatever that they are feeling.Yes, it is understandable that you might not get along with your roommate but at least to give a respect doesn’t necessary mean to love or form a relationship with someone but, it means that you realise his/her presence as a person next to you and respect that. For an example to protect someone’s belongings by locking the door at all times, informing her when you would like to bring a visitor in your room more especially if it’s a different gender.Many students fail to do this and end up in-volving themselves to deeper conflicts, and have to struggle to study or have peaceful time because they are trying to solve their situa-tions and forget that the first priority is books, and also they did not come to university to be taught or told by house manager or committee the basic ways of living with others as they are old enough for that as from the age of eighteen.Now people end up losing their images and personalities because of something that they should have done positively as adults. The way people perceive you is very important, more than saying I’ll be a doctor/lawyer that cannot even share a room with someone. So start liv-ing according to your career. Actually to be able to accommodate someone is a good start of the real world because even employers are looking if you can be able to live with others peacefully when you are looking for job. Mean-ing that sharing a room gives you skills to so-cialise, learn to live under certain rules and conditions of the house and gain more experi-ence about how to solve certain problems pos-itively as you are going to do in the work place.

“.... accommodate the other per-son by all means and comply with the rules of the house.”

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It is common knowledge that the entertain-ment industry is one of the most inconsis-tent industries in the world. Many came as hits and are nowhere with their careers and most are forgotten and even tagged as ‘one hit wonders’. In our 22nd issue MiCampus lays bare the life and career of a young South Af-rican RandB superstar who is making waves locally and internationally with her style, hardwork, talent and bright nerdy persona. MiEditor Katlego Legodi takes a look into the life of Toya Delazy:

Born and bred in the KwaZulu-Natal Province at a place called eMahlabathini near uLundi as Latoya Buthelezi; The 22 year old singer rose to fame in 2011 as her hit single pump it on took the indus-try by storm and went on to help her make a name for herself. Capable of litghtening up the industry with her colorful vintage tomboy steeze Toya grew to be a force to be reckoned with in the industry by work-ing hard and releasing hits after hits under the Sony Music Africa recording label. Toya’s humble beginings started from her roots in Kwa Zulu-Natal as she went to a boarding school there and then the Howard College

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M i Q a n d A

Who is Toya Delazy?

Well, I come from eMahlabathi-ni near uLundi, KwaZulu-Na-tal, but I grew up everywhere.

I’m a young artist that is forward thinking and encourages people to be themselves and live their lives. I use my music to spread a positive message that hopefully encour-ages people to follow their hearts, be true to themselves and never

give up on something they love.

Tell us about your childhood back-ground i.e how were you like grow-ing up?

I would say I was very spirited, ad-venturous and a little mischievous. I loved the outdoors and sports, so I was always active. I loved my cul-ture and singing, watching cultural shows and just having a good time. I come from a very religious family and I went to a convent from a young age, so I’ve always been surrounded by religion and structure. I think it gave me the discipline I need today.

How you ended up in the music in-dustry?

Music has always been a part of my life. From the age of nine I started playing classical piano and I would say that was when I started composing music.

Learning classical piano at that age helped structure my musical under-standing of how heartfelt chords are formed, how to read music and have agility discipline on the keys. I knew I wanted a career in music and I began performing at vari-ous places. One day a very talented producer, Markus Els, heard me at a live show and he invited me to record a few songs in studio. Vusi Leeuw was given the demo and he presented it to Sony Music. They liked what they heard and soon I was part of the Sony Music team.

How has the journey being like so far?

It’s been extremely educational. I had to grow up really quickly; I had

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to learn the business of music and I had to understand that my life was changing. It’s been an amaz-ing experience so far, and I look forward to what the future holds.

How has South Africa received your debut album Due Drop?

The response has been amazing. I’ve been getting tweets and mes-sages from fans and they really seem to be digging it, thus far. I’ve also just released Due Drop Deluxe which is a 2CD set including two new tracks, remixes and a bonus DVD with all 4 single videos (“Pump It On,” “Love Is In The Air,””Are You Gonna Stay?” & “Heart”) plus the behind-the-scenes documentary film shot earlier this year entitles ‘It Takes A Lot To Make A Classic.’

What is the inspira-tion behind your music?

My daily life experiences. My music is all about my journey, it simply my story. I take what I go through, the emotions I feel and I translate that into music.

Describe your sound?

I think I have a very unique sound. It’s a fusion of Jazz, Electro Hop and Pop, so I call it JEHP and it’s definitely something that is differ-ent and appeals to many listeners. You’ll see my album has an elec-tro hop element but it is not go-ing to be the main element. My music is a fusion of various genres so people can expect some soul, some Jazziness and acapella pulling through. I describe it as

a lucky packet, everyone walks away with something great.

Who would you say are some of the musicians that have had the stron-gest influence on you and how?My influences come from variety of genres. My love for music grew from classical, songs such as De-bussy’s ‘Clair de Lune’ for example basically unlocked my creativ-ity and influenced the way I con-struct my chords. So did Orches-tral works like the ‘Psalms of David’

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sang by choirs in cathedrals, the voices in harmonic beauty made me happy & soothed my spirit. Thanks to watching the movie ‘Sister-Act’ at a Convent Pri-mary School in Eshowe, I got my first taste of Lauryn Hill and I loved her sing-ing and her soul (she influenced me too).I’ve also been influences by artists such as Kate Nash, John Legend, Radiohead, Tracy Chapman, Asa, Goldfish, Imo-gen Heap, Adele, Kings Of Leon, Regi-na Spektor, John Lennon, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Black Eyed Peas, Sara Ba-reilles, Nirvana, Deadmau5 and Skrillex.

How would you describe your style?

Style is a way for me to express myself. My mom was very stylish. I come from a very conservative background but I like my street wear and I mix it up with vin-tage items. I like to arrange my outfits so it’s still funky with a classical touch.

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Tell us a bit more about your connec-tion with Reebok?

Reebok approached me last year and chose me as brand ambassador for the Reebok Classics Drop R range. Basical-ly they liked my style, music and what I do and I will be representing the brand throughout Africa. I can also “certify” my own “Classics”. This can be anything from musicians, designers, cars or even movies that I think are cool and deserve “Classic” status. This is a very fun cam-paign and I’m excited to be a part of it.

What does the future hold for you? Any plans to go international?

Things have been happening so quick-ly these last two years. I’m using the time I have now to grow personally and also to get to know my country. I’d love to go international and it’s definitely one of my goals. Hopefully I’ll be per-forming overseas in the next few years.

Any sites for fans to visit if they want to read more about you?

They can follow me on Twitter @ToyaDelazy, they can chat to me on Facebook at www.facebok.com/toyadelazy and they can vis-it my site www.toyadelazy.com

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I CALL HUSTLE MY GIRLFRIEND BUT WE HAVE NEVER METI call Hustle my girlfriend but deep down I know we have never metWe in long distance relationship on this life atlas mapEveryday I have to deal with this hardship jeez it seems like I am wearing a heavy capThis is skill I am learning I’ll use to rap my future and presentEveryday when the sun rise we both start positively togetherBut when sun set come we both negatively repel Hustle nami I would love to own a zooIn my wallet only keeping the big fivesWhen I made R50 in a dayI gain strengthFor few minutes at least I am relieved from this stressBut after is finished I start to count my carelessHustle I’ll keep on screaming because I just wanna be heardBut is hard because the veins of my voice are discon-nected from my cordOr maybe they wearing ear muffsThe sound of my cry will never be heardI know is a fact that with both feet I might not reach everywhereBut with the sound of my connected voice I will reach anywhereI’ll keep knocking even though all my fingers are rapped with bandagesEven if on the hinges of my knees my cartilage runs outI’ll keep screaming because I just wanna be heardPlease lend me your earsI promise after the first verse your ears won’t be the same again

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THE ROAD TO LIGHT IS TOO TIGHT TOO TOUGH TO FIGHT

I curse the day I was born because since then izinto ziyangibhedelaUlife ustubborn smoke in the air getting chocked by carbonsFeeling locked up in a small space efana ne cupboardSometimes I even wish I was abort ngi sase hi zygotBecause is painful going to bed knowing that you still unemployedBeing educated and having all these qualificationsBut still asking yourself all these sorts of questionsEntlenk mina ngi zonibonisa I will never give upI still will keep the passion burning going forward with one mission nje nge chef ekhisiniUnfortunately this thing is a fact I will still wake up with an empty pocketThis pain is infiltrating my heart penetrating my mindAnd am starting to have this typical thought in my mind yokhuthi this thing hi bhadiMy trousers are too big angisena bandiThe road to light is too tight too tough to fightEverything is aggressive life has became thee enemyI have realized that words such as MAKE EACH AND EVERYDAY COUNT lama zwi aya mukhuthsaza umuntu only ifYou become visible you can make the impossible to be possibleBy starting to be responsible as soon as possibleSo that people will say you are unforgettable contain yourself por-tableAcknowledge the fact that your blood flows on electric cablesAnd you are capable of having a double reflex able positive mindEnding up being able to roll forward nje nge marble on top of the tableI resist obstacles so that I can say I am redeemableBut life is to short life is tough journey everyone is fighting to be conicalLife is unendable unless God sees it soon Walking on the blue moon

miPoetryby Nyiko Cage

So i have noticed that some old school swag is back! well brace yourselves because im about to elucidate more about some of the 90’s timeless vintage swag that is trending on our cam-puses nowadays. im sure most of us grew up watching shows like ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air’. thats why today i want to share my love for Will Smith as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with you. He had such wicked steeze back in the day. even to this day, the amount of swag Will Smith had in the fresh prince of bel air is like no other. and trust me, i would die to have half of what he wore on that show. This column aims to explore the fashions from one of my fa-vourite classical sitcom, then remix those looks into ensembles that would work today. Fresh Prince‘s style focused on the brightly colored California hip-hop street culture, so his out-fits stuck pretty close to the young, bright, eccentric, and colorful styles he rocked as a rapper. this trend is exactly similar to what we see on our campuses these days, i.e patterned pieces, mostly sticking to geometric patterns, arty and tribal prints. (these even includes ladies outfits)

Will Smith’s favourite piec-es reflected the popular trends of the era. He often wore parachute pants, overalls, stone-washed denims and snapback caps. all of these have made a huge comeback in south african street swag - even though rock-ing overalls takes some serious guts. We all know Will had swag, he liked to rock some cool accesso-ries and funky kicks. Fun-ny enough, those funky kicks are now trending on our streets, these are the likes of Nike airmax, Lacoste castera classi-cal sneakers, Air Jordans and the likes. they all have been the rage on my campus, wits. Have they hit your campus yet?

miFashion: retro swag apparelby Sibongiseni Khumalo

Will Smith on some fresh prince steez in 1991. the snapback cap he’s

wearing has made a huge come back.

UJ students (@JaxxtheArt, @kamkhalifa, @Tsophilus, @Guystylez) in their stall at the Grove Market 2013. you can simply tell by what they’re wearing that inspiration is drawn from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

And here is our very own Wits MiCampus Magazine ambassador, Sbongiseni Khumalo (@thisIs_SK) with his fresh prince snapback cap. 2013

Siyabonga Ngwekazi’s trademark - freshprince style (@scoopmakhathini)

The blue chip kool kid, Kabelo Moremi (@fratpacker) - a wits final year law student, yotv presenter and VOW fm dj. he’s representing47

So i have noticed that some old school swag is back! well brace yourselves because im about to elucidate more about some of the 90’s timeless vintage swag that is trending on our cam-puses nowadays. im sure most of us grew up watching shows like ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air’. thats why today i want to share my love for Will Smith as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with you. He had such wicked steeze back in the day. even to this day, the amount of swag Will Smith had in the fresh prince of bel air is like no other. and trust me, i would die to have half of what he wore on that show. This column aims to explore the fashions from one of my fa-vourite classical sitcom, then remix those looks into ensembles that would work today. Fresh Prince‘s style focused on the brightly colored California hip-hop street culture, so his out-fits stuck pretty close to the young, bright, eccentric, and colorful styles he rocked as a rapper. this trend is exactly similar to what we see on our campuses these days, i.e patterned pieces, mostly sticking to geometric patterns, arty and tribal prints. (these even includes ladies outfits)

Today, you can see hints of Will Smith’s ’90s style in the clothes worn by many south africans, includ-ing some tv personalities like Siyabonga Ngwekazi and Yotv's Kabelo Mo-remi. their kick game is wicked, always on point, like that of Will Smith in the show. and theres Tall A$$ Mo who is also known for his fresh prince bold graphic patterned button-up shirts. these three gentlemen styles incorporates Will's fresh prince swag in modern south african street wear. they are somehow keep-ing that trend alive today. this is just mad cool, guys!

i know we all have mixed feelings about vintage clothing. some like it and some don't. so to those who like it, the key to pulling them off pretty cool (especially if they’re loudly patterned) is to stick to solid colors for the rest of your outfit. so to pull these looks off without looking costumey, try to keep the rest of your outfit somewhat basic and modern for a healthy mix of old and new, which is exactly my most recent signature.

miFashion: retro swag apparel

The modern day fresh prince kings. this pic is sure a replica of the USA streets back in the 90’s.

Siyabonga Ngwekazi’s trademark - freshprince style (@scoopmakhathini)

The blue chip kool kid, Kabelo Moremi (@fratpacker) - a wits final year law student, yotv presenter and VOW fm dj. he’s representing

Tall A$$ Mo (@TolAssMo) and his wife Mome Nale (@momestar). mzansi’s number one couple fashionsters #Swag

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Peer Mentoring ProgramHaruki Murakami, a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator in his book Dance, Dance, Dance, says: “Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities are decreasing, regrets mounting”. For many South Africans today that live in the rural and township areas of our country the prospect of total liberation has become a dream differed. The historical inequalities between the White elite and the Black plight continue to manifest themselves in all aspects of our daily liv-ing such as housing, health, wealth skills, employment, assets and education. In the middle of the year last year, schools in the Lim-popo province went without books for the first seven months of the year and in October later in the same year, Western Cape edu-cation MEC Donald Grant announced that “20 schools would be closed due to dwindling pupil numbers and multigrade teachers”. These are but a few of the atrocities our education system inher-ited from the old regime, where Black schools were subjected to discrimination through inadequate funding and a separate inferior syllabus which was strategically designed to give Black pupils suf-ficient skills to work as labourers. In effect, today many of our Black students still enter university underprepared and disadvantaged. A typical Black student enters university in South Africa in 2013 fac-ing four times more obstacles than his fellow White elite first year student namely: language barrier, cultural and social adjustment, and automatically at the bottom end of his list of challenges: the school content. This harsh reality is one of the leading contrib-uting factors to high drop out rate in South African universities. Therefore, it is in this context that Mentoring Programs find exis-tence and are increasingly becoming more vital in all higher edu-cation institutions in South Africa as more and more historically disadvantage South Africans enter university. According to Jacob Cloete, Coordinator of the University of the Western Cape’s Peer Mentoring Program (PMP-UWC), PMP-UWC was established and is strategically designed to redress this epidemic by assisting first year students to adjust to university both socially and academically. In this regard PMP-UWC selects only high performing students. The cri-teria for a mentor “are to be a well-balanced student who has passed all modules and maintaining a 60 per cent academic average”.Mentors go through a rigorous selection process. First, they “must submit an application which contains academic transcripts, referenc-es, a letter of recommendation and a CV”. After this all applicants will be screened to see whether they meet the basic criteria for a mentor.

My achieving above 80% average academically and winning many awards attest to this fact”. In parting I conclude that: Peer Men-toring in the historical and current economic and social context in South Africa is more than just guiding, motivating and assisting first generation first year students adjust academically, culturally and socially, in the process mentors also gain greater self aware-ness, develop interpersonal and organisational skills that yield progressive and holistic results in all areas on the mentors life.

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Peer Mentoring ProgramThe second phase of recruitment is “individual interviews which are designed to ascertain whether the prospective mentors have the threshold competencies to be a mentor”.Phase three involves final selection and this “involves group interviews”. Here, the program coordinators will determine how applicants act in groups and mentor-ing is mainly about group interactions. In the end the program “only selects the strongest participants as pro-visional mentors”. After recruitment mentors are trained how to be effective mentors. It is only after this train-ing that mentors will receive mentees for the first time.Mentors are expected to meet with their mentees individ-ually on a weekly basis. Further, the Program also recruits “Head mentors who are tasked to give mentors guidance with regards to their mentoring duties”. Head Mentors are also responsible to ensure mentors complete the necessary monitoring and evaluation documents. It is through these processes that we track the progress of mentors and mentees.Last year, 2012, the evaluation documents indicated the following: “5763 individual mentoring sessions were conducted; 945 group mentoring sessions were con-ducted; 81 per cent of mentees passed in June 2012; 69 per cent of mentees were promoted to their second year of study; and 95 per cent of mentees in 2012 indicated that mentoring contributed towards their academics”. Kenechukwu Ikebuaku, who received awards for Extraordi-nary Services Rendered and Academic Excellence 2012, says: “Being accepted as a 2012 mentor was for me a gateway to a world of development opportunities. Right at the onset of my mentoring endeavour, I realized that I was expected to provide leadership for my mentees’ academic, personal and social developments. The training sessions, workshops, and Head Mentors experiences were also invaluable assets for me. The results were outstanding. Not only did I aid my mentees in their holistic development and adaption to the university environment, but I also experienced all-round developmen

My achieving above 80% average academically and winning many awards attest to this fact”. In parting I conclude that: Peer Men-toring in the historical and current economic and social context in South Africa is more than just guiding, motivating and assisting first generation first year students adjust academically, culturally and socially, in the process mentors also gain greater self aware-ness, develop interpersonal and organisational skills that yield progressive and holistic results in all areas on the mentors life.

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Most students are: • thosefromapoorbackgroundi.e.can’taffordsky-highuniversityfees• thosewithmoretimeintheirhandsmeaningtheydon’treallyneedthemoneybuttheyworkpart-time because they can• Thosefrommiddle-class,whocanafforduniversityfeesbutcan’tmeetcertaindemandssuchas fashionable/brand clothing, hairstyles, manicures, outings, clubs, booze, the list goes on...Whatever the reason may be The University Student Employment Office based in CCDU, West Campus caters for students who are looking for part time jobs. These students want to earn some extra cash whilst studying.

The jobs available range from being: o tutors,o admin clerks, o data capturers, o house-sitters,o Call centre agents and many more.

Me: What job do you do?Kgabo: I am a part time Products promoter and a Brand Activist. Me: How did you get this job?Kgabo: Through my friend who told me about it, I sent my CV then after got invited for screenings and interviews. Me: What motivated you to get this job?Kgabo: To earn an extra income.Me: Does it limit your time for your studies?Kgabo: No, I don’t accept jobs if I need to studyMe: Do you have time for fun or friends ?Kgabo: Yes, I see friends on campus during lunch time. I don’t see friends that are off campus as much as I would likeMe: Does the job encourage/discourage your social life?Kgabo: Working as a student does discourage my social life at times in terms of spending time with my friends. On the contrary, I meet new and inter-esting people from my workplace.Me: Would you advise full time students to get a job?Kgabo: Yes, only if they do not have a hec-tic scheduleMe: What exposure do you get from your job?Kgabo: Communication and Social skills

Me: Please explain how you manage your time, how do you do it. Does your work ever take priority over your studies?Kgabo: I work only on weekends and dedi-cate myself to my studies during the week which is how I balance things out. My job doesn’t necessarily affect my studies, al-though it did initially but I learnt that I had to prioritise. Now I know where to draw the line I learnt that I am a student first before everything else. If a job is going to affect my studies, I don’t accept it.

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Are you interested in earning some extra cash while you are still studying? Ben Mahlaku, aka Agent Mo, is also work-ing as a part-time DJ. He is doing his dee-jaying around clubs in Jozi and caters for general events such as weddings or parties. He says he got the job through connections from people in the industry. “I first learnt how to dee-jay and the exposure followed. I normally work during weekends, from Fri-days to Sundays, but sometimes it depends on when they book me” explains Agent Mo.Ben Mahlaku, aka Agent Mo, is also work-ing as a part-time DJ. He is doing his dee-jaying around clubs in Jozi and caters for general events such as weddings or parties. He says he got the job through connections from people in the industry. “I first learnt how to dee-jay and the exposure followed.

He further said that he got motivated to work as a DJ for the love of music. His hobby as a Dee - jay does limit his time for his studies, but he always tries to balance between the two, devoting his weekdays to his studies. Sometimes it does take priority above his studies, but he does it because of the economic benefit.“One of the benefits of working as a DJ is that it enhances my social life. I get exposure and get to meet celebrities, which is quite cool” comments Agent Mo.“Students can work as DJs if they are really passionate about it”, advises Agent Mo.

My name is Kashiefa Gabriel; I work for the ICamHelp Cen-tre Department. My job involves doing basic administration duties and helping students and staff members with enqui-ries. I got the job through a formal application procedure. I work during free periods when I’m not attending lectures. When I decided to come to Wits, I didn’t have the finances or the resources to pursue my ambition. I needed to find a part time job and work to take care of my basic responsibilities.I find it challenging when it comes to managing my time. I feel like my job takes priority above my stud-ies sometimes, just haven’t found the balance yet. I have limited time for friends or fun in general. What-ever time I have available, I dedicate to my studies.I wouldn’t advise full time students to get a job. I think that they should enjoy Varsity whilst they still have minimum responsibilities, because once you graduate, you’ll be working for your entire life.However working and studying is not all bad. I get to interact with people and it helps develop my interpersonal skills. It also helps me prepare for the real world, and I’m grateful for that.

Recent Jobs available from the USE include:• PromoterswantedbyPeQuinInterna-tional• BiPsislookingforITgraduates• TeachMe2islookingforparttimetu-tors (www.teachme2.co.za)• GeniusSpecialisedEducationislook-ing for tutors in all subjects

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