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t h e p u b l i s h e r s . E m p i r e L e g a c y a c c e p t s n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a n y v i e w s o r s t a t e m e n t s m a d e i n t h e a r t i c l e s a n d

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BEING VEGAN

Health and Fitness

Imagine a world where people didn’t eat or use animals or animal

roducts!! Well it might as well be a world we all look up-to and hope to become.

Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining

e peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to

articipate in the exploitation of the vulnerable"

ary L. Francione

So here’s what happens, man was meant to take care of animals and the

vironment alike but undoubtedly man is know and has always been know to

e and inevitably misuse all that is entrusted to him and one would describe

at man does to animals as use and not treatment and why should man find

nefit in the hurt of another living thing? Sure, wearing a leather belt another

y doesn't cause the deceased to suffer even more, but an understanding of the

ustice we cause to animals should have us asking why we consider a dead

mal's body parts fashion?

So maybe its about time you added on to reducing the

hurt and damage humanity already inflicts upon our

world but l ike any other lifestyle change, going vegan

not only takes getting used to, but it takes time to

determine what will work best for you. It's not a one size

fits all experience and there are numerous approaches

you can take.

ou could start by removing meat or dairy one day a week and go from there. Or

ou could try changing one meal at a time, having vegan breakfasts during your

rst week, adding a vegan lunch during week two and so on. You could even try

hanging one product at a time by swapping cow's milk for almond or soya milkr butter for coconut oil or margarine.

d lets not get started about the very food we eat!! Its when you look at all

ese factors that you thank God for veganism. In the simplest of words this is

ing against any form of animal use for clothing and/food and living solely on a

ant based diet, in fact, vegans survive mainly on beans, rice, pasta, fruits, and

getables--the cheapest ingredients on earth!!!

here's a plant-based alternative for almost every type of food you can

hink of, so you don't have to miss out on any of your favourite foods.Not

ll families are equally supportive of a vegan life. This is often fuelled by

egative myths about a vegan's diet as well as the importance of

aditional foods within a family.

ou can ease any resistance you may get from your family by

oing your research. Learn as much as you can about vegan

ealth and insure you have plenty of b12, omega-3, and iron

n your menu.

here is always a better reason to stick with your decisionan to go against it.

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1 T H E R M O M E T E R A P P

A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and

trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop

struggling and look directly at what's threatening us, said Pema

Chödrön.

H E A R T R A T E M O N I T O R

If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to

begin creating the bodies we want instead of the ones we

mistakenly assume we are stuck with, said Deepak Chopra.

P E R I O D T R A C K E RThe greatest miracle on Earth is the human body. It is stronger and wiser

than you may realize, and improving its ability to self heal is within your

control, said Dr Fabrizio Mancini.

I N S U L I N M O N I T O RFreedom from obsession is not about something you do; it's about

knowing who you are. It's about recognizing what sustains you and what

exhausts you, says Geneen Roth.

H E A R T R A T E M O N I T O RIf we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin

creating the bodies we want instead of the ones we mistakenly assume

we are stuck with, said Deepak Chopra.

One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what

s interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively

healthy

y Stephanie Potter

G L U T E N - F R E E R E C I P E SThe human body has been designed to

resist an infinite number of changes brought about by its environment. The

secret of good health lies in successful adjustment to changing stresses on

the body.

S L E E P A N A L Y S I SLearn to follow the inner self, healing is simply attempting to do

more of those things that bring joy and fewer of those things

that bring pain, said O. Carl Simonton .

T R A I N I N G C L U BI promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth

diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into

stress, anxiety, and fear, said Steve Maraboli.

Research on this article is done with the help of Heath Thomas, a health technology expert teaching at University of Louisiana.

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B y S o b h u z a Z i b a

W H Y W E L O V E

Bugsy theKID was born and bred in Ndola, he is a father of 1.

Mutale Mulenga (Bugsy) is the third born in a family of four, he

completed his High School from Kitwe Boys High School and

studied Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations.

And what exactly motivated him to take the path he took?

Well, Bugsy had always be a fan of Radio and was inspired when

he heard his brother on radio and at that moment decided that he

wanted to be a radio personality too.

It is said that every positive thought (idea) must be followed by

equally positive action in the right direction and Bugsy did just

that and when he heard a radio station was opening he took that

one step that would change the whole course of his life, Bugsy

auditioned and like it was written in the stars he got accepted by

Gesh and got professional radio personality training withGeshgroove Academy in 2007 and in 2008 "The Gutter" a Hip-

Hop show hosted by Bugsy on Flava FM in Kitwe was born.

Its safe to say that between now and then we have seen and

continue to see the rise of Bugsy TheKid, what has it really been

like?

"Oh it has been a hell of a ride. I a voice over artist with adverts

playing on every radio station in Zambia, I love producing

adverts".

During this time Bugsy got to do an MTN TV advert, which was

"a dream come true" for him. Bugsy has worked with wide range

of individuals both in the industry and outside the industry some

of whom have become partners, one of which gave him theopportunity to fly to South Africa to watch John Legend live in

concert, and "...it was awesome."

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W H Y W E L O V E

While on radio at Flava FM he was approached by Aunt

Sherrine Masupelo to try out TV and she introduced him to

ZNBC's Y-Zone programme where he worked for four

years...#RespectTheHustle

But everyone stands out, and has that one thing that makes

them standout, right? Yhup! and what makes him stand out?

"My laugh always gets people." he also describes himself as

having a warm character and as having a personality that

makes people feel free around him(couldn’t be more

accurate!) oh and BTW "I am quite loud on radio." :)

What has been his greatest achievement outside work?

“Raising a beautiful baby girl Kenya (Means God's Abode).

She is my life." awwwww:)

"My daughter inspires me, at 3 years old she knows how to

use words I don’t even think I knew how to use at that age,

every time we have a conversation it warms my heart and I

want to work harder for her."

We would be lying if we said the waters were smooth for

smooth waters never mad a skilled sailor and "Like every

other business, radio has its ups and downs, but the biggest

hurdle is being misunderstood."According to Bugsy "People

have this negative perception of a radio personality which all

started when radio became commercialised back in the 90's

coz obviously the then

presenters where super excited so maybe it tarnished the

industry a bit but the evolution of radio happened again but

people's thinking hasn’t changed much" hmmm........

He also strongly believes that they need to work

together as an industry and speak out as one voice for a

common goal but the lack of that unity in the industrycripples it and a lot of people wound up not knowing

their worth in addition "Self esteem game is weak

amongst the peers, people feel like they can pay you in

alcohol form and that’s thrown in a negotiation for a

deal. It hurts the industry."

Any long term goals?

"Opening my own radio station and build a house in

Ndola were I am going to retire to at 45 years old."

If we were to have this interview a year from now,describe what a good year would have been for you?

I would say I had a good year if my company (I have an

ad agency) sealed a big deal. I love producing adverts, I

love to create.

What are the five tips you would give to someone who

would like to take the same career path?

First and foremost love God always give him thanks

even for the worst day - because he saw you through it.

secondly stay focused, not every one will support your

ideas or goals but if that’s what your heart wants giveit, if you fail you will call it a lesson. Thirdly Have a

fall back plan ( an education), no one hires someone

who cant represent themselves. fourth, do it like its

your last time to do it, put your heart into it, there’s

always someone watching and listening. fifth, be nice.

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And we know that a man is measured mainly by his endeavours he dedicates himself to, the giants he slays and the

mountains he subdues, well, Bugsy went from hosting "The Gutter" to hosting Red Carpet for Zambezi Magic!! Cleo (yes

Ice Queen) who happens to be a very good friend of his told him about it and believed he would do a good job, and quite

frankly she was more than right.

"When I got the gig to host the red carpet for Zambezi magic I was super excited. I hope I get to do more work with DStv."

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L U L U

" A W O M A N O F I N T E G R I T Y I S N O T K N O W N B Y H E R A B I L I T Y T O P O S E W I T H

O U T W A R D B E A U T Y , B U T H E R C A P A B I L I T Y T O I M P O S E W I T H A N O V E R F L O W O F

I N W A R D B E A U T Y . " L U L U H A A N G A L A I S T H E N A M E O F A N A T I O N A L Y A C C L A I M E D

M E D I A P R A C T I T I O N E R W H O S I N C E H E R D E B U T O N T H E M E D I A S C E N E H A S

M A R K E D H E R G R O U N D A S A F O R C E T O R E C O N W I T H . H A V I N G S T A R T E D T H E

P U R S U I T O F H E R C A R E E R F R O M H U M B L E B E G I N N I N G S L U L U H A A N G A L A H A S

S I N C E S T R I V E D T O W I D E N H E R H O R I Z O N H E N C E F O R T H S U C C E S S F U L L Y S E T T I N G

T H E T O N E F O R W H A T I T M E A N S N O T O N L Y T O B E A W O M A N I N M E D I A B U T A N D

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Lulu Haangala was born in Lusaka, Zambia to a very humble family. At the time of her birth her

parents lived on a farm, not owning a vehicle they rode a bicycle 8km to the main road in order to hitch

hike and get to the hospital at which she was born. Later on, she and her family moved into the Town of

Lusaka where her mother secured a job as a receptionist and her father worked as a handyman. Whilst

living in Lusaka Lulu had her first ever public performance on stage at the tender age of 4 singing withher Father.

BY GABRIELLA KONDWANI BANDAM A I N S T R E A M E X C L U S I V E S

After her parents had rewritten their final

examinations, she and her family moved to

Zimbabwe where her parents had started to attend

University. "For me work started at a very young ag.

Many people wonder where I get my drive from, I

can say it comes from my upbringing in that work

for me was important not just for the fun of it but

because I was working to make ends meet for the

family." Every weekend Lulu and her father wouldgo out and sing in many churches with the hopes

that people would buy their cassettes to which the

acquired money was used to sustain the family for a

week

Lulu and her family moved back to Zambia in her

sith to seventh grade when she started working as a

maid for a white family who later on got her

sponsorship to a university she had wanted to go to

n Zimbabwe. In her 9th grade life took a turn for the

better when her parents got good jobs and were

called back to Zimbabwe.

Then at 6 years of age she and her father

advanced from mere stage performances to

recording cassettes and having television

performances. This opened opportunity doors for

Lulu Haangala, one of which was meeting the

President at the time who had requested to meet

her after watching her performance on television

Upclose With

Lulu

The university which was a Christian institution did not

only sponsor her parents in their pursuit of a master's

degree but paid 70% of Lulu's tuition till she graduated

from College in Capetown, South Africa.

According to Lulu being in front of a camera wasn’t

really what her focus wasn’t really her focus up until university when here lecturer that she came alive on

set. As a matter of fact she didn't see herself working

in front of the camera unless she had to sing, she only

envisioned herself working behind the scenes like in

production.

Further exercising her skills in presenting, Lulu went on

to get her first television job working for 'Hope

Channel'. Subsequent to this event, in her fourth year

of University she got attachments in Zambia working

for ZNBC. "At this time I noticed a lot lacking inZambian media and sensed a change coming.

Wanting to be part of it I decided to stay and play my

part in the change."

Mostly change(innovation) that occurs in any given

industry is based on the rise of entrepreneurial skills

and people and Lulu decided it was time she awoke

the entrepreneurial spirit within her, and no, it wasn’t a

one day thing, she didn’t just wake up one day and

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Luyando university she continued with

air braiding, making it her

ersonal art she learnt all types of

air from Asian to white hair.urthermore she engaged in

elling clothing she had bought

om thrift shopping in Zambia to

esale back in South Africa.

ut still there was something

issing and she felt it, so when

he came back to Zambia Lulu

as on a mission to learn the

les and climb the corporate

dder and got a job withitiGroup.

ne of the highlights of her career

cluded meeting Americas first

ack President, Barrack Obama

ulu recalls "I remember telling

yself I will meet this man one

ay when he had just become

resident."

his dream became a reality while working as Youthmbassador for the United States Embassy for the

Washington Fellowship which she describes as an

onour and a stamp symbolizing that she was making

rogress in her work.

ut just how did she do it?

During the meeting I listened attentively to their ideas

nd innovatively tried to fit myself in then at the end of

e meeting I started to pitch my ideas." Thereafter

ulu got into an agreement stating that if she could ben asset to their brand and boost it during their '7 days

f giving project' she would become their brand

mbassador and so she became. Two months down

e line rewarding her for going above and beyond in

er work as the Pizza Hut ambassador they decided to

artner up and realize her dream of owning a media

ouse called 'Dragon Media'. "I believe sometimes in

rder for you to start your own business you have to

hare your vision. I shared my vision with them and

howed them that despite the fact that I didn't have thenances I had the know how of the industry."

But nothing comes on a silver platter and she strongly

believes in starting small, not only cause of theexperience you gain as you grow, but cause of the

fulfilment that comes with achieving your set goals

which is more rewarding than anything else. After her

return from the Washington Fellowship in the USA Lulu

came home to nothing. " I literally dropped everything

before leaving, I came back to no job and had to start

from scratch. I was doing stuff for free and searching

high and low for opportunities while at I plotting my next

move." During this trying time Lulu reached out to a

good friend of hers who told her she was in search of ahost for the Pizza hut Pre-launch party. "Before

attending the meeting set to meet the owners of the

brand, I told my mum I was going on a mission to

become their brand ambassador." And so she became.

Lulu started her ‘We Keep Moving’ project by speaking

in schools and churches and today she plans on

creating a foundation based on the same project. The

programme was founded with the aim to inspire and

encourage the youth to break negative cultural patterns

among many other things.She concluded by saying ladies in media should strive

to be more than a presenter and that they should strive

to reach new heights.

And her advice to young ladies

pursuing a career in media?

" is simply to have the passion

for it, it is easy for women inmedia not to be taken seriously

because some of them go into it

wanting to be seen on

television.

" Lulu believes that to work in

media you have to be ready for

the hard work, long hours and

even the backlash. " I have

once been told I was too dark

for a show and that I didn't

have the face or body they

wanted. I have also been told I

was too childish, my voice was

too high and a lot more. You

have to be able to go thick

skin!"

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BLACK BUDDHA

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Sibusiso Mabuza, aka Black Buddha, has steadily built a name for himself within the DJ community of Johannesburg within a short space of time since he started in the summer of 2008. Within this time he has playedalongside international DJ's such as Gregor Salto, Nick Holder and Harrison Crump while rocking club dance floorsaround Johannesburg with his infectious love for 'electric sounds' due to the influences of producers such as Avicii,Steve Angello, Afrojack, John Dalhback and all time favourite producer, Axwell. His DJ sets offer a new school

progressive 'big room sound' house/ tech house flowing right down to a more production orientated deeptech/house sound.

He then joined a performance group which wascomprised of two other members and this is wherehe found a passion for performing music for anaudience at night-clubs and pretty much anywherewith a pair of speakers.

During his time within the group, they got to performalongside some of South Africa's greatest such asBlack Coffee and Canadian house producer NickHolder and being exposed to all sorts of electronicmusic, he gained an interest into the productions and

how it is electronically prodFrom this point he startedhis first productions entirely within a computer andwas still living and studying in Johannesburg a fieldwithin audio engineering, after which he felt heneeded to be in South Africa's most creative andartistic city to be fully indulged within the creation of music.

It was in Cape Town that Black Buddha grew a sonicidentity with some relative success after a provincial radio station played one of his singles on a weeklyshow, an electronic production of synth sounds ontop of heavy drums and bass with featured recordingartists. Growing some confidence he began to start

experimenting with the integration of a midi controllerinto the creative process of recording andmanipulating audio and having full access to endlesspossibilities in quest of finding new and unheardmethods of producing music within the digital spaceof a computer.uced.

The sound can be described as an edgy and stab

like electronic synthesized sound with an addition

of heavy drums sounds borrowed from hip-hop,

soul or funk rhythms and a variety of bass sounds

associated with other electronic genre to further

experiment the endless possibilities of composing

music electronically.

Black Buddha is currently focused on his own

production as well working with local artists/producers to expand his knowledge into this

phenomenon that we know as music and is a

member of the Justeez League Of Riches#JLOR.

Black Buddha has recently worked with two

artists on a debut single which climbed the

Hot99Dubstep Chart on YFM to No. 1 in the

summer of 2014. This song proves he has a lot to

offer on a cross genre collaboration and possibly

influencing the music industry in the near future.

Below is a link to the song,

Link:http://www.datafilehost.com/d/6f22c9e4

This growing desire and persistence coupled with

some audio knowledge and recording skills can

be evidence that Black Buddha has a great career

ahead of him and may possibly be on the brink of

being a pioneer for a new 21st century electronic

sound.


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