Africa for Africans ... Nomsa Mazwai

"Sustainability is Life" - Nomsa Mazwai on the iStart2 Show

Through Emthonjeni Arts, her "baby"and an artists' residency in the rural town of Hamburg, she aims to help with the economic regeneration of the small community. 

Mazwai was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010, won a SAMA award and was nominated as one of the 200 Top Young South Africans by Mail & Guardian this year. She also had the honour of  giving a presentation to the United Nations on behalf of South Africa on how to engage young people in the Millennium Development Goals.

Nomsa Mazwai starts2!
"iStart2 think about a future that is positive ... amazing ...
 something to look forward too"

We chatted to this energetic entrepreneur about the Peace Concert in Jo'burg at the Maboneng Precinct on 3 December @Zen, Emthonjeni Arts and her views on sustainability through community upliftment.

The Africa for Africans network and The Festival au Desert partnership will be a melting pot of arts engagements, opening of new markets, collaborations and dialogues at a two-week long residency programme at the Emthonjeni Arts centre in Hamburg, South Africa from 3 – 16 December, 2013.

“It is in celebration of Africa that we are hosting this collaboration of Mali and South Africa, in particular the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape. Africans will come together to create magic! Because Africa is magical”, says Mazwai

To listen to the show and the song "Africa" by Salif Keita, just click play.



Thought for the Day:

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Thula ... Sibongile Khumalo

"This morning I woke up with a deep sense of gratitude. Grateful that I am alive in this country at this time. That, challenges notwithstanding, I have an opportunity to contribute to an initiative, a movement that calls on us CITIZENS to make a difference. That this difference is vested in the decisions of each and everyone of us, and the actions of each and everyone of us to ultimately affect the way we think in a constructive and productive way. Grateful that we still have a sense of community that spurs us to action for the greater good of society." - Sibongile Khumalo (launch of the Citizens Movement - Citizens ZA, 27th April, 2013)

Someone once described Sibongile as “a musical adventuress and mezzo soprano with an outstanding vocal range, Sibongile Khumalo has been hailed the queen of South African jazz, the Empress of Soul, a diva for the 21st century. If it’s star quality you’re after, then look no further.”

Our team in the Radio Today studio was taken aback by her warmth, humility, wisdom and sense of humour... a beautiful human being. We fully understand why she believes the world needs dreamers who don't just dream, but dreamers who DO! To listen to a podcast of the show just click "play":

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Mayihlome ... Bobby Godsell (Part 1 - NDP)

Robert "Bobby" Godsell is a South African businessman and the former CEO of South African Gold Mining Company AngloGold Ashanti. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Eskom from 2008-2009 and was appointed to the National Planning Commission of South Africa by South African President Jacob Zuma on 30 April 2010. Bobby serves as Chairman of Business Leadership South Africa. He has been described as "a visionary, that has done much to shape the destiny of the South African labour relations landscape" (Russel Edey)

The iStart2 Team is honoured to have had him on our show this week. We chatted about the Vision 2030 for South Africa and his views on the hot topic of the National Development Plan. We also played music by some of his favourite South African artists, Sibongile Khumalo (Mayihlome) and Abdullah Ibrahim (Earth Bird). To listen to a podcast of the show, just click "play":




Next week: HIGH-profile business and political leaders have signed up to be patrons of a new Citizens Movement, which is meant to promote good values, community work and philanthropy. Businessman Bobby Godsell and former trade unionist James Motlatsi are the "conveners" of the movement. Next week we chat to Bobby Godsell about what we can do to make South Africa a better place.
 
iStart2 sign the Citizens Charter by going to http://www.citizens.za.com  

Tune in next week  @18h30 on Radio Today. Listen on Radio Today 1485 AM, dstv Audio Channel 169 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.
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