IS BLACK TAX A BURDEN TO YOU?

                                     

Most of black people are faced or rather I say are affected with the issue of “black tax”. According to Cynthia the term black tax is used to describe the obligation of employed black South Africans to provide for their family and extended family. If we are to be honest and accurate, black tax is costs by consequences of inequality. The major issue of calling it “black tax” is that it makes the nature of the high cost of being part of disadvantaged group unique to black people.

Black people have degrees and doctorate but they have not bought their dream cars yet, they are not where they want to be or when they thought they will be with 15 years of working. The black tax issue it blocks road of success for black people. Some people view it as a burden, they are saying that they don’t have to repay their parents back just because they have raised them and paid for their education.

FACTS BOX:

• ·         Financial pressure it put people through
• ·         Black tax lead to debt and emotional abuse
• ·         If it comes to a point where to can’t handle, sit your parents down and explain the situation
• ·         Organize your finances

https://soundcloud.com/user-814127998/rebeccas-view-on-black-tax

https://youtu.be/dH6DcOv0Z5I

VARSITY TV NOW AT TUT CAMPUSES

Are you a Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student looking for a platform to showcase your talent? Varsity TV is here for you. Varsity TV is the platform where students are given an opportunity to present their abilities and to give out their opinions and share their experiences as varsity students.

Varsity TV started five years ago by Refilwe Lediga, he was a student when he came up with this great idea of Varsity TV while he was studying at University of Johannesburg. “Refilwe saw that campuses had different kinds of media available to students but no TV, so he took advantage of the of the gap so that students can entertain themselves by watching TV that is tailor made for them, when they are done with their lectures and still want to hang out on campuses”, said Buhle Hlastwayo, a media and communication liaison officer and It has been going strong since then.

Varsity TV is been at all campuses of University of Johannesburg and University of Witwatersrand and now they are increasing their footprint by catering for Tut. The team of varsity TV is determined to take the brand to the next level though they are facing challenges of viewership and this sometimes slows down their programs because TV is about the audience. The team is still working hard to increase their viewership. There more the viewership the more the expansion of exciting ideas for varsity TV.

The team is trying everything at their art most best for students to showcase and have confidence with their talent. In addition, varsity TV is building relationships with bigger Media companies to help students to keep growing and it will help students to get exposure. They will also get a chance to be recognized and will get to showcase their talent on bigger platforms. Their plan is to have screens around campuses, at UJ and Wits University there are already screens around the campuses and they are planning to do the same at Tut.

It is a great idea for campuses to have varsity TV because not only does it give students to show off their talent but also give them an opportunity to learn new things about TV and to know whether they should stick to it and see where their talent lies. It will also encourage students to follow what they love because there are many students who have talents in acting, singing, poetry and many more but they don’t get a chance to showcase it. Now varsity TV is giving them a chance to show people what they are made off.

https://youtu.be/sXfyvWeuMHM

https://soundcloud.com/user-814127998/buhle-hlatshwayomedia-and-communication-liaision

Alcohol advertisements mislead

These days, advertising is almost everywhere we go, it’s what we see each and every day. Alcohol advertisements reaches the youth through various media such as billboards, magazines, sports, stadium signs and many more. According to two studies conducted by the South African Medical Research System (SAMRC) and Soul City Institute, alcohol has a direct influence on the drinking patterns of young people in the country. SAMRC made the similar study in Tshwane and found out 90% of young people had been exposed to alcohol advertising; the studies looked at alcohol availability and young people drinking patterns.

The minister of health Aaron Motsoaledi has urged society to support him in his bid to stop the advertising of alcohol beverages. He has announced that draft legislation to provide a total ban is to be presented to parliament this month. If this bill could be passed, he believes that it could save billions of rand in health costs. In 1997 the tobacco industry and the advertising agencies, all said there would be massive job losses, if the cigarettes and tobacco products were removed in the advertisement, but the truth is no jobs were lost.

Before graduating high school, students will spend about 18,000 hours in front of television more than they will spend in school. During this time they will watch about 2,000 alcohol commercials on television each year. Imagining sitting at home watching this ad that is playing and people on it become stylish and sexy after using the product. Bear in mind that in University you are on your own, you can party and drink alcohol as much as want.

Alcohol ads typically portray people cool and fun after using the advertised alcohol, the product makes occasions better and people want to be seen drinking this product. I mean imagine you are a first year student at University and you have low self- esteem and you saw this cool ad that makes people look cool and you will say to yourself why not try this product so that I can look cool myself like no one wants to look uncool and uptight in front of their peers.

It is indeed a great move of banning alcohol advertisements because this could lower the alcohol abuse the youth would not be encouraged to drink alcohol. Alcohol advertisement is like they tell people to go and drink alcohol because they make everything look normal and it gives young people the impression that drinking alcohol is a way to go and it is what happens in our daily basis. Some advertisement show that you will be good at sport after drinking their product, question is how you can be good at something when you are not sober, rather drink water than alcohol.

 


https://youtu.be/6UY0OgCHDQo

https://soundcloud.com/user-814127998/sandile

Spikiri to revive kwaito music

People who think that kwaito is dead are in for a big surprise. A legend in a genre, Mandla Mofokeng better known as Spikiri is back with a bang! With more than 30 years of experience in the Mzansi entertainment industry but still young at heart, he is now determined more than ever to revive kwaito music and make it alive.

Spikiri is a founder and co-director of Kalawa Jazmee Record. Kwaito music maestro has produced a new song called Ingoma (Ayazani) features Jakarumba of Trompies fame and the prince of kwaito, Professor also features Nandipha, an upcoming and promising artist from Dlamini in Soweto. Mshoza has recently released a new track called Abantu bam laba

Hlaudi Motsoeneng has introduced the 90% of local music rule on South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) radio stations. Spikiri said even after that has been introduced but their music is still not played. “Talented musicians aren’t played on radio because other artist’s pay presenters and that only means we will never get to hear new talent” he added.

Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa during the 1990s. In those time kwaito was a hit with the likes of Spikiri, Mandoza,Mdu, Mshoza and many more. People think that kwaito music is so 2000 and outdated and that they are no longer interested in Kwaito.

 It seems as if Hip-Hop took over on kwaito because people nowadays will only tell you about lt and not kwaito. Some say “ Spikiri should just accept the fact that kwaito is dead and outdated. When last did you hear any kwaito song playing, Spikiri should just be real and forget kwaito and it should be considered as a throwback”. But some beg to differ with this view of kwaito dying, saying “they still love kwaito and they are looking forward on listen the new track of Spikiri and they are going to support him”.

https://youtu.be/JENU4mBukEo

https://soundcloud.com/user-814127998/emily-mgidi

Dj Zinhle takes baby Kairo off social media

If you think posting pictures of your child on social media is cute then you are definitely not Dj Zinhle. Dj Zinhle whose real name is Ntombezinhle Jiyane, in an interview with Z'KHIPHANI spoke about her decision of taking her and AKA's daughter, Kairo off social media after she felt that her baby was overexposed on social media. She added that Kairo is still a baby and she thought she (Kairo) needed time out. We recently realized that she doesn't post pictures of her child on Instagram.

There was a time where we have seen Kairo's pictures on social media but the 'My name is' hit maker has put that to an end. This comes after her nanny was once attacked by some couple for refusing them to take pictures with Kairo. She thinks that this would have never happened had they did not know how Kairo looked like and the nanny could just walked in peace. 'Now my nanny has a fear of taking my child for a walk and my child need to be taken for a walk' said Zinhle.

There is unwritten rule that one should not post photos of other people's children on social media but what about those who put their own children? Are they thinking about the consequences before posting those pictures especially if you are a public figure? Social media is a great way to obtain information about people's business and it is important to know how to use it wisely.

What we must understand is that a celebrity's child is not a celebrity. The misunderstanding becomes a problem for celebrity's child when she/he grows older because people have expectations of them and they have to maintain certain expectations people have of them. They expect them to follow their parent's footsteps and if they fail to do so it is a problem as they will be judged for living up their own expectations for themselves and not those of others. A good example in this context is Bongani Fassie, son of late Brenda Fassie.

https://youtu.be/BvC_RI9BEBE

https://soundcloud.com/user-814127998/dj-zihle-keeping-her-daughter-off-media