Art of Superwoman

In the multi-cultured and faceted melting pot of different ethnicities, races and beliefs in our continent, we often talk about the different aspects of “the art of balance”. Many Africans are still trying to figure out how to balance their traditional beliefs and in some cases, spiritual calling while remaining consistent in the professional environment. In this episode, We take a look at the formal working environment and whether it is accommodating to our traditional practises as Africans. Joining us for this discussion on #TheSitDownCareers is much celebrated sangoma, mentor and life coach, Gogo Dineo Ndlanzi.

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The South African entertainment industry is growing exponentially, within it, are women who are doing exceptional and anchoring this field of work. Among those doing phenomenal work is the ever-vibrant Rami Chuene. She is not only a SAFTA nominated actress but a voice that speaks up against injustice in the industry. On this episode of #TheSitDownLifestyle we speak to Rami about raising daughters, the current state of the industry, being unconventional and translating iconic Es’kia Mphahlele’s Father Come Home Market Theatre play, into Sepedi.

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Raising teenagers can be incredibly difficult. At this stage of their lives, they are on a path to discovery, and they may ‘pull away’ in order to create their own identity. On this edition of #TheSitDownParenting, Dr Shaheda Omar, Clinical Director of The Teddy Bear Clinic, helps us manoeuvre around the tools we as parents need to prepare and to guide our teens in the right direction.

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The competition in the food and hospitality industry is tough. It is growing exponentially and in order to stand out, you have to be exceptionally great at what you do. On this episode of #TheSitDownCareers we speak to Nthabiseng Ramaboa, popularly known as Chef Nti. Her name is synonymous with excellence. She speaks to us about the ins and outs of the culinary industry and her journey as a chef and the challenges she faced as an entrepreneur.

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19-year-old Kenyan comedian and social media sensation, Elsa Majimbo kept us entertained on social media with her comedic videos during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We had the pleasure of speaking to her on our online IG Live The Sit Down series together with her mom about her new found fame. Only one year later, so much has happened. On this week’s episode of #TheSitDownLifestyle we continue our conversation with Elsa, picking up from where we left off and catching up with all her amazing achievements.

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This April, we started a series about The Art of Trusting your Gut as we reflected on World Liver Day, spreading awareness about liver related ailments. Healthcare practitioner, specialising as a surgeon, Dr. Thabiso Malefahlo looks at the gut-liver relationship and how an unhealthy gut affects us on a daily basis on this episode of #TheSitDownWellness.

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According to research, women were hit twice as hard by SA’s initial hard lock-down which further worsened the financial situation that was already bad for women in businesses, corporate and those holding down their households. Independent financial coach, Eunice Sibiya holds a mirror for us to see our financial realities through guidance on steps to recovering from a financial setback on today’s episode of #TheSitDownWomenomics.  

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20 year old Musician, Sithenkosi Mbuli, better known as Rudy Chalmers introduces us to his new sound of music, a blend of soul and Hip Hop. 
He also shares his thoughts on the Pop and Hip Hop scene locally and internationally. He also opens up about the memory of his late father, the legendary TV broadcaster and news anchor, Vuyo Mbuli on today’s episode of #TheSitDownLifestyle.

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April is World Autism Awareness Month. In today’s edition of #TheSitDownParenting, we interrogate issues around access to healthcare services for parents with children on the spectrum, as well as get personal accounts of the daily realities of raising a child with autism through the experiences of Vezi Silwanyana - founder of Inam Autism Advocacy Group and Ilana Gerschlowitz - Managing Director of The Star Academy.

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According to recommendations by the World Health Organisation, babies should receive their first gulp of breast milk within the first of being born. But what happens when the mother cannot produce milk or if the baby comes prematurely before the mom’s milk has fully developed? What happens when the baby is allergic to formula? Perhaps the next best thing to consider, is a human milk bank.

On today’s edition of #TheSitDownParenting, we are joined by the CEO of Milk Matters (a non-profit human milk bank), Jenny Wright to understand how the process of milk donating works in South Africa.

Biography

Jenny Wright joined Milk Matters in 2005 in order to assist with running Milk Matters, a small but growing and developing non-profit human milk bank. Jenny’s desire to get involved in breastfeeding support was sparked by seeing far too many distressed mothers giving up breastfeeding because of a lack of adequate support and information. Working in the field of milk banking provides the unique opportunity to contribute towards as many babies as possible having access to breastmilk, ideally from their own mother or, if that is not possible, from a breastmilk bank.

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Maintaining a healthy outlook on your body image and health can be a daunting journey for a lot of women. We go through so much life stages that pressure us to snap right back and constantly stay in check to ensure we’re comfortable with our bodies. 

Gugu Intimates is an African premium skin coloured underwear brand for brown skin tones. #TheSitDownWellness features the brand’s founder, Gugu Nkabinde to unpack how underwear can help promote body positivity as we age as well as the link between undergarments and health. 

Biography

Gugu Nkabinde is passionate about the growth of women and them taking a firm place in building a shared African economy. Starting with the launch of her first venture- Gugu Intimates, the first skin coloured underwear range in Africa for brown skin tones which officially launched in July 2017.

Simply described as “an idea and story whose time has come” – the range of  the skin coloured underwear has received great reception and PR, and is sold online via www.guguintimates.com and is available in select non-tradition retail outlets in Gauteng, Harare & NYC.

Her over 14 years of experience in advertising, marketing and business strategy with various companies (local & multinational as well as start-ups) recently inspired her to launch Collaborative Retail Ecosystem platforms that curate and present themed pop up stores in high traffic malls such as Rosebank and Sandton City for period of up to 3 months at a time.

Other highlights of her journey include; leading product and campaign launches for brands such as Knorr, Shield and Dove deodorants, Castle Lite, Bacardi, Martini, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Liberty, H&M, Caltex, SKYY Vodka, Steers and several others.

 
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The world of work is consistently changing. How things were done decades ago is completely different from how things are done today. With the 4th Industrial Revolution looming, it’s important that we always open ourselves up to learning new ways of doing things and one of the most crucial skills we need in our careers and businesses is networking.

While most people agree with the cliché, ‘it’s not what you know, it’s who you know’ - whether we like it or not, it carries more weight today.

Industrial and Career Coach, Phiona Martin joins us on this week’s edition of #TheSitDownCareers, to share tips on mastering networking and ways you can develop a plan to find and nurture the relationships you need to help you secure the opportunities you’ve always wanted.

Biography

Phiona Martin is an Industrial Psychologist, Career Coach, Talent Management Professional and Thought Leadership enthusiast. She has worked with graduates across Africa, developing programs that facilitated workplace transitions. Her corporate and consulting work experience has included developing leadership programs and spearheading talent management initiatives.

Phiona provides regular expert opinions on career development through various media platforms including her own career website. She has featured on radio (POWER FM, Talk Radio 702, Capricon FM, Kaya FM) television (eNCA, The Morning Show, Newzroom Africa, KykNet) and has given expert commentary for a number of publications (True Love Magazine, Move!, CHRO, Drum Magazine, 1Life Insurance Blog, Fast company)

Phiona is passionate about helping people transition to gainful employment. 

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No one can really say they’ve mastered the art of parenting. We learn different things about raising our children every day. Understanding your child’s emotions behind their behaviour can be quite tricky. Children don’t always have the language skills like adults to communicate how they are feeling and therefore tend to act out their emotions instead. As a result, it’s easy for us as parents to misinterpret or completely miss our children’s verbal and nonverbal cues.

On this week’s edition of #TheSitDownParenting, we explore play therapy with Educational Psychologist, Yasmin Omar as she provides insight on why this expressive technique is a valuable tool in helping us as parents to respond to our children’s emotions and behaviour in a way that will build their character.

Biography

Yasmin Omar is an Education Psychologist, Former Teacher and Lecturer now working within the school setting and in private practise. She has extensive experience with learners from primary to tertiary level. Yasmin has shared her professional advice and opinions on a range of topics across different media platforms.

Her passion lies in assisting students, parents and teachers over life’s hurdles and discovering their strengths.

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Marital regimes and empowering yourself within your relationships:

On #TheSitDownWomenomics, we take a look at marital regimes and the importance of women empowering themselves within their relationships. We also take a look at what legal authority women have should something happen to their spouse, with Liberty’s Senior Legal Specialist, Faeeza Khan.

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Finding yourself and developing your voice is a natural progression as one becomes an adult. But, it is intrinsically difficult when who you are, is not readily accepted by your family and the society you live in. So how do you come into yourself and negotiate that space with all these forces against you?

Our guest knows a thing or two about creating his own space as a queer and a Coloured man. Jamil Khan is a writer, researcher and an advocate for Social Justice. He’s recently added another title, that being an author. In his book titled Khamr: The Makings Of A Waterslams, Khan shares how growing up in a middle class Coloured family with an alcoholic father and Muslim ideology, shaped who he is today.

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Racism…
We’ve come a long way from the days of slavery and Apartheid - but the effects and the impact of race culture continue in 2020. Black women are at the bottom of the barrel and bare the biggest brunt in every sector of society, across the world. But the tide is slowly turning. Today’s book review is about doing just that. On navigating racism in the world as a black woman.

There’s a great phrase by Maya Angelou from her poem, To our Grandmothers. In it she says, “I come as one but I stand as 10 thousand.” I think it exemplifies the work of two black female authors who are helping women take up their space. Today I’m joined by Yomi Adegoke. She is an award-winning British journalist and the co-author of the 2018 Amazon best seller, Slay in Your Lane: The Black girl Bible.

I remember the first time I saw this book as I walked into an Exclusive Books... I was immediately drawn to the bold and pink colour that said ‘I’m unapologetically for you, Olwethu!’

I flipped over to the back and read the first line “Black Women today are well past making waves - we’re currently creating something of a tsunami.”

I didn’t need any further convincing that this would be the book I purchase for my girlfriends and the bad ass women in my life as gifts.

I chat to @yomi.adegoke (IG)  on all things ‘Slay in your lane’ - the book spans conversations from education to dating to career and tons of inspiration and advise for us who, as @yomi.adegoke (IG) puts it, ‘are blockaded from all sides and there is little to no literature on offer to advise us as to how we’re supposed to push on’. 📚

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On this episode Olwethu talks to Maya Fischer -French, finance journalist and author of “Maya on Money: Implement your Money Plan”  about how to take the reigns on our finances, when so much in our lives is uncertain. Although the world has yet to experience the full impact of Covid 19- no one can deny that the effects of this lockdwon were felt by all.  This conversation is a moment of taking stock and planning as best as possible for the future.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rare-events/message

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We speak Careers and The Balancing Act with Ipeleng Mkhari💛

The 18 y/o in Olwethu was so geeked out and excited as she relays the story that she used to sit in CNA & Exclusive Books reading up on self made business women such as Ipeleng & now she chats with her about her trajectory🙏🏽

A full circle moment.

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Ipeleng is the co-founder and CEO of Motseng Investment Holdings a diversified investment holdings group with investments spanning asset management, integrated property and facilities management, infrastructure investing, logistics and industrial manufacturing. A pioneering entrepreneur, she established the first black woman owned CCTV business and subsequently founded Motseng Investment Holdings (MIH) a diversified investment holdings group in 1998.

She holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree, has completed The Executive Development Programme at Wits Business School and is an Archbishop Tutu Fellow. Ipeleng has served on various boards of unlisted and listed businesses, public sector agencies and nonprofit organizations. She serves as an independent non-executive director of a few boards and is actively involved in the Women’s Property Network education trust and is a director and past President of South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA).

Ipeleng is passionate about the development and ascension of women in business and has been an ambassador of various women’s business organizations.

During her 21-year career, Ipeleng has been named the

o Cosmopolitan Mover of the Year in 2007

o She was named one of CEO magazines Most Influential Women in Business in 2008.

o The Times (March 2012) featured her as one of 20 Movers and Shakers in Africa

o Destiny Magazine named her as one of the 25 Most Inspirational Entrepreneurs in July 2013

o Pioneer Woman of the Year Award by Forbes Woman Africa in 2015

o In 2016 she was awarded the Standard Bank Top Woman in Property Award

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We had a Bookclub date with Amanda Dambuza discussing the heart breaking, yet triumphant story of her life in the book #BakedInPain
If you’re a cryer, this one will tug on your water works... it’s good to wash the soul anyway🦋

Get the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Baked-Pain-Your-traumatic-past-ebook/dp/B07KJMPDM7

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In this episode Olwethu speaks to author and transformational coach Shelley Paxton about her candid and humorous book called SOULBBATICAL: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life.

They have a wide ranging conversation about overcoming doubt and fear and changing one’s life as well as how to re-imagine one’s life during a global pandemic. This is a time of huge change and uncertaintly and  Shelley gives useful tips of how to reframe this time and take charge by turning “I wishes to I ams” .

Find Shelley on https://soulbbatical.com/

Please note that because of the high internet usage, you’ll notice a couple of connection glitches in the conversation.  Nothing major, but they have not been edited for the sake of clarity and continuity in the conversation.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rare-events/message

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