MAM ISSUE 3#

ON THE COVER 

ASHIFASHABBA 

“RADIO GENIUS” 

08 

FEATURED 

08 

19 MOFENYI MALEPE 

19 

283:THE BAD SEX BET 

MOJALEFA MAPONYA 26 

PENCIL ART 

22 KHOLOFELO THE WHY GUY 

HOW TO START A PROFITABLE BUSINESS 

WITH NO CAPITAL 

22 

REGULARS 

05 POETRY 

POETIC LION 

CARTOONS 25 

MEGA COMICS 

05 

28 REMEMBRANCE CORNER 

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 

CHANTELL SEANEGO 30 

GAME RECOGNISE GAME 

16 MEGA PHOTOGRAPHY 

SUN DISK PHOTOGRAPHY 

(AMUN SUN) 

SPECIAL 

TSHEGOFATSO RESEKGOTHOMA 14 

MARKETING: ARTISTS SHARPEST WEAPON 

33 

33 Q-RIOSITY 

IF I KNEW THEN, WHAT I KNOW NOW 

www.megaartists.co.za FEB - MAR 2015 

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Issue no: 03 

Dear Reader 

We have effectively managed to make available 

another exclusive state-of the-art edition of 

rd 

Mega Artist Magazine 3 issue. I am delighted to 

declare that we are at a stage of maturation, a 

process toward fullness or fulfilment which can 

simply be defined as growth. It feels like a 

situation in which one rises from poverty to 

wealth – rags to riches – type of a thing, and it 

should be accepted as factual that the 

establishment of Mega Artists Magazine and 

the creativity behind the magazine is inspired by 

an attempt to escape poverty. It is inspired by 

the scarcity and or lack of either holistic 

streetwise and or cooperate-business 

knowledge of the entertainment industry. 

Yet again as our mandate stipulates that ours is 

to inform, educate and entertain - also as 

according to our vision, mission and objectives - 

Mega Artists Magazine assembled a team of 

young professionals to gather essential 

information and disseminate it to inspire 

aspirant, talented and competent artists in all 

aspects of arts. On this issue we present 

comprehensive knowledge about the radio 

broadcasting industry, music industry and how 

one can invest and monetize their talent. As you 

page through you will realise we have expects 

from various fields and just ordinary opinions 

about the industry. We are not going to lie to you 

and say that the content in this magazine is 

guaranteed to make you a star or work for you 

but we can assure you that it can be very 

enlightening and helpful. 

But before I let you go I would like to say that if 

you have a dream never give up on it. 

Sometimes we feel like we have nothing left to 

give, and no matter how hard we try, we keep 

hitting a brick wall that seem to hold us back. It 

isn't always easy trying to reach the top or trying 

to achieve your dreams, especially when they 

seem to be a little bit far-fetched and expensive, 

but when you're thinking about giving up, 

remember the reasons that made you take the 

first step to pursue your dreams. Mega Artists 

Magazine was also just a dream and I would 

like to believe that we are all aware that starting 

a publication requires time, money and a team 

from writers, photographers, graphic 

designers, editorial team etc. and not to 

mention other logistics like airtime to make calls 

and travelling cost to interview and meetings , 

but because the founders of the MAM are not 

only just dreamers but doers who are very 

passionate with a will-power to carry on even 

when times are tough and rough they never 

gave up on their dream of starting a magazine 

and interesting enough without funding or a 

budget but with positive attitude , approach , 

passion and determination , look now Mega 

Artists Magazine is on issue NO.3 and growing 

every day. 

No one says it's going to be easy or it is easy but 

the matter of fact is, if we can overcome the 

obstacles presented to us and keep pushing 

through the bad times, we will find the success 

within ourselves to create something 

worthwhile. It is said that “Rome Wasn't Built In 

A Day.” This is the most important saying to 

remember when giving up becomes a 

legitimate thought. Nobody can create an 

empire in a day; for example Mega Artist 

Magazine still has a long way to go and I hope 

that you will still be here to see it develop into 

something exclusively unimaginable. No 

business can become a multi-billion-rand 

venture in one day, and no idea is worth 

throwing in the garbage if all the stops haven't 

been pulled out yet. Never give up. 

Thank You 

Hope you enjoy the magazine 


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MEGA POET 

Issue no: 03 

“ 

He is currently under the mentorship of Kholofelo Pholafudi and 

working closely with Selaelo Maredi a writer and a director of 

theater plays. Sello is also the managing director of a spoken 

word movement namely RHYTHM N' POETRY, an art initiative 

that is dedicated to develop, renew and celebrate the 

essence of poetry in Limpopo. Two of his poems are 

published in Volume 2 of an anthology book called Via 

Grapevine. His work will soon appear in the upcoming 

anthology called “One In A Million” (The title inspired by 

one of my poems) under the English Department in the 

University of Limpopo. 

SELLO ALPHEUS CHOKOE better 

know with the stage name POETIC-LION, 

is a performance poet and an actor based 

in Seshego near Polokwane, Limpopo. He 

grew up in Seshego where he attended his 

primary level, then moved to Lissa (Ga- 

Kgare) in Moletjie to complete his matric. 

He developed a deep passion for art after 

acting in a school play that was against 

Xenophobia at the time in 2008. He always 

listened to and read poetry anthologies 

ever since and only realized his ability of 

putting pen to paper (writing his own 

works) in the year 2011 while furthering his 

studies doing Computer Science at the 

University of Limpopo. And to date, he is believed to have shown so much growth as a 

performance poet. “Life is but a poem to me” he says. 

He has graced many stages with his works of poetry and 

drama, platforms such as the International Poetry 

Festival which was held in the University of Limpopo in 

2013, Poetry With Presence of JC Reigns, Limpopo Arts 

& Culture Association (LACA), Polokwane Literary 

Festival, Artistic Youth Expressions in Mokopane and his 

work was also featured in media platforms such as Thobela 

FM, Radio Turf as well as appearing in publications such as 

'Review Newspaper' and 'Keyaka Student Magazine'. 

Life is but a poem. 


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MEGA POET 

Issue no: 03 

Sad Songs Of The South 

Uhuru, an undiscovered dream 

There are young 

Raging revolutions of spoken words 

Revolving on my tongue 

Rituals of truth 

Performed by mockingbird 

Captured in tears 

Falling down the eyes of a man with 

uncertain footsteps 

Stick in hand, walking down town 

Wearing torn brown gown, faith shaking 

in voice 

Singing sad songs of the south 

Of how each one eat one in a place 

called home 

Where parents teach children how lie low 

Down on their back, throw their bleeding 

eyes into the blue skies 

To see where time flies, in disguise 

They watch September crumbling down 

into eleven pieces 

Seven rainbow colours, the moon, the 

sun, blood and the gun 

Bullets are not for you to keep 

But each shot you take leaves with us 

mothers of struggle chains 

Cold blooded fathers, bottle slaves 

Sisters who mastered the art of digging 

shallow graves 

And building tombs out of wombs 

Cocoons of sleeping giants, us, silent 

suicidal sons 

Rising with heavy guns in the midst of 

foreign lands 

Where history repeats sad tunes for fire 

wood children to dance 

Children whose mothers cannot afford to 

glance 

At the blood spread all over the hands of 

time 

Instead, our mothers sing sad songs of 

the south 

As of a bird with a broken wing 

They sing of homemade broken bones 

Unfortunate descendants of fallen souls 

Stabbed wounds, terminated smiles 

Shut eyes, swallowed tears, lost souls 

Meandering into a direction of no 

liberation 

To a place called home 

With no walks in the park 

Where no one walks down the isle 

Just a pile of breathless bodies and 

homeless homies 

Blood, a divine stream flowing out of a 

torn heart 

Into a red sea where one can only see a 

reflection 

Of nothing but a dead nation walking in 

silence 

Freedom is nothing but a dream 

undiscovered 

When you grow to see lives perish at an 

infant age 


undiscovered 

When a place you called home smells of 

blood 


undiscovered 

When our mothers know nothing of sleep 

but to weep 

In a silent voice singing sad songs to a 

lost generation 

About how we lost generations in pursuit 

of freedom 

For more information contact details: 

Mobile: +2771 256 7031 

Email Address: sellochokoe@yahoo.com 

Twitter: @Poetic_Lion 

Facebook: Sello Alpheus Chokoe 

Facebook Page:Poetic-Lion 

Instagram: poetic_lion1 


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R 

adio was the first 

electronic medium of 

mass entertainment 

and radio is a more 

psychological medium. 

Its relationship with its audience is 

b a s e d o n a n e m o t i o n a l a n d 

imaginative bond. In 1997 radio has 

not lost its importance as a huge and 

significant source for news and 

entertainment and the opportunity to 

hoodwink the audience is as strong as 

it has ever been.- Tim Crook 

Mega Artist Magazine shares Tim 

Crooks sentiments because we 

believe radio is still very much 

powerful, but of course, every 

argument needs to be substantiated 

and demonstrated and or verified. 

MAM decide to search for a role player 

in the radio broadcast industry – a man 

who loves radio more than anything. 

Fortunately we did not have to look far 

to find our radio scientist. 

We only just had to walk around the house right here at Mega Artist Magazine 

headquarters and Yes! Just at the backyard right in the heart of Polokwane, Biccard 

Street, Biccard Park 43, corner Thabo Mbeki and Biccard Street we found a living 

legend, Shonisani Aubrey Muleya. This man did not or does not only represent South 

Africa but also as a full time son of the soil he represents his hometown and Province 

Limpopo , exceptionally well and many of us are proud of him and his work. 

continue next page 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

MAM sat with Mr Muleya in one of the brightest and colourful Energy FM offices – one 

can actually smell the fresh new furniture and the vibrancy of the newly established 

urban community radio station for Polokwane and the surrounding areas, Energy FM 

“The Pulse of the City” 102.1. As an African tradition and culture greetings is a norm to 

soften each other and to get the feel of the environment and to welcome God and our 

ancestors to join in the meeting. After the small chat we got to know the man behind 

the establishment of “radio” and learn from his experience and expertise in as far as 

radio is concerned. 

Shonisani Aubrey Muleya affectionately known as Ashifashabba was born in Venda, Vhufuli 

Hospital. “I was born on a Thursday at 16h30, my mom told me” said Shabba. He was bred in 

Makwarela Township and studied and practiced Civil engineering and Computer 

engineering at Technikon Northern Transvasal where his comedic creativity and radio 

career kick started. His first radio job at TNT Campus Community Radio was being a 

Presenter and Technical Manager. 

Like many of us, we have role models and people who influence us, In his early years 

Shabba was influenced by the likes of author Bra Mike Muendane, Karl Max, Nelson 

Mandela, Tich Matazz, Mr Bean, Richard Prayor and Ali G. Growing up as a teenager like 

every teenager he picked up a nickname which represent a certain act and or activity that he 

once performed – sometimes we do not like these nickname(s) when given to us by friends, 

but Shonisani liked his and decided to keep it . "Ashifashabba originated at Technikon 

Northern Transvasal, I was participating in their Freshers ball's fashion show and I was 

wearing the Shabba Ranks debut hairstyle and round shades, the audience started calling/ 

shouting “shabba!!! Shabbba!!! Shabba!!, I then embraced the nickname and used it on the 

Campus Radio station TNT Radio between 1993 and 1996 as a Technical Manager and 

Presenter” said Shabba. 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

Ashifashabba radio broadcasting 

experience. 

I started radio 21 years ago at Campus 

Radio TNT, then moved to YFM as a 

Technical Producer and DJ in 1999 and 

then moved to Capricorn FM as a 

shareholder, programmes manager and 

Presenter, and was approached by the 

Energy FM board in 2014 to help set up the 

station and mentor the new breed of 

presenters. 

What led you to a career in radio? 

I love attention, so radio is one of the 

platforms that I thought people will give me 

that. Lol … 

Radio landscape in Limpopo. 

Well, we are getting there but we are behind 

most progressive radio markets around the 

world, like : New Zealand, Canada, North 

America and Britain, in terms of technology 

and creative ideas. We are doing basic 

radio or should I say radio 101, I think there 

is a lot we are not doing and we have to 

stand up and start pushing the envelope 

and squeezing the creative juices out our 

brains. 

Do we still need more community or 

commercial radio stations? 

A big YES, North America has more than 

18,000 radio station on air as we speak. SA 

has less than 300. I know the frequency 

spectrum is clogged up, but I am happy that 

the Digital Migration process will resolve 

that challenge and as a country we shall be 

able to put more radio stations on air to give 

our citizen more choice and variety. 

Lack of professionalism at community 

radio stations. Problems and Solutions. 

Most of the problems are related to 

incompetence and other non-progressive 

stuff is happening mainly on black radio and 

that has to change, black listeners in this 

country deserve better. ICASA, MDDA, 

BCCSA, SAARF, NCRF and DOC should 

come to the party to educate and empower 

the organisations who have been awarded 

community broadcasting licences, we need 

more education and empowerment on 

needs of the sector. Exchange programs to 

other countries can also help. 

Current state of the radio "talent pool” 

particularly in Limpopo. 

Well, if the radio managers do not have the 

support from MDDA, DOC, ICASA, SAARF, 

NCRF and BCCSAwe are basically 

doomed, new talent will simply not survive. 

What is it about radio broadcasting 

that keeps you wanting to do it for a 

living? 

My passion for my audiences who need a 

different approach on how to consume 

information keeps me wanting more. I use 

humour to communicate and deal with 

serious issues in our communities. I believe 

that radio forms part of my purpose on 

earth. My business is entertainment; all I do 

is entertainment on all possible platforms - 

TV, Radio and stage. 

Radio NOW and THEN 

Wow, radio was great then, obviously 

because it didn't have much completion 

from new media like facebook, twitter, 

instagram, internet and other technologies 

distracting or taking away radio audiences. 

The relevance of radio in future 

Well, it is up to the practitioners themselves, 

I call upon all involved to commit to offer 

great radio for the sake of our listeners. Let 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

us start to look for ways on how best we can 

serve the listeners by producing compelling 

content. Let us stop regurgitating content 

from the internet or Google, the truth is 80% 

of radio's audience have access to the 

internet. So by the time you go on radio, 

your information is history. Presenters need 

to learn to have an opinion and personality 

and learn to tell stories of things they 

observed, that way our listeners will gain a 

lot fresh content on radio. 

Difference between a community radio 

station, commercial radio station and 

public radio 

Community radio is owned and the 

community itself get involved in content 

generation. commercial radio is owned and 

operated by private companies where 

programing is dictated by the private 

company that own it and public radio station 

– owned by the government and it main 

responsibilty is to keep the citizens 

informed about the government's projects 

and inform the public about issues of 

national interest, while upholding and 

preserving citizens values and more. simple 

neh? 

Qualities of a good radio presenter 

To be a great presenter you need to have a 

personality that sets you apart from an 

average presenter, an individual who 

understands what the listeners need and 

want. Have an opinion on almost everything 

that the listeners are exposed to. A good 

presenter is an individual who aims to tell 

the listeners new stuff every time they are 

on air. They must be ultra-creative, use the 

microphone to change lives, someone who 

is doing radio to make a difference. It is not 

about fame. The presenter should have an 

honest relationship with the listeners and 

the listeners should know him as if they 

have met him in real life. 

Educational qualification for one to be on 

radio. 

No educational qualification needed, talent 

is all you need. But I'll hasten to say that 

education will really give you an added 

advantage, education will help you 

understand life better and therefor qualify to 

make logical and progressive comments on 

the radio. Presenters MUST respect the 

microphone, that thing right there is a very 

powerful communication tool. 

The 'worst' part of radio work and the 

'best' part of radio work. 

Worst part is, when you do not have a clue 

of what you are doing on radio and the best 

– it's when you are completely in charge of 

your content or show and making a 

difference in the life of the listener. 

How easy or hard it is to start a radio 

station and what is needed to do so? 

I am not sure if it is easy or difficult, it is 

relative you see, I would rather propose that 

you visit www.icasa.org.za there is a lot of 

info there regarding your question. 

The inspiration behind Energy FM. 

The inspiration is to give the community of 

Polokwane and the surrounding areas a 

voice, a platform for them to enjoy 

democracy and their rights to the fullest. To 

give potential individuals a chance to learn 

and realise their dreams of being on radio, 

while and creating job opportunities. 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

What makes Energy FM different from 

other community radio stations? 

Energy FM is the only urban community 

radio station by virtue of it being based in the 

capital city of the province. The 

programming ideas which are responding 

to the needs of the community prove to be 

resonating with the general community of 

Polokwane and the surrounding areas, the 

research that the facilitators conducted 

before going on air helped to shape the 

programmes that are currently on air and 

more feedback sessions will be held 

annually across the foot print to make sure 

that the community participates in keeping 

the radio station relevant to their values, 

dreams and more. 

People assume that you own Energy FM 

as an individual. Enlighten us on the 

ownership of a community radio station 

in particular Energy FM. 

No individual can own a community radio 

station, Energy FM is owned and managed 

by the community. Simphiwe Mdlalose and 

Myself are mentors or facilitators who have 

been tasked by the Energy FM board to 

transfer skills to the young and old 

individuals who are currently at Energy FM, 

it's main mission and vision is to be the 

breeding ground for new presenters who 

will soon join Commercial and public radio . 

The presenters at Energy FM are not there 

to stay; they are en-route to realising their 

full potential and dreams somewhere at a 

radio station in South Africa or the world. 

The type of training they are getting will 

equip them to handle any position at any 

radio station around the world. Give the 

station about two years and the presenters 

from Energy FM will take the radio industry 

by storm, this is after they graduate from the 

station. 

Ashifashabba's job at Energy FM. 

I am their Mentor and presenter of the 

weekday breakfast show, that's all. I am not 

part of the board nor the management. I 

love talking on the radio and making a 

difference in the lives of the listeners. 

Boardrooms are boring for me. I have a 

passion for teaching radio!! I breathe, eat, 

sleep and dream radio. 

First love - radio , comedy or acting? 

Radio is my first love, in fact comedy needs 

radio to reach more people you see, TV is a 

cool platform to show people how I look, it 

also helps me spread my brand. 

W h a t ' s i n s t o r e f o r d i e h a r d 

Ashifashabba fanatics or is radio your 

last act? 

Lol, people are demanding my return on TV, 

and the answer is YES, that day is soon. 

Retiring from radio anytime soon? 

I will not retire, I will teach radio until my last 

breath. 

You're stuck on a deserted island and 

you only have 5 CDs with you. 

Only 5? You are not fair; let me see .Tracy 

Chapman, Michael Jackson, Smokie 

Robinson, Clarence Cater, Joyous 

Celebration, Nicky Minaj and Rihanna. 

What do you like to do for fun when 

you're not in radio mode? 

Cycling, DIY and Hiking. 


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MEGA TOPICS 

Issue no: 03 

MARKETING: 

AN ARTIST’S SHARPEST WEAPON. 

South African media was recently abuzz with an open letter 

that was penned by poet and 'singer', Ntsiki Mazwai, and 

addressed to our Minister of Sports and recreation, Mr Fikile 

Mbalula aka Mr Razzmatazz. According Mazwai's open letter, 

Razzmatazz is obsessed with Beyoncé, and he deems her 

more important than our own local artists. Some people feel 

that the minister's obsession with Beyoncé has nothing to do 

with his responsibilities as the minister while others think he 

shouldn't be obsessed with American artists to an extent that 

he even dress like them… But what prompted Miss Mazwai to 

sit down and actually point out that the minister is ignoring 

gold in his own backyard? Is it really his obsession with B, or 

is it a cry for help on behalf of some South African artists who 

feel like their existence has been forgotten by potential 

business providers? Whose responsibility is it, if that's the 

case, between the artists and potential clients to make sure 

that the artist' work doesn't fade away from the audiences' 

mind? 

Tshegofatso Rasekgothoma 

Photo and Article by: TR 

Ask any teenager who Ntsiki Mazwai is, and listen while 

they try to connect what they can actually recall from what THEY Have heard 

from someone or read a while ago about her. Now, ask them again who 

Beyoncé is. I bet to you the list of everything they know including her 

songs will come out of their mouths as if its water coming out of a 

tap. But why is this? The answer leads to marketing. If one 

considers themselves a brand, they should always put 

marketing on top of their “to accomplish list” because at the 

end of the day, like in any other industry, we get hired 

because we have successfully marketed our craft. 

We are living in a market-led world, and as such artists 

should invest in the best marketing plan for their work. 

There is no denying the fact that a brand is, and will 

always remain a brand through marketing. Artists 

should always know what they are trying to achieve 

and how they hope to do it. There are various types 

of marketing one can adopt as an artist. The 

following are just some of the marketing tools 

artists should consider to market their craft. 


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MEGA TOPICS 

Issue no: 03 

1. Agents. 

Agents act on behalf of artist. They handle 

the business side of an artist's life. These 

are the people responsible for bookings 

and marketing. Investing in one is very 

important because in most cases these 

people are trained and knowledgeable 

about the art and entertainment industry. 

Always bear in mind too that they come 

with a price attached. 

2. Direct approach. 

What better way to market your craft than 

through pulling the bull by its horn? 

Approaching businesses about what you 

have to offer shows how a person is 

adamant and determined to deliver to the 

audience. One cannot always wait for 

businesses to approach them, because 

sometimes with lack of marketing some 

businesses don't even know one has 

something to offer. 

3. Press releases. 

We all got to hear and read about Ntsiki 

Mazwai's open letter to Mr Mbalula on the 

media. So why not market your craft 

through it? Most artists take advantage of 

the social media, and it would be 

comparative that any emerging artists 

should also adopt this platform and get 

themselves and their work out there. Letting 

people know who you are, what you have to 

offer, where and when they can see your 

work can reach the masses through just a 

tweet or status update, coming from that 

smart phone of yours. 

4. Networking 

Go out there. Be seen. Exchange numbers. 

Enlist your name for the open mic session if 

you're into poetry. Attend events that are 

related to what you do, and see what other 

people are doing. It will benefit you. Sitting at 

home and hoping to wake up with an 

invitation to an event that could benefit your 

career is just useless. 

5. Brand packaging. 

As a brand, one should also consider how 

they present themselves to potential fans, 

what they say in public that could damage 

their reputation and work as artists, what 

worthy causes they associate themselves 

with and how they behave in public places. 

Brand packaging means being true to 

yourself, that is, not stealing and copying 

other peoples work, because diversity is a 

great thing and bad publicity isn't always 

good publicity. 

6. Consistency 

In order for one to excel in anything, a rule of 

consistency should be applied. An artist 

doesn't sit and fold their hands after having 

one project that doesn't sell or attract more 

customers than he had hoped it would. One 

is bound to be forgotten if their work is 

released five years apart, learning from 

Beyoncé is actually beneficial. Her 

consistency commands you not to even 

dare forget her because even if you wanted 

to, you wouldn't. 

The above mentioned marketing tools are 

but some of the tools that one can use to 

nurture their career as an artist. Put them to 

test. One can argue that by having a great 

marketing plan, open letters that suggest 

ministers overlook local artists and in Miss 

Mazwai's words, “…put Americans before 

their own” will not plague our social media 

and ignite twars, in the long run. The 

minister might even consider his obsession 

with Beyoncé and obsess on a local artist. 

Marketing will always be, after an artist's 

actual craft, an artist's sharpest weapon in 

the war that is the art and entertainment 

industry. 

Tshegofatso Rasekgothoma is a 

seasonal Poet, Writer, Educator, MBA 

student at University of Limpopo 


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MEGA PHOTOGRAPHY 

Issue no: 03 

SUN 

AMUN 

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY: GEORGE KAMBWIRI (AMUN SUN) 

George Kambwiri (25) was born in Malawi, 

grew up in South Africa, Free State and now 

a resident of Limpopo, and it is here where 

he found solace in photography . George is 

also a writer who believes that whatever he is 

today is not a mistake, “who would be 

equipped to express unique perspectives on 

life, if not a culturally ambiguous individual 

such as myself and humanity?” said George. 

Relatively new in photography George has 

acquired an ability and experience that 

makes his work amazingly inspiring and 

unique. “I am currently exploring 

photography as a means of documenting 

and sharing the everyday encounters I have 

with life as it manifests. Having gained a 

relative degree of experience in the threeodd 

years I have spent as a closet 

photographer, photography has been an 

interchangeable medium of expression for 

me through which a personal project has 

emerged, called Sun Disk Photography.” 

Making use of online social-media platforms 

such as Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, 


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Pinterest and Facebook is the only facility or 

platform that George shares his work. “I 

share photos I have taken on my journey 

towards truth and beauty, in an attempt to 

build interest in creative thought through 

social media since is the only available 

easily accessible and affordable space. I 

enjoy witnessing the idea of oneness that is 

the connected existence we collectively 

lead in our war with ideals about happiness, 

surrealism, fulfillment, the mundane and 

spirituality. As such I am always a sucker for 

an interesting subject, inanimate or living, in 

whatever manner evokes an emotion from 

whoever might drop a good glance”, said 

George. 

For more on THE SUN DISK 

PHOTOGRAPHY please visit the 

below links. 

www.soundcloud.com/amun-sun 

www.amun-sun.tumblr.com 

Twitter: @noyz 

Instagram: @sundisk_photography 


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MEGA BOOK REVIEW 

Issue no: 03 

283:TheBadSexBet, authored by 

Mofenyi Malepe, is a tale of how a man 

openly speaks about his sexcapades 

and a bet he took during his years as a 

young strong lad – the first Impala boy . 

In the 283: The Bad Sex Bet Mofenyi 

openly acknowledges his mistakes and 

advices that sometimes the things we 

do in our past do come back to haunt us 

in the present. The book will leave you 

yearning for more but also it aims at 

educating old school fathers and to 

breed new school fathers. 

Mofenyi Malepe explicitly expose His 

philander initiated by a bet to bed 250 

girls/woman in a year from having sex 

orgy with married women and cougars, 

sisters and friends, three somes , sex at 

the graveyard, highways and hospital 

basements , Mofenyi declared himself 

as the God of “Panja” as he calls it 

.While reading the book one is sexual 

aroused and left with much to the 

imagination. 283: The Bad Sex Bet 

encourages communication manual for 

parents to talk to their children and 

couples to talk about sex. The book is 

erotically explicit – Mofenyi describe in 

details every sexual encounter he had 

with these women. 

The idea was to traditionally highlight 

some extracts in the book but we found 

it hard to select just one because they 

are many encounters that are just so 

stimulating and enticing one finds it 

hard to pick .Get yourself the book and 

read for yourself and pick your own 

favorite scenes. 

MAM caught up with Mofenyi for a small 

chat and to ask a few important 

questions. 

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY: MOFENYI MALEPE (AUTHOR) 

Describe your writing style and the genre 

of you book. 

Come of age, Progressively African and 

brutally futuristic 

The significance of number 283. 

She is the Woman who bore me Heir to the 

throne, my One and only Son. 

Lows and highs of getting the book 

published. 

The lows will be not having a stringent 

publishing house hierarchy, from the Editors 

to proof readers but we made do as Team 

283. The highs I guess will have to see all of 

us seeing our Work out there for the public to 

bite something out of, the challenges I would 

say the reluctance of established 

bookstores wanting you to come with their 

distributors and eventually when you corner 

them with your sterling work and the high 

demand, they in turn corner you by wanting 

mark up slightly equal to yours-sad. 


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Issue no: 03 

You had to deal with editors and 

publishers. Is this letter/book as raw as 

it comes or some information had to be 

omitted or edited out? 

I have an Editor who understands that I 

didn't sugar coat, altered yes we did on 

some things but it comes as raw as I dislike 

it myself. 

Many writers write , speakers speak and 

producers produce dramas/films 

(example, YizoYizo ) but information gets 

misinterpreted and distorted or 

unintended opposite action are carried 

out as opposed to what the book wanted 

to achieve. Are you not somehow afraid 

that temptation might just get an 

upgrade just by mere reading your 

book? 

I think towards the last pages one gets a 

Divine sense that, there is no need to 

upgrade the temptations, I think even if it 

was TD Jakes or Bishop Mosa Sono who 

wrote about the beauty of purity, others 

would just want to be curious and de-purify 

the talk of purity for JUST THAT. I ran the risk 

of saving few and killing many but I pray I did 

it the other way. 

You attracted people of your kind – 

sexually obsessed people. Do you think 

you had/have some hypnotic natural 

sexual aura that was just waiting to be 

unleashed when you went to varsity or 

you found yourself in the right place at 

the right time making the right moves or 

you were simply pressured by the bet? 

We are all sexual beings, God granted but it 

would be wrong to class people I had 

encounters with. To nutshell it, I was just 

under a spell that many are under, the devil 

of lust is pretty strong if you are not well 

prepared morally. 

Your advice comes in a form of a rather 

erotic book. South Africa as a developing 

country the new-generation is extremely 

sexual active and the situation is 

uncontrollable (level of HIV/AIDS, 

Teenage pregnancy etc.) – and given the 

fact that when one reads you book gets 

sexually aroused and that can cloud the 

j u d g m e n t o f a l o t o f * w e a k 

people,coupled with the general notion 

that most people do not read, do you 

think writing a book can triumph in 

remedying this situation or writing a 

book is enough? 

We can write as many books as we wish and 

want, but if people do not want to take what 

they read seriously, then there is nothing a 

mere you and I could do, it is just a case of 

one chiding themselves to not be involved in 

other things. One must bet his/her boots on 

the bone that, if it means being alone, I won't 

rush into the dangers of sexual activities and 

involvements. 

Why advice married people? Your take 

on marriage and the important of sex 

for married people? 

It is a pity it comes out like a Lion is dancing 

to songs meant only for Elephant ears and 

feet because I am not married. I think 

marriage is sacred and wonderful, and 

should be highly rated. Sex is God ordained, 

one was requested in ancient times to spend 

the whole year with his wife engaging in sex 

after getting married, so clearly sex is very 

important, married people must not even 

now live in BC huts, they must make sex in 

marriage fashionable. 

Is sex is spiritual or a mere physical 

activity? 

Both, but it starts with the realm of spirit, 

when the soul doesn't give into it, the body 

won't be a lone negotiator. 


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Where you trying to also prove that 

women love sex as much as men do? 

I was telling the truth. I spoke the truth the 

best way I know it. I was not trying to prove 

anything, but laying bare the truth of sexual 

blindness. 

You sound like you know your bible very 

well in your book and you used 

scriptures to justify your sadistic sexual 

behavior. What's your favorite bible 

scripture? 

There is plenty, and yesterday I was reading 

the book of Proverbs, and took in Proverbs 

31: 1-9. 283: The Bad Sex Bet is the second 

Bible but I still put the First Holy book in front 

and try to understand fully the teachings and 

wisdom jotted in there. 

Favorite sex position 

Ask me when I am married 

Favorite condom brand 

Condoms promote promiscuity/ Hehehe 

Yellow bones or Black beauty 

She must just have her heart in the right 

place 

Favorite author and or book 

There are few that I love, but top of them 

has to be Niq Mhlongo, his book "Way 

Back Home" was just a work of genius, 

utterly out of this planet, unbelievable 

crafted. 

One thing you cannot leave the 

house without? 

My phone. My work and speed dials are 

all in there. 

Any other projects, book or letter in 

the pipeline? 

We are busy with the film script, more 

an adaptation of the first book, with the 

sequel set for release same date the 

film premieres. Oh, do check out my 

www.phahamiso.com 

How to connect with Mofenyi Malepe 

Book Title: 283: The Bad Sex Bet 

Author: MofenyiMalepe 

Edited by: Mafedi Selepe and Reuben 

Malema 

Book Launch: 21 November 2014 

Published: KOMA publishing 

Twitter @283thebadsexbet 

Facebook: 283:The Bad sex Bet 


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MEGA BUSINESS 

Issue no: 03 

Kholofelo Pholafudi whom is better known 

as "the Why guy" is a National Motivational 

Speaker, Author, and as he claims, a "Peak 

Networker". He inspires entrepreneurs with 

his turn around strategies of businesses 

(even in the worst of situations). Kholo now 

shares his intensive knowledge on how to 

"turn contacts into connections" which is 

based getting what you want from what 

you've got with thousands of his followers - 

making breakthroughs from self limiting 

beliefs. 

He has used the same proven strategies to 

launch his career as a national speaker and 

now sharing with as many people as 

possible through live seminars, e-courses 

(offered online) and personal coaching for 

individual business owners on how start or 

grow businesses using “ZERO” capital (no 

money). 

Born on 20th January 1982, at a Village 

called Ga-Phaahla in Skhukhune. The selfmade 

"peak networker" is well known of his 

energetic personality, a razor sharp mindset 

and enthusiasms on taking on extreme 

challenges like walking on coals, breaking 

arrows, bungee jumping and many other 

adrenaline pumping activities. 

This is a man who has had the privilege of 

looking over the shoulders including sharing 

stages with great global & local 

entrepreneurs like, Mike Handcock, Dave 

Rogers, Dr.Hannes Dreyer and many others 

worldwide. It has been through this type of 

intensive learning that he is now sharing with 

his followers through his Talks in Seminars, 

Mentorships & Coaching programs on how 

he managed to obtain 2 997 000% (Return 

On Investment) from his initial Investment in 

Property and how he started several 

businesses "using no money" including his 

current business called AFR8. 


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MEGA BUSINESS 

Issue no: 03 

About the book The Psychology, Science & Art of Turning Contacts into 

Connections 

The book (The Psychology, Science & Art of Turning Contacts into Connections) is about 

leverage. That is the art of getting what you want from all you've got. It so happens that most 

(if not all) people suffer from this syndrome of thinking that they are not enough to can pursue 

their wildest dreams and as a result, they never manage to get themselves to action towards 

such goals. Something that I refer to as personal power and that is our ability to get 

ourselves to take action. 

In this eBook, you will Discover the key principles on: - 

• The best place to begin when you want to turn your idea into 

business (breakthrough strategies into any market/industry of your 

choice) 

• The basic fundamentals that cost companies millions of rands every 

day despite the amount of money they make 

• How to get or attract the right partners to your business in the right 

places to make your business thrive. 

• Fail proof strategies on how to start a new business using no money 

(ZERO capital) 

• How to use “networks” as a business tool to help you and your 

business to prosper, even in this tough economy 

Primary Strategy on how to start a 

profitable business using no money and 

without any security according to 

Kholofelo Pholafudi 

There are plenty of ways in which this can be 

achieved and one of the obvious ones is to 

sell your vision before it actually materializes 

and actually have people pay you hard cash 

before the realization of such visions. It all 

starts with us believing that indeed one can 

believe that you can start a business without 

using money because it incredibly difficult to 

can get yourself to such possibilities if you 

believe it's not possible. The only sad truth is 

that whilst many out there are busy hunting for 

funding in order to bring their ideas to life, the 

elite few are making incredible profits from 

their ideas which did not cost them anything in 

order to bring such ideas to life. 

It has always been an idea that when one has 

an idea of some sort that they would have a 

form of vision in terms of how they see that 

idea unfolding in a number of ways. It is at 

such a time that depending on the 

competency of the individual that he/she 

could start creating alliances or clients that 

could start making hard cash commitments 

and they can only do so if they truly believe in 

what you have to offer. 

For example, without spending a cent out of 

my own pocket when I wrote my first book 

(The Psychology, Science & Art of Turning 

Contacts into Connections), I sold more than 

147 copies within a month at a cost of R199 

per copy before its first print out. That's almost 

R30 000 in the bank account before the 

printing even starts. The one reason why 

many people are obsessed with looking for 

capital to kick-start their own ideas is the fact 

that they do not want to start from the ground 

but rather at a specific level. 

A level that many cannot handle as evidenced 

by the high failure rate of more 83% of 

businesses failing within the first year despite 

any amount of money that they received. 


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MEGA BUSINESS 

Issue no: 03 

Henry Ford once said that, “whether you 

believe or you can't, you are right.” This 

means that depending on your focus, that 

which you put much focus on will become a 

reality for you. If you believe that you need 

money (capital) to start a business then you 

will find it difficult to find out which ways in 

which you can get yourself started without 

using money and the opposite applies. To 

date, I've started more than 5 businesses in 

different industries all without using any 

money and helped more hundreds people to 

do the same through my workshops and 

mentorship programmes. 

F O R M O R E I N F O 

L O G O N T O : 

networkingbreakthroughs.co.za 

To get him involved in your 

events or just being in 

touch with him, simply send 

y o u q u e r y t o 

afr8bookings@gmail.com 

or on 072 3082554 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to 

mark a two-dimensional medium. Instruments used include graphite pencils, pen and 

ink, inked brushes, wax colour pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds 

of erasers, markers, styluses, various metals (such as silverpoint) and electronic 

drawing. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter or 

draftsman or draughtsman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing 

The above mentioned tools are what Mojalefa Maponya born and bred in Seshego 29 

years ago uses most of the time for his work. He works at a bank as a financial advisor 

and during his spare time he is busy with drawing. He is more focused with making 

portraits of people. The only platform he uses to share his work is through social media 

preferably -in fact only on Facebook. Mojalefa says that he can draw on any page size, 

A4 to A1 page. “Those who want a drawing normally send me their photo and I sketch 

them, it normally takes me a day or two to complete the sketching”. If you want a pencil 

drawing of yourself made unique and artistically authentic. 

Contact Mojalefa: 071 871 9274 or send an e-mail to mailmjaymaponya@gmail.com 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

Jean-Michel Basquiat 

ABSTRACT, FIGURATION 

22 DECEMBER 1960- 

12 AUGUST 1988 

Mega Artists Magazine takes time to 

remember revolutionary artists. Artists 

who by their work, a movement or style 

of thinking and acting has started. A 

synopsis of their background is 

compiled, to bring light to our readers, 

about this Mega Artist. 

On this month’s issue we remember a 

legend, a free spirited youth who let 

nothing pull him down. Jean-Michel 

Basquiat was a Black-American artist, 

born in Brooklyn, New York. Who by the 

age of 4 could read and write. After his 

mother’s mental health failures, he started 

running away from home, sleeping on park 

benches.He would get arrested and 

returned home to his father. Basquiat 

dropped out of school; his father banished 

him from the household and basquait 

stayed with friends. 

Scull 

The Trumpet 

Basquiat started a street movement called 

“SAMO”(meaning same old shit) during 

his teenage days, surviving by selling t- 

shirts and home made post cards. During 

the day he worked for the Unique Clothing 

Warehouse. At night Basquiat and friend Al 

Diaz became SAMO, painting his original 

art on neighbourhood buildings. 

Basquiat’s name is now heard on almost 

every rapper(hiphop artist) all over the 

globe. His artistry and hunger to survive 

using his art as form of expression made 

him a legend he is today. As a symbol of 

endurance and courage to the youth, JEAN- 

MICHEL BASQUIAT is truly a Mega Artist. 

COURTESY: www.wikipedia.org / Jean-Michel_Basquiat 

www.megaartists.co.za FEB-MAR 2015 

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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

Compiled by: Chantel Seanego 

....invest in 

yourself, in 

your Art. 

After reading the cover 

story of MAM issue 

#2 featuring the 

wise 'Senokwane sa Polokwane' 

himself, Mopedy, titled 'not a local artist' I got 

inspired to write this piece. Mopedy raised an 

important point when he explained why he has distanced 

himself from the term 'local artist' which in a nutshell is due to 

the inferior complex local artists are subjected to, though I advise you 

download the issue to read the entire article. He also mentioned the 

importance of self-empowerment and being truly hungry to make it, a 

timeless article indeed. 

Artists in Limpopo, South Africa and all over the world we as your 

fans only ask one thing of you: please give us your best. Bring your A 

game all the time and we will respond accordingly. To local artists this 

hits an even bigger mark, if you want to be respected by promoters, 

fans, event planners and your peers, let your work speak for itself. 

We are tired of people providing mediocre work with little effort put 

into the craft and expecting to be given credit because they are 'local 

artists'. Game recognises game-the handwork you put into your craft 

will be recognised by other hardworking individuals who will help you 

to grow. The least you can do when complaining the state you are 

subjected to is to prove that you don't deserve that and the only way 

to do that is to produce quality. 

The art industry, particularly music since it is what I am a bit familiar 

with is tough, there are lots of musicians and dj's appealing to the 

same crowd trying to be heard and supported and sadly few of them 

are actually making a living off of it. If you want to be among the few 

who make it and enjoy the benefits of doing what you love you need 

to realise that it is your job. It might excite you, it might be glitsy and 

glamy when you are on stage and the adrenaline of a great 

performance kicks in. Any successful musician will tell you that lots 

of work goes into being successful, I'm sorry to confirm that indeed 

nothing that is worth it is free. 


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Issue no: 03 

Stop spending the little money you are 

making on partying, girls and booze, you 

aren't bowling yet- it is not yet time for that, 

invest in yourself, in your art. Record your 

music in proper studios, get a quality sound 

engineer to work with you and always be 

open to learning new things. Check out 

other artist's offerings and make friends who 

share the same vision as you. By friends I 

mean contacts namely. Other artists, radio 

music compilation staff, journalists and 

editors of local magazines and art 

organizations (you have nothing to lose and 

everything to gain). All in all ensuring that 

the publicity you get allows your work to 

speak volumes on your behalf. 

Your potential contacts are always looking 

to make new contacts as well, but as I said 

game recognises game so ensure that the 

quality you are providing is worth being in 

the big league. It is no secret that most event 

organisers disrespect local artists; grow 

above this by ensuring that your work and 

behaviour is worth respecting. A good 

reputation and work ethic goes a long way. 

Have a standard and always be above it and 

above all else listen and appreciate all 

feedback whether positive or negative. 

Sometimes the best advice might come 

from your worst critic or 'hater' as you cool 

people like saying. Lastly please remain true 

to yourself, grow, learn and be influenced 

but never conform. The last thing we need is 

saturation of what we are already hearing. 

Till next time, gabotse 

Chantel is a writer, blogger and self 

proclaimed lover of art. 

Twitter: @chantel_sean 

Blog: www.redefineyouthsa.blogspot.com 

Facebook: Chantel Seanego 

Facebook page: redefine youth 

Advertise with us!!! 

on all our media platforms.. 


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MEGA ARTIST 

Issue no: 03 

RIOSITY 

Q-riosity real name, Emmanuel M. Mokoka 

Jr. born July the 07th 1988 grew up in a 

small town in Limpopo province called 

Mokopane.Life was not a walk in the park 

for Q but his love for music was an escape 

route from all the heartaches and pains. In 

his first year of high school he was 

introduced to hip hop by his brother 

Onismus, listening to and imitating rappers 

like Wu tang clan, Eminem, Proverb,Jay-z 

and Nelly Ville he fell deeply in love with hip 

hop and even deeper with the crowd 

response whenever he stepped on stage. 

He started writing his own songs in 2003, 

and was officially introduced to 

underground hip hop by Egg-head in 2004 

and that's where hip hop started making 

sense. After his completion of matric in 

2006 he went to study B.compt (bcom 

accounting sciences) in 2007 at University 

of Limpopo, during the same year he 

released his first hip hop project an EP titled 

“THE MIC RIPPER” which got him 

popularity in the university campus. 

Performing at school concerts, hip hop 

shows, talent nights etc. Q-riosity was 

slowly but surely making a name for 

himself. 

In 2012 Q-riosity was in his 2nd year out of 

varsity he started working on his solo 

project, a mixtape titled “If I Knew Then 

What I Know Now” featuring hit tracks like 

“NkabeKetsebile, Ndiyahamba, and 

Whatever It Takes”, which was released on 

the 9th of August 2014; Moving physical 

Photo by: Q-riosity 

copies and selling his music online 

@(www.waptrendz.com) he sold over 

1500 copies over the past 6 months. Q- 

riosity is currently working on music videos 

for the mixtape on songs like "The lost 

children and Bulamabati". 

In December 2013 Q-riosity was granted 

an opportunity to be one of the founding 

members of a movement in Mokopane 

c a l l e d “ A R T I S T I C Y O U T H 

EXPRESSIONZ” which aims to utilize art 

to positively influence kids in the 

community and create a platform for 

aspiring artists. 

In early 2014 Q-riosity took part in an 

international emceeing competition called 

“END OF THE WEAK”, during May 2014 

he then went to compete in Johannesburg 


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Issue no: 03 

and won at the provincial level of the 

competition but unfortunately He didn't 

make it past the nationals. Q-riosity is not 

just solely focused on his music career but 

he's also working 8-5 at a local bank, and 

he is also writing a hip hop film entitled “IT 

IS WHAT IT IS” to be released soon. He is 

also a founder of a Hip Hop Battle rap 

circuit called "Heads Collide" which hosted 

one of the most vicious rap battles on the 

1st of Nov 2014 (Double_G vs Q_riosity) 

and this battle league will be hosting 

monthly rap competitions during 2015. It is 

without a doubt that this youngster is 

making major moves and will definitely 

take South Africa by storm. 

For bookings and features 

Cell: 0787279785 / 0760313583 

Email: Doperhymesayer@gmail.com 

Facebook: Q-riosityjnrMokoka 

iF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW is 

one well-thiought-of mixtape with a flair of 

nice flows and vernacular rhymes . Q-riosity 

feature a list of talented hip hop artist to 

name a few BirthmarkQ , Renegade and X- 

Man. 

Tracks to look out for on the mixtape is 

Nkabe Ke Tsibile , a nice and well 

produced track with a good message. It 

talks about how crime does not pay-which 

is something hip hop artists no longer 

preach about. Ke Lahlilwe is also one 

motivational somewhat inspiring track with 

a dope stroy line and draws a picture of the 

struggles of life. Bula Mabati on this one 

Q-riosity was just showing off his lyricism 

skills. He comes too aggressive and 

boastful about how he is the dopest MC. 

And on this track he actually sounds like 

one. 

Like every street credible mixtape, If I knew 

Then What I Know Now, stands amidst an 

array of well composed mixtapes around 

the country. The beat selection and 

Production of the mixtape is well arranged 

and organised. Like any artwork, flaws are 

inevitable. Some tracks sound like they 

were recorded in a rush, in a low-budget 

studio. But all is well that ends well. Get 

your own copy to make and rate the 

m i x t a p e , c a u s e t h i s i s m y 

experience/opinion and feel with regards to 

the mixtape. 

The whole mixtape deserves three-and-a 

half Mega Stars. We looking forward for 

a n o t h e r, h i g h q u a l i t y p r o d u c e d 

album/mixtape from this outstanding artist. 


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