South African businesswoman, fashion powerhouse (she is beyond mogul) and philanthropist, Dr.Precious Moloi-Motsepe graces the cover of the February/March 2012 New African Woman magazine.

In the issue, New African Woman mag talks to Dr. Precious about the importance of the business side of fashion, God-fearing family values, her love for books and why African women are “powerful beyond words“…#loveherlongtime!

2011 Miss Universe, Leila Lopes is also on the cover of the magazine which the debuts as the magazine’s DOUBLE-COVER bi-monthly editions.

In this issue, the reigning Miss Universe, who is from Angola, talks about her beauty (she is dark & lovely y’all) and she had this to say:

As an African woman, I feel blessed that I can show the world the true beauty of my continent

Love her already! Go girl…

South Africa’s uber fabulous, talented and very chic songstress, Lira is profiled in this month’s edition.

Lira’s full length 14 song album, Feel Good was released January 31st (2012). Below is the track listing:
1. “Feel Good” (new mix)
2. “Rise Again”
3. “Typical”
4. “Ixesha”
5. “Call Me”
6. “Abba”
7. “Believer”
8. “Love To Love”
9. “With My Eyes”
10. “Valley Of Darkness”
11. “Phakade”
12. “Be My Friend”
13. “Stay In My Company”
14. “Soul In Mind”

Make sure you cop your copy of Lira’s latest project! She is amazing. Love her song, “Phakade“….

The magazine also goes in the fashion & design of Vlisco made up of a mixed team of mostly Europeans. One guy in the team is part part Nigerian, part British. The design team has strong DNA principles when it comes to design:

Appeal to Africa & its people. This has to be contained and always visible in all our designs.

Good day, for those who aren’t on Twitter or missed the drama that happened, here are the screen munches of what went down.

Check out the Twitter BLOWOUT that went down between South African rapper, Morale and former TV host turned PERFUMISTA, ENTREPRENEUR, REALITY TV STAR, (her words, not ours) Nonhle Thema:

Oh well don’t think Nonhle knew that Morale and Sean Pages were related.

When will Nonhle leave South African celebs alone though?

So over her, but I ain’t unfollowing her just as yet, otherwise how will I update y’all?? Just asking lol…

While searching for gossip on twitter do follow me @DeeChiloane

For the lastest news follow FaraiToday.com on Twitter and Facebook.

Come the 10th of March 2012 Orlando Stadium in Soweto will be filled with Usher fans *yes me included*…

Sorry but Durban and Cape Town  fans, you will have to drive up to Johannesburg to see this hot man named Usher. wonder why the two other shows got cancelled. Oh well Orlando Stadium would have to accomodate everybody as we all come to see Usher

Hansa Pilsener has been searching for South African upcoming artists to perform on the day.From the final 12 artists, 6 will go on to perform with Usher at the JHB Hansa Festival of Legends.

You can check out the 12 finalists here.

Tickets are still available from Computicket, ranging from R215.00 -R455.00

Dont forget to diaries the date: 10 March 2012 Orlando Staduim.

Hope to see you there!!!

This event is for over 18′s only!
Tour updates will be made available on www.facebook.com/bigconcerts or www.twitter.com/BigConcerts

CuesYeah Yeah…

The J&B Met happend this past weekend and yet again my invite got lost in the mail…

Oh well I collected some pics from Sowetan Live

 Jen Su (right) never leaves her hats behind, love the shoe though, not sure of the green dress on 7de Laan actress

The guys from left to right: Lunga, Trevor Gumbi, Dj Sphe (* stares* he cant do any wrong in my eyes) and Dj Naves

 City Press Journalist Mokgadi *love the colour on her* with Theo K

Not sure of both of these outfits…

Bonang Matheba *best dressed in my opinion* with Jo-anne *let’s not go back to the tutu’s please*

Hot ladies: Boity with Khanya amd Chomme *all dressed so simple though*

Oh My SomGaga…*conclude for yourself* 

 The Yfm Twins with Somizi

hope the ladies didn’t sweat too much in their jumpsuits *lol*

Need I say more…Made Different!!

For the latest news follow Faraitoday.com on Twitter and Facebook.

And you can follow me @DeeChiloane

 Jusa Dementor, the Producer, founder and prime artist of A.B.R.A. Tribe Records has released a hot new single, “Iwe Kimberley“.

The only way for Jusa is up: he has won and been nominated for many international and regional Awards for his music, his music production and Video directing.

In addition, he is also the youngest and most recent Brand Ambassador for Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless Ltd.

Regarding the message behind the promo video, A.B.R.A. said:

“In line with the Zimbabwean Indigenous investment programme currently being undertaken, it was ABRA’s initiative to pen the song “Kimberly” by Jusa Dementor in order to positively promote the utilization of our natural resources and to take pride in the face of international laws that want to hinder us from realizing the full potential of our wealth as a nation.”

After seeing the promo video, we cannot wait to see the full video when it’s released. Jusa’s vibrant energy and the deep meaning within the lyrics capture the essence of what is being conveyed, perfectly!!

Lyrics

*Iwe Kimberly*
*By Jusa Dementor*
*Produced by Jusa Mentor*

Eyo Kim
Dey dont want to see Zim win
so them call all them next of kin
to make life in zimbabwe dim
but listen

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Pandaive mwana ndaka rota
Pfuma yeZimbabwe yasotwa,
pasi pe mota dzimba minda
pfuma iri pasi petsoka,

Kimberly  inzwa sha
vano fungidzira kuti tiri ma dandara,
tiri mamhonya
Mwari Baba by our side imimi matobondera

Gaya upenyu muZimbabwe wanaka
Vaitiseka tichimwa tea isina sugar mukaka
Gaya Ngoda zvino rava kufaya
Nyika yese righta now yakuZora butter

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Asi zvino ngere
Pfuma inokwana itai steady haipere
We just have to make sure we share
No matter what the tounge or the tribe or the hair

Surplus put it in reserve
Like Joseph wisdom observe
Seven years of famine we just come otta
now the time fiwe turn round curve

Asi muchinyengetera
koz vavengi vacharamba vachi enderera
hona vakupanica
vaona kuti Zimba rakanika

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Kuti ABRA  ndiyo dancehall reggae
kunti pfuma ndiko kuti Marange
so if you hear anyone who
wan get used by bablyon tell him ngarambe

Zimbabwe sungai dzisimbe
koz the enemy wan tek wey we money
the enemy dont want no harmony
they wana keep poor an no money

As listen to this message here
from Abra simzz and Jusa dementor
Mwari vakatipa pfuma iyi
saka tofanirwa kujamuka toyi protector

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Tyler Perry!

According to Forbes.com, thanks to five movies he has cranked out over the past two years and two TV series (Meet the Browns and House of Payne), Tyler Perry earned US$130 million between May 2010 and May 2011, which ranks him as the highest-earning man in entertainment for that time period.

So he definitely knows something about success….

Tyler Perry recently posted a video blog that shared his personal thoughts on how to be successful.

Thanks to NecoleBitchie for the transcript:

There’s only one answer for that and I say this all the time in the press but people cut it out of articles or they don’t want to print it or they don’t want to say it. The truth be told, it was nothing but the grace of God. Nothing But The Grace of God.

You can plant seeds all day long; you can go around giving your business cards to people. You can go around knocking on doors and auditioning; you can do all of that every day of your life and for most people nothing happens. When a seed is planted in the ground all you can do it water it. You can not control the sunshine. You can not control the weather and you can not control what the locus will come and try to destroy. All you can do is plant your seed in the ground, water it and believe. That is what allowed me to be in this position right now.

I would not stop believing. I planted my seed; I worked really hard. I had one idea and that was to do a play and all that other stuff came. My only focus was to do one play and I knew if I could get that to work, everything else would come to pass. There are so many people who go into so many directions. This week they’re doing this and next week they’re doing that. Then the next week they’re they’re going to be in Real-Estate and the next week they’re going to open a salon. Those kinds of people are all over the place and I usually try to get them to focus. Focus on one thing –one area. Put all of your energy into watering one area. If you spread the water across many, many seeds you don’t have as much water for one seed. So focus on one thing, make it your priority and stick with it no matter what.

No matter how many people told me no. No matter how many people lied to me. No matter how many times I put the show up and nobody came. I remember when I tried my very first show, I worked my butt off and saved $12,000 tax returns through H & R Block money. I worked hard and saved it myself. I rented 14^th Street Play House; put that show up and thought that 1200 people would come over that weekend and 30 showed up and I knew everyone of them. But I didn’t stop; that didn’t deter me. That was in 1992. In 93’ the same thing happened -94’, 95’, 96’, 97’ up until 1998 the same devastation of nobody showing up in the audience. It was still one show a year working with promoters trying to get the show up and nobody showed up but I didn’t stop.

What I say to you now, looking at me here, I am a human being; there is no difference between my humanist and your humanist. The only thing is if you’re trying to get there you can not stop believing in any way. No matter what anybody says, no matter what anybody tells you, you have to know it beyond knowing it. When something is for you, there is a feeling that is deep down inside of you that will not allow you to let it go. It will keep you going when you can’t keep even keep yourself going. That’s why the mantra here at Tyler Perry Studios is a place where even dreams believe because there comes a time in your life where you’ve worked and you’ve stressed and you tried to get there and you couldn’t on your own but you have a dream and that dream has to take on the belief for you because you can’t do it by yourself. So what I would tell you is this, don’t stop; narrow your focus to one idea –[only] one and make it work. That will give birth to all the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it. God himself has to give the increase. Only God can make the sunshine. Only God can make it rain but if you planted the seed then you’ve done your part.

I wish you so much success in 2012. Anything you want is possible. God knows I’m a living witness. Please feel me. Please hear this from my heart. Anything you want is possible. If I didn’t believe it I wouldn’t take the time to send this message to you. Take care of yourself.

Hope you are inspired….

I thought that I should share this little boutique that I discovered on Facebook, it’s called Retro Ladies Boutique.

Their clothes are so rare to find and so affordable.

We all know that vintage is really in at the moment.

What I really love is their blazer collection, they suit any occasion and are one of a kind

Find them on Facebook for more information

#ThanksBye

At 21 I wanted to date an older guy, who is working and independent.

At 41 I wanted to date a young college boy who would depend on me.

After 40 years of living and being with someone older, it would be evident that dating a younger guy would inject some life into ones’ life. No harm in having fun, right???

I mean really who wouldn’t want to be seen with a hunky 20 something year old, who knows how to drive (of course don’t have a car of his own), dresses in designer labels, knows the right words and has timing like a criminal.

Ah sista, he makes you feel like a 21 year old with no worries and makes you feel like a superstar. When you walk into the mall with him, all eyes are on you. As you walk past with no care in world, whispers become louder as you put up a show. He won’t hesitate to confirm the whispers and put them to silent with just a kiss.

“Oh my gosh, they dating tjo”,   but why is it a problem that I chose to date a younger guy. I mean if a woman is empowered enough to buy her own sports car and wear that red sole with no care, why should she then date an older guys at her peak?

Call her a sugar mommy or a cougar, but darling her love life is of a young carefree lady.

Don’t get why women are looked down upon when dating a younger guy, as opposed to an older man dating a younger woman.

Oh well sista, like Mary J sings “If he makes you feel like a million dollar bill, say oh oh!!” keep him and flaunt him.

Just saying to a sista from another sista

Kelly Rowland headed to Paris, France for a steamy cinematic ‘Keep It Between Us‘ music video, featuring sexy actor Lance Gross.

The very romantic music video premiered today on her website.

The visual has the two taking long walks through the Parisian streets, visiting the Eiffel Tower and drinking espresso at some quaint cafe. Oooh la la!

 “Keep It Between Us”
.
They say true love, is enough
forever, forever
Then I’ll stay here in your arms
forever, forever

Not a thing in this world I won’t give up
Can’t live in this world, if I’m not next to you, to you, to you
Just a plain ol’ girl, I don’t need nothin’
They say I got it all, but they don’t know that all is you, is you

So don’t give your love away

Let’s Just Keep It Between Us

Can’t see myself, with no one else
no never, no never
I can make it through, the words with you
so whatever, so whatever

Not a thing in this world I won’t give up
Can’t live in this world, if I’m not next to you, to you

Know that I don’t ever wanna hurt you
And I don’t think nobody else deserves you
and I don’t think I can see nobody else here with me
Promise to love you, and to cherish, and to nurture
And when the time is right we can take it further
Long as I know that you’re here to stay
And never give your love away

So don’t give it away baby!

The “Keep It Between Us” track is from her third studio album, Here I Am.

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Seal, who is currently promoting his album (Soul 2 now available in the US). gave a number of interviews yesterday following the official announcement of his separation from supermodel wife, Heidi Klum.

The singer explained why he is rocking his marriage ring on Ellen earlier today.

Yes, I am still wearing my ring. But I think that it’s pretty much a token of how I feel about this woman. We have eight years. Eight wonderful years together. And just because we have decided to separate doesn’t necessarily mean that you take off your ring and you’re no longer connected to that person. We will be connected in many ways ‘til the rest of our lives…. through our children and also through this tremendous kind of admiration, respect and love that we have for each other.”

“Will we wear the ring for the rest of our lives? Who knows? But right now it feels really comfortable on my hand so I have intentions of taking it off anytime soon.

On the shocking revelation of their divorce announcement:

I think so you and you can include us too. I think we were shocked. You go into these things with the greatest intentions when you say ‘I do’ and you say ’til death do us part.’ Those vows hold value. They are not just words. But these things happen. We have pretty much said how we feel. I think we made it clear in the release statement.

You just grow apart after a while.

You try and you work through it and the thing that you quickly realize when you are married and you become a parent is that you do the best that you can. It makes you actually appreciate your parents a lot more. The thing that I’m most proud about this great woman who married (and I really do mean that from the bottom of my heart), is that together she has given me four incredible gifts…four beautiful children [Leni, Henry, Johan and Lou].

She still, in my opinion, the most wonderful woman in the world. I think our priority was to remain civil and do this thing with dignity. We still very much love each other.

To say that neither of us were grieving would be an out and out lie (and I don’t mind telling you that). I think the operative here is that we are civil to each other and we both have a tremendous amount of respect and love and we try and do this with as much dignity as we possibly can.

Keep ya head up Seal!

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