Lwazi Mbana Speaks

08/08/2023

*I SHED TEARS*

Yesterday I visited a friend of mine, who is blind. And because it was night he did something that taught me a lesson.

Upon entering the house, he switched on the light.
And I asked him "why did you put on the light yet you can't see?"
He laughed for a long time, switched off the light and went to the kitchen.

After a short while he came with a pot of tea and eggs, placed them perfectly well on the table and switched on the light again.

What he said made me shed tears because he said to me, Mr.Evans, I did not put on the light for my own sake or because I needed it, I did it for you because you needed it since you are not blind like me".*

Then he asked me, Mr. Evans,

How many times have you switched off the light for other people and denied them an opportunity to see light just because you yourself do not need it?"

I thought about that so deeply, and now I am asking you the same question today.

How many times have you put off your lights and denied others an opportunity to see the light while they are in darkness?

Why would you let your accounts grow to millions and even billions while your brother's child is going barefooted?

Why would you put clothes you don't wear in the bin while someone out there is almost going naked?

Why would food rot in your house while there is someone out there sleeping hungry?

Why will you see a business opportunity and hide it without sharing with your friends when you know you won’t use it?

Why will you be in a position to help someone get a promotion or a new job and you keep it because the person is not from your family, tribe or religion?

Why will you defame your brother or sister just because you don't want someone to help them?

Each of the questions above is equivalent to switching “Off The Light”

Please turn on the lights you switched Off!

08/05/2023

I LOVE THIS ANALOGY:

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why did you spill the coffee?

"Because someone bumped into me!!!"

Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.

Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.

Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.

So we have to ask ourselves... “what's in my cup?"

When life gets tough, what spills over?

Joy, gratitude, peace and humility?

Anger, bitterness, victim mentality and quitting-tendencies?

Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.

Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, resilience, positivity; and kindness, gentleness and love for others. 🤗

07/05/2023

In Japan, during the war, this boy was carrying his dead brother on his back to bury him. A soldier noticed him and asked him to throw this dead child so that he would not get tired. He replied:

He’s not heavy, he’s my brother!

Let this be our motto:
“He’s not heavy. He’s my brother… She’s my sister.”
If he falls, raise him.
Even if you get tired, help him,
And if his support is weak,
And if he makes a mistake, forgive him
And if the world abandons him, carry him on your back, because he is not heavy
he is your brother…”

18/10/2021

Here's the truth our youth should really know in order to make it in life, not look like they are making it. EVERY YOUTH SHOULD READ THIS! especially 18 - 28-year-olds.

1. CARS
Don't buy a car worth R400K and pay R8000 p/m for 5 years and still spend R2000 petrol p/m because after 5 years ur car will be worth half that amount, buy a small car, second hand in good condition and if possible use taxis, they only cost u +-R600 per month and instead invest that R10000 p/m for 5 years and it will most probably be a million or close to it.
Ppl where I come from celebrate paying cars like it's a major achievement when it's actually a major loss over the years. Let me not sugarcoat it, THEY CELEBRATE DEBT. Imagine u work 40 hour's a week and 30% of ur salary goes towards paying off a depreciating liability.

2. APARTMENTS
If u have the option to still stay home, STAY HOME AND SAVE!
If u want to stay alone, don't rush to stay alone in a 3 bedroom apartment where the rent costs R14000 p/m if u can stay in a 1 bedroom apartment or even bachelors if possible where all ur household expenses cost just R5000 - R6500 p/m. Don't rush to stay in fancy places. Buy spending R7000p/m, u can invest the other half and in 5 years u'll be close u buying ur own apartment cash. ASSETS BEFORE LIABILITIES!

3. JOBS
Be humble and smart, if it's not the passion u are choosing, then choose something that pays more and work hard. Some ppl prefer to be seen wearing suits to work every day only to earn R8000 p/m and laugh at those wearing overalls to work and making R40000 p/m.
STOP TRYING TO LOOK COOL

4. ASSOCIATIONS/FRIENDSHIPS/RELATIONSHIPS/NETWORKS
Don't associate urself with ppl that don't bring a kind of growth to u. Don't have friends that only call u for parties and not business seminars. Don't have partners that want u that pressure u into spending overspending. Network around ppl that contribute to u building ur legacy.
SURROUND URSELF WITH PPL THAT FORCE U TO LEVEL UP

5. ENTERTAINMENT/"BEING YOUTHY"
Don't be fooled by the things u see on TV because they are created by experts to make u feel exactly that way. Don't choose to see the fun in spending R1000 on alcohol and boredom in spending R1000 on projects that built u. TV Sells debt, that's what it's programmed to do
THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING!

People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in 10 years.
"The problem with young ppl is that they don't know how young they really are."
Stop trying to meet society's standards. Society overall is in debt.
Day and night on television we are sold debt.
How can u even have the courage to drive a car worth R400k when u don't even have R50k on investments? How can u have the courage to spend R14000 p/m in a place u don't own?
A lot of ppl who are said to be successful by our society are having sleepless nights sinking in debt they have depression it's just that they won't tell u because they know u worship them. Instead, they will try faking it even more.
The system was designed to put u into debt and keep u there, but it's a good thing u have the power to choose to escape it. U can't get out of this system thinking like everyone ones.
Most ppl are not living the life that they are showing u.
If u want to be part of the 1% u must start thinking like the 1%.

My Brothers and Sisters, if u have not realized that if u grew up in a poor background then most of the things u are working for now are not urs, but for the legacy and upcoming generations u are creating, then please read this again.

I'll say this again when they say it runs in the blood of the family, u say, "this is where it runs out."
Let's break generational curses!

Happy Monday

29/07/2021

A young couple moved into a new house.

The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging the washing outside.

"That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better soap powder.

Her husband looked on, remaining silent.

Every time her neighbor hung her washing out to dry, the young woman made the same comments.

A month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look, she’s finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"

The husband replied, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

And so it is with life…

What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.

So don’t be too quick to judge others, especially if your perspective of life is clouded by anger, jealousy, negativity or unfulfilled desires.

"Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are."

27/07/2021

A father said to his daughter “You have graduated with honors, here is a car I bought many years ago.

It is a bit older now but before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them you want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it.

The daughter went to the used car lot, returned to her father and said, “They offered me $1,000 because they said it looks pretty worn out.”

The father said, now “Take it to the pawn shop.” The daughter went to the pawn shop, returned to her father and said,”The pawn shop offered only $100 because it is an old car.”

The father asked his daughter to go to a car club now and show them the car. The daughter then took the car to the club, returned and told her father,” Some people in the club offered $100,000 for it because it’s a Holden Torana and it's an iconic car and sought by many collectors”

Now the father said this to his daughter, “The right place values you the right way,” If you are not valued, do not be angry, it means you are in the wrong place. Those who know your value are those who appreciate you. Never stay in a place where no one sees your value. Never!!!!

23/07/2020

Universities are looking for people WITH MATRIC but didn't pass well, and have at least 16 APS (excluding LO) to study full-time and part part-time, you must have passed matric to apply.

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University Education is FREE, anyone can study even if you don't have a cents, you don't parents or financial support at home.

You don't have to worry about paying university fees, NSFAS will cover everything and give you +R1000 allowance per month in your account to use it as you wish, some universities give you R5000 upfront.

Those who are working, raising their kids (pregnant), married they can study while at home part-time. And those who want to study full-time, staying at university's residents (Res) are welcome also.

If you are struggling with online applications we can help you, with us you'll avoid mistakes that people make which leads to being rejected. We'll advise you which course suits you points and do the application on your behalf.

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Most people are at home because they applied late, some are doing a course they don't like because they applied late, avoid regrets.

It's a pity that we don't share such information, most people are at home they don't know that education is free

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Diploma in Operations Management – 20 APS
Diploma in Retail Business Management – 22 APS
Diploma in Sports Management – 22 APS
Diploma in Supply Chain Management – 22 APS
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Diploma in Animal Sciences – 20 APS
Diploma in Crop Production – 20 APS
Diploma in Equine Science – 20 APS
Diploma Dental Technology – 20 APS
Diploma in Analytical Chemistry – 21 APS
Diploma in Biotechnology – 21 APS
Diploma in Environmental Sciences – 21 APS
Diploma in Food Technology – 21 APS
Diploma in Geology – 21 APS
Diploma in Industrial Physics – 21 APS
Diploma in Water Science and Technology – 21 APS
Higher Certificate in Water Treatment – 21 APS
Diploma in Commercial Photography – 22 APS
Diploma in Fashion Design and Tech – 22 APS
Diploma in Fine and Applied Arts – 17 APS
Diploma in Interior Design – 22 APS
Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture – 17 APS
Diploma in Motion Picture Production – 22 APS
Diploma in Performing Arts/Dance – 20 APS
Diploma in Commercial Photography - 22 APS
Diploma in Performing Arts/MUSIC - 20 APS
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Diploma in Public Finance - 20 APS
Diploma in Industrial Design - 21 APS
Higher Certificate in Civil Engineering Construction - 20 APS
Higher Certificate in Electrical Engineering - 20 APS
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Higher Certificate in Mechanical Engineering – 20 APS
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Diploma in Journalism – 22 APS
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26/06/2020

Life is a theater, so invite your audiences carefully. Not everyone is holy enough and healthy enough to have a FRONT ROW seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships, friendships, fellowships and family!
Everyone Can't be in Your FRONT ROW.

Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention to:
Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are just going downhill?

When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know and appreciate you and the gift that lies within you?

Everyone Can't be in Your FRONT ROW.

25/05/2020

How do you start your own business?

1. Go online to the website of CIPC and register a new company for R175, registration is R125 and the name is R50.

- Go to your nearest internet cafe with your certified ID copy in USB, have an active email address or use your smartphone.

The money you will deposit via their bank details found on the website.

They will do BBBEE for you for free and all other business documents.

2. Go to SARS, do a tax clearance for free.

3. Go to FNB do a business bank account for R500. Or ABSA they even have R250 option.

4. Go to your nearest Seda ask them to do a business plan for you, for free. Plus other trainings that might be relevant to your field.

5. Go online, registered on the CSD, for free.

6. Go to your municipality and ask them to register you on their database as a supplier, for free.

7. Go to your nearest NYDA, attend their financial management short course for a minimum of 5 weeks (once a week), for free.

8. Apply for the NYDA funding for free. They can give you equipment of up to R50 000, for free.

You don't pay it back.

9. Hire people and register for COIDA, Letter of good standing at the Department of Labour.

10. Do your business and upgrade it with marketing and branding.

Logos, Letterhead, business email, website, landline. software of

11. Apply for tenders.

12. Live in financial freedom.

13. Don't give up and don't lose focus.

14. For those that are intrested in chicken farming, you can get free chicken farming books and tutorials on this website ==> www.mnelisi.com

- This does not come easy but it's attainable.

It just need a good business idea. A business idea is simple.

Check what is trending. What is your passion. What are your soft skills. What is a problem that needs a solution in your area. What is it that you've studied or anything can be business.

Have a timeline. When do I do what, when do I do what and follow it.

Don't postpone.

Companies that offer loans and grants for small businesses goto my website www.mnelisi.com

Edit: Siya Morris

Great post Mnelisi, just to add SEDA also offer a cost sharing for marketing and branding material for your company. In developing or framing your business idea make sure you also follow this steps:

- use the business canvas model which is freely available on line it assists when one wants to develop a viable business model.

- value chain your business idea using your SWOT analysis

- work on your capability statement and or proof of concept

Edit 2: Lesenyeho Mayweather Ke Malefetsane
But u forgot to mention to also register your business on www.bizportal.gov.za for UIF and affordable business account and lot of things check it out.😎

Edit 3:
Gladys Ngwane Maglad Ngwane To add on your list those who are around Gauteng the treasury department is running free TENDERING AND COSTING workshops every Wednsdays from 9-13h00 at 75 Fox street IMBUMBA HOUSE

Regards
Mnelisi, The first Rapper from South Coast

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25/05/2020

People always say they want to build one bed room apartments in Townships and rent them out.
I agree it's a great idea but it also depends where.
Location is important.
First of all you have to look at the overheads.
One guy used6his R1 million from his retirement fund to build 20 apartments that earn him R50k in total per month.
He built those apartments in an area situated next to Alot of firms.
It was just outside of Town so there was no water and electricity was free.
This is why he was charging R2500 per apartment and making almost R2200 profit because his only expenses were maintenance.

Some people build these apartments and target students. First of all students are not reliable, second of all they damage your property, third they don't have much money.

The best way to make money through a student accommodation is getting a contract from a University.
Most Universities pay R2500 atleast per student.
Two students per room you make R5000, 00

You also need an NRC certificate. Your tenants should have lease agreements. You should've able to debit their accounts monthly otherwise you will waste Alot of time chasing them for money.

Build relationships with Town Planners if you want to make serious money through this business.

A Town planner will tell you that in three years a school and a hospital will be built in a specific area on three years.

What do you do then? You build your apartments so that teachers and nurses can rent them out.

My point is before you invest in a property. You should study the market in your area and cut overheads.

That's the only way you can be profitable through this business.

All you need is at least R300k to start and build 5 rooms rent them out for R3000 each room.
You make a clean R15k pm.

Location is the key.

23/05/2020

1. Never start your CV with "Curriculum Vitae". Start with your name boldly written with a larger font.

2. Ensure the address on your CV is the same with the location of the job. It will make interviewers consider you faster. e.g, if the job is in Johannesburg, apply with a Joburg address. If you don't stay in the same location, look for someone you know that uses same location.

3. Don't use childish email address. Use an email address with your name. Don't use email address such as [email protected]. It says a lot about your maturity and professionalism. You can use [email protected]. If the name is already taken, add some numbers, e.g [email protected]

4. Under personal data or profile. Some entities like date of birth, state and nationality are not compulsory. As a matter of fact, if the age they need doesn't favour you, just take off your date of birth. Keep the interviewer in doubt. Rather sell your skills.

5. Under educational background and dates, simply write your school, your course of study and then the year you graduated. Take off the year you got admission. Some people started school in 2005 and graduated in 2012 for a 4-year course. It might not be their fault but employers wouldn't take it that way since you're not there to defend it. So write out only graduation year.

Also, there's no need for your grade (First class, 2.1, 2.2, etc). Just take it off.

6. Specific Certifications is another area that's making people lose out of job search in recent times. Under this section, most people don't have what to put and it pi**es off most employers. It means you haven't done much to add value to yourself. If you are a fresh graduate try to do one or two short courses while at university like MS-EXCEL, SPSS, PASTEL, QUICKBOOKS Etc, else you will be submitting what we call a blank CV'. For those working, you can use your weekends to achieve same. It will help you in your next job search.

7. Under your work experience, you are expected to state where you worked, your job designation and your responsibilities. If you are no longer working in the firm, write your responsibilities in past tense. The current place of work can be written in present tense.

8.However, all your work experiences need not go on your CV except the one relates to the job you're applying for. it makes your CV concise.

9. Under your referees or references, please you are expected to have your referees name, address, phone number and email address. You can also use your family member as your referee but ensure you don't use the same surname. Also, ensure your referees are aware you are using them as referees.

10. An ideal CV should be in black and white not coloured except on two occasions: if you are applying as a graphic designer and you want to wow your employer or when your CV has the logo of the company you've worked before under your job experience.

11. Never forward a CV from your inbox to another employer. Open and compose a fresh mail then upload your CV and send.

12. When sending your CV, make sure the subject carries the job role you are applying for.

13. Don't save your CV on your laptop or phone as 'My CV' or Edited CV'. Simple save it with your full name, e.g Mavhungu Dakalo.

14. When sending your CV, don't leave the email page blank. Copy your cover letter and post on the email page. Forget the usual 'Sir, kindly find attached herewith for your.