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Learning from Role Models You don’t Know – Yet

Dear Net Buddies and Blazers, During an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, LL Cool J was asked “do you ever think about quitting?” and without hesitation, he said “Absolutely yes, everyone that strives to be great, at some point thinks about quitting, but it’s in those times […]

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‘Ain’t No Stopping This’

James Todd Smith, better known by his stage name LL Cool J, is one of hip-hop’s early superstars and the first rapper to win the US’ most prestigious arts awards, the Kennedy Center Honors, amongst numerous others. His 13 studio albums have multiple hit songs that made it to the […]

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Independence has Its Day, that Doesn’t Mean it’s Done and Dusted

Dear Net Buddies and Blazers, Today is July 4th, Independence Day in the United States. As you have experienced from South Africa’s holidays during lockdown, celebrations everywhere this year are different than usual. This holiday, in particular, will be a challenge for many Americans. As many white Americans are coming […]

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Driven to be Remembered for Much More than His Money

Dear Net Buddy’s and Blazers, Becoming a successful entrepreneur, or becoming successful at whatever field you choose is not a day’s job. All successful people have a driving force and this is their motivation to keep going when things become hard. A powerful quote by Aliko Dangote states that, “I […]

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Ophiophilia – Are You OK or Out the Door?

Dear Net Buddies and Blazers, Many things in our lives catch us in their grip and drive us to make questionable decisions, some that may be simply detrimental to our long-term goals, some may be downright dangerous. Johannesburg-based artist Frances Goodman is asking us to think about personal decisions we […]

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Nothing can Stop Nasty C Rapping his Way to Stardom!

Dear Net Buddies & Blazers, If you’re feeling bleak about the disruption in your life this year, you’ll know just how frustrated SA’s very own Hip-Hop star, Nasty C, must be feeling. In March, he signed to US label Def Jam Recordings and was getting ready to move to the […]

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