Podcasts about womandla

In this episode the host speaks about black women that she considers massive in different spheres of life.

Welcome to the Creatives in Focus Podcast. The podcast where we discuss the journey to excellence and creating for impact. This is episode 31 This week I had a conversation with Kashmira Bechoo. Kashmira is a South African Poet and Spoken Word Artist. She started her freelance career in editing, proof-reading and copywriting in 2019, and has since gone on to work with international and national authors, organisations, and committees. The Durban Review selected her poems W.O.M.A.N - Warrior of Man and Nature, and A Foreigner for publication in their first women's anthology: ‘Drumbeats from Africa' (2019). Chasing Butterflies, a poem that explores death, and grief was selected for publication in a women's empowerment book: Womandla! (2019). What do we speak about in this episode? Poetry as a tool for impact and empowerment Mental health and the art of vulnerability Literacy development through poetry and storytelling Connect with Kashmira kashmirabechoo.com Instagram  Facebook Thank you for listening to this podcast We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode, so connect with us on social media. Instagram: @creativesinfocus   Twitter: @creativesnfocus Youtube: Creativesinfocus #creativesinfocus Website- https://creativesinfocus.carrd.co/ You can listen to and check out our past interviews and episodes:  If you have further questions, bookings, or sponsorship enquires, please email us at creativesinfocus@gmail.com  

Khensani and I interview the Deputy Vice Chancellor of UCT's Teaching and Learning portfolio for our #Womandla feature.

Bean chats with her WCWs (Women Crush Wednesday) for this month of July about all things women and explores the different Womandla spirits in each of the ladies. Womandla is a play of words derived from the words Woman and Amandla (Zulu/IsiNdebele for strength) to express the strength of the woman. Funfilled yet informative convo!! Enjoy!! The ladies Insta handles are @guguzulu_sa @zoe_mzoe23 and @sakhiekhanye and Music is What you need by MJ Sings! Lots of love, Bean!♥️

In this catch up episode, Janine and Tshego talk about Nomzamo Mbatha, Mam’Winnie Mandela, cultural boycotts, The Slumflower, Black Panther, tinyletter newsletters and letting go of things that no longer serve us. (The jingle you hear at the start and end is 'Rise & Shine' by Audiobinger, from Free Music Archive.)

CliffCentral.com — It’s Money on Womandla! day and the team always discusses the serious, structured side of money. This time, Michelle Dave and Phumi talk the emotions and vibrations of money with money consciousness coach, Busi Selesho.

CliffCentral.com — It’s International Women’s Day and while everybody else is going to try and be serious about women’s issues, we on Womandla! are getting back to the real girl talk with reality TV star, Chanita Foster. We’re talking babies, depression, identity, money, giving... and just generally the life of being a woman.

CliffCentral.com — Soul City South Africa is changing its focus and they are becoming a first of its kind woman-focused NPO in South Africa. Lego Ramafoko, Soul City CEO, is in the Womandla! chair talking about how the new Soul City works and why the change after 20 years.

CliffCentral.com — Pink ribbons all over the place to keep cancer top of mind... Phumi Mashigo and Michelle Dave talk about the cost.

CliffCentral.com — Struggling to cope with the juggling of work, wife, and mother? Phumi discovered something called The Working Mom’s Expo, that will be happening in Johannesburg next month. Janice is the founder and the entrepreneur behind the whole thing and she chats about the expo, how she got the idea, and that life-changing experience of becoming a mother while working!

CliffCentral.com — A good idea like a sneaker valet shop has finally landed and Amanda Makhapela is the woman behind the shop and the idea. She’s in studio to share ideas, what she has learned and why she has been able to after two years of planning finally have a gorgeous store in the Maboneng Precent.

CliffCentral.com — Sex Money Angels is the perfect set of things to get sorted before summer, so @donnamcalum the Fairy Godmother and @Shannonwalbran are talking about their Powerup workshop this coming weekend.

CliffCentral.com — Time to spring clean the money matters! Michelle Dave comes in with five full-proof steps to clean up your finances.

CliffCentral.com — In this second installment of the series titled 'What Does It Mean To Be Black?', Andrew and Rori unpack some of the discussions from the first episode... and end up even more confused and no less challenged by the thoughts that Phumi Mashigo of Womandla! and Nozipho Mbanjwa of The Talent Firm - who go so far as to challenge the relevance of the very question that underpins the show.

CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo is talking about life in studio with a slam poet, Thabile Jaku (@jaku_thabile), a feminist writer, Maneo Mohale (@ManeoMohale) and a female mining engineer Refentse Molehe (@fensiface). It’s the intergenerational conversation you want to be a part of - the views of the young woman in SA.

CliffCentral.com — Everybody is talking about hair this week, so we are talking... and since the Afros and the dreadlocks and the cornrows are clearly here to stay, Phumi invites a hair loss expert, Hlengi Hans Ngidi into studio to chat about how to treat those luscious locks and save your hairline.

CliffCentral.com — Michelle Dave is here for your end of the month money advice. Learn more about savings - and not just in a traditional sense, and using add-ons to make your life easier.

CliffCentral.com — Up to 4 in 10 women suffer from fibroids around the world, and black women are up to 3 times more prone to getting them. What are your options - removing your womb? Well not anymore! Dr Gary Sudwarts has come straight from theatre to spend an hour with Phumi, talking about his treatment option and what symptoms you should be looking out for so you don’t suffer unnecessarily.

CliffCentral.com — She is the fresh new feisty voice in South Africa’s publishing world. She is the power behind some of this year's ultimate Twitter shade about black stories, writers and women in the largely male-dominated arena of getting the nation reading. Thabiso Mahlape is the voice, the face, the power and the brain powering Blackbird Publishing - an imprint of Jacana Books.

CliffCentral.com — Setting your perfect wedding is important, but choosing the right regime for your marriage is more important. In community of property, antenuptial with or without accruals, or even the post-nuptial agreements is the order of the day with Michelle Dave talking about guarding your money - and your heart. Estate planning and legal advisor Claudette Moses joins the discussion.

CliffCentral.com — Celebrating women is what we do, and when the Business Women’s Association tells us that they're having a gala dinner to celebrate the top businesswomen in Gauteng, we had to chat with them. Keynote speaker of the day and illusive businesswoman Ipeleng Mkhari talks about transcending the hustle and building a big business.

CliffCentral.com — It’s Drug Awareness Week, hot on the heels of the most shocking revelation of a high-profile South African killed by her drug addicted son. Nicole is the addiction councillor at Phoenix House - Johannesburg’s oldest privately operated rehabilitation centre. Phumi and Nicole talk addictions and how loved ones can help or hinder recovery.

CliffCentral.com — What are the things to ask about when you buy a new or used car and what must you stay far away from? Phumi talks money and cars with Michelle Dave and they are joined by the group finance and insurance executive of Bidvest McCarthy, Jane Stirling.

CliffCentral.com — Reflecting images of awesome blackness to little children starts with the dolls that they play with and Malaville’s Mala Bryan, creator of black fashion dolls chats about designing and making her dreams in the form of dolls. Then Phumi chats to Nalibali spokesperson, Lucky Sithole, about reading and celebrating multilingualism. It’s the perfect pre Youth Day show!

CliffCentral.com — 'The Yearning' is the debut novel by Mohale Mashigo, and it's getting lots of attention in the literary world. She is also the award-winning singer and songwriter, BlckPorcelain. On the line from her home in Cape Town, she talks about her different creative personas, the world as she sees it and the journey of getting her book finally completed and published.

CliffCentral.com — Tax season is almost upon us again and in a month we are all supposed to be submitting our returns. Get ahead of the pack and get all your affairs in order - but first get over the fear of SARS! Michelle Dave talks about why we need to pay taxes and how to go about it. Siya shares his new taxpayer anxieties and Marike Muller from SARS is on the line with some info and tips.

CliffCentral.com — It’s all good and well to save for retirement or buy risk policies but if it doesn’t pay the amount that you require to live the life you have been living all along, it's an awful waste of time. Michelle Dave is in studio as always on a money Wednesday talking about how to determine if you are saving enough.

CliffCentral.com — Career planning is important, but when you're a woman the importance of that planning becomes critical with all the moving parts of motherhood thrown in. Phumi chats to an Executive Development Coach about all the when, hows and what to consider when planning a career, along with a family.

CliffCentral.com — We've just celebrated a day for showing our moms the love and appreciation we have for them. But what about those women who would love to be a mom but can’t? What about the children who wish they had a mom to show love and appreciation for? Phumi speaks to the CEO of Bethany House Trust, Gert Janker, about the needs of children and how you can give one of them a mother. Then, we all know about how to donate sperm, but what about egg donation? Calista Hardwick from Vitalab explains how you can donate your eggs to give a woman who wants to carry and birth a child of her own the chance at motherhood.

CliffCentral.com — Where have all the good men gone or has the dating game changed in the new millennium? Dating coach anyone? MatchVIP founder and dating coach, Bonita Grobelaar joins Phumi Mashigo to chat about new age and online dating for the modern woman.

CliffCentral.com — The hype about interest rate hikes has not escaped any of us but did you know you can make high interest rates work for you? Michelle Dave joins Phumi Mashigo to chat about how and where you can make a buck from the current high interest rates.

CliffCentral.com — Caitlyn Jenner has made the word and world of Transgender into a trending topic, but what is the South African reality of Transgender people? Iranti.org founder and Transgender activist, Jabu Pereira, is in studio to chat about vernacular stories of the African transgender community.

CliffCentral.com — Schooling and learning is as much about the parent as it is about the child. So how does a parent best support a child’s studies and what extra curricular support is available to you. Study Buddy founder Sudesh Panday and Kumon South Africa spokesperson Rozanne Loney are in studio to discuss your options.

CliffCentral.com — "We need to talk" are words that strike fear into almost anybody that hears them. Phumi Mashigo discusses how and why we should have difficult conversations with Roz Solomon who deals with Conversational Intelligence.

CliffCentral.com — Financing a business is tough, ask any entrepreneur and when you have put not just your heart and soul but also your life savings into your business you better make sure you protect it as best you can. Michelle Dave talks to Phumi Mashigo about the most important financial risk you can insure your business against.

CliffCentral.com — The Businesswomen's Association of South Africa (BWA) is yet again hosting the annual Businesswoman of the Year Awards. Chief Executive Matshepo Msibi and National Chairperson Farza Mall are in studio sounding the call for nominations. Then later, because it's March Phumi Mashigo does a short musical tribute to Mama Africa in her birthday month.

CliffCentral.com — Woman Youthpreneur is all about networking and that's why Zuziwe Mkhwanazi and Sibabalwe from Unorthodox are hosting a breakfast to create these important connections. They are joined by their mentor Zama Ngwevuza to chat about and reflect on their experiences.

CliffCentral.com — Birth (F*ck Yeah!) is the most honest, real and accessible information handbook about birth choices. The author, Sonia Killik talks about her birth experience and why she is the loudest advocate for natural births in South Africa

CliffCentral.com — It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week and Phumi Mashigo puts the spotlight on the young and old, male and female, who suffer with eating disorders, often in silence. She’s joined by the organiser and facilitator of this awareness campaign, Lize van Wyk, who is also a recovering anorexic. Then, to lighten the mood, Phumi brings in comedian Thenjiwe Moseley to laugh a bit and talk about 'Bitches Be Back'.

CliffCentral.com — Finance guru Michelle Dave joins Phumi Mashigo to help you have a financially prosperous 2016. It’s not just about how much you earn, but rather about your internal capacity to hold onto money and to believe that you really do deserve wealth, abundance and happiness!

CliffCentral.com — As it’s the month of love and love songs, Phumi Mashigo brings you a playlist of some of R&B Soul’s greatest love songs with the help of South Africa’s romantic radio broadcasting legend, Grant Shakoane. Brace yourself! It may be cheesy, but it’s definitely going to get you in the right mood for Valentine's Day.

CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo is joined by the owner of Sensational Suga to talk about her passion for sweet things and what inspired her to leave marketing for baking.

CliffCentral.com — January has been a long, long month, this is why Phumi Mashigo has decided to shoot the breeze with you and slow things down with some good old-fashioned girl talk.

CliffCentral.com — Everybody is talking about the new Pension Regulation Bill signed into law by President Jacob Zuma, but what is the fuss really about? Michelle Dave breaks this down, her and Phumi Mashigo also kick-start the 2016 Building Wealth Challenge, don’t miss out!

CliffCentral.com — It's the first day of school and along with the tears of the first graders, there are plenty of other children who are frustrated by school. If your child is not geared for mainstream, what are your options? Do we, parents and students alike, just have to grin and bear the pain of grade 1 to 12? Phumi Mashigo talks to parents who've found systems that are working for their kids and is also joined by a representative from a vocational school in Jo'burg.

CliffCentral.com — How does one help a youngster who has failed matric? What do you say, what do you not say and what advice do you give? All these questions are answered with Clinical Psychologist, Ntsiki Ndumela.

CliffCentral.com — As the year draws to an end Phumi Mashigo asks what you've learnt about money in 2015. She is joined by money guru Michelle Dave, together they recap the most memorable shows they did about money in 2015. Lastly, they share tips that you need to know about budgeting and saving that could help you in 2016.

CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo is joined by Millennials to speak about a range of topics from social media to marriage and feminism. She tries to understand their view on the world and their struggles, including their personal and professional journeys.

CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo cooks holiday treats with the 'organic flexitarian', Bev Wium. All the eating, without the guilt!

CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo discusses what women want in life, love and everything else in between. She is joined by Nutritionist Bev Wium and Social Media Manager Phume Masesi for this insightful and life changing chat.