Some Afrcan music lose their way for support

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 In South Africa we have different kind of music such as local hippo,  kwaito , jazz,  Afro jazz, house, Masacandi  and many more, but the success of each list must be counted in terms of  its effort which is recognize during awards ceremonies. During the awards ceremonies many artist able to see how much support they have in term of voting and the most download. I think  the MTN South African Music Awards has a big change in terms of winning categories if you may look the following from the past to the current SAMA Awards, but I will look  only the records of the year

·         In 1999 it was Brenda Fassie (African pop)

·         2004 by Mzekezeke Akekho  uGogo (Kwaito)

·         2005 by Brown Dash for Phansi Komthunzi welanga (Kwaito again)

·         2006 by Ntando for Dali wami (Afro Jazz)

·         2007 by  Dj Sbu for Remember when it rained (house)

·         2008 by Dj Sdunkero for Maputo Song (house)

·         2009 by Rhythmic  element for 2by2  ( Urban house)

·         2010 by Big Nuz for Umlilo (Kwaito)

·         2011 by liquid deep for Fabris of the heart (house)

·         2012 by ZAhara for loliwe ( Afro Jazz)

I do agree that the reason house music dominate the categories is that most parties house music take the event to the top, which makes the youth vote and download, and in terms of winning the record of the year depend on the time the artist release the album for example Zahara. for more info;samusicawards.co.za

DOES POLYGAMY A CULTURE TO ZUMA



Four's a crowd: Mr Zuma poses with his three other wives (from left) Nompumelo Ntuli, Thobeka Mabhija and Sizakele Khumalo. All were at the wedding to his fourth current spouse

 Since Democratisation we experience many changes than before. We live in the current era where every individual has a free will to do what he or she intended to do. Looking to the current issue of the president of the republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma, marrying a sixth wife. In South Africa is allowed to Marie more than one wife, but this practise in some societies is not accepted. The reason behind this is the increase number of diseases that surrounded South Africa from elder people to the young generation. My concern is on the president as a public figure what message he trying to share by having more than one wife, in terms of all the campaign that cover the limitation of the  HIV/AIDS. This is not a culture in this modern life, in terms of economy many wife’s and many children’s lead to poverty, and something’s may lead to poor education.

According to JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's polygamous President Jacob  taking his long-time girlfriend Bongi Ngema as his newest bride and fourth current wife in a private ceremony at his rural home .I think the only  thing that matter in this form it may be the culture to the President, where else the wife’s are looking for the tax payers, and does the President Jacob Zuma has the crucial time to discuss idea's with his wife and children’s.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135050/Fourth-wife-goes-free-Quirky-South-African-airline-ad-campaign-coincides-polygamist-president-Jacob-Zumas-sixth-marriage.html#ixzz1t8eSpuBV

Cultural Communication Technology



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Many companies have moved from the industrial age to the new information age.  This has been a result of the introduction of technology regular used such as Mobile phone (SMS), Apple Computer (Fast internet), Apple Ipads (where we may find Companies use it alternative to sign costumers immediately for example open Bank account). Technology has been a cultural innovation to everyone in such way that it saves time for people and increase relationship between organizations and its target audiences. The new innovations has led to changes on companies than before where lot of money was spend to marketing, on sending messages to the target audience. Nowadays companies recognize the use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and so on, on reaching target audience. This new platform of social networks is seen as new venture of communication and profitable markets that allow additional flow of background information. This has given the two integrated departments Marketing communication and Public Relations on positioning the favorable image for an organization. This does not mean that the PRP and Marketing stands for the brand but represents how the brand should look like to audiences.

Benefits of Communication Technology

·         Fast to reach audience who are in different context

·         Save money and time

·         Allow flow of information with immediate feedback

·         Allow competition between small Business and with large Organisations

·         Lead to favourable relationship between organisations and its targets audiences

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Transitions of gender to corporate world

                                                                                show the rainbow nations of gender
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Since 1994 we saw many changes in South Africa than before. We may say things have changed, actually yes, especially the comfortable gay and lesbian people on how they are welcome to the corporate world. We have to look things in transparency way and in globalization processes, by accepting the time and space. The government also shows how people in South Africa connect to the freedom of expression, by implementing efforts to protect the right of powerful lesbian and gay people. The confidence, positive self-esteem and their gratitude towards doing things, these qualities are important in telling us a lot about how lesbian and gay lived. In communication perspective we saw big company (ZAR), on etv in a show known as So What in (Monday,09/04/2012) at 08:30 interviewing gays for a PA job by the marketing manager Moloko Mckenzie ,  the Business Man Kenny Kunene defined gay people using two words as hard worker and confidence, this show paving the way for substantial change to others in attitudes towards gay people.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Things you have to  do

• Show humanity (Ubuntu) and appreciation
• Supportive to embrace nature
• Social cement that glues different identity and groups who assume there is no other ways to think about reality
• Do not percieve all what you see on Drama in TV on how gays have to be treated, unless is a positive interaction

Lets celebrate Easter with joy



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 Good Friday is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. On this day Christians Honor the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Many Christians spend on this day in fasting, prayer, sincere turning away in both the mind and heart, from self to God. Since the date of Good Friday is dependent on the date of Easter, it changes from year to year. Good Friday is a day of strict fasting and abstinence. Catholics who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 60 are required to fast, which means that they can eat only one complete and two smaller ones during the day, with no food in between. Catholics who are over the age of 14 are required to refrain from eating any meat, or any food made with meat on Good Friday.christianity.about.com/od/holidaytips/qt/whatisgoodfrida.htm

Good Friday is celebrated with different churches in different way, where churches meet in certain places, for example the Nazareth Baptist Church who also known as (Shembe), they usually meet at Nanda in Durban, where they gather their prayers on top of the Mountain. The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) the church headquarters are at Zion City Moria, in Limpopo province where they usually meet, the church is led by Lekganyane family. Good Friday is a wonderful day for us, there is a reson to be thankful for. His death has given us life that is renewed and blessed .So we have to bear in mind the purpose to celebrity this day, by encouraging one another the message of not drink and drive, ask yourself such question who is driving you home ?, and lets spread the words of God in this Good Friday from 6 April until its fall.

Time to challenge Media

                     
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Our cultural experience are affected by the mass communication, if we may look how much time we spend on TV set for example.We tend to spend large amounts of our time in a range of media, because television has the power to recognise how we spend our time, but we have to look how its change our perception and cultural identity.How we perceive what we see on media, for instance a message that is anticipated for high culture and that is meant for low culture ( Urban versus Rural).

They are movies that define certain society for example famous movie known as Tsotsi which was based on human circumstances to overcome obstacle, but where else drama such Yizo Yizo was seen as promoting violence in some certain societies. where else do you agree with this argument, "that Media exposure to pornograph causes viewers to display specific attitude towards women.

Media is capable on making assumptions about audiences that are based on conceptual ideas of what people are like, rather than how they really are, for example look any glamour magazine and you can see what the makers of those texts think men and women should look like. Think of any advert on TV where they advertise something, notice that there is always power behind it, but people's feedback on media shown that mass media is seen as a facts of life, for example people nowadays consider something from  Internet or in a newspaper as truth, regardless of the source. 

Mass media has a  persuasive power over us, Newspapers, Radio, TV can manipulate whole societies cause debate and concern. The media and mass communications have interacted and mixed with pre-exsting cultures, forms, and values. People need to acknowledge what media portray, and take media as a dissemination of information, and stick to what you belief and acknowledge unknown sources from the media before you take a step. Is not late to challenge Media perspective sooner or later it will affect us and the coming generation.www.cliffsnotes.com/study.../topicArticleId-26957,articleId-26946.ht..

Does Language barrier make many citizen and immigrants in Universities feel helpless?

                                                             

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 Language and Communication systems are part of Culture, for example the sign of peace is used  across the world. Language difficulties impact not only information gathering, but also create barriers among people, Whereby we found English used as a tool of exchanging information in politics, business, and media, because is understood across the country. The purpose here is not to argue for or against the English language, but to show case the different barriers within students in University. As we known that University is composed of Inclusivity of diversity for example in south we have 11 official languages, but there are negative and positive impact on those language among people during interaction.

The impact of language barrier, for example where you find students who are in a three sharing room, but the two students speak same language, Wherever the other speak different language from the two he/she may  feel

. Isolated and feel like you not part of that people

.You feel stupid, seems you do not know anything

.You also become lost as well

In the other hand the positive impact of sharing same language lead to

.Sense of belonging, you feel like you are at home, and you feel like you not alone anymore.

.You feels the connection of the same culture and confidence

.You feels also proud.

We do find English as a medium to address the nation, and this does not mean that other South African languages are not used to address the nation, they are used in small communities that speak same language or they speak different languages but they able to understand each other, for example on etv this morning on Sunrise (15/03/2012), the minister of Correctional Service, Mrs Mapisa-Nqaku addressing the two prisoners that tried to escape at the Tshwane prison in their own mother tongue (Zulu).