Is there really a glass ceiling for black people In Cape Town compared to JHB?

I often hear people saying that “you should move to Johannesburg, there are better opportunities for black people there” Is this a fact I ask myself? People say that the majority of top positions in corporates in the Western Cape are held by white and coloured people. It is said that in Johannesburg, black people dominate in the business world. You will see black business women and men driving expensive cars such as Range Rovers and Porsches, which is something very rare here in Cape Town.

What I have noticed is that there are a lot of black people in Johannesburg who start their own business, may it be in construction, communications, entertainment or advertising you find many black owned business there. It could be that there are more opportunities in Johannesburg for black people to start their own businesses compared to other cities in our country.

When I worked at Engen here in Cape Town I realized that there are black people in top positions in the company. My general manager was a black man; the Human Capital Division Manager was a black female. Out of the 10 Engen general managers though, only two were black. May be we are surely but slowly trying to see a shift in patterns as many companies are incorporating BBBEE , many opportunities will be given to black people in Cape Town.

I would like to think that it purely depends on luck here in Cape Town for a black person to be in a high ranking position in a company. Maybe that person was at the right place at the right time and that not all black people should flock to JHB in order to get better jobs; there are also opportunities here in Cape Town to grow as an individual. Yes they may be limited but one should give Cape Town a chance, you never know what may happen.

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What is the right age to get married?

This topic often comes up and I don’t seem to get one concrete answer anywhere. Being in my early twenties, I would like to think that I am relatively too young to get married any time soon. I have friends who range between the ages of 26-28 who are still single. Trust me they are panicking already, as they are noticing that people they know who are in their age group are either engaged or married. Society has played a huge role in pressurizing young women to get married. You find that people will usually ask single women when they are getting married; forgetting that it is not entirely up to them, a man has to actually propose.

Ideally I would like to get married before I turn 30 preferably between 26-28 years as I would like to have my first child before 30 at least, I really don’t want to have a child out of wedlock as it tends to complicate life. Plus I would like my children to grow in an environment where there are two loving parents.

It’s hard to determine the right age to get married. I would like to think that it defers per individual. It depends on how mature you are to handle marriage as it comes with many responsibilities and it also depends on how financially stable you are. Remember that when you get married it means you will be waking up next to that same person every day for the rest of your life. Therefore when you enter into marriage you should ensure that it is something that you are ready for and sure about.

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What motivates me?

The very people who motivate me are my family most specially my mom and dad, they have since I was born encouraged me to do things. When I took my first step they where there encouraging me to take more than one step and walk as far as I could. That must have put a smile on their faces. My parents have supported me in everything I do; they are the cheerleaders behind the scenes in my life.

My dad has always emphasized how important education is and together with my mother they have sent me to the best schools in their reach. My dad motivated me into doing my best at school by studying hard and focusing on what I want to achieve.

My parents have given me the best things they could and it wasn’t easy for them but they managed to raise my two brothers and I. Everything I have mentioned above keeps me going, our generation may have things a bit more easier compared to our parents.

Achieving my goals and seeing how it touches my parent’s hearts keeps me going each day. I want them to see me become something one day as there have done so much in contributing to the person I am today.

Yep that is what motivates me…

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My most memorable moments of the 2010 World Cup

· The FIFA opening concert.
· Simphiwe Tshabalala‘s goal, which was the first goal of the tournament.
· South Africa beating France for the first time in history.
· Diego Forlan’s persistence, he made it seem like Uruguay was a one man show
· Thomas Mueller’s goal scoring reign, he was one of the least expected stars of the World Cup.
· Wesley Sneijder’s consistency on the field, he even managed to score two goals against Brazil.
· Portugal scoring seven goals against North Korea.
· The German team’s performance as a whole, they provided us with entertaining soccer.
· Ghana making it to the quarter finals, this united Africa.
· The Ghanaians being nicknamed BaGhana.
· Paul the octopus, correctly predicting the outcome of all Germans matches.
· The Netherlands taking out the Brazilians out of the tournament.
· Hearing about the 27Km long Dutch fans convoy from Johannesburg to Durban to the Royal Mafikeng stadium to watch Netherlands play against Japan.
· The Germans taking third place by beating Uruguay.
· Mandela making it to the closing ceremony, even though it was cold.
· Spain being crowned the world champions.
· Thomas Mueller been awarded the Golden boot.
· Showing the rest of the world that Africa is capable of hosting world class events such as the FIFA World Cup.
· South Africa defied the critics; many thought we would not be able to pull off a world class tournament. We certainly showed them!
· FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarding South Africa 9/10 for the organization of the World Cup.

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The 10 most unexpected consequences of being online!

1. Spending hours online because there are just so many things you want to find out.
2. Having a high telephone bill at the end of the month because your children spent hours on Facebook and Twitter.
3. Being addicted to social networking.

4. Wasting many hours on unnecessary site surfing when you could be doing something more constructive.
5. Winning the lottery, it has been said that there are people who have won the lottery online.
6. Suddenly having a stalker; people tend to give out personal information online such as their telephone number.
7. Receiving communication from companies you have never even heard of before.
8. Finding a life partner in a chat room.
9. Gambling everything you own away on online casinos.
10. Realizing that your credit card has been maxed out, days after you bought something online.

These are just a few of the many unexpected consequences of being online.

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Friendship…

I wonder how it would be if someone didn’t have any friends. If they were just a loner, did their shopping on their own, went to the movies alone, went to parties alone basically did everything on their own. Would that make things simpler for them or not?

Sometimes friends are the very people who have the ability to disappoint you or break you as a person because they know so much about you. Friends are the very people you let close to you; you share every aspect of your life with them. What happens when things turn sour between you and your friend/s? Does the other friend start bad mouthing the other in order to look good to other people? Do you start blaming each other for your rift?

It’s not always easy to admit that you are wrong, plus I hate it so much when you keep on telling a friend to stop doing something that offends you but she continues to do it without considering how you feel. You would like to think that she is the one person who would listen to you since she knows you so well.

There are times I feel that it is not worth building friendships with whomever you meet. Some people have cruel intentions, they plan to just use you to get whatever it is that they want from you then ditch you for no apparent reason. Then you are left wondering what went wrong.

Friendship is a very tricky relationship, but I don’t think I would be able to survive without having friends. It’s not easy trusting people out there, but you have to give some of them the benefit of the doubt. I definitely don’t want to be a loner. I want to be able to share my hopes and dreams with my friends, have girl talks, have sleepovers, talk about guys and laugh about silly things.

So let me end of by saying that I do have faith in friendships and I hope you also do.

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The elephant in the room…

With us hosting the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup I thought that I should at least write one blog about the tournament. There are so many angles to approach this blog but I can obviously choose one. There is one team in the tournament that I considered or maybe I still consider them to be an elephant in the room. Let me start of by saying that this team is ranked number one by FIFA, they have played 95 matches in the World Cup and have only lost 15. They have won a total of 5 World Cup titles, with their first title dating back from as earlier as 1958.

Are you still wondering whom I am talking about? It could only be the Brazilians of course. When they enter the field there is sure to be a true show case of football by this team. Brazil is a country in which football/soccer is regarded as a religion because of the way it is loved by its people. Children from the tender age of five can be seen on the streets of Brazil playing soccer and imitating their favourite stars, wanting to be just like them one day.

With their entire country behind them, it is not surprising how spectacular the Brazilian team is on the field. They have caused many upsets during their participation in the World Cup knocking out peoples favourite teams in the earlier stages of the tournament. Many countries fear them on the field and they have grown to be known as the “samba boys” because of the way they move swiftly with the ball.

In this World Cup it was never meant to be for the Brazilians, being knocked out of the quarter finals must have been a huge upset for them. Well at least they have the 2014 World Cup to look forward to. They will surely be the elephant in the room in their own backyard. Therefore the other teams should watch out for them.

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