Women all over the world tend to own more pairs of shoes than their men counterparts. Now go out there and buy some fruits, vegetables and healthy foods, take the stairs, walk to the store and when you come back, go online and start doing research on natural skin care creams and lotions. Cows are given as a nexus of building relationship with other peoples or to those one is marrying into, the consultation of the herbalist and spiritual healers has the same practices, approach and beliefs attached to them, how children are brought up, the care of the pregnant and sick, the games children play, the preparation for war, circumcision practices, customs, culture and rites, the respect for the maternal side of families and societies, the laws and rules of and for the shepherd-boys, their laws for the Kings, how they managed and distributed and regulated different types of … Read the rest
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Fashion is a hot issue and clothing of various types are on the rise. “American and British magazines and Wilfred Sentso’s local publication ‘African Sunrise’ kept African Jazz enthusiasts informed about overseas trends and personalities. They could see and hear African American performers like Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Ethel Waters, Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington. They could some of these musicians in films such as “Stormy Weather, ‘Cabin In The Sky’ and ‘Black Velvet’. Reason #2: The healthy skin benefits of a natural ingredient seem to be cancelled out by other ingredients in the product. For example, there’s one very popular skin firming moisturizer you can find in most beauty stores today. It contains seaweed extract, a natural substance which has been proven to rejuvenate skin. BUT at the same time, the product also contains aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, a kind of aluminum salt. This substance has been approved … Read the rest
Designer clothing and designer jeans are manufactured by high-end fashion designers, high-street stores and independent designer boutiques. Classic cut slacks are jeans with high waist. This cut is not used nowadays because of its style. Classic cut jeans give its user comfort rather than fashion. Moreover, this type of jeans has tapered legs and most oldies still wear this kind of jeans. Typically, we don’t really keep a watch on our diet and aren’t careful of what we eat and what we don’t. A large part of our diet is heavy, which makes digestion difficult, whats more the foods that are a part of such a diet are unhealthy. Our body needs a mixture of nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and fats for proper nutrition. But too much of a good thing can also be bad for you. Take the example of proteins. They are definitely good for you … Read the rest
For some people a great time means having a party, then for others it is just being themselves and watching the latest movie or reading a book that they like. During apartheid, soccer was popular across racial groups, but South Africa was banned from international competition because of its racially segregated government policies. Today, with the country hosting the World Cup, soccer’s popularity is on the wane, largely confined to black townships, while elite and mostly white schools remain the preserve of rugby and cricket. Vaal Professionals were thumped 5-1 away and Celtic beaten 2-1 two days later before PUBS lost 3-1. Now on a roll, Pirates turned their attentions to late stages of The Life Cup. Having already beaten Spa Sporting 2-1 in the first round and African Wanderers by the same score in the second round. They beat Pretoria Bantu Callies 3-1(helped by a Mgidi strut) in the … Read the rest
Carol Tuttle’s personality type test called Energy Profiling can accurately determine your personality and beauty type by assessing your physical facial features. In Kerala of southwest India lives an indigenous people, called the Nayar. They are known for having a highly complex and intriguing culture. The Nayar are a warrior caste who follow matrilineal dissention and are said to practice polygyny. (Nowak & Laird, 2010) Their villages are primarily sustained thru agriculture and display little significant difference between wealthy and poor families socially or economically. This society is unparalleled in many cultural aspects by any other culture even within India. Their traditions, beliefs and customs have been the subject of much debate and fascination among scholars and authorities for generations. As was the dress of the day in America of the time, so were my ancestors on the wall dressed in garb that made one pause: Who are these folks?-What … Read the rest
The “mod” movement of the 1960s was not just a fashion or a type of music, but a lifestyle. 1956 Minister of the Interior, T. E. Donges, articulates the first apartheid sport South African Football Association (SAFA) changes its name to the Football Association of Southern Africa (FASA) and, due to pressure from FIFA, deletes the racist exclusionary clause from its constitution. Stephen Kalamazoo” Mokone and David Julius become the first Black South Africans to sign professional contracts in Europe, with Cardiff City and Sporting Lisbon respectively. It would be laughable really, if Cindy Crawford’s Skin Care range was a load of rubbish, but the truth is, it’s not. The products are well thought out, cheap in comparison to other skin care products and early indications show that Meaningful Beauty’s range of products actually deliver on their promises, and who’d of thought that the humble melon would be at the … Read the rest
There are so many different styles and designs of vests for men on the market these days, that if you are a hard core biker, a business person, a best man at a wedding, or someone who likes a casual style, the range of mens vests will ensure that there is a wonderful garment waiting for you. The history of a people is reflected in its language. 1977 The National Football League (NFL) -TV makes its first broadcast of a South African football match.1978 Wits University stuns Kaizer Chiefs (3-2) in the first Mainstay Cup final. One of the early examples of boy bands was jazz vocal group The Ink Spots. This band mesmerized audiences with their style of ballads. Members of barbershop quartets and vocal groups would hone their vocal skills singing in their respective church choirs. Vocal groups in the early decades often performed in front of small … Read the rest
When I first heard that Cindy Crawford was releasing her own skin care range my immediate thoughts were, oh know, not another celebrity out to make a fast back by putting their name to a third-rate skin care product. This comes with an arrogant chauvinism, in many personalities in our midst, that further dividers and shatters families and all times of relationships in the collective of African people-just because the man maintains their ‘triblalness’ and can only see as far as the their nose. The clinging to this ‘tribalist’ mythology is a self-defeating endeavor for our people to be in a position to envision themselves as a Nation. So that, by posting our various groups and elaborating on some, is one way of the African viewers of Mzantsi to see their culture with diverse as one Culture: in our case this means a heightened our prolific culture manifesting itself as … Read the rest
Born is a leading manufacturer of comfortable and stylish footwear for men, women and kids. Whenever we address the meanings and definitions of history,culture, customs traditions and languages, we need to further give definitions and meanings as to what culture and the rest are in the modern era and sense. As Wilson further informs us: “Culture is man’s adaptive dimension. Man alone among the forms of animated nature is the creature that has moved into an adaptive zone which is an entirely learned one. This is the zone of culture. The man-made, the learned part of the environment” (Ashley Montague). After citing Montague, Wilson continues to write: “If societies are to survive, they must minimally satisfy certain biological, psychological and social needs of their members. This fashion month was definitely one for the history books. As the first fashion month since the global pandemic began, brands showed a mix of … Read the rest
When you laugh, cry or show any emotion you activate the muscles in your face. These are easy photos to find on the Web-Of Africans looking like savage and barbaric-like, next to their masters clad in Bush boots, safari hats, smoking pipes and carrying a cane, with one-eyed glass for effective measure… Us, our backs bent, practically naked and having on our back the Master’s whole load. These are the images the world sees about us. Whenever cultural videos are played, many people from the West see “Tities” when women are bare-chested, with beads draped pall over them-They look at women’s behind, when women are wearing their cultural skirts-All is porn that which is our culture to us. “As people play the shallow ‘color’ game, African people, on the continent, are in dire economic and political circumstances. Africans remain victims of foreign powers who operate only in their own self … Read the rest