Blog Story: Behind The Artist Part 1 - @Techniq_SA

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

Calvin Segabutle, famously known as Techniq SA (on the picture above) is a young rapper from South Africa in Limpopo. He was born in S.T Hospital, Glen Cowie on the 29th of November 2000 and grew up in Phokoane. Techniq SA went to Leshalabe Primary School, where he did his Grade R to Grade 6, then went to Moriti High School and that's where he's currently doing his matric this year. Techniq SA is from a disadvantaged family where his parents are unemployed, but do their best to look after their him and his older sister Boitumelo through part time occupations or help from other people.

Techniq SA is a natural born rapper who is hungry for a break through in the South African music industry and beyond. He grew up listening to the likes of Hospin, Proverb, J Cole and Nas. That's where he gets most of his inspiration from and also he's inspired by South Africa as whole as well as other other nations. Techniq SA has always been a musical person, even way back in his childhood and his passion for music grew within him as time went by during the years. When he was younger, all he could hear most of the times at night was music notes. Nowadays he's a walking instrument that is continuously playing his favourite notes. Techniq SA felt that this musical journey has been like a calling for him. After all it is his first love. He's been playing music loud since he was ten years old and he's been writing rhymes when he was thirteen years old.

"I was young and dumb, chasing paper (money) so I had to take some time off to hustle in the streets, now I am back and I am hungrier than before. I am here to stay as I am ready to treat the music industry with love and respect. Everyday struggle, motivates me to hustle harder and stay consistent throughout my craft. I do what I do to motivate and inspire other people so that they can see its possible to follow your dreams despite your disadvantaged background. I have been through a lot in my life and I have a lot to say within my music.", said Techniq SA.

He also added that he is willing to work with other people in the music industry and beyond. Techniq SA doesn't box himself, he can work with different musicians across many different genres. He raps with passion and love as he feels its his God given talent to share with the world. Techniq SA feels he's Hip Hop, as they both have that unconditional love relationship between each other.

Techniq SA favourite quote: "The rapper is more like a Galaxy, he never disappoints on every joint he jumps on."

Relationships Deal Breakers For Men: Part 2.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

Men do not have many relationship deal breakers, like women do and some of the deal breakers are the same for both genders. Men can have certain characteristics they would like in their ideal relationship and in their minds but end up not following it only because men are usually not fussy about ticking each and every box on their preference list. Many men fall in love with the physical appearances of their partners (also known as outer beauty), before they even get to know their partners better in terms of their inner beauty (personality). It is understandable though, because men are the ones who approach their partners first, if they have been rejected a lot by other people that they fell for but they declined them, then many men end up settling for less and not following their ideal partners criteria. Most men are actually pressured into relationships, if they are single their peers pick on them and make them feel like something is wrong with them and that they are not manly enough to be regarded as men in their societies. So some men enter into relationships not ready mentally, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually which leads to deal breakers within their relationships.

These are relationships deal breakers for men in no particular order. Poor sex or no sex at all, whereby men are not satisfied in the bedroom when it comes to sexual activities or the sex life within the relationship is missing in action (M.I.A). Lack of communication, wisdom and knowledge within the relationship, partners do not check-in with each other in terms of talking with one another. Lack of vision and commitment, whereby their partner do not have dreams about their future together, they live for the moment and do not stick to their words. Misunderstandings, getting the wrong ideas or impressions about their partner. Long distance relationship, when their partner does not stay where they stay and they hardly see their partner. Cheating, unhygienic and an untrustworthy partner. Lack of transparency, whereby they are not able to see through their partner. Seeing other people as better or have what their partner does not have, basically wanting someone they do not have which is plain greediness and lust. Boredom, some men feel that knowing they partner well can be boring, because they know their partner’s routines that they do everyday and others feel their partner becomes a snob, hence they seek for a new challenge.

One of the relationships deal breakers for men is the decisions that was made before they met their partner. Like meeting people that they liked but cannot be with them, because of different paths that they chose, culture and religion. For example some men cannot date someone who have more children then they do, especially if it is from their previous relationships and others do not even date people who have children already. Hence decisions that their partner makes or has made can be a relationship deal breaker for men. One way or the other, men has came across such deal breakers and it costed them their relationships going forward. Joy Qholosha summed it up in one sentence by saying, “if you do not communicate, you end up not trusting your partner and that leads to lack of sex”.

Relationship deal breakers are something that can be avoided so that your relationship can last longer. It is a two way street, both partners need to be on the same page and relationships are not something that just happens, it is a lot of hard work everyday and you choose to be with your partner each day. You cannot be comfortable within the relationship because it is so unpredictable especially when you are in love you live in the moment, but most people do not want to believe that, it is up to them and their partner to make their moments last forever for the both of them. At the end they will rip the rewards of getting a life partner and love wins everyday.

Corporal Punishment.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

In many schools the learners do as they please, because they know that they have more power than the teachers as the law is by their side. The learners mis-use their rights in a way that it always benefit them whatever situation they face at school. Which means the teachers are not really protected by the law like learners are protected. This becomes a big problem, because the learners feel they are more superior than the teachers and will forever look down on them going forward.

The school environment has became a playground for learners to do whatever they want and get away with it. The learners carry guns and knifes whereby they shoot or stab their fellow school mates and their teachers or just cause critical injuries. While other learners smoke weed, cigarettes and other drugs at school, hence their brains become disrupted and they do a lot of things that they will later on regret. Some learners fight with their school mates or their teachers at school. A lot of learners and teachers have lost their lives at schools, where they suppose to educated or educate, and enjoy their jobs and build better lives. Nowadays schools have turned into a terrible environment with a lot of chaos and drama taking place within it. Many teachers, and learners fear for their lives every time they enter the school’s premises, and they always hope and pray that nothing bad happens to them. It is a sad truth that the government is also to blame for such violent learners at schools, because of banning of corporal punishment. In households the children become parents and parents become children, that is how our societies have became ever since the government gave the children more rights. Many parents cannot even discipline their children, because if they do they will be arrested as long as their children open a case against them. The parents are suppose to be the first teachers in the children’s lives before even sending their child to school. If learners are so corrupt how are the teachers going to help build future leaders of our country and if this keeps on happening there will be hardly any hope of our country having highly educated and successful human beings.

All of this nonsense can be stopped if the government brings back corporal punishment and proper discipline will prevail. The learners will learn to behave and carry themselves in a good manner like any learner should and also become good role models going forward. The teachers will be more in charged of the schools environment and all will be well at schools within our country. 

A Place That Is Special.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

It does not matter who you are and where you coming from but more often than not a place that is special is always at home. You can travel the world, stay in a foreign country, live your expensive lifestyle in your big house, and enjoy your bachelor life and freedom but there is no place like home. Hence it is always important to touch base with your family at home and enjoy each other's company's while sharing their lives that they acquired while away from each other.

A home offers you some sort of warmth, unconditional love and major support from family members. A wise man once said, “home is where the heart is”. This means people can live their ideal life outside of their homes but there will always be welcomed at home, because they make part of the home. That is why you get people that go back home if things do not go their way and the world has turned it’s back on them. While others move back home, because their finances are not looking good and they want to save for a better future. Hence a home is an important thing to have, love and cherish it because there is nothing like it. At each home you get different personalities that play their own roles in making a house a home. Also the most amazing home cooked meals and the greatest family stories that goes along with it on the dinner table. The sense of security and advice many people get when they are at home, because they are with people that want nothing but the best for them. The values, ethics and morals of life people learn from their homes which equipt them for the world. People also get to know more about their cultures and traditions as they are practiced on a regular basis. People must know where they come from, in order to know where they are going, and it all starts at home with the parents teachings and knowledge that they share with their children. A home is also a special place, because people get to spend time with their childhood friends, play indigenous games, spend a lot of time with things that have sentimental values and also enjoy the company of their neighbours.

In this world we see how many people struggle that do not have homes, because they lack some kind of family structure and support that helps them see the world in a different perspective. A home is an important thing for any family to have in order to grow together to achieve their futuristic dreams as a family.

African Leader.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

According to the idea of transformation leadership, an effective leader is a person who creates an inspiring vision of the future, motivates and inspires people to engage and manages delivery of that vision. That is the caliber of an African leader I aspire to be. In order for a country/continent to move forward and prosper in its mandate. The leader of that country/continent has to consider providing a greater core of financial development and transformation. This study looks at providing and maintaining financial development of the country and how I plan to maintain it by involving different stakeholders and the role each of them will play.

If I was an African leader I would finance development and transformation in various ways which will aim to take our continent to greater heights. As an African leader, I would lead by example in a way that I would take some of my own personal savings or salary to help finance development and transformation. I would be an African leader that gives a new brave meaning to ‘walk it and talk it’, as I love to see a lot of financial development and transformation take place to benefit people and make the world a better place to live in. I would also work hand-in-hand with celebrities, political parties and major business organizations to gather donations that will help boost the financing of development and transformation within the country/continent. Creating a lot of hype will only make people more interested in the financial development, and transformation and that will be one of my secret weapons to make my dreams come true of helping people.

Just to add on the financial of development and transformation, I would introduce a rule whereby all business must add development and transformation finances in their mandates. This will be their other from of giving back to their people. On top of that, there would be tax charged for both the employees and employers which will have a huge role on financial development and transformation. The businesses and working class plays a critical role in the economy and a country/continent itself as it provides people with money to look after their needs and wants. Financing development and transformation should be part of the people’s lives, because whatever is being developed and transformed will benefit the people one way or another and the generations to follow.

A lot of money is spent on politicians by the government, so I would introduce a rule for all the government employees to cut down their lavage lifestyle (expensive government cars, houses, credit cards, designer clothing and private jets). Politicians cannot have all these privileges while other people are suffering. I would also introduce financial development and transformation learnerships and internships. The money saved from politicians would help me finance development and transformation. All the money put out will be tracked to see if it is really doing what it supposed to do. A feedback report will be broadcasted for everyone to see and hear about where their money went. I would make sure that I work with other continents/countries who share the same common goal as me. I would also ask and seek for help from other countries who have walked the same road and have succeeded and let the other leaders mentor me as I achieve financing development and transformation.

Since social media is bigger nowadays, I would use that platform to reach other people across the world to buy in my ideas of financing development and transformation. I would host conferences and seminars to get more and more people involved in such wonderful projects to uplift the standard of living of on the continents, as well as getting the communities in the act of doing good deeds for each other. Getting the future leaders involved at the schools and tertiary institutes to be part of the movement towards change and talking it in the right direction. Learners are the future, so it is imperative that they participate in such fantastic ideas going forward.

Collectively as human beings on this earth, if we can work together, we can be a force to be reckoned with and we got a lot to do in this world. Financing development and transformation is a superb way to start. If I was an African leader I would make it a point, by all means necessary to finance development and transformation, it is possible and it begins with me and you.

To Everyone Reading This.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

You maybe going through a rough patch in your life.
Maybe you just lost a close family member or friend.
Maybe you just lost all your money and you currently broke.
You could be poor and you do not know where is the next meal going to come from.
Possibly you just lost your house and car, because you could not pay your loans as you are stuck in debts and you feeling there is no way out.
You could be in jail for something you did not do and you were just at the wrong place at a wrong time.

You could be prosecuted for breaking the law of your country.
Maybe you are currently unemployed.
You could be a graduate with a lot of unpaid fees.
Possibly your loved ones or you are currently sick and it seems like you or they might be leaving this world anytime soon.
Maybe you are working in a hectic work environment, which has caused you a lot of stress in your life and every time you have to go to work you drag yourself to work.
Maybe you are doing a job that pays less and you living from hand-to-mouth each month and that frustrates you all the times.
Possibly you stuck on drugs and all you worry about is your next fix each day and where it is going to come from.

You maybe going through a divorce and you are fighting for the custody of your children.
You maybe going through a hectic or abusive relationship.
Maybe at school, you not doing well.
Maybe you want to commit suicide, because of certain issues that you facing in your life.
Maybe you got big dreams but you do not know how to go about achieving them.
Possibly you procrastinate a lot when it comes to getting things done.
Maybe you are full of hatred, and jealousy in your heart and you take it out on other people and make their lives a living hell.
You could be suffering from a low self-esteem and lack confidence.
Maybe you have some sort of disability.
Maybe you have a lot of phobias in your life.
Possibly you just got raped or you were raped before in your life and you keep on getting flashbacks of the rape.

Maybe you are a womanizer.
Maybe you are a lady that cannot date one partner and you currently dating multiple partners.
Maybe you are gay, you just came out of the closet and many people including your family members do not want to accept you.
Currently you have a talent, people do not believe in it, because they always felt you were never good enough and now you want to let go of your talent.
Maybe you have been bullied at school by fellow school mates.
Maybe you were always discriminated about the way you talk, the way you look, dress, your race and how you carry yourself in general.
Maybe you always gossiping about other people.
Maybe you have a negative mindset.

Always remember that the current situation that you are facing does not determine your future and what does not kill you makes you stronger. We all have to go through somethings in life in order to achieve our goals and visions. You are never alone and many people have been through what you going through, and they overcame the odds to write their names in history and became architects of their own lives. Make the right decisions that will contribute to a greater future. Do not forget to pray, always work harder, and smarter and never give up on your future. A lot of people go through terrible different challenges in their lives, but it is part of life and you just have to get up again and keep moving. At the end of the day, it does not matter how often you fall but what matters is how often you get up and try again.

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Dear Women: Happy Women's Month.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

You're our great grandmothers.
You're our grandmothers.
You're our mothers.
You're our step-mothers.
You're our aunts.
You're our sisters.
You're our daughters.

You're our role models.

You're our icons.
You're our leaders.
You're the strength of our country.
You're the roots of our communities.
You're the definition of unconditional love.
You're the backbone and a whole lot more in our families.
You're the definition of true beauty (inner and outer beauty).

You're enough.

You're phenomenal.
You're everything and more.
You're the definition of success and wealth.
You're not a punching bag for anyone.
Don't forget to respect, love and cherish yourself as well as other people.
You matter and Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Put yourself first.
Set your priorities accordingly.
Don't settle for less.

We love, and respect women and hopefully the whole world can join the movement of putting respect on women's names. Women need to carry on doing the most amazing work in the world and continue growing other people as well as each other. Women's work won't go unnoticed but they have to keep on keeping on in life. Conquer every challenge they come across in life and also take failure as a stepping stone to greater heights. Women can achieve their dreams and visions as long as they work harder, smarter and very consistent in their work. Don't forget to fix your crown and keep slaying towards your ideal life as well as your throne. Remember to use your talent, and power unapologetically and wisely. The world is your stage.
HAPPY WOMEN'S MONTH!!!

Against Racism.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

What is racism according to Oxford Dictionary? It is the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race group. According to human kind it is any form of unfair treatment received from a different race, either on school grounds, in an office environment, public places, playgrounds and on social platforms. Unfortunately racism has dominated throughout the globe, and it does not only exist in our country but it is a worldwide disease.

As it is said no-one is ever born with hate, it is a behaviour issue that is installed either by your parents, family or your peers, and it grows to mature and outline any normal behaviour. Racism starts by differentiating the difference in colour leading to identification of Black, Indian, White and Coloured that is why it is upon parents to breed their children by installing love and the importance of treating people the same way regardless of their skin colour. Parents play a vital role in their children's upbringing, they should educate their children on the importance of solidarity, humanity and unity, because no-one is more superior than anybody in the eyes of the law and God. It all starts with simple things in life, such as a smile, conversing, loving and respecting a person of different race and then relationships will be easy to evolve. Building any form of a relationship with someone of a different race should be a culture that is practiced on a daily basis. Most people ignorantly blame White people of being racists whereas even Black, Coloureds and Indians are also racists. This contagious disease lives inside, most people of all different races. People are oblivious to the fact that racism starts with the minor actions such as arguing over who was first in the queue at the store, who bumped literally your shoulder at the stadium and who's child has brighter grades at awards. I mean typical examples are endless and every individual is responsible in making a change.

Through unity all signs of racism can be eradicated, because there would not be any excuses to create room for such behaviour. With the influence from our leaders in our communities, counselors, priests at church, chiefs, kings, teachers and government racism can be fought against. The target in fighting racism should be the youth, which should be taught about the history of colonialism and the impact it brought upon our country years ago. They should understand how freedom came about and the meaning of peace. It is through the knowledge of our countries history we can achieve a racism free community, a racism free society and a racism free country. It becomes something that people are oblivious to as they cannot realize their racial acts, because it is what they were taught and how they were brought up to be.

However social platforms too sometimes promote racism with the messages, statuses, videos and pictures they post, and this all comes back to the youth. Most people do not realize the emotional abuse racism carries and the disturbance it brings in the mental well-being of another individual. No human being is ever okay with being classified, especially because of the colour of their skin. Racial acts discourage people, they demean – make them feel worthless, because of being classified, and never recover from that.

Racism is experienced by everyone, there is no specific race that can be held accountable, funny enough or ironically even Black tribes have racial acts amongst each other which is called tribalism. People feel they are superior more than others, because of the educational level, family background, family status, financial status, position at work, because of the influence social platforms and social media. Most individuals believe or were taught that White people are the only race that practices racial behaviour, because of the history in our country (South Africa). Individuals should stop being ignorant and start making changes first individually before pointing fingers. Races should identity racial behaviours within their races, before blaming or accusing other races and the change we would achieve would be very tangible.

The law can only try to govern the country in the public eye but not on the internal behaviour of an individual. Laws can be drawn and set but if our leaders do not practice them there is really no change being done. Racism is more than spoken word, it includes invisible barriers which can be a very serious issue whereby people are ignorant about or turn a blind eye towards it. That is why it is evident that racism is a choice one makes, because no-one was born with hate in their heart or colour to their sight, proof to this can be seen in the behaviour of infants as they play gratefully with each other, the love they share and the warmth they give one another, despite their race.

It is time that we as a country, as a community, as a society to unite together and practice the culture of living together as humans. Despite where each racial group comes from, we need to be taught how to love, how to respect, how to care and how to live with one another. There should be no room for any comments of any particular ethnic group, name calling, intimidation, bullying and verbal abuse. People should not be silent about racism, they need to voice their opinions and let it be heard. It is in the actions that racism can be fought against. Let’s stop racism, it does not suit us.

Relationships Deal Breakers For Women.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

When you enter into a relationship you cannot stop thinking about your partner, because you love the person dearly and you would do anything to make sure your loved one is happy. Within the relationship there are certain behaviours that lead to break-ups and people walking their separate ways. We all have an idea about our ideal partners, how they should look, behave, dress, their mentality towards their lives, people and the world, what are they bringing into the relationship, are they employed or unemployed and what does not bother us about their past before entering a relationship. If a person meets your relationship requirements and suitable to date. But in the relationship there are certain things that are deal breakers, cause conflicts or friction and your relationship cannot survive them.

Firstly we have to look at the women's relationship deal breakers, as the saying goes ‘women first’ that is if men still use it nowadays and hopefully they still use it. In the second part, we will look at men's relationship deal breakers. Women got different relationship deal breakers and some people might find some of them ridiculous, while others will agree with them, because one way or the other they have caused break-ups within relationships. These relationships deal breakers are lack of communication and listening skills, when partners do not talk and listen to each other like they suppose to, it causes problems. Lack of sex or unsatisfying sex whereby your partner does not perform well sexually. Cheating, that’s when their partner date another person while they still date them. An abusive partner, whether they abuse you physically, psychologically and emotionally. Untrustworthy and immatured partners. Lack of attention, this causes a women to feel unhappy and unappreciated within a relationship, especially when women do something they want their partners to recognize, in this way the women is seeking for your attention. Their partners should leave whatever they are doing and focus on them. When their partners do not take care of themselves and they have bad breath (no mouth hygiene), this is a major turn off. Broken promises, whereby a partner says they will do something but do not do it. Long distance relationship, when they are dating partners that are not near them in terms of places they reside in. Lack of fun, meaning that they do not even go out, play games and explore new things together in life. Another thing is money, so if women do not get some sort of money allowance to sustain themselves in terms of hair, manicure, pedicure, clothes and jewellery that can put a huge strain on the relationships. They also use the money for other personal use. These deal breakers are real, and many women live by them and cannot sacrifice them when it comes to a relationship. Some of these deal breakers might come as a shock to others depending on their preferences in relationships and why they enter into certain relationships. These relationships deal breakers can be fixed as long as the partners truly want to be helped. Women should explain to their partners so that their partners can learn from their mistakes and do not repeat the same thing. This will help the next partner to get better treatment than the previous partner and there will be a way forward in love.

There is no need for people to stay in relationships if they are not happy, because happiness is everything. Do not stay in a relationship for the sake of appearance and what people will say when you leave the relationship. It is your relationship and your decision but you should not compromise for a ‘dead but walking relationship’. Love is special, priceless and should be treated as such.