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BESPOKE: Look of the week #1

Kaizen Lifestyle Magazine has just added a new feature called "Look of the week". Basically it's what we call a virual styling board where we post different looks every week.

BESPOKE:Varsity Jacket- All time classic making a comeback

The varsity jacket or rather as some of you would prefer the term college jackets is fast making a huge comeback and is fast becoming a one of those essential item to wear this winter season . Whatever you want to call them point is they are back and we vow that they will be here for at least three seasons to come, yes we know spring/summer is approaching but you can even rock these on a cool summer night. We have also seen international stars such as Kanye West, Jay-Z and T.I wearing these jackets and local hip hop stars AKA, Khuli Chana, Proverb and etc. Strangely enough these jacket have been around for many decades but these were made commercially famous by American teen movies such as American Pie and where only worn by the popular ‘’football jock’’ and movies that featured the hip hop culture.


Now what is outstanding about these jackets is their retro classic feel making you feel like a varsity ‘’football jock’’. Over the years sports brands such as Nike, Adidas and etc have come up with their own designs and most recently South African street wear labels such as Headhoncho, Strussbob, Cloudnine and etc have created their hopped onto to create some classics too. The great thing about these is that they’re very versatile whether you choose to wear them with your slim fit jeans and a chunky knit and your military boots (DO NOT TUCK IN THE JEANS PLEASE GENTS) or maybe go for a preppy hip hop look with a pair of straight leg jeans( NOT TOO BAGGY), a check shirt and a pair of timberlands or sneakers then you good to go. Plus with summer fast approaching we would advise you to rock this jacket in a navy and white combination, pair it with a white plain v neck, a pair of slim fitted jeans in indigo and finish off the look with a pair of bright colored boat shoes or just plain white boat shoes.

These come in an array of colors so you are spoiled for choice however our favorite is the burgundy and bubblegum blue Nike jackets with all the cartoons and playful patches.

We also recommend local street wear labels such as:

CLOUD NINE available via www.cloudnine.blogspot.com

RED BAT which is available at SPORTSCENE nationwide

HEADHONCHO available at Shesha store

STRUSSBOB available at DOPE STORE (www.iamdope.blogspot.com)

By Tshepang Sebulela

Edited by Nhlanhla Molepo

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BUSINESS: Friends as business partners

Starting a business is exciting and what’s even more exciting about starting a business is the prospects of making money whilst doing something you love, being your own boss and delivering a product or service that many clients will appreciate.

When starting a business there are several crucial steps that need to be taken to ensure that a business functions effectively such as business plan, type of business (Sole Proprietary, Partnership, Close Corporation, Private Company and Public Company), administration, registration and so forth.

Once all of the abovementioned has been decided, a very important step follows which is the selection of the business partners as these people will serve as the foundation of the business and they will carry forward the goals and mission of the business and will ensure the stability and smooth functioning of the business. In most cases, entrepreneurs often choose to go into business with someone they can trust and who has proven or is aiming to prove their worth in the business and as such we choose our closest friends or family.

Well this is what this article is presenting, the pros and cons of doing business with friends and family:

Pros:

•Sometimes two or three heads are better than one, meaning that your friends may offer you a different perspective in terms of how to approach the business and it’s market

•You already know the capability of your friend so which means you already know which area of expertise they are more likely to deliver successfully their tasks.

•Communication is easily developed between partners because you already understand each other and how each partner approaches their tasks in the business.

•Trust is also easily developed. Because you already know each other it’s easier to delegate work and some tasks to your partners because you already know their strengths.


Cons:

•Partners (Friends) make take each other for granted. Depending on the type of friendship that exists some business partners m

•Some partners may not have the business interests at heart. Your friends may join the business because you recruited them or rather you took out a loan with them and in return you offered them a share of the business

•It’s never easy to criticize your own friends work especially if you know they have put all of their efforts into the project.

•It’s never easy distinguishing or rather drawing the line between friends and business partners. Some partners (friends) may not know where to draw the line in terms of friends and business partners.

Many businesses that were started by friends have succeeded to become some of the businesses in the country. It’s always best to weight the good against the bad and see if going into business with friends is the best way to ensure that the business progresses forward. If the pros weight more than the cons then it should be easy to enter into a business venture with a friend or family member but however if the cons weight against the pros then it’s best to just start the business on own and maybe consider friends and family members at a later stage when they show an interest in the business.


By Nhlanhla Molepo

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DEVELOPMENT: Bursary Information Pack

Kaizen Lifestyle Magazine is in possession of a Bursary Information Pack for learners that are currently in matric and are planning on applying for varsity next year. The bursary pact is a 300 page document which has bursaries from a range of companies which are listed below.

If you would like a copy of this document please send an email to kaizenlifestylemag@gmail.com and please put ‘Bursary Information Pack’ as the subject line/topic.

List of Companies Offering bursaries:

ABB INDUSTRIAL (PTY) LTD BURSARY SCHEME

ABSA BURSARY SCHEME

ACCENTURE BURSARY SCHEME

AECI LTD BURSARY SCHEME

AFRICON ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL BURSARY SCHEME

AFROX BURSARY SCHEME

AGRIBANK OF NAMIBIA BURSARY SCHEME

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINEE (ATNS) BURSARY SCHEME

ALEC BROOK BURSARY SCHEME

ALLAN GRAY ORBIS FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

ANGLO-ALPHA BURSARY SCHEME

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC OPEN SCHOLARSHIP

ANGLO BASE METALS SCHOLARSHIP IN NORTHERN CAPE

ANGLO COAL SCHOLARSHIP

ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI BURSARY SCHEME

ANGLO PLATINUM BURSARY SCHEME

ATLAS CORP (MARIO PALLEGRINO FUND) BURSARY SCHEME

ATTORNEYS FIDELITY FUND BURSARY SCHEME

BABETTE TAUTE SCHOLARSHIPS

BANK OF NAMIBIA BURSARY SCHEME

BASIL READ BURSARY SCHEME

BATEMAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS BURSARY SCHEME

BDO SPENCER STEWARD BURSARY SCHEME

BHP BILLITON BURSARY SCHEME

BIGEN AFRICA SERVICES (PTY) LTD BURSARY SCHEME

BILL VENTER / FAK MUSIC BURSARY SCHEME

BKS INCORPORATED BURSARY FUND

CAS’ EDEN TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

CAPE TOWN PRESS CLUB BURSARY SCHEME

CETA BURSARY SCHEME

CITY COUNCIL PORT ELIZABETH BURSARY SCHEME

CITY COUNCIL OF SPRINGS BURSARY SCHEME

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION (CSC) BURSARY SCHEME

CORONATION STUDY TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

CSIR BURSARY SCHEME

DAVID HEPBURN BURSARY SCHEME

DE BEERS BURSARY SCHEME

DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND DIVISION BURSARY SCHEME

DELOITTE & TOUCHE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (SA) BURSARY SCHEME

DENEY REITZ ATTORNEYS BURSARY & SCHOLARSHIP

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR BURSARY SCHEME

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BURSARY SCHEME

DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY BURSARY SCHEME

DISCOVERY TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

DR MCINTOSH TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

DR TE DONGES STUDY FUND

EKHURULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY BURSARY SCHEME

ERNST & YOUNG BURSARY SCHEME

ESKOM BURSARY SCHEME

EXXARO BURSARY SCHEME
FLUOR DANIEL SA BURSARY SCHEME

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BURSARY SCHEME

GENCOR BURSARY SCHEME

GENREF LIMITED BURSARY SCHEME

GFL (GOLD FIELDS) MINING SERVICE LTD BURSARY SCHEME

GOLDER ASSOCIATES AFRICA (PTY) LTD BURSARY SCHEME

GOLDFIELDS OF SA BURSARY SCHEME

GOVERNMENT SERVICE BURSARY SCHEME: LIMPOPO GOVERNMENT SERVICE

GOVERNMENT SERVICE BURSARY SCHEME: NORTH WEST PROVINCE GOVERNMENT SERVICE

GRAHAMSTOWN FOUNDATION BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS: GERALD WRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP

GRANT THORNTON KESSEL FEINSTEIN BURSARY SCHEME

GRINAKER-LTA BURSARY SCHEME

GRINAKER-LTA ROADS AND EARTHWORKS BURSARY SCHEME

GROUP FIVE BURSARY SCHEME

HATCH BURSARY SCHEME

HCI (HOSKEN CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT) FOUNDATION BURSARY PROGRAMME

HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTH AFRICA (HESA) BURSARY SCHEME

HIGHVELD STEEL BURSARY SCHEME

ICI SA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

ILLOVO SUGAR LTD BURSARY SCHEME

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IDC) OF SA LTD BURSARY SCHEME

INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SA (IMESA) BURSARY FUND

INGWE BURSARY SCHEME

INVESTEC BURSARY SCHEM

ISCOR (ARCELOR MITTAL) BURSARY SCHEME

JCI BURSARY SCHEME

JOHANNESBURG WATER BURSARY SCHEME

JOHN DEERE EDUCATIONAL TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

KAGISO TRUST BURSARY SCHEME (INCL. ERIC MOLOBI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME)

KPMG BURSARY SCHEME

KRUPP ENGINEERING (PTY) LTD BURSARY SCHEME

KUMBA IRON ORE BURSARY SCHEME

THE LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND

LEGALWISE BURSARY SCHEME

LIBERTY GROUP LIMITED BURSARY SCHEME

LONMIN PLATINUM BURSARY SCHEME

MBUYISELO NGWENDA BURSARY SCHEME

MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR SA BLACKS (MESAB) BURSARY SCHEME

METROPOLITAN LIFE LIMITED BURSARY SCHEME

MINTEK BURSARY SCHEME

MITTAL STEEL SA LTD BURSARY SCHEME

MONDI SOUTH AFRICA BURSARY SCHEME

MURRAY AND ROBERTS BURSARY SCHEME

NATIONAL ECONOMIC EDUCATION TRUST (NEET)

NATIONAL TREASURY BURSARY SCHEME

NEDBANK BURSARY FUND

NIKE SPORTSWEAR SCHOLARSHIP

OLD MUTUAL BURSARY SCHEME

PALABORWA MINING CO. LTD BURSARY SCHEME

PD NAIDOO & ASSOCIATES (PDNA) BURSARY SCHEME

PHRIFP BURSARY SCHEME

POLYFIN BURSARY SCHEME

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS BURSARY SCHEME

PRIMEDIA FOUNDATION BURSARY SCHEME

PROFESSIONAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY (PPS) CHAIRMAN’S SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARY FUND

PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION KWAZULU-NATAL BURSARY SCHEME

RAND WATER BURSARY SCHEME

RICHARDS BAY COAL TERMINAL BURSARY SCHEME

THE SA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (SAMA) HEAD OFFICE BURSARY SCHEME

THE SA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (SAMA) EASTERN HIGHVELD BURSARY SCHEME

SA SOCIETY OF MUSIC TEACHERS: ELLIE MARX MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

SA SOCIETY OF MUSIC TEACHERS: GLADWELL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

SABC EDUCATION BURSARY SCHEME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEMISA

SAFRIPOL BURSARY SCHEME

SAMANCOR BURSARY SCHEME

SAMARA BURSARY SCHEME

SAPPI BURSARY SCHEME

SASOL BURSARY SCHEME

SAUVCA BURSARY SCHEME

SAWISE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP

SENTECH EDUCATIONAL FUND

SIEMENS GRADUATE ENGINEERING BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN ACTUARIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SAADP) BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES: BEER DIVISION BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (SAICE) BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (SAIEE) BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (SAIRR) BURSARY SCHEME

SOUTH AFRICAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION (SAMRO) INTERMEDIATE MUSIC

COMPOSITION BURSARY SCHEME

SSI ENGINEERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS (PTY) LTD

STIGLINGH MEMORIAL BURSARY SCHEME

STUDY TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

TELKOM BURSARY SCHEME

TILLY STAPPER TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

TRANSNET BURSARY SCHEME

UNILEVER ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

UPSTREAM TRAINING TRUST (UTT) BURSARY SCHEME

UWP CONSULTING BURSARY SCHEME

VELA VKE CONSULTING ENGINEERS BURSARY SCHEME

VODACOM FOUNDATION BURSARY SCHEME

VOLKSWAGEN COMMUNITY TRUST BURSARY SCHEME

WATSON EDWARDS (WSP GROUP) BURSARY SCHEME

WEBBER WENTZEL ATTORNEYS SCHOLARSHIP

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS BURSARY SCHEME

WINIFRED WILSON BURSARY SCHEME