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FABMAG

Thank you,

DRUMteam,for

your fabulous

mag.I’mfrom

yourneighbour-

ing country,

Zimbabwe,and

I’veneverbeen

toSouthAfrica

butI nowknow

a lotaboutitfromreadingmagazines

likeDRUM.

Thearticlesaresorefreshing,relevant,

informative,educationalandentertain-

ing.It hasbecomeoneofmyfavourites.

I wishyoumanymoreyearsofcon-

structivejournalism.

Thebeatgoeson!

PROGRESSDENGU,EMAIL

FALSEPROPHETS

Theappealofa fatherfigureis whatlures

congregantstofollowsupposedmenof

Godevenwhentheytakeadvantageof

theirflock.

ManypastorsinSouthAfricarun

churchserviceslikethey’reauctioneers

orsalesmen.

Theymanipulatecongregantswith

promisesofwealthandhappiness.

MAKINGITWORK

T

HEunemploymentfigures

released recently are

enoughtomakeyoufeel

depressed. So many

peoplewithoutworkand

itseemsthere’snolight

attheendofthetunnel.

Yet for some of the

peopleinourstoryonpage 10 there

washope whenthey startedtheir

businesses.Theywouldn’twishthe

darkdaysanddifficulttimesonanyone,

butthey’vemanagedtopullthrough.

Lifeisn’talwaysfairandthingsaren’t

alwayseasybutforthosewhotakea

chanceonstartinga business,thereare

opportunities.Turntopage 38 foradvice

onhowtosetgoalsasanentrepreneur

if it’ssomethingyou’reconsidering.

We’dlovetohearfromyouif you’re

a successfulentrepreneur.Emailyour

[email protected]

THEDRUMTEAM

Wewouldlovetohearyourthoughts

onmattersclosetoyourheartor

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whatyouthinkofthearticlesinthisissue.

And it’s not only the poor who fall prey

to these fake pastors, rich people are also

suckered into “investing” large amounts

of money with the false promise that

God will make them wealthier.

People tolerate this manipulation be-

cause they believe their problems will

disappear. But they’ll wait in vain for

the promised jackpot or for the man of

their dreams to put a ring on it.

Instead of becoming wealthy, the vic-

tims end up poorer than church mice

while their pastors continue to flourish. 

TSHEPISO ANGELINA, TSHWANE

CHOOSE HAPPINESS

Don’t go into a marriage hoping your

spouse will change.  People are what

they are and few, if any, will ever change.

In some cases they can alter a thing or

two about themselves to impress you,

but it will only last for a short while.

Some will even pretend to be what you

want them to be, but the core of who

they are remains the same. 

Don’t torture your soul trying to

change another human being. If you

can see that your marriage isn’t working,

let it go.

It’s better to walk away smiling than to

stay miserable for someone who doesn’t

care about you. Choose happiness and

fight for your happiness. 

MOIPONE WA BASIA, HEILBRON

PROTECT YOUR UNBORN CHILD

Be wary of who you tell about your preg-

nancy. Keep the news to yourself where

possible in order to protect your child’s

spiritual health.

Avoid throwing baby showers with

many people and don’t let people touch

your baby bump. Your unborn child’s

spiritual health is dependent on you

while they’re still in the womb.

Pray for your baby and their wellbeing

while keeping harmful forces at bay at

any cost.

Protect your offspring from all nega-

tive forces, even if it means staying away

from certain friends and family mem-

bers. Speak positivity and light into your

child’s life, even before they’re born.

CANDICE MORELO, EMAIL

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

In the space of just a few weeks South

Africa has lost three legends – James

Small, Mark Batchelor and Johnny Clegg

(Hamba kahle, Johnny, 1 August) – who

entertained us on stages and sports

fields for many years.

As usual death has done what it does

best, it sneaked in unnoticed to rob us of

our loved ones. 

The loss of these three men is a big

blow to the South African music, soccer

and rugby fraternities, and the country

as a whole.

Johnny Clegg of Juluka showed us that

when you’re passionate about some-

thing you can be the best you can be. He

was a white man whose acrobatic and

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everyoneuniquelyspecial

andbeautiful.

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othersortomakethemfeel

badabouthowGodcreated

them.Weareallbeautifulinourownspecialway

andweshouldbeproudandcelebrateeachother.

TheLorddoesn’tmakemistakesandit’swrong

tocallpeoplenamesthatmocktheirappearance.

Thereoughttobealawagainstemotional

abuse.Itisdangerousandcancausedepression

and suicide ifit’s not

stopped.Bullyinghasgone

outofhandandtheworldis

sufferingasa result.It’stimetostoptolerating

thistypeofbehaviour.

Ifyou’reoneofthosepeoplewholikestosay

meanthingstoothers,nexttimetrya compli-

mentinstead,you’llmaketheworldabetter

place.

Parentsmustteachtheirchildrentolove

andrespectthemselvesandothers.

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