EVOLUTION VOLUME #2

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Mr. Nkosi,the founder of GP Clothing takes us through the journey of his business.

COVER STORY

CHRISTIAN MARIIAN

CYBER SECURITY

Editor's Note

Hi, my name is Lionel Ringani, a writer at Evolution Media. this issue marks the 2nd issue in the existence of Evolution Magazine. in this issue we are pleased to feature Mrs. Cristian Marian as our Cover story. We also present feature articles in the following: hotspot, wellness, fashion, and music.

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The phrase is also used in reference to academic publications, where the editor-in-chief is the one who finally decides whether a paper will be accepted for publication

All of the organization's departments report to the editor-in-chief, who is responsible for overseeing and assigning work to staff members Newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and television news programs frequently utilize the phrase The phrase is also used in reference to scholarly journals, where the editor-in-chief is ultimately responsible for selecting which manuscripts are accepted for publication.

The phrase is also used in reference to academic publications, where the editor-in-chief is the one who finally decides whether a paper will be accepted for publication.

We were honoured by our guest Ms Marian Christian from CISCO WEBEX who educated us on how public relations works hand in hand with some of our well known telecommunications companies. Not holding a qualification in communication science (public relation) did not stop her from following her dream in the field of Pr She grew up in Cape Town (Cape Flats) matriculated in 1998, then started working from the age of 18 where she landed herfirst job as a personal assistant at the SAPS, she soon got promoted to dealing primary courts from various departments. While she was still within the SAPS she was then exposed to the communication industry.

After sometime of working in the Saps she landed a personal assistant job at a public relations agency, where they launched the social media Giant Mixit dealing with the reputation management for Mixit but yet she was still a personal assistant for 15 years

she decided to invest and upgrade her skills with a few online courses in journalism via UCT along with some writing courses, strategic management and People management as well to help her further her career , just to name a few of the courses in order to fulfil her dream. She then moved to Johannesburg and worked for 7 years with International and Local agencies Foot print was one of the companies she worked with a UK based agency, While in Cape town she was involved with 6 agencies not forgetting her own PR business as well which has been running for 3 years .

She then shares her experience which speaks volumes from consumers, technology to looking after brands such as Ciroc Vodka, Tanqueray No.10, LG, Microsoft, HP, Apple, Dell and moving to more device orientated work with NOKIA, helping to re-launch NOKIA brand to the South African market.

She looks after the market for Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt

B Y S H A R E E N N E L U F U L E

She went from working with agencies for 15 years making it 16 years when she joined CISCO a year ago which is more corporate where she works with clients but with the internal stakeholders

CHRISTIAN MARIIAN

WORK HARD AND STAY HUMBLE

By Silindile Mhlongo

Mr

Ngcobo was Born in Eshowe the Northern part of Kzn and moved with his mother at young age to join his father who lived in kwamashu a township in durban .His father worked at the local Post office while his mother worked for a white family . Raised with his two late brothers he was the third last born ,he recalls his older brothers playful nature playing all day outside but for some reason or another his mother kept him inside the house and was more stricter with him as the last born , this drove him to pick up books and newspapers around the house and he started reading more this would later help him become the first in his family to obtain his matric

With the help and encouragement of his neighbours he obtained his matric and He became a private teacher and started saving a bit of his salary to go and further his studies at the local college where he became the President of SRC . a few months later a State of emergency was placed and him and his friends were wanted by the police some were arrested with no trail he had to escape and seek help from a young mr Pius Langa who was an advocate at that point and later became the first black chief justice Mr Langa Insisted he did not look like fighter or freedom fighter hearing he wanted to join the fight

Thembinkosi

for the liberation of our country

"IN DAYLIGHT, THE VIEWS OUT TO SEA ARE STUNNING, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER SUN, AND THE FRESHNESS"

THE PEAK OF BLUE ROCKS

A tour of Harstad and the Northern Lights

He booked a flight for him where he recalls being the only black person onboard a flight of three hundred people the advocate had arranged for him to go and study in johannesburg ( Wits) University which was made up of eleven thousand students back then with only two hundred out of that eleven thousand being black . That was where he got to meet and interact with some of the black academia of that time like our former Miss SA Jacqui Mofokeng while based at Wits the political uprising continued in our country as history is told The Student resident where they lived had a public phone where they could reserve calls from other comrades and continue their work in the struggle of the liberation of our country a lot of his friends died during those times but life went on as Mr Ngcobo recalled.

These are some of the untold stories of our people who lived through that period of our history they later killed more of his fellow comrades and one lady he recalls as “zandile “ who just dissappered out of the blue and she was great help to them they later heard she was killed while the police were trying to retrieve information from her which she didn’t release which lead to her death ,even under those challeges mr Ngcobo managed to complete three degrees at Wits University including His Hounours Sociology Development and Honours In Public Policy and Public Administration

After his first honours he attended his first interview held by Ann Berstein Foundation which was then funded by Anglo America and other companies and they offered a job .

But he asked if he could please go home and think about it he recalls thinking bout a lecture he had attended at Wits University ,which spoke of Nicaragua this Speaker spoke to them informing them how privilege they were being in the position they were in because they had the opportunity to test the teaching they were thought about rebuilding a new Society .That sentence attracked and captured him and his thoughts and he wanted to help use his knowledge to help build the new government he turned down the Ann Berstein Position which would have Secured his Financial Further and Followed his Heart in Serving the People in Government and rest is history I questioned how many of us can do that today .

He has worked for Johannesburg Municipality LandDevelopment even recalling some of the people that worked within his department being Danny Vandacom and Worked in Thabo Mbeki Office where he shared a flight with the former president Mbeki from Zambia where the flight they were in was piloted by black female this was in the Ninetys and he recalls liking it and thinking to him self that women are really intelligent beings who could do way more if given the opportunity , this is the mindset that help birth the transformation of Ethekwini Municipality gender Equity which helped transform ethekwini Municipality as we know it. This came with its challenges and Battles and people accusing him of having relation with these women he helped appoint which was false this moved the municipality from just 5000 employees with only 400 females to a fifty percent employment rate fifty percent females and fifty percent being males

– LOVELLE DRACHMAN

When we asked him is he happy with the transformation of the appointment of females in Executive positions Mr Ngcobo responded : Yes he is and he would do it again even receiving a letter of thanks from a lady he helped appoint as general worker telling him how he saved her life along with her children life with this job which he holds very dear to his heart. Mr Ngcobo Colourful Life is one for history he now works as Dj on Vibe FM Where he known as Dj Mapholoba where he gets to use some skills he pickup as student at wits of Writing and Research where he freelanced as Writer for black Student Newspaper.

blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.

JAZZ Is not just any music

I t ’ s a w a y o f l i f e

By Lorraine Mabulane

We had the pleasure of Interviewing South African jazz pianist Mthobisi Mthalane, an extraordinary soul with the most wonderful outlook and energy on life and our journey as human beings enlightening all of us at Evolution about how music heals.

He is here to heal and entertain while on the journey this amazing Musician hailing from KwaZulu-Natal Impendle, Mthalane explain to us how music stole his heart at a young age when he first saw someone playing the piano at the age of nine years, said something moved within him and he still recalls it till today while we interviewed him and he said the rest is history.

He currently resides in Pietermaritzburg where he teaches history and music. He studiedmusicandteachingattheUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal.Apartfromplaying he is also a composer, song arranger, voice trainer, and producer. Mthalane has worked with many high-profile artists such as Dorothy Masuku, Camagwini, Ntando,ZuluBoy,RebeccaMalope,HlengiweMhlaba,BenjaminDube,JubJuband Jazelbrothers,justtomentionafew.

In2013heworkedwithMadalaKunene,and Maisha(amulti-racialrockband)andisa pianistintheVusiMkhizeBand.Heisthemusic directorofthetheatreproductionLongJourney, whichreceivedastandingovationonits openingnightatThePlayhouseCompany (Durban)in2012.Mthalanehasalsobeenpartof bigeventssuchastheSABCGospelMusic CrownAwardsfrom2008to2011asapianist andbandleader.HealsoparticipatedinSatma Awardsin2009.HerecentlywontheMzansiJazz AwardforBestTraditionalJazzandSatma AwardforBestAfricanJazz2022sothisyearhas beenanaward-winningyearfilledwithawards andperformances.

FASHION OF THE YEAR

Going places

A GP clothing brand is a brand that is growing rapidly and have seen to be on trend in our social media platforms and most been to be worn by South African Celebrities. A vision holder, Mr. Malungisa Nkosi takes us through the journey of this massive clothing brand.

FASHION IS THE ARMOR TO SURVIVE THE REALITY OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Mr. Nkosi was born and bred in Jabulani Soweto just outside Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. He went to school in Jabulani both in Primary and Secondary. As ayoungboy,Mr.Nkosihadsomuchpassionforrugby that he decided to pursue it and went to The Sharks AcademyinDurban.Thingsdidnotgoaccordinglyat theRugbyacademythenhedecidedtoopenanother leaf of life that is where the GP Clothing Brand was born.Althoughbeingarugbyplayerwashisfavourite , he had to look at another countenance off life or initiateanameforhimself.Theclothingbrandwasan idea that came overnight since there was nothing much he could do by then. Going Places was first named Gauteng province but for the sake o growing the brand, he had to change the name to avoid restrictions for people outside the Gauteng province or the Country. He initially got the inspiration from his mothersincesheusedtosewfromtimetotimewhich hebelievesthatitrunsinthebloodline.Mr.Nkosiisthe mainmancurrentlyinhisclothingbrand,thebrandis notmainlyaboutfashionbutlifestylehenceitismore unique when compared to the competitors. He does nothaveanyqualifiedfashiondesignerbuthisworkis immaculate which in simple terms we can say is somethingthathewasbornfor “Whatdiffersusfrom the rest of other brands is that we do not chase fashion but try to keep it simple because if someone comes looking for a cap that we gave Somizi a few yearsago,theymustfindthatwestillsupplythevery samedesign,”saidMr Nkosi “GPClothingbrandisthe only thing that I am currently busy with The reason behind it is because I want to give it my full attention for it to grow” he added Every business has its challengesandMr Nkosi’schallengeasthefounderof GP has elaborated on the challenges he faces daily which are: Convincing clients to buy GP clothing and why they should buy it, what makes your brand unique, funds have also been challenging because it is sometimes difficult to deliver across the country, to havemorestockoreventohavetheGPfactory/shop

ByLionel Ringani

Mr GP

After all, currently, they are still using a backroom for everything The above-mentioned are the challenges GP encounters currently and Mr Nkosi is trying, by all means, to work his fingers to the bone and to burn the midnight oil if he has to for the brand to be well recognized and easily accessible They say “a Man without weak or strong points is a non-living thing”, Mr Nkosi refers to his friendliness and good communication skills as one of his strong points because he believes that’s a good way to develop or physique relationships with clients and spreading the word about GP clothing brand “When It comes to the business I cannot say I have someone who inspires me but since I’m so much surrounded by celebrities, that is an inspiration itself and which helps me keep going so that on one of the good days I can be like them,” said Mr. Nkosi. People tend to look at you and see you prospering in life and want to be like you neglecting the fact that whatever you are doing might not be their passion. “Do it Because you love it not because someone else is doing it, one day it might collapse but because you are in it for the money you end up struggling to get it into its feet again. “My advice to people who are inspired by me is that whatever you put your mind and energy it will work out, what you put in is what you get out” he concluded.

CYBER SECURITY

By Shareen Nelufule

With the holiday season on full swing, now is the most important time for organisations to assess their data security Pre and post-Christmas, New Year and other holiday periods and prime times for cybercrime, when criminals carry out phishing attacks and circulate financial malware and other viruses

Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, server, mobile devices, electronic systems, network and data from malicious attack. Also known as information technology security or electronic information security Information technology security can be divided into few categories: ·Network security ·Application security ·Information security ·Operational security Disaster recovery and business continuity ·End-user education Cyber security or information technology security When it comes to cyber security public relations comes in as the gatekeepers of information for an organisation and typically holds sway in determining what information should be shared to the public Information that public relations sends before an attack can be used to launch successful cyber-attacks.

Cybercrime: this includes single actors or group target system for financial gain or to cause disruption Cyber-attack: it involves politically motivated information gathering Cyber terrorism: is intended to undermine electronic systems to cause panic or fear Here with latest cyberathreats: Dridex malware: is a financial Trojan with a range of capabilities, capable of stealing passwords, banking details and personal data which can be used in fraudulent transactions Romance scams: cyber criminals commit fraud using dating sites, chat rooms and apps Perpetrators take advantage of people seeking new partners, duping victims into giving away personal information Emotet malware: is a sophisticated Trojan that can steal data and also load other malware, it aims for unsophisticated passwords. This should remind you to create a secure password to guard against cyber threats. Public relations helps to manage cyber breaches (cyber breaches), understand how the cyber-attack can affect can damage an organisation’s reputation The public relations department handles keeping and growing the reputation of a business

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