HANGING WITH MMT!!!

It is still a mystery to me why it took me this long to think of having an interview with MMT! When they released their club banger Zvidhori, and then the remix, I went nuts! And then I saw them perform at Shoko 13 and I just knew I had fallen in love! So last Friday, True African Woman caught up with the notorious crew for drinks and this is what they had to say:

TAW: First things first gentlemen; who is MMT and what is the relationship with Team Rehab?

“MMT is Mariachi, MC Cut and Tate. And Team Rehab is a movement of young hip hop artists formed by Xander, who is our producer.”  Now who needs YMCB with Team Rehab mmm? Lol.

TAW: And when did you guys come together?

“August 12, 2012, but we have known each other from way back.”  Hope they remember their girlfriends’ birthdays like that ey J.

TAW: Very briefly, tell us something interesting about yourselves – something nobody else knows.

Mariachi “I play football. I probably would have made it to the national team in another life time, cricket too. I’m quite the sportsman you know. I’m also studying graphic designing.”  Talk about multi-talent!

MC Cut “I love Zim Dancehall, in fact, I listen to it more than Zim hip hop.” DOUBLE AGENT!!!

Tate “I’m not as arrogant as people think I am, although am not going to show it. One of my granddads was a reverend and the other was a dj. And I do still go to church. Shocked ey? We were too, lol.

TAW: We noticed MMT is always on 3 Men on a Boat. What’s the deal?

            “We make news and if anything, they are just doing their job.” Mmm

TAW: About Zvidhori – where did that come from?

“One of the things was that women want to over compensate, but we are just saying they should tone it down a little” Is that right?

TAW: How was the response to that song and how did you take it?

“Initially, everything went wrong. We got a lot of backlash. But we are just artists thinking outside the box and having a good time in the process. We are about social commentary and making it entertaining. However, what’s happening is the ‘Jesus effect’, you speak the truth and you get crucified.”  Ncoooh!!!

TAW: But there must be something you love about us women yes?

“Don’t get us wrong, we love our women. And we are very conscious of their importance to our lives and how they take care of us.”  Now isn’t that the sweetest thing?

TAW: People seem to think you dis Few Kings in Party Yatanga. Is it true and is there indeed beef between you and Few Kings?

“It’s not a dis; it’s just what’s going on. And MMT doesn’t have beef with anyone. People are just of the idea that just because we are two hip hop bands we then should have tension. But it’s not like that, although there was a bar incident way back which may have led people to think that, but we assure you, we got no beef with anyone.”

TAW: And what is up with Wake Up? Do you have issues with everyone you dis?

“Not at all! It was just fun and a whole lot of word play, and if your name was mentioned in that record, it means you are relevant to the game.”  Is that right?

TAW: So how would you describe Zim hip hop?

            “Apart from the obvious that it’s on the up and up, it’s starting to find its identity.”

TAW: Do you have anything big planned for us before the year ends?

            “Zvidhori Remix video first, and then finishing up the album.” So cannot wait!!!

TAW: Random question. What colour are your bed sheets right now?

            (they laugh for a while) and then

MC Cut – “they are a mix”

Tate – “Sky blue”

Mariachi – “Green”   

            

OK ladies, so we heard that one can draw conclusions from the colour of a guy’s bed sheets. So in closing, we will let you draw what conclusions you will about H. Town’s Hip Hop bad boys eh. That was MMT for you.

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UFOs? FLYING WITCHES? WHAT IS GOING ON?

The month of September has had quite some excitement I must say. First it was the flying witches who apparently had an accidental “emergency landing”, and then now it has graduated to UFOs?

The witches saga was by far the most interesting thing to have happened this year. There was an actual video showing the witches who were naked, and acting all witchy –creepy – but exciting nonetheless. Everyone was fascinated. Before, news about witches would just be by word of mouth via the grapevine. But this time, this time was different. The video just went viral!

And then the witches just had to confess! Suddenly, the mystery had a simple explanation. The witches were in actual fact, just hired prostitutes! Ah! I have never been as disappointed in my life!

Now yesterday, it seems Zimbabweans were getting ready to get excited about something else again – UFOs. Apparently people in the Mashonaland area thought they were now witnessing extra-terrestrial bodies do a tour of the Earth’s night sky. Unsurprisingly, the networks went viral AGAIN! But again, there was another simple explanation; sadly, it was just an American vessel being launched in to the outer space.

This is funny actually. People are so intent on discovering evidence that things we have been dismissing as mere superstition do actually exist. But with all the zeal and excitement, they miss the signs and in the end, we are all left feeling stupid and disappointed.

I wonder what other thing is going to have us going crazy again. But with the rate at which we are going, lol, I suspect it’s going to be really soon. Perhaps this time we will have a video of a mermaid, lol.

            

GIVING 10 YEAR OLDS CONTRACEPTIVES? NO!!!

This past week what everybody in Zimbabwe has been talking about is an alleged decision by the Ministry of Health to give contraceptives to 10 year olds.

Heated debates have been going on on radio discussions and the social networks and most people weren’t exactly too thrilled by this latest development. My concern was; how could a group of learned adults we trust with the health of our country come up with such a policy?

A ten year old is equal to grade four/grade five. These are children. This is as minor as minor gets. Do you remember when you yourself were a ten year old? Yes we did wonder about the sexual organs and the Reproduction topic in Environmental Science was always everybody’s favourite topic; although during the lesson, everybody would be dying of embarrassment.

However, regardless of all that curiosity, we were concerned more with watching cartoons, playing and just being children. Yes as times move, things change, but there is nothing new under the sun. Children will always be children, and it is up to us as parents to direct them in the direction we want them to go in. Now giving these children condoms and birth control pills and injections seems to me like going way overboard!

Are we saying that if we are faced with a problem the solution is to legalize the act? In that case, why don’t we legalize abortion and prostitution and while we are at it, allow the use of marijuana as well. Because if people are going to say “oh what can we do if the kids are being sexually active?” and they see giving these minors contraceptives as the only solution; then I mourn for our future!

I was going through the press just now and I saw that Dr David Parirenyatwa, the Minister of Health gave a press conference just recently responding to this issue. Apparently, the Ministry of Health had been misquoted. My question is, had reputable newspapers misquoted the Ministry of Health, or was the Government simply testing the waters to see if their policy would fly?

Regardless, I am somewhat relieved that our ten year olds are still being seen as children and are not going to be given any contraceptives, and hope that it stays like that.

                                            

TRUE AFRICAN WOMAN AT SHOKO 13!!!

So this was my first time attending the Shoko Festival. I know I know I should not say things like that in public, but it’s true. For the past two years I would always see posters about the festival, only I have no idea why I never got around to going.

This time around, I said to myself I would have none of that and yep, this year, thanks to Theo and Larry, True African Woman was at Shoko in full force! Lol. I enjoyed the seminars. If you are someone who wants to learn, you would have definitely learnt a lot. Much had to do with how modern day people should use new media to be relevant to today’s world.

Comedy night was just crazy! Apart from the insane comedians on stage, what amused me the most was how there were groups at the back making so much noise that it kept my companions and I wondering why in the world they had come in the first place? Zambezi News Live killed me when they were like:

                “We give you the news before it is news, and if there is no news – we make the news”

Lol! Make the news indeed!

Unfortunately I could not make it for the Poetry Slam – total buzz kill. I did however, party all weekend and it was amazing! My best act at The Rising obviously was MMT, lol although I am still wondering at the point of the black suits, shades and tumblers with beer! Making a statement I guess. And JBoss, I so loved his presence on stage with ZiFM’s Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa. However, I really did not get the “man bag”. Note, I say man bag for lack of a better word. Lol, people were definitely making statements!

I liked Djembe Monks as well. So had no idea Zimbabwe could produce talent like that. And of course Tony Rebel had all the Rastas in cloud weed lol. The Shutdown was even crazier! Saw Monkey Nuts for the first time as well, and totally loved them – and now I know why everybody is always going on and on about Hope Masike. Khuli Chana had the crowd going mad! The front part was my favourite spot. Serious dancing was going on and if you had come to have a good time – the front part was definitely the spot to be at.

I was seriously doubting Symbiz Sound. But after only a minute into their performance – I fell in love! How could I not when you had two German/Korean guys playing reggae/raga? J. I spoke to Josh from Monkey Nuts, Hope Masike, Ian from Toronto among many others and the consensus was that Shoko was rocking big time! And indeed it was! I miss it already!

ONE ON ONE WITH BETTY MOYO-BLACK OPAL FACE OF ZIMBABWE

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder but what really does it take to be "beautiful"? Is beauty only in the eyes? I hoped that I would get the answers to these questions when I was given the opportunity to meet the reigning Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe - Betty Gugu Moyo.

Just one glance at her and I thought I had found my answer in an instant! I mean she really deserves her title. I have to give it to the people at Black Opal, they have the perfect brand ambassador and I will not be surprised if they start running out of stock because as vague as I am about the products that they sell, I am 100% certain that every woman in Zimbabwe right now would die just to look like Betty. Honestly after just seeing her, I thought my job was done, beauty was right there in my face but believe me, I was in for a rude awakening.

There is so much more to beauty than what satisfies the eye. Apparently, beauty is also about having brains, being humble, staying true to yourself and having a good heart. It is the latter part that really fascinated me about 20 year old Betty who is also a second year ACCA student. Her passion for helping the less privileged in society is the rarest of beauty. Just her facial expression when she talks about charity shows you that the matter is really close to her heart. Her humility is astonishing for someone who is in the public eye for her physical beauty. Amazingly she cut off her long hair soon after her trip to New York. Some people would have come back with a wild American hairstyle just to show off but not Betty she is the definition of a truly African woman.

                                                            

Her beginnings are truly humble; born and bred in Harare she did not attend the so called "A" schools at primary level. She did her high school in Bulawayo and has been to Murambinda. She stays in the modest suburb of Manyame Park in Chitungwiza. Save from the fact that she just won a prestigious title and she is the face of a huge brand like Black Opal, she lives a simple normal life. Surprisingly she even does typical household chores like cooking and washing and she still hangs out with her old friends. Betty Moyo is the typical girl next door only that she is more beautiful than most of our neighbours.

According to her, winning the Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe placed her where she wanted to be in life and she felt like "the queen mother”. She was super excited as it has surely opened great avenues for her. The winning prize was a whooping US$3000 and a once in a lifetime dream trip to the fashion capital of America -New York City! The trip was amazing as she got to Minneapolis where the Black Opal manufacturing centre is situated. She also had a first-hand experience of Manhattan, Times Square and various fashion centres. What did she get down to in New York? Shopping!! Obviously. And she also got to watch some plays. The people of New York were really wonderful according to her and they were so friendly. Black Opal really gave her the experience of a lifetime. Just to show that her win was no fluke, Betty has been chosen to be the December girl for Black Opal USA, now how about that?

Betty owes her recent success to the great support she received from her family who were behind her every step of the way. Sadly though, she lost her father a few weeks ago and it definitely was a trying time. However life must go on and surely her father must have died a proud man because of the wonderful daughter he raised. Her inspiration comes from her background where she says the community around her taught her to be humble and true to herself. Being a beautiful African woman is not about having long hair, nails, putting on loads of make-up, wearing high heels etcetera. It is about being proud of the real you and where you come from.

She says she does not get carried away by the publicity that comes with being Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe, she still remains grounded. It is Betty first, then Face of Zimbabwe follows and not the other way round, she says. A good heart is also essential if one is to be truly considered beautiful and for Betty it is more than just a publicity stunt, she has a real passion for helping others. As early as primary school, she would carry extra food for a fellow pupil who was less privileged. In high school she was also involved in some community projects and right now she is planning on sending a child to school. You would never expect a young beautiful lady like her to have such a drive for helping others.

Obviously being a guy, the question that kept popping in my mind was, "Is there a chance that this beauty queen is still available?" Well she does have a love life but she says she is still to meet her ideal man. Believe me, I tried my best to get her to tell me what the ideal candidate would be like but all she could say was, "I'll know when I meet him". So much for my chances hey! He might have to be a huge fan of magazines though because she loves reading. As a laid back person she likes listening to mellow classic tunes, nothing too hectic.

The Betty Moyo experience for me was amazing. Black Opal definitely has the perfect brand ambassador and one hopes that they continue with this event as it is surely going to impact a lot of women through having people like Betty to look up to. The brand Black Opal is definitely destined for greatness here in Zimbabwe, thumbs up to the team.

By Eddie Love Jones Biriyati

DARK CORNERS – BUT WHY?

Last night, someone I know was walking back home in town (they live close by) when they saw a number of couples in the Harare Gardens. Their question was; what would grown men and women still be doing in the Harare Gardens that late? Is it because the setting in the gardens is beautiful at night? Have all the hang out places become so cliché that people figure the Gardens are more unique and romantic? Or is it just the most convenient “dark corner”? With all those trees and bushes and benches in the dark – you are guaranteed of absolute privacy, lol.

Most people have got an aversion to publicly declaring to the world that they love someone. I am talking about public display of affection (PDA). I was once told by someone that he preferred dark corners because it was more romantic. Really, they are? I have come up with a number of theories and today I decided to explore some of the possible reasons why grown men and women would rather hold hands, hug affectionately, kiss, or make out in the dark somewhere they are sure not to be found.

The classic excuse is that people are shy. Oh I can totally relate. The thought of people’s eyes on me makes me go all “pink” in the face. Thankfully I am dark skinned so people rarely, never do actually can tell how I feel from the colour of my face (Black is definitely beautiful!). But here is the thing, saying “I am shy” is becoming a cliché don’t you think? If you decide to date someone, why shouldn’t the whole world know?

One thing I think is most definitely the reason why is because people are players! If a guy has more than one girlfriend, he cannot afford to publicly display his affection to all of them now can he? Duh! He’ll get caught, and wouldn’t that just cramp up his style? So what’s the solution? Dark corners; and some have already seen the Harare Gardens working just fine J.

Another reason I thought of was, maybe the guy just doesn’t respect you enough to take you out to respectable places. You see I would think that if a guy is that much crazy about you, he would want the whole world to know that he has finally gotten you and that you are his - a kind of marking his territory thing. So if he does not care for deterring competition, it suggests that it does not really matter to him whether or not someone else comes and whisks you away from him. All you are doing is passing the time with him, so even if it is in the city garden – so what?

Or maybe, a couple was on their way somewhere and the hormones took over violently and a dark corner was the perfect get away. Well, in that case, they could probably be forgiven for not thinking straight. I doubt it very much that they would have even stopped to consider what the dark place is. I guess it really would not matter if the “dark corner” were behind an old car, an old building, tree, bush lol, or garden.

Be wary though of these dark corners, the city tabloids LOVE taking pictures of scenes like that. You see I figure I would rather come out in the newspaper holding hands with my boyfriend during the day in a public place. The caption below may even be something sweet as “young love…” or “don’t you just miss this?” I can only shudder at the thought of the kind of image they would get in a dark corner – worse still, the caption below.

GOING ALL FANCY ON ME - WHY?

I got the idea of doing this piece from a guy I am temporarily working with this week. Apparently, I had gone blank and I was in one of those moods were you are like you know what? Whatever! I will write when I get inspiration. And as what almost happens all the time, I got inspiration when I least expected it at all!

We had just taken our seats at the Book Café yesterday for the Shoko Festival Hashtags and Freedom discussion, when the guy I was with suddenly rephrased his statement, evidently irritated with himself. I thought it was kind of sweet; he on the other hand was super annoyed. And he was like “because I hate it when people decide to go all fancy on me. I always go like really? Why do you want to go all fancy on me?”

We laughed about it, but it’s true. Don’t you just hate it when people say the most inappropriate of things on purpose because they want to show you that they were either at college, South Africa, in the U.K, the U.S or somewhere along those lines? Not that you are jealous or anything, but just that you are rolling your eyes and thinking oh please!

Earlier on this week, a Facebook friend of mine in South Africa went bananas on me when I had put “my friend” at the end of a comment on his post. Why? Because as his claims were over there the statement “my friend” is derogatory because of a host of reasons he wasn’t too hesitant to share with me. All the while I’m thinking oh please! This is me you are talking to! Your homey! How people there are attaching connotations to some phrase does not really apply to me because I am not there!

Ever noticed how when someone comes back from outside the country, they want to apply foreign lingo to local things. I mean come on! It just doesn’t work! Why? Because no one understands what you mean and in the end you have to explain what you mean and that usually involves saying where you were. Seriously? No!

One thing that almost always has me doubling over is when someone just suddenly, from nowhere, volunteers info that really is not necessary. You know how those conversations go. There really was no need for some background history as to how many countries they have travelled, how many languages they know, what influential people they know blah blah blah. But you get told anyway, and it’s as if you would not have gotten the point if that backstory had not been told.

Really? No man, why you wanna be going all fancy on me?

MATHIAS JULIUS

 Mathias “Matty” Julius is a multi-talented singer, dancer, choreographer, and composer, who has recently made a name for himself on the Zimbabwean reggae music scenes. True African Woman caught up with him not too long ago and this is what he had to say about himself:

TAW: So where have you performed internationally?

“Zambia Bob Marley commemoration in 2010; Denmark 2009-10-13 and in the UK - London 2012-13.”

TAW: Wow! And how was the response?

“Great response coz I played with young musicians from Mokoomba - all young and talented. Soon it made the band look good because in Zambia young artists use cds for performances and the crowd appreciated good music from a young group of talent.”

TAW: We noticed you have good choreography; you were part of Tumbuka yes?

“Yes I was with Tumbuka for 12years. I danced and choreographed for the company too.”

TAW: Alright. And why reggae?

“When I was younger I used to do ragga messing around with my best mates and I used to dj in Harare -  Mabvuku hall and our main outing was Kadoma - mid nineties under the name GUNFINGER with B.TAVAZIVA and SAMSON FELO. Eventually I grew out of ragga and started enjoying more of the mellow reggae vibes and it’s also a genre that’s different, especially in Zim.”

TAW: Definitely. So which artistes inspire you?

“I especially respect Mannex. He is a great vocalist and he has it all. I have collaborated with Mannex on the PAHUSHAMWARI HWEDU song which also includes JFARAI, CHAZA, KALABASH, MARY MO, LADY SQUANDA, and CELLO CULTURE. The artists that inspire me are Sanchez - the late Culture T. Tarus Riley.”

TAW: So what are you doing to market the brand?

“That’s the downside of things. I didn’t have someone who could do the marketing for me. Most times people only want to come on board when the boat is rolling already - they don’t want to fuel the boat, if you know what I mean.”

TAW: For sure. So what can u promise us this year?

“I already put out wekutafara in May when I was in Zim and I’m promising more live shows and I will be back in Zim for another live show with X-VYBZ - my band.”

TAW: Good stuff Matty. And as we celebrate our 2nd year online on Oct 1 we want 2 celebrate true African art like yours with the rest of the world...any last words to your fans who want more of your music?

“To those who want more of my music I’ll be dropping a new album next may and it gets better with age and time, lol. Bless Zimbos and be true to yourselves.”

TAW: thank you and do keep flying our flag high TRULY AFRICAN!! By the way, is Matty married?

“Always will and bless! No. Matty isn’t married”

TAW: Wonderful! I bet a lot of ladies have on super huge grins right about now J.

Check out Matty’s pics on our facebook page – www.facebook.com/trueafricanwomanmagazine

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Throughout the centuries, a lot of important and interesting events happened in this week: 8 September – 14 September. I really would not know if it is just by random coincidence or by supernatural design, but the fact of the matter is, this week has witnessed some great things throughout the ages.

If you were born on the 10^th of September, then you my friend, share a birthday with royalty. Louis IV – king of France AD936-54 was born on this day as well as Maria Theresa of Spain, El Escorial, Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France, 1683. Other famous people include Kate Burton, Colin Firth, Karl Lagerfield and Ryan Phillippe.

On the 11^th of September in 2001, the World watched in horror as four commercial airliners were simultaneously hijacked in U.S. airspace and diverted. Two were flown directly into the upper storeys of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York, causing their sudden collapse. A third was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, nerve center of the U.S. military; while the fourth was brought down before reaching its presumed target - the White House or Congress. If this was not the century’s saddest and shocking happening I really do not know what is. Conspiracy theories have since been made, some of them extremely convincing – but the fact remains, thousands died and countless more’s lives were forever changed.

This Friday is going to be the 68^th time since 1978 that the world has had a Friday the 13^th. The fear of this day has been called friggatriskaidekaphobia (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom "Friday" is named in English and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen). The reasons and true origins of why this day is associated with such superstition are unclear, although many believe the number 13 has been unlucky since the Last Supper of Christ. Regardless however, of its clouded origins, the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13^th are so strong that it has even seen most skyscrapers not including a 13^th floor.

0n the 14^th of September in 81 – Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. In 1752 – The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2). 1901 – President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt. And in 1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 becomes the first man-made object to reach the Moon when it crashed onto the lunar surface.

SPRING TRUST’S RECENT SELFLESS ACT

This last Sunday on the 8^th of September, Spring Trust did something amazing on the streets of Harare. The organisation is a Christian youth institution founded some two or three years ago, and then unfortunately, went silent for a while. But in the last four months, they have come back to life and they do not seem to be planning on putting on a disappearing act again.

So on Sunday, the Spring people met in town early morning and divided themselves up into two groups, so that they would better cover most of town where the homeless are found. Each group would go to hot spots of where most are found, have them call their friends and come together to the car where the food was served. They had prepared a variety of sandwiches plus drink.

True African Woman went along for the ride and to say the experience was touching would be the understatement of the century! After being part of such a beautiful thing, I was left humbled and extremely touched – more than the people who were being helped even. We had to wake some of them and I wish you could have been there to see the joy on their faces. I have always been afraid of the homeless, I do not know why; perhaps it is the wrong kind of socialisation I got. But on Sunday, I realised that they are also people - with feelings, and oh so very polite – some of them even funny.

One old man almost had me in tears. He came walking extremely slowly, back slouched. When he got to where the food was being served, he hesitantly accepted the food and asked how much the food was. The girl who had handed him his plate smilingly assured him that the food was free. He was so relieved and appreciative; his expression touched my heart. When he sat down, and started on his breakfast, it is a scene I shall forever cherish.

By around eleven, they were rounding up. However, they kept getting delayed because just as they were packing up, more people would come. By this time, they were in the Harare Gardens. Finally, it was time to go and I really felt that it was a Sunday morning well spent. One man said something that got me thinking that if someone who is homeless and has every reason to be bitter can still have something to be thankful to God for, then how could I, in my right senses, complain about anything?

Spring hopes to continue doing this on a more regular basis. True African Woman wishes them all the best and hopes that they can get support. Because of everything that one can do in this life, making a positive difference in someone’s life is the best thing one can ever do in his/her life span. Thank you Spring.

BLACK OPAL ZIMBABWE WELCOME BACK PARTY

Early on this year, Betty Moyo won the title Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe 2013. So as part of her prize, she went to the New York for a week, and last Friday on the 30^th of August, Black Opal hosted a welcome back party for her in Masasa at Mabvazuva Village.

So the party was scheduled to start sometime around 3pm, but you know Africans being Africans, people never arrive on time hence, things never begin in time. What amused me the most was that the organisers did not seem to mind at all. So as the guests trickled in, refreshments were served, people mingled and photos were being taken – a sort of “red carpet” kind of thing, really nice. And speaking of red, red was THE colour on Friday. Everyone had something red going on, a handbag, heels, dress, jacket – I even had a red shirt, lol.

The party finally officially began when Dee Mutseyekwa gave us an overview of what Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe is all about. Afterwards, Tatenda Mutseyekwa gave us the detail of what Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe is all about. Apparently, one of the main reasons is so that we have a local face being the brand face for the Zimbabwean market, giving opportunity to all women to get in to the modelling business and achieve their ambitions.

After the speeches, Betty gave us a testimony of her experience in the States. Among the so many activities she did, she went to where Black Opal is manufactured, had a shopping spree, went to Broadway, Times Square, the Empire State… Don’t you just want to be part of Black Opal Face of Zim 2014? I know I do, you never know, this time one might just get to spend a whole month in the States! J

Apparently Betty was just coming from high school when she entered the contest. Having seen her in person, I liked Betty. She is humble, sweet, bubbly, real and a total mama’s baby – the normal Zim girl having an A list experience. Her mom was with her as well and we could tell she gets her personality from her.

I totally loved the audience – we had a lot of comic people it seemed. Then the audience was given time to ask Betty questions and she answered them so well! True African Woman was especially proud of one of the continent’s finest! In conclusion, she urged us ladies to put importance on skin care so that with or without make up, our skin should be flawless and beautiful. Black Opal could not have chosen a better ambassador for their product. After that, it was more refreshments, music and mingling.