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| Caption: Stealing a selfie moment with Bassie at The Herald Miss PE held at the Feather Market Centre in 2009. Bassie was the MC on the night attorney Di-Ann Qoto won. Helllloooowwww ...there!!!!!!! Welcome to South Africa's women's month. |
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| Pic from SA History online.. The faces of the 9th August March |
I don't know about you, but I still can't believe that it is exactly 69 years since the women, across all racial groups in the country marched to the Union Building in Pretoria.
Yes, the over 20,000 women lead by Mam' Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Albertina Sisulu and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn
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| Picture from SA History on line.. The brave faces behind the famous historic march of 1956 |
I don't think J.G. Strijdom who was the prime minister then was expecting the unity and the courage of these women who were sick of the oppressive pass laws.
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| At the launch of Bassie-My Journey of Hope in Sandton in 2019 |
So in the unity spirit amongst us women uniting and passing on the baton, I thought why not do a close look on the book, Bassie-My Journey of Hope. Miss&Mr Freshett Nelson Mandela Metro University 2019
This was released by Penguin Random House in 2019.
Besides, we are all about creating the culture of reading amongst us South Africans and Africans especially with the group that the like of Bassie speak to.
We really need to know about our story, gone are days where someone else told our stories and there was a broken telephone situation or sensory of information.
Miss Gauteng finalist This is a book that every beauty pageant girl in South Africa should have. Bassie is the face of the post apartheid beaty pageant queen.
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| Pic from the Bassie book launch in 2019 |
I mean the girl, GXHEBE!!! the big sister was rolling with the president of the country then, Nelson Mandela and the relationship lasted until his last days and even after his passing, Bassie continued to be a child that can give the family all the support it needed from a child.
Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service held at the FNB stadium with US president then, Barack Obama speaking at the memorial service
During the disorganized memorial service where important people that needed to be properly credited and given a chance to pay their last respect to the men were not given the chance.
Nelson Mandela's funeral service in Qunu
To Mam' Operah Winfrey, thee mother of talk shows having to pose for a selfie before they will get an accreditation to the funeral.
As much as she spills everything, I'm only assuming out of disgust of how we (South Africans) have
quickly forgotten where we come from and the respect that was instilled in us by our parents just flew out of the window as soon as we heard and given the word, rights.
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| Bassie Book Launch 2019(I think pics were taken from her instagram account or I took them, not sure) |
In her book, she also pays a tribute to Mama Winnie Madikezela Mandela. The two last met in hospital.
Footage from
The old lady gave her a bit of a lecture on how she needed to pass on the baton i.e train other youngsters to be in the position she is currently in.
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| With Alexandra Townships upcoming beauty queens |
also suffered physical Gender Base Violence (GBV) under her then boyfriend and boxing icon, Dingaan Thobela.
Alex Community Unites during a GBV case held in Alexandra Magistrate Court in 2024
She is also a religious who puts God first in almost everything she does. A woman who suffered the painful loss of eight babies while yearning to be a mother.
A woman, whom despite being a public figure still loves her husband a former Metro FM jockey, Romeo Khumalo. She had a chuff life indeed but you can see that Bantu Education really worked on this one.
Some of the lessons learnt from the book:
1.The money and friends can work. If all parties respected each other when it comes to money
2. She interviewed Micheal Jackson during her top Billing years, the interview was done in a musical shop. Not sure why but if you are MJ's fan like me, in one of his Youtube documentary, the child's star reveals how fame didn't allow him to do little things like grocery shopping and has been yearning to go to shopping malls.
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| Mam Doreen Morris picture from internet |
3.Questions to ponder on or would really make you want to know more on is the question.
If Miss SA was Mam' Doreen Morris's brain child, how did it end up with the Weils family and Sun International?
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| With Miss World 2014 Rolene Strauss |
Sistas need to give us clearity before black people start toy toying the event. She is in a better position to provide us with clearity.
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| Former Miss SA Liesl Laurie after her crowning |
Her husband Romeo used to host the Romantic Repertoire only on Metro FM
