ATREBLA

TALENTED INDIVIDUALS

"YOU ONLY FAIL WHEN YOU

STOP TRYING"

ARTICLE EDITION
SHOWCASING YOUNG AND UPRISING TALENT
ATREBLA

CONTENTS
Article Edition
page 3
Editors note

Page 4
Jay Lit

page 6
Model insight

page 8
Chicko's Oven

Page 10
Breast cancer
awareness

page 11- 15
Talented Individuals Arts section

16-17
Fashion & sports
Articles
ATREBLA MAGAZINE
 OCTOBER 2020

ARTICLE EDITION

ATREBLA MAGAZINE presents to you our article edition.

Many of you might be questioning what is meant by an Article
edition ? Well due to a few complications amongst our team
members, we will only resume the releasing of issues towards
the end of November. However we have gotten the opportunity
to interact and gotten to know very talented individuals. We
have asked them questions and received some very good
responses to them. In this article edition we will mostly be
featuring the Arts topic, looking at musicians, poetry , dance
and other interesting sectors in the arts. We continue to grow in
the online magazine world thanks to our readers.

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 Cape Town
Cell: +27 72 894 7191
Email: africanyouthliterature@gmail.com
Website:https://africanyouthliterature.art.blog
Facebook: @journalofafricanyouthlit
Instagram: @journalofafricanyouthlit
Twitter: @JayLiterature

Bronwyn King
FOUNDER AND MANAGING EDITOR OF JAY LIT

I have been a language editor since 2013, mostly in academia. I have a BA (Theory of
Literature and Creative Writing) from Unisa and I am currently doing my honours. I started
a consultancy, Gazelle Editing, and I have supported myself as a freelancer throughout my
career. In 2019, I started Jay Lit and I am the managing editor as well as covering social
media, marketing, and website and graphic design. My company website is
gazelleediting.com and the journal’s website is at africanyouthliterature.art.blog. I faced
opposition and many challenges as a youth. I had little support during my studies and I
had to fight to stay in university. I have also struggled with my health since the age of 15. I
think kids and youths are often poorly understood. Often times they are treated as though
they are ‘brats’ and undeserving, but this is a result of making the exception the rule.
People think that because a few youths behave that way, they all do. This is mostly untrue.
Youths are mostly great. They are smart, caring, socially and environmentally aware, and
they aren’t all afraid of hard work. Many of them work harder than older people because
there are so few opportunities available for them, and yet they remain unappreciated.
I sympathize with African youths, and that is why I started the Jay Lit project. I also noticed that literary
and creative writing journals have been closing down and I started to think about the kind of publication
we are now missing. I didn’t want to limit the project to South Africans because Pan-Africanism in general
receives little attention. South Africa has a bad reputation because of xenophobia and we need to find
practical ways to overcome it. Our best chance I believe is to appeal to youths and I hope that through
sharing our stories and creative output, African youths from all nations can come to understand and
appreciate one another better. The stories of youths must be heard because then we can know what it is
really like for them and the kind of world they are living in. People must recognize that youths struggle as
much as anyone, they are just as stressed as older people, if not more, because they lack the experience
and sound advice to know how to deal with them.Sometimes youths are not successful because they lack
confidence in themselves and the knowledge and resources to survive. Many African nations have high
suicide rates. Suicide is the second-most common cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds worldwide. I
have seen many youths with mental health, financial, social and emotional problems not taken seriously.
Youths struggle because of expectations about who they should be and what they should be doing. It is
imperative that in the Jay Lit project we do not try to dictate to youths. Rather we are here to record and
acknowledge their views, try to understand them as they are,and accept them on their terms. The biggest
challenge with the Jay Lit project is funding. It is not easy to get a grant, especially if your project is not
about technology or health innovation, and being Pan-African excludes the journal from many funding
opportunities in South Africa. I am continually trying to find ways to raise funds and I really hope
that I can start paying everyone involved in the project for their contribution as soon as possible.

JAY LIT
ALINE
SOUSA
My name is Aline Delmira Fidelis de Sousa I am 19 years old and I am currently based in
Maputo Mozambique. I would say that I am a very humble and very genuine person
like any other teenager who wants to make a difference in her life and would like to
help and inspire other teenagers to be persistent. I've had many downfalls in my
modeling career but that should not be the reason to stop trying,you should be
persistent and go for it,better to try than do nothing..
 why did you start modeling ?
I would always imagine myself as a
model of some kid but didn’t have
that much confidence in myself. I
started so I could be able to gain
my confidence,to know that I’m
capable of,to lift my own self
esteem and for people to know me
for who I am, being able to inspire
and help teenagers...it’s something
I love to do
Tell us about your
experience in the modeling
industry?
It’s not always easy,there are
advantages and disadvantages..
When I started I still didn’t even
know how to walk in heels,u didn’t
know how the model industry
worked so by myself I had
research,practice and learn day by
day...I’ve fallen while walking,I’ve
made some mistakes but I try
everyday to become better than
before.. It’s really not easy to be a
model and I try to learn from other
models or people always in order
to gain more experience
MODEL INSIGHT
How has model life
impacted you?
Model life impacted me in a
really positive way,I gained
more responsibility,more
experience,my mindset is
developing,I can learn from
others,I can get creative on
MODEL
my own and I can share all
this with other models or
teenagers
INSIGHT
what goes through your
mind as you walk down the
runway?
First of all that I must kill it on the
runway then I think of my posture
and how I have to keep it
together,posture of the
shoulders,arms,my walk.. the
clothes are the priority and in
order to notice the clothes I have
to get the posture right I try not to
think of all the eyes that are set on
me and think of process while
walking
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CHIKO's OVEN
B R I N G I N G J O Y W I T H E V E R Y B I T E .
 The story behind Chiko's Oven
CHIKOMBORERO
. Where did your interest in baking come from?
I started baking in 2013. My best friend had left and
I needed something to do to distract me so I started
baking. I would watch the Food Network channel
on DSTV and try the different recipes I would see. I
would also try to put my little twist on them. That's
when I found out that I was pretty good at baking.
It wasn't easy as back then I only had a good spoon
and a casserole dish to do all the mixing and baking
in.
What made you think of starting a business and
did you go to school for this?
The first time I made money from baking was in
grade 10. Our Business Studies teacher had us plan
a business and have sales during break time to
better understand how to run a business. That is
when I realized I could actually start a business. I,
however, didn't do this until I was in my third year
in university. My friends really liked what I was
doing and I decided to sell to them in order to
cover my raw materials but never to profit from it.
As word got out and I started receiving customers
from outside my friend group, I decided to make it
an official thing and make decent money out of it.I
am actually self-taught. I make use of youtube
videos and follow a lot of fantastic content creators
in the baking world. I did however want to go to a
culinary school in Switzerland, but my parents
were not really in favor of that due to the cost. But
that didn't stop me from continuing.
CHIOBVU
Tell us more about bringing joy with every bite ?
I strive to make people happy through my baked
goods. I want the cakes, cupcakes, etc, to bring
extra joy to someone's celebration, whether it is a
birthday, engagement, or wedding. Knowing that
my cakes or cupcakes are part of it is also a joy to
me. I also strive to bring joy to someone's week
when they just want cake. In economics 110 we
learned about utility, that is the satisfaction one
gets from the consumption of a product. I want my
cakes to do that, and I want each bite to be just as
good as the first one.
What is your brand all about?
This year I decided to not limit my baking to just
cakes, I want it to be a medium of entertainment.
My brand is about ensuring that people feel a part
of the WHOLE process of their cakes coming to life.
My brand, I guess, is about inclusion, making
everyone feel as if they had a direct hand at the
production of their cakes. I plan on achieving this
through '' behind the scenes'' vlogs as well as some
sit-down conversations, where I hear from the
customers what they want in the perfect dessert.
Funny thing is, I have managed to start this with
my sister as my brand consultant. She inspired my
baking and is now helping me develop it into
something bigger.
 Clayton Mandlate
MUSICIAN

I’m Clayton Mandlate also known as King

Clay, I’m 19 years old I'm studying in
Indiana, United States but originally based
in Maputo.
Why did you start creating When you create music
music and what inspired it? what goes through your
head? The only people
To be honest, I’ve always been into
some type of music, I did piano
“This verse needs to be better than
the last one.I want people to laugh
who can tell you
classes in 3rd to 6th grade, was a Dj
in 7th to 9th grade, but answering a bit I want people to be like
“wooowww this bar”
what to do is your
your question I had to do a project
that I was to summarize a book (the parents and your
professors, don’t
great gatsby) and chose to do a
song. What is the purpose for

How long does it take you to

your music?
let other people
write a song? Honestly its just me having fun !!!
stop you from
Honestly it depends on the
What made you love the
genres that you do ?
doing what you
inspiration and the song If it’s trap
it takes me minutes, but trap and
love, don’t let the
I wouldn’t Say I do love songs
soul can take me days. Because it
requires attention (for me) and I
because I don’t sing, I just rap, but culture stop you
can’t concentrate on the same what made me do a trap and soul
thing for long time beat was a big brother to me
called Quincy
KING.CLAY

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ALLÉ
Im a really chilled laid back guy, who enjoys sports, music, and a good
time out, but also values alone time. I go by Allé (shortened version of my
middle name Alléluia).
 Elisha Paulo
17 YEAR OLD MUSICIAN
What genres are you focusing on and what
makes you interested in them?
I have decided to focus more on hip hop/rap,
and trying to experiment with rnb. All my life
I've been listening to artists in these genres,
from usher, Chris brown, Ne-Yo, all the way to
Jcole (my biggest music inspiration), Logic,
and other rappers out there
Do you write your own music?
Yes I do, I've recorded one song, it was more
of a freestyle having fun in the studio and I've
recorded a 2nd track which is still in the
making. Sometimes it may take me 10-20 min
Sometimes a day And maybe even weeks.
When you write what goes through your
mind?
Well it really depends, a lot of the time when I
pick up the pen and take it to the pad my
mind goes blank then I simply turn on a beat
and I let the beat speak for me whatever vibes
I feel off the beat I write down and there
comes a song. Sometimes I freestyle over it,
first thing to pop up in my mind I just say it
and write But when I'm driven by an emotion
I focus on the center of that emotion and I try
to express it on paper and on beat.
What is the purpose of your music?
I like to incorporate something meaningful to
whoever's listening, in my songs I may either
speak my mind, tell a story, teach a lesson, or
simply have fun.
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FASHION ARTICLE

"Don't be into trends. Don't make

fashion own you, but you decide what
you are, what you want to express by
the way you dress and the way to
live." —Gianni Versace

Nowadays, fashion is bold and daring, and this

reflects a noughties generation that is not
afraid to say what they think, or wear what
they want. Fashion is not just a means of
clothing your body, it is the essence of your
personality and beliefs, and designers are well
aware of the power they hold. Designers’
predictions and designs for the coming
season are more hotly anticipated than any
other revelation in the world.Trends in fashion
unify women and men around the world, yet
they still allow people the ability to portray
their own individual style at the same time. A
period of time portrayed in a picture can be
identified immediately just by the style of
clothes the people are wearing, and this sums
up just how powerful and all-encompassing
fashion is. Fashion can change from one
second to the next, but what never changes is
the hold it has over society, and the role it
plays in the modern world. Fashion is so
important that whole magazines are
dedicated to it, TV programs dedicate hours of
transmission time to the subject, and people
discus it between their friends continually.
Designers continue to market the importance they
know people put on fashion, and people continue to
hang on to designers’ every move in the fashion world,
therefore as long as this carries on fashion will
continue to maintain its dominant position in society
for a very long time to come. It influences not only
what we wear, but everything we do, say, and even
think. This is why fashion does indeed rule the world.
The Effects of Social Media On Your Fitness
Journey by: The Progressive Athlete

From photos of people in the gym to videos of people doing some tough exercises, social
media somehow plays a part on your fitness journey. On the days when you are not happy
with your body, a post of someone who is happy with their boy can discourage you. But
why is that? People most of the time want a quick fix to get into shape. However, a quick
fix will only cause harm to your body in short and long run. It is always key to remember
that your body is your body and it reacts differently to other people. Some gain easier than
others, some lose easier than others, and some maintain weight easier than others. That is
just how things are in life and you need to be able to come to terms with that as soon as
possible, otherwise you’ll never be happy with your body.Social media can also boost your
mood and make you feel better about your body. How so? Well it all depends on what your
feed is made up of, if it’s negative, you get negative, vice versa. So you intentionally need
to follow pages and people that motivate you to be better than what you already are.
Follow pages that tell the truth and not feed you lies about losing 10kgs in 2 weeks. Speak
to a dietician and see a fitness instructor for a workout program. Always remember its
always possible.