Basetsana Julia “Bassie” Kumalo is a South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Her career began in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa at the age of 16.
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Bassie is many things to many people; her everyday actions, words, and decisions inspire South Africans and the world to be the best of themselves and to reach for their dreams.
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Right Of Reply: Social Media Allegations Made Against Basetsana And Romeo Kumalo
Our marriage and personal lives have been the subject of vicious social media attacks over the past week. We issue this statement in response to those false and defamatory allegations. The allegations allude to a sex tape which does not exist. The source of the...
Being still is a way to reconnect with self
The benefits of meditation have become a huge topic lately, with proponents reporting astounding results and entire new movements which encourage people to sit in silence and try not to think! Even as I describe that, it feels strange. "Sit in silence and try not to...
Remember, we are all the same
In July 2000, 10-year-old Nkosi Johnson gave a speech at the opening of the 13th International Aids Conference in Durban. He detailed his life, beginning with what it was like to live in a community which discriminated against people with HIV/Aids. Nkosi, whose mother...