1. Student Beat
The revolution continues...
Edition Two October/November
By Seeletso Mokotedi
You will never know when
someone out there might
need your help. It is said that
the heart is the center of life
and it is also associated with
love. On the other hand it
is a vital organ which is able
to pump blood through the
entire human body via arter-
ies and capillaries. This blood
is vital for survival and is a gift
that we could give to people
who may need it.
Some people lack enough
amounts of blood which
then would result in blood
transfusion. Blood transfu-
sion or blood transfer is
thus considered to assist a
patient whose quality of life
is disrupted with illnesses
such as anemia or shortage
of blood. This is where a
national organization known
as the South African National
Blood Services (SANBS) was
formed. This organization
deals with helping people in
societies by transferring and
donating blood to the masses
of people who are in need of
blood transfusion.
In this case there was an
event on campus where
students donated their blood.
This event also known as the
blood drive took place on the
22nd
of October at the second
floor of Damelin Braamfon-
tein Campus. One lady,
known as Phumzile from the
SANBS in Midrand, who was
in charge of the event said
that the purpose of the event
was to save people’s lives,
since blood transfusion was
valuable. She also mentioned
the requirements for people
who wanted to donate blood.
“The people who want to
donate must have a weight of
at least 50 kg, they must have
a meal within 4 hours and
they must be 16 years old and
above”.
She further mentioned that
there is a questionnaire-like
form that needs to be filled
by the volunteers to see if
they qualify for the transfu-
sion. “There is a form with all
the questions that they must
fill before they can donate.
They can come after two
months but they still need to
fill a form. The contents need
to recover of the blood, and
it will take 56 days to recover
before transferring again”,
she said.
Staff of South African National Blood Service, setting up the venue
for the blood donation at Braamfontein Campus.
Saving lives on campus
A Damelin student donating blood, last week
As 2012 blood drive rounds up
at Damelin Braamfontein.
Beauty on parade
ahead of Mr & Ms
Damelin grand finale
Bling, glamour and fabu-
lous people that is what
is on the agenda for
this year’s Mr and Miss
Damelin. With a vintage
and masquerade theme,
it promises to be a very
elegant and classy event.
Andile
by Zanele Mzobe
There are 12 contestants
and they are all aiming for
gold.
With prizes that include
50% discount on school
fees, a modelling contract
with BIM Communications
and vouchers it’s, hard not
to.
The contestants had a
preshow where the con-
testants were modelling a
label called Live Stock of
an up and coming young
designer, they also be
modelling the label on
the day of the event. This
event will take place on the
31st
of October at Bassline
in Newtown. The tickets
cost R40 presold and R60
at the door.
Mo Flava will be the MC
for the night and there
will be live performers on
the night so do come out
and support this night of
splender.
Siyabonga
Ashleigh
Mandy
Nthabiseng
Pavani

2. Student Beat
The revolution continues...
By Nomzamo Buyani
The maiden Queens of Me-
dia - an innovative initiative
by Journalism and media
students which aims to rec-
ognise and celebrate the
powerful women who have
shaped the media industry
in South Africa as well as
to equip and empower fu-
ture female journalists and
media professionals – held
recently in Johannesburg.
The ground-breaking
event was organized by the
Damelin Students Media
Council, which was found-
ed by Jabu Mahlangu. The
council currently consists
of second year Journalism
students. The event was
spearheaded by enthusi-
astic and highly-inspiring
members of its committee,
Kamohelo Mohapi and
Nasiphi Debe.
Student Beat spoke
to Kamohelo, who said
“Queens of Media” was
inspired by women’s
month. “The mission for
this initiative was to em-
power young women from
Damelin to let them know
that it is not about where
you come from or gradu-
ated from but, it is about
Student Beat
The revolution continues...
By Thato Mpanyane
As many of our students
face the final chapter of
there 3 years at Damelin,
I’m sure they have asked
themselves this question
at some point. What now?
As one walks through the
front doors of Damelin,
a few posters of former
students can be seen with
phrases of hope for future,
job prospects and prom-
ises. But how many gradu-
ates will actually grab a job
next year.
The change from varsity
student to working profes-
sional affects almost all
aspects of our life. Not
only will you have to adapt
at work, but you will also
have to adapt to your new
life outside of work. After
graduating from college,
you may find it difficult
to progress into the “real
world.” Here are some tips
to help you out.
Set goals. Even though
Tumelo from Soweto TVs Sista speaking at the event.
Queens of media
wait for opportunities
to come to you, go out
there and make contacts,
research, volunteer, keep
knocking and the right
door will open as long you
persevere you can make
it”.
She added that, “we
need to celebrate these
hard working and acknowl-
edge these women, who
are successful in the world
of media and for them to
share with us their stories
on how the media industry
is and what to expect”.
The seminar was an
enormous success and
it motivated many young
women who were present
so much, that they asked
to have many more speak-
ers to come.
The maiden event was
hosted at Joburg theatre
on the 30th
of August 2012,
with speakers for the day
including Busi Ntuli, CEO
of Busi Ntulu Communica-
tions, Ntombikayise Phiri,
presenter from Radio 2000
as well as Tumelo from
Soweto tv’s Sistas.
A cross section of Journalism student from Damelin at the seminar.
you have reached your
goal of obtaining your di-
ploma, you still have many
more goals to achieve.
What do you want to do
with your professional life?
Do you want to climb the
corporate ladder? Own
your own business? Turn
your hobby into a career?
What about your personal
life? Do you want to buy a
house? Travel the world?
Do you see kids in your
future? Be prepared
for entry-level jobs. Even
though you have a quali-
fication, don’t expect to
have the perfect job and
bring in a huge paycheck.
A less than exiting number
of the jobs are available
to new grads. These jobs
often require long hours,
low pay, and hard work.
Knowing what to expect
after graduation and
following some of these
guidelines should help
launch your post Damelin
life on a positive note.
Good luck!
Life after Damelin
Did you
know that...?
by Andisiwe Mdudi
The law is not always a
neat, cut and dry affair.
Some laws are not even
relevant it’s like they
have been dreamed
by someone who was
bored.
California-
You need a licence to
set a mousetrap
France-
It is illegal to sell dolls
with alien faces.
Switzerland-
You may not flush the
toilet after 10pm
Greece-
Your driver’s licence will
be taken away if you are
caught driving in untidy
cloths or if you are
considered ‘unbathed’.
Oklahoma-
Women must have
permission from the
state to do their own
hair.
Samoa-
It is a criminal offence
to forget your wife’s
birthday.
Singapore-
Selling (and chewing)
gum is banned
Israel-
A man named Cohen
cannot marry a divorced
woman
Breast cancer is not a death
sentence it can be treated
and cured all you need to
do is to get the health care
you need in order for it to
be treated or maybe even
cured.
How do I become part of the
breast cancer awareness
month one might ask, well it
is quite easy. The first step
is to simply buy the pink rib-
bon that symbolises breast
cancer awareness month
just to show that you care.
You can also donate funds
or gifts to people who have
breast cancer or even visit
breast cancer organisations
just to lend a help in hand.
Breast cancer
awareness month
by Banele Dlamini
Millions of men and women
gather to commemorate
this month and to sustain
the awareness of breast
cancer, and that breast can-
cer is real and it affects both
man and woman in and
around the world. Over the
years it has changed from
being just a month that is
remembered by woman
only. More man have taken
the decision to join forces
together with woman to
fight breast cancer.
There are a few simple ways
in which you can check if
there are certain abnormali-
ties with your breast. There
is a method where you feel
your breast using your fin-
gers. You gently massage
your breast trying to find un-
comfortable lumps and any
discomforting pain around
your breast and sometimes
on our nipples you can do
this while lying down as it
gets easier to do when you
are feeling comfortable.
An innovative team building conference events organ-
isation called the elephants on Main Street international
was generous enough to give four of Damelin students
studying Marketing and Travel and Tourism a chance of a
life time to attend one of their team building events in the
Drakensburg.
This was a three day event starting from the 16th
till the 18th
of October 2012. A three day filled with educational and fun
filled experiences. They got a better chance to relax and to
network in order to have contacts by the time they gradu-
ate or better yet get internships because the organisation
made an agreement with these students.
ELEPHANTS ON
MAIN STREET!!!

3. Student Beat
The revolution continues...
by Mmase Mdudli
Most people view rain as a
blessing but in this case it
was definitely a curse.
Our boys and girls at
Damelin Braamfontien
Campus put a lot of effort
in their training for the
sports day that was sup-
posed to take place on the
12th
of October...but that
never happened because
of thunderstorms that
occurred on that day and
there was no indoor venue
that could be used to host
the affair.
Unfortunately there won’t
be any Sports Day taking
place this year.
Yep, since it could not take
place on the 12th
, it’s been
canned due to exams
Parkers and Dlamini?
We look forward to
next year and we wait
with bated breath to see
whether or not the sports
day will eventually take
place.
What a wash out!
. Most students were not
happy about this an-
nouncement made by
management as most of
them were looking foward
to it... some of them even
had outfits planned for
the day. It is a pity that we
cannot get to see what the
campus is made of, when
it comes to sports players.
I mean, we know that we
have rappers, vocalists and
dj’s just to mention a few
talents. But where are the
by Mase Mduli
The Damelin Chess
Championship took place
on the 23rd
of October and
it was one of the highlights
of the year when it comes
to Damelin’s sports and
recreation.
13 students, lead by Dera,
HR and Industrial Psychol-
ogy lecturer, got involved
but only 6 actually com-
peted in the Championship
namely; Mercy Bankouzi,
Siyabonga Nkabide, Bill
DAMELIN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Melo, Blessing Mazibe, Al
vin Naicker and Rudzani
Munyai while the other 7
were still trying to get the
hang of chess.
The first prize went to Alvin
Naicker, second prize to
Blessing Mazibe and third
prize to Siyabonga Nkabi-
nde.
Congratulations to all our
winners and we hope to
see more participants in
the next championship.
DSBI KICKS-OFF in Braamfontein
At least 11 high profile stu-
dents enrolled for the Dame-
lin Braamfontein School of
Banking and Insurance, just
a week after attending the
Breakfast Network session.
The session, held for pro-
spective clients and corpo-
rate executives, was aimed
at marketing the School of
Banking and Insurance’s
programmes with a view to
attracting participants for
the 2013 academic year.
The School’s Sales Advi-
sor, Nomthi Mpanza, re-
vealed that the response to
the breakfast session has so
far been encouraging as the
school looks to welcome
more students to its multi-
level programmes.
Ms Mpanza, who displayed
admirable understanding
of the school’s opera-
tions, highlighted the fact
that the school’s Banking
programmes are divided
into Fulltime, Parttime and
Distance Learning. Ac-
cording to her, the Fulltime
and Parttime packages
are for one year, while the
Distance Learning pack-
age runs for between 6-8
months. Additionally, she
explained that the Insur-
ance Progamme is essen-
tially a Skills Programme.