Category: Ruda talks change
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How Akin Omotoso is busting the big myth of South African movies
The celebrated actor, director, and producer has been turning his passion for motion pictures into miracles ever since his parents gave him a movie camera for his birthday.
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How Gina Athans, supermodel, found her purpose & remodelled her life
As a fashion model, she graced the runway and the covers of glossy magazines, married young, divorced young, and decided, still young, that her role in life was to be something more than a model.
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Francois Van Coke, the teenage Punk rebel who shocked his family & made a name for himself
Taking time off from the thrash and grind of his professional duties, Francois sat down with Ruda to tell his fascinating story of teenage rebellion, the challenges and opportunities of a modern musical career, and the joys of suburban life and fatherhood in – where else – his old home dorp of Belville.
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Garth Japhet, Heart and Soul Adventurer, On How Stories Make Us Human
A true South African role-model and activist whose ultimate quest is to get us to share our stories and learn from each other. He sat down with Ruda Landman to share the challenges and triumphs of his remarkable journey.
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On the frontline of Change with Adam Habib, the troublemaker who became a campus leader
Professor Habib tells Ruda about his rabble-rousing early years, his political reawakening far away from home, and his realisation that the struggle for liberty continues to rage, even in a free society.
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How Slikour, SA’s slickest rap star, grooved his way from the backyard to the front stage
A role-model of cool, calm confidence and home-grown stardom, Slikour – his name comes from his one-time habit off slicking up his hair with gel – sat down with Ruda for an easygoing chat about black pride, the joys of fatherhood, and the ultimate key to survival: “Happiness makes you a find a way to…
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How Amore Bekker trekked her way from sheep shearing to stardom
Hetta Bekker was invited to tell her story about her stint as a sheep shearer on radio, and that led to an audition that she passed with flying colours, even if she later had to change her name to Amore for her big break.
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Meet the Hollywood actress who became a knitwit for Madiba
As the “Chief Knitwit” of 67 Blankets, Carolyn Steyn is a model of community spirit in action, in line with the Great Man’s famous mantra that “it always seems impossible until it’s done.”
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How fitness guru Lisa Raleigh discovered the secret of living life well
Ruda Landman talked Change with Lisa Raleigh. a model of the benefits of health and wellness, not just as a practical philosophy, but as a pathway to a thriving career.
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How tough guy Clint made his way from Backstage hero to the brink of superstardom
Clint Brink owes his raw, natural talent as much to his formative years in a rough neighbourhood in Paarl in the Boland, where he learned how to think quickly on his feet in situations “where you are scared to be yourself and scared to look different”.