Strong Wind. SMS/Whatsapp/ Singnal/ Duo at 27815031448. E.mail: nenio@strongwind.co.za. www.strongwind.co.za
Messages from Readers
FAN PAGE
Mapule will be back next week, and she can’t wait to read it. Please don’t call me mama, we are of the same age, fortunately for me my hair is still black, LOL, I’m not good in writing or expressing myself but I enjoyed your book, I was always laughing while I was reading, I’ll pray for you to see the people you want to see, Mr Nelson Mandela and the others, I just wish he can get hold of your book and read it, once he can read he will set up a meeting to see you, hold on to your dream soon you will find yourself in parliament, I said soon, and I mean soon, Thanks a million for the inspiring book you wrote, I feel motivated, and I’ll be waiting for the second book, part two, Mr Mandela wrote many books about his life, so what will be stopping you to write part two of Strong Wind. I’ll be waiting. From Nkhesane Maluleke- Albarton A good read. I laughed and cried, but I enjoyed it. From Nwabisa Matomela Molefe- Midrand Your book is nice, my daughter and I are enjoying it. From Dudu- Midrand
Be motivated. Be amazed. Be inspired.
Once
he
had
recovered,
he
returned
back
to
the
same
school
he
was
in
as
a
hearing
learner.
It
was
difficult
to
learn
as
he
was
not
provided
with
a
Sign
Language
interpreter
in
class
which
at
times
caused
him
to
fail,
but
after
he
visited
Deaf
people
for
the
first
time
and
observed
their
way
of
life,
he
decided
that
at
school
he
must
not
fail
again,
it
was
the
start
of
working
hard,
and
passed
all
his
way
to
the
university
not
because
he
is
smart,
but
because
he
did
not
want
to
find
himself
fixing
other
people’s
shoes,
cutting
people’s
hairs
and
drinking
beer
seven
days
a
week
as
a
career.
Is
drinking
beer
a
career? It is if that what you do seven days a week.
When
he
finished
his
high
school
education
he
was
trained
in
television
productions
for
seven
months,
and
used
what
he
learned
to
establish
his
own
video
production
company
which
he
called
DeafPower
Productions.
The
objectives
of
the
company
was
to
use
the
power
of
the
media
to
give
Deaf
people
a
voice.
He
later
furthered
his
studies
in
Television
Production
and
Theory
at
the
University
of
the
Witwatersrand.
On
4
December,
2012,
I
won
a
Gifted
Stars
Literature
Award
from
the
Department
of
Women,
Children
and
People
with
Disability
(DWCPD)
for
my
writing.
On
22
May,
2013,
I
was
a
guest
in
parliament
in
Cape
Town
having
been
invited
by
Minister
Lulu
Xingwana
where
she
said
the
following
about
my
book,
“One
of
our
VVIP’s
today
in
the
gallery
is
Mr
Nenio
Mbazima
a
deaf
author
and
comedian.
Please
buy
his
book;
you
will
laugh
from
the
first
page
to
the
last”.
The
idea
of
writing
the
book
came
about
after
I
struggled
to
get
employed.
I’m
an
experienced
and
qualified
film
producer/
director.
To
many
companies,
my
experience
and
qualification
did
not
matter
at
all,
what
mattered
to
them
was
whether
I
can
hear,
they
overlooked
the
fact
that
one
can
still
make
good
quality
films
without
the
need
of
hearing.
Out
of
desperation,
I
even
applied
for
jobs
as
a
driver
in
which
I
was
told
that
I’m
over
qualified.
That
placed
me
in
the
middle
of
nowhere.
Aware
that
I’m
not
alone,
millions
of
deaf
people
all
over
the
world
experience
the
same
thing,
I
decided
to
write
my
own
autobiography
to
share
with
you
my
life
story.
I
believe
that
through
reading
about
me,
you
will
learn
about
what
deaf
people
go
through
in
their
everyday
life.
I
trust
that
you
will
learn
to
employ
people
based
on
their
qualification
and
experience
not
on
whether
they
can
hear
or
not.
Get
your
own
copy
of
the
450
pages
captivating
Strong Wind
R220.00, ORDER your copy now!!!
I
have
read
your
book,
very
interesting.
From Reader Unknown
I
really
loved
reading
your
book
and
my
mother
in
law
‘stole’
it
from
me.
She
saw
it,
started
reading
and
could not put it down.
From David Brown- Observatory
Nenio,
I
like
you,
I
am
enjoying
reading
your
book.
I
would
like
to
meet
you
soon
to
share
with
you
my
current work in the disability sector.
From Reader Unknown.
One
of
our
VVIP’s
today
in
the
gallery
is
Mr
Nenio
Mbazima
a
deaf
author
and
comedian.
Please
buy
his
book;
you
will
laugh
from
the
first
page to the last.
From
Lulama
Xingwana-
Minister
of
Woman,
Children
and
People
with
Disability.
Parliament, Cape Town.
It’s
great
fun-
reading
and
laughing
all
the
way,
sometimes
it’s
sad.
From
Martin Chemhere- Zimbawbwe
I
met
Nenio
at
the
John
Carter
Campaign
and
after
the
first
introduction
he
presented
his
boook
to
me,
titled
‘Strong
Wind’I
could
not
wait
to
start
reading
his
book.
I
started
that
very
same
night,
with
no
regrents
thus
far.
Nenio
tells
about
his
life,
adventures,
relationships,
faith
and
culture
that
he
explored
with
the
challlenges
of
being
Deaf.
His
expressive
emotions,
humor
and
gratitude
to
the
ones
that
he
holds
dear
to
his
heart.
This
book
will
be
uplifting
to
many
Deaf
people
within
the
Deaf
community
and
I
encourage
young
Deaf
people
to
read
this
book.
I
am
a
hearing
person,
but
I
could
relate
to
many
of
the
things
that
he
expressed
in
his
book.I
read
his
book
not
knowing
what
to
expect
and
was
eager
to
read
through
the
entire
book
once
I
got
started.
This
book
highlights
many
misconceptions,
controversial
topics
within
the
Deaf
community,
and
controversial
topics
within
the
hearing
community
as
well
as
families
learning
to
deal
with
accepting
deafness
into
their
homes.
In
my
opinion
this
book
‘a
good
read’
but
could
be
used
to
empower
our
Deaf
youth
encouraging
them
to
gain
a
better
future
as
well
as
the
educating
nations
within
South
Africa
about
being
Deaf.
I
enjoyed
reading
this book.
From Claudia Naidoo- Mulbarton
Thank
you
for
the
book
my
brother,
we
love
it
a
lot
and
it’s
very
funny.
It’s
a nice book
brother.
From Tsakani Mbazima- Ratanda
Just
read
Chapter
29;
Destina,
my
destiny,
First
time
Dad.So
touching,
I
could
feel
how
you
felt
in
that
situation,
and
all
I
like
is
the
way
you
and
your
wife
are
so
close.
Destina
a
beautiful
name,
you
are
so
smart
to
translate
it
from
another
language,
wise
decision.All
the
best
to
a
second
baby
in
future.Congratulation
nenio!
I
just
finished
your
book,
I
must
say
it
inspire
me.
You
made
me
wish
to
write
mine.
I
noticed
that
you
went
through
a
lot
and
made
it
to
the
best
because
"there
is
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel".
I
like
the
way
you
handle
things.
Strong
Wind
means
it
all;
strong
man
that
is
Nenio,
an
African
deaf.
Am
proud
of
you.
All
the
best
in
every
step
of
the
way.
Looking
forward
to
seeing
you
in
person sooner.
From Truelove Ndlovu- Durban
Good Day Nenio
Thank
you
for
your
lovely
e-mail,
although
I
cried
my
lungs
out
when
I
read
it.
It
is
so
close
to
home.
My
name
is
Nokuphumla
Booi
my
world
also
became
dark
in
2005
after
I
lost
my
sight
due
to
retinal
problems.
At
that
time
I
was
27years
old
and
working
as
a
Librarian.
I
lost
the
job,
they
couldn’t
accommodate
me
with
a
disability.
My
life
changed
I
couldn’t
see
the
blue
sky
and
beautiful
flowers
anymore,
furthermore
the
society
perceived
me
differently.
I
went
for
rehabilitation
but
the
discrimination
I
get
at
work
is
unbearable
sometimes,
I’m
currently
studying
Masters
in
HIV
and
AIDS
Management
but
finding
the
job
is
so
not
easy.
I’m
currently
underemployed
as
a
Switchboard
operator
which
makes
me
to
question
God’s
love
for
those
of
us
He
made
differently
but
He
has
a
good
purpose
for
everything.
Do
you
have
electronic
copies
of
your
book?
I
wish
you
all
the
best,
God
bless.
Warm Regards
Phumla
Hi
Mr
Mbazima
I
just
wanted
to
tell
u
that
I
enjoyed
your
book
so
much.
Thanks
to
my
dad.
He
spoke
highly
of
u
and
he
encouraged
me
to
read
your
book.
I
managed
to
complete
your
book
in
one
day
lol
I
like
the
way
u
wrote
the
book:
unpretentious,
honesty
and
funny
yet
abit
poignant.
I
hope
many
hearing
readers
realised
what
have
u
been
going
thru
and
im
glad
u
overcame
your
obstacles.
U
inspired
me
alot!
Hat
off
to
u!
Keep
it
up
and
continue
to
be
inspired
to
others
cheers Megz
Strong Wind. SMS/Whatsapp/ Singnal/ Duo at 27815031448. E.mail: nenio@strongwind.co.za. www.strongwind.co.za
Messages from Readers
FAN PAGE
Mapule will be back next week, and she can’t wait to read it. Please don’t call me mama, we are of the same age, fortunately for me my hair is still black, LOL, I’m not good in writing or expressing myself but I enjoyed your book, I was always laughing while I was reading, I’ll pray for you to see the people you want to see, Mr Nelson Mandela and the others, I just wish he can get hold of your book and read it, once he can read he will set up a meeting to see you, hold on to your dream soon you will find yourself in parliament, I said soon, and I mean soon, Thanks a million for the inspiring book you wrote, I feel motivated, and I’ll be waiting for the second book, part two, Mr Mandela wrote many books about his life, so what will be stopping you to write part two of Strong Wind. I’ll be waiting. From Nkhesane Maluleke- Albarton A good read. I laughed and cried, but I enjoyed it. From Nwabisa Matomela Molefe- Midrand Your book is nice, my daughter and I are enjoying it. From Dudu- Midrand
Be motivated. Be amazed. Be inspired.
Once
he
had
recovered,
he
returned
back
to
the
same
school
he
was
in
as
a
hearing
learner.
It
was
difficult
to
learn
as
he
was
not
provided
with
a
Sign
Language
interpreter
in
class
which
at
times
caused
him
to
fail,
but
after
he
visited
Deaf
people
for
the
first
time
and
observed
their
way
of
life,
he
decided
that
at
school
he
must
not
fail
again,
it
was
the
start
of
working
hard,
and
passed
all
his
way
to
the
university
not
because
he
is
smart,
but
because
he
did
not
want
to
find
himself
fixing
other
people’s
shoes,
cutting
people’s
hairs
and
drinking
beer
seven
days
a
week
as
a
career.
Is
drinking
beer
a
career? It is if that what you do seven days a week.
When
he
finished
his
high
school
education
he
was
trained
in
television
productions
for
seven
months,
and
used
what
he
learned
to
establish
his
own
video
production
company
which
he
called
DeafPower
Productions.
The
objectives
of
the
company
was
to
use
the
power
of
the
media
to
give
Deaf
people
a
voice.
He
later
furthered
his
studies
in
Television
Production
and
Theory
at
the
University
of
the
Witwatersrand.
On
4
December,
2012,
I
won
a
Gifted
Stars
Literature
Award
from
the
Department
of
Women,
Children
and
People
with
Disability
(DWCPD)
for
my
writing.
On
22
May,
2013,
I
was
a
guest
in
parliament
in
Cape
Town
having
been
invited
by
Minister
Lulu
Xingwana
where
she
said
the
following
about
my
book,
“One
of
our
VVIP’s
today
in
the
gallery
is
Mr
Nenio
Mbazima
a
deaf
author
and
comedian.
Please
buy
his
book;
you
will
laugh
from
the
first
page
to
the
last”.
The
idea
of
writing
the
book
came
about
after
I
struggled
to
get
employed.
I’m
an
experienced
and
qualified
film
producer/
director.
To
many
companies,
my
experience
and
qualification
did
not
matter
at
all,
what
mattered
to
them
was
whether
I
can
hear,
they
overlooked
the
fact
that
one
can
still
make
good
quality
films
without
the
need
of
hearing.
Out
of
desperation,
I
even
applied
for
jobs
as
a
driver
in
which
I
was
told
that
I’m
over
qualified.
That
placed
me
in
the
middle
of
nowhere.
Aware
that
I’m
not
alone,
millions
of
deaf
people
all
over
the
world
experience
the
same
thing,
I
decided
to
write
my
own
autobiography
to
share
with
you
my
life
story.
I
believe
that
through
reading
about
me,
you
will
learn
about
what
deaf
people
go
through
in
their
everyday
life.
I
trust
that
you
will
learn
to
employ
people
based
on
their
qualification
and
experience
not
on
whether
they
can
hear
or
not.
Get
your
own
copy
of
the
450
pages
captivating
Strong Wind
R220.00, ORDER your copy now!!!
I
have
read
your
book,
very
interesting.
From Reader Unknown
I
really
loved
reading
your
book
and
my
mother
in
law
‘stole’
it
from
me.
She
saw
it,
started
reading
and
could not put it down.
From David Brown- Observatory
Nenio,
I
like
you,
I
am
enjoying
reading
your
book.
I
would
like
to
meet
you
soon
to
share
with
you
my
current work in the disability sector.
From Reader Unknown.
One
of
our
VVIP’s
today
in
the
gallery
is
Mr
Nenio
Mbazima
a
deaf
author
and
comedian.
Please
buy
his
book;
you
will
laugh
from
the
first
page to the last.
From
Lulama
Xingwana-
Minister
of
Woman,
Children
and
People
with
Disability.
Parliament, Cape Town.
It’s
great
fun-
reading
and
laughing
all
the
way,
sometimes
it’s
sad.
From
Martin Chemhere- Zimbawbwe
I
met
Nenio
at
the
John
Carter
Campaign
and
after
the
first
introduction
he
presented
his
boook
to
me,
titled
‘Strong
Wind’I
could
not
wait
to
start
reading
his
book.
I
started
that
very
same
night,
with
no
regrents
thus
far.
Nenio
tells
about
his
life,
adventures,
relationships,
faith
and
culture
that
he
explored
with
the
challlenges
of
being
Deaf.
His
expressive
emotions,
humor
and
gratitude
to
the
ones
that
he
holds
dear
to
his
heart.
This
book
will
be
uplifting
to
many
Deaf
people
within
the
Deaf
community
and
I
encourage
young
Deaf
people
to
read
this
book.
I
am
a
hearing
person,
but
I
could
relate
to
many
of
the
things
that
he
expressed
in
his
book.I
read
his
book
not
knowing
what
to
expect
and
was
eager
to
read
through
the
entire
book
once
I
got
started.
This
book
highlights
many
misconceptions,
controversial
topics
within
the
Deaf
community,
and
controversial
topics
within
the
hearing
community
as
well
as
families
learning
to
deal
with
accepting
deafness
into
their
homes.
In
my
opinion
this
book
‘a
good
read’
but
could
be
used
to
empower
our
Deaf
youth
encouraging
them
to
gain
a
better
future
as
well
as
the
educating
nations
within
South
Africa
about
being
Deaf.
I
enjoyed
reading
this book.
From Claudia Naidoo- Mulbarton
Thank
you
for
the
book
my
brother,
we
love
it
a
lot
and
it’s
very
funny.
It’s
a nice book
brother.
From Tsakani Mbazima- Ratanda
Just
read
Chapter
29;
Destina,
my
destiny,
First
time
Dad.So
touching,
I
could
feel
how
you
felt
in
that
situation,
and
all
I
like
is
the
way
you
and
your
wife
are
so
close.
Destina
a
beautiful
name,
you
are
so
smart
to
translate
it
from
another
language,
wise
decision.All
the
best
to
a
second
baby
in
future.Congratulation
nenio!
I
just
finished
your
book,
I
must
say
it
inspire
me.
You
made
me
wish
to
write
mine.
I
noticed
that
you
went
through
a
lot
and
made
it
to
the
best
because
"there
is
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel".
I
like
the
way
you
handle
things.
Strong
Wind
means
it
all;
strong
man
that
is
Nenio,
an
African
deaf.
Am
proud
of
you.
All
the
best
in
every
step
of
the
way.
Looking
forward
to
seeing
you
in
person sooner.
From Truelove Ndlovu- Durban
Good Day Nenio
Thank
you
for
your
lovely
e-mail,
although
I
cried
my
lungs
out
when
I
read
it.
It
is
so
close
to
home.
My
name
is
Nokuphumla
Booi
my
world
also
became
dark
in
2005
after
I
lost
my
sight
due
to
retinal
problems.
At
that
time
I
was
27years
old
and
working
as
a
Librarian.
I
lost
the
job,
they
couldn’t
accommodate
me
with
a
disability.
My
life
changed
I
couldn’t
see
the
blue
sky
and
beautiful
flowers
anymore,
furthermore
the
society
perceived
me
differently.
I
went
for
rehabilitation
but
the
discrimination
I
get
at
work
is
unbearable
sometimes,
I’m
currently
studying
Masters
in
HIV
and
AIDS
Management
but
finding
the
job
is
so
not
easy.
I’m
currently
underemployed
as
a
Switchboard
operator
which
makes
me
to
question
God’s
love
for
those
of
us
He
made
differently
but
He
has
a
good
purpose
for
everything.
Do
you
have
electronic
copies
of
your
book?
I
wish
you
all
the
best,
God
bless.
Warm Regards
Phumla
Hi
Mr
Mbazima
I
just
wanted
to
tell
u
that
I
enjoyed
your
book
so
much.
Thanks
to
my
dad.
He
spoke
highly
of
u
and
he
encouraged
me
to
read
your
book.
I
managed
to
complete
your
book
in
one
day
lol
I
like
the
way
u
wrote
the
book:
unpretentious,
honesty
and
funny
yet
abit
poignant.
I
hope
many
hearing
readers
realised
what
have
u
been
going
thru
and
im
glad
u
overcame
your
obstacles.
U
inspired
me
alot!
Hat
off
to
u!
Keep
it
up
and
continue
to
be
inspired
to
others
cheers Megz