I was approached by Divas Inc Online to do a cover with them and knowing their online magazine so well I said YES! I love all that they stand for. Divas Inc is an online magazine targeting the young African woman. I'm amazed by how fast this online mag is growing. I've never shared so much in an interview like I did on this one, hence the title "Weza Solange uncovered". I remember Jo ( the Co - founder and Editor of Divas Inc) having a little tape recorder and us just having a loooong conversation. Those who know me well, know that I CAN TALK, for dayzzzzz, hahah. So I just went on and on. The one thing about me is that my mind is always racing, and I'm always thinking 10 things at once. So while talking I'd jump from one topic to the other and poor Jo had to keep up with that, Lol.
You will see on the interview that she just decided to write all I said, which is great because you get the best of me. Otherwise editing that would be a nightmare.I'm sure that if there was ever anything you needed to know about me, you will find all the answers in this interview!
Can you tell me a little bit about your childhood and life for Weza growing up?
I won't say I had a normal up bringing. It was pretty rough in some respects. I was born in Portugal which is something a lot of people don't know. The medical hospitals in Angola were just horrible and my Mom had twins 1st before she had me. Sadly they died at birth because she has high blood pressure and they couldn't take care of her whilst she was pregnant. The doctors advised that every child should be born outside the country. We are a Portuguese speaking family and so Portugal was a natural choice for us. Growing up , my Dad was the Commander of Police in Angola and this was during the time of war , literally . During the time where houses were being bombed and exploding on a daily basis and you couldn't walk down the street safely so what he decided to do was to send his family to live in Portugal because he felt we'd be safer there.
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By: Josephine Kanengoni
