MiWay ThrowBack 2021/22

What’s your favourite gospel Who was your favourite song? Can you sing it to me? character in Game of Thrones? [Laughs] I have so many Cersei Lannister – I loved how favourites…why are you doing she reinvented herself. She was this to me? Let’s see, my son resilient, and yes, she made a loves Michael W Smith’s song few questionable decisions but ‘Nothing but the blood’. It goes ultimately, she kept evolving into like this [she breaks into song]: a stronger and stronger woman, “Oh precious is the flow that every single time. I love that she makes me white as snow. wasn’t ever a victim of her No other fount I know, nothing but circumstances. the blood of Jesus… ” [Goose bumps because her What is currently on your playlist? voice is amazing! Wow!] I am listening to Todd Galberth’s new album Encounter - this is at the top of my playlist at the moment. I’ve also been listening to some Anita Another one is [breaks into song]: Baker - mostly because she reminds me of my dad. “Come holy spirit move among us, come holy spirit thando My dad passed away in 2013 and Anita was one of his favourite artists lwakho uyaphila… [breaks into song again] “I am caught up in the rapture of love. Nothing ” [Wow, moghel you can sing!]” else can compare when I feel the magic of you.” My kids love Kirk Franklin so on the way to school or on the trip home from school we are most probably listening to him. I have ALL his albums and they are always on rotation. Manco Chronicles - Keletso Mpisane 101

Youlon What do you do in your Naidoo downtime? On Saturday mornings I usual- Executive Head: Claims and Procurement ly go out for a run…I am not an avid runner, I only do Park Runs Yoloun Naidoo, Executive Head: Claims and Procurement is a which are about 5kms. To balance certified ‘petrol head’ – if you want to get him excited mention myself I go to gym every Mon- Mustang and McClaren. day, Wednesday and Friday for 45-minutes. That is my me time, Judging by the Nespresso machine in your office, something tells where I gather my thoughts and me you’re a coffee connoisseur …. centre myself. [Laughs] I am not a coffee snob, but I do enjoy a good cup of coffee…I am not sure how many cups I drink in a day [laughs again]. I can drink My life consists largely of gym, coffee at midnight and go to bed and sleep like a rock. work and family. I do socialise with my friends but nothing hectic I even have a Nespresso coffee machine at home. I have to have a cup – my wife says I’m starting to lead first thing in the morning even before I go to gym and then again after a boring life [laughs out loud]. gym. 102 Manco Chronicles - Youlon Naidoo

What are you passionate about? I love a lot of things, I love fast cars. I enjoy music, I listen to a lot of R&B and Soul from the 80s and 90s, that music gets me in the mood to party. We have a close circle of friends that I call my safe circle and we have a lot of fun together and what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas [laughs]. Let’s talk about cars, are you What are your dream cars? loyal to any particular brands? I love McClaren and Ford Mustang. One of my favourite cars ever is a No, but I love fast cars. I have 1967 Mustang. [Ooooh, his face is lighting up!] And if I could afford it, I owned a lot of BMWs in my life, would definitely drive an orange 760s McClaren. I used to be an asses- but I am not loyal to the brand. sor, so I know quite a lot about cars. What’s important to me is the colour, the speed and the sound Do you enjoy taking road trips? that it makes when you rev the I love driving but I don’t enjoy road trips. I am not an outdoors person, engine. My current car is a red I would never go camping no, no, no. Take me to the Hilton Hotel where BMW 420i convertible and it there is a bed, fresh linen and running water [laughs] makes the right sound for what it is. My previous car was a BMW X5M, now that car was a beast! It would growl at the slightest touch of the accelerator... “I am not an outdoors person, I would never go camping, no, no, no!” Manco Chronicles - Youlon Naidoo 103

*A collection of extracts from MiStories and Manco Chronicles