Guest: Athenkosi Nzala – Executive Director and Founder AfrikaCan Foundation

South Africans Doing Great Things

South Africans Doing Great Things: Athenkosi Nzala

Guest: Fatima Abdool - Editor of Izzit Magazine

South Africans Doing Great Things: Fatima Abdool

Sophie A Kanza

Boitumelo Katisi

Nokwazi Mzobe

Film-maker Zwelethu Radebe spoke about his recent success winning numerous awards and life as a filmmaker, some of work includes directing; The Butterfly Effect commercial as part of M&C Saatchi Abel’s South African launch campaign for Strongbow, which won a Silver Apex Award for creative effectiveness. M&C Saatchi says it was “the most successful launch globally for the Heineken Company” in 2016.

Film-maker Zwelethu Radebe is making waves in the local & international scene

South Africans Doing Great Things with Scientist and Social entrepreneur based in Durban Bathabile Mpofu, an Award-winning Durban entrepreneur and founder of ChemStart. She makes Science Kits for school pupils, which she sells and distributes to needy township, rural schools and directly to parents.

SADGT-Bathabile Mpofu

 On SADGT: Gugu spoke to Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl a medical doctor – with a particular interest in the Prevention-of-Motherto-Child Transmission of HIV programme (PMTCT), who uses social media and digital technology to share health-related knowledge. Her passion is to help create an HIV-free generation by imparting knowledge that empowers patients and health workers.

SADGT - Dr Sindi van Zyl

Wasanga spoke to Zuko Mandlakazi on his startup which developed a wearable wrist device that detects sounds and communicates them to the user through vibration and LED lighting, alerting them to potential danger. The product is aimed at solving what he describes as a significant challenge for millions of deaf and hard of hearing people.

SADGT-Zuko Mandlakazi

Cheri Yase Kasi, Co-Founder, Sunshine Shibambo after resigning from her position as assistant brand manager for Flying Fish at SAB, she and her business partner Tumi Mohube started Cheri Yase Kasi which roughly translates to “Girl from the Township” which is an advertising agency. They come up with solutions to some major problems by combining a technical way of thinking; with never-ending ideas and unconventionally tackle strategy, creativity, experiential events & marketing.

SADGT-Sunshine Shibambo

Bulelani Balabala, CEO of IAF Brands an award winning brand agency, that he started in his mother’s garage at the age of 18. He has been awarded as the best Corporate Citizen in Youth Development by the Former Mayor of Ekurhuleni. Today Bulelani is a professional speaker who covers brand development, entrepreneurship and inspiration.

SADGT-Bulelani Balala

Gugulethu Mhlungu set down with 1st Lady Tobeka Madiba-Zuma for an in-depth conversation touching on her foundation, duties of the spouse to the President, her interests in public health, the importance of social media for public figures and ultimately what everyday life is like being married to the President of the country.

Up-close and personal with 1st Lady Thobeka Madiba Zuma.

Gugu spoke to Ntsako Mgiba, a student and the co-founder of Jonga Community Alert Systems on their startup Jonga, which has designed an affordable app for home security, which came tops in the Santam Safety Ideas campaign earning them R150 000 in prize money

SADGT-Ntsako Mgiba

Wasanga spoke to founder of Sophie A Kanza Foundation which is a fully self-funded youth led organization led by Sophie & Louise Kanza, Congolese sisters who attempts to tackle some social stereotypes in award-winning Joburg short film, the sisters use pan-Africanism to spread love, peace and tolerance in a number of youth volunteerism projects.

SADGT-Sophie&Louise Kanza

Wasanga spoke to Nkosinathi Nkomo Cofounder of AquaRenu who invented a Greywater system which aims to reduce the amount of water people use at home and work. Nkosinathi whom along with his partner Sesethu Mazangazanga, was able to turn his problem into an opportunity thereby developing a greywater system which could be used in South African homes and places of business.

SADGT-Nkosinathi Nkomo

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