Welcome to Wiki Mzansi

Lucas Radebe was signed by the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club as a mid-fielder. However, in 1991, he was shot while walking down the street and although not critically wounded, the incident was believed to be a motivator in his decision to move to Leeds United in 1994 (along with another South African player, Philemon “Chippa” Masinga). Radebe became… read more »

The success of Chata’s workshops speaks for themselves. “How you look is how you feel®. It is not about aspiring to become someone else – it is knowing how to make the best of yourself!” says Chata who was born in Madrid, Spain to Australian parents.  These seven remarkable words perfectly describe my philosophy. It… read more »

Victor is a professional conference speaker and MC/programme director as well as a TV anchor. He is also a media commentator, author, workshop facilitator and consultant on African business development.  He co-produces and presents ‘Africa Business News’, a weekly round-up on CNBC Africa. Victor’s business book, ‘Africa is Open for Business – Ten Years of Game-Changing Headlines’ was published by Pan MacMillan and summarised the continent’s rising… read more »

For a provocative keynote that provides a balanced and authoritative perspective on South Africa’s economic and political outlook – mingled with a delightful and always welcome sense of humour – Dr. Roelof Botha (son of the late, former Foreign Minister ‘Pik’) will add an insightful and though-provoking element to any corporate gathering. His past experience as an economic policy advisor at… read more »

Emma Sadleir’s areas of expertise include all aspects of print and electronic media law, with a particular focus on defamation, privacy and social media law – and these topics put her high on the list of requested celebrity public speakers. She spends as much time – as her diary will allow – addressing companies and… read more »

Dr. Tshidi Gule – or “Dr. G” as she is better-known, is an accomplished and dynamic keynote speaker on health leadership excellence and the celebrated author of ‘Rough Diamond’, an entrepreneurship and mentorship memoir with in-depth explorations on the power of mentors in fueling entrepreneurs to succeed. The issues she addresses in her talks are: LEADERSHIP:… read more »

For Rich, being a speaker and being a rock star aren’t that far apart. Being on stage means taking your audience on a journey, telling them a story. And who doesn’t like a good story?’ More importantly, who doesn’t remember one?’ But unlike a rock star, he doesn’t care if you remember him or not… read more »

Digital native Mich Atagana is head of communications and public affairs at Google SA. Previously the Editor of Burn Media, a multimedia digital publishing house where she ran Memeburn and Ventureburn, Mich has travelled extensively through Africa learning about tech, women and startups on the continent. She has a Masters in New Media and Journalism… read more »

Cape Town based Wendy has, for the past 20 years, specialised in consumer journalism, both in print and on radio. Nowadays, she addresses South African companies – across most disciplines, on diverse consumer-related matters. From how to deal with social media to how to train your staff to respond favourably to customers’ concerns – at all times…. read more »

In 2017, Lauren Segal published a memoir on her experiences as a cancer patient called, ‘Cancer: A Love Story’. It became a bestseller. She was most recently the project manager and content editor for ‘A Knock on the Door’, a history of the Detainee Parents’ Support Committee which was published in February 2018. Lauren has an… read more »

Mark Grobbelaar began karate at the age of nine and holds a 6th Dan, as well as provincial and national colours. He has over 40 years’ experience in this field and is the founder of a revolutionary concept designed to give women their power back. “The course of my life changed after a friend of mine,… read more »

Toby Shapshak writes and speaks about how innovation is better in Africa. His TED Global talk on how Africa is solving real problems has had over 1,4-million views and he has been featured in the New York Times and has spoken at numerous conferences about innovation in Africa, including TED Global in Edinburgh (2013) – which has nearly as many views as Richard Branson and Al Gore. Toby… read more »

Karyn Maughan is a specialist legal journalist who writes for Tiso Blackstar – breaking news and providing in-depth analysis in Business Day, Sunday Times and TimesLIVE. Memeburn has named her one of South Africa’s ‘most influential journalists’ which is further affirmed by the number of followers on her twitter account which now number almost 310… read more »

Willem van der Post is a seasoned international speaker, illuminating for his audiences the age of technology megatrends that are re-shaping and disrupting the business landscape. Willem further exposes audiences to the latest advancements in, inter alia, nanotech, robotics, automation, crypto currencies, blockchain, digital biology, space, 3D printing and energy. He then connects the dots between changing… read more »

A well-known economic commentator in the media and in academic articles. An economist for more than two decades, Mike holds a Masters degree in economics from the University of Johannesburg. A successful entrepreneur and CEO of an economics advisory firm. Mike Schüssler, an economist for over two decades, holds a Masters in economics. A successful entrepreneur, owner… read more »