BD: Tell us about growing up in Grabouw BJ: Taking into account that Grabouw is the central hub of the Elgin valley which is the largest fruit exporter in Southern Africa one would imagine that agriculture would affect my life at one point or another whether I liked it or not, so I chose to more…
BD:Please tell us who is Sipho Mangesi? SM: I am a Pilot by profession, I am also a Motivational Speaker, a Musician but before everything else I’m a Christian. Everything else is secondary. I grew up in a small village in the Eastern Cape called eNgqamakhwe. My family has moved to different towns during the later more…
Her brand is unusual because as a digital marketer who works as a business coach and copywriting expert, you’d expect her to brand around those topics. Instead, she sells herself and her personality. This is Tepsii Tshikorokoro. BD: So why this approach? TT: I made a very conscious decision in branding myself. I go by more…
Naftaly Malatjie is social entrepreneur at heart who was born in a 1991/01/01 in a small village called Malati Tzaneen Limpopo province, where he was raised by his grandmother. He attend Mlungishi primary school until grade 5 when his grandmother got a job in Gauteng. He then had to relocate to Diepsloot and continued with more…
BD: Please tell us who Stella Manaka is. SM: I’m a village girl who grew up fetching firewood from the mountains, water from the river, who used to walk the long distance to school and still managed to light the candle at night and study. BD: Where were you born? SM: Limpopo Province- Ga Sekhukhune more…
At a very young age, she found herself attending a private school, even though her family lived in one room. We speak to Christill Cave. BD: Tell us about your childhood, where you grew up, went to primary school, what growing up was like. CC: My childhood was pretty cool. I was born in Port more…
BD: What is the jump off all about? TL: The JUMP OFF sessions were created to bridge the gap between suburbia & kasi partying by spawning a niche and unique market where people from different areas can have a platform to meet up, network and most of all, have the time of their lives. BD: more…
PR is a crowded and competitive field but Sibabalwe Sesmani is the epitome of the saying ‘dynamite comes in small packages!’ She’s an ambitious big dreamer who believes in putting in the hard work to make all her dreams come true. She’s painfully persistent and says she draws her being and strength from God. We more…
We ran in to Reneilwe Mathibe at a recent art exhibition hosted at a private home in Johannesburg. She happens to be Education Manager of Artists Proof Studio (APS) and we were curious to find out what they do. BD: What are you doing here? RM: We are here to exhibit and showcase Artist Proof more…
We have heard a lot about “black tax” but there is much more to giving back beyond what we are happy to do for family and extended family. We were privileged enough to attend an art exhibition at the home of a gracious couple, where we met the curator and had a chat. Normally our more…
