South Africa

South African born Paula Slier is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT (Russia Today*). Prior to working with RT, Paula was an anchor and senior reporter with the South African Broadcasting Corporation. She has worked in broadcasting for over 20 years as a foreign correspondent, anchorwoman and news editor. Paula’s assignments have taken her across… read more »

Victor Matfield, now retired from professional rugby, captained the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in Super Rugby in South Africa. He was generally considered one of the best locks in the world. Besides almost always winning his own line-out ball, Matfield is known for… read more »

Siphiwe Moyo is an international professional speaker. He applies behavioural science principles and practices in organisations to increase individual and organisational effectiveness. An Adjunct Faculty member at GIBS, Henley and Stellenbosch business schools, Siphiwe Moyo teaches Organisational Behaviour, Personal Effectiveness and Organisational Change. He held various senior management positions in Corporate South Africa before becoming a full-time speaker &… read more »

An international cricketer and well known sporting personality, Fanie de Villiers established himself as a South African sports hero with his match winning performance against Australia in Sydney in 1993/4, a game still regarded by the media as the most historical and emotional win ever. Within the first two years, he became one of the top… read more »

Richard Poplak is an award-winning author, journalist, and filmmaker. Under his Trainspotter moniker, he has become one of the most widely read and controversial political journalists in South Africa. He edits at large for the Daily Maverick. Richard has worked as a freelance journalist and writer since 2005 and has reported from over 25 developing… read more »

Brand Pretorius’ talks on ‘servant leadership’ have provided invaluable insights for the hundreds of corporate audiences he has addressed as a celebrity speaker. His book “In the Driving Seat – Lessons in Leadership” became the most popular business biography in South Africa in 2013 and it has been reprinted five times. He attained his M.Com in Business Economics in 1972 and started his career… read more »

Jenny Crwys-Williams is the former host of the daily afternoon show on Radio 702 and Cape Talk, covering current affairs to food, lifestyles to in-depth interviews with prominent personalities, both international and local, to battles and books. Now heard on KayaFM Saturday from 9-11. Jenny Crwys-Williams hosted a talk show on Radio 702 for 25 years… read more »

Cape Town-based Michael Mol didn’t go for career counselling, which could explain why he’s a medical doctor, an executive TV producer & presenter, an international speaker, social entrepreneur and founder of ‘Hello Doctor’. A trauma doctor turned TV personality – with a Mr. South Africa title in the mix – Michael traded the casualty room for… read more »

President of the South African Creativity Foundation, Dr. Kobus Neethling is “one of the top 3 speakers in the world on the topics of creativity and innovation’ – as quoted in the programme of the 12th European Conference. A Member of an international steering committee to research the possible integration of the two disciplines – Creativity… read more »

Nelspruit based Quinton Coetzee on a journey into the raw realities of nature. In his HEAD, HEART AND GUTS – Lessons from the African Bush“, he unpacks the minutiae of all living things in their endeavours towards a successful, prosperous and fruitful existence. Do you have the HEAD to know exactly what you need to do in order to… read more »

Ayabonga Cawe is a Johannesburg based development economist, columnist, radio presenter, photographer and activist. He is Managing Director of a platform involved in advisory, facilitation and content development across a wide range of fields. He hosts #PowerBusiness on PowerFM and writes a regular column for Daily Maverick and Business Day. Prior to this he was Economic Justice… read more »

This Cape Town based extreme adventurer is a committed conservationist, motivational speaker, TV presenter and author of ‘The Great Run’. Braam Malherbe has been involved in counter-poaching operations, co-founded the Table Mountain National Park’s volunteer fire-fighting unit and is actively involved in numerous activities to protect our precious natural resources. In 2006 and again in 2008, against the advice of SA’s top medical and sport… read more »

Robin Banks is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of Mind Power and Personal Mastery. He is a highly sought after international speaker and has spoken to CEO’s and Senior Management from global Fortune 500 companies. Robin’s most successful motivational presentation, the “Victim to Victor” has had an enduring impact on the lives… read more »

Cape Town based, David is an inspirational celebrity speaker, award-winning chef, extreme adventurer and author. His most extreme adventure was the first solo run of India 4008 km in 93 days. Prior to that, he paddled from Africa to Madagascar (a distance of 500 km) and then ran the island from south to north, a distance of 2700 km. David – along with his… read more »

Cape Town-based André de Wet helps companies grow and launch products and solutions in the mobile, commerce and e-commerce fields. He has been the keynote speaker at, among others, AfricaCom (twice); CGCSA (Consumer Goods Council of SA); eCommerce Africa Confex (three years in a row); Retail World Africa, headlined at Google’s Start-up Grind. He is,… read more »