Welcome to Wiki Mzansi

Andisa Ntsubane is the Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications for Vodacom Group Andisa is responsible for leading a world-class Brand, Marketing and Communications capability that unlocks value for the organization, supports its purpose-led strategy for value creation and growth across its markets, to deepen the connection between employees, customers, communities and broader stakeholders with… read more »

Sitho is currently Chief Executive Officer of Vodacom South Africa, a role he has held since 1 July 2022 after a successful tenure as Managing Director of Vodacom Tanzania from November 2021. Sitho is an established business leader with over 20 years’ experience in finance, consulting, and management in both emerging and developed markets. He… read more »

Brian Mtongana is the recently appointed Executive Creative Director for Woolworths South Africa. A creative custodian of the Woolworths brand for the past 13 years, Brian’s oversight of our brand expression and execution now extends beyond his design and packaging remit to include the integration of all creative touchpoints. Playing a key leadership role in our in-house creative agency since its… read more »

Having started his advertising career at award winning Joburg agency Chillibush, Kwanele went on to establish Theo & Lotte in New York. T&L is a boutique real estate and hospitality creative agency, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), founded by Kwanele in response to the lack of diversity and inclusion he experienced working within New York’s… read more »

Jarred Cinman is Joint CEO of VMLY&R South Africa and a long-time pioneer in South Africa’s digital landscape. He began his career in digital advertising in the early 90s when the Internet was still new and not well understood. As a result, he learnt almost everything he knows on the job and has helped shape… read more »

Shukri Toefy is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, strategic advisor, investor, board director, and the founder of a number of businesses. He holds a degree in Law and Politics from the University of Cape Town, lectures at several universities around the world, and is an Entrepreneurship Expert at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. As a… read more »

Luca Gallarelli is Group CEO of TBWA\South Africa, a multi-disciplinary group of agencies spanning the specialist to integrated spectrum. Over the last 20 years, Gallarelli has led complex multi-disciplinary teams, honing a natural ability to drive growth through organisational cohesion. Two years into his role, Gallarelli was drawn to TBWA\ by the operational and creative… read more »

As a Behavioural Strategist, I love all things ‘people’, especially how we as humans ‘Think, Feel & Act’. We are all dealing with challenge, change and adversity. Human beings never ‘bounce back’. We need to find ways to BOUNCE FORWARD™ with mental, physical and emotional agility. Who is Joni ? A Professional Keynote Speaker working… read more »

Ciko Thomas holds a BSc from the University of Cape Town, an MBA from University of the Witwatersrand and an AMP from Harvard in the USA. As Group Managing Executive of Nedbank Retail and Business Banking (RBB), he combines his comprehensive marketing and management experience with his strong strategic insights and passion for people to… read more »

He has received more than 100 international and national marketing and advertising awards including 3 Loeries Grand Prix awards. Most recently Nando’s won the Marketing Organisation of the Year award at the Marketing Achievement Awards where he was also a finalist for Marketer of the Year. In 2019 Doug was named the most admired Marketing… read more »

Roanna Williams’ passion for brand communication is driven by her belief that through creativity, we can effect the change we want to see in the world. A belief deeply rooted in the Net#work BBDO DNA, that “Brands are the navigation system and tools of the 21st century, for consumers to simplify and manoeuvre their lives.”… read more »

Arun Sudhaman is CEO and editor-in-chief at PRovoke Media. In this role Arun oversees PRovoke Media’s global content offering, including its analysis and insight into reputation, public relations and communications trends and issues. Since joining PRovoke Media in 2010, Arun has comprehensively redefined the title’s content platform, which includes its digital presence and new products… read more »

Shayoni Lynn is CEO and Founder at multi-award-winning behavioural science consultancy, Lynn. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and is Chair of PRCA Cymru.Shayoni is listed in the PRWeek Power Book (2021, 2022, 2023) – the definitive list of the most… read more »

Dustin is a Partner in the M&C Saatchi Group South Africa and Managing Director of Razor PR. Dustin is recognised as one of the top reputation managers and communicators in South Africa, having been named South Africa’s best PR Professional in 2021 by the Public Relations Institute of SA (PRISA) and was previously named by… read more »

Durban born Zayd Abrahams enjoys time with loved ones, travel, bunjee, hiking and renewed spirituality. Zayd is the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Tiger Brands, home to much loved brands such as Albany, Koo, Tastic, Golden Cloud, Crosse & Blackwell, Ace, Oros, King Korn, Purity, All Gold, Fatti’s & Moni’s and Jungle. Zayd is… read more »