As part of our Matoyana Media “In the Spotlight” Series we’re showcasing African businesses who have social transformation at the heart of their businesses. We’re honoured to feature Nourishing Africa as a business whose online platform has a range of tools and resources geared towards showcasing the talent and innovations of the agricultural and food…
understand – /ʌndəˈstand/ – verb interpret or view (something) in a particular way. My first corporate job was in logistics, specifically supply and demand management. Whenever something had gone wrong e.g.a container of stock got delayed or we had shelf out of stocks etc. we would have to conduct a why-why analysis, to understand the root cause…
A few weeks ago, I had a catch-up session with a mentee of mine. He was telling me how he had listed “being a solo-preneur” as a weakness in his pitch to potential investors, and that one of the coaches he had during that pitch-event, told him that being a solo-preneur is not necessarily a…
1.Make your name meaningful Link it to your unique story in life. 2. Take Calculated Creative Risks To inspire people and form deeper connections with a new generation. 3. Don’t Out-Price Define your value and have a tangible price-point. 4. Stay humble People respond to humility – it shows you place yourself at…
South African artist Moeketsi Moahloli was born in Soweto and his chosen art mediums are charcoals, soft pastels, newspaper and acrylic paint. His work is unique to our urban life and absorbs creative energy from the diversity of our culture – especially in Soweto at grass roots level. Matoyana Media spoke to Moeketsi about his…
Introducing Matoyana Media’s interview with Foodpreneur, Chef, Author, Business Woman and fabulous warrior woman, Yudhika Sujanani. Hello Yudhika and thank you for your time, tell us a bit about your approach to life? “Underneath it all, we are all just humans, we are all just people craving the warmth, the love, the affection and care….
Saray Khumalo is the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest but there’s a lot more to her than that – she’s a sister, a mother, an executive leader and loves creating entrepreneurial businesses out of nothing – especially when also making people’s lives better. Saray is Mandela Day Libraries ambassador…
Tania Ikedji Mukwamu is a wanderer who has managed to call the African continent her home. She was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), grew up there, went to school there and moved to South Africa at the age of 17. After completing university in South Africa, Tania decided to stay and many…
Sarah-Jane Boden is a proud mom, a partner and a student – currently doing her MA in Critical Diversity at University of the Witwatersrand. She’s also the Founder and Leader of the agencies Soul Providers Collective and Suketchi. Soul Providers Collective is a medium sized creative agency and Suketchi is a mini boutique, couture branding…
Nosipho Vidima is a Human Rights Activist who is a tireless supporter of women’s rights, working with Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) fighting for the decriminalisation of sex work. In this Matoyana Media interview we spoke to Nosipho about what it means to be a Warrior Women in South Africa and much more….