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40 000 South Africans, one journey around Africa
Jolandie Rust is about to bicycle 40,000 km around Africa. Sponsor one of those kilometres.
Author Archive for Mongezi Mtati
Mongezi is an entrepreneur vodcaster and blogger from South Africa. He also designed the NetWeb Event.
The “Less Space” Diski Dance lesson
By Mongezi Mtati on Mar 04, 2010 in 2010, Contributors, Creativity, Events, Featured, Mongezi Mtati, People
Who knew you could do the Diski Dance from your desk and get some practice before embarrassing yourself in public. If you have two left feet that is.
100 Day World Cup Countdown: Pick n Pay raise the stakes
“The World Cup is at Northgate Shopping Centre” is what you would have thought had you been there this past Tuesday.
The People’s Bus is off to a town near you
Roll up, roll up for Brand South Africa’s magical bus tour, bringing the excitement of 2010 to every corner of the country. Mongezi Mtati joins the inaugural run, to Tembisa.
Put a SOCKZELA on it!
The ‘SOCKZELA’, as it’s called, brands the Vuvuzela with different country flags, colours and has a lanyard that allows you to hang this neat new novelty around your neck. A great example of how South African entrepreneurs are leveraging the FIFA World Cup.
Zakumi stole the limelight
While ‘Team South Africa’ was quite impressive at the World Economic Forum last week and exposed South Africa all around Davos-Klosters in Switzerland, on a much lighter note, when it came time to leave, at the airport it was Zakumi who stole the limelight.
This gentle and cuddly giant is the one who had Brand South [...]
SA at the World Economic Forum
Boarding passes on hand, innovative conversation and excitement were the order from last week as the teams of Brand South Africa and the International Marketing Council (IMC) left for Davos – Klosters, Switzerland.
You Make Joburg Great
By Mongezi Mtati on Jan 11, 2010 in Creativity, Events, Featured, Mongezi Mtati, People, Perspectives
When I first heard about You Make Joburg Great (YMJG) on Facebook, it struck me as an interesting and interactive concept. We took a moment to chat to Dean who is know as the brains behind it.
What inspired YMJG?
Several reasons really. While Cape Town and other international cities have several obvious assets that make them [...]
Coming to your living room carpet: Bafana vs. Mexico in 3D
The players won’t just be on your TV screens, they’ll be running around on your living room.
Diverse culture
How do we educate ourselves on the diverse cultures that surround us, asks contributor Mongezi Mtati.
Trading Up, Ubuntu-style
By Mongezi Mtati on Nov 12, 2009 in Contributors, Featured, Mongezi Mtati, People, Solutions, Ubuntu
Ubuntu – together were are more than we are apart – is being put to the test by two South Africans without cash.
Always a believer
What do I miss? Our rock-solid self reliance. The support system of extended family. The free economy and ease of starting a new business. Ubuntu. And let’s not forget the abundance of public holidays, sunshine, braaivleis and feeling alive.
Finding the extraordinary, and each other, in the ordinary
Wait a minute, is it possible that we think our stories aren’t worth telling because we are surrounded by them so much?
