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On the 18 May 2019, Thandwefika Tshabalala became the Southern Africa Champion of Public speaking in a contest with over 800 entrants from 9 Southern Africa countries.

Every year, the Toastmasters International Convention culminates in the International Speech Contest, where the World Champion of Public Speaking ^® is chosen. In this exciting event, 10 contestants chosen from 142 countries and 33 000 entrants deliver 5- to 7-minute speeches that are evaluated by a panel of experienced Toastmasters.

The Southern Africa finals held in Thaba Eco Lodge South Africa is the climax of a year of competing in club, area, and district competitions. Thandwefika is currently preparing for the final stage of the contest where one of the contestants will win the prestigious accolade of World Championship of public Speaking

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Executive member of the SIT Foundation Board, Head of SIT Academy

Social Investment and Trade Foundation is a Non-Profit Organisation focused on the financial literacy and generational wealth creation of ordinary South Africans. The SIT Foundation has established the SIT Academy to educate its members and has also established the SIT invest group and the Banking Service group to put our members increasing financial literacy into practice.

My mission as the Head of SIT Academy is to provide every member with an opportunity to improve their financial literacy in the pursuit of their goals of economic freedom. My team and I aim to do this by establishing an academy with member education programs that can scale to effectively provide financial education to the more than 200 members of the SPN (SIT Professional Network)

The educational program will be designed to have the follow characteristics

Holistic educational experience: The education programs should provide a holistic member experiences that begin with an orientation into the SPN.
Accessible Programs: Education programs should be accessible to all members irrespective of geographical location, level of financial education and access to resources.
Hands-on education: Education programs should be practical and encourage members to take on leadership roles within the many committees and subcommittees that exist in the SIT Professional Network.
Do not reinvent the wheel: There is a wealth of financial information and education the market. The SIT Academy will use existing platforms to create a structured path of education for members to follow.

Social Invest and Trade in the Media
Podcast – The Money Fam
Podcast – Hustle and Flow

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Past Area and Division Director. Division L, District 74 Southern Africa

With a 514 000 strong membership, Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,650 clubs in 126 countries that make up the global network of meeting locations.

I am a member and Past President of Rosebank Toastmasters, “The coolest club in Africa”. As President of the club, we achieve the status of President Distinguished for the first time in 5 years. We worked on establishing a financial system and improving the clubs marketing process. The club has since grown from 8 members to a healthy 50+ membership.

The following year I became a charter member and first VP of Education for The Social Network Toastmasters, affectionately know as “The Productive Turnup”. We designed TSN Toastmasters to provide a Friday evening alternative to clubbing and partying. That is why TSN Toastmasters is one of only two clubs globally that meets on Friday evenings, leading to 150 attendee events that are unheard of in Toastmasters. During my term, the club reached President distinguished status in its first year.

The next few years I served as a District leader. First as an Area director responsible for 5 clubs and achieving a President Distinguished Area. Then as a Division Director of Division L that consists of 29 clubs across two countries South Africa and Botswana. As a Division, we achieved the Select Distinguished status.

As a member, I have attained the Advance communicator Silver award and the Advance leadership bronze awards. I am currently pursuing The status of Southern African Champion of Public Speaking, and am in the running as The Social Network Toastmasters Club Champion.

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Producer, Podcast Host Stories to Live By

It can be difficult to keep a positive attitude when life is throwing challenges at you.

Every Thursday, Thandwefika, the co-founder of Hadithi ya Africa, speaks to ordinary people who have lived through extraordinary experiences, trying to figure out “How do you even live through something like that?”

If you need some inspiration on how to navigate your life’s challenges, then these “Stories to live by” are for you.

https://iono.fm/c/4209

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Co-Owner and Board member DBILL Facilities & Property Management

DBILL Facilities & Property Management is a Facilities & Property Management company focused on keeping your workspace and offices in an optimal condition that allows you the freedom to focus on your core business.

Our unique scheduled maintenance system gives you peace of mind by allowing us to keep track of all compliance inspections and service of your electrical, plumbing, and safety systems.
Our expert team of mobile and on-site technicians ensure that your building maintenance needs are being met by installing the perfect equipment for maximum efficiency. We pride ourselves in our in time and detailed reporting so that facilities management is one less thing that you need to worry about.

DBILL Facilities & Property Management is a Level 1 BEE contributor and we aim to be your long term preferred partner that scales with you as your business grows.

To us, your office is not just another job. We take pride in the solutions we deliver, We hold each other to a higher standard and achieve excellence in every job.

Owner and CEO in20hours Consulting

We are a young black-owned professional services company dedicated to helping you navigate through the most challenging changes that your business can go through.

Whether driven by a change in Strategy, Process or Systems; change affects your people in profound and sometimes painful ways. At in20hours Consulting, we help organisations like yours to simplify the complexity and uncertainty that change brings.

We do this by using our unique storytelling abilities to create a compelling narrative that drives the organisational transformation. Thus allowing your teams to acquire the tools required to meet your future goals in the least painful way possible.

Our approach is guided by our vision to Complexity Simplified. We do this by providing seamless “Just in Time” learning and communication solutions, exactly when and where they are needed throughout the project phases.

Previous Major Clients

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Co-Founder Come Meet Africa Travel Club

It is a well-known fact that those that travel tend to be more open-minded and tolerant of others. Club 54 encourages Africans to travel Africa by reducing the cost of travel through the continent. Members of Club 54 are encouraged to travel 5-6 African countries per year. This will allow them to travel to all 54 recognised African countries within 10 years.

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Trips are planned and organised by Club 54 which is a member of Hadithi ya Africa. Using our African networks we ensure that these trips are safe and affordable. We now have regular trips to Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. We are currently planning trips to West Africa.

Co-Founder and Chairman of the board Hadithi ya Africa

Hadithi ya Africa is an NPO that creates safe spaces for communities to tell their stories and lived experiences openly for the entertainment and education of the collective.

Through music driven storytelling, social issues such as racism, sexism, domestic violence, alcoholism, xenophobia, LGBTI are shared and discussed, leading to increased tolerance within communities.

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Hadithi ya Africa operates live events in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and eMalahleni with the intention of establishing a storytelling hub in every major city in Africa.

Sample Video

Campaign Founder and Committee Chair

When we watched the news of the devastation that Cyclone Idai left in its wake. I was moved to act. My team and I searched for a practical yet active means to help but could not find one.

As a team we resolved to create CARE PACKS intended for families with small children and encourage as many people as possible to donate a pack that would allow a family to survive the next month.

Within 5 days the team had collected and started shipping enough material to help 450 families.

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