Building a Resilient Business

07/05/2026

Job Vacancy l Social Media & Content Coordinator

We are growing our digital team. We are looking for a Social Media and Content Coordinator with 5 years plus experience in social media management, content creation, digital marketing and reporting. We are looking for someone who is creative, organised, detail-driven and able to manage digital platforms with excellence.

Apply Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0H7sTI8vhKJiNJVSihT1VlpVJqSCPSuBJCpvZCT1OQnHfLA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

07/05/2026

Every action in the township economy is more than just business, it’s a chance to build livelihoods, strengthen communities & create real opportunity. Consistency, intention & support turn small ideas into sustainable enterprises that grow local economies.

07/05/2026

07/05/2026

We have an important update to share with our community.
Due to an overwhelming number of requests from people asking for more time to get their tickets, we have made the decision to postpone the Building a Resilient Business conference that was scheduled for 9 May 2026.
Let us be clear about something. This is not a cancellation. Not even close.
The volume of requests we received told us one thing very clearly. The interest is real, the need is real, and the only thing standing between this event and a full room was time. So we are giving everyone more of it.
A new date will be announced soon across all our official channels, so make sure you are following this page so you do not miss the update.
Our incredible lineup of expert speakers remains fully on board and as committed as ever to bringing their knowledge and experience to this stage. We are grateful for every single one of them.
To everyone who bought a ticket, shared the event, or reached out asking for an extension. Thank you. You are the reason we are doing this right.

Stay connected. The best is still coming.
For enquiries: [email protected] | 078-044-3373

06/05/2026

She discovered her purpose at 48. And she will tell you herself, she has spent every year since making up for lost time.

Nomvuyo Bengane calls herself the Oil Lady. Once you understand what she stands for, the name makes complete sense. Over three decades of experience serving township markets and global corporations. An entrepreneur, Purpose and Prosperity Coach, Lead Coach of DigiBiz Africa, and Implementation Lead of Enterprise Development Programmes. A published author and co-author. A speaker who does not just motivate. She activates.

As Founder of BizOil Institute, Nomvuyo designs and implements programmes that empower entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, professionals, and leaders to unlock their full potential by activating purpose and building businesses that create generational prosperity. She also serves as Executive Director of the Entrepreneurial Planning Institute, where she works to strengthen Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly in township economies. Two roles. One consistent mission.

Perhaps her most powerful contribution is her concept Afriternergy, an ideology similar in spirit to Ubuntu that encourages African people across the continent and diaspora to shift from a mindset of poverty to one of abundance and prosperity, celebrating their heritage as a source of economic and personal power. The book launch campaign around Unleash Prosperity in Africa generated media coverage across IOL, eNCA, Business Report, and Channel Africa, reaching an audience of 15 million people. That is not a niche conversation. That is a movement.

She also hosts UPPA Conversations, a platform dedicated to helping people bridge the gap between discovering their purpose and actually stepping into it. Because for Nomvuyo, purpose without action is just a nice idea.

On 9 May 2026, she brings all of that fire to the stage at Building a Resilient Business. For every entrepreneur who has ever felt stuck between knowing what they are capable of and actually building it, this is the session that could shift something fundamental.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕗 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📍 Olifantsfontein Hall, Pearce Road, Clayville
🎟 Tickets: R1 550 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
👉 Book at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1592962082. Seats are limited.

06/05/2026

Some careers are built for the highlight reel. Julia Ramitshana's is built for the long game. And that, honestly, is far more impressive.
Two decades of consistent, deliberate progression through some of South Africa's most demanding institutions.

She started in accounting and management at an Employee Benefits Company in Mahikeng, earned her qualifications at Northwest University, and went on to serve auditing articles at KMMT which later merged with KPMG. From there she moved to BP South Africa as a Business Analyst, and then to Transnet, where she climbed from Key Account Manager for Maritime Services all the way to Executive responsible for the Division's overall strategic performance, KPI monitoring, business analytics, and risk mitigation.

That kind of trajectory does not happen by accident. It happens because of someone who shows up, does the work, and keeps growing.

Her academic credentials are just as intentional. A BCom majoring in Accounting and Auditing. A Masters in Shipping and Transport from Netherlands Maritime University. Executive programmes at WITS Business School, GIBS, and the Port Management Institute in Rotterdam. She did not stop learning when she started leading. That is a mindset worth paying attention to.

Beyond her operational career, Julia has served on the boards of the Black Management Forum in KZN, Altech, and Powermatla. She was Former Chairperson of WIMA-SA, affiliated with 28 African states, and an EXCO member of Women in Logistics and Transport, a body with a footprint across 54 countries. She is also an IoDSA member and the initiator of an Aquaculture business venture focused on food security across the continent.

The range of that last paragraph alone is worth sitting with for a moment. Boards. Continent-wide organisations. A food security venture. This is not someone who confines herself to a single lane.
On 9 May 2026, Julia brings the full weight of that journey to the stage at Building a Resilient Business. For entrepreneurs trying to navigate strategy, risk, and growth in a tough economy, she is exactly the kind of voice that cuts through the noise.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕗 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📍 Olifantsfontein Hall, Pearce Road, Clayville
🎟 Tickets: R1 550 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
👉 Book at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1592962082. Seats are limited.

05/05/2026

There are leaders who compartmentalise their lives. Faith over here. Business over there. Community somewhere in the middle. And then there is Rhulani Nyiko Maluleke who refuses to keep any of it separate because for him, it was never meant to be.

His academic foundation spans Economics and Business Management from the University of Pretoria, complemented by qualifications in Financial Markets, Generic Management, Banking, and Behavioural Economics. He is currently completing a BCom in Commercial Law. Still building. Still growing. That is a pattern you will notice quickly when you look at his story.

His banking career started at FNB in 2004 and has taken him through nearly two decades at Nedbank, progressing from Business Banker through Branch Manager, Senior Market Manager, and Senior Manager: Commercialisation, before arriving at his current role as Senior Manager: Digital Innovation. In that position he leads AI-driven transformation, automation strategy, and digital capability enhancement across Operations, Collections, and Recoveries. That is not a desk job. That is someone shaping how one of South Africa's biggest banks thinks about the future.

He has also served as Employment Equity Chairperson and as a Proud of My Town CSI ambassador, a programme that has touched 32 communities across South Africa. The community investment is not a side project. It is central to who he is.
Beyond banking, Rhulani is Executive Director of Xirhandzwa Group of Companies, an enterprise spanning funeral services, event management, car hire, and property development. Community investment through the Bishop RE Maluleke Foundation remains at the core of how the business operates.

Faith. Finance. Digital innovation. Entrepreneurship. Community. On 9 May 2026, Rhulani brings all of it to the stage at Building a Resilient Business, and for South African small business owners trying to navigate the digital age while staying rooted in purpose, that combination is exactly what this moment calls for.
📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕗 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📍 Olifantsfontein Hall, Pearce Road, Clayville
🎟 Tickets: R1 550 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
👉 Book at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1592962082. Seats are limited.

04/05/2026

Every time you choose an imported product over a local one, a South African job disappears a little faster. Eustace Mashimbye has built his entire career around reversing that trend, and few people carry that conviction with more credibility.

As CEO of Proudly South African, Eustace is perhaps the most consistent and passionate voice for local industry, local jobs, and local economic dignity in the country. But this is not just an ideological position for him. It is backed by over 17 years of hard financial and accounting experience across Telkom, Edcon, and the Department of Trade and Industry, more than 10 of those years at senior management level.

A qualified financial accountant who studied Financial Accounting and Corporate Law at what is now Tshwane University of Technology and UNISA, Eustace joined Proudly South African as CFO. He then served as Acting COO and Acting CEO before being appointed permanent CEO in December 2016. That is not a shortcut to the top. That is someone who earned every seat at the table.

He currently serves as a Director on the Board of the South African Savings Institute and is completing a Corporate Governance qualification through the Chartered Secretaries Institute of South Africa. A man who is still studying while leading. That says something.
When Eustace speaks about buying local, supporting South African businesses, and what it really means to build economic dignity from the ground up, he is not reading from a policy document. He is speaking from a life's work.

On 9 May 2026, that voice comes to the stage at Building a Resilient Business. For small business owners trying to find their footing in the South African market, this is a conversation that could change the way you see your own potential.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕗 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📍 Olifantsfontein Hall, Pearce Road, Clayville
🎟 Tickets: R1 550 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
👉 Book at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1592962082. Seats are limited.

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