Kaizer's Musing Part of the SiteThirty years into our democracy, it is common cause that South Africa today stands dangerously poised on a steep precipice. The country is at a strategic inflection...
MORE ABOUT KAIZER NYATSUMBA
| Title | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Kaizer Mabhilidi Nyatsumba |
| Position | Managing Director of KMN Consulting |
| Main Activity of the Company | Seifsa’s core business is to represent and promote the interests of business in South Africa, in particular the interests of the metals and engineeringindustries, through lobbying and capacity building, to provide related services and to build good relations with key stakeholders |
| Date and Place of Birth | November 2, 1963, White River, Mpumalanga |
| Education | BA (Hons), Georgetown; MBA, Hull; postgraduate certificate in economics, University of the Witwatersrand; Advanced Management Programme, Gordon Institute of Business Science; Leadership Development Programme, Harvard; Accelerated Directorship Programme, Institute of Directors of Southern Africa |
| First Job | Junior reporter on The Star in Johannesburg, January 1988 |
| Career History Prior to Current Position | Political editor and executive editor, The Star; deputy editor, The Mercury; editor, The Independent on Saturday, Durban; editor, Daily News, Durban; associate editor,The Independent, London; VP: corporate affairs, Anglo American; head: corporate marketing, Anglo American; public affairs and communications director, Coca-Cola South Africa; group GM: corporate affairs, marketing and black economic empowerment, Sasol; VP: corporate affairs and shared services, PetroSA |
| Size of First Pay Packet | R1 200 a month |
| First Job with Present Group | CEO |
| Value of Assets under Your Control | About R50-million |
| Number of People under Your Leadership | 46 |
| Management Style | Mostly consultative, but differs depending on the situation |
| Personal Best Achievement | Being appointed South Africa’s first African editor when I became editor of The Independent on Saturday, in 1997 |
| Professional Best Achievement | As above, and being appointed CEO of Seifsa |
| Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life | Nobody |
| Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career | Peter Sullivan, Graeme King and Mike Spicer |
| Person You Would Most Like to Meet | Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama |
| Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most | Patrice Motsepe |
| Philosophy of Life | Keep an open mind and plan for the future |
| Biggest Ever Opportunity: | Getting to study in the US in the mid-1980s |
| Biggest Ever Disappointment | My mother’s passing away in 1986, while I was still a university student in the US, and the murder of my brother, Adonis, in June 2009, with no arrests having been made to date |
| Hope for the Future | That constituency elections are introduced in South Africa, with MPs accountable to their constituencies and not their political parties, and that we rid ourselves of the terrible scourge of corruption |
| Favourite Reading | Newspapers, fiction and biographies |
| Favourite TV Programme | Isibaya, on DSTV 161, and Isidingo, on SABC 3 |
| Favourite Food/Drink: | Pap and chicken/fruit juices |
| Favourite Music | I have an eclectic taste in music – any good music will do |
| Favourite Sport | Football and golf |
| Favourite Website | |
| Hobbies | Going to the gym, playing golf and reading |
| Car | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pets | None |
| Miscellaneous Dislikes | The smell of cigarette smoke |
| Favourite Other South African Company | Sasol and Anglo American |
| Favourite Foreign Company | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Married | To Gugu Nyatsumba since December 16, 1995 |
| Children | Busisiwe, Ashford, Gugulethu and Nosipho |
| Clubs | Johannesburg Country Club, Institute of Directors in Southern Africa |
| More About Kaizer Nyatsumba | www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/kaizer-nyatsumba-2014-04-18 |