Maps maponyane biography of martin
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GG Alcock was born in Msinga, then one of the most poverty-stricken and violent parts of KwaZulu-Natal. GG’s activist parents, Neil and Creina Alcock, raised their two sons in a mud hut with no running water, electricity or modern conveniences and they grew up like young Zulu boys. Zulu reared and bred, the boys learnt the essence of how to survive in a harsh world – valuable skills that have undoubtedly contributed to GG’s success as an entrepreneur.
GG Alcock
GG has been at times a shebeen owner, political activist, community worker, African adventurer and successful businessman. He is fluent in Zulu and conversant in most South African ethnic languages. In 1999, GG founded Minanawe Marketing, an activations business which pioneered marketing to township and informal mass markets in South Africa.
After selling Minanawe, GG founded Kasinomics, an advisory service providing insights, strategies, route-to-market and consumer marketing to the informal kasi consumer and business sectors. Kasinomics is also invested in several township and informal sector focused startups.
GG Alcock considers himself an Economic Activist, excavating the silence and opening eyes to the invisible economies of our cities, kasi’s and rural homelands. He advocates for government and formal business
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South African Stars are Fab Too! Scoop from the Premiere of ‘Tell Me Sweet Something’ in Joburg
The movie ‘Tell Me Sweet Something’ is a romantic comedy starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps ‘Masego’ Maponyane, Kagiso Lediga, Thomas Gumede, Thembi Seete, Thishiwe Ziqubu and more and it is set to hit the cinemas in a few days (September 4).
“Tell Me Sweet Something” tells the story of Moratiwa (Mbatha), an aspiring novelist with writer’s block. She hasn’t had much luck with love ever since her ex-boyfriend Norman went out to buy milk and never came back. Tired of having a recluse as a best friend, Tashaka (Ziqubu) convinces her to party up a storm at a new club in the city; it is here that she meets South Africa’s no.1 celebrity model Nat Masilo (Maponyane) or as she nicknames him “The 45 Foot Man” on account of a huge billboard in which he features (in)conveniently situated directly opposite her bookshop.
The premiere for the movie ‘Tell Me Sweet Something’, directed by Akin Omotoso, held on Saturday (August 26) at The Zone Ster Kinekor in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The film was inspired by Akin Omotoso’s love of love songs, the film Love Jones and his desire to tell a story that celebrates love in the city he loves- Johannesburg.
See photos from the pr
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Maps Maponyane – Celebrity MC completed his lofty school vocation at Up John’s College in 2008. He wellthoughtout at Common sense University vary 2010 until 2012 take up completed his BA Level in Media Studies, Sculpturer and Nation (Majors) stomach International Anthropoid Rights.
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