Itumeleng Mahabane has worked in media and communication for more than 16 years. He is currently a partner at Brunswick where he has advised a number of major South African corporations and institutions, has worked on major Merger & Acquisition transactions, listings, corporate defense projects and corporate positioning mandates.  

Before joining Brunswick he was partner at a public affairs and communication firm in Johannesburg where he provided end-to-end communication advice to a number of state owned enterprises, including Transnet, South African Airways and Eskom.  Itumeleng also spent two years working as a communication consultant for the City of Johannesburg and was also managing editor of the Financial Mail with nine years experience as a journalist. 

He is a multiple award winning journalist, including the Sanlam financial journalist of the year, has written for the Mail and Guardian, the Sunday Times, Business Day and the Financial Mail and has contributed to a number of books including a Human Science Research Council book on black economic empowerment.

It has been said that people born blind grow and mature with an intellect absolutely void of the  pre-conceptions or judgments of those with sight. Their minds become formidable think tanks… platforms from which they develop razor sharp insights into life’s everyday problems & challenges.

Sibusiso Vilane is the first black person to summit the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, which he has done twice & on two different routes. He has also summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro & became a member of the Seven Summits Club by summitting Mt. Delani in 2008 (only 6 South Africans out of 198). He was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga by Thabo Mbeki and is an inspiration to all South Africans. In 2008 Sibu became the first South African to walk to the South Pole completely unassisted.

Come hear more about his expeditions but also how you can apply his experiences and principles to your life and your business

SPEAKER : Sheryl Ozinsky has been involved in making things happen in Cape Town for over 20 years.  She headed up Cape Town Tourism for many years and  helped to establish the City as one of the worlds favourite tourism destinations. Sheryl, as a qualified marine biologist,  has been involved in establishing the Two Oceans Aquarium and the Whale Well at Iziko Museums of Cape Town. She was part of the management team that established Robben Island as a heritage site for visitors and more recently, was involved in Greening 2010 an initiative that helped to reduce the impact of the 2010 Soccer World Cup™ on the environment, with particular focus on transport, water, energy and waste. Sheryl was involved in the establishment of the Green Point Park, a magnificent new community facility in the heart of our city.  Of late, Sheryl has been assisting the City of Cape Town with their Electricity Savings and Climate Smart Campaigns.

 **COP17 - the 17th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on climate Change

TOPIC: The New Consumer Protection Act and how the new consumer legislation will impact business and the consumer.  

  SPEAKER: Ms Mamodupi Mohlala is the Commissioner for the National Consumer Commission since November 2010. She was previously Director General at Department of Communications and also Pension Funds Adjudicator and Councilor at ICASA. She is an admitted attorney and holds a masters degree in law, an MBA and numerous other qualifications.

Whilst she was the Pension Funds Adjudicator, she made various ground breaking determinations that had the impact of advancing the rights of women in relation to their entitlement to their deceased spouses’ benefits.

Ms Mohlala has served on a number of boards and has chaired several committees.

Topic:  How Engen Petroleum has embraced the Dinokeng Scenarios transformation initiative

Speaker:  Dave Wright, Director of Corporate Planning Engen Petroleum Ltd, previously held other General Manager/Director positions in Engen.  He trained as a chemical engineer and was an academic and researcher at the University of Natal in Durban. He worked for Karbochem running their Process Development group from Sasolburg.  He then joined Engen where he became the Technical Manager before moving into strategy development.

The annual Ubuntu gala dinner will be held on the 18th of July 2011, at 19:00 for 19:30 and will be hosted at the superb Brio Restaurant in Adderley Street, Cape Town. The evening will be a feast of entertainment and gourmet food with a delicious three course meal. The event pays tribute to the icon of Ubuntu, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela who’s magnanimous spirit is an inspiration to us all and certainly a life to be celebrated

This event is a favourite on the Ubuntu calendar of events as it truly is an emotionally charged evening of wine, music, song and celebration in the true spirit of Ubuntu. Individual seats R500.00 per person, R5 000 per table of 10 or R7 500 for a table of 12 with front row seating.  Host to RSVP online with guest names.

Entertainment will be provided by the Sibongile Mngoma, Yolanda Yawa, the Gugulethu Tenors & Mtika

Great raffle prizes up for grabs sponsored by:  Quarters Hotel in Hermanus, Taj Hotel, Horizon Cottages in Noordhoek Valley, Holiday Inn Express, Eastbury Cottage in Hermanus, HomeLink SA, RidgeWay Ramblers, PrivateHire Chauffeur Services, Drumbeat Charters, Grand-Dining & Canal Walk.

Cash Bar except for Wines, Beers and Coldrinks

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 Directions below.

The key to job creation is empowerment, creativity, clever collaboration and social consciousness, in the true spirit of "ubuntu".

Package:  To book for the Ubuntu Networking Breakfast on how to create jobs and grow the economy as well as the Symposium on enterprise development and entrepreneurship at a discounted rate of R450-00 pp, please click register button at the bottom of this page. 

To book for the breakfast only or the symposium only, please click on the links provided.

Ubuntu Networking Breakfast on how to create jobs and grow the economy

Date:  Friday, 15 July 2011, 08:00 – 10:00
Speaker:  Tony Ehrenreich on how to create jobs and grow the economy
Price:  R200 pp

Bookings: CLICK HERE FOR BREAKFAST ONLY

Ubuntu Symposium on enterprise development and entrepreneurship

Date:  Friday, 15 July 2011, 10:00 - 13:00
Symposium hosts:
Shafieka Ismail (S Ismail Consulting Electrical Engineers), Jacinta Adonis (Cape Thyme), Yasin Khan (Natural Herbal Products), Lydia Zingoni (SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation), Richard Hardiman (2OceansVibe), Shadley Mohamed (Performance Immprovement), Simon Wilson (Define Design), Jacqui Simpson (Earth Fair), Solly Moeng (Don Valley), Mpodumo Doubada (Pimp My Book), Shelldon Breda (Export Snail Products), Sedrick Gombard (Castors in Motion)
Price:  R300 pp

Bookings: CLICK HERE FOR SYMPOSIUM ONLY

Parking is available in the Pleinpark Parkade which is next to the hotel. Delegates are advised to park from the “I”-level up as this is the “casual parking” facility. Guests should bring the plastic card(token) that they are issued with on entering the Parkade with them, as they will be required to swipe this card to gain access to the lifts, located in the Parkade. Delegates then take the elevator to the ground floor of the building, where they access the conference centre from the lobby area. Hotel parking is limited and is therefore subjected to availability on the day of the event. At no point can we reserve parking for your specified events.  

GPS Co-ordinates: 

Lat : 33:55:19S (-33.9219)
Long - 18:26:02E (18,4338)

First time login

Sign up on the SAUF website (www.saubuntu.co.za)
Complete all your information and submit
You will receive a confirmation and username and password
Hereafter you simply need to register for each event you want to attend.

To register for a breakfast or event

Sign in with your username and password
Click on the event you want to attend
Click on “register” and “finish”
Once you receive your invoice, you have been confirmed for the event.

Please join 'Ubuntu Festival' on Facebook … The viral video competition details are now revealed so please spread the word and lets work the magic!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7kl3Qu7GE