Dumi Mahlangu, A Blueprint for Entrepreneurial Growth (Eps 66)

Feb 19, 2025 |

This episode of Listen To Your Footsteps is like sitting down with a close friend who’s been through it all and is ready to share their story with honesty and heart. Kojo Baffoe and Dumi Mahlangu dive into a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like a heartfelt chat about resilience, curiosity, and the relentless pursuit of self-expression, over coffee. The conversation is a deeply reflective one that offers practical insights and lessons for anyone looking to navigate their career, family life, and personal growth. Dumi’s journey - from magazine publisher to corporate...

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Reflecting on Salamina Mosese, Resilience, Reinvention, and Representation (Eps #64)

Jan 29, 2025 |

Written by Ayob Vania What makes the conversation between Salamina Mosese and Kojo Baffoe so compelling is the authenticity and richness of the dialogue. The episode is a tapestry of personal reflection, cultural navigation, and professional growth, all interwoven with wit, vulnerability, and insight. Whether you're a creative, a parent, or someone simply navigating the complexities of life, this episode is filled with profound lessons. Here are some of my key takeaways from the conversation and why they matter: Adapting to Change and Navigating Multiple Worlds "I was constantly navigating...

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The Twitter Abyss

Apr 23, 2020 | ,

Keeping one's mind right in a world that feels like it is struggling to get a grip on reality often seems damn near impossible. And that is under supposedly normal conditions. Today, it feels even harder, especially on Twitter. I have a love-hate relationship with the platform that started in 2008. Or rather with how we interact with each other on the platform. In my first couple of years, I was on constantly to the point where it was creating rifts in my home. I was fascinated by how we would find out about events as they took place because people were tweeting from the ground. The night...

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Top 10 SA Entertainment Blogs

Sep 2, 2015 | ,

I have always found anything that comes with a ranking extremely subjective and, therefore, open to discussion/ debate/ disagreement. But I am not so foolish as to look a gift horse in the mouth. The people over at Buzz South Africa have put together a Top 10 Outstanding Entertainment Blogs In South Africa 2015 infographic and have included this site on the list, which I am grateful for. I've been running it since 2009 but, I must confess, have often been erratic with it due to life. One day I will get round to running the editorial calendar that I have in my head. It is encouraging that...

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Jaguar XE Coming To South Africa

Aug 26, 2015 |

Jaguar has always had a certain appeal. An appeal that comes from an air of elegance, luxury and class coupled with an underlying edge and mystery, especially in the sportier models. Or perhaps that’s just my British schooling (in Lesotho) speaking. I have never been much of a car nut. I have covered many kilometres driving around Southern Africa and have generally focused on driveability, comfort, design and functionality. Aesthetics are important to me. A couple of years ago, a second-hand Jaguar X-Type made its way into our garage and was part of the family for 6 wonderful years. When we...

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Register for the Wings For Life World Run

Apr 24, 2015 |

One day, Christopher Reeve was Superman. And the next he was in a wheelchair having suffered a serious spinal cord injury while horse riding. He went on to dedicate the rest of his life to funding research into the curing of spinal cord injuries as well as helping those living with paralysis through the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Wings for Life is a non-profit foundation, founded by former motocross world champion Heinz Kinigadner and Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, that is also dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injury and does so by funding research projects...

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