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Khanyi Dhlomo
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| Born | Khanyisile Dhlomo () 17 December (age&#;52) Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | University of Witwatersrand, BA Communications and Industrial Psychology MBA Harvard Business School[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, entrepreneur |
| Known&#;for | Destiny, various business ventures |
| Partner(s) | Dr Sthembiso Mkhize (–)[2] Chinezi Chijioke (–present) |
Khanyi Dhlomo (born 17 December ) is a South African journalist and magazine editor.
Early life
Dhlomo was born in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, the daughter of Oscar Dhlomo[a] She went to school at Durban Girls' College, in Durban, while there she won the Thandi Face Cover Girl competition at the age of 16,[4] which sparked her interest in media.
She studied journalism at the University of Witwatersrand.[5]
Career
In , year-old Dhlomo was hired as a news anchor at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), becoming the national broadcaster's first black newscaster.[5] At the age of 22 Dhlomo was appointed as editor of the magazine, True Love.
Khanyi dhlomo biography of christopher columbus Destiny Connect. October 10, Read also Fascinating facts on Disebo Makatsa, the intelligent geoscientist. Editorial Standards Forbes Accolades.Within a year of her appointment, the magazine's circulation doubled[6] from 70, to , and the magazine became the most widely read women's magazine in South Africa.
After eight years at True Love with a circulation of million, Dhlomo stepped down as editor. Following the end of her first marriage she relocated to France where she worked as manager of South Africa's Tourism Board in Paris.
In she graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA which is where she met her second husband Chinezi Chijioke.
In she returned home to South Africa at which time she founded Ndalo Media in partnership with Naspers and successfully published the magazine, Destiny. In Dhlomo launched which serves as the online extension of Destiny magazine and in July Destiny Man, edited by Kojo Baffoe was launched together with its online extension [5]
In , Dhlomo launched the boutique department store, Luminance.[7]
In , in keeping with the closure of print-based media businesses worldwide, Dhlomo took the decision to close her media.[8]
Awards
References
- ^Oscar Dhlomo was member of the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly for Umbumbulu,yamkela matebese Minister of Education and Culture, KwaZulu, Secretary General, Inkatha yeNkululeko yeSizwe, Executive Chairman, Institute for Multi-Party Democracy[3]