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Khanyi Dhlomo

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Nationality
  
South African

Role
  
TV Anchor


Name
  
Khanyi Dhlomo

Occupation
  
Editor, entrepreneur

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Full Name
  
Khanyisile Dhlomo

Born
  
17 December 1974 (age 49) (
1974-12-17
)

Residence
  
Johannesburg, South Africa

Education
  
BA Communications and Industrial PsychologyMBA Harvard Business School

Known for
  
Destiny, various business ventures

Partner(s)
  
Dr Sthembiso Mkhize (1992–2003)Chinezi Chijioke (2009–present)

Spouse
  
Chinezi Chijioke (m. 2009), Sthembiso Mkhize (m. 1992–2003)

People also search for
  
Basetsana Kumalo, Phuti Mahanyele, Chinezi Chijioke, Sthembiso Mkhize

Parents
  
Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, Nokuthula Venetia Dhlomo

Profiles


Children
  
Khaya Mkhize, Hugo Mkhize

Organizations founded
  
Ndalo Media

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Khanyi Dhlomo (born 17 December 1974 in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African TV Host and the founder and CEO of Ndalo Media and Ndalo Luxury Ventures.

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Early life

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Dhlomo is the daughter of Oscar Dhlomo She became the first black girl at The Girls' Collegiate School, in Pietermaritzburg, while there she won the Thandi Face Cover Girl competition at the age of 16, which sparked her interest in media.

Career

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At the age of 22 Dhlomo was appointed as editor of the magazine, True Love. Within a year of her appointment, the magazine's circulation doubled from 70,000 to 140,000 and the magazine became the most widely read women's magazine in the country.

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After eight years at True Love with a circulation of 1.9 million, Dhlomo stepped down as editor. Following her failed marriage she relocated to France where she worked as manager of South Africa's Tourism Board in Paris. In 2007 she graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA which is where she met her husband Chinezi Chijioke.

In 2007 she returned home to South Africa at which time she founded Ndalo Media in partnership with Naspers and successfully published the magazine, Destiny. In 2008 Dhlomo launched DestinyConnect.com which serves as the online extension of Destiny magazine and in July 2009 Destiny Man, edited by Kojo Baffoe was launched together with its online extension DestinyMan.com.

In 2013, Dhlomo launched the boutique department store, Luminance.

Awards

  • 2001 AdVantage Magazine Editor of the Year
  • Most Influential Woman in South African Media 2003
  • References

    Khanyi Dhlomo Wikipedia