Phuti Mahanyele (Sigma Capital) A t age 45, Phuti Mahanyele is one of South Africa’s most celebrated businesswomen, having won awards from Forbes, Africa Investors, and Rutgers University among others. A complete irony that just as the words ‘women power’ are mentioned in the room, the power goes off. Forbes named her one of the 20 youngest power women in Africa. Considered one of the most influential women in government and business, South African CEO Phuti Mahanyele served for 10 years as the CEO of Shanduka Group, a top South African investment holding company. Phuti Mahanyele exudes an almost supernatural class and certainty in herself and her convictions. There she secured major deals including with Coca-Cola and McDonalds. In a break from its past, the firm appointed its first black CEO to head its operations in South Africa after more than a century. The case involved Sipho Ndzeku, a son in law of NSB chief executive, Mohale Mahanyele, acting on behalf of a consortium of Pretoria businessmen. And in a commission that has suffered through the amnesia of Vytjie Mentor, the intellectually vacuous diatribe of Pule Mothibe, Nomvula Mokonyane’s voyage into a parallel reality and … It’s a cold winter’s day in Johannesburg and the Greenside suburb that we are in for this interview is encountering unscheduled load-shedding. She is also passionate about leadership, youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. Newzroom Afrika's Ayabonga Cawe in conversation with Naspers SA CEO, Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa. – Phuti Mahanyele. Phuti Mahanyele Dabengwa is the Naspers CEO for South Africa and an accomplished business leader. She is one of the most powerful female leaders in South Africa. Mahanyele got married again in 1996 to former minister of housing Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele. Xoliswa Ngema was caught out and now the State Theatre CEO will have to return more than R500 000 in interim maintenance paid to her by millionaire Sifiso Dabengwa. 2,370 Followers, 704 Following, 54 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Phuthi Mahanyele (@phuthi_mahanyele) OPINIONISTA: Vuyo Sipho Ndzeku’s Zondo testimony is among the most bizarre delivered at the commission. Phuti still in the driver’s seat 2016-08-21 - MANTOMBI MAKHUBELE THE name Phuti Ma­hanyele is syn­ony­mous with merg­ers, ac­qui­si­tions and run­ning big cor­po­ra­tions. Nare is their daughter. "Dad believed in Black Economic Empowerment, even … Vuyo Sipho Ndzeku’s testimony at the Zondo Commission was as bizarre as anything we have seen. The word power was in describing Phuti Mahanyele’s and Stacey Brewer’s ascent to corporate […] Having been fortunate enough to bump into her and have a chat about her journey into entrpreneurship and the reasons underlying her decision to do so, it was my pleasure to hear her speak on Tuesday eveining at Regenesys Business School.The title of her her talk was The Motivated Employee … After eleven years as CEO of Shanduka Group – a major South African firm with investments in food and beverage, property, energy, and telecommunications across six African … The appointment of 48-year-old Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa marks a new chapter for Naspers - one of Africa’s most valuable firms, with a turnover of $19bn.