NOMONDE GONGXEKA’S PROFILE

Nomonde Gongxeka’s career in the field of media spurns well over 14years. She has worked extensively in the field of edutainment, communication for social change, both on air as well as in a managerial capacity behind the scenes. She spent 9years of her pre-teen and teenage years in Funda Centre School of Arts in Soweto where she studied dance and drama. She is known and respected for the cutting edge work she did as presenter, researcher and producer for the pioneering Youth Investigative Programme called Inside Info. Inside Info kept South Africa’s viewers glued to their screens for 4years and also came second in the 1998 Grand Prix Television Jeunes International Awards for the insert she produced on Male Circumcision. She also starred in award winning dramas such as Yizo Yizo and Soul City.

In 1999 she became a part of a four member team that was instrumental in setting up and developing the Media Division of loveLife. During her tenure, she co-produced with MTV a World AIDS Day documentary Staying Alive-the South African Story. In 2003, 10years after having worked in front of the cameras for Soul City: Institute for Health Development & Communications, she rejoined the organisation as Project Manager for the organisation’s award winning children’s series Soul Buddyz 3.

In 2000 she was appointed to serve in the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), the highest body advising government on HIV and AIDS. She was also appointed to serve in SANAC’s Information, Education & Communications Technical Task Team. She is also the recipient of the 2001 Soul Citizen Award for her dedicated work towards community development and upliftment. She also participated in the UNICEF’s Round Table Discussions towards developing Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes for television, radio & print materials for a project called “Media with and about children”.

She has also worked as a trainer for child radio and television producers. She designed and developed a Curriculum Course Outline on Research & Programme Development for third year students, which she also lectured at National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA).

In 2005, Nomonde worked on a three part documentary series called “Flowers of the Revolution” which was broadcast on SABC 1 in August 2006. On this project she worked as a researcher, script writer and co-director. The series was designed to explore the lives of South African women who sacrificed the comforts of their ordinary lives to contribute to the struggle against apartheid. The women showcased in the series were drawn from a cross section of ethnic, religious and social backgrounds but all shared one common passion – “Freedom, justice and equality for their people”.

In mid 2005 Nomonde joined the SABC where she held a title of Programming Project Manager for SABC 1. The Programming Department is responsible for the entire editorial content that goes on air within the channel. She was also tasked to formulate Business Processes to ensure that programmes were delivered for transmission on time.
Because of her extensive knowledge in broadcasting, a content developer & having worked for social entrepreneur organisations, in June 2006 she was seconded to join SABC’s newly founded Business Development Unit as a Funding & Partnerships Executive. She was tasked to set up and put in place systems and business processes for the sub unit she currently resides in. In her current portfolio she is expected to raise Funding for production of SABC’s content for both Television & Radio and also SABC Special Projects, to build and forge strategic partnerships with various stakeholders.

She holds a Diploma in Journalism, various certificates in building Brands and holds a Management Advancement Programme (MAP) qualification from the Wits Business School. She is currently enrolled for the Broadcasting Policy & Regulatory Framework Programme with the Wits Graduate School of Public & Development Management (P&DM).