Life Champions
The Life Champion Mentorship Programme is part of the leadership module in the curriculum. Life Champions are industry champions who have achieved high levels of personal and professional success. They mentor senior students.
| 1 |  Ali Bacher (Dr) |
Former United Cricket Board/ICC Chairperson |
| 2 |  Annie Lennox (UK)* |
Musical Artist - Eurhythmics |
| 3 |  Basetsana Kumalo |
Broadcaster/Businesswoman/Former Ms SA |
| 4 |  Bruce Fordyce |
CEO: Sports Trust and Multiple Comrades Marathon Champion |
| 5 | Bronwyn Keen-Young |
Channel Director ETV |
| 6 | Chris Rolfe |
MD: Virgin Active |
| 7 |  Dan Moyane |
Executive Chair: Primedia Broadcasting |
| 8 |  Eric Samson |
Co-Chairman: Macsteel International |
| 9 |  Ferdi Gazendam |
CEO: Ster-Kinekor Group |
| 10 |  Gina Wessie |
Executive: Microsoft |
| 11 |  Hakeem Kae Kazim |
Actor/Producer |
| 12 |  HRH Princess Zenani Mandela Dlamini |
Chair: Tin Can Communications |
| 13 |  Ivan Epstein |
CEO: Softline |
| 14 |  Jane Raphaely |
Founding Editor: Cosmopolitan/Femina/”O” SA |
| 15 | Janet Smith |
Editor: Star Tonight |
| 16 |  Jonty Rhodes |
SA Cricketer |
| 17 | Litso Rousous |
CEO Emmanuels |
| 18 |  Marianne Roux |
Executive Coach & EQ Specialist |
19 |
Mirriam Zwane |
Director: Praxis Computing |
| 20 | Ntombi Langa-Royds |
Human Resources Consultant & Business Woman |
| 21 |  Pat Pillai (stand-by)# |
Media Executive/Broadcaster/Founder Life College |
| 22 | Paul Simon |
Founder YDE |
| 23 |  Penny Heyns |
SA Athlete: Olympic Gold Medallist |
| 24 | Peter Gabriel |
Musician |
| 25 |  Peter Matlare |
Executive Vodacom |
| 26 |  Pieter-Dirk Uys |
Writer/Satirist/Actor |
| 27 |  Pradeep Maharaj |
Group Executive: Transnet |
| 28 |  Raymond Ackerman |
Founder of Pick' n Pay |
| 29 |  Richard Branson (UK)* |
Founder & Chairman: Virgin |
| 30 |  Roger Jardine |
CEO: Kagiso Media |
| 31 | Ronnie Watson |
CEO Wesbank |
| 32 |  Rory Steyn |
Author: One Step Behind Nelson Mandela |
| 33 |  Sally Burdett |
Journalist: Fair lady (recently TV News Anchor) |
| 34 | Santie Botha |
Executive Director: MTN |
| 35 |  Stedman Graham(US)* |
Author: You Can Make it Happen |
| 36 |  Stephen Covey (US)* |
Author: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People |
| 37 |  Strini Pillai |
Actor: Generations - SABC 1 TV/writer/musician |
| 38 |  Taweni Gondwe |
Founder: Africa Book Connection |
| 39 |  Tim Modise |
Chair: Proudly South African, Journalist & Broadcaster |
| 40 |  Tim Scholtz |
COO: Nelson Mandela Foundation |
| 41 |  Vuyo Mbuli |
Journalist and Broadcaster |
| 42 |  Wendy Lucas-Bull |
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| 43 |  Wendy Ackerman |
Director PICK 'N PAY STORES LIMITED |
| 44 |  William Kirsh |
CEO: Primedia |
| 45 |  Yvonne Johnson |
CEO: International Marketing Council of SA |
| 46 |  Zane Meas |
Actor: recently Isidingo - SABC 3 TV |
We are moving steadily toward achieving our goal.
* Life Champions - Value-Added Curriculum: individuals who are based abroad and have limited time available for one-on-one interaction in South Africa.
# Pat Pillai is a back-up and support mentor in the unfortunate event that an allocated Life Champion is unable to perform his/her duties due to illness or death.
All other mentors are Life Champions - Core Curriculum.
