BIOGRAPHY OF MS CIKIZWA DINGI I was born in Cape Town in 1981. My Identity Number is I attended my primary school, middle school and better ya; my high school in Tembisa Johannesburg. I did my Tertiary studies in Business Communication &Management, Of?ce Management, Professional PA, Computer Studies with Damelin Correspondence College and New Horizons Computer Training. I also did studies in National Road Traf?c Act, Law of Evidence, South African Law, Constitution Law, First Aid Level 1, Criminal Law as well as General Metro Police Duties with City of Johannesburg ?Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD). I hold a Code 10 Drivers License. I started working in 2000 as a Receptionist at Van Reebeck Hotel in Cape Town where I managed Front Desk. This task made me obtain wealth amount of experience in Hospitality, Attending to queries and Receiving International Guests. I was later promoted to be the Hotel Assistant Manager, it is then I got to learn the deepness of hotel responsibilities and Tourism. I also worked in Town Planning, I started as a Company Secretary in 2002 and later joined the team on site and I was employed as On-Site Of?cer and Coordinator. In 2004, through the hard work, I worked as an Executive PA with the of?ce of the Chief of Police at City of Johannesburg. I laterjoined Events Management in 2006 as a Coordinator, I remained in this position for many years and in this Industry, the room was so big that my expertise also grew to the level of Project Management, Budgets, Events, Concept Planning, Production, Public Relations and Marketing Strategies. Between 2009 85 2010 I further worked as a Free Lancer with the following companiesz?Mnet coordinating EMCEE Africa II, a talent search Show for Channel 0 that took place in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Nigeria. I handled Public Relations of Arise Africa Fashion Week, Cape Town Jazz Festival as well as One Africa Festival, In 2010 I joined the ANC Caucus were I served as Parliamentaly Liaison Of?cer to the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. My duties were but not limited to and control the constituency of?ce on behalf of the Members of Parliament, Manage ?nancial support to the Parliamentary Constituency Of?ce and ensuring an ef?cient document storage system and information is in place. As I was based in Luthuli House ANC Head Quarters, it during this time that I voluntarily assisted the ANC Women?s League on its Public Relations and exposure, seeing the need and the gap between its activities and being known to the public at large, I also coordinated Media Brie?ngs, Drafted Press Statements, Liaising with its Top 5 Of?cials to build the image of WL. Apart from doing PR for WL, I also facilitated fundraising events such as Women Breakfast Meetings, High Tea 85 Gala Dinners, Workshops, 16 Days of Activism Campaigns and Local Government Elections Campaigns in all 9 Provinces. Later I took employment in the Of?ce of the ANC National Spokesperson and Head of Communications as a Personal Assistant being responsible for the entire Communications Unit. Other duties included but not limited:- Managing Diaries of the above mentioned principals, Communications Of?ce, Media Brie?ngs, Coordinating Events and Workshops, Travel Arrangements, Bookings, Facilitating Campaigns, Preparing Budgets, Manage ?nancial support to the entire Communications Unit. Attending to of?ce correspondence, reports and minute taking in meetings. I was also in the Secretariat and the Convener in the NEC Sub Committee on Communications. Keeping up to date records and ?les of all case? work and ensuring an ef?cient document con?dential storage system is in place, Alerting the Spokesperson/Of?ce to issues and ?ashpoints arising in the Media space. Coordinating public programs initiated by the AN in all nine (9) provinces in South Africa. Attending to public community events on behalf of the Head of Communications. I am currently the Chief Executive Of?cer of Mbokodo VIP are proudly 100 0/0 black women owned company, founded and capitalized by women who have retained majority ownership in the business, a Director at Pak Africa Africa, an aviation company which acts as a single window agency from where you can source the entire range of general aviation services. These services include obtaining AOC licensing permits, over??ight landing permits and other mandatory clearances. Further, its ground handling services include Aircraft Charter, Aircraft Leasing and maintenance, VIP Facilitation through Custom, Immigration, Baggage Handling, Flight Dispatching, Cabin Crew Recruitment and Catering. Other services include consulting, Aircraft sales and marketing, cargo charter and Aircraft refuelling. I am also the Chairperson and Founder of Proud Youth South Africa, an PO that is operated by a group of young people who aim to bring change in their communities, particularly in the rural areas. At the moment, I am a full time volunteer at the of?ce of the President, ANC Women?s League, based at Chief Albert Luthuli House. ABOUT CIKIZWA DINGI She has an ability and responsibility to look at a project from a high level and strategic perspective coupled with the experience of understanding that the devil is in the detail, she is invaluable in the execution of Brand Management, Marketing Strategies, Budgets, Concept Planning. She is also a former Metro Police Of?cer with the City of Joburg (JMPD) and studies South African Law. Successfully handled assignments from Government, Private Sector and made CSI Initiatives visions comes to reality. Prior to joining Pak Africa Aviation, she successfully managed diverse strategic marketing, directed major sponsorships and other partnering initiatives. Cikizwa?s greatest are her creativity, drive and leadership. She thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company?s reach. Her most recent projects involved a strategic partnership with the Presidency of RSA, South African Police (SAPS) and TV Production. END