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Loraine MaKhumalo Sibanda

Born : 13 September 1982

Nationality : Zimbabwean

Occupation : Entrepreneurship, Media Personality and Blogger

Spouse : none

Website : www.umakhumalo.co.za

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Bulawayo Zimbabwe, Loraine grew in the City of Kings which is filled with great talent and inspired an immense passion for television news, even in her teenage years, she was obsessed with entertainment shows that were from the United States of America and South Africa. It was her love for the arts that led her to relocate and move to South Africa in search of her big moment as soon as she completed her High School.

The journey into the entertainment industry would prove to be a long one and so she was forced to look at her reality and she found herself working in the corporate industry as a Call Centre Agent. Fuelled with passion, a great vision for herself and where she desired to position her brand it was this exposure that she gained while working for a biggest Telecommunications Company in South Africa that kept her dream alive.

Loraine worked her way up to Communications Coordinator where she honed her skills in social media management, sponsorship management, public speaking, events management and above all it taught her how to be excellent and deliver. This experience would be the eye opener and booster that led her to meet Angolan Actress, TV Presenter and MC Weza Solange who later on became her 1st celebrity client. This opportunity led her to blogging, the SA entertainment industry and her Entrepreneurship journey as a Publicist.

CAREER

Loraine MaKhumalo Sibanda started her career as a celebrity stylist and blogger. Her first client was Weza Solange.

AWARDS

With her brand growing on social media in particular on Facebook Loraine MaKhumalo Sibanda has been nominated for the following Awards

Zim Blog Awards Nominee - 2018

Zim Excellence Awards Female Entrepreneur of the Year - 2017

Zim Achievers Awards Female Entrepreneur Nominee - 2017

Zim Achievers Simba Mhere Media Personality Nominee - 2018

Zim Achievers Media Personality of the Year Winner - 2018

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Cherie Blair Foundation Mentorship ALUMNI for 2019

FEATURED ON

Affectionately known as MaKhumalo she has been featured on the following platforms in South Africa and Zimbabwe as both an Entrepreneur and Blogger

SABC 1 -

SABC 2 - Morning Live

OTHER VENTURES

Loraine is the administrator and host of the Emmy Nominated show Red Table Talk founded and hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith in Johannesburg. She was inspired to start the online community and show for Africa as she felt the authenticity, richness of the conversations on the American version of the show were much needed in her Community. She is also the Director of the MaKhumalo Charity Trust wgich is an NGO that she started 4 years ago in order to bring and raise awareness in terms of the plight underprivileged young women face living in shelters in the city of Joburg.