When City Press first started the Winning Women series in 2015, the goal was to feature businesswomen who were at the top of their game. Today, it has evolved into a brand of its own - expanding to include all women who are doing incredible things. A podcast series is included.
The curation of Winning Women: Listen to City Press journalist Palesa Dlamini speak about the passion behind this series.
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NOLO THOBEJANE: VOCAL AND PASSIONATE
“You need to be authentic as well as understanding. Knowing who you are and what you want to achieve is very important.”
While her mother, a former teacher, knew from an early age that she was destined for greatness, Nolo Thobejane “was never really sure about where I would end up”. But today, the position she is in feels “just right and well deserved”.
“I do not think I am that smart,” she says as she lets out a laugh. “I just know that I am a hard worker and I have been able to show that throughout my 43 years on this earth. It got me to where I am today.
“I guess, for me, with my personality, I would not have survived in this field after university.”
Thobejane, who studied library and information science at the University of Pretoria from 1996 to 1999, says she realised that “I would not survive as a librarian”.
After more than 20 years in the fast food sector, the self-professed “vocal and passionate” woman says she found her “calling” in the quick service restaurant industry – as it is officially known. The mother of two was recently appointed as KFC Africa’s head of sub-Saharan Africa, which covers 22 growth markets.
She joined the KFC business in 2005 as a human resources business partner. Thobejane, who was born and grew up in Temba in Hammanskraal, outside Pretoria, rose through the ranks to become the franchise’s operations and engagement director for the sub-Saharan region.
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