Youth Ambassadors

Meet Our Youth Ambassadors

Youth Ambassadors act as champions of the elections process by promoting election activities in their communities and areas of influence. Young people from sports, media, business, various faiths, the private sector, the IEC, the public sector and entertainment were invited to become ambassadors.

Over the last few years Louise has developed a reputation for great song-writing, which has remained essentially style agnostic. She has made rock albums, ventured into Hard House with the likes of international DJ Kenny Hawkes, played the queen of Pop on ‘Silent Scream’, and created 'Saved by the Moonlight’ as an ode to musical timelessness.

The accolades Natalie has accumulated continue to mount, and yet she still tirelessly pursues the one that has thus far eluded her - representing South Africa against able-bodied swimmers at the Olympic Games. She received the first-ever David Dixon Award in 2002 as the most outstanding athlete at the Commonwealth Games, and was nominated for the Laureas World Sportsperson of the Year award for athletes with a disability.

Carly Fields is a South African television presenter, actress and voiceover artist best known for hosting the children's show YOTV Wildroom. From age 14, Carly has anchored numerous shows in South Africa, including Disney's Roadhog, Disney's Cartoon Café and X-Attitude, and has done various promos for brands like Coca-Cola, Telkom, Nabisco, ABSA, KFC, DSTV, Standard Bank, and MTN.

Award winning rugby player Bryan achieved much in sport, most notably winning the National and International Rugby player of the year. Bryan was also in the squad that won the world cup in 2007. He currently plays for the Blue Bulls.

Danny K has become one of South Africa’s biggest, most versatile and accomplished recording artists, unleashing a slew of chart-topping hits and award winning albums, becoming a true superstar and household name in South Africa. There simply are not many artists on the African continent as big as Danny K.

Kopano prides herself as a writer and reckons that radio is merely an extension of that art. At the end of matric in 2003, she graduated from the school newspaper to Independent Newspapers in Johannesburg. During her internship there, she wrote various informative and opinion pieces for The Star and Saturday Star. She is also a presenter at Unisa FM on a weekly basis.

Lebo Mashile has been forging her own creative identity since she emerged on the Johannesburg arts scene in 2002. She has numerous creative titles including published author, executive producer, actress, poet, independent record producer, corporate and independent event MC, and life skills facilitator/speaker as well as television series presenter.

Selected as the face of L’Oreal’s Dark & Lovely, Sonia Sedibe is the first African personality to be chosen for a campaign of this stature. Sonia has won a Duku Duku award for Best Actress and a SAFDA Award for Best Actress in a Soap. Her elegance has seen her attract fashion houses like Carducci for which she is now a brand ambassador.

Thomas Msengana is a South African DJ popularly known as Bad Boy T. He started his broadcast career in at Good HopeFM radio station in Cape Town and joined Yfm in 1997 when the radio station launched. Here he hosted the Harambe Show alongside Lee Kasumba, achieving national popularity. On 1 July, 2006 he left Yfm for Metro FM radio station.

Zamaswazi Ngcobo was born in Eshowe, KZN on the 16 of September 1983. She was introduced to our screen as a continuity presenter on SABC1. She has since left the station and is presently making waves in the events industry.

Linda spent over 10 years at Transnet, Eskom, Microelettrica and Afrox as an Electrical Engineer, Project Manager and Sales Manager. He was mentored and coached by Abner Mariri and Dr John Tibane before starting the "Rise-Up and Do It" business enterprise. He recently published a book: "Your Destiny is Calling, Make it Happen!’’ and regularly contributes to television shows such as Chatroom, Take 5 and Agape.

Lungile Radu is a South African actor and television presenter best known for hosting the Channel O shows Kasi 101 and O-Boma. He has also hosted the shows Set It Off and Shout It Out I and II for Channel O; and the reality shows It's for Life on SABC2 and season two of Etv's Fear Factor South Africa. In 2007, he made his screen acting debut in a leading role on Etv's soapie Rhythm City

Jonathan Ramotsei was born in Meadowlands, Soweto in 1982. He went to school at Tlhokomelo Primary School, moving later moved to Bethanie near Brits. He continued with his primary education in the area until matric at St. Teresa High School in the Brits District of Education. In 2005 he joined a group of young people who started the first broadcast of Soweto Community television.

The first lady of Skwatta brings a nonchalant, domineering vocal edge to the sound of Afro Hip Hop! ‘Relo’, as she is widely known by her fans was born March 13, 1983 in Katlehong Natalspruit to a family with a stern belief in traditional values.  She has released a single on radio called ‘Kasie Chick’ which was nominated for the 2008 Metro FM awards – Best Newcomer Category.