Meet The Founder

Rutendo Nyamuda is the founder of Tinzwe Media (Pty) Ltd.

 

Rutendo is a force to be reckoned with in the African media and podcasting space. She has worked across various areas of the entertainment industry including: journalism, TV production and PR.

 

Her career started as a journalist, writing for prominent publications including: ELLE SA, Forbes Africa, CNBC Africa Online and the Huffington Post. She then worked in TV for The Expresso Morning Show and The Afternoon Express Show (SABC3). In addition she has extensive experience in PR - having worked on projects including: the Cape Town Jazz Festival Gala Dinner, the Durban July Gala Dinner as well as the Nelson Mandela Centenary T-Shirt Campaign with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

 

Rutendo was the President of the Ernst and Young Toastmasters Club for the 2019/2020 season and was also recognised as one of the top 10 Toastmasters speakers in SADC for2019/2020.

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She has been the master of ceremonies for various prestigious events as well as spoken at international conferences such as the 2020 Podfest Global Summit. Rutendo is also a voice over artist and has voiced content for the likes of Take A Lot and ABSA. 

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In 2018, Rutendo launched her first podcast "In My 20s" and then in 2019 launched Tinzwe Media.  

 

In 2020, Rutendo was featured on the “Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans” list for her work in the podcast industry. It is a list of individuals that Mail & Guardian considers to be the most influential 200 Young South Africans for the year.