Bio
Phumi Mashigo is a South African television and film producer, presenter and entrepreneur best known for hosting the SABC1 parenting talk show Tshwaraganang, since 2008.
She is founder and managing director of Blender, a Johannesburg-based commercials company.
Born in Soweto, Mashigo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Motion Picture studies at the South African School of Film, TV and Dramatic Art.
Her first job after film school was as production manager at Logos Productions, making kwaito music videos.
From 2002-2004 she worked for top commercials company Network BBDO, before launching her own business.
She is passionate about African arts and culture and particularly the role they play within our society. She is married and has a son.
In 2008 Phumi was a finalist in the Mrs South Africa pageant.
She is multilingual, speaking six languages (including German).
Phumi Mashigo Q&A
(February 2008)
Age
Late 20s
What inspires you?
Life in all its forms!
What’s your favourite restaurant?
It shifts all the time; I love good food and dining out so I’m always trying out new places. At the moment it is Santorini.
What motivates you?
Getting better at what I do and striving towards the unattainable perfection.
What is your favourite TV show?
Brothers & Sisters, because it is about a big family and the dynamics of being a grown up but still being a child to other family members.
What music do you like?
I love jazz and I love hip hop. I love local music and I love soul, in fact I just love good music from Brothers of Peace to Thandiswa to Common and Wyclef and Jay-Z.
Where can we find you on the weekends?
Flirting between the couch and the fridge.
What is your ideal holiday destination?
I would love to lie on the white sands of Zanzibar; failing which I will happily settle for Langebaan.
What are you most afraid of?
Living an insignificant life.
Favourite drink?
Strawberry Daiquiri.
What are your hobbies?
I read everything from magazines to books and I love to watch series on DVD – I don’t have the patience to wait for seven torturous days to see the next episode. And surfing the net is fast catching up to both.
What do you have to do before you die?
Bungi jump at Vic Falls, learn to speak French, and travel through Africa.