
Zandile Zazalicious Ndlovu is a media personality, public relations consultant and SRHR Gender Rights Advocate with over 20 years work experience in media communications, marketing, business development, financial and conference management. She was that familiar face that conducted public health awareness campaigns on tv, radio and roadshows across the country during Covid 19 pandemic with the Ministry of Health and Childcare, Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community and SME Development. Her love for journalism and broadcasting started at Solusi University where she worked in the Student Media Centre and was trained as an intern at the ZBC Bulawayo Montrose studios. After graduation she became a banker for 7years before moving into the NGO sector in South Africa. She worked as the Operations Manager for Media Monitoring Africa and helped train journalists from across Africa on Media Ethics and Child Rights. Her project with Children in Media won her a 1 million euro grant and got her to showcase the child journalists presenting a petition to the Heads of State in Durban for COP17 in 2010. She returned to Zimbabwe in 2012 to care for her mother and concurrently made a name for herself as a Radio personality and TV News Anchor. She served 4 years at ZBC First on the Main News then on Good Morning Zimbabwe as well as on the Current Affairs desk as host and producer.
A highly sought after Master of Ceremonies with experience with the UN, Zimbabwe Government, Corporates and Embassies. She is a multi-lingual and passionate creative. An Events Planner as she has been the Executive Producer for the NAMA from 2011-2014 and ZIMA. Has MCd national musical galas. Current Affairs TV Producer having been the tv host at State functions such as Heroes burials, and most national day holiday events. She brings life to an event with her bubbly, energetic and highly interactive engagement approach.
She founded BrandZa Communications in 2014 upon her return from the USA. It’s a media consultancy company that designs media content and messaging for clients. They Film and do tv shows or documentaries such as the NDS1 dialogue series for Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Office of the President and Cabinet. She also does public relations and crisis management with solutions for corporates, politicians and artists. She also offers conference and events management services including professional MCing. She is currently in university pursuing a Masters in International Trade and Diplomacy with the University of Zimbabwe with the aim of becoming an Ambassador serving the nation.
She has a vast network of government, corporate industry experts, service providers and entertainment talent she works with and has carved a niche in working with most notable corporate brands in Zimbabwe and South Africa. She is a Media Entrepreneurship (IVLP) USA International Visitor Leadership Program Fellow and Women In News Africa Accelerator Program Fellow. And she was the Zimbabwe team manager at the 2017 World Championships of Arts held in Hollywood with her team bringing home 12 gold medals, 1 bronze and 2 silver medals.