MEET Mbuyiselo Botha

Through his advocacy work, Mbuyiselo has been featured in hundreds of newspaper, radio and television features and interviews and is widely recognised for his work in South Africa and across the world. Through his advocacy work, Mbuyiselo has been featured in hundreds of newspaper, radio and television features and interviews and is widely recognised for his work in South Africa and across the world. Mbuyiselo co-hosts weekly talk shows on many commercial and community radio stations, reaching millions of listeners each week. He is also a regular contributing columnist in many of South Africa’s leading newspapers. He has presented at dozens of international gender, health and human rights conferences around the world. 

In 2007, during a women’s day celebration speech in Galeshewe near Kimberley, President Thabo Mbeki singled Mbuyiselo out for special praise and expressed his appreciation for Mbuyiselo’s work done with men for gender equality in South Africa. In January 2014, he was appointed by President Jacob Zuma as a part-time commissioner of the Commission for Gender Equality for 5 years. He serves on the Board of Directors of the following organisations: Gender Links, University of South Africa Institute for Social and Health Science and Lifeline (Vaal Triangle). He is the proud father of three children, one boy and two girls and a grandfather to three boys.

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