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Aubrey Masango - Making a difference (1095 hits)

My interesting life has given me a lot to talk and write about - hence my having chosen talk radio as an extension of my personality. I present Talk with Aubrey on Sunday nights on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, as well as stand in on various shows including Talk at Nine and Early Breakfast. I have started to slowly contribute to print publications such as City Press and the Sowetan.

I was born in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria on 21 April 1973. I was educated at St Johns College in Johannesburg and later went to the

University of Pretoria to study to be a teacher. I was not a good student because I never completed my degree... I was bored. I decided to go into business taking advantage of the opportunities presented by BEE. I got involved in the office furniture industry and soon became a sales manager in one of the larger manufacturing companies. Later I got appointed as Director in a national records management company and served on the board for 7 years. I learned a lot about people during this period.

I decided to get out of the corporate rat-race in 2009 because I did not like the person I was becoming in the BEE scene, as it was pretentious and unsustainable. I started a retail wholesale business in Mamelodi in early 2010 and got involved in my father's business (property development and provision of low income housing). I also teach and facilitate entry-level management courses for various tertiary educational institutions. I'm a motivational speaker and an avid reader. I'm very interested in esoteric wisdoms and spiritual development. I love South Africa and all its people with a passion. I'm constantly looking for ways to make the diverse peoples of our country find their common humanity, given our complicated past and interesting present.