M-Net Has Appointed Its First Black Female CEO

Well this should come as great news to all of us (as black people). M-Net has appointed the first black female CEO, this has certainly raised the stakes. From now on, we expect to see more and more black CEOs, CFOs and COOs. Yolisa Phahle has certainly paved a way for the rest of us. 

Although Yolisa was born and raised in England, she came back to South Africa. She once performed with Duran Duran (which happens to be one of my favorite bands). In 1998, she joined BBC World where four years later she became a senior music producer. She is responsible for turning Channel O into Africa's biggest music channel and launching youth channel Vuzu, while also introducing local content channels, Mzansi Magic and Mzansi Music. 

To read more on Yolisa's triumph, head over here.