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Mandy Wiener is one of the country's best known and most credible journalists and authors. She currently hosts the Midday Report on 702 & Cape Talk and writes a weekly column for EWN.
With a BA degree from UJ, Mandy launched her career at RAU Radio before interning at the 702 traffic desk and screening listeners' calls in the middle of the night. She then became a news reporter at Eyewitness News and after being held up at gunpoint on her first story, she did not look back.
Over the past two decades, Mandy has won numerous awards for her journalism including the Vodacom 'Journalist of the Year', 'The CNN African Radio Journalist of the Year' and the 'Rising Star – Women in the Media' award. The Midday Report has won Best News and Actuality Show and Best Daytime Commercial Radio Show at the SA Radio Awards.
With nearly half a million followers across her social media platforms, Mandy is considered one of the premier content creators in South Africa. Her news updates, analysis and insights on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok are trusted and widely shared. If Mandy Wiener said it, it must be true.
As an author, Mandy is prolific. Her first book 'Killing Kebble' was a local publishing phenomenon and was short listed for the Alan Paton Award. So too was her second book, 'My Second Initiation', written with former head of the NPA Vusi Pikoli. In 2014, she co-published 'Behind The Door: The Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp Story'. The book was released internationally and contained new, exclusive information about the trial. Mandy’s book ‘Ministry of Crime’, about organised crime and the relationship with the police, was released in 2018 and foreshadowed current events gripping the country. The Whistleblowers was released in October 2020 and advocates for a societal revolution in how we treat and protect those who speak truth to power in South Africa. In 2022, Mandy authored broadcaster Robert Marawa’s book “Gqimm Shelele”.
Mandy’s latest offering, The Deal, tells the backstory of the 2024 GNU negotiations and takes readers inside the talks that shaped South Africa’s future.
Mandy has trained hundreds of corporate executives, including leading CEOs, on how to be interviewed and how to make the most out of media opportunities. She is also a well sought after conference keynote speaker and has spoken on numerous stages, captivating audiences.
She uses her talks to urge individuals to become active citizens, change the narrative and own their role in society.
KEYNOTES:
STATE OF THE STORY: REFRAMING SA’S NARRATIVE
TRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY: A POLITICAL ANALYSIS TALK
WHISTLEBLOWING & CORRUPTION: A CALL FOR A SOCIETAL REVOLUTION
OWN YOUR ROLE: TURNING HOPE INTO ACTION
MEDIA & CRISIS MASTERY: LESSONS FROM THE FRONTLINE
JUGGLING ALL THE BALLS: THE MYTH OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS:
PRESENTATION AND PANEL TRAINING
Whether you’re presenting in the boardroom, on stage, or in everyday conversations, this training will guide you to communicate with clarity, passion, and presence so your message not only lands but inspires. This training also covers skills to make the most out of being invited onto a panel, how to deliver your messages and how to claim your space amongst your fellow panelists.
CRISIS SIMULATION WORKSHOPS
Together with Francis Herd, we now offer immersive crisis simulations for corporates. The crisis scenario develops through simulated media articles and social media posts that come thick and fast. It’s the closest thing to a real-life experience and tests the extent to which you are crisis-ready. We invite brave companies to enquire further and allow teams to experience firsthand the fallout of a crisis, albeit in a safe space.
STATE OF THE STORY: REFRAMING SA’S NARRATIVE
TRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY: A POLITICAL ANALYSIS TALK
WHISTLEBLOWING & CORRUPTION: A CALL FOR A SOCIETAL REVOLUTION
OWN YOUR ROLE: TURNING HOPE INTO ACTION
MEDIA & CRISIS MASTERY: LESSONS FROM THE FRONTLINE
JUGGLING ALL THE BALLS: THE MYTH OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE
