Project Description
Business Day Dialogues in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Business Day Dialogues in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa hosted a discussion on ‘Gender as a Human Right’ on Wednesday October 18.
Despite significant strides as a country, gender inequality is still a major issue and requires constructive partnerships involving government, communities and the private sector.
Velaphi Ratshefola (MD, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa and a recipient of Top Gender Empowered: Male Driving Gender Empowerment award ) joined by esteemed panelists engaged on this important topic.

Nompumelelo Runji
Moderator

Velaphi Ratshefola
Managing Director
CCBSA
Velaphi Ratshefola
For his efforts in the empowerment of women, he won the Women in Leadership Award at the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa GMM and the Top Gender Empowered Male: Driving Gender Empowerment at the Standard Bank Top Women Awards in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, Velaphi established the Men of Honour, a call-to-action for men in our organization to engage more honestly around the issues that impact women and encourage them to contribute towards stopping GBV.
Bra V is an inspirational and engaging leader who inspires loyalty and commitment from those he leads.

Allan Tumbo
Research Advisor
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
Allan Tumbo

Janine Hills
CEO
Authentic Leadership
Janine Hills
Janine Hills is the founder and CEO of Authentic Leadership-a specialist advisory company on Leadership Development, Reputation Management, Crisis Management and Scenarios Planning. Janine has extensive Corporate, Government and Entrepreneurial skills over 40 years in various sectors from financial services, mining, and telecommunications. She has operated in over 15 African countries, advised multinational organizations, and provided world class advisory services to over 50 stock exchange listed companies. She also sits on multiple boards namely UNICEF – Influential Women’s Circle, Circle of Lift (Investment Company and NPO), International Brand Reputation Community (INBREC) Global – Advisory Board, International women’s Forum (IWFSA), Strategic African Women’s initiative of Leadership (SAWIL) and Global Circle of Business Women (GCBW).

Hosia Malekane
CEO
Dijalo Property Group