Izwi multimedia is a brand new black woman owned empowerment driven Media Company that aims to produce outstanding media content for the local and international markets. The company is spearheaded by the dynamic Thandi Ramathesele. She is a phenomenon in the local industry having spent many years working at the SABC.

Thandi joined the SABC in 1990 starting with Radio airtime sales and spent years working across the radio portfolio of the SABC. She joined SABC in June 1994 as Category Manager for talk shows, music and local drama. After 3 years in that position, she spent time in programme scheduling before she moved on to become Head of Programme for SABC 2.

Later, in 1999 she graduated to General Manager of SABC Africa and Africa 2 Africa which was a wonderful training ground from which she grew into the position of General Manager SABC 2. Her upwards trajectory has seen her learn the business at every level and has made her the leader that she is today.
But Thandi is more than just a broadcaster; she has worked extensively in advertising for multinational firms such as Ogilvy & Mather and Sonnerberg, Muphy and Leo Burnett and consulted to Primedia, Comutanet. This experience allows her to understand the corporate sector intimately.

Thandi has not rested on her laurels; she has completed an extensive Global Executive Development programme through Institute of Business Science which included spending time in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the UK with lectures conducted by professors from Standford and Berkeley Universities.

In the last two, IZWI MULTIMEDIA has established relationship with TV channels in a number of African countries in various regions, SADC, West and East Africa, through the distribution of TV content to the various TV channels in our continent.

All of this experience has led Thandi to set up IZWI MULTIMEDIA to begin generating her own media properties from the ground up. One such show is HOUSECALL, a medical talk show currently broadcast on SABC 2 and Bonitas Radio Medical Programme broadcast in 9 African Languages. IZWI MULTIMEDIA is committed to making television for the people, shows that really connect with South Africa and the rest of the continent that engage in an empowered and contractive manner.

Thandi’s strong relationship with the production industry across the country allows IZWI MULTIMEDIA access to all the experience and infrastructure needed to generate quality work.

IZWI MULTIMEDIA has been contacted by SABC Africa to produce HEALTH MATTERS, a health based programme focusing on health issues across the continent, covering issues ranging from health policies, infrastructure, Nepad health initiatives, lifestyle disease etc. The IZWI MULTIMEDIA is also co producer for Africa. Both these programmes will premier with the relaunch of SABC Africa in March 2006.