Sandile Shabangu
Nickname: 'Professor Brief'
South African young aspiring ICT entrepreneur
Born
in Nelspruit
South Africa
Sandile is the current president and founder of Sancom Interactive; a design, software engineering and web development company. He is currently completing his degree in Computer Science at the Univeristy of Cape Town. Sandile has represented South Africa at the Your Big Year global competition run by Smaller Earth; a company based in the UK with a goal to touch 20 million lives by 2020.
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With 60,000 applicants from 221 countries (that’s more countries participating with us than the Olympics and the UN), Smaller Earth has built an inspiring competition to positively impact the world.
Through a series of tasks with themes of entrepreneurship and global citizenship, applicants will compete to win the grand prize, a year-long trip to 5 continents meeting community and world leaders. Your Big Year is a featured event of Global Entrepreneurship Week, which is endorsed by world leaders including President Obama and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
On November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), Smaller Earth announced 3 tasks for judgment. From these 111, Smaller Earth narrowed this down to 16 dedicated and inspirational people to be flown to Liverpool for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2012, where they will compete in “The Apprentice” style challenges. The ultimate winner of the grand prize will be announced on March 15 at the closing dinner for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral.
AYICO is an acronym for African Youth In Computing and is all about helping bridge the computing and technology divide among the sons and daughter of mother Africa.
Sancom Interactive (Pty) Ltd is a professional IT consultancy firm, based in Cape Town, established in 2010. We are a crew of multi-talented designers, engineers, computer programmers and web developers who blend intuition with technological innovation. We provide turn-key IT solutions ranging from custom web design & development, eMarketing & Online branding up to software design and development.
I have founded the tome generation as a way students and entrepreneurs can use to socialise and learn more about each other across industries.
Educational history
Secondary
Phatfwa High School, Nelspruit, South Africa (2008)
Tertiary
Cape Town, South Africa | 2011 - 2011
GEPS - Personal Mastery Programme
Johannesburg, South Africa | 2009 - 2011
Financial management - FINA002
Johannesburg, South Africa | 2010 - 2010
Financial Management - Financial management for non-finance managers
Nelspruit, South Africa | 2007 - 2007
International Teacher - Teaching
Cape Town, South Africa | 2001 - present
Bsc - Computer Science, Marketing
Activities
Memberships
Student Member, 2012 - present
Computer Society South Africa [CSSA] focuses its activities, events and publications in five primary areas:
ICT Policy representing industry practitioners at Government level.
Education and training to elevate the level of ICT capability in South Africa.
Professional development and advancement. Employers of CSSA members know that the membership vetting process is thorough and responsible.
Community development, in terms of projects, that enhances the standards and levels of ICT for the greater good of the country.
Transformation in ICT-E. CSSA supports the ICT Charter Working Group www.ictcharter.org.za and the Department of Trade and Industry's BEE database of empowered companies www.thedti.gov.za
With over 3000 members throughout South Africa CSSA is widely recognised as a professional body in South Africa for ICT practitioners.The CSSA is a dynamic organisation, moving with its industry and facilitating change and development for the benefit of all.
Social Leader, 2012 - present
Social Leader, 2012 - present
Entrepreneur, 2012 - present
Entrepreneur, 2012 - present
Student leader, 2012 - present
Ambassador, 2011 - present
community
Social Activist, 2012 - present
Launched on February 5th 2011, this social network represents a strategic effort to democratize humanitarianism. Its goal is to create and unite humanitarians around the world, engage them in discussion and facilitate the mutual education process to ultimately create powerful grass-root social movements that will help us change the world in line with our vision.
Changemaker, 2011 - present
The Global Changemakers are a select group of young people, aged from 16 to 25, who have demonstrated a significant track record of achievement in their local communities through social entrepreneurship, community activism and volunteer work. These exceptional young people are part of a global network where they share ideas, knowledge, and best practices, and where they work individually and together on projects that directly impact the lives of those in their local communities.
Currently there are over 730 Changemakers from 120 countries working alongside more than 50,000 other young people to promote positive social change.
Change Maker, 2011 - present
The Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) is one of the most expansive alliances of organizations ever created, linking thousands of groups in 180 countries. GYAN is a youth-led 501(c)3 not for profit corporation, registered in New York City, Mexico City and Accra, and holds Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Game Changer, 2011 - present
Generation Waking Up is a global campaign to ignite a generation of young people to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world.
African Youth in Computing
Founder & Owner, 2011 - present
Other Activities
Pool
Veteran, 2003 - present
I even play with one hand
