TOP TEN RICHEST BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS | EDITORIAL
Name: Vincent Zwlibanzi Mntambo Born: 17 September 1957 Nationality: South African Alma mater: Yale University (UK), University of the North West Occupation: Chairman of ASG Consulting Solutions Net worth: R1.01 billion
Vincent Mntambo Known as the master dodger from his time avoiding the police during the Soweto students’ uprising in 1976, V i n c e n t M n t a m b o h a s c e r t a i n l y e a r n e d h i s s t r i p e s a s o n e o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’s l e a d i n g b u s i n e s s m e n .
HOW HE MADE HIS MONEY
HOW HE MADE HIS MONEY
His first experience with a leadership role was as head prefect at Musi High School in Primville. He was also the school’s representative on the Soweto Students’ Representative Council. This led to him becoming a leader of the 1976 Soweto uprisings, and the master dodger earned his name because the police were never able to arrest him. While 11 of his schoolmates were on trial, Mntambo was on the run for five months and bravely avoided the temptation to go into exile.
After returning from Yale, Mntambo spent some time teaching law at UNISA before joining the International Mediation Service of South Africa as Regional Director. His experience studying law in two countries, as well as his role in the Soweto uprisings, meant that Mntambo was an excellent conflict mediator, which fast-tracked his rise to become President of the South African Association of Conflict Intervention.
He followed this with an LLB from the University of the North West, which he paid for through his passion for street photography and a bursary he received from the university. He gained experience in administrative duties through various roles within the personnel department at the University of the North West before the Education Opportunity Council gave him the opportunity to study law at Yale.
Throughout his career he has held the position of Non-Executive Director of Aveng; Non-Executive Chair of the Commision for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration; Executive Director of the Independent Mediation Services of South Africa; has been a Senior Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and was the Director General of Gauteng. Currently he serves as a Non-Executive Director for Eyesizwe Coal, Everest Applied Technologies, and Exxaro Resources; he is Executive Director at Sediba Consulting; and is serving as Chairman of ASG Consulting Solutions.
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