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Press Start Mzansi is the podcast where innovation, policy, business, and play meet to explore the future of gaming in South Africa and across the continent.Each episode features in-depth conversations with game developers, investors, government leaders, and creative entrepreneurs who are shaping Africa’s digital creative economy.We unpack how gaming is driving youth employment, digital transformation, local storytelling, and inclusive growth and why it matters now more than ever.Let’s press start on the future of African games.#GamingForGood #PressStartMzansi
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Signup to Generate a PitchPress Start Mzansi is the podcast where innovation, policy, business, and play meet to explore the future of gaming in South Africa and across the continent. Each episode features in-depth conversations with game developers, investors, government leaders, and creative entrepreneurs who are shaping Africa’s digital creative economy.
Press Start Mzansi is hosted by Bandile Phuthuma. The show has published 8 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep 8, Identity, Creativity and Building Games from the Heart of Africa with Homolang “Nathi” Marule" (26 November 2025, 52 minutes), "Ep 7, Mobility, Storytelling and Innovation in the Digital Age with Albi Modise" (12 November 2025, 45 minutes), and "Ep 6, Made in Africa: Building Bold Games with Ben Myres of Nyamakop" (10 November 2025, 38 minutes).
Press Start Mzansi publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 8 episodes.
Booking probability for Press Start Mzansi is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Press Start Mzansi requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Press Start Mzansi's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Press Start Mzansi are Fitness, Golf & Recreation and Business & Management Consulting. Press Start Mzansi has a leisure audience.
Bandile Phuthuma hosts Press Start Mzansi, a leisure podcast with 8 episodes published.
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Episode #8
<p>Ep 8 – Identity, Creativity and Building Games from the Heart of Africa with Homolang “Nathi” Marule</p><p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Homolang “Nathi” Marule, founder and CEO of Atrybute...
<p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Albi Modise, Senior Executive Manager for Communication and Marketing at the Gautrain Management Agency. With more than two decades of experience across...
<p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we speak with Ben Myres, the creative force behind Nyamakop, one of South Africa’s most acclaimed independent game studios. From Semblance, the first African-developed title...
<p>Building a Game Development Ecosystem from the Ground Up with Raymond Ledwaba</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Raymond Ledwaba, CEO of ITTHYNK Gaming, to explore what it really...
Press Start Mzansi
<p>Moving People, Moving Futures with Gautrain CEO Tshepo Kgobe</p><p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Tshepo Kgobe, Chief Executive Officer of the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA), to explore how...
<p>Telling South Africa’s Digital Story with Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele</p><p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele from the Department of Communications and...
<p>Telling Gauteng’s Story Through Gaming and Digital Tourism</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Press Start Mzansi, we sit down with Barba Gaoganediwe, Head of Marketing at the Gauteng Tourism Authority, to explore...
<p>In our very first episode, we speak to Zaid Motala, Legal Advisor at the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund, about why the Fund is investing in South Africa’s gaming industry — and what that means for the future of work...
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CEO, Co-Founder, and Creative Director, Nyamakop
Chief Executive Officer, Gautrain Management Agency
Atrybute Studios
Gautrain Management Agency
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