{"id":237280,"date":"2022-09-15T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=121441"},"modified":"2022-09-15T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:27:24","slug":"sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports-loving director believes new job is about teamwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121442\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=121442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-121442 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121442 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marketing guru turned sports administrator Vuyo Bongela is the new head of Madibaz Sport in Gqeberha. Photo: Full Stop Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sport is key to creating a unified environment and Vuyo Bongela plans to make it central to student life as she steps into a brand-new role at Nelson Mandela University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSport, in general, is critical in building a sense of oneness and to be part of nation-building,\u201d said the institution\u2019s incoming director of sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe university is a microcosm of society and we need to consider how we can offer the same value as national teams, albeit on a scale commensurate with the university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bongela is acutely aware that it will take teamwork to successfully roll out her game plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn isiXhosa we have a saying that means \u2018I am who I am because of others\u2019,\u201d she said shortly after taking office on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Her \u201cteam\u201d at Madibaz Sport consist of management staff and student-athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be disingenuous for me to think I could tackle any challenges alone. Together, we will find solutions and implement them collectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She believes in what she termed \u201ca humanising approach\u201d while helping people discover the best versions of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForegrounding people before hierarchies is vital for any team I\u2019m part of. We are human first and titles second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bongela said she admired the Madibaz Sport team for their competence and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited about how we will create a response to the mandate of the university while bringing Madibaz Sport to the centre of student life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old from Butterworth previously held the position of deputy director of marketing, during which time she played a prominent role in the rebranding of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>With this background, Bongela believes that she can direct Madibaz Sport on a path that falls in line with the university\u2019s strategic objectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are part of co-creating what Nelson Mandela University should feel and look like,\u201d she told her new colleagues. \u201cI honestly believe this is one of the best universities to work for in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her association with NMU started in 2009 as the senior manager of branding when she took on the responsibility of positioning the university within the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to sport, she loves being a participant and spectator. As the former, she has completed several half-Ironman races in East London and Durban before graduating to the full-distance event in Gqeberha in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>She is also a two-time Comrades Marathon finisher, which is a testimony to her physical ability and mental strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to being part of your team and taking Madibaz Sport to greater heights while having fun,\u201d was her simple message to student-athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would also like to acknowledge my predecessor for the foundation laid to which I will be contributing as I take on this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">77<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/sports-loving-director-believes-new-job-is-about-teamwork\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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