TUMI MAKGABO ON

Upbringing “my parents worked hard and had tenacity.” Learning A self-confessed bookwormwho reads up to ten books at a time she says “It has been a huge learning curve for me and there is still a lot to learn. The challenges are without doubt numerous but again they have forced me to push myself harder to learn more.” Practice According to this broadcasting icon, for whom presenting programs has become second nature, there was a time when this wasn’t so “The more you do something, the more comfortable you feel doing it………that naturally leads to an improvement in how you perform your duties” Maturing “Getting older in my mind means that you have experienced the things of life and you can reflect a little on what you have done right and what some of the things are that you may not be so pleased about.” Honours Roll: At 30 she had interviewed Mandela, Bush, Kofi Anan and the Dalai Lama among other world leaders. Received in 2004, in London, Eagle award alongside George Weah and Mae Jamison(the first black woman in space)