Penny Lebyane
Born Penny Matshidiso Lebyane, in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. Penny has become a multi-levelled media practitioner, with over 20 years’ experience in both Radio and Television. She is a mother, advocate for change and a passionate speaker on all things’ mental wellness amongst other topics.
Her career started at community radio station – The Voice of Soweto. Penny hosted ETV’s Sunrise, and Women’s Talk Show called Motswako on SABC2 for 5 seasons amongst other things.
Career highlight was an exclusive interview on international news network; Aljazeera about the impact Oprah Winfrey had on African Women and their Development. The network identified Lebyane as a Voice for African Women.
Penny is passionate about community building, women and youth development and has worked closely with various government, NGO’s, educational institutions and corporate companies on issues of women development, mental health, youth empowerment, education, self-actualisation and community development.
In 2012 she established The Penny Lebyane Foundation which offers a mentorship programme to schools and higher learning institutions providing career and personal guidance to young people in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga where she spent most of her childhood.
- Member of an exciting initiative in the content creation space in South Africa called Black Line Content Hub
- Hosts a podcast with Viva Nation, an Afro Futuristic Digital Platform. The podcast will be relooking at SA Popculture for the last 30yrs through music
- Hosts Inspired Sundays on Radio 2000 every Sunday 15h00 – 18h00
- Hosts Umphakathi which is a show that deals with service delivery issues on the critical and popular Moja Love every Tuesday & Thursday
- Global Citizen Champion of Change Ambassador