Last Updated on June 7, 2023 by Roborts
Khaya Dlanga is a South African Author, Blogger, and Senior Communications Manager for Content Excellence and Digital at Coca-Cola. Khaya studied at the AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town but had to drop out due to financial reasons.
Khaya Dlanga Age
He was born on April 16th, 1980, in rural Transkei, South Africa. He’s currently in his 40s.
Girlfriends/Relationship Life
Though not married, He has dated Priscilla Menoe and South African television personality Boity Thulo.
Career
There’s something spectacular about him, he’s the author of the bestselling book “Things Really Do Happen To Me” and “To Quote Myself: A Memoir.” He looked for a job for some time in the advertising companies but couldn’t get one until he pulled a stunt. Khaya Dlanga pulled a stunt by writing a funny CV that got the attention of an agency. This is what he has to say;
“I didn’t have a qualification and wanted a job at a highly awarded advertising agency, My CV was to show that I can be creative and funny, which is what they wanted.”
Throughout his illustrious career, he has worked as a Senior Communications Manager of Creative Excellence and also as a Senior Communications Manager of Creative Excellence and Digital at Coca-Cola South Africa for six years. While with Coca-cola he invented something spectacular, which is the Share a Coke campaign in Australia and this went viral in other countries. This great idea fetched him awards such as;
- Gold Loerie for Marketing Effectiveness
- Gold Cannes lion
- Black Eagle
- Honorary membership in the University of the Witwatersrand Chapter’s Golden Key Award.
He has also worked as a Copywriter at the Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town and Black River FC between 2003 and 2007.
Let us look at his social accounts. He has gained more than 200,000 followers on Instagram. His youtube channel has progressed rapidly to over 13,000 subscribers and the channel was created as far back as Jul 3, 2006.
