The "President's Poet" - Zolani Mkiva

Highlights of his career include:

· President Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994
· President Thabo Mbeki's inauguration in 1999
· Launch of The Children's Promise (Thabo Mbeki's personal project)
· Introduced Thabo Mbeki at the Childrens Celebration (November 2000)
· Introduced Thabo Mbeki in Libya
· He is Thabo Mbeki & Nelson Mandela's personal praise poet but is not on the pay role