
Zandile Ndhlovu
@zandithemermaid
Ocean Explorer • Author • Storyteller • Speaker • Freedive • Ambassadiver • Black Mermaid Foundation
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Want to know more about today's #17GlobalGoals Salon that started just before 9am CAT? Find the details here: tedxjohannesburg.com/2024-17-global…, and come join us at GIBS Business School #SDG7 #MandelaDay #TEDxJoburg


Zandile Ndhlovu Zandile Ndhlovu: "My grandmom used to say - We've always lived with nature. Nature does not come before us, and we don't come before her." #SwimmingWithSharks #SwimmingWithWhales #HarmoniousStewrdship #17GlobalGoals #SDG14 #MandelaDay2024 #TEDxJoburg


Zandile Ndhlovu Zandile Ndhlovu says South Africa may be free today, but spatial planning still remains in Apartheid days. "How do you dream about the world you never seen before?" #FearOfWater #GiftOfBeingPresent #HarmoniousStewrdship #17GlobalGoals #SDG14 #MandelaDay2024

"We have to believe that it belongs to us too... that is how we protect anything" The ocean is an invitation to remind us where we come from, Zandile Ndhlovu #TEDxJoburg #MandelaDay #17GlobalGoals #OceanConservation

Zandile Ndhlovu Zandile Ndhlovu: "The ocean is always an invitation. An invitation about where we come from... Swimming must become a universal basic right... Swimming is an equaliser." #HarmoniousStewrdship #17GlobalGoals #SDG14 #MandelaDay2024 #TEDxJoburg


Zandile Ndhlovu explains to Ithateng Mokgoro how she uses her #BlackMermaidFoundation to promote the love of swimming among disadvantaged communities. "It's so hard to care for something you've never seen." #HarmoniousStewrdship #17GlobalGoals #SDG14 #MandelaDay2024 #TEDxJoburg


The #17GlobalGoals salon has come to the end. Thank you to the 17 speakers who talked on the 17 SDG’s. Thank you to the partners United Nations in South Africa GIBS Business School NelsonMandela for making this salon possible. #17GlobalGoals #SDG17 #MandelaDay2024 #TEDxJoburg


Zandile Ndhlovu your talk was beautiful and inspiring!

NOW on Channel Africa #RiseAndShine we host SA's first black African freediving instructor Zandile Ndhlovu Speaking to us, she says "The present sets the tone for everything we are going to do in our lives" #InspiringAfricans #TheAfricanPerspective

This week, we hang out with Zandile Ndhlovu, South Africa's first black woman freediving instructor, who is fighting to dent the legacy of apartheid’s Separate Amenities Act.


Let's chat BIMS week with Zandile Ndhlovu 🩵! In 2023, she was one of our phenomenal keynote speakers. Stay tuned to see who our keynote speakers are this year 🌊✨

CultureObservatory 1st #GqFirstThursday was a hit! Keynote Zandile Ndhlovu mesmerized the audience with her story! Joined by @RebeccaRagangi & @OyamaVanto, the event sparked connections & collaborations. #WomenInMaritime #CreativeEconomies


Zandile Ndhlovu, also known as the “Black Mermaid” is proving that black women can dive into the ocean without hesitation. Ndhlovu, a professional free-diving instructor, has broken new grounds and found herself diving into uncharted waters. Koena Mashale sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-afr…

How swimming helps Zandile Ndhlovu push for ocean conservation | #SDGs | TEDxJohannesburg | #MandelaDay youtu.be/xOxfSMAb6z4?si…


I’m so proud to share that Zandi’s Song is now available in Portuguese too! Launching Bienal do Livro SP - visit our stand aaaand, you can order yours ——> viajantedotempo.com/loja/cancao-de… 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

Honoured to be part of the Lewis Pugh Foundation’s #EnvironmentalSportsChampions list amongst some really inspiring people! See the full list here: lewispughfoundation.org/sports-champio…

