Bruce Dube is the Founder and CEO of Nine80 Digital Media which is a digital publishing company that targets Africa’s fast growing youth demographic. Since the launch of the business Nine80 Digital Media has reached +80 Million African youth, generated 185 Million Sessions and 270 Million Page Views.
Under his helm the company has been trusted by brands such as Google, Vodacom, Cell C, Spotify, Heineken, Nokia, Samsung, Nedbank, Huawei, Sanral, Heineken, Boston City Campus, Bacardi, Budweiser, DSTV to run their ad campaigns.
Not only has he facilitated the growth of Nine80 Digital Media in South Africa but he also saw the expansion of the digital publishing business to countries such as Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Nine80 Digital Media currently owns +20 digital assets in categories such as youth, music, entrepreneurship, entertainment, education, employment, food, farming, health, financial literacy and more!
RECOGNITION
Bruce Has been recognised by institutions such as;
Forbes – “30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa”
Financial Mail – SA’s Top Young Black Execs and featured in their yearly ‘Black Book’
Mail & Guardian – “Top 200 Young People in SA”
News24 –“ Top 30 Young Mandelas”
The Sowetan – “SA’s Top 100 Young Bosses”
Sunday World – “Unsung Heroes”
Brand South Africa –“Top 40 Under 40 Young People In SA List”
The Young Independents – “SADC Top 100 of 2018”
Africa Youth Awards –“ Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee”
DHL’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Program
Avance Media- “2020 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS”
Forty Under 40 Awards SA – Media (Digital and Social) Nominee
MEDIA EXPOSURE
- Man Magazine Cover
- Forbes
- Financial Mail
- China Central Television
- TEDx Talks
- Brussels’ cafebabel.com, the European Magazine
- Mail & Guardian
- ETV Sunrise
- SABC 2 Morning Live
- YO TV Blue Couch
- YFM
- SA FM
- Talk Radio 702
- Power FM
- Hectic Nine 9
- Biz Community
- The New Age Newspaper
- Transform Magazine