Kgotso Hope Lekau is the Founder of the New Generation International Foundation’, Founder of the
Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’. He is a Multiple Award-winning Social Entrepreneur,
Inspirational Speaker, Media Personality, Producer, Content Manager for a Global online Magazine
called NextMag’ , a Columnist for a Local South African Online Magazine called Being Magazine’ , also a
PR and Brand Strategist. Kgotso’s interest ranges from Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Media,
Politics, Tourism, Fashion, Arts and Jesus over all.
Kgotso Hope Lekau overcame cancer at a young age of 12 years old after a neardeath experience;
Kgotso used his experience to empower and discover his purpose and ventured into being the answer to
many across the world from Africa, through his foundation impacting over 300000 young people from
ages of 13 to 35 years.
Kgotso founded the New Generation Org now known as the NGIFoundation at age 16, a platform for
young people to be empowered, nurtured for leadership, entrepreneurship and Life itself. Building a
generation of young people who are passionate, vibrant and transforming their world. The New
Generation Int’l foundation runs in SIX countries in Africa which are; South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon,
Nigeria, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
In the past 7 years that Kgotso has been in the Social and media space, he has continuously grew his
brand and has had phenemonal accomplishments, achievements and engagements from multiple
awards & recognisation local, national, continental & international e.g. Western Cape Peer Educator,
Youngest leader of the Year, WCED RCL, chosen to lead youths in Southern Africa as the Regional leader
under the Global Youth Leaders Forum, Top 100 Young Nelson Mandela, Changemaker, Future Africa
Leader Nominee three times [2015,2017,2018], Global Youth Award by RoundtableGL & invited by
Microsoft to their Tech Summit, Global Change Ambassador, Trazilblazer of the Year in 2019 Southern
Africa, First official columnist in the local South African Online Magazine, Face of Arts Africa and many
more.Kgotso Hope Lekau launched his Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’ which has impacted over 3
million people all across South Africa in 1 year of existence. BrandKHL works and collaborates with brand
& companies in creating content for awareness, sales and traffic. Producing and creating new innovative
platforms of impact and expand the vision of KHL. In the year 2018, BrandKHL kick started with a radio
show at Radio7551 called `Next Generation’ reaching 3000 youths weekly , moved on to other platforms
and one of the biggest achievement in 2018 was being chosen by News24 as Top 100 NM and shooting a
documentary following the footsteps of Nelson Mandela.
In 2019, the brand grew and tookover more media scenes in South Africa including Fashion, Arts and
Television; one of achievements is our tours, branding sessions, judging engagements and our very own Online TV Show #HangoutwithKG
