Zakes Bantwini celebrates graduation from Harvard Business School
South African singer and record producer Zakes Bantwini is celebrating an educational milestone.
Grammy award-winning South African musician Zakes Bantwini has completed an educational program at Harvard Business School.
Taking to Instagram, Bantwini celebrated his achievement of completing The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports course at the top business school.
The 'Osama' hitmaker reflected how completing the milestone was a bucket list item, ticked off his list.
'Completing this executive education program at Harvard Business School is more than a personal achievement, it's a powerful statement about where African creatives belong, in every global conversation, in every boardroom, and at every table where the future is being shaped,' he captioned a series of pictures.
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