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South African adventurer and motivational speaker

Sibusiso VilaneOIB (born 5 December 1970, Shongwe Mission in Mpumalanga) is a South African adventurer, motivational speaker, and author of the book To the Top from Nowhere.

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An adventurer, marathon runner, mountaineer, and expedition leader, he has also served as the Chief Scout of Scouts South Africa.

Sibusiso has been married to Nomsa since 1995 and is the father of four – three girls and a boy.

Early life

His Swazi mother and South African father moved the family to Swaziland where Vilane was schooled (from the age of 11).

Sibusiso completed his O levels at the Mater Dolorosa school in Swaziland. After a time as a labourer and drawing on his experienced as a goatherder, Vilane began his working career as a game ranger at Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland in 1993. In 1996, he met John Doble who became a friend and benefactor and who was instrumental in finding the necessary sponsorship for Vilane' Christopher Columbus ‑ Facts, Voyage & Discovery | HISTORY DYW