NESTUM
About NESTUM
Nestum’s aspirations have not always revolved around conquering the entertainment industry. She once cherished the idea of healing wounded souls as a social worker.
999 MUSIC
Her destiny changed course when music stable 999 was looking for a rapper and Speedy was quick to recommend Nestum. She agreed to give the auditions her best shot. Arthur loved her and the rest is history. It was in 1995 when she waltzed into the tight Abashante family. A creative interlude yielded offerings like Girls which featured Abba, Settling the Score, Vuka Uzenzele, Into Enjani and Musukwenza Lonto, she performed with Zombo, Queen, Stitch and Arthur. What she perceived as a major break had more to do with the unleashing of her monster hit, Paraka.
JAM ALLEY
Nestum was called for auditions at Jam Alley. She sizzled at the youth programme on the day she performed there, so much that she impressed the executives of the youth variety show. “Two talents were short-listed for the job. Both presenters were invited to alternately present on Jam Alley for two months. At the end, viewers choose their winner.” Nestum strolled into the Jam Alley studio in 2001 and impacted.
BRAND MARKETING
Before leaving Jam Alley in 2003, Nestum had successfully juggled her performances over the weekend with studies for a diploma in Business Management. She embarked on roadshows. going all over the country, including Botswana and Swaziland. “We promoted fourteen dairy products whereby we would set up a stage, entertain, educate and host a tasting of a variety of new products. Our target was mostly high schools and supermarkets, around 2004 until 2005.”
RETURN TO SHOWBIZ
It was marked by a collaboration project featuring Nestum, Zombo and Power. “This was the most exciting time for me, getting to know my fans all over again” she recalls. Arthur played a pivotal role, finding her projects to do. Before long, she became the face of Standard Bank Maestro debit card. She would compere at shows that ran from Friday until Sunday, educating people on the art of swiping, the wisdom of having a debit card as opposed to carrying cash. Prize draws kept the crowds enthralled.
RETURN TO SHOWBIZ
In 2006 Nestum joined Lesedi FM. Initially she was to work mostly on outside broadcast, talking to people and simply getting used to broadcasting. The first test was her stint in Lesotho, which was closely followed by co-presenting with the legendary Chomane Chomane for a week, and later his colleague Thuso Motaung for a further week. This stint led to her presenting the Friday and Saturday show Diaroropa, a party time slot which broadcasted between 9pm to lam. Another milestone for her was her appearance on Backstage which aired on E-Tv. In 2019 she assumed the task of being the Station Coordinator for Lesedi FM.
CAREER
Nestum has done MCing and promotions for major entertainment events and has also done promotions for Standard Bank, Car Free Day with artist like the late Brown Dash, Kelly Khumalo, Malaika, Ntando, to mention but a few, including the MEC Mr. Jacob’s. She also has done promos for brands Wild Island, Strepsils, Vodacom National Road shows and YEBO FEVA. She has MCed for different schools as a motivational speaker and invited as a guest for career day. She has also participated in the Cancer Awareness Campaign with the Morning Live Show. She has also been a presenter on a music request show called Please Call Me with former Jam Alley Presenter the late V-mash and comedian named Pule. She is currently working for SABC Lesedi FM as an Office Administrator. Adding to her skills and talents, she is now a professional DJ and has played various establishment around Soweto and in the Free State. She is currently the founder of a company called GIG which stands for Get It Girl.