South Africa, Feb. 18 -- On December 14th 2018, Khanyi Dhlomo made headlines after announcing that she'd be closing down Ndalo Media. The industry gave a collective shudder and my mind started reeling. How could this be? This is a strong black woman (like me) who's been described as a media mogul, who shattered the glass ceiling for a lot of women by building a prominent and unique empire.

Ndalo Media captivated audiences through the creation of exceptional content across their multiple publications and events. In fact, Destiny Magazine had just recently acquired licensing for the 71-year old Elle media brand. I had a ton of questions but one echoed the loudest - how did it all go wrong?

Reality check

Khanyi founded and headed Ndalo Me...