Siya Xuza And Dr Jerry Gule factor in on promoting homegrown tech innovation

Published: Feb. 14, 2016, 4:24 p.m.

b'Siyabulela Xuza is a young engineering graduate from Harvard, who got his start in science very young, experimenting with rocket fuel in his mother\\u2019s kitchen in a little rural town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. \\n\\nWhile still very young, he would later become quite well-known for his prowess in the field of energy engineering, winning numerous awards and endowments from around the world\\u2014 so much so that he even had a planet named after him.\\n\\nThese days, he\\u2019s back on the continent, and alongside spearheading a business focusing on the commercialisation of solar cells and related solar technologies, he serves as Brand Ambassador for French oil giant, Total.\\n\\nThis chat features Siya, and Total\\u2019s GM for the company\\u2019s Marketing Services Competency Centre (Pty) Limited, Dr Jerry Gule.'