Morare Manaka
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Morare Manaka is a strategic marketing and business development leader with extensive experience in destination marketing, trade and investment promotion, tourism, stakeholder collaboration, and market development. Renowned for his analytical thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and hands-on leadership, he has a proven ability to identify emerging market opportunities, develop evidence-based strategies, and deliver sustainable business growth.
Morare began his career with the South African Breweries (SAB) as a trainee while completing a BCom in Accounting and a Teaching Diploma at the University of the North (now the University of Limpopo). He later joined British Petroleum (BP), where he continued his graduate business training before being recruited by Total South Africa, which sponsored his Business Management studies through the Paris Chamber of Commerce. At Total, he served as a Marketing Development Liaison, leading initiatives that strengthened dealership performance and franchise development through close collaboration with business development and sales teams.
Combining his academic foundation with strong entrepreneurial acumen, Morare established a successful distribution business in partnership with British American Tobacco (formerly the Rembrandt Group). He later expanded the business by leveraging the same distribution network to launch MTN prepaid cellular products, demonstrating his ability to identify and capitalise on new market opportunities.
Driven by his passion for tourism and international trade, Morare founded an inbound tourism company that facilitated trade missions and market assessments across the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands. This international exposure enabled him to participate in high-level business negotiations spanning tourism, trade, logistics, and import-export sectors.
As Founder and Managing Director of BAM Strategic Marketing, now operating under BAM-SA Group, Morare has led the delivery of strategic marketing, destination branding, investment promotion, and stakeholder engagement programmes for public and private sector clients. His work focuses on developing integrated marketing strategies, fostering collaborative partnerships, and positioning destinations and organisations for sustainable economic growth.
Committed to continuous learning and leadership excellence, Morare completed the Leading for Organisational Impact executive programme at the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, USA. This has further strengthened his ability to lead organisations through global trends, economic uncertainty, and rapidly evolving market conditions.
Today, Morare is recognised for building high-performing collaborative teams, developing innovative market-led solutions, and cultivating trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders across multiple sectors.