13 things about Mister Universe South Africa 2024 Ntando Lurwengu

Ntando Lurwengu won the 23rd edition of Mister South Africa. He represented South Africa in the inaugural edition in Mister Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Lurwengu is a South African entrepreneur, model and beauty king. He is originally from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

On June 7, 2025, Lurwengu turned 26. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is Sibongile Lurwengu‘s son.
2. He is Nicky Nkanyiso Lurwengu‘s brother.
3. He attended Hoërskool Stellenberg High School and Eduvos, which are both in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
4. He won Mister Hoërskool Stellenberg High School 2016.
5. From 2016 to 2019, he attended Eduvos where he earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce.
6. From 2019 to 2020, he was a sales and social media manager at Entrepreneurship School SA in Cape Town.
7. From 2020 to 2022, he was a managing director at Maxime Flagranti Media in in Somerset West, Western Cape and the chief marketing officer of 50 PERCENT OFF in Somerset West.
8. He won Mister South Africa 2021.
9. In 2023, he joined AES Global in Cape Town as a client success manager.
10. In 2024, he visited the United States.
11. He is Mister Universe South Africa 2024.
12. He was a Mister Universe 2024 candidate.
13. He was a Mister South Africa 2025 judge.

TIMELINE

Ntando has worked within the areas of business communications, account and brand and client relationship management. He is skilled in new business development, lead generation and conversion, public speaking, account management, communications management, copywriting, web content writing, marketing and sales, social media and the development of go-to-market strategies.

2010s

• On August 16, 2016, he competed against 12 other Mister Hoërskool Stellenberg High School 2016 candidates and won the title.
• In April 2019, he joined Entrepreneurship School SA in Cape Town.

2020s

• In January 2020, he left Entrepreneurship School SA and joined Maxime Flagranti Media in Somerset West.
• In March 2020, he joined 50 PERCENT OFF in Somerset West.
• On November 6, 2021, he won Mister South Africa 2021 at The Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
• In January 2022, he left Maxime Flagranti Media.
• In February 2022, he left 50 PERCENT OFF.
• On December 10, 2022, he crowned his successor Mister South Africa 2022 Fuad Williams at the Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre in Johannesburg.
• In January 2023, he became an AES Global employee.
• On March 2, 2024, he was at Allan Gray V&A Waterfront in Cape Town where he facilitated proceedings and introduced speakers at an event that aimed to equip attendees with information and insights to help them on their journey to achieving sustainable and long term financial wellbeing.
• On May 22, 2024, he was appointed Mister Universe South Africa 2024.
• On December 1, 2024, he attended Mister Teen South Africa 2024 at Vodacom World Events in Noordwyk, Midrand, Johannesburg.
• On December 22, 2024, he represented South Africa at Mister Universe 2024 and competed against 12 other candidates at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was unplaced.
• He was featured in the February 2025 edition of the Playgirl magazine.
• On December 6, 2025, he served as a Mister South Africa 2025 judge at Vodacom World Events in Johannesburg.