Former Transnet head of corporate and public affairs John Dludlu joined Absa on 10 August 2010 as the group executive responsible for group communication. He is a former journalist and was editor of the Sowetan 2002-2004, spent nearly 10 years at Business Day and briefly served as the newspaper's acting deputy editor. A graduate of Rhodes University's School of Journalism and Media Studies, he supports its John Dludlu Scholarship for Ethical Journalism and is also one of the longest-serving judges of the Mondi Shanduka Print Journalism Awards.
