19/05/2026
Sometimes the real magic of a trade show does not happen on the trade-room floor.
It happens in the pause.
The moment when a fellow attendee says, “come and meet this person.”
The moment when a hidden gem is seen.
The moment when reputation, trust and social capital are not kept for ourselves, but invested in someone else.
At Africa's Travel Indaba 2026 powered by Department of Tourism, we met Sisa Ngondo, Founder & CEO of Nansi Rail a rail tour operating business started in 2026 with a dream to help people experience South Africa differently.
And we were reminded again why handSHakeSA exists built by the team at Skywalk Innovations.
Because when people pay trust forward, doors can open.
A recommendation can become a meeting.
A meeting can become a relationship.
A relationship can become a commercial opportunity.
And one act of recognition can help a new business move from unseen to unforgettable.
This is what we mean when we speak about making reputation portable and valuable.
Not just for the well-known.
Not just for the already connected.
But for the entrepreneurs, dreamers and builders who are doing the work and waiting for someone to say: I see you.
As a small social investment, we are sharing this recognition video for Nansi Rail Pty LTD , watermarked and projected through the handShakeSA lens, because visibility matters.
Please visit Sisa at: www.nansirail.co.za
Connect with Nansi Rail.
Follow their journey.
Share their story.
Because if someone once opened a door for you, perhaps the next beautiful thing is to open one for someone else.
That is the magic beyond the trade-room floor.
