Ruan Wannenburg is JULUKA's publisher. He hails from Pretoria in South Africa and has lived in the U.S. for 11 years. A Commercial Informations Masters graduate from Tukkies, the University of Pretoria, Ruan has spent over 20 years in the information technology industry. Before emigrating to the U.S, Ruan co-founded, established and later sold a successful consumer electronic business in SA. Ruan is also the owner of Mindsgate Media, JULUKA's publishing house. His solid computer background has helped mechanize JULUKA's infrastructure, as well as the various South African websites that fall under the Mindsgate Media umbrella. Ruan's passion for words and language motivated him to get involved in the colorful world of magazines. His dreams and vision for JULUKA are both inspirational and exciting (although we're not quite sure if it was his first job in the U.S. that inspired him to enter the media business...namely that of newspaper deliveries!). JULUKA and the South African websites have afforded Ruan the opportunity to hold onto his South African culture and his love for the country.