Joburg Fashion Week, 2018

introduction

Who we are

Skybookings is a home for curators at every stage of their journey.

At its core is skybookings.com, the platform where curators list events, sell ticktes online and manage guests logistics.

Supporting this is Skybookings Capital, which provides access to curated funding designed around the realities of events and cashflow.

Completing the ecosystem is The Curators School, a learning space where curators develop the skills, judgment, network and confidence required to grow sustainable properties.

Together, these three components respond to a simple belief: our lives are better and more meaningful when we come together to make magic.

Ours is to support those who make this happen.

Our history

est. april 2016

Originally built in 2016 as a basic booking form for a restaurant, skybookings has evolved organically to the ecosystem it is today.

Skybookings built a strong foundation in hospitality, graduations, and RSVP-type events in the early days, facilitating bookings for Joburg Fasion Week, Gauteng Cricket, and many others.

As the platform matured and events returned post-pandemic, one challenge became impossible to ignore: cash flow. Ticketing platforms withhold funds until after events to manage refunds and cancellations. At skybookings, we took a different approach. We pay out ticket sales every Wednesday — what has become known as Wednesdays are Paydays — or whenever our curators require funds.

This makes events more accessible to curators, and gives them the creative freedom to build magical experiences.

Shampoonaizer Comedy Show. 2025

Connecting The Dot, 2018

SMWX Live, 2025

Our mission

To back South Africa's most magical events

South Africa has been rated the friendliest country in the world several times. In addition, we have the most beautiful sites and a rich and complex history, accompanied with an excellent climate. Therefore, we have a significant tourism opportunity.

At skybookings, we see events as a gateway to tourism and intend to build an ecosystem that supports event curators, centred around three pillars: technology, funding, and community.

Our mission, therefore, is to contribute towards sharing the magic of South Africa domestically and internationally by backing the most magical events — one at a time.

who we serve

event curators who make magic

South Africa has been rated the friendliest country in the world several times. In addition, we have the most beautiful sites and a rich and complex history, accompanied with an excellent climate. Therefore, we have a huge tourism opportunity.

At skybookings, we see events as a gateway to tourism and intend to build an ecosystem that grows domestic and international tourism, one magical experience at a time.

Vusi Sindane, Founder

Founder's note

make magic

I believe the next chapter of South African events will be led by curators who combine creativity with operational discipline — who own their audiences, manage risk intelligently, and build portfolios of experiences rather than single events.

Our role is to support that shift by providing their operating systems, capital, and knowledge required to run sustainable events in a demanding environment.

At its core, Skybookings is an ecosystem that enables people to come together and enjoy the magic of shared experiences — repeatedly, reliably, and with purpose.

By strengthening the foundations behind events, we help curators focus on what they do best: making magic.