mkhwanazi is the majority shareholder in m&n brands, with partner veli ngubane, an investment company building an african owned agency network. in 2017 they acquired mela events, a gold-loerie award-winning events company with clients such as standard bank and nando's. in 2017, the 33-year-old financial mail adfocus awards created the industry's first transformation award at mkhwanazi's urging, which was sponsored by m&n brands.