"The Man at the Gate" Book Launch with Kgomotso Moloko

If you regularly use the Discovery Fast Track at OR Tambo, there's a good chance you've met Kgomotso Moloko. And if you have, there's an equally good chance you remember him. While people are rushing to catch flights, Kgmotso brings an infectious enthusiasm to every interaction, remembers the regulars and somehow manages to make those few seconds feel like they matter.

Mark Sham has known Kgomotso this way for years. When he recently discovered that the man at the gate was writing his first book, Suits & Sneakers decided we wanted to help him launch it. On Tuesday, 29 September, we're inviting you to join us at The Tryst in Kramerville, where Kgomotso will share his story and launch the book that has emerged from it.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND THIS BOOK LAUNCH?

What if the place you were stationed was never meant to be your destination?

The Man at the Gate is the story of Kgomotso Moloko, a young man from Duduza whose life repeatedly placed him at the edge of opportunity close enough to see it, but not always close enough to possess it. From selling brooms and mops in the township, to unfinished university journeys, entrepreneurship, music and eventually working at the Fast Track gate of OR Tambo International Airport, Kgomotso found himself serving people whose lives seemed worlds apart from his own.

But standing at that gate changed something. Every boarding pass became an encounter. Every conversation became a classroom. CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders and ordinary travellers became unexpected teachers. And slowly, the man checking who qualified to pass through the gate began asking a different question:

What qualifies me to walk through the gates of my own life? This is not simply a story about an airport. It is a story about proximity, access, rejection, relationships, faith, ambition and the courage to see possibility before your circumstances reflect it.

The Man at the Gate is for anyone who has ever felt overlooked, underestimated or positioned outside the rooms they dream of entering. Because sometimes, you don’t need to leave the gate. You need to realise why you were placed there.