Meet the Team

Vista Kalipa

Vista Kalipa is the Founding Director of On-Point PR, a lifestyle and Entertainment PR Consultancy based in Johannesburg. Mr. Kalipa has quite a contagious and optimistic outlook on life. His passion for PR beams through as he talks about the profession. With a vast experience spanning many fields such as the performing arts, classical music, fashion, pop music, and other lifestyle components; it is no surprise that Kalipa’s agency is one of the most sought-after agencies in Johannesburg. Boasting such big brands as the Nedbank Group, the Soul City Institute, National Book Week, the South African Book Development Council, David Tlale and Bridget Masinga to name a few, Kalipa’s On-Point PR has proven to be a force to be reckoned with.

Kalipa returned home to South Africa in 2006, following a seven-year stay in the United States of America, where he completed his Undergraduate as well as Post-Graduate studies. During his undergraduate studies, he obtained a BA degree in Music (Opera) and a BA degree in Mass Communication/Journalism from Simpson College, with a minor in English. He further went on obtain his Master’s Degree from Louisiana State University.

Kalipa has appeared in a number of operatic roles, including Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Theseus in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ping in Puccini’s Turandot, as well as having staged song recitals throughout his six student years.

In addition to that, Kalipa has served as a columnist for the Business Day Weekender and City Press, doing previews and reviews for operatic productions in Gauteng.