Thembani Phaweni’s days are spent applying machine learning to unstructured data mostly in the domain of natural language in written and spoken form. He is the current VP of the Cape Town Machine Learning Society, where guests are invited to share their knowledge with the community. He also co-ordinates a YouTube channel called the dataChiefShow, which focuses on the pan-African experience of being a data scientist. Outside of these exploits, Phaweni enjoys a good film and an even better meal, hopefully prepared by someone else, without the obligation to do dishes.