[2] Semenya began his career as a process engineer for the IQ Business Group and a journalist for the youth magazine UnCut.
[3] He took a gap year to travel the country before enrolling at the Prue Leith Culinary Institute in Centurion, earning the Grande Diploma in Food and Wine in addition to five other qualifications.
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Semenya entered and won a pie-making competition organised by the British High Commission, Pretoria.
He then entered the private catering world, working for the likes of Howard Buffett, Alicia Keys, Bill Gates, on the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, and for Liverpool FC.
After his experiences in fine dining, he made it his mission to make food accessible and celebrate the local, diverse cuisine of South Africa.
[17] Celebrity participants included Moozlie, Moshe Ndiki, Khanyisa Bunu, Zolisa Xaluva, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, and Jo-anne Reyneke.
[21] On 12 July, his manager Miz Marcee announced Semenya had died of complications related to the illness at age 39 after a short battle.