Gugu Zulu is a South African racing driver and television who has won numerous local racing titles. He is currently a presenter of the SABC motoring show Car Torque, since 2005.

He is one of the celebrity contestants on the fifth season of the SABC2 reality dance competition Strictly Come Dancing, from September to December, 2008. His professional dance partner was Sarah Cooper.

He is an advanced driving instructor for the Volkswagen Driving Academy, Audi and BMW, aside from his racing commitments.

Gugu began his racing career in 1999, after graduating from the Isondo Racing Academy.

In 2000 he shocked the racing world by winning the Vodacom Isondo Sports 2000 national championship, winning 13 out of 16 races with two second places. In 2001, racing legend Sarel van der Merwe took him under his wing, when he was given second seat in the inaugural Sasol Steam Team.

That year he won the Guinness Achievement Award, as well as the Wesbank and Goodyear Star of Tomorrow awards. By 2002 he was setting lap times as fast as his mentor, Sarel van der Merwe.

In 2003 he was offered a drive in the rallying world, scoring high points in several rallies to bring him within one point of the championship leader.

In 2004 he had a taste of overseas racing, competing against the likes of Mario Andretti’s grandson Marco, in the Skip Barber Dodge Racing Series.

He joined the presentation team of Car Torque on Sunday 17 July, 2005.

In August 2007 he was appointed as the commercial manager for A1 Team South Africa, which competes in (and hosts a race for) the A1GP, "The World Cup of Motorsport".

In the racing world he is affectionately known as "the fastest brother in Africa".