Coley Zephenia is the Smart City Task Team convener for the South Africa BRICS Business Council Manufacturing Working Group (SABBC MWG). An entrepreneur and an established information practitioner with more than 20 years of diverse consulting experience in manufacturing, mining, retail, supply chain, IT, financial, telecoms and utilities, Coley has been involved in development of value-adding IT systems and business solutions for various clients. He has provided subject matter expertise in complex and large scale ICT projects for entities across different industries including government departments, SOCs and municipalities. Coley is passionate about transformation and harnessing next generation technologies for sustainable development.
Thandiwe McCloy has over 20 years of experience in journalism and communications. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from Rhodes University and a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Development Studies Degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Most of her experience has been within the NGO sector and she is passionate about using her communications skills to promote social justice. She has profiled entrepreneurs, assisting them to attract clients and generate income to uplift themselves, their families and communities.
Her skills are writing and subediting as well as carrying out public relations and social media
Advocate Mzukisi Mgxashe was admitted to practice as an attorney in 2008 and called to the Bar in 2014. Before joining the Bar, he acquired considerable experience in the banking law, property law and financial services regulation and supervision while working at ABSA Bank, the Estate Agents Affairs Board (now the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority) and the Financial Intelligence Centre. Since his pupillage Mzukisi has been involved in litigation requiring knowledge of a wide range of law disciplines including corporate and commercial law, employment law (including health and safety law) and others and has been privileged to be led by numerous well-known senior counsels. He has also become an AFSA-certified mediator. His preferred areas of practice include Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Labour Law, Engineering & Construction Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law and Procurement law. Mzukisi holds a BJuris from the University of Fort Hare; LLB from the University of South Africa and Diplomas in Anti- Money Laundering Control Diploma and Corporate Governance from the University of Johannesburg. In a short space of time, he had joined the Bar he worked with reputable advocates as appearing in his curriculum vitae. His experience, profile and knowledge will add greatly to the services your company may require as a client and further enhance your firm’s reputation.
Matome Seketa is a qualified digital content writer with over 8 years of professional experience. His journey began in university, where he was an active member of the University’s Writer’s Guild and served as its Vice President. During this time, he also worked as a freelance content writer for Blue Monkey Magazine. He has explored various writing avenues, including authoring forewords for books and writing columns.
Matome holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Digital Marketing Certificate from the Red and Yellow Creative School of Business. After graduating, he gained experience as a legal secretary before transitioning to his current role as an SEO copywriter.
Miranda Lusiba is a seasoned PR professional with 23-years’ experience and the founder of Strangé Consulting – a 100% Black & Women-Owned (BWO) boutique PR Agency.
Her agency has – since 2012 – been offering specialist services that include: Media Relations, Corporate Communication, Media Training, Freelance Writing: Storytelling & Content Development/Creation, Reputation Management, Brand & Marketing & Media Monitoring, Analysis/Reporting with a focus on corporate, sponsorship & community development projects. From 2017 to 2019, she was the MD for The Grind PR (TGPR) – a specialist sponsorship & corporate PR agency. She has since then gone back to running her PR agency full-time.
Dr Fumene George Tsibani has 26 years’ experience in public governance, administration and institutional development. He is an expert in infrastructure planning and strategies, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, social research, public policy, and leadership. He is a registered assessor and moderator.
Dr Tsibani’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Fort Hare (UFH), Honours in Education from the University of Cape Town (UCT), Masters and Doctorate in Philosophy (PHD) in Sociology from Stellenbosch University and certifications in Project Management, Public Governance and Leadership, Mentorship and Coaching. His PhD research thesis was on water Services Education and Training (E&T) needs of councillors in Local Government’s Developmental Agenda.
He is interested in water, sanitation and environmental policy; sustainable rural and urban development, global environmental change; sustainable development; social entrepreneurship and sustainability. He also participates in research regarding the complexity of traditional leadership and municipal governance in Africa, constitutional democracy, organizational transformation, leadership, scenario planning and strategy.
Dr Tsibani has published a book titled Nation Building Plan (NBP) between 2020 and 2064 – Designing Paradise Cities.
Nico Jobe Mabaso is a Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP), MBA, a member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Master Coaches (IMCSA ). Nico is a Managing Partner at Veltistos Solutions Pty Ltd, a Business Rescue Practice specializing in GRSC OPTIMIZATION and champions of the Business Optimization as a Service (BOaaS®) framework for Value Creation. He has almost over 30 years multi industry Corporate Experience including Management Consulting, Media Marketing, Finance, Engineering , Manufacturing, FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Medical, etc.