Yasmin Carrim

Yasmin Carrim has a background of diverse experiences and skills. She has a science degree, a legal degree and a commerce qualification. She has worked as an activist, a lawyer, a teacher and in business. She has previously served as Group Executive of Regulatory Affairs at MTN SA, and as a councillor on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. An attorney by profession, Yasmin was a director at the law firm Cheadle Thompson and Haysom and a founding trustee of the Women’s Legal Centre. She has maintained her involvement in human rights and development issues through her involvement in non-governmental organisations. She serves on the boards of the Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication and the Open Society Foundation SA. Yasmin Carrim has also co-edited a handbook on telecommunications regulation in South Africa.