Swaziland

Sabelo Mlangeni has over five years of experience as an educator and leader. Currently, Sabelo is a teacher at St. John Bosco High School, where he focuses on technical skills and life skills development for students pursuing technical careers. Sabelo acts as the union representative in his school. He also volunteers at the Zakhele church… read more »

Nomsa Mbuli has over two years of experience in community development and women’s rights advocacy in Swaziland.Currently, Nomsa is a Program Assistant for Young Women Empowerment for the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative project where she empowers young women financially and socially. She is a weekly columnist where she writes about topical issues from a feminist… read more »

Simangele Maziya has over four years of experience in the community development sector, specifically focusing on championing equal rights and advocacy. Currently, Simangele Ayanda Maziya is a Peer Educator for the Rock of Hope under The Family Life Association of Swaziland, where she focuses on advocacy campaigns, peer support groups, and issues of acceptance. Simangele… read more »

Zethu Matsebula is a founding member of the Swaziland Youth Information Centre (SYIC), where she is responsible for strategic direction and operational management. She is a youth activist and feminist who is driven to empower Swazi youth. For the past three years, she has volunteered as the national coordinator and an executive council member of… read more »

Thabiso Masina is head of the Conveyancing Department working in property law, land administration, and management space since 2010.  Some of his responsibilities include policy formulation and implementation, preparation and execution of legal instruments, transferring rights in immovable property, and providing property law legal advice. He holds two degrees in law, namely Bachelor of Arts… read more »

Thabiso Mamba has over eight years’ experience in the financial services sector, having worked on both the buy-side in Asset Management and the sell-side in Treasury. Currently, Thabiso is an investment manager at the Swaziland Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, where he focuses on sound and prudent investments to match the fund’s long-term liability. Thabiso Mlungisi… read more »

Miliswa Mamba is the founder of SiyeSwatini TransMagnific, a company that provides pre-booked luxury transport to and from Swaziland. Her concept won Best Tourism Business Idea in 2006, and has been operating for seven years now having contributed greatly to the Swaziland tourism sector by providing an affordable, comfortable, reliable, and convenient way for Swaziland… read more »

Velaphi Mamba is a human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner in Swaziland. He currently serves as the Program Officer with Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). His responsibilities include grant making, proposal development, reporting, training, and monitoring and evaluation. Velaphi Mamba has a strong passion for youth activism and advocates for a greater role… read more »

Nombuso Hycent Mabuza Simelane teaches English and Siswati at Nkiliji High school,Swaziland. During her free time, Nombuso runs a girls’ empowerment club at her school. She is pursuing her master’s degree at The University of Swaziland and hopes to go into educational research in future. Nombuso Hycent Simelane is passionate about encouraging young women to… read more »

Minky Groenewald has over six years’ experience in environmental management and climate change implementation and coordination. Having coordinated the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, she is now working for the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs on climate change coordination and administration to fulfill the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate… read more »

Senelile Khumalo is an exceptionally motivated and enthusiastic communications professional with five years’ experience in communications and public relations, and to some extent international humanitarian law. She graduated with her law degree in 2008 at the University of Swaziland and is currently Public Relations and Communications Officer for Save the Children in Swaziland. Her responsibilities… read more »

Mphiwa Gamedze has over six years of experience in business and entrepreneurship Development. Mphiwa is the founder and executive director of the Youth Entrepreneurship Development Agency,Swaziland where he coordinates support for youth entrepreneurs to gain access to productive resources and expanding their economic opportunities to facilitate economic growth.Mphiwa Phiwokwakhe Gamedze thrives on contributing to the… read more »

For more than seven years, David Fakudze has voluntarily worked with different key populations (KP) groups in various fields in health, and HIV and Aids prevention. Currently, he is the KP quality assurance mentor at Health Communication Capacity Collective (HC3), assisting community health educators to create links between the community and the health care services…. read more »

Simphiwe Dube has over four years of experience in the urban and regional planning field. Currently, Simphiwe is a City Planner, heading the Community Development unit at the Municipal Council of Mbabane,Swaziland where she focuses on the management and development of informal settlements, community liaison and engagement; as well as land use management. Simphiwe holds… read more »