Lithakazi Nxiweni

Project Lead. Mining Modernisation RIIS

Lithakazi Nxiweni has more than three years of experience in innovation, modernization and low-carbon development. Currently, Lithakazi is innovation consultant at the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, where she explores the social and economic implications of technological and system innovation in important South African economic clusters. She also has experience implementing renewable energy and has spent the last three years focusing on modernisation in mining. Lithakazi holds a master’s degree in climate change, policy, and development. She is committed to ensuring climate justice and people-centered and development-driven modernization that will move South Africa toward a decarbonized economy