Lukhona Mnguni

Lukhona Mnguni is a governance, politics and development specialist. He currently serves as the Acting Executive Director and Head of Policy and Research. He has also played in the politics broadcasting space, having hosted a flagship show: Power Talk on POWER987, a commercial radio station in Gauteng Province and recently, On the Spot with Lukhona Mnguni on eNCA.

Lukhona is a conference speaker, locally and internationally, invited by a variety of organisations from the banking sector to investors and various organisations in the civil society space. He dedicates some of his time to availing himself as a board member to a few organisations that align with his values and vision for society, such as Oxfam SA, Democracy Development Program, McCord Trust. Lukhona is currently a PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

He holds a Bachelor in Community and Development Studies and an Honours degree in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies, both achieved cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Lukhona completed his MSc in Africa and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2015. Mnguni is a published scholar whose research has benefited several institutions, including the film industry.