Founder of Aarya Legal – a 100% black women owned and staffed – legal, B-B BEE and transformation consultancy providing commercial legal, labour law and governance services to entrepreneurs, non-profit companies, corporates and schools. Wenwork with a number of incubator and accelerator programmes.
An experienced accountant with over 15 years in the audit and accountancy space in both the private and public sector stemming from her roles at Xolani Phumeza & Associates and later KPMG South Africa. Linda holds a Bachelor in Commerce (Accounting) Degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Fort Hare – Nkuhlu Department of Accounting.
Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu (formally Runji) is a socio-political analyst, researcher, entrepreneur, and published author. Â She is the founder and managing director n of Critical ThinkAR, a consulting firm specialising in social research, policy analysis, stakeholder and project management, technical assistance, and training.
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.
Tessa Dooms is a Sociologist, development practitioner and political analyst. Having started her career in academia, Tessa has worked in diverse sectors including government, NGOs and the private sector, where she did work that aligns the objectives of various institutions and programmes with developmental objectives for the advancement of Africa.
