Dr Thina Nzo has over 16 years of professional expertise. Her career spans leadership roles in non-profits, academic institutions and international organisations, where she has led multiple policy and research projects. Dr Nzo possesses extensive experience across various portfolios, including serving as a senior researcher, consultant, and programme/project manager. She has coordinated stakeholder engagements and led policy advocacy reforms as a policy evaluation specialist.

Parfait Kasongo is passionate about storytelling and sharing new knowledge. His research interests include regional politics, governance, social engineering, International Political Economy and Geopolitics, and international law and International Relations. In a bid to expand his knowledge and understanding of law, Parfait is pursuing a law degree with Wits University.

Amanda Deuchars is the Learning Coordinator for Twende Mbele, bringing a multidisciplinary background in Sociology, English Literature, marketing, and compliance. She plays a key role in facilitating peer-to-peer learning, and supporting the integration of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) insights into public policy. Fluent in French, she helps foster collaboration across diverse stakeholders, strengthening knowledge exchange and capacity building.

Nosibabalwe Socikwa is a pracademic with experience in research, policy and advocacy, as well as programme management. Her advocacy is grounded in research, having worked with civil society organisations, academic institutions and government on issues related to inclusive economies, human rights and social justice, climate change and climate finance, and environmental law. She is currently doing her PhD with UCT and holds a Masters in Labour and Economic Sociology and a Bachelor of Laws.