Past Fellows

Keshri is an Investment Banker focused on Energy & Infrastructure in the Corporate & Investment Banking division of Standard Bank Group South Africa. As Africa’s largest financial services group, Standard Bank operates in more than 20 countries in Africa...

Mr. Sizwe Zondo is an academic and Clinical Neuropsychologist at Rhodes University, (South Africa), where he teaches courses in biological psychology, quantitative research methods, and neuropsychology. Sizwe completed his studies at the University of...

Lina Benabdallah is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. She is the author of Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-Africa Relations (University of Michigan Press...

Siseko H. Kumalo, is a Lecturer at the University of Fort Hare’s Philosophy Department and is completing his PhD wherein he interrogates belonging and national identity in South Africa. Siseko is a Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South African, 2020 (in...

Rodney has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare services industry sector in South Africa.  Having a finance and auditing background, he is presently serving at Netcare Group in capacity as Hospital General Manager. In his role, Rodney is...

Natalie Keetsi is an admitted attorney in South Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand. She graduated with distinction, ranked in the top 10 of her class, and received various merit awards for her...

Soraya Mohideen is a mid-career Master in Public Administration graduate student at Harvard Kennedy School. Soraya hails from Cape Town, South Africa, where she graduated with distinction from the University of Cape Town 10 years into her career, earning...

Samukelo is an Associate Actuary and a member of the London-based Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Currently, he is the Head of Product at FNB Wealth and Investments, where he looks after investment product development and management for FNB clients...

Yujun is currently a Ph.D. candidate at School of International Studies, Peking University as well as a research assistant at Peking University Center for African Studies. Her research interest focuses on Sino-Africa relations, international development...

Nobuko Yamazaki is a Research Fellow at the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University. She received her B.A. in Law from Kwansei Gakuin University, M.A., and Ph.D. in Area Studies from Kyoto University with a consistent interest in how people live...