The 2024/5 Southern Africa Public Leadership Programme hosted its assessment day on Saturday, 5 October 2024, at Workshop 17 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Aspiring public leaders from Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia, gathered to showcase their potential and demonstrate their leadership capabilities.
Candidates engaged in rigorous group activities and discussions that unpacked various public leadership challenges, including policy, governance, and representation.
Deliberations were held on Sunday, 6 October 2024, with all assessors who evaluated our candidates on the assessment day on Saturday, 5 October 2024. Assessors were invited back to Workshop 17 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss their feedback and determine our final cohort. After 5 hours, the group had decided on 21 successful candidates.
On Friday, 18 October 2024, 21 candidates received formal invitations to join the 2024/5 Southern Africa Public Leadership Programme cohort. The new cohort represents diverse aspiring political leaders across Southern Africa. They are poised to embark on a transformative journey with Futurelect to equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to address pressing challenges in their communities and beyond.
Futurelect wishes to express our gratitude to our assessors, who volunteered their time to connect with candidates, engage with them, and deliberate on our final 2024/5 cohort.
Assessors:
Futurelect team members Founder and CEO Lindiwe Mazibuko, Regional Head of Programmes, Southern Africa Wellington Radu, Regional Director: East Africa Natasha Kimani, Southern Africa Programmes Officer Gcotyelwa Jimlongo, Chief of Staff Thozama Njobe, Special Projects and Alumni Officer Michlene Mongae, East Africa Programmes Officer Maseke Rioba, Fundraising Officer Sifiso Ndlovu and Southern Africa Programmes Assistant Aphile Mazbuko.
Special guests Leston Motsepe, Samkelo Mgobozi, Sentle Nell, Bheki Mkhatshwa, Malebo Kobe, Irfaan Mangera and pastoral lead Melissa Nefdt.
