Our Credentials

 ACADEMIC

• University of the Witwatersrand – BA (English and Philosophy)
• University of the Witwatersrand – MA in Creative Writing (with distinction)
• University of the Witwatersrand – PhD in Creative Writing
EDITING

• University of Cape Town – Copyediting Online Course
• CIEP – Copyediting 1 & 2
• CIEP – Proofreading 1 & 2
• CIEP – Webinar: Introduction to Academic Editing
• CIEP – Word for Practical Editing
• CIEP – Getting to Grips with Grammar and Punctuation
• CIEP – Using Macros in Word: Parts 1 & 2
• CIEP – Webinar: An Editor’s Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content
• CIEP – Editorial Project Management 

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
• Director Operations, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)
• Manager Publications and Events, MISTRA
• Various senior positions in post-apartheid South African government departments (1995-2007)
• Various editorial roles, including subeditor, features editor & administrative editor

• Freelancing since 2024

ACADEMIC 

• University of South Africa – BA
• University of Pretoria – Master's in Public Administration
• Harvard University: Kennedy School of Government – Leadership in Development
• University of Cape Town – Managing Reform and Regulation Infrastructure Utilities in Africa Certificate
• University of Cape Town – Connectivity and Convergence: Alternative Regulatory Strategies for Telecommunications Certificate
• University of the Witwatersrand – PhD in Public Management
EDITING

• University of Cape Town – Copyediting Online Course
• University of Cape Town – Academic Copyediting
• PEG Webinar – What Editors Can Learn from Self-Publishing 

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
• Writer/Copyeditor, Amazwi Creatives
• Deputy Director-General, South African Government (Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services)
• Lead Author, Developmental Local Government Background Discussion Paper for Commonwealth Local Government Conference
• Subject Expert and Facilitator, African Union Commission Decentralisation Workshop
• Various senior roles in South African Government & international public sector organisations