Editor
Jabulani is the Editor of The Conversation Africa. Jabulani was previously spokesperson for the South African Minister of Finance and National Treasury. He has also worked as spokesperson for the South African Reserve Bank. He had a long career as a journalist, columnist and editor on South Africa’s leading business and finance publications. He was a 2002 Nieman Fellow (Harvard University).
Founding Editor, Africa
Caroline Southey is the Founding Editor of The Conversation Africa. Previously Caroline was editor of the Financial Mail in South Africa. Prior to that she worked for the Financial Times in London and Brussels in various roles over 17 years, including as World Desk Editor and as a foreign correspondent covering European Union agriculture and social policy.
Regional Editor West Africa
Adejuwon Soyinka is a 2019 International Emmy awards nominee, multiple award-winning journalist and editor, with over 20 years experience reporting for local and international media as well as working in corporate communication, political communication and media relations.
Francophone Editor
Assane Diagne a rejoint The Conversation Africa en tant que rédacteur en chef francophone en octobre 2022. Il était auparavant le premier rédacteur en chef francophone d'Africa Check, poste qu'il a occupé pendant quatre ans, de 2015 à 2019. Il a également ouvert et dirigé le bureau de Reporters sans frontières (RSF) en Afrique de l'Ouest de 2019 à 2021. Auparavant, il a travaillé pendant 12 ans à l'Agence de presse sénégalaise (APS), dont il a été le rédacteur en chef de 2009 à 2015.
Environment + Energy Editor
Anna Weekes has been a journalist and media activist since the early 1990s. She has worked as a senior journalist at Sowetan newspaper, New Frame and as an editor at Pacific Media Watch in New Zealand. Anna holds a Masters in Philosophy (Journalism) and is currently a PhD candidate. She has also lectured in the Journalism and Media Studies department at Rhodes University and runs media training workshops for casual workers and community healthcare workers.
Arts, Culture and Society Editor
An established arts editor and award-winning journalist, Charl started work at the Vrye Weekblad before creating the Mail & Guardian’s arts section Friday in the 1990s and, decades later, City Press’ arts section #Trending. He has worked as a news reporter, feature writer and critic; as a trainer of young journalists and of LGBTIQ journalists across Africa; and as a frontline and front-page investigative reporter, focusing on cultural issues and institutions.
Commissioning Editor, East Africa
Kagure was previously the head of investigations, data and research at the Standard Group, a multi-platform media organisation in Kenya. She has over a decade of experience in communication, media and publishing, having previously worked at the Nation Media Group. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Leeds and an undergraduate degree from Daystar University.
Copy Editor
Lyrr has previously worked at the University of the Witwatersrand (alumni relations office and information office), Financial Mail magazine, Flow Communications, City Press (Sunday newspaper), KPMG, the South African Journal of Science and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Audience Development Manager
Judy has a passion for digital media. Before joining The Conversation, she worked as a news and current affairs sub editor at Standard Digital. She was among the team that established its online news platform, having joined after graduating with a degree in Information Sciences from Moi University.
Operations Manager
Lavani has 18 years’ experience in office management, legal PA services and general administration. She has worked at a number of law firms including Bowman Gilfillan, ENS and Werksmans. She joins The Conversation Africa from a small family law practice where she established and managed all administrative and operational systems for the firm. At The Conversation Africa she is responsible for all office related management and administration.
Board Chair of The Conversation Africa
Until end February 2023, Beverley was the Group Executive: Science Engagement and Corporate Relations of the National Research Foundation of South Africa (2011 -2023) driving policy and strategy development and implementation in the areas of advancement of research and technology, public communication and engagement with science, science education as well as corporate communications and stakeholder engagement. Beverley has just assumed a new role as Senior Advisor: Science Enterprises with...
Director
Mandy Kort is a Senior Financial Manager at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Prior to this, she was a Tax Specialist at Deloitte until 2005. Before joining Deloitte Mandy worked in manufacturing and served her articles at an audit firm while obtaining her CA(SA).
Director
Rob Moore is the Executive Director of the Gauteng City-Region Observator. Prior to this, he joined the University of the Witwatersrandin (Wits) in 2006 as Director of Strategic Planning, before being appointed as Deputy Vice Chancellor (2007-2014). Before joining Wits, he spent twelve years (1992–2004) at the University of Cape Town researching and teaching in higher education studies.
Professor, Design & Creative Media,
Technical University of Kenya
Professor in Design. Interested in what are the big questions around a contextual philosophy in design, in this case, Africa. Experienced Deputy Vice-Chancellor in innovation technology and partnerships for 5 years and three years as a Deputy Principal in Networks, Partnerships and Linkages, with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, partnering with the private sector and communities. Skilled in Analytical Skills, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning, D...
Executive Secretary,
Nigerian Academy of Science
Executive Secretary at The Nigerian Academy of Science & Past Chair, Assn. of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria ( Lagos).
Editor
Jabulani is the Editor of The Conversation Africa. Jabulani was previously spokesperson for the South African Minister of Finance and National Treasury. He has also worked as spokesperson for the South African Reserve Bank. He had a long career as a journalist, columnist and editor on South Africa’s leading business and finance publications. He was a 2002 Nieman Fellow (Harvard University).
Founding Editor, Africa
Caroline Southey is the Founding Editor of The Conversation Africa. Previously Caroline was editor of the Financial Mail in South Africa. Prior to that she worked for the Financial Times in London and Brussels in various roles over 17 years, including as World Desk Editor and as a foreign correspondent covering European Union agriculture and social policy.
Director
Alex has been involved in the non-profit sector for 10 years, focusing on general and operational management, research and programme implementation. Previously Alex has worked as a management consultant implementing large scale projects in the public sector, and in banking organisations focusing on building financial solutions for poor people in South Africa.
Founder
Andrew Jaspan is the creator and co-founder of The Conversation. He launched the project in Australia in 2011 and was instrumental in seeing it established in the UK and the US. The project was born out of concerns Andrew had about public access to reliable information amid a dramatic shift in the production and consumption of journalism internationally. Andrew has been Editor of The Observer, The Age (Melbourne), The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow).
