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A multidisciplinary group of innovators, project managers, and technologists dedicated to building scalable solutions that deliver measurable impact across Africa's public and private sectors.

Board of Directors

Providing strategic governance and oversight for the Empire Partner Foundation.

Joanna Govender
Joanna Govender - Director

CEO

Brenda Chetty
Brenda Chetty - Director

Board Secretary

Nangani Sigama
Nangani Sigama - Director

Analyst

Ismail Sadek
Ismail Sadek - Director

Chairman

Thirunassen Mudaly
Thirunassen Mudaly - Director

Audit and Risk Committee

Dr Blessing Mudavanhu
Dr Blessing Mudavanhu - Director

Board Member

Mikhial Mariemuthu
Mikhial Mariemuthu - Director

Board Member & Head of Sales

The Team

The innovators and specialists delivering impact on the ground every day.

Simphiwe Soga
Simphiwe Soga

IT Specialist

Phaedra Tandy
Phaedra Tandy

Head of Partnerships

Vinesh Sukraj
Vinesh Sukraj

Legal and Compliance

Innocent Kgatla
Innocent Kgatla

Marketing & Communications

Lungelo Mthethwa
Lungelo Mthethwa

Digital Growth Support

Phindile Khoza
Phindile Khoza

Project Coordinator & Strategic Growth Associate

Tseleng Dlamini
Tseleng Dlamini

Marketing & Communications

Pamela Morare
Pamela Morare

Journalist & Podcast Host

Lindelo Shibe
Lindelo Shibe

Software Developer

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EPF Ecosystem
EPF Ecosystem

A South African non-profit innovation ecosystem for youth, tech and entrepreneurship: training, hackathons, startup incubation and AI solutions for public sector challenges.

Solve for X hackathons that turn ideas into working solutions
Incubation for young African founders
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AI Campus
AI Campus

The AI and technology arm of the ecosystem. It builds and runs platforms used in live government and enterprise environments.

Upskill graduates in AI, software engineering and data science
Build platforms that solve public sector problems
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EPF Tech Fund
EPF Tech Fund

The ecosystem's investment arm, backing early-stage, youth-led African technology businesses that solve public sector challenges.

Capital for post-revenue technology businesses
Support with business modelling and market access
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