Nompumelelo Runji

Nompumelelo is a seasoned political analyst, thought leader, and author. She has worked as a researcher at think tanks including the Institute for Security Studies and The Forum for Public Dialogue and has worked as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria. She has experience in grant-making and project management, having worked as programme manager at the Frederich Ebert Stiftung South Africa and worked at the Sowetan as convener of the Sowetan Dialogues as well as coordinator and editor of the letters and opinion pages. She is also an experienced communicator with a strong track record in event moderation, facilitation and training, and stakeholder management. She holds an MPhil in Multidisciplinary Human Rights, a BA (Honours) in Political Science, and a BSocSci in Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies all from the University of Pretoria. To read publications by Nompumelelo on our website please click here.