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Social Impact
Cuora ConsultingSocial Impact
Mar. 2024 - Mar. 2025Conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses to assess Cuora’s social impact: - Developed performance metrics and mapped KPIs aligned with the 17 UN SDGs - Identified opportunities to improve impact using a custom evaluation framework - Contributed to internal reporting on organisational performance
Legal Analyst
Good Governance AfricaLegal Analyst
Feb. 2022 - Jun. 2023City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaServed as sole legal analyst, independently producing policy briefs on major legal and political developments in South Africa. Published articles on coalition governance, presidential accountability, constitutional “lawfare”, judicial reviews of corruption inquiries, and accountability evasion tactics in Mail & Guardian, Business Day, and peer-reviewed journal The Africa Governance Papers. Interviewed on Newzroom Afrika (national TV) and CapeTalk (national current affairs radio), where my work was taken up and discussed as part of national news coverage.
Parliamentary Reporter
Parliamentary Monitoring GroupParliamentary Reporter
Feb. 2022 - Dec. 2022Monitored and reported on live Portfolio Committee meetings in the South African Parliament, delivering accurate, publication-ready summaries within 48 hours. Developed a strong working knowledge of legislative procedures, policy formulation, and parliamentary oversight. Synthesized complex political and policy discussions into clear, impartial reports for public and stakeholder use. Regularly engaged with high-level policy debates and institutional processes, cultivating insight into the workings of government and stakeholder dynamics.
Legal Research Assistant
University of Cape TownLegal Research Assistant
Feb. 2021 - Mar. 2021Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaAssisted Professor Leo Boonzaier of UCT's Department of Private Law with his research on the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court Judge, Justice Edwin Cameron. Researched and collected legal data on all of Justice Cameron’s Constitutional Court judgments from 2010-2020, and evaluated scholarly material on his jurisprudence.
Legal Intern
Harris Nupen Molebatsi IncLegal Intern
Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaThis prestigious boutique law firm offers specialized legal advice in corporate, commercial and employment law, with particular expertise in constitutional and administrative law. I conducted legal research for a high-profile government forensic investigation case, edited and assisted with submissions to the High Court, drafted retrenchment notices in terms of the Labour Relations Act, as well as letters of demand and summons.
Legal Intern
Miller Du Toit Cloete IncLegal Intern
Jun. 2019 - Jun. 2019Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaDuring my legal studies, I interned at a leading national and international specialist family law firm. I attended with client and advocate consultations and assisted the director, Zenobia Du Toit, with legal research and administrative tasks.

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