Meet Our Board

Seasoned professionals driving CDSA's mission to transform Africa's digital landscape

Clife Mhlongo

Clife Mhlongo

Software Engineer

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"Passionate about building scalable solutions and driving technological innovation across African markets."

Experience

LexisNexis

Software Engineer

Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr

Inzalo EMS

Intermediate Software Developer

Sep 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

XContent Business Solutions

Software Developer - Team Lead

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023 · 8 mos

Education

Honours, Computer Science and Information Technology

State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN)

2017 - 2021

Edwin Motlokwa

Edwin Motlokwa

Full Stack Engineer

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"Committed to delivering robust, scalable solutions that bridge the gap between business needs and technical excellence."

Experience

Alexforbes

Full Stack Engineer

May 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Developed RESTful APIs using C# (ASP.NET Core), implemented JWT authentication, optimized API performance with caching strategies, and built responsive UIs with Angular.

BBD (SARS)

Software Engineer

Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr

Designed responsive UIs with ReactJs, implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, and deployed containerized apps to Kubernetes clusters.

Skills

C# ASP.NET Core Angular JavaScript SQL Server Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes
Khumo Kotane

Khumo Kotane

Recruitment Consultant

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"Dedicated to connecting talent with opportunity and building sustainable pathways for career growth."

Experience

Liyema Consulting Group

Junior Researcher / Recruitment Consultant

Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Business process outsourcing and talent acquisition specialist.

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs

Lobachevsky University

Sep 2018 - Jun 2022

Sean Mukariri

Sean Mukariri

Data Engineer & Scientist

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"Building scalable pipelines and transforming raw data into strategic insights that drive business decisions."

Experience

Empire Partner Foundation

Data Engineer

Jan 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Education

Computer Science & Information Technology

Nizhny Novgorod State University

Sep 2019 - Aug 2022

Skills

Google BigQuery Python Data Pipelines ETL
Thabang Khoza

Thabang Khoza

Fullstack Software Engineer

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"Driven to create seamless full-stack solutions that empower businesses and enhance user experiences."

Experience

Prime Reason Pty Ltd

C# Developer

Jan 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

SovTech

Software Engineer

Feb 2022 - Nov 2022 · 10 mos

Fullstack Development with JavaScript and ASP.NET Core

Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN)

Sep 2017 - Jul 2021