Miliswa Mamba
2023 Fellow
Mayor, Ezulwini Municipality
Miliswa Mamba is an award-winning businesswoman, politician, and humanitarian. Despite being an IT Auditor by professional training, at 25 years old, Miliswa founded a premium tourism transport company, TransMagnific, that connects Eswatini to the world. Before going into business, Miliswa completed her articles at KPMG and became Eswatini’s first Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) registered by ISACA. She holds three qualifications from the University of the Witwatersrand and one from the University of Cape Town. Her company, TransMagnific, has won multiple awards, including being in the top 3 most outstanding Tourism Transport in Africa in 2020. Her business achievements had her selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2015 as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative, where she met President Barack Obama. She serves on various boards, including Business Eswatini, which is the voice of business in Eswatini. Her passion board membership, however, is a leading non-profit organization for male mentorship. She is the Chairperson of Kwakha Indvodza, which works with young men and boys to help them become the best versions of themselves and build an understanding of gender equality and women empowerment. She is currently the youngest serving Mayor of Ezulwini, having served as a Councillor since 2018.