04/09/2026
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the University Of Pretoria Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute, University of Pretoria (ALLI) hosted the onboarding session for the Sustainable Development Goals Initiative (SDGi) Panel of Experts.
The session forms part of ALLI’s ongoing work within the SDGi partnership, where ALLI serves as Principal Investigator in collaboration with The Presidency ‘s Policy and Research Services Branch and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Together, the partnership seeks to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in South Africa.
The newly constituted Panel of Experts brings together academic and non-academic specialists who will provide rapid, expert-based opinion pieces to inform policy products across different thematic areas. The hybrid onboarding session facilitated introductions and provided background on the project, the work of the Panel, and the approach to developing and using panellists’ inputs.
Through this Panel, ALLI continues to advance its mandate of bridging research and policy, supporting the Presidency with timely and rigorous analysis to accelerate progress on South Africa’s development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals.
We look forward to working with the members of the Panel of Experts:
Prof Narnia Bohler-Muller , Prof Susan Booysen , Dr Anine Kriegler, Ms Lizette Meyer Lancaster , Dr Mary Mangai , Prof Pfano Mashau, Dr Meny-Gibert, Mr Tseliso Mohlomi, Prof David Monyae, Prof Ferdinand Niyimbanira, Prof Kholofelo Rakubu, Dr Enoch Zenilze and Professor Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun (PhD, DBA).
Dr Dominique Mystris
Dr Stanley Ntakumba, PhD
Prof Derick De Jongh
UP Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
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