{"id":118,"date":"2026-09-18T18:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/kzndotindaba\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:24:38","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/indaba.kzntransport.gov.za\/?page_id=118","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d51ccb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d51ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b36023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b36023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAKERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2d28c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b2d28c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-0a98743-70a06b8 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"0a98743\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cea03e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cea03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2062aad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2062aad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2158a5f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2158a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lead Speaker <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cc586 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5cc586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4424c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4424c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng<\/strong><\/p><p>Professor of Mathematics Education<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ae08d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15ae08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b1127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b1127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathematics education scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (2018\u20132023); previously Deputy VC for Research at UCT and Vice-Principal for Research at UNISA. PhD in Mathematics Education (Wits); NRF-rated scientist with 80+ published papers; recipient of the Order of the Baobab (Silver).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a041d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a041d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=692\"><strong>View Bio \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d30de2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d30de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1837003 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1837003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Panellist<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a66ab2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a66ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515760b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515760b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Noloyiso Walingo<\/strong><\/p><p>Director: Climate Change EDTEA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a0638 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55a0638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed4b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms Noloyiso Walingo is a Director: Climate Change, Environmental Planning, Governance and Information Management at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.She joined the Department on 01 July 2020 as a Director: Environmental Services for the KZN North Region<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c96606 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6014c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa6014c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Sbu Ntshalintshali serves as Project Officer: Public-Private Partnership and Manager: Renewable Energy at eThekwini Municipality, with extensive experience in energy and infrastructure development. He is a professionally registered Chartered Energy Engineer (CEng), a professional member of the Energy Institute\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d1a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d1a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=698\"><strong>View Bio \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187f026 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"187f026\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34cbba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a34cbba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ac35c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget 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Transnet<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ecf31 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"95ecf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd71a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd71a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TBC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b344e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b344e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>View Bio \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d547ff3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d547ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942fc2c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"942fc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Panellist<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c233da elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c233da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd57bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd57bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mr Paseka Mabena<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b043 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"616b043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141efdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141efdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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PhD in Mathematics Education (Wits); NRF-rated scientist with 80+ published papers; recipient of the Order of the Baobab (Silver). 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