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Her work spans various thematic areas such as violence, violence prevention, democracy, social cohesion, youth inclusion, and governance.\n\nWith a goal to leverage academia for context-specific social change, Boikanyo is driven by the ethos of disrupting the status quo. <br>\n\nWebsite: https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a567272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"a567272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a567272_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#a567272_139\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a567272_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNicole Fritz\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Defend our Democracy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-a567272\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_a567272_139\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nicole-Fritz-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Nicole Fritz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Defend our Democracy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicole Fritz is a prominent figure in civil society, having held executive roles at the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), Freedom Under Law (FUL), and the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC). She actively supports the Three2Six project, which provides education for migrant children, and currently contributes to Defend our Democracy. Nicole holds an LLB from Wits University and an LLM from New York University.\n\nHer global expertise in human rights law is further demonstrated through her teaching and public commentary. A passionate advocate for justice, Nicole makes a significant impact in law, human rights, and social justice. Nicole has been actively involved in numerous global initiatives focused on international human rights law, humanitarian law, and public interest litigation. In addition, she has taught courses on these subjects in both South Africa and the United States and frequently provides public commentary on these topics.\n<br>\nWebsites:\nhttps:\/\/three2six.co.za\/ http:\/\/defendourdemocracy.co.za\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7fa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"fe7fa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" 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aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fe7fa6e_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTerry Tselane\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">IEMSA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-fe7fa6e\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_fe7fa6e_139\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Terry-Tselane-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Terry-Tselane-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Terry-Tselane-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Terry-Tselane-1-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Terry Tselane<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">IEMSA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerry Tselane serves as the Executive Chairman of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa (IEMSA) and previously held the position of Vice Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). \nWith extensive experience in elections management, Terry has overseen the delivery of four National and Provincial elections, along with four Municipal Elections.\n\n\nhttps:\/\/iemsa.co.za\/  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-160ffc34\" data-id=\"160ffc34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d0e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"b3d0e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b3d0e71_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#b3d0e71_139\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b3d0e71_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Mafora\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">CASAC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-b3d0e71\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_b3d0e71_139\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dan-Mafora-1-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dan Mafora<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">CASAC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Mafora serves as the Senior Researcher at the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC). He is also the author of \u201cCapture in the Court: In Defence of Judges and the Constitution\u201d. Dan previously worked as a candidate attorney at DLA Piper South Africa and served as a law clerk to Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga at the Constitutional Court. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pretoria and is currently completing his master\u2019s thesis research in constitutional theory at the University of Cape Town.<br>\n\n\nWebsite: https:\/\/www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org\/grantee\/grantee-1208\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b92693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"7b92693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7b92693_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#7b92693_139\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7b92693_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNoncedo Madubedube\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Equal Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-7b92693\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_7b92693_139\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Noncedo-Madubedube-1-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Noncedo Madubedube<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Equal Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNoncedo Madubedube, a Queer, Black woman of Marxist-Feminist background, is a pedagogist trained in Mathematics and Languages, and a passionate Social Justice activist. Noncedo is currently serving as the General Secretary of Equal Education, a youth-led movement advocating for the right to education in South Africa.\n\nAdditionally, she serves on the boards of the Health Justice Initiative and the Reading Panel 2030. With over 15 years of experience, Noncedo excels in organizing, popular education, coalition building, global solidarity, and international advocacy. She actively seeks out spaces that foster radical ideas, empowering people\u2019s movements and pivotal moments.<br>\n\n\nWebsite: https:\/\/eelawcentre.org.za\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9945f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f9945f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f9945f2_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f9945f2_139\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f9945f2_139\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThapelo Mohapi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Abahlali base Mjondolo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f9945f2\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f9945f2_139\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1.png 985w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/myvotecounts.org.za\/cserp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thapelo-Mohapi-1-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Thapelo Mohapi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Abahlali base Mjondolo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThapelo Mohapi, born in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape and raised in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is a passionate advocate for social justice and grassroots democracy. He is the General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement South Africa. Previously, Thapelo chaired the movement\u2019s Briardene branch in Durban, showcasing his leadership and commitment to the cause.\n\nHis work as a senior organizer for Ndifuna Ukwazi, a Cape Town-based NGO that champions urban land justice, further highlights his dedication to creating equitable communities. Thapelo firmly believes that true political change in South Africa can only come from democratic grassroots organization. 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He has a rich history of activism, focusing on HIV\/AIDS, access to HIV\/AIDS medication, liberation theology, LGBTIQA+ equality, participatory democracy, land and agrarian reform, agroecology, food sovereignty, cooperatives, and the solidarity economy.\nHe has guest-lectured at the University of Stellenbosch\u2019s Sustainability Institute and was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University\u2019s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. At the University of Cape Town\u2019s Land and Accountability Research Centre, he researched women\u2019s land rights under customary law. He co-founded and co-edits Amandla magazine and is the founding Board Chairperson of Oxfam South Africa. As the founding Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign, he successfully campaigned for access to ARV treatment for people living with HIV.\n\nHe was the National Director of the former National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality, securing LGBTIQ equality, reproductive rights, and full gender equality in South Africa\u2019s 1996 Constitution. He also served as Chief Strategist of the South African Communist Party until his expulsion in 2010. 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