Thabani Mlilo

Adjunct Professor, MD UCT, Moahi Sustainable Solutions

Thabani is the Managing Director of Moahi Sustainable Solutions, a boutique sustainability advisory company, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cape Town, Chemical Engineering Faculty, Mining to Minerals Department. He has over 23 years’ experience in the Sustainability field, primarily focused on Mining. Thabani’s previous roles have included Executive Head of Sustainability at KAP, Executive Head of Safety, Health and Sustainability at ERG Africa, Head of Sustainability at Anglo American Platinum, and Sustainability Manager at AngloGold Ashanti. His experience includes Africa (South Africa, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Namibia and Zimbabwe), South America (Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Colombia), North America and Asian Pacific (Indonesia and Australia). 
Thabani’s main areas of work and research are, Critical Minerals, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Responsible Sourcing, Leadership development, climate change,  environmental and social impact, and sustainable development in mining.  Thabani also works with early career African leaders to shape policy, develop strategy and implementation frameworks at country, regional and continental level on key mining and developmental topics linked to environment, social, economic and governance paradigms. Thabani serves as a member of the African Union’s Technical Committee on the draft Model Law on Mineral Resources Development.