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Musawenkosi Gracious Ncube

Zimbabwe & University of the Witwatersrand, 2021

Musa is a young professional devoted to transforming the mining and engineering industries. He envisions the industries embracing emerging digital technologies and principal elements of the fourth industrial revolution to enhance safety, environmental sustainability and productivity standards while saving on time and costs. With a BEng Honors Degree in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering (Midlands State University, 2019) and a Master of Science in Mining Engineering (University of the Witwatersrand, 2024), his professional experience spans across engineering consulting, project management and the broad field of mining.

His interests lie in mineral resource evaluation, mine planning and the sustainable mining sector (specifically energy transitions, critical minerals, sustainable and responsible sourcing as well as supply chain vulnerabilities). He believes an integration of tailored policy, geotechnical and technological interventions in the mining sector will cement Africa’s drive to fully exploit the mineral resources that endow her. Musa has written papers and presented at regional and international mining conferences.

As a student, he was exposed to societies that cultivated his interest in the fields of public health, advocacy, governance and service. Musa has served in the Zimbabwe Junior Parliament, SAYWHAT National Coordinating Committee, GBV Steering Committee and LEOs Club International among others. As a voice for young people, he has sat on high-level panels at national and regional platforms, notably the Conference of African Ministers in charge of Youth and the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. He holds the access of equal opportunities to young people in high regard and strives to avail them to his peers.

Watch him play a football match or view his meme collection, you may probably not believe what you just read!

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