Sovereign Africa Ratings

Dr Sifiso Falala is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Africa Ratings. Furthermore, he is the CEO of Plus 94 Research, one of the largest independent market research companies in South Africa. He is the current President of Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO), a former Chairman of Southern African Marketing Research Association (SAMRA) and is currently a member of European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the Da Vinci Institute, Master of Science in Population Studies, and Bachelor of Business Studies with Honours.

Ms Takalani Mudau is the Chief Financial Officer of Sovereign Africa Ratings. She is a member of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants and serves as the Executive Director (Finance) at Plus 94 Research. She received an Advanced Diploma in Accounting Services and a Certificate programme in Taxation when she graduated from UNISA. She also holds an Accounting Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Mr Zwelibanzi Maziya serves as Chief Operations Officer at Sovereign Africa Ratings. His main duties as COO include designing and putting into practice business operations, plans, and processes, creating policies that support company culture, and supervising executive activities. He is also responsible for establishing detailed objectives for performance and growth and assists the CEO and the business in preserving and fostering relationships with important stakeholders. Zweli is professionally interested in business development, governance, business risk management and financial regulation. He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics.

Mr David Mosaka is the Chief Ratings Officer at Sovereign Africa Ratings. He is proficient in both theory and quantitative economics. He has researched topics in international economics, development economics, resource economics, public finance, monetary economics, and transport economics using his expertise in economic modelling. His research interests include the environment, energy studies, international aid, tourism, commerce, investment, and model the entire economy. He is recognised as one of the region's up-and-coming authorities in input-output and social accounting matrix (SAM) modelling. He is a co-author of the South African Cost Benefit Analysis Manual. Additionally, he has worked as a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) practitioner on numerous multidisciplinary projects where CBA concepts and modelling tools were used to assess the projects' financial and economic sustainability. David was on the board of Export Credit Insurance Corporation previously (ECIC). Mr Mosaka belongs to the South African Economic Society (ESSA). David graduated from UNISA with a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Economics and Econometrics.