PIVOT POINT – Babongile Mandela Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Director at Coca-Cola South Africa

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Babongile is an experienced International Relations and intergovenrmental Affairs specialist, a strategic thinker who designs business solutions for social challenges. He is responsible for managing shared value initiatives that are built on public private partnerships with an objective of achieving wide scale social impact for Absa Group: Citizenship and Social Investment. His aquired skills include policy analysis, corporate affairs, International Trade & advocacy. Babongile holds a Masters in Global Political Economy.
30 Mar 2023 5PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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