Twende Mbele’s vision is to improve the performance and accountability of African governments to citizens. To do this we have partnered with different African countries' government, civil society, academia and international development partners.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.twendembele.org/

Address:
University of the Witwatersrand, 2 St David’s Place Parktown, South Africa

Country:
South Africa

Sub-region:
Southern Africa

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Benin, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda
Operating languages
English , French

Organisation details

Business model
Other
Year founded
2017
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2024): Sam Jordan
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Sam Jordan
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Twende Mbele
4
South Africa average
28
Global average
88
2024
Twende Mbele
5
% Female staff
2025
Twende Mbele
75%
South Africa average
52%
Global average
50%
2024
Twende Mbele
60%
Age (years)
Twende Mbele
9
South Africa average
30
Global average
33

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Twende Mbele
22
South Africa average
42
Global average
42
2022
Twende Mbele
17

Social

Twitter
Followers (2025)
Twende Mbele
1,440
South Africa average
11,442
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
Twende Mbele
1,422
Followers (2022)
Twende Mbele
1,233
Subscribers (2025)
Twende Mbele
154
South Africa average
4,353
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Twende Mbele
118
Subscribers (2023)
Twende Mbele
89
Followers (2025)
Twende Mbele
2,000
South Africa average
31,922
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
Twende Mbele
1,000
Followers (2022)
Twende Mbele
278

Data notes

Last updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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