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
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2017
Age (years)
Twende Mbele
 8
South Africa average
 29
Global average
 32
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
 87
2024
Twende Mbele
 5
% Female staff
2025
Twende Mbele
 75%
South Africa average
 52%
Global average
 50%
2024
Twende Mbele
 60%

Organisational performance

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

Social

Followers (2025)
Twende Mbele
 1,440
South Africa average
 11,436
Global average
 19,923
Followers (2024)
Twende Mbele
 1,422
Followers (2022)
Twende Mbele
 1,233
Subscribers (2025)
Twende Mbele
 154
South Africa average
 4,354
Global average
 7,437
Subscribers (2024)
Twende Mbele
 118
Subscribers (2023)
Twende Mbele
 89
Followers (2025)
Twende Mbele
 2,000
South Africa average
 31,919
Global average
 15,869
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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