The Scholarship
The Scholars
M'khuzo Mwachande
Zambia & University of Cape Town, 2023 M’khuzo Mwachande is an Investment Banker with experience in Sub-Saharan Africa. In under a year, he rose from Analyst to Senior Analyst, and then to Associate, showcasing his skills and dedication. In 2022, M’khuzo led a corporate action on the Lusaka Securities Exchange. Which involved successfully restructuring a USD 15 million Corporate Bond, leading to a USD 8.7 million Rights Issue capital raise to fulfil bondholders' obligations. Notably, this was the first transaction of its kind in Zambia, requiring M’khuzo to navigate uncharted regulatory and shareholder approval processes. M'khuzo's economic commentary on developing and emerging markets has been featured by African Business Times and other leading African publications, underscoring his commitment to shaping discussions on economic trends and developments within these pivotal markets. Away from board rooms, M’khuzo is an entrepreneur. He founded an agri-business focused on livestock during his undergraduate studies, aiming to create a positive and sustainable social and economic impact; by undertaking sustainable agricultural investments. M’khuzo is also a Private Equity Investor, through this avenue he undertakes proprietary investments driven by his deep-rooted belief that Africa is home, and he is dedicated to fostering the continents’ growth by creating a platform for channelling patient capital. With a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance, M’khuzo is a CIMA (UK) finalist student and a certified Investment Adviser by the Zambia Securities and Exchange Commission. As a Mandela Rhodes Scholar, he is pursuing a Master of Commerce in Development Finance at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town.