Sibahle Magadla

Sibahle Magadla is an advisor at ImaliPay and a consultant with the IFC - International Finance Corporation. Sibahle has also served as a non-executive director at ImaliPay for 2 years 1 month. Prior to that, they were a senior associate at Berkeley Research Group LLC for 2 years, where they successfully conducted data analysis and expert witness report writing for regulatory proceedings in South Africa’s telecommunications sector (e.g. restrictive horizontal agreements). Sibahle also provided economic evidence to advise four music streaming platforms and collective rights management organizations to protect artists and music creators and ensure fair compensation. In addition, they formulated policy recommendations to develop principles which guide policy-makers in designing local and international approaches for online platforms and internet intermediaries.

Sibahle has also worked as an independent consultant for 1 year 1 month, and as an economics consultant with the RIIS - Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability for 5 months. Additionally, they have served as an economic researcher with the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) for 8 months.