Women in Power: Ms Andiswa Mlisa, SANSA’s Acting CEO
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An interview with Ms Andiswa Mlisa, SANSA's Acting CEO and the first female head of an African national space agency
Ms Andiswa Mlisa confidently stepped into the role of Acting CEO of SANSA following Dr Val Munsami's resignation as CEO after a five-year tenure. According to Ms Mlisa, a remarkable author and formidable leader, she intends to direct her expertise as the former Managing Director of SANSA's Earth Observation arm to position SANSA as an enabler and bring together the various players in the space sector across the country and create an environment of value co-creation, where each player recognises the value they bring and the benefit they derive from others.
In this interview, she sheds much-needed light on the progress of SANSA's ongoing projects and her priorities as the agency's new leader.
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2 年Had the pleasure of having dinner with this wonderful lady, we wish you all the best and look forward to many more collabs with you.
Chairman at SA Space Technology for Sustainable Development Foundation. Author: Mangwe the Space boy. Owner: Space Tech 9D Virtual Reality (SA). US Exchange Alumni (IVLP)
2 年We are proud of you Sisi Andiswa.
Junior Geodesist with special interests in Low- cost GNSS for ionosphere monitoring, Geoid Modeling and Datum Transformations. Currently looking at Ionosphere and GNSS.
2 年Congratulations Ms. Andiswa. I first met her at RIC2019 in Nairobi & I knew that someday, she will be at the top. It's possible...
Chief Executive Officer, Wesgro Tourism, trade and investment promotion & facilitation agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape
2 年Andiswa, looking forward to seeing you soon!!
QMS/ISO || Analyst || Org dev, Law & compliance || Driving sustainable capacity and capability across Africa's space industry || Originator: 'Africa's Space Identity' || Affiliate: AIAA Space Sustainability Task Force
2 年Love the article on Ms Andiswa Mlisa, (SANSA's Acting CEO and the first female head of an African national space agency). Thank you!