Tendai Emily Makanza

Tendai Makanza is a regional officer and economist working for IndustriALL Global Union – Sub-Sahara Africa Region in Johannesburg, South Africa. This role focuses on developing trade union sustainable development programmes and strengthening competencies for policy engagement (social dialogue) on sectoral priorities (i.e., decent work agenda, socio-economic justice, sustainable development, labour and trade union rights). She is also responsible for coordinating the IndustriALL Regional Sub-Sahara Africa Energy Network (SSAEN), with a focus on influencing for a ‘Just Energy Transition.’ Over the years, she has worked on various posts and assignments for and with several institutions/organisations across SADC, such as SATUCC (and its affiliates), United Nations (i.e., the ILO, UNDP, and the UN Disaster Risk Agency), EU country offices, the SADC Secretariat, the African Union, and state institutions at the national level. She also currently serves on the Executive of the Board of Transparency International, Zimbabwe