Maribe Mamabolo has more than 17 years of professional experience in sports and recreation, youth development, business and entrepreneurship, and community development. Maribe has worked in senior management in the public sector, civil society, and the private sector. He is executive manager of the North West Provincial Recreation Council, an organization that renders recreational and wellness programs to more than 60,000 individuals annually. Maribe previously served as advisor to South Africa’s minister of sports and recreation and deputy minister of public service and administration. Maribe is on the boards of the Young Professionals Network (a body of the African Association for Public Administration and Management), the Youth Network of the African Peer Review Mechanism, and Kunye Services (the largest egg distribution company in South Africa). He is also a trustee of the Mosaic Business Trust, part of the Mosaic Group, which is a sustainable model for the care of orphans and vulnerable children. Maribe obtained his master’s degree in Development Policy and Practice from the University of Cape Town, and after completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, he plans to finish his Ph.D. in International Development so he can help partnerships improve participatory governance.
