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and objectives (in line with growth Mazvi’s corporate career reached
opportunities); its public pinnacle in 2009 when she was
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Letseng
• a strong background in corporate and Diamonds (Pty) Ltd, at the age of 39, the
legal governance (legal, compliance,
risk management);

• organisational structure (skills youngest of the then only 2 black African
deployment, systems and processes); women managing listed diamond mining
operations in Southern Africa. In 2016 Mazvi
• stakeholder management (employees,
shareholders, regulators, communities, received international recognition as the sole
strategic partners, media); black African of 5 women defined as “Power
Players – Women Who Rock The Diamond
• operating in an international listed Industry”, and in 2017 recognised by Standard
environment in an emerging domestic Lesotho Bank for “outstanding contribution
market. to the economy and people of Lesotho” as
part of the launch of Lionesses of Africa.
She further was a member of the drafting

committee that saw the recent
publication of the Mohlomi Code, has a critical role in the development of individuals
the first governance instrument and entities alike. It is her desire that citizens, more
for Lesotho developed by the especially women, take up the mantle for leadership
Lesotho Institute of Directors, roles and be a shining example of good governance.
of which she is a member. Women globally currently make up less than 5% of
Currently Mazvi, at the age of executive leadership. Our entities have an obligation
52, has embarked on a material towards their stakeholders; however it is incumbent
career change, looking to scale on the stakeholder to demand transparency and
new heights. The core passion accountability. Basotho need to be factually informed
for governance that Mazvi of all sides of the story, see the value in constructive
has informed this change, as debate, and hold leadership accountable. This is the sole
she runs an advisory service intention underpinning the Coffee With A Lawyer column.
that specialises in corporate To address questions such as, what happens in our
governance (from small start- houses of parliament? How does it impact and seek to
ups to large corporations). improve our citizen quality of life?
Furthermore, she sits as a Non-
Executive Director on several
companies, most recently for Mazvi is actively pursuing her passion in property
Gem Diamonds Limited, listed on development in a registered company called Exquisite Mazvi Guni LLM
the London Stock Exchange, and Properties (Pty) Ltd which is embarking on its first
First National Bank of Lesotho. development.
Mazvi strongly believes that
good corporate governance is
the source of all success and