Sipho Moyo

Sipho Moyo is a Zimbabwean economist. She is the "Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President", at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was appointed by Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the AfDB, and assumed office on 1 November 2019.[1][2]

Sipho Moyo
Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President of the
African Development Bank
Assumed office
1 November 2015
In office
2015–2020
Personal details
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materHoward University
(MA in Development Economics)
(PhD in Financial Economics)

Early life and education

Dr. Moyo is a native of Zimbabwe. She holds a master's degree in Development Economics (1989) and a Doctorate in Financial Economics (1994), both from Howard University in Washington, DC.[1]

Career

Prior to her current position, from 2010 until 2015, she was the Africa executive director for The ONE Campaign (ONE).[3][4] Before joining ONE, for a period of 18 years, she served at the African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations (UN) and the World Bank. She is a member of the Global Agenda Council (Africa) of the World Economic Forum and was recently appointed by the former president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, to sit on the independent review Panel of the Big Results Now (BRN) Initiative.[1][5]

Dr. Moyo speech on the One World Media Award Ceremony AfDB Women’s Rights in Africa Award 2016 was empowering otrher young women across Africa.[6]

Controversy

In March 2018, reports emerged from current and former staff of a toxic culture of bullying and abuse under Dr Moyo's term as the African executive director of the ONE Charity, allegations which Dr Moyo denied . The CEO of the ONE charity, Gayle Smith, confirmed that an investigation had revealed bullying and demeaning behaviour towards staff between 2011 and 2015 in the South African office.[7][8] The charity had not been a registered taxpayer in South Africa and its foreign employees had to work on tourist visas.[9]

References
  1. AfDB (23 September 2015). "President Akinwumi Adesina appoints Dr. Sipho Moyo as Director of the Cabinet and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, African Development Bank". Abidjan: African Development Bank (AfDB). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ANA Reporter (23 September 2015). "Zim's Sipho Moyo lands top AfDB job". Johannesburg: Iol.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. TDN (25 November 2014). "Tanzania: 'Diamond' Joins Stars in Fight Against Ebola". Tanzania Daily News (TDN) via AllAfrica.com. Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. Sipho Moyo, James Eberhard (6 August 2014). "Africa: What Do Africans Want? They'll Text You". Washington, DC: AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. GAO (2015). "The Global Ambassadors Program: Dr. Sipho S. Moyo, Africa Executive Director, The ONE Campaign". Global-ambassadors.org (GAO). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. "African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow". www.afdb.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. "Bono apologises after One charity hit by bullying allegations". BBC News. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. Richards, Alexandra (11 March 2018). "Bono apology over 'serious' bullying claims at charity". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. Allison, Simon (12 March 2018). "Bono charity faces lawsuit over 'toxic' culture of bullying at South Africa Office". Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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