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Busisiwe Mavuso is a certified chartered accountant, qualified with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA – UK), and holds a master’s degree of philosophy in applied business leadership and management (UCAM – Spanish University), a master’s degree in business leadership (UNISA), a postgraduate qualification in management (GIBS) and a BCompt in accounting (UNISA). Busi is currently completing her PhD.

Busi is the CEO at Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and non-executive director of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) and Resultant Finance (a PIC investee company). She serves on the Alcohol Industry Advisory Council (TAIAC) and the Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA) Council of Members and the Council of Social Justice Champions (COSOC).

Furthermore, Busi is a visiting adjunct professor at the Wits Business School (WBS).

She is a member of the IoDSA and ACCA.

She was awarded the 2020 Influencer of Influencers Award by the Africa Brand Summit in October 2020 and was named second runner-up for Businessperson of the Year by Daily Maverick in 2021. In 2022, the Women in Economic Development Leadership Forum awarded Busi a certificate of acknowledgement to recognise her years of dedication to the field of business leadership and economic development in South Africa.

In 2024 Busi received the runner-up Business Leader of the Year Award from the Future Leader Forum.