DR BRIGALIA BAM is one of Africa’s most respected figures in democratic governance, electoral integrity, and social justice. As former Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa, she played a pivotal role in consolidating South Africa’s electoral democracy and building one of the continent’s most credible electoral systems.

Her involvement in global and continental institutions, including the World Council of Churches and the African Union Panel of the Wise, reflects her standing as a moral authority and trusted mediator in governance and peacebuilding processes.