Thembisa Fakude, Head of Research Relations at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, holds a Master Degree in politics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and is currently studying towards a PhD.

Career:

• Head of Research Relations at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, a division of Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar
• Deputy Chairperson of the Common Action Forum, Madrid, Spain
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the 3^rd World Media Summit, Doha
• Former Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera Media Network in Southern Africa
• Former Chairperson of the Foreign Correspondents Association of Southern Africa