Mr. Mahlatse Mabeba qualified as an Economic Analyst by profession and completed a Master’s of Science in Economic Analysis majoring in Comparative Economics at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. His research interests are in the field of Comparative and Institutional Economics with utilization of Applied Econometrics. Mahlatse is currently a Don Lavoie Fellow of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and reading Ph.D. in General and Quantitative Economics at Corvinus University of Budapest. He is the Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni and completed executive leadership training in Public Management at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University, New York State.