The team and Project Associates
The team
Founder and Executive Director of Clermont Analytics. Defined by deep analysis of concepts, policies and programmes and striving for engagement, quality and excellence. Former Special Adviser (Social Policy) and Deputy Director General: Research and Policy Development in the Department of Social Development and former Special Adviser in the Ministry in the Presidency Responsible for Women. Dr Magasela has held the position of Research Manager - Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, University of Oxford, England; Country Research Manager - Oxford Research International, Stuttgart, Germany; Chief Researcher - National Research Foundation; Sociology lecturer - University of Natal (Durban) and the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. Dr Magasela holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) degree from the University of Natal (Durban), Master of Arts (Sociology) degree from the University Witwatersrand, Master of Science (Comparative Social Policy) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Social Policy from the University of Oxford, England.
Professor Monde Makiwane - PhD (Demography) Wits
Professor Makiwane holds a PhD in Demography, a Masters in Social Science (Demography), a Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Population Studies) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Statistics. Professor Makiwane held the position of Research Director and Chief Research Specialist at the Human Science Research Country (South Africa) and was responsible for conducting research and report writing which included academic theme leadership, project management, human resources, planning, selection, recruitment and training staff. At the National Research Foundation, he was Project Leader responsible for acquiring and archiving data sets and report writing. Professor Makiwane held the position of Lecturer in Sociology (specialising in demography and statistics) at Walter Sisulu University. He worked as Chief Professional Officer for the Central Statistical Office in charge of collecting and analyzing large data sets.
Mr Edwin Lekota - BSc Quantity Surveying (Honours) Natal); M.Sc Engineering (Wits); B.Com (Honours) Regent
Experience as Corporate Manager with more than 20 years’ experience at all management levels. A highly analytical and performance-driven senior-level professional who is a visionary possessing entrepreneurial flair and comprehensive experience in various management functions namely: Transformation & Turnaround Strategies, Business Rescue, New Product Development, Business Development, Customer Relations (including Total Quality Management), Operational Safety, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Communications & Stakeholder Relations / Management, Corporate Governance; Strategic Management; Operations Management; Contracts Management; Service Level Agreements Management, Change Management; Human Resources Management; Labour Relations; Risk Analysis & Management, Financial Management, Information-Communications & Technology, Trend, Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis. Edwin Lekota also has experience that spans more than 18 years in the Built Environment (Engineering, Construction, Property, Project Management, Quantity Surveying (Cost Management), and in broad general Infrastructure Management & Development.
Project Associates
It is the overriding objective of Clermont Analytics to bring to the benefit of the client the best from the national, regional and international networks that our team is part of. We form partnerships, collaborate and are part of joint ventures with other enterprises in the world as we strive for the best value-add.
Our strength is enhanced through:
- Business, research, and professional associates.
- A network of businesses, enterprises, and research and policy agencies that we partner and collaborate with on specific projects.
- A national network of fieldwork supervisors and fieldworkers.