Dr Konosoang (Connie) Sobane

Dr. Konosoang Sobane is the Critical Zones Africa consortium secretariat. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Stellenbosch University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science Communication. She has worked intensively in the fields of evidence-based policymaking, convening science-policy dialogues, and communicating science for policy across all disciplines. Previously, she held the position of chief research specialist at the HSRC and had been a policy brief coordinator at the HSRC for more than 10 years, a role in which she trains research to:  package research for policy; understand the role of research in policymaking  and to positions themselves in policymaking processes.