Reflecting on the Goalkeepers 2024 event: Breaking the cycle of malnutrition through innovation
The Goalkeepers 2024 event ignited a powerful call to action against malnutrition. With groundbreaking innovations and inspiring stories, the global community came together to push forward health solutions that will shape a more prosperous and equitable future.
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Zinhle Novazi is a Lecturer in Law and Technology and International Trade Finance in the Mercantile Law Department at Stellenbosch University. She is a qualified attorney and a doctoral candidate at the University of Groningen, where her research focuses on the regulation of automated decision-making in financial services, with particular attention to data protection, AI, and consumer protection.
She brings professional experience from roles in tax, fiduciary services, and cybersecurity, having worked as a Tax and Fiduciary Specialist at Investec Bank, completed her articles at Tabacks and previously contributed to risk and intelligence projects at S-RM. Zinhle holds master’s degrees from Queen Mary University of London (where she was a Chevening Scholar) and the University of the Witwatersrand, along with an LLB and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Cape Town.
Beyond academia, she serves as a Director of Novazi Investment Holdings and the Heavy Chef Foundation NPC, supporting initiatives that broaden entrepreneurial opportunities. In recognition of her leadership, she was named one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans in 2023.
Christine Strauss is an admitted Legal Practitioner (Attorney) and Trade Mark Practitioner (SAIIPL). After practising in intellectual property law until 2022, she transitioned to academia and is now a lecturer in the Mercantile Law Department, where she teaches Law & Technology. She holds an LLM in Law, Science and Technology from Stanford University and is currently completing her LLD at Stellenbosch University. Her research explores the intersection of law, science, and emerging technologies.
Geo Quinot is a Professor of Law at Stellenbosch University and Director of the African Procurement Law Unit (APLU). He specialises in public law and is a leading voice in the development of procurement regulation and administrative justice in South Africa and across the continent.