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Meet Lucky Mathebula
Dr Lucky Mathebula is a public policy analyst, strategist, and the Founder and Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Thinc Foundation, a non-profit company. He holds a Doctor of Administration with a specialisation in intergovernmental relations from the University of Pretoria.
He has served as a strategic adviser and speechwriter to senior political leaders and has contributed to policy development, governance, and national dialogue across South Africa. His work spans academia, government, and industry, with a focus on translating complex socio-economic challenges into practical, long-term solutions.
His thinking is grounded in political economy and systems thinking, enabling him to diagnose structural challenges and design interventions that are both credible and implementable.
The Thinc Conversations
The Thinc Conversations is a 24-minute TV series convening executives, academics, and thoughts leaders around the issues shaping South Africa. Hosted by Dr Lucky Mathebula, the series examines themes such as national capability, food sovereignty, heritage, strategic relations and other pressing questions influencing society and development.
Our work
Focus Areas
Our work is organised into four focus areas, each caddressing hallenges facing nations.
Thought Leadership
Insights from The Thinc Foundation
Our Foundation
Guided by purpose and long-term thinking
Vision
Long-term national impact
Our vision is to build nations through thinking
Mission
Improved quality of life
Our mission is to provide wisdom management services in targeted sectors towards improved quality of life
Values
Guided by evidence
Teamwork
Productivity
Accountability to evidence
Superior concepts
