Lindy Mtongana joined the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime in April 2020 as the host of “Africa and the Global Illicit Economy”, the GI’s first Africa-focused podcast. In addition to this Lindy has moderated a series of webinars, facilitating discussions on the latest GI research.

Lindy is an experienced international broadcast journalist with a keen interest in human rights, development, Africa and geopolitical affairs. She is currently a news anchor for the Africa bureau of China Global Television Network in Kenya, and has previously reported and anchored at eNCA in South Africa.

Lindy holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Rhodes University in South Africa and is currently studying towards a Master of Law in Human Rights from the University of London.