Lindiwe Miyambu takes on chief people and marketing role at AfroCentric Group

Sphumelele Khumalo 02 October 2025

Lindiwe Miyambu has been appointed as chief people and marketing officer at AfroCentric Group, a role that brings together both culture and brand under one portfolio.

She joins AfroCentric from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), where she served as chief people officer from 2023.

Before joining AGSA, she spent nearly 14 years as group executive for human capital at African Bank. Lindiwe also held roles at Nedbank, where she led HR for the property finance division, and earlier served as a team learning coach consultant at the World Bank.

Lindiwe holds a bachelor of education from the National University of Lesotho, and a postgraduate diploma in labour relations from GIMT.

Sphumelele Khumalo

Sphumelele Khumalo is the senior writer for CHRO South Africa. With a background in health journalism, she brings a passion for storytelling and an interest in exploring the human side of every story, one word at a time. When she’s not meeting deadlines, you might find her experimenting in the kitchen, or chasing sunsets.

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