Shamiso Nomsa Hlatshwayo is currently the acting General Manager of Research at Brand South Africa. Shamiso joined Brand South Africa as Research Manager in April 2020, after having spent close to 10 years in National Security and Management Consulting spaces. She has demonstrated her research expertise in Market & Competitive Intelligence, Political Risk and Intelligence, Strategic Stakeholder Relations and Project Management. With a specialist background in the field of State Security and Intelligence, she has been able to create synergies that sought to not only mitigate risk, but also provide strategic advisory to establish systems and strategies that minimize emerging threats to the South African Nation Brand.