Dr. Thandazile Moyo is a chemical engineer with a passion for research to aid development, and the use of focused problem solving tools in different minerals and secondary metals development contexts. She is experienced in the hydrometallurgical processing of gold and base metals. She is interested in the development of sustainable minerals and secondary metals processing technologies that are also accessible to small-medium scale mining and recycling operations typical of those mushrooming in Africa. Thandazile is also keen on understanding the life cycle of these technologies and in sustainable mineral resource management. She has contributed to policy reviews on artisanal and small scale-mining (ASM) policy and the extended producer responsibility regulations in South Africa. Thandazile is currently working on process design and validation for the recovery of metals from e-waste and in mercury-free gold processing technologies in ASM. She recently presented work on measuring the contribution of ASM to realising the SDGs.