I am a Post Doctorate Fellow in Economics at Stellenbosch University, affliated with the Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past, under the guidance of Professor Johan Fourie and Dr Edward Kerby. My research explores the role of politics and capital markets in colonial southern Africa, with a particular focus on investments and influence of civil servants and politicians in Cape joint-stock companies during the late nineteenth century. 

My work draws on historical political economy, business history and financial history to understand how political actors shaped the evolution of private enterprise.