Ngonzi Kiiza has a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Physics, Chemistry and Geology from Makerere University Kampala (MUK) from Uganda and a Masters of Science (MSc.) degree in Mineral Exploration from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede the Netherlands.

She has 17 years of work experience spent in both the mining and non-mining sector having worked in Uganda with Branch Energy (U) Ltd followed by a venture into the UK voluntary and public sectors and is now currently in South Africa working within the coal mining industry.

Ngonzi’s mining work experience includes geological logging and mapping, resource modelling and resource evaluation, production and grade control of coal in South Africa. She has previously worked at Anglo American Thermal coal holding initially the position of Senior Geologist then moving to Resource Modelling at the Anglo American Thermal Coal geological services at Witbank, South Africa. She is currently working with Applied Geology and Mining (Pty) Ltd as the Mine Geologist for Tendele Coal Mine in KwaZulu Natal.