Babalwa is a seasoned professional with more than 16 years in the Telecommunication, Media, and Technology (TMT) sector. She has extensive experience in Investor Relations, Strategy, Corporate Finance, Corporate Communications, External Reporting and Stakeholder management.

Prior to joining Zeda Limited, she held the role of Group Executive: Investor Relations at Telkom for approximately 7 years. Her primary focus was to appropriately and strategically positioned Telkom with analysts and investors and ensured that its investment case was well articulated and understood. She was a voice of a shareholder within the company regarding the strategy, business performance and governance. Over this period, she coached and introduced Senior management teams to the Capital Markets and worked on various M&A transactions.

Prior to joining Telkom, she worked for Vodacom Group. She acquired diverse experience in Financial Management & Business Planning, Corporate Finance, Strategy and Investor Relations. She served her articles outside public practice (TOPP) at Vodacom. 

Babalwa holds a B Com degree from Rhodes University and a B Com Honours in Accounting degree from University of KwaZulu Natal.