Ms Makhiba is a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) South Africa. She holds a political science degree from the University of Cape Town, a UN certificate in Environmental and Social risk analysis, a post graduate management diploma in Corporate Governance (Monash University) and a postgraduate certificate in international trade and African political economy at the Thabo Mbeki leadership Institute, UNISA.

She works for Africa's largest asset manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and has spent 10 years at Africa's largest stock exchange (JSE) working on the pioneering SRI Index. She have over 15 years’ experience of sustainability and governance in the finance industry, from both an issuer regulator and asset management perspective.

She has have been part of organizing the JSE inaugural international Ringing A Bell for Gender equity event on International Woman’s Day, 2016.

As a blind person, I can attest to the fact that vision can be realised, in line with the African Unions (AU) Agenda 2063 and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable development Goals (SDG’s) (you don't need eyes to see, you need vision, Maxwell Frazer).

She is currently pursuing an Excellence in Leadership programme through GIBS.