​ As the Founder and CEO of DAKU (PTY) Ltd, Xoliswa leads a twenty-two-year-old private entity with diverse subsidiaries in property, law, and energy. A legal professional with 29 years of experience, she served as the Chair of SEDFA and Chair of the University of the Western Cape. She holds an LLM and an EMBA, alongside a suite of international postgraduate business qualifications. Ms Daku has served on various boards for the past 26 years specializing on governance, institutional framework, FDI, trade and industry. She has worked with multinationals globally, seeking opportunities for the growth of the country. ​Her generosity and community development approach describes where she comes from. ​