For over 20 years, Mahabane has advised the senior leadership of South African and multinational firms on signature corporate action, crisis management, demonstrating value creation and responding to the demands of critical stakeholders.

He has advised on the majority of South Africa’s large transactions, including advising on the most significant inward bound investments of the past 15 years.  

Formerly a financial journalist, he wrote for the Mail and Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Business Times, the Financial Mail and Business Day. He wrote a political economy for the last three publications and has contributed to books on political economy.