Biography
Liso holds an LLB (cum laude) from the Nelson Mandela University and is currently serving articles at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Johannesburg. At university, he served in various leadership capacities, including as President of the Madibaz Debating Union, Secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist Student Movement and Chairperson of the Southern African Universities Debating Council.
Liso spent his early childhood in rural Eastern Cape, where he developed a strong impression of law as a communal enterprise. His interests are underpinned by civic responsibility and corporate citizenship. At Oxford, he hopes to gain a thorough understanding of legislative and structural means through which governments can foster civic participation and accountable corporate environments and how such environments can reduce poverty and promote socio-economic stability.
His hobbies include reading, writing short stories and watching anime.