I turn policy into systems that enforce it.

A systems builder at the intersection of technology, governance, and execution. Product work, delivery work, and writing are the same discipline in different mediums.

  • Lula: delivery · operational proof
  • Colloxa: AI governance infrastructure
  • GRC: Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • The Control Plane: practitioner writing
  • Systems That Hold: book in progress
Elvis Tapfumanei in Cape Town
Cape Town · Building globally
Pilot by invitationFlagship product · AI Governance Infrastructure

Governance you can enforce, not only document.

AI governance infrastructure for regulated enterprises: the control-and-evidence layer between organisations and the AI they depend on. Built by a practitioner who implements what frameworks require, not a consultant who stops at policy.

POPIA · GDPR · EU AI Act · ISO 42001 · NDPR · Rwanda DPL · Zimbabwe CDPA · Kenya DPA

Control Fabric · Evidence Fabric · Agentic Risk Fabric · Trust Operations Fabric

Real-time enforcement

Regulator-ready evidence

Sub-200ms decisions

Technology, governance, and execution

One discipline in three mediums: build enforceable systems, run delivery where stakes are real, write as a practitioner in public.

Building

AI governance infrastructure, not frameworks on paper. Colloxa is the current focus: technical enforcement and evidence for regulated enterprises under POPIA, GDPR, the EU AI Act, and ISO 42001.

See governance infrastructure →︎

Delivery

At Lula, a Cape Town fintech, I lead delivery across engineering, product, and compliance. Seven years turning ambiguous requirements into systems that run in regulated environments.

See delivery track record →︎

Writing

The Control Plane is the public record: AI governance from someone building the infrastructure. Tries Too Hard and my books carry judgement, leadership, and the human side of systems.

Read The Control Plane →︎

Why Africa matters for governance infrastructure

Most governance vendors are built in jurisdictions with one dominant regulatory concern. Building from South Africa means building inside regulatory layering: POPIA plus GDPR plus the EU AI Act plus global norms, at the same time. Constraint produces infrastructure-first thinking. It is operational realism, not geography pride.

Read the Africa essay →︎

Currently

  • Leading delivery at Lula, Cape Town
  • Building Colloxa, AI governance execution infrastructure
  • Pursuing IAPP CIPT and AIGP
  • Publishing on The Control Plane
  • Writing Systems That Hold

Follow the work.

Colloxa for enforceable governance. The Control Plane for the public record. Delivery at Lula for operational proof.