Boipelo holds a B.Com (Hons) degree from the University of Johannesburg (formerly Rand Afrikaans University) and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG. Her previous finance and accounting roles were at Total Coal South Africa (Proprietary) Limited and Northam Platinum Limited, respectively. She also has experience in project finance and corporate strategy and serves as an alternate director on the Board of Trans Hex Group Limited.