South Africa

Ms Margaret-Ann Diedricks was appointed as Director-General in September 2012. Prior to her appointment, Ms Diedricks was chief operating officer for the Ekurhuleni Metro from 2011. She holds a Master of Psychology degree from the University of the Western Cape and completed the Advanced Executive Programme at the University of South Africa Business School. Ms… read more »

Dr Maboreng Maharaswa was appointed to her current position in July 2009. She holds a PhD in Higher Education Studies, a Master of Education degree in Psychology from the University of the Free State, and a BA in Education from the University of Lesotho. Dr Maharaswa was previously head of the Free State Department of… read more »

Mr Albertus Venter was appointed to his current position in May 2007. He holds a BJuris degree and a LLB postgraduate degree from the University of the Free State, and is admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Prior to his appointment, Mr Venter served as chief operating officer and senior… read more »

Ms Elzabe Rockman is the directorgeneral of the Free State provincial government, a position she has held since September 2010. She has a BEd degree in Languages and BA (Hons) in English from the University of the Free State. In the early nineties Ms Rockman started her career as the editor of The Voice, a… read more »

Ms Modjadji Alidia Seabi was appointed deputy director-general: women empowerment and gender equality in May 2012. Ms Seabi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education, majoring in Education and Geography and a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Geography from the University of the North as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Milpark… read more »

Ms Nthabiseng Fundakubi was appointed chief financial officer in December 2011. She holds a national diploma in cost and management accounting and a BTech degree in Cost and management accounting. Her other qualifications include a certificate in project management and an executive development programme through the University of the Witswatersrand Business School. Ms Fundakubi joined… read more »

Mr Fazel Ismail is a registered chartered accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in financial management, risk management, management consulting, implementation of Information technology systems, and business restructuring and turnarounds. He holds BCom and BAccount degrees from the University of the Witswatersrand, and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants…. read more »

Mr Trevor Balzer was appointed chief operations officer in July 2007. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the then Natal University. Mr Balzer is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering. From 1995 to… read more »

Mr Mbangiseni Nepfumbada was appointed to his current position in 2010 after serving in senior management positions in the Department of Water Affairs since 1999. He holds a MSc degree which researched the role of colloidal particles in the transport of contaminants, and is a graduate of the University of Natal and the University of… read more »

Mr Helgard Muller has been acting on this position since 2011. He is a professional engineer and has 40 years of extensive knowledge in the water sector. He holds BSc, BEng and MEng degrees from University of Stellenbosch and is recognised as an international expert on the right to water, Mr Muller has supported the… read more »

Mr Maxwell Sirenya was appointed to his current position in November 2011. He holds a MBA from the Cardiff Business School in the United Kingdom, a post-graduate diploma in business administration and a Bachelor of Technology diploma in Applied Science from Brighton Technical College. From 1991 to 2004 he worked at Umgeni Water as a… read more »

Mr Mawethu Vilana has a BSc degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Xavier University of Louisiana, United States. From 2001 to 2004 he served as director for freight transport policy before he became a chief director at the Department of Transport. Prior to joining the public service, Mr Vilana was a senior researcher at… read more »

A former human rights lawyer, Dr Maria Koorts was appointed deputy Director- General in September 2007. She obtained her doctorate in business administration from the Central University of Technology, Free State in 2002 and also holds a B Juris degree and LLB and LLM post-graduate law degrees in human rights (both completed cum laude) from… read more »

Mr George Mahlalela was appointed Director-General in the Department of Transport in February 2010. His qualifications include a BA (Hons) and a management development programme. Mr Mahlalela is a former chief director for the Department of Transport in Kwazulu-Natal, where he managed freight and public transport programmes. His professional experience includes roles as training programme… read more »

Dr Masenjana Sibandze holds a BA degree, a Master of Arts degree and a PhD in philosophy. He joined the then Department of Land Affairs in February 1997 as director: Land Tenure Reform, before being promoted to chief director and serving as the architect of the Communal Land Rights Act, 2004. In 2005, he was… read more »