South Africa

Mr Pali Lehohla was appointed to his current position in November 2000. He holds a BA with a double major in Economics and Statistics, and a postgraduate diploma in population studies. He has also completed a senior leadership programme with the business schools of the University of Witwatersrand and Harvard. Mr Lehohla was a chief… read more »

Ms Sumayya Kahn was appointed to her current position in March 2010. She qualified as an educator at the former University of Durban-Westville, specialising in Physical Education. Ms Khan also holds diplomas in further education and sports management, together with certificates in leadership, sports coaching and administration – including a sports administrator’s course accredited by… read more »

Mr Alec Moemi is Director-General of Sport and Recreation, a position he has held since November 2011. He obtained a Master’s degree in Political Governance and Transformation from the University of the Free State, and a B Juris degree from the University of North-West in South Africa. Further qualifications include programmes in the management of… read more »

Mr Ivan Pillay has been deputy commissioner at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) since May 2010, and is accountable for strategy, governance, planning and business enablement. He is a member of the SARS executive committee and is responsible for improving compliance through investigations and successful prosecution, assuring the security of SARS and the integrity… read more »

Mr Thulani Mavuso is a chief operations officer in the Department of Science and Technology. He is an Education graduate from Vista University and also holds a qualification in Project Management. He has completed the Management Advancement Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand. Mavuso started his career in 1995 as a faculty officer at… read more »

Ms Nombuyiselo Mokoena has been the deputy director-general: corporate services at the Department of Science and Technology since July 2011. She has more than 20 years senior management experience in the Public Service. She was employed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment as a director: finance and administration in 1998. In February 2002,… read more »

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Dr Phil Mjwara was appointed directorgeneral in April 2006. He is responsible for policy development in the science and technology sector in South Africa. Prior to his appointment at the Department of Science and Technology, Dr Mjwara was the group executive: Research and Development and Strategic Human Capital at the Council for Scientific and Industrial… read more »

Ms Irene Singo was appointed acting chief financial officer in September 2011. She holds a BCompt (Hons) (CTA) post-graduate degree from the University of South Africa and has completed the Executive Leadership Programme at the University of Cape Town. She also holds an IAC higher certificate in accounting from Tshwane University of Technology. Ms Singo… read more »

Ms Nomfundo Gobodo was appointed Chief Land Claims Commissioner in 2012. She holds a B Proc degree from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, an LLM law degree from the University of the Western Cape, a Master in Business Management from Oral Roberts University in the United States, the Diploma in Advanced Labour Law from the University… read more »

Mosibudi Mangena was born on 7 August 1947 in Tzaneen, in the now Limpopo Province. He is married to Thabile and they have two children. He completed his primary school education at the Lethabong Primary School in Wallmansthal, near Pretoria, and proceeded to Wallmansthal Secondary School from 1965 to 1967 where he obtained his Junior… read more »

Mr Mduduzi Shabane was appointed director-general in November 2010. He studied Public Management at the Durban University of Technology in KwaZulu- Natal. He also received different types of training at various institutions, including land management at the University of KwaZulu-Natal; land tenure at the University of Wisconsin in the United States and the Executive Development… read more »

I was born in Soweto, Johannesburg on the 10th August 1952. At the age of six (6) I was chosen to be the captain of the boy scouts group of my age. I started schooling in 1960 at Jabavu East Community School in Rockville and in 1963 proceeded to Isaacson Higher Primary School where I… read more »

Mr Mziwonke Dlabantu was appointed director-general in the Department of Public Works in January 2013. His career started in Bisho in the Eastern Cape as an articled clerk at Accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand, which is now part of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, in 1988. He joined the Department of State Expenditure, which is now known as… read more »

Professor Michael Levin was appointed director-general in March 2012. He holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Political Theory and Institutions from the University of Liverpool, a BA (Hons) in Development Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and is a graduate of the senior executive programme from Harvard and the Wits.Before joining the Commission,… read more »