Welcome to Wiki Mzansi

Francois holds a BEng (Mechanical) and MBA degree and has 34 years’ of experience in the mining industry. He has extensive experience in company strategy, major capital projects, commercial negotiations, business development and engineering. He was a member of the inaugural executive committee when Kumba Iron Ore Limited, a subsidiary of the Anglo American plc… read more »

Loyiso Dotwana has worked as a civil engineer in design and project management for more than 20 years. Loyiso Dotwana specialised in design and contract administration of township services, rural and urban roads and national roads. He has been involved in the conceptual and detailed design of bulk services for the Coega Industrial Development Zone… read more »

Johan joined Investec Asset Management in 1997 as Head of Resources and became the Global Sector Head of Resources in 2000. He was also a director and Executive Committee member of Investec Asset Management. In 2002 he was appointed as CEO of Sanlam Investment Management.In May 2003 he was appointed CEO of the Investment Cluster… read more »

A registered professional engineer, Gert J Coffee has spent the past 35 years in the civil construction and materials supply industries in various executive management capacities. Gert J Coffee joined Afrimat in January 2010.

Pieter GS de Wit was appointed as FD from 1 March 2016. Prior to his appointed as FD he was the Regional Director of the group’s Kwazulu-Natal and Free State operations where he was responsible for the strategic repositioning of these businesses since 1 October 2013. Pieter GS de Wit also held various other leadership… read more »

Andries van Heerden has been serving as the chief executive officer of Afrimat Ltd since November 2006. He is also a member of the company’s board of directors. Under Van Heerden’s leadership together with the directorate and his management team, Afrimat is committed to becoming the world’s most respected construction materials and industrial minerals supplier…. read more »

Modjadji Tati started her career as a qualified nurse, and her interest in personal development and growth led her to a number of degrees, including BCur, BCom and BCom Honours in Finance, and a Master’s degree in Leadership. Modjadji has extensive healthcare experience in the private and public sectors. She is the former Managing Director… read more »

Tim Rametse studied Labour Law at the University of Pretoria, and was employed in the Employee Benefits Department of the Public Service Commission. After moving to National Sorghum Breweries Limited, he joined Pretoria Medical Brokers, where he was promoted to Executive Director of the Healthcare division. He then joined POLMED as the medical scheme’s COO…. read more »

Vijay Pillay previously worked in numerous IT roles at Spoornet Information Systems, before joining the Nedcor Technology and Operations division. He was later appointed as CIO for FNB HomeLoans at an executive level, and was seconded to FNB Direct Channels and Contact Centres, to oversee the new technology-refresh programme, incorporating open-source technologies. Vijay was recently… read more »

Aklaaq Mahmood has more than 15 years’ experience in the healthcare industry as the Deputy CEO of LA Health Medical and the former Principal Executive Officer of ProSano Medical Scheme. He graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, earning an MBA, for which he received the dean’s merit award for the highest achievement attained in the… read more »

Dr Nomalungelo “Lungi” Nyathi qualified as a medical doctor in 2003. She has worked extensively as a medical practitioner in the private and the public sectors. She originally joined Medscheme in 2010 and successfully led the Government Employee Medical Scheme managed care and Aid for Aids business units until 2015. Since then, Lungi has been… read more »

Grace Khoza has a wealth of experience at executive level in the private and public sectors. She was a recipient of the Nelson Mandela Scholarship, and holds a Master’s degree in Media Policy, Communication and Economics from the London School of Economics and a BA (Honours) in Journalism from Rhodes University. Prior to joining the… read more »

Anthony Pedersen is a qualified chartered accountant with 19 years’ experience in the medical aid industry in various roles. After completing his articles, he joined Momentum Medical Scheme Administrators Proprietary Limited (formerly Sovereign Health Proprietary Limited) where he progressed to Financial Director. He moved within the Momentum Group to CFO of Group Benefits, before relocating… read more »

Grathel is a chartered accountant and holds an MPhil degree in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch. She is Chief Executive at Mmoni Advisory Services Proprietary Limited. Previously, she worked as an Audit Partner for KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources, was CFO of Blue IQ Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited, Industrial Development Corporation and National… read more »

Sello Mmakau has an MBL, BA and BCom degree. He has more than 16 years’ experience in the IT and ICT industry in the public and private sectors. He holds the position of Chief Information Officer at Airports Company South Africa SOC, and previously served as a member of various committees at the Department of… read more »