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Ms Tamara Mathebula

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Nthabiseng Moleko

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Adv Nthabiseng Sepanya-Mogale

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Mr Sediko Rakolote

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Mr Mbuyiselo Botha

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Mr Mbuyiselo Botha

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Ms Nomasonto Mazibuko

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Ms Dibeela Mothupi

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Mrs O’hara Ngoma-Diseko

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Mx Busisiwe Deyi

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Nthabiseng Moleko

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Dr. Nthabiseng Moleko the Deputy Chairperson of the CGE and she sits on the Research and Education, as well as the IT and Communication Committees. Apart from her work at the CGE she is a faculty member at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) where she teaches Economics and Statistics on part time basis.

She is passionate about development economics and development finance, and her mission is to alleviate poverty and bring about positive social and economic change. As a former CEO at the Joe Gqabi Economic Development Agency (JoGEDA) and project manager and researcher at the Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC), she has worked extensively in the economic development landscape. At ECSECC she has worked with regulators, policy makers, and the national and regional government, contributing to the design of economic development policies.

The transition from a policy research think tank at ECSECC to a development agency enabled her to be involved in several regional projects in South Africa. Her appointment as a Commissioner will enable her to advance the economic empowerment of women in society, with a focal point of rural and marginalized youth. The importance of education is critical and this is expressed in serving in a 2014 Ministerial Council appointment at mainly rural Ikhala TVET College in the Eastern Cape. In this context, she believes technical education and artisan skills hold the power to change the economy and future of the African child. She has also served as a non-executive director of JoGEDA, interim chairperson of the Hamburg Artists’ Retreat and member of WSU Industry Advisory Board.

She currently serves to advance black economic empowerment as a National Empowerment Fund Trustee appointed by the Minister of Trade and Industry. Nthabiseng holds an Honours in Business Science (Economics) from the University of Cape Town and an MPhil in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School. She is currently completing her PhD in Development Finance at USB. Her PhD research focuses on pension funds, savings, capital market development, the Public Investment Corporation and growth.

She seeks to understand how financial development in Africa can be better used to aid economic development. She has presented conference papers locally and abroad in cities such as Accra, Zurich and Paris. She is also an author and avid poet. She has published three books: Career Guidance and Technical Training: A solution for youth unemployment, and two anthologies of poetry (Abundant Living and Been Chasing Destiny). Since 2010, she has been actively involved in youth development mainly in rural areas and townships, using career guidance and poetry.

Mr Mbuyiselo Botha

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Commissioner Botha has worked for Sonke Gender Justice Network, Sharpeville Civic Association and the Red Cross amongst others.

Commissioner Botha is employed as a full time Commissioner at the CGE, where he oversees the IT and Communications Committee as Chairperson. He is also a member of the Finance Committee at the CGE. As a well-known figure in the gender sector, Commissioner Botha is passionate about the role of men in the eradication of gender inequalities and his track record in this regard speaks for itself.

Driven by his passion for gender equality and his quest to meaningfully contribute towards building a South Africa that has men who shoulder the responsibility of creating a safe and equal society for all, he persistently participates at various platforms that are geared to address societal ills like gender-based violence, toxic masculinity and other related subjects. He initiated movements geared to meet gender-related challenges, one of such being the South African Men’s Forum. As a Communicator, Commissioner Botha’s commentary appears in the weekly column in the Sowetan newspaper, i.e. “Gender Imbizo”. On a regular basis he makes commentary in both international and local media. Further to that, he has co-authored a few academic papers and often presents these at conferences on gender-related matters.

Commissioner Botha’s contribution in the gender sector once gained prominence through a speech made by former President Thabo Mbeki at a Women’s Day event in 2008, where he (former President) expressed the following … “I would like to make special mention of Mbuyiselo Botha’s South African Men’s Forum. This one man is an example of a new movement among men that has emerged since 1994, influenced and inspired by our liberation and our new Constitution, to redefine and re-interpret the true meaning of equality among all the sexes…. The emergence of gender activists like Mbuyiselo Botha represents a new consciousness of a radical male seeking to create and entrench the ethos of equality and non-sexism in a society where some continue to treat the challenge of gender equality as a side issue. The struggle for gender equality is a struggle for human freedom. The liberation of our country will remain incomplete until the total and unconditional liberation of women is achieved”.

Commissioner Botha is currently enrolled at the University of South Africa where he is pursuing his Honours Degree in Gender Studies.

Ms Dibeela Mothupi

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Commissioner Mothupi is a part time Commissioner at the CGE and she sits on the Human Resources, Good Governance and Strategic Planning Committees. She holds a Diploma in Public Relations and Business Communication from Damelin Business College, an Advanced Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership from the University of Witwatersrand, and a Certificate in Governance and Leadership from the University of South Africa. She was trained in Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. She was also trained in Local Government Management for Councillors through the University of the Western Cape, Integrated Development Planning with internship at Arnhem in the Netherlands. Commissioner Mothupi was once part of the Gertrude Shope Peace and Mediation Network.

She is the founder of an NPO called Women of Virtue, an organisation that renders assistance for women from disadvantaged backgrounds. She served as a Board member of the Pelonomi Hospital from 1999 to 2001. From 1996 to 2000, she worked as a Councillor of the Botshabelo Transitional Local Council in which she became a member responsible for Sports, Arts and Culture and as a result of being a Councillor she got elected in the Free State Local Government Association as General Secretary. Through the latter occupation, Commissioner Mothupi represented the association in the Free State Provincial Local Government training authority and the PROVLOC, an intergovernmental relations coordinating committee. In her past endeavors she was elected as a member of the National Executive Committee of the South African Local Government Association and also served as Chairperson of the Working Group on Gender.

In 2004, Commissioner Mothupi was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Free State Legislature and was later elected as Executive Mayor of Mangaung Local Municipality in 2006. In 2009, she was elected as Member of the Provincial Legislature of the Free State province, serving on the COGTA as well as Sport, Arts and Culture Portfolio Committees. Commissioner Mothupi was once the Communication Officer for the MEC for Public Safety, Security and Liaison in the Free State province between 2001 and 2003. She was also the Coordinator for Gender, Youth and People living with Disabilities in the Mangaung Local Municiplaity.

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