Deena Bosch
Board Member: Social Change Assistance Trust and Community Media Trust
Deena Bosch has a long association with SCAT, one of Ditikeni’s largest shareholders, having worked as a fieldworker and Development Fund Coordinator. Deena has also worked as a senior staff member at the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and at the Aids Law Project and as Field Manager for the Women on Farms Project, based in Stellenbosch. Deena serves as a member of the Board of Social Change Assistance Trust, The Communtiy Media Trust and she represents Ditikeni on the Board of HWB Communications. She is currently working on an evictions project, providing rights education and court to tenants with OpenUp, Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City.
Deena joined the Ditikeni Board in February 2013.
Brigitte Borgches
Finance and Operations Manager of The Black Sash Trust
Brigitte Borgches holds a BCom (Unisa) and has extensive financial management experience in government, the South African legislative sector and foreign donor agencies. Her work focus in the non-governmental sector has included the education and training, environmental, human rights, land and health-based sectors.
Brigitte joined Ditikeni’s Board in August 2018.
Rod Bulman
A public participation specialist, Church Land Programme board member and a founder of TCOE
Rod Bulman holds a BCom (UNISA), an MSocSci (Natal) and a PGCE (London).
Rod is an emeritus member of Phelamanga, a consultancy which specialises in public participation and environmental policy, development and planning. Rod was previously Registrar of the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa and Executive Governor of Epworth School. He has served on numerous Boards and was one of the founders of The Trust for Community Outreach and Education. He currently serves as a member of the Church Land Programme Board, a Ditikeni Shareholder.
Rod joined the Ditikeni Board in October 1999.
Reuben Denge
Unit Head: Group Compliance and Advisory Services, City of Johannesburg
Reuben Denge holds the position of Unit Head for Group Compliance and Advisory Services, City of Johannesburg. He has for many years occupied senior positions in the Johannesburg Municipality. Reuben has been involved in the development of the black trade union movement as Director of the Workers’ Education Project.
Reuben joined the Ditikeni Board in August 2005.
Phetsile Dlamini
Professional Coach and Consultant
Phetsile Dlamini is an Executive Coach, Facilitator and Consultant, she moved into this space in 2015. Prior to that, she worked for over 19 years within the development finance industry promoting financial inclusion across Africa. She has operational and management experience managing the development and distribution of credit and insurance products. She has worked within the following target markets, lower income, small and medium enterprises and the commercial agricultural sector. She has worked for DAI, an international development consulting company on various enterprise development and development finance assignments in Swaziland, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya.
Since 2015 she has been coaching Managers and Executives across Corporate South Africa. She has facilitated leadership development programmes and initiatives to build team effectiveness. She is actively involved in the co-creation of graduate personal development programmes She is committed to finding innovative ways to make coaching more accessible within more contexts.
She has a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Natal and an MBA from Durham Business School in the United Kingdom. She recently qualified as a PCC integral coach from the Centre for Coaching at UCT GSB.
Phetsile joined the Ditikeni Board in January 2018.
Nomabelu Mvambo-Dandala
Executive Director: Diakonia Council of Churches
Nomabelu Mvambo-Dandala is the Executive Director of the Diakonia Council of Churches, an ecumenical organisation based in Durban. She joined Diakonia in 1984 and over the years has served the organisation in varied capacities which have given her a deep understanding of the churches and the society which Diakonia seeks to serve. In September 2001, she became Deputy Director, Acting Director in August 2003, and was appointed Executive Director in July 2004. Her decades of development experience with non-governmental organisations and community based organisations has enabled her to develop a deep rooted commitment to social justice, the growth and development of people. Through years of wide exposure, experience and training, Nomabelu is a passionate social justice practitioner with strong networks in pursuit of social justice.
Nomabelu joined the Ditikeni Board in 2006.
Amber Olaleye
Financial Management Consultant
Amber Olaleye holds a CIS that she obtained from Damelin Management School. Amber is currently the financial manager of Electoral Institute of South Africa after serving as the financial manager of CSVR for five years. Before that she worked as a senior bookkeeper for Ernst & Young and Safmarine, and as an auditor for Douglas & Velcich.
Amber joined the Ditikeni Board in October 1999.
Tumeka Matshoba-Ramuedzisi
Managing Director at Ramuedzisi Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors
Tumeka is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and a Registered Auditor with a professional background in auditing accounting and university lecturing. Tumeka has a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance Honours) from the University of Cape Town, a Higher Diploma in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Masters in Commerce (Computer Auditing) from the University of Johannesburg, and an Advanced Certificate in Company Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa.
She has previously served as a member of various committees, including the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) Complaints and Compliance Committee for six years. Tumeka currently serves on a number of boards and committees including, amongst others, the Legal Compliance Committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the Board of Trustees of the National Lotteries Participants Trust, Audit & Risk Committee of the Financial & Fiscal Commission and the Board of Reunert Limited.
Tumeka joined the Ditikeni Board in January 2018.
Sahra Ryklief
Secretary General: the International Federation of Worker’s Education Association
Sahra Ryklief is the Secretary General of the International Federation of Worker’s Education Association (IFWEA), a position she has held since 2008. Ryklief is a former director of the Labour Research Service (LRS), a position she held for a decade, until 2007. She holds a master’s degree in political science from the University of Liverpool, and has worked as a labour educator, researcher and analyst for over two decades. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Management and Labour Relation at Rugters University, New Jersey, USA and a Southern African consultant for one of the major donor organisations for the labour movement in Africa – FNV-Mondiaal, Netherlands. Sahra joined the Ditikeni Board in October 1999.
Allan Wentzel
Consulting CA, mainly to NGO’s
Allan Wentzel is a chartered accountant with a long business career, including five years as CEO of African Bank of which he was the founder. He is actively involved in numerous NGO’s and church organisations, including currently being Chairman of The Summit Educational Trust, Inanda Seminary and the UPCSA Pension Fund and Vice-Chairman of CDT Foundation NPC, to name a few. He now practices as a consulting chartered accountant mainly to NGO’s and disadvantaged South Africans.
Allan joined the Ditikeni Board in September 2006.
Management
Gordon Young (Investment Advisor)
Email: gordonyoung@ditikeni.co.za
Mr Young has been a pioneer of empowerment ventures since 1992. He was a Co-Founder of the Community Growth Fund, the first BEE investment fund, and the listed African Harvest Group. He was Chief Executive of the listed Namibian Harvest Investments group from 2001 to 2004. He is currently investment advisor to Ditikeni in which capacity he has concluded numerous transactions. Mr Young was also principal advisor on the formation of Employee Share Ownership Schemes at AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo Platinum, and PUTCO.
Michael Hands (Company Secretary)
Email: michaelhands@ditikeni.co.za
Mr Hands has an Honours in Bachelor of Accounting Science from UNISA, is a registered accounting officer, and has been running a successful financial consultancy practice for the past fifteen years, serving largely the development sector as well as small businesses. His extensive financial and administrative experience is founded on his completed articles and positions as Financial Manager at Young & Rubicam and at the Social Change Assistance Trust. He serves as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of, and is chairman of the audit committees for, African Pioneer (Pty) Ltd and Maitland FS Holdings (Pty) Ltd. He also serves as an audit committee member of Pioneer Fishing (Pty) Ltd.