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Chairmen

Dr H J van der Bijl (1923 – 1949)

Albert Jacobs (1949 – 1952)

Dr JT Hattingh (1952 – 1962)

Dr R L Straszacker (1962 – 1980)

Jan H Smith (1980 – 1985)

Dr John Maree (1985 – 1997)

Reuel Khoza (1997 – 2002)

Mohammed Valli Moosa (2005 – 2008)

Bobby Godsell (2008 – 2009)

Mpho Makwana (Nov 2009 – Jun 2010)

Zola Tsotsi (2011 – 2015)

Dr Baldwin (Ben) Ngubane (2015 – 2017)

Zethembe Khoza (2017 – 2017)

Jabu Mabuza (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020)

Malegapuru Makgoba (Jan 2018 – Sep 2022)

Mr Mpho Makwana (Oct 2022 – Oct 2023)

Dr Mteto Nyati (Nov 2023 – Present)

Chief Executives

Dr I C McRae (Jun 1985 – Feb 1994)

Allen Morgan (Mar 1994 – Feb 2000)

Thulani Gcabashe (Mar 2000 – Apr 2007)

Jacob Maroga (May 2007 – Nov 2009)

Mpho Makwana (Nov 2009 – Jun 2010)

Brian Dames (Jul 2010 – Mar 2014)

Colin Matjila (Apr 2014 – Sep 2014)

Tshediso Matona (Oct 2014 – Apr 2015)

Brian Molefe (Apr 2015 – Nov 2016)

Matshela Koko (Dec 2016 – May 2017)

Johnny Dladla (Jun 2017 – Oct 2017)

Sean Maritz (Oct 2017 – Jan 2018)

Phakamani Hadebe (Jan 2018 – Jul 2019)

Jabu Mabuza (Aug 2019 – Jan 2020)

André de Ruyter (Jan 2020 – Feb 2023)

Calib Cassim (Mar 2023 – Feb 2024)

Mr Dan Marokane (Mar 2024 – Present)

Notable Leadership

Lood Rothman

Bernard Price

Mr George Harding

I D van der Walt

Hennie de Villiers

Raoul Martin

Ms Anne Kovach

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