• Board and Management

    Appointed by the Minister: Higher Education, Science and Innovation, the Board maintains overall responsibility of the organisation and delegates some of its work to various committees. The Board sets the strategy for the organisation and monitors its implementation.  

    Board Chairperson Professor Peliwe Lolwana
    Nadia Starr
    Chief Executive Officer
    Mr Ashley Benjamin
    Dr. Thabo Shadrack Mashongoane
    Dr Thabo Shadrack Mashongoane
    Ms Anne Kathleen Oberholzer
    Mr Bonisile McLaren Gantile
    Mr. Gordon Choaro Louw
    Ms Trudi van Wyk
    Mr Mark Mamello Mafisa
    Ms Jo-Ann Christine Agulhas
    Dr Linda Meyer
    Dr Mafu Rakometsi
    Mr Vijayen Naidoo
    Dr James Keevy
    Dr Whitfield Green
  • Office of the CEO

    The Office of the CEO comprises the Business Development and Stakeholders sub-unit, which is responsible for international initiatives and growing SAQA’s international footprint.

    Navin Vasudev
    Manager: Business Development & Stakeholders
  • Chief Operating Officer
    Vacant
    Chief Operating Officer
  • The Finance and Administration Division

    This division manages all SAQA’s contracts, ensures that staff comply with SCM regulations, manages SAQA’s financial resources and facilities management.
    The division comprises the following sub-units:

    • Financial Management 
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Facilities
    Innocent Gumbochuma
    Chief Financial Officer
    Keshlen Naicker
    Manager : Finance
    Jeremy Thomas
    Manager : Supply Chain Management
  • The Governance, People and Strategy (GPS) Division

    The Governance, People and Strategy (GPS) Division is responsible for the oversight of the implementation of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan; performance monitoring and evaluation; and reporting to the Minister: HESI and other prescribed stakeholders. This division is also responsible for governance, risk, compliance and legal; the promotion of SAQA and the NQF through electronic and social media platforms.

    This division comprises one unit and three sub-units

    • People Management Unit

      The People Management unit is responsible for providing human resource support to discharge the Authority’s mandated functions and achieve their planned performance targets while embracing diversity, environmental sustainability, and social justice. This unit ensures that SAQA employs the right people with the right skills, and that staff are trained to deliver on SAQA’s mandate.

      Portia Flanagan
      Senior Manager: People Management
      • Communications Sub-Unit

        The Communications sub-unit is responsible for assisting SAQA to meet its core responsibility to further develop and implement the NQF. This includes ensuring that the SAQA and NQF products, services and brands are recognised, understood and valued by its three main audiences, namely;

        NQF Policy Makers
        NQF Policy Implementers
        NQF Policy Beneficiaries

        Nosipho Damane
        Communications Manager
      • Governance, Risk, Compliance and Legal Sub-Unit

        The unit provides legal, risk and compliance support to the organisation. It is the custodian of governance policies, procedures, and practices for SAQA; and it provides secretariat support to the SAQA Board and its committees.

        Advocate Patience Matinyenya
        Manager : Governance, Risk, Compliance and Legal
      • Strategy, Planning Reporting, Performance Sub-Unit

        The Strategy, Planning, Reporting, and Performance Monitoring and Evaluation unit is responsible for coordinating the SAQA Strategic Planning Process, the Annual Performance Plan, the Operational Plans as well as monitor the implementation of these and coordinate and oversee the performance monitoring and evaluation function with respect to deliverables.

        Dr Liapeng Matsau
        Manager : Strategy, Reporting and M&E
  • NQF Operations Division

    This division comprises:

    Vacant
    Executive : NQF Operations
    • Registration and Recognition Unit

      This unit is responsible for registering qualifications and part-qualifications, recognising professional bodies and registering professional designations.

      Jacob Nel
      Senior Manager: Registration and Recognition
      Nyaradzai Mukari
      Manager: Professional Bodies
      Tusani Hleza
      Manager: OQSF and GFETQSF Qualifications
      Caroline Eva
      Manager: HEQSF Qualifications
    • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Unit

      This unit is responsible for ensuring effective ICT governance and the aligned development of ICT infrastructural resources to support the achievement of organisational objectives and business processes. The ICT unit drives SAQA’s plans to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution by enabling the automation of operations across the organisation and developing end-to-end workflows where required.

      Vacant
      Senior Manager: Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
      Lesedi Maila
      Manager: Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
      Reratile Mathibe
      Manager : NQF MIS
    • Authentication Services Unit

      This unit is responsible for verifying national qualifications and evaluating foreign qualifications.

      Vacant
      Senior Manager : Authentication Services
      Kim Snyders
      Manager: Ratification of Foreign Qualifications
      Phumzile Mtsweni
      Manager : Verifications (National)
      Thato Mutloane
      Manager: Client Services
    • Research Unit

      This unit is responsible for conducting evidence-based research to track the development and implementation of the NQF and to evaluate the impact of the NQF on the people in South Africa.

      Dr Heidi Bolton
      Senior Manager
      Yuraisha Chetty
      Senior Researcher
      Omotola Akindolani
      Senior Researcher