Management Committee

Elections are held every year to elect members of the Management Committee.  A system of staggered terms of office (typically 3 years) ensures continuity in the Management Committee. Elections have been held via e-mail since 2010 to ensure a greater degree of participation from members.

The current Management Committee (MC) consists of the persons given below. Their term of office is also indicated.

M-Gxamza

1. M Gxamza
DWS (P&I)

Term of office: 2025
Reserved position

C-Mahlabela

2. C Mahlabela
DWS (NWRI)

Term of office: 2025
Reserved position

S-Kelefetswe

3. S Kelefetswe
SAICE

Term of office: 2023
Reserved position

M-van-Dijk

4. M van Dijk
USAF

Term of office: 2023
Reserved position

J-du-Plessis

5. J du Plessis
Gibb

Term of office: 2025
Elected in 2022 for a 3-year term

C-Starke

6. C Starke
DJHA

Term of office: 2025
Elected in 2022 for a 3-year term
< 35 years

K-Naidoo

7. K Naidoo
TCTA

Term of office: 2025
Elected in 2022 for a 3-year term

M-Blaeser

8. M Blaeser
ARQ

Term of office: 2025
Elected in 2022 for a 3-year term

R-Greyling

9. R Greyling
Knight Piésold

Term of office: 2026
Elected in 2023 for a 3-year term
Vice-Chairperson

J-Zhang

10. J Zhang
Knight Piésold

Term of office: 2026
Elected in 2023 for a 3-year term
< 35 years

G-Robertson

11. G Robertson
Pegasys

Term of office: 2024
Elected in 2021 for a 3-year term

A-Coetzee

12. A Coetzee
DWS

Term of office: 2024
3-year term
< 35 years

HJ-Wright

13. HJ Wright
ARQ

Term of office: 2024
Elected in 2021 for a 3-year term
Chairperson

G-de-Jager

14. G de Jager
GdJ

Term of office: 2024
Co-opted for instream flow requirements

A-Copeland

15. A Copeland
Knight Piésold

Term of office: 2024
Co-opted for tailings dams

W-Ramokopa

16. W Ramokopa
DWS

Term of office: 2024
Co-opted for APP training/legislation change

D-Badenhorst

17. D Badenhorst
AECOM

Term of office: 2024
Co-opted for institutional knowledge

L-Furstenburg

18. L Furstenburg
Contract

Term of office: 2025
Externally appointed Technical Secretary since 2022

Q-Shaw

19. Q Shaw
ARQ

Term of office: 2025
ICOLD Vice President

D-Cameron-Ellis

20. D Cameron-Ellis
ARQ

Term of office: 2023
Externally appointed Treasurer

S-Masikane

21. S Masikane
SAIAE

Administrative Secretary

L-Mbambo

22. L Mbambo
SAIAE

Administrative Secretary Assistant

B-Oberholzer

23. B Oberholzer
DWS

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Note: The term of office is defined from the year following the November elections – i.e. someone elected in November 2020 will serve on the committee from 2021 to the end of 2023.