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Sibongile Yaka

Sibongile Yaka

Non-executive Director

Sibongile Yaka is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). She has over a decade of finance management experience in multinational organisations across diverse industries, including FMCG, brewing and beverages, food, and consumer healthcare. Sibongile currently serves as finance lead in the consumer healthcare sector and brings a wealth of expertise in financial strategy, governance, and operational excellence to her role as a Non-Executive Director at the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER).

“Serving as a Non-Executive Director at CER is both an honour and a responsibility. It allows me to contribute my financial expertise to strengthening governance and accountability, while supporting the organisation’s vital mission of advancing environmental justice and protecting the rights of communities most affected by environmental harm.”

Pontsho Pilane

Pontsho Pilane

Chairperson and Non-executive Director

Wandisa Phama

Wandisa Phama

Executive Director

Amogelang Makuwa

Amogelang Makuwa

Non-executive Director

Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh

Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh

Non-executive Director

Amanda Mdlalose

Amanda Mdlalose

Non-executive Director

Dr Melanie Jean Murcott

Dr Melanie Jean Murcott

Non-executive Director

Sibongile Yaka

Sibongile Yaka

Non-executive Director