About Us
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DR ABNER TLAKULA (Founder and Key Individual)
(MB ChB from Natal University, MSc Community Health from London University, Higher Teachers Diploma)
A founding member and served on the Board of Trustees of Sizwe Medical Fund; Served on the board of Sechaba Medical Solutions; General Practitioner at Tembisa (1969 to 2002).
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PAULINE MORARE (Marketing Executive)
(NQF Level 5 and completing BComm (Marketing Management)
15 years of exposure to the healthcare industry; Sales and Marketing for Discovery Health Administrators (1999 to 2004); corporate consulting for Alexander Forbes Health and NMG (2005 to 2012), and Medscheme (2012 to 2014); national Key Account Manager at Sechaba (2014 to 2015).
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ADRIALEEN KLASEN (Healthcare Services Executive)
(Sales and Marketing Management, COP Insurance Institute SA)
16 years industry experience with Metal Industries Benefit Fund (1998 to 2000), Sizwe Medical Services (2000 to 2006), Topmed (2006 to 2008) and Siyavuma Healthcare (2009 to date).
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DR DUDLEY JACKSON (Compliance Officer)
(B. Econ. from Rhodes University, MBL and DBL from Unisa’s SBL, CMC from Institute of the Management Consultants)
Partner in Siyavuma Healthcare Consultants since 2009. Previously, Executive Manager and Head: National Strategic Initiatives, Productivity SA (1985 to 2007). Prior to 1985, Director Schachat Cullum (national home building group). Doctorate in the field of productivity. Certified Management Consultant (IMC) with 27 years’ experience in management consulting and as a senior manager, and an accredited Compliance Officer with the Financial Services Board.
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Advisory Board and Associates
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RICHARD MUTSHEKWANE (Associate – Corporate Governance and Debt Counselling)
(AEP from UNISA’s Graduate School of Business and Banking and debt counselling qualifications).
Currently, non-executive Director of SEFA, a division of the IDC. Previously, non-executive Director of the National Credit Regulator and Co-founder of Pennine Energy Innovation; Regional Manager for UNIBANK, a division of ABSA (1998 to 2004); retail banking manager at FNB, previously Barclays Bank (1976 to 1998). Member of the Institute of Directors SA.
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LIVER MNGOMEZULU (Advisory Board Member – Union Leadership)
(Labour Relations Management from UNISA and Diploma in Labour Law from GIMT)
Founder and first President of NTM Union in July 2012 and currently the Deputy General Secretary. Supervisor of Inbound and Domestic Distribution at DHL Express and full time Shop Steward and union representative at DHL Express (2003 to 2012). Supervisor at New Season Resource (2000 to 2002). Police Constable with South African Police Services (1994 to 1999).
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MPHO KEKANA (Advisory Board Member – Union Leadership and Gender)
(HR Management, Diploma in IT)
Currently, NTM Union Treasurer General and member of the National Executive. Previously, customer orientation and network administrator at Grintech (2001 to 2003), bookkeeping and ISO compliance at PRASA (2003 to 2012), Chairperson SATAWU Gender Committee (2012).
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VELLA MASEKO (Associate – HIV/Aids and Trauma Counselling, and Substance Abuse)
(B Ed (Hons), MA Clinical Psychology (Wits))
Practicing Clinical Psychologist and traditional healer, providing counselling and therapy for children, adolescents and adults including couples and groups. Offers trauma counselling and HIV/Aids counselling and education. Works with substance abuse.
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Our team is committed not to pay, offer to pay, promise to pay, or authorise the payment of “anything of value” to obtain or retain business, or direct business to any person or firm, or to obtain any other improper or unfair advantage, whether directly or indirectly, to obtain or retain business. However, we will actively seek to benefit the employer, union and its members in an open and transparent manner from any savings that arise from the more productive use of healthcare benefits (such as sponsoring healthcare forums and newsletters).