Khumo Shongwe

Khumo Shongwe has worked in a wide variety of capacities including transformation, HR consulting, HR strategic planning, BEE and related community empowerment, HR turn-around projects, sustainable development, shared services applications, and rollouts of information technology systems.

Khumo has sat on several boards, including Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Impala Platinum, Astrapak, Fraser Alexander, Vodacom South Africa, MB Technologies Lebone 11 College of the Bafokeng, among others. She is a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI). She is also an alumna of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Her formal qualifications are Journalism (Rhodes); BSc (Med) Hons (Psychology); MSc (Clinical Psychology) (MEDUNSA) and Executive Masters in Consulting and Coaching for Change (HEC Paris and University of Oxford).

Khumo is a businesswoman involved in her investments in the financial services, hospitality and the education sector. She also participates on Boards as an independent non-executive director.

Edwin Cameron

Edwin Cameron retired as a Judge in August 2019, after 25 years’ service, the last eleven in South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court. Before that, he served in the Supreme Court of Appeal for eight years, and the High Court for six.

He was educated at Pretoria Boys High School, Stellenbosch and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. During apartheid he was a human rights lawyer.

He has fought for LGBTI+ equality and helped achieve the historic inclusion of sexual orientation in the South African Constitution. As someone living with HIV, he was a fierce critic of President Mbeki's AIDS denialist policies. His two prize-winning memoirs, Witness to AIDS (2005) and Justice: A Personal Account (2014), have been translated into German, Korean and Chinese. He holds honorary degrees from seven universities. In 2019 he was elected Chancellor of Stellenbosch University and appointed Judicial Inspector of Correctional Services.

Chairperson

Dr Penny Moumakwa

Penny Moumakwa is a medical doctor with extensive experience at an executive level within the private and public healthcare sectors. She is the founding CEO of Mohau Equity Partners, which focuses on impact investing to scale and develop SME companies into future industry leaders.

Penny was previously an executive director of Discovery Health and an executive committee member of Discovery Holdings.

Vice Chairperson

Andrew Hadfield

Andrew Hadfield is a tech entrepreneur with more than 20 years’ experience in the South African entrepreneurship space. Alongside Witkoppen Clinic, he serves on the Board of forgood (SA's largest employee volunteering platform provider) amongst other projects.

Executive Director

Dr Jean Bassett

With more than 30 years’ experience as a medical practitioner, Jean Bassett, has geared her career towards improving the quality of healthcare for those living in disadvantaged circumstances.

She has worked at Witkoppen Clinic for 22 years and played a key role in starting up its HIV counselling and testing programme. She is a recipient of the Paul Harris Award acknowledging her outstanding contribution to the community.

Treasurer

Arthur Christie

Arthur Christie is a retired chartered accountant. He qualified as a chartered accountant from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1967.

After two-years working in London, he worked in commerce and industry in South Africa before retiring from Barloworld Ltd in 2004.

Member

Bongani Luthuli

Bongani Luthuli has been an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa since 2014. He is a Partner of Employment Law, Benefits, Industrial Relations & Discrimination at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela Attorneys.

Bongani graduated at the University of Johannesburg with an LLB Degree and further obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law specialising in the Companies Act 1998.

Member

Ndileka Mbete

Dr Ndileka Mbete is an independent healthcare strategy consultant. She qualified as a medical doctor and furthered her education with an MBA. Having worked in the public, private and NPO sectors in healthcare for over 20 year, she has gained vast and diverse experience in healthcare management.

She is passionate about improving the access, quality and cost of healthcare through innovative delivery and funding models.

MEMBER

Thabiso Mphehlo

Thabiso Mphehlo has worked at various State Health Institutions with particular experience in the South African Military Health Services. He has also worked at Discovery Health’s Integrated Care, Access and Innovation Division and at the Council for Medical Schemes as a Clinical Analyst.

He joined the Government Employees Medical Scheme in 2016 as a Senior Manager responsible for Healthcare Provider Networks and Provider Relations.

Executive Director

Dr Jean Bassett

The time I’ve spent leading Witkoppen Clinic has been the most stimulating time of my life. Every patient that we impact is part of a family, a community and South Africa as a whole.

The impact that Witkoppen Clinic has daily is immense. This is sufficient reward for me and that’s what gets me up in the mornings!

Senior Operations Manager

Sandra Bvunyenge

There is a story behind the numbers I am passionate about. It is contributing in changing the story line for one person at a time until thousands turn into millions not only by attending to our client’s health needs, but empowering each unique individual best we can to take control of their life path while optimising available funding.

Chief Financial Officer

Gerhard Fourie

I believe we are all interconnected and work as a whole that should always benefit society in a positive manner.

Working for Witkoppen Clinic has allowed me to contribute in some small way to the greater good in society!

Business Development Manager Corporate and Government Liaison

Dineo Serote

Witkoppen Clinic allows me to better align my career with my internal values. Having a Master’s in Public Health, being part of the Witkoppen family allows me to meaningfully contribute to the health of the community I have lived in for almost 20 years. I enjoy working in an environment where people care about the work they do and the people they work with.

Business Development Manager International Liaison

Elaine Ngwenya

In the heart of every community, there is a pulse that drives the spirit of giving and compassion. With over 21 years of experience in the non-profit sector, my mission is to turn empathy into action so that we can witness the transformative power of our collective efforts.

Primary Healthcare Nurse and Head of Preventative Department

Sr. Thembisile Makhombothi

“I strive for excellence and perfection. I believe that it is my responsibility to ensure that I provide a high quality service for our patients. “

Primary Healthcare Nurse and Head of General Department 

Sr. Davindri Moodley

“When I pledged and made a commitment to changing the lives of patients I never looked back. It is not just about us but our patients.”

Primary Healthcare Nurse and Head of chest unit

Lawrence Mlotshwa

“The awe of discovering the human body. The honour of being trusted to give advice. The gratitude for helping someone through a difficult illness and putting smiles on patients and their families faces…. These are things that make me want to say I am leading a purpose-filled life”.

Social Worker – Social Department

Caroline Nkwana

“I love working at Witkoppen because my job allows me to lend a helping hand to the voiceless which are children. Helping one child a day gives me purpose in life and Witkoppen Clinic provides the ideal environment for me to be able to protect children.”

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Barbara Franken

“Witkoppen clinic has been a pillar of support for many communities, including my own, since before most of us were even born! The clinic has literally saved the lives of several of my neighbours, friends and employees. Witkoppen shows that a huge lot can be accomplished with very tight resources. “

Pharmacy Manager

Irvine Mushunje

“Dispensing a smile to the community through medicine.”