4. THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY/BOARD

Introduction

The Board is the Accounting Authority in terms of the PFMA (1999, as amended) and is appointed for a renewable period of three years by the Minister of Health in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act (1965, as amended). The Minister extended the term of the Board by a further 12 months. The term of the current board expired on 30 September 2021 and the new board was appointed in October 2021 wherein six previous members were retained for continuity. The Regulator is governed and controlled in accordance with the Medicines and Related Substances Act (1965, as amended). The Board ensures compliance with this Act. During the period under review, SAHPRA appointed the Institute of Directors to conduct a Board assessment.

Role of the Board

The Board executes and exercises general oversight over the performance of the Regulator’s functions. The Board embraces the principles of good corporate governance and considers these as the underlying philosophy towards creating organisational excellence at all levels within the Regulator. The Board sets the tone in driving the ethics of good governance and members collectively and individually acknowledging their responsibilities and duties in terms of governance, regulatory and legislative requirements.

Board Charter

The Board has approved its Charter as an overall guiding tool for the execution of its mandate. The Charter sets out the responsibilities of members and procedures for meetings. The Board resolved to review the Charter on an annual basis to ensure that it remains relevant. Accordingly, during the reporting period 2021/22, the Charter was reviewed in May 2021.

Composition of the Board

Name

Designation

(in terms of the Public Entity Board structure)

Date Appointed

Date of Termination

Date of New term of the Board

Qualifications

Area of Expertise

Board

Directorships

Other Committees or Task Teams

No. of Meetings Attended

Prof. Helen Rees

Chairperson

17 November 2017

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

Harvard Business School Senior Executive Programme

Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Doctor instructor for Family Planning

Diploma of Child Health

Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MA Social and Political Sciences

Clinical trials

N/A

N/A

21

Ms Mandisa Hela

Vice-Chair

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

BPharm

BSC

MPH

Public health

N/A

Human Resource and Remuneration

Committee (HRRemco)

Risk Audit and Governance Committee (RAG)

12

Dr Obakeng Khaole

Vice-Chair

N/A

N/A

Newly-appointed in October 2021

MBChB

Bachelor of Surgery

Diploma in HIV Management

Postgraduate in Occupational Medicine

Medical research and clinical trials

N/A

RAG

HRRemco

9

Mr Norman Baloyi

Member

17 November 2017

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

Master of Science in Electronics (Information Security; Computer Networks)

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications)

BSc Honours in Computational and Applied Mathematics

Higher Diploma in Computer Auditing Bachelor of Science BSc in Computer Science and Information Systems

BSc Mathematics and Computational & Applied Mathematics

Diploma in Network Security Diploma in Datametrics (Computer Science

Certified Information Systems Auditor

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Certified Information Security Manager

Information technology

N/A

RAG

Finance

HRRemco

Technical Oversight and Regulatory

Strategy Committee (TORS)

20

Prof. Shabir Banoo

Member and Chairperson TORS

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

BPharm

PhD

Medicine regulation

N/A

RAG

TORS

10

Prof. Ames Dhai

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

MBChB

FCOG

LLM

Bio-Ethics

N/A

RAG

TORS

12

Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele

Member and Chairperson HRRemco

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

BSc (Biological Sciences)

BSc Med Honours

PHD (Medical Virology)

Epidemiology and virology

N/A

HRRemco

Finance

9

Dr Ushma Mehta

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

BPharm

DrPharm

Pharmacovigilance

N/A

TORS

10

Prof. Craig Househam

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

MBChB

MD

Human Resource

N/A

RAG

HRRemco

Finance

6

Ms Lerato Mothae

Member

1 May 2021

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

Bachelor of Accounting

CTA (BComm Honours)

CA (SA)

CTA (BCompt Honours)

BCompt (Bachelor of Accounting)

Finance and Accounting

N/A

RAG

Finance

12

Mr Itani Mashau

Member

25 April 2019

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

BPharm

Diploma in Production

Diploma in Quality Management and Quality Assurance

Masters of Business Administration

Diploma in Small Business Management

Good Manufacturing Practice

N/A

TORS

HRRemco

20

Prof. Patrick Demana

Member

25 April 2019

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

PhD in Pharmaceutics

BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy

MSc in Pharmaceutics

Post-doctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery

A-level courses (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics & Statistics)

Virologist

N/A

TORS

15

Adv. Hasina Cassim

Member

17 November 2017

N/A

Re-appointed in October 2021

BPharm

LLB

Certificate in Medicine Law

Certificate in pharmacoepidemiology

Medical Mediation training

Law

N/A

RAG

TORS

19

Dr Edith Madela-Mntla

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

DCur

MCur

BCur

Clinical trials

N/A

TORS

HRRemco

10

Dr Thabelo Motshudi

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

MBChB

FC Rad Diag (Diagnostic Radiology)

Radiology

N/A

RAG

7

Dr Mphane Molefe

Member

17 November 2017

30 September 2021

N/A

Bachelor of Veterinary

Medicine and Surgery

Veterinary public health

N/A

TORS

RAG

5

Ms Mandisa Skhosana

Member

Newly- appointed 1 October 2021

N/A

N/A

National Diploma in Biomedical Technology

BTech Degree in Biomedical Technology

Masters Degree in Medical Science

Laboratory medicine, quality control and clinical research

N/A

TORS

3

Prof. Joyce Tsako-Gwegweni

Member

Newly- appointed 1 October 2021

N/A

N/A

BA Hons (Social science psychology)

B.Sc. Hons-

Zoology & Microbiology

PhD in Public Health

MPH in Public Health

Public health medicine

N/A

TORS

9

Dr Alfred Kgasi

Member

Newly appointed 23 December 2021

N/A

N/A

Bachelor of Veterinary

Medicine

LLB

Masters of Business Leadership

Veterinary

N/A

TORS

4

Dr Zinhle Makatini

Member

Newly- appointed 23 December 2021

N/A

N/A

BSc (Honors) Biochemistry

Masters in Immunology of Infectious Diseases

MBChB

PhD Virology

Registrar in Virology

Diploma in Travel Medicine

Diploma in Tropical Medicine

Diploma in HIV Management in the Workplace

Diploma in HIV Management

MMED in Biostatistics & Epidemiology (completed2/3)

PhD in Medical Virology

Virology

N/A

TORS

4

Dr Xolani Ngobese

Member

Newly- appointed 1 October 2021

N/A

N/A

PhD in Business Administration

Masters in Business Administration

Independent consultant

N/A

HRRemco

Finance

9

Ms Lucy Ditaba Maraka

Member

Newly appointed 1 October 2021

N/A

N/A

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Education

Baccalaureus Atium Honores

Masters Diploma in HR

Training and Development

Ethics Officer Certification

Psychometrist

Effective Audit Committees

Effective Remuneration Committees

Social & Ethics Committees

Independent Psychometrist

N/A

HRRemco

9

Prof. Yahya Choonara

Member

Newly-appointed 23 December 2021

N/A

N/A

BPharm

MPharm

PhD

Medical devices

N/A

TORS

4

Prof. Hannelie Meyer

Member

Newly- appointed 23 December 2021

N/A

N/A

BPharm

MSc (Med)

PhD in Pharmacy

Pharmacovigilance, Public Health

N/A

TORS

4

Committees

Committee

No. of Meetings Held

No. of Members

Name of Members

Finance Committee

5

4

Ms Lerato Mothae

Mr Norman Baloyi

Dr Xolani Ngobese

Technical Oversight and Regulatory Strategy Committee

6

9

Prof. Shabir Banoo

Prof. Johanna Meyer

Dr Ushma Mehta

Prof Ames Dhai

Mr Norman Baloyi

Ms Mandisa Hela

Prof. Patrick Demana

Adv. Hasina Cassim

Dr Mphane Molefe

Mr Itani Mashau

Dr Alfred Kgasi

Ms Mandisa Skhosana

Dr Zinhle Makatini

Prof. Yahya Choonara

Prof. Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni

Risk Audit and Governance Committee

7

6

Prof. Craig Househam

Prof. Shabir Banoo

Mr Norman Baloyi

Ms Lerato Mothae

Adv. Hasina Cassim

Ms Yongama Pamla (External member)

Mr Bruce Gordon (External member)

Mr Edward Okaro Omolo (External member)

Human Resource and Remuneration Committee

6

5

Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele

Mr Itani Mashau

Dr Edith Madela-Mntla

Ms Mandisa Hela

Dr Xolani Ngobese

Dr Obakeng Kaole

Ms Lucy Ditaba Maraka

Mr Norman Baloyi

Remuneration of Board Members

Name

Remuneration

Other Allowance

Other Re-imbursements

Total

Prof. Helen Rees

R227 569

R227 569

Ms Mandisa Hela

R56 607

R56 607

Dr Obakeng Khaole

R79 184

R79 184

Mr Norman Baloyi

R172 500

R172 500

Prof. Shabir Banoo

Prof. Ames Dhai

R57 152

R57 152

Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele

R12 462

R12 462

Dr Ushma Mehta

R37 294

R37 294

Prof. Craig Househam

R10 731

R10 731

Ms Lerato Mothae

R95 059

R95 059

Mr Itani Mashau

R118 909

R118 909

Prof. Patrick Demana

R49 408

R49 408

Adv. Hasina Cassim

R192 521

R192 521

Dr Edith Madela-Mntla

R45 527

R45 527

Dr Thabelo Motshudi

R51 861

R51 861

Dr Mphane Molefe

Ms Mandisa Skhosana

R27 749

R27 749

Prof. Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni

R25 348

R25 348

Dr Alfred Kgasi

R20 955

R20 955

Dr Zinhle Makatini

R26 830

R26 830

Dr Xolani Ngobese

R63 224

R63 224

Ms Lucy Ditaba Maraka

R34 630

R34 630

Prof. Yahya Choonara

R29 570

R29 570

Prof. Johanna Meyer

R21 836

R21 836