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Hon. Sindisiwe Chikung
Minister of Transport, Republic of South Africa
Honourable Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga was appointed Minister of Transport on 6 March 2023.
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She was Deputy Minister of Transport from 5 August 2021 to 6 March 2023. She was Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration from 30 May 2019 to 5 August 2021.
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Previously, Ms Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga was the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa from 26 May 2014 and she has been a member of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa since 2004.
Academic Qualifications
Ms Chikunga holds a Masters of Arts degree in Curationis From University of Pretoria; Bachelor of Arts degree in Curationis from University of South Africa; and Bachelor of Arts Curationis Honours from University of South Africa and a Diploma in Nursing Science from the Edenvale Nursing College; a Midwifery Diploma from the Edenvale Nursing College. She is currently studying Political Science with University of South Africa.
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
As a member of Parliament Ms Chikunga has served on the Correctional Services Portfolio Committee; Joint Budget Portfolio Committee; Housing Portfolio Committee; Auditor General and Joint Standing Committee on Defence and as a Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police from 2009 to 2012.
She was an Ex Officio Member of African National Congress ANC) Regional Executive Committee and she had served on the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) Regional Executive Committee as Ex Officio Member and ANC Deputy Regional Secretary and Regional Secretary for Gert Sibande Region.
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Ms Chikunga has also served as a Chairperson of ANCWL branch in Queen Lebotsibeni; Regional Task Team Member Realignment of branches and ANCWL Regional Secretary for Badplaas Region and she became a member of DCO Makiwane Youth League in 1982; ANC Provincial Executive Committee in Mpumalanga and had served as a whip from 2007 to 2009. She has been the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa from 12 June 2012 to date
Fifi Peters
Award-Winning Financial Journalist and Broadcaster
Fifi Peters is a Senior Anchor at CNBC Africa and Host of the SAfm Market Update, with Moneyweb.
Fifi has worked in some of the most reputable financial newsrooms in South Africa including the Business Day and Financial Mail.
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An economist at heart, Fifi obtained her BA Degree in Economics & Journalism from Rhodes University in 2010.
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She also holds certificates in Finance, Law and Media from the SA Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM), the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), respectively.
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As a conference facilitator and MC, Fifi has moderated discussions for government entities and private sector companies in Africa as well as multilateral institutions including the United Nations.
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Fifi has also facilitated discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Themba Mkhwanazi
Regional Director: Africa & Australia, Anglo American
Themba Mkhwanazi was appointed Regional Director, Africa & Australia on 1 July 2023 with responsibility for Anglo American’s PGMs business, Kumba Iron Ore and Australian operations (steelmaking coal). He previously served as CEO of Bulk Commodities, starting that role in 2021. Prior to that, he was CEO of Kumba Iron Ore from 2016 to 2021, and CEO for Anglo American’s Thermal Coal business in South Africa, having joined the Group in 2014. He is also a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore.
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Themba has extensive experience in the resources industry, including 18 years in his native South Africa, as well as in the US and Australia. Before joining the Group, Themba was managing director for Huntsman Tioxide in South Africa until 2007 when he was appointed COO of Richards Bay Minerals, a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP. In 2011, he was seconded to Rio Tinto’s Australian coal business, before taking up the role of regional general manager for the Americas in 2012.
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Themba is a Vice President of the Minerals Council of South Africa.
Dr Andrew Shaw
Group Chief Officer: Strategy and Planning, Transnet
Dr Andrew Shaw is the Group Chief Officer of Strategy and Planning of Transnet SOC Ltd. He has over 25 years’ experience in the delivery of innovative transport sector initiatives and has worked globally across the full “Capital projects delivery lifecycle”; from strategy formulation and policy sector reform, to commercial due diligence and planning, to operations optimisation and programme management.
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As Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, he is responsible for the delivery of a collaborative, forward-looking, commercially driven strategy, which re-positions Transnet in a post-COVID world and aligns the organisation with the Government’s economic growth and competitiveness objectives.
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Part of this re-alignment involves effectively managing the selection, delivery and execution of a strategy aligned capital portfolio; and to work more closely with the private sector to enhance Transnet’s effectiveness in the freight and logistics sector.
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He joined Transnet from PwC where he was Partner and Africa Lead for Transport and Logistics; where he managed the funding, financing and business case formulation of a complex array of port, rail and aviation projects. Dr. Shaw holds a BSc, MSc in Engineering, a PhD in Transport Economics from the University of Leeds and an MBA from the University of Reading, UK.
Ronnie Ntuli
Founder & Chairman: Thelo Group
Ronnie is an established, South African born entrepreneur and financier. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Thelo Group (Thelo), an independent and diversified industrial group with investments and operations in railways, infrastructure, and finance. Thelo is committed to partnering with ‘best of global know-how’ and mobilizing capital to invest and build viable commercial enterprises that support economic development on the continent of Africa. Thelo’s businesses include:
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Thelo Rolling Stock: a leading financier of rolling stock (locomotives and freight wagons) to railway operators, freight owners and concession holders.
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Thelo DB: a partnership between Thelo and Deutsche Bahn E&C (DB) the international division of Deutsche Bahn AG, a leading global fully integrated railway, infrastructure, and mobility corporation.
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Thelo Resin: a fast-growing pine crude resin producer and exporter out of the continent of Africa and supplying resin to customers internationally.
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Africa Infrastructure Corporation: Concessionaire and railway sector infrastructure financing arm of Thelo.
Ronnie serves on the board of directors of the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dangote Cement SA, a member of the international Council of the Global Leadership Foundation (GLF). Ronnie is the 2024 recipient of the Progressive Business Forum’s (PBF) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes amongst other achievements, his contribution to the expansion of Southern Africa’s rail network and his application of engineering expertise to continental transport and logistics assets. He is the former President of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Empowerment Fund and holds an LLB from Edinburgh University. He has been a formal adviser on economic development to a number of heads of State in Africa and has delivered papers on financing, economic development, and entrepreneurship on a number of continents.
Dr Anthony Costa
Investment Lead: Private Office of the President of South Africa
Dr Anthony Costa is the Investment Lead in the Private Office of the President of South Africa, where he is responsible for the President’s Investment Mobilisation Programme.
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Anthony holds BA(Hons) and LLB degrees from Wits University, an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Studies (University of Pretoria), and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College).
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He is an admitted advocate and former member of the Johannesburg Bar.
Morne Visagie
Head: Structured Asset Finance, Absa Corporate and Investment Banking
Morne Visagie is currently the Head of the Structured Asset Finance team within Absa Corporate and Investment Banking.
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The structured asset finance team focuses on logistics and infrastructure assets and has won international awards for its transactions in Aviation, Shipping and Rail over the last five years.
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Morne has been in banking for the last 20 years closing deals in Africa, Europe and Asia. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and completed his articles at KPMG South Africa.