Governance

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the good governance of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The delegation of authority to committees or the executive management of the Foundation in no way absolves the Board of Trustees of its responsibility for its decision and actions. The Board of Trustees has collective responsibility to provide effective governance and as such the Trustees must remain independent and objective, serving the interests of the Foundation as a whole. The Board of Trustees meets at least twice a year.

From left, standing: Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Futhi Mtoba, Achmat Dangor (Chief Executive), Irene Menell, Ahmed Kathrada. From left, sitting and kneeling: Tokyo Sexwale, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Nelson Mandela and Chris Liebenberg. Absent: Professor GJ Gerwel and Kgalema Motlanthe

: Professor GJ Gerwel; Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation's board of Trustees. Former Director-General and Secretary of the Cabinet in the Office of President Nelson Mandela, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape.

: Mr Ahmed Kathrada; Rivonia trialist alongside Mr Mandela, Mr Kathrada spent many years imprisoned on Robben Island; former Parliamentary Counsellor in the Office of President Mandela.

: Mr Chris Liebenberg; Former Minister of Finance in the post apartheid Government of National Unity. Member of the Nelson Mandela Foundation's Audit & Risk Committee.

: Mrs Irene Menell; A prominent philanthropist, Mrs Menell is a trustee of the READ organisation in South Africa, which promotes literacy. Member of the Foundation's Audit & Risk Committee.

: Mr Kgalema Motlanthe; Kgalema Motlanthe is the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa (May 2009). He served as President of the Republic of South Africa (September 2008 - May 2009). He is also the Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) (December 2007) and a Member of Parliament (July 2008). He is the former Secretary General of the ANC (1997 - 2007). Mr Motlanthe is a former political prisoner.

: Ms Futhi Mtoba; Futhi Mtoba is the chairperson of Deloitte Southern Africa. A chartered accountant, she joined the firm in 1988 and rose through ranks to become the first black female partner and subsequently chairman of Deloitte Southern Africa. She is also the past President of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa. chairperson of the Foundation's Audit & Risk Committee.

: Professor Njabulo Ndebele; Prominent writer and academic, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the North and of the University of Cape Town.

: Dr Mamphela Ramphele; Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town; retired Managing Director of The World Bank. Now a prominent business woman.

: Mr Tokyo Sexwale; Former political prisoner on Robben Island, former Premier of the Gauteng province, prominent businessman and currently in the cabinet of the South African government as Minister of Human Settlements. Chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Resource Development Committee.

Council of Advisors

The Nelson Mandela Foundation is in process of creating an advisory council of prominent individuals. Its members and terms or reference will be announced soon.