Recognition Awards 2017 Message from the Congress of Business and Economics

he Congress of Business and Economics Recognition Awards were initiated to Trecognise excellence in service to the community in a wide range of areas. This year’s awards are in commemoration of the incredible role played by one of the heroes of our struggle. the late Ahmed Kathrada, popularly known to us all as Uncle Kathy, who continued championing the cause of non-racialism and towards the latter part of his life took it upon himself to register his disappointment with the leadership of the party that he so passionately Yusuf Moosajee, Jay Pema, supported. Secretary-General President We are reminded of the foreword that Uncle Kathy wrote in our awards brochure last year when he thanked Judge Kriegler, the main speaker at the banquet, for his continued work in defence of the Constitution: “Alas, when national duty calls, old soldiers must do all they can to speak truth to power.” This year’s awards have been titled ‘Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership’ in Uncle Kathy’s honour. Our 10 awardees for this evening are indeed worthy recipients of this prestigious award. This year we have also created an additional category known as the ‘Innovators Award’. We created this award to give smart, innovative South African individuals and businesses a platform for recognition and celebration. This year’s worthy recipients are creating waves with their prowess in using technology for the benefit of all fellow citizens. In the process, they are not only creating much-needed job opportunities and foreign business interest in , but are also improving the health and lifestyles of their compatriots. We trust that you will enjoy the evening with us and that you are all as proud of the recipients as we at the CBE are in making the awards.

2 Message from Shan Balton Executive Director, Ahmed Kathrada Foundation

et me at the outset thank the CBE for joining the list of were able to succeed. organisations that have deemed it important to honour Most importantly for LAhmd Kathrada, a few months after his death. many, leadership must be accompanied with He and his generation of struggle activists left us with a powerful the highest levels of understanding of the core characteristics of good leadership. integrity. In this regard First among those would have been leadership that did not even Uncle Kathy ranks recognise itself as carrying that title. Uncle Kathy never saw himself amongst the best. as part of the leadership during the trials of 1952, 1956 and 1964. Integrity coupled with On Robben Island he referred to Mandela and Sisulu as the leaders. humility and selflessness During the latter years of his life he would preface his response to were the hallmarks of many questions by asserting that he did not occupy any position his leadership package. of leadership but was simply an ordinary card-carrying member of his local ANC branch. The more textbook stuff of being able to lead people to attain a particular vision and to take ownership of that vision was what he Service without the expectation of reward or headlines was did as part of a collective. another key leadership attribute of Kathrada. He spurned offers of positions on boards of companies because he believed he did Uncle Kathy would have argued with the CBE about calling the not have the aptitude for corporate life. He never expected to awards Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Awards. He be made a Minister in the Mandela Government and when it would have reminded this audience that if there was one area transpired that it was on the cards he tried his level best to get the where he did not provide any leadership or activism, was in the decision reversed. Were it not for the new government having to business arena. He would go on to remind you that his family accommodate the IFP in the security cluster, South Africa would forbade him from working in the family business because they have had Kathrada as the reluctant first Minister of Correctional feared he would give things away for free. He would however Services. have been proud of the honour and would have made the point of dedicating this to the many who shaped his life and the many Leadership does not always have to be from the front – Uncle who did not live to see the dawn of freedom. Kathy’s leadership was often provided from behind the scenes. Whether it was the Congress of the People, the 1956 Women’s The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is grateful to the CBE for March or even the formation of MK or the functioning of the honouring Uncle Kathy in this way and know that the CBE will underground Communist Party, he played a pivotal role providing work with it in ensuring that Uncle Kathy’s legacy will live on for all the behind the scenes leadership to ensure that those in front generations to come.

3 CBE VISION AND MISSION OUR HISTORY Initially called the TIC Business and Economics Group, the Congress of Business and Economics (CBE) was formed by the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) in the late 1980’s as an activist business group. Within a short period of its inception, it was renamed and established as a separate business organisation. Being chaired by a prominent and successful businessperson in the community at the time, the late Mr. Setar Motani, the CBE enjoyed popular support within its constituency, who were organised into local business chapters. Following the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994 and the transforming business context, in 2006 the CBE ceased operations until December 2012 when former members of the CBE executive re-evaluated its closure. The context of this discussion was the global recession and debate on the National Development Plan, which had been recently released. In a follow-up discussion with former executive members, which was held at the Nana Memorial Hall in Johannesburg in January 2013, a decision was taken to re-establish the organisation. A Steering Committee was formed immediately thereafter which subsequently constituted itself as a Board. Furthermore, the CBE established an office in Johannesburg on 2 April 2013 and on 20 April 2013, a strategic planning workshop of a cross section of 35 business leaders and professionals was held at Sunnyside Hotel addressed by experts in the field. Feedback from a survey conducted at this meeting also unanimously endorsed the re-establishment of the organisation. OUR VISION • To provide a forum for members to contribute to a changing economic climate. • To arrange, organise and host networking seminars, training and research programmes. • Develop a general awareness of all relevant issues, including rendering of necessary advice. • To assist in the building of contacts and interface with other sectors within the economic sphere including business organisations, trade unions and civic associations. • To provide opportunities for economic empowerment. • To lobby for appropriate policies which are enabling and supportive of entrepreneurship in the changing economic environment. • Empowering and developing businesses to contribute to the growth of South Africa.

4 OUR PHILOSOPHY Our Value System: • Fair and equitable business • Environmentally responsible • Socially responsible corporate citizen • Being ethical Our Organizational Approach: • Embrace world class performance standards • Build principled, strategic and sustainable relationships with global partners Members: • To provide a networking platform for businesses to grow and prosper Business • Promote entrepreneurship and business excellence as a vehicle for sustainable socio-economic development Government • Engage government, through a non-partisan relationship, to create an enabling and accountable environment for business to grow and prosper Donors • Build a transparent and accountable partnership with donors The Community • Promote an active citizenry • To cultivate philanthropy and volunteering Employees • Fair, performance-driven, and equitable labour practices Our Services • We will provide member-focused services Our Commitment • We subscribe to the Citizen’s Charter.

5 Keynote Speaker : Bonang Mohale

onang Mohale was, until his appointment as at South African Airways. Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership From 1996, he was the BSouth Africa, vice president upstream and managing director of Otis the chairman of Shell downstream South Africa (Pty) Ltd, the world’s biggest (Pty) Limited with country responsibilities for the and oldest elevator company, oil, chemical, aviation, marine and lubricants global where he spent five years. In businesses. 1997, the company won the Black Management Forum’s Until 2008, he spent six years as the chief executive ‘Progressive Company of the officer of Drake & Scull FM SA (PTY Ltd, an integrated Year’ award. facilities management company owned by the Tsebo Mohale was conferred an honorary professorship in Outsourcing Group, where he was also a member of marketing management by the University of Pretoria, the executive committee. where he serves on their advisory council. He was named 2012 IPM CEO of the Year, SA Facilities Until May 2003, he was Chief Executive: Shared Services Management Association 2007 ‘Personality of the Year’ and Associated Companies of Sanlam; a member of the and the BMF’s 1997 Manager of the Year. executive committee; alternate director of the Sanlam Limited main board; chairman of the board of TASC; He has also received the Presidential Award for his and a director of Innofin; GensecProperty Services and ‘Servanthood in South African Industry & the Economic Fundamo. Empowerment of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals’ in 2001. Until August 2001, he was the Executive Vice President

6 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Cas Coovadia

oovadia obtained his B.Com from the Johannesburg Metropolitan University College - Durban in 1971. He Council. Coovadia was Ccompleted the Housing Finance Course with the General Secretary the Wharton Real Estate Centre at the University of of the Civic Association of Johannesburg and led Pennsylvania. the negotiations. He was He has contributed to numerous articles and also instrumental in the publications on housing finance, civil society, local formation of the South government and the role of civic organisations in African National Civic governance. Organisation and was its Coovadia became involved in anti-apartheid politics Vice-President. in the early 1980’s. He was very active in the civic He played a critical role in the United Democratic Front movement, starting in Laudium, Pretoria in 1980, as (UDF) and also played a critical role in the defiance the leading force behind the establishment of the campaign during the mid-1980’s. White Blocks Residents Association. This was the first Coovadia served four periods of detention at organised civic body in the country that mobilised low- Modderbee Prison in Benoni, Pretoria Central Prison, income people around their day-to-day issues. John Vorster Square and Diepkloof Prison. His longest Coovadia was subsequently instrumental in the period of detention was seven months. formation of the Civic Association of Johannesburg, Coovadia is currently the Managing Director at the which was the trailblazer in negotiations around the Banking Association South Africa. He has played a restructuring of local government in the early 1990’s. central role in the negotiations leading to the signing of The Civic Association of Johannesburg, which included the Soweto Civic Association, Alexandra Civic the Financial Sector Charter. Organisation, Lenasia Civic Association and others, was the central party from the Mass Democratic Movement in negotiations around the restructuring of the

7 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Derek Hanekom

erek Hanekom completed his schooling In 1994 Hanekom was in Cape Town in 1970 and then travelled appointed as Minister of Dand worked abroad for three years before Land Affairs and then in 1996 returning to South Africa in 1974. as Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs. During this He worked in Johannesburg before being arrested for period he piloted new land participating in a demonstration outside John Vorster reform legislation to redress Square in 1977. He farmed on rented land for some the injustices of apartheid years while doing underground work for the ANC, land laws. which led to his arrest in 1983. He and his wife were charged with high treason for providing information After serving as a Member of Parliament from 1999 to about the apartheid defence force’s destablilisation 2004, Hanekom was appointed as Deputy Minister of of neighbouring countries. The charges were later Science and Technology in 2004, and later as Minister. reduced due to the international sensitivity of the case. He served as Minister of Tourism from 2014 until the Cabinet reshuffle in March 2017. He currently serves After spending three years in prison, Hanekom on the Standing Committee on Finance in Parliament. worked with the trade union movement until his wife’s release in 1987. He spent the next three years in exile Hanekom has been a member of the ANC National in Zimbabwe, where he worked as coordinator of the Executive Committee since 1994 and is the Chairperson Popular History Trust archiving historical documents. of the National Disciplinary Committee and a member He returned to South Africa in 1990 and worked at of the National Working Committee. He is also the ANC headquarters as the Agriculture and Land Policy Chairperson of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. coordinator.

8 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Dr Makhosi Khoza

akhosi Khoza holds a doctoral degree in Khoza’s intolerance of administration specialising in the relevance corruption saw her standing Mof total quality management philosophy up against President Jacob and systems in a developmental local government Zuma. She canvassed environment in South Africa. She also holds a Master’s ANC MPs to vote against degree in Social Sciences: Policy Development and President Zuma in response numerous other qualifications. to the overwhelming call Khoza became Deputy Mayor of Pietermaritzburg at the by members of the public. age of 26. She became the first female Chief Executive Khoza chose to uphold the Officer of the KwaZulu-Natal Local Government and Constitution and side with the South African Local Government Association the people. (SALGA). In 2006, Khoza was voted one of the best Khoza was removed as Chairperson of Public Service managers and SALGA was voted the best company to and Administration Committee as she made it known work for by the Research Foundation. that she could not support an amoral and immoral Khoza distinguished herself as a woman of integrity and leadership. After prolonged and intense persecution, high moral standing who has served in all spheres of she resigned from the African National Congress, an government in South Africa as an elected representative. organisation she became associated with at age 12 in 1982. As a Member of Parliament Khoza chaired the Public Service and Administration Portfolio Committee in the process of appointing the Public Protector. This process was hailed as one of the most transparent processes since the advent of democracy in South Africa.

9 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Mcebisi Jonas

cebisi Hubert Jonas was born in 1960 involved providing political in Uitenhage in the . He oversight to a number of Mmatriculated at Newewell High School economic public entities. He in and obtained a Bachelor of Arts serves as the Chairperson in History and Sociology at Vista University. He and Non-Executive Director furthered his studies with a Higher Diploma in of Public Investment Education at Rhodes University. Corporation Limited.

A born activist, Jonas became active in politics from the During his five-year age of 14. Jonas was inspired by the politics of the Black tenure from 2005 as Chief Consciousness Movement in the early 80’s and was an Executive Officer of the: Eastern Cape Development organiser of Azaso (Azanian Students Organisation). Corporation, Jonas was tasked with the amalgamation He played a key role in the establishment of the United of the then Transkei Development Corporation, Ciskei Democratic Front (UDF) structures in the Eastern Development Corporation, Ciskei Peoples Bank Cape, escaping the hit squads. and other smaller development institutions. He also established both the Coega IDZ and the East London Upon his return in the 90’s, Jonas played a key role in IDZ. establishing the structures of the ANC and the SACP in the Eastern Cape. Recognising his outstanding skills, Jonas served as Deputy Minister of Finance from the ANC deployed him to establish the new Provincial 2014 until both he and his boss were Administration in the Eastern Cape at the dawn of dismissed in March 2017 by President in a democracy in 1994. controversial Cabinet reshuffle.

Jonas was a member of the Executive Council that 10 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Pravin Gordhan

ravin Gordhan, born in Durban in 1949, which resulted in the first graduated from the University of Durban- democratic elections in PWestville with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree South Africa on April 1994. in 1973. He worked at King Edward VIII Hospital, He became a Member of Durban between 1974 and the end of 1981 when the Parliament for the ANC Natal Provincial Administration dismissed him for his in 1994 until 1998 and political activities while he was in detention. participated in the drafting of South Africa’s Constitution. Gordhan became politically active at University and joined the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). He was elected From 1998 until May to its executive committee in 1974. During the 1970s, 2009 Gordhan was Deputy Commissioner and Gordhan helped establish grassroots civic organisations then Commissioner of the South Africa Revenue that campaigned for better living conditions. He Service, leading a team that transformed the Revenue became involved in the underground of the African Service into a modern and highly effective institution. National Congress (ANC) and later the South African He was elected chairperson of the Council of the Communist Party (SACP). He was also involved in the World Customs Organisation and the Forum of Tax formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983. Administration during this time. Gordhan was detained thrice by the apartheid Gordhan served as the Minister of Finance twice: government and spent four years in the underground from 2009-2014, and again from December 2015 to within the country during the state of emergency March 2017. From 2014-2015 he was the Minister between 1986 and 1990. of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. President Jacob Zuma replaced Pravin Gordhan He was a representative of the Natal and Transvaal as Minister of Finance on 30 March 2017 during a Indian Congresses at the CODESA negotiations controversial cabinet reshuffle.

11 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Sipho Pityana

ipho Mila Pityana holds a BA (Hons) degree Pityana’s extensive public- from the University of Essex; MSc from London sector experience includes SUniversity and Dtech (Honoris causa) from Vaal being the first Director- University of Technology. General of the Department of Labour in a democratic Pityana is the founder and Chairman of Izingwe South Africa. As the Holdings. He is also chairman of the Board of Directors Foreign Affairs Director- of the JSE listed AngloGold Ashanti, Onelogix and General he represented Munich Reinsurance of Africa. He is also a non- South Africa in various executive director of a number of manufacturing international fora including companies including Aberdare Cables where he is the the United Nations, African Vice Chairman. Union, Commonwealth and the International Labour Organisation. Pityana has served on the boards of Bytes Technology Group, AFROX, SPESCOM and Scaw Metals; as well as He was one of the founding members of the on the Old Mutual Leadership Group. He previously governing body of the Commission for Conciliation, worked as the Executive Director of Nedcor Investment Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Convenor Bank and as Managing Director at Nedbank. of the South African government delegation to the National Economic Development and Labour Council In addition to his private sector track record, Pityana (NEDLAC). He is the previous Chairperson of the is the Chair of the Council of the University of Cape National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and Town and of the Advisory Council of the Council for former Registrar of the University of Fort Hare. the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC).

12 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Solly Mapaila

gabele Solomon ‘Solly’ Mapaila was born on 19 Mapaila served in the June 1969 in Thokoza township. various structures of the K democratic movement, as After matriculating he went into exile to join the then an underground member underground liberation movement the ANC where he of the then banned South was enlisted in its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. African Communist Party, and in senior positions on After completing his basic training, he studied military the East Rand. In 1998, he science at the Dr. Hugo Nkabinde Military Training was appointed by the SACP College in Uganda. He also became a military instructor, Central Committee to head its National Electoral rising through the ranks to become a Commissar. Committee for the Tripartite Alliance plus one led campaign for the second democratic elections in the Mapaila returned to South Africa in September 1994 1999 elections. for the integration programme of all armed forces into the newly established single South African National After the elections in 1999, he was appointed as the Defence Force. National Organiser of the SACP until July 2007 when he was elected into the Central Committee and later He also holds a Diploma in Banking and left the military its Politburo and elected to lead the PB Portfolio as to work for the Volkskas Bank, now ABSA Bank, but left Secretary for Organising, Campaigns and Ideological because of his dissatisfaction with the conservatism of Development, a position he still holds. the banking sector to establish the Swaziland Solidarity Network to promote and advance the struggle for After the 14th Congress in 2017, he was elected to the democracy in Swaziland. position of the First Deputy General Secretary.

13 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Advocate Thuli Madonsela

dvocate Thuli Madonsela is an Advocate of Currently resident at the High Court of South Africa and a lifelong Harvard University as Aactivist on social justice, constitutionalism, an Advanced Leadership human rights, good governance and the rule of law. Fellow, Madonsela has accepted the Chair Named one of the Time 100 influential people in of Social Justice at 2014 and Forbes Africa Person of the Year in 2016, Stellenbosch University Madonsela is one of the drafters of South Africa’s with effect from January Constitution and a co-architect of several laws that 2018. have sought to illuminate South Africa’s democracy. Among her innumerable accolades, Madonsela is a With a global reputation for integrity and fearlessness Paul Harris Fellow, Tallberg Global Leader, the recipient in enforcing accountability and justice in the exercise of of Transparency International’s Integrity Award, the public power and use of public resources, Madonsela German Africa Prize and the Commonwealth Lawyers was South Africa’s Public Protector for seven years and Truth and Justice Award. co-architect and Founding Chairperson of the African Ombudsman Research Centre.

She has a history of highlighting the importance of social justice and general inclusive enjoyment of the fruits of democracy in the pursuit of peace.

14 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Wayne Duvenage

orn in 1960, Wayne Duvenage was educated the establishment of a in Newcastle, Kwa-Zulu Natal and holds a new organisation called BBachelor of Science Degree from the University Opposition to Urban of Natal. Tolling Alliance – OUTA, which interdicted the Duvenage’s 30 plus years of working experience has launch of Gauteng’s e-toll largely been in the travel and tourism industry, which scheme in April 2012. began as a Trainee Manager at Avis in Durban, where he progressed through the ranks to Operations Director By August 2012, he resigned from Avis to pursue by 1996. the fledgling civil action movement which sought to challenge government’s e-toll decision to finance the Between 2001 and 2006, Duvenage and his family took Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. time out of the corporate world and moved to the country to develop a family hospitality venture, during Today, OUTA has grown through a revised strategy and which period he also managed the SA Vehicle Renting operational model into a broad mandate that challenges and Leasing Associations (SAVRALA’s) affairs. the abuse of authority by state leadership, specifically where corruption and gross maladministration of Lured back to Avis in 2006, Duvenage became the Chief taxpayers’ money is concerned. Executive in 2007 and for the next five years, drove its nationwide facilities and capital infrastructure upgrade, Duvenage has occupied the position of Executive service excellence programs and the introduction of Chairperson of OUTA since its inception. He has also the company’s sustainability program. served as a board member of Tourism Marketing SA and the Tourism Business Council SA; as well as President In early 2012, Duvenage was largely responsible for of the SA Vehicle Renting & Leasing Association.

15 Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award : Justice Zac Yacoob

ustice Zak Yacoob, who has been blind since held and in organising the age of 16 months, studied at the Arthur workshops, meetings JBlaxall School for the Blind in Durban before and conferences to gaining an LLB degree at the University of Durban- expose the evils of Westville (now University of Durban) in 1972. He detention without practised at the then Natal Bar, as junior counsel until trial. 1991 and senior counsel until 31 January 1998. He served as a member of the Society of Advocates of He belonged to the Natal for several years. Democratic Lawyers Association from 1979 to 1984, was a member of the During his years of practice as both junior and senior UDF’s Natal executive, and was heavily involved in a counsel, Yacoob defended political prisoners charged campaign against the tricameral parliament from 1983 under unjust apartheid laws, handled cases to help victims to 1985. of detention, house arrest and other restrictive orders. Yacoob was a member of the negotiation process and In 1981 he became a member of the executive of the in particular a member of the committee responsible Natal Indian Congress, in which capacity he organised for the finalisation of the Bill of Rights in the Interim and took part in protests, produced and distributed Constitution. publicity material and organised and addressed many anti-apartheid mass meetings. From 1998 until January 2013 Yacoob was a Justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He As a member of the executive of the Durban Detainees’ is known in national and international legal circles Support Committee, he was involved in helping to for his contribution to the socio-economic rights ameliorate the conditions under which detainees were jurisprudence of South Africa.

16 Congress of Business and Economics Innovation Award : Dr Reza Mia

r Reza Mia is an entrepreneur and medical that the timing of the practitioner with a special interest in introduction of the Daesthetic medicine and a broad-minded airplane coincides businessman who graduated from the University of with an expected Witwatersrand in 2006, followed by an MBA from upturn in the general the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Finance business jet market. and Investments from the London School of Business and Finance. He was awarded an aviation innovation His consistent passion in the fields of aesthetic medicine, runner-up award by aviation, innovation, business and business development, the Department of lead to his involvement in the aviation and real estate Science and Technology for his contribution to the industries. In 2012, he became a member of Mensa. design, ergonomics and safety of the Pegasus vertical business jet, enriched by his experience in psychology, Dr Mia has amongst other things, brought Dr Robert human performance and human factors in aviation. Rey’s Sensual Solutions anti-ageing skincare range into South Africa which has since won the award for In 2016, Dr Mia was made the Country KOL (Key ‘Best Premium Beauty Product 2012’ from Product Opinion Leader) for Institute Hyalual Switzerland, of the Year, (amongst other awards), designed and a company which produces one of the most cutting introduced the Pegasus RoadJet into the market and edge aesthetic medical products on the market today. has structured various business aviation transaction and He has also internationally published in the UK Aesthetics finance models. Dr Mia invented the Pegasus Vertical Journal, the Dermatology Journal of South Africa and Jet concept after identifying a gap in the business jet A2 Aesthetic magazine. He recently established the St market. The project is made more attractive by the fact James Wellness Centre in Houghton.

17 Congress of Business and Economics Innovation Award

in recognition of excellent contributions to medical Professor science. Other honours include the National Research Bongani Foundation A-rating for South African researchers who are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading Mayosi international scholars in their field for the high quality and impact of their recent research outputs. Born in Mthatha, Bongani Mayosi graduated in Professor Mayosi led the team that is being honoured medicine from the tonight. University of KwaZulu Natal in 1990, gained the Fellowship of the College of Physicians of South Africa in 1995, and obtained a DPhil at the University of Dr Maryam Oxford in 2003. He is a clinician, teacher, and researcher in internal medicine and cardiology. Fish Maryam Fish was born In January 2006, Professor Mayosi was appointed as the and grew up in Cape Town, 7th Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine where she completed her at the Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of secondary school education Cape Town, and in September 2016 became Dean at Islamia College and went of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of on to acquire a BSc degree in Molecular and Cellular Cape Town. Biology at the University of Cape Town.

In 2009, Professor Mayosi was awarded South Africa’s She subsequently completed her Honours, Masters higher honour, the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver, and PhD at the University of Cape Town, specialising in

18 human genetics. Her PhD work focused on the genetics Research in Africa at the University of Cape Town of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. and the Cardiac Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital, and This work illustrated that mutations in the CDH2 continues to work as a Sessional Senior Lecturer in the gene are an underlying cause of arrhythmogenic right Department of Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital ventricular cardiomyopathy. and the University of Cape Town. She joined the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders Programme in 2017. Dr Sarah Kraus Dr Gasnat Shaboodien After completing her internship and community Dr Gasnat Shaboodien is service in Durban and East the Deputy Director of the London respectively, Dr Cardiovascular Genetics Sarah Kraus returned to Laboratory Unit in Cape Cape Town to do specialist training in Internal Medicine Town which is headed by at Groote Schuur Hospital, graduating as a Fellow of Professor Bongani Mayosi. the College of Physicians of South Africa in 2013. Her clinical and research interests are focused on the Their research aims to discover the genetic basis of clinical diagnosis and management of heart muscle inherited heart diseases that cause sudden death. disease and heart failure in the African setting. The main focus of her PhD has been the development and Dr Shaboodien has also recently embarked on studying implementation of the African Cardiomyopathy and the genetics of rare diseases, the so-called ‘Black Swans’ Myocarditis Registry Program (IMHOTEP) under the of genetics. She believes that understanding these supervision of Professors Bongani Mayosi and Ntobeko genetic outliers could yield enormous dividends for the Ntusi. field of genetics and our understanding of common Dr. Kraus is affiliated with the Cardiovascular Genetics diseases such as the cardiomyopathies, fibrotic diseases, Laboratory at the Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular certain forms of dementia, etc.

19 Storytellers : Imtiaz Cajee

mtiaz Cajee is the nephew of the late Ahmed Timol, Cajee has worked as whose death in detention was last month declared a researcher for the Iby the High Court to have been at the hands of SABC documentary the apartheid-era security police of the time and not ‘Indians Can’t Fly’, winning a suicide as had been claimed by them. This followed accolades for Best​ his application in 2016 to the National Prosecuting Achievement in Directing Authority, representing the Timol Family, for the re- in a Documentary Short opening of the Ahmed Timol Inquest. and Best Documentary Short in 2016. Cajee relentlessly pursued the matter to prove his uncle’s murder, gathering enough evidence to publish He has curated the his book in 2005 titled, ‘Timol - A Quest for Justice’, exhibition ‘Timol - Quest for Justice’ and is currently with launches in Johannesburg, Azaadville, Durban, completing his second book to pay tribute to his uncle. Cape Town, Canada and London.

He also created the website www. ahmedtimol.co.za.

Cajee successfully nominated Ahmed Timol, Amina Desai and Sulaiman Babla Saloojee for South Africa’s highest civilian National Orders.

20 Storytellers : Mohammed Timol

ohammed Timol (brother of Ahmed Timol) sufficient evidence. was born in Breyten, in Eastern Transvaal, Ahmed was killed Min 1948 and eventually the family settled in detention on 27 in Roodepoort, where his political consciousness October 1971 and was awakened as he witnessed the wanton arrest Mohammed was not of domestic workers in contravention of the Influx allowed to attend Control laws. the funeral.

Mohammed’s political thoughts were increasingly As it became increasingly difficult for Mohammed to influenced by the brutality of the apartheid system, his participate in activities against the apartheid regime, in elder brother, Ahmed, and his Islamic beliefs that January 1978 the ANC smuggled him into Swaziland implored him to fight injustice and inequality. and eventually to Mozambique to join the external Mission of the ANC. Throughout his exile Timol was Mohammed graduated in 1970 and worked in the deployed to the frontline states, working in the ANC UK, participating in numerous demonstrations against security and intelligence structures. apartheid and global injustice. On 16 December, 1991, after the unbanning of the After the brothers returned to South Africa they came ANC, Mohammed and his Mozambican wife and two under close surveillance by the security police and on 22 children returned from exile. Between 1992 and 1994 October 1971, Ahmed was arrested in Johannesburg. he worked at ANC headquarters in Johannesburg. From Three days later Mohammed was detained in Durban 1994 he served in the first democratic government, under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act of 1967. He helping draft a new intelligence dispensation for the spent 141 days in detention, most of it in solitary country. Timol served as a political counsellor in South confinement and was subjected to brutal and intense African missions in Brussels and London from 2000 to interrogation. Mohammed was released unconditionally 2009. in March 1972, with the state unable to provide 21 Storytellers : Ebrahim Ebrahim

brahim Ismail Ebrahim joined the liberation During the CODESA movement as a youth activist in 1952, and (Convention for a Eparticipated in the Congress of the People Democratic South Campaign, which drew up and adopted the Freedom Africa) negotiations. Charter in 1955. He was active in all the campaigns Ebrahim was tasked of the 1950’s and after the banning of the African by the ANC to National Congress (ANC) in 1960. establish the Patriotic Front, which brought Ebrahim joined the armed wing of the ANC, Umkhonto together 93 political, We Sizwe in 1961. He was arrested in 1963 and charged religious, community, under the Sabotage Act with 18 other accused in the cultural and civic organisations as it aimed to achieve Pietermaritzburg Sabotage Trial. He was sentenced to consensus on both the negotiation process and the 15 years on Robben Island. He was released in 1979 final outcome of the negotiations that led to the but banned and restricted to his home town in Durban. establishment of a democratic South Africa.

After going into exile in 1980, Ebrahim worked from Ebrahim was elected as a member of the National Swaziland, from where he was kidnapped by the South Assembly of Parliament in 1994 and has served in African security forces and detained in South Africa various capacities in government, including as Deputy where he was severely tortured. He was charged Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has also mediated in for high treason and sentenced to a further 20 years’ many conflict areas across the globe, including in Israel imprisonment on Robben Island, becoming one of the and Palestine, Kosovo, the DRC, Burundi, Sri Lanka, only political prisoners to serve a second sentence on Bolivia, Nepal and Madagascar. the lsland. His kidnapping was subsequently declared illegal in a landmark South African court ruling.

22 Storytellers : Mavuso Msimang

avuso Walter Msimang was stationed After 1994, Msimang and trained primarily in central Tanzania, moved to Durban and Mat Kongwa, an ANC military base in the worked as a business 1960s. He became a leading member of the MK high consultant. He was later command. appointed executive director of the South Msimang holds a BSc (entomology/biology) from the African Tourism Board. University of Zambia and was also educated in the From 1997, he was United States at the International University in San CEO of SA National Parks, where he oversaw the Diego, California and has a Masters degree in Business transformation of the organisation into a commercial Administration. entity. He has also served as Chief Executive of KZN Tourism and was a non-Executive Director of Robben Msimang started his career as a UN volunteer for Island. health and refugee programmes in Zambia, and then worked for the World Food Programme in Kenya. He Subsequently, he has held directorships in numerous was Care International’s country director in Kenya, organisations. Msimang was the CEO at the State and in charge of Unicef’s emergency programmes in Information Technology Agency (Sita) from October Ethiopia. He has worked for the UN World Food 2003 and left the Agency to pursue other interests in Programme from 1977 to 1984 in Zambia and in 2007. In that position, Msimang had oversight of the Kenya. From 1984 to 1987 he was Country Director use of technology by government. for the World University Service of Canada and served in both Ethiopia and Canada. He has also served as Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs.

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Organising Committee Jay Pema Farzana Varachia Hassen Mahomed Akhtar Thokan Sayed Mia Anis Loonat Nizam Kalla Yusuf Moosajee Rashid Chopdat Jayen Pather Yasmin Laher Lloyd Theunissen Troy Dyer Fakir Hassen Satari Mohamed Sanjay Govind