Professional Boards

Professional Boards, as the juristic person’s (Council) delegates, are established in terms of section 14B of the Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978. Council is empowered in terms of section 14A of the Act to recommend to the Minister that a Professional Board be established, upon which the Minister must establishes such a Professional Board. No professional board may be established without a recommendation from Council.

Professional Boards are constituted in terms of regulation 3 of the Regulations regarding the establishment and constitution of a Professional Board for Social Work (Government Notice No 920 published in Government Gazette No 25109 of 27 June 2003) and regulation 3 of the Regulations regarding the establishment and constitution of a Professional Board for Child and Youth Care (Government Notice No. R. 337 published in Government Gazette No 25042 of 14 March 2003 ) for a term of five years. The aforementioned Regulations follows the same general principles, with some differences to reflect the unique requirements by the sector and Minister for the constitution of a Professional Board. In general, any Professional Board must be constituted in terms of section 28(1)(gD) of the Act based on at least:

• the majority of the Members of a Professional Board shall members of the profession or professions in respect of which such a professional board has been established.
• a minimum of 20 per cent of the Members of a Professional Board shall representing the community.
• the relevant educational institutions profession or professions in respect of which such a professional board has been established shall be represented.
• the authorities from government representing the Department of Social Development shall be represented.
• if appropriate one or more persons versed in law to be appointed.

The Professional Boards are responsible for specific matters related to the profession that it was established for in line with the Act and the Regulations. Each Professional Board has autonomy regarding profession specific matters that falls within its ambit and other than in the case of as determined in section 14C(2) of the Act. Currently there are two Professional Boards, i.e. the Professional Board for Social Work and the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work.

The 5^th Professional Board for Social Work is constituted as follows:

Four social workers elected by social workers (regulation 3(a)):

• Mr. Nqaba Khanyakwezwe Bhembe (10-37842)
• Mr. Frans Lesetja Manthosi (10-33929)
• Mr. Bethuel Pusetso Mokoena (10-40686)
• Ms. Alida Frances Strydom (10-05195)

One social worker nominated by social work education and training institutions elected by social workers (regulation 3(c)):

• Dr. Varoshini Subramoney Nadesan (10-10156)

One social worker engaged in full-time or part-time private practice elected by social workers (regulation 3(f)):

• Ms. Jessie Annie Thompson (10-10903)

One social auxiliary worker elected by social auxiliary workers (regulation 3(h)):

• Mr. Malekutu Lafter Molawo (50-12165)

Four persons appointed by the Minister (regulation 3(b), 3(d) and 3(e)):
Two persons nominated by the community (regulation 3(b)):

• Dr. Elizabeth Ivy Smit (10-13512)
• Ms. Makau Winnie Lindi Morake (10-17941)

One social worker in the employ of a social development department in the provincial sphere of government (regulation 3(d)):

• Mr. Sydney Ngoveni (10-35888)

One person versed in law (regulation 3(e)):

• Adv. Derrick Jefrey Block

ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS

• Chairperson of the Professional Board for Social Work:  Ms. Alida Frances Strydom
• Vice-chairperson of the Professional Board for Social Work: Ms. Makau Winnie Lindi Morake

The 4^th Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work is constituted as follows:

Five child and youth care workers elected by child and youth care workers (regulation 3(a)):

• Ms. Samantha Evette Baron (70-00526)
• Mr. Muchuchi Donald Nghonyama (70-00504)
• Mr. Simphiwe Siyabonga Nzama (70-00525)
• Ms. Charlene Singh (70-00403)
• Mr. Benny Sithole (90-02751)

One (1) child and youth worker nominated by child and youth care work education and training institutions (regulation 3(c)):

• Dr. Lesiba Phineas Molepo (70-00016)

Four persons appointed by the Minister (regulation 3(b), 3(d) and 3(e)):
Two persons nominated by the community (regulation 3(b)):

• Mr. Robert Lucky-Boy Jacobs (90-06438)
• Archbishop Dr. Patrick Modiri Shole

One child and youth care worker in the employ of a social development department in the provincial sphere of government (regulation 3(d)):

• Mr. Kuhle Ntintili (90-01244)

One person versed in law (regulation 3(e)):

• Adv. Lulamile Lester Peter

ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS

• Chairperson of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work: Mr. Muchuchi Donald Nghonyama
• Vice-chairperson of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work:  Ms. Samantha Evette Baron