People
Ronette Engela
Acting Head of GTAC
Ronette Engela has extensive experience in the South African government. For the past 20 years she has led a number of key change initiatives at the centre of government to improve programme planning, monitoring and evaluation. She has worked in the Treasury budget environment and in the policy analysis space in the Presidency.
Before joining GTAC, Ronette was a Deputy Director-General at the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency.
Ronette has a background as an activist and an MA degree from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Boitumelo Mashilo
Chief Director: Capital Project Appraisals unit
Boitumelo Mashilo is the Chief Director overseeing the Capital Project Appraisals unit. Boitumelo holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Pretoria, amongst other qualifications. He has been in the public sector for more than 10 years and worked for the erstwhile Umsobomvu Youth Fund, the National Treasury and Transnet before joining GTAC in 2015.
Emmanuelle Gille
Chief Director: Institutional Development Support unit
Emmanuelle has worked in project management internationally and joined the National Treasury in 2011. She has lived in South Africa since 1995 and she holds a Master’s Degree in Public and Development Management from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Hermi Boraine
Acting Deputy Director General: Public Expenditure & Policy Analysis unit
Before joining GTAC, Hermi gained public sector experience as a senior data specialist in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and at the National Advisory Council on Innovation.
Hermi obtained a PhD in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Pretoria, where she lectured and supervised PhD and Masters students in Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Statistics, Actuarial Statistics and Official Statistics.
Tumi Moleke
Chief Director: Transaction Advisory Services and PPP unit
Tumi Moleke has been with National Treasury’s PPP unit since 2005. The unit provides technical assistance and support to institutions undertaking large and complex transactions. The functions include planning support, feasibility studies, procurement and negotiation support. Project management and commercial project structuring are areas of specialisation.
Elaine Venter
Chief Director: Strategy, Management and Communication
Elaine holds a double Master’s, her first is International Law from the University of Johannesburg and the second in Development Studies from Cambridge University. She has 25 years’ experience in international development and has held leadership positions in a range of government and global institutions including the South African Police Service, National Treasury and well as at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): The Reginal Service Centre for Africa.
She joined GTAC in 2019 and is responsible for strategic partnership and the Public Economics Capacity Building Programme(PECBP).
Markus Rautenbach
Chief Director of the Finance unit
Markus Rautenbach oversees the financial and management accounting functions in GTAC. He joined the National Treasury in 2008. Markus passed the qualifying examination of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board in 1996, where he obtained his CA(SA). He completed his articles with Kessel Feinstein in 1997.
Ntuthuzelo Gobozi
Chief Director: Professional Service Procurement
Ntuthuzelo Gobozi holds a B. Juris, LLB degrees from Fort Hare University, Certificate in Compliance Management from UCT, and Post Graduate Diplomas in Forensic Investigation (UJ) and in Public Management and Administration (Potchefstroom). His earlier positions include Professional Assistant: Legal Aid South Africa, Deputy Director: Financial Governance and Deputy Director Contract Management at Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury. He is registered on a roll of non-practising attorneys with the Legal Profession Council of South Africa.
Nalini Naicker
Director: Human Capital Management & Corporate Services
Nalini is the Director of Human Capital Management & Corporate Services. She has 15 years’ experience in crisis management, change management, human resources, education and government. Nalini specialises in taking an insightful assessment of operational needs to drive cross-functional competencies in staff management and operations planning to positively impact organisational goals and drive service delivery.
She has spent 13 years in urban planning and development and is currently undertaking a PhD. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Industrial Psychology. Postgraduate studies in Human Resources Management and Development and an MComm in Leadership, Performance & Change Management. She is also a certified SCRUM Master.
Najwah Edries
Deputy Director-General Employment Facilitation and manages Jobs Fund
Najwah has worked extensively in the public sector in key executive management roles focussing on organisational transformation and promoting inclusive economic growth. She currently heads up the Jobs Fund, a multi-year R9 billion fund established by the government to encourage innovation and support initiatives with the potential to generate sustainable employment. The Jobs Fund co-finances interventions that will significantly contribute to job creation and partners with public, private and non-governmental organisations to achieve these objectives.
Johnson Matshivha
Chief Director: Municipal Finance Improvement Programme (MFIP)
Johnson Matshivha has worked extensively in various government departments and municipalities as well as having worked for government agencies like the Competition Commission and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). He is also currently the Director of Technical Support responsible for SCM & Municipal Support within the MFIP. The overall objective of the MFIP is to facilitate sustainable improvements in local government financial management through the provision of targeted technical support to National Treasury, Provincial Treasuries and Municipalities.