2020-04-01 Forbes Africa

BETTING ON WOMEN

LEADERSHIP

ADVERTORIALBY NATIONAL LOTTERIES COMMISSION

Thefast-movingandever-evolvinglotteryworldrequires

highlyprofessionalskillstofulfillitsimperativeto

entertainwhilstalsogeneratingbillions.FORBESAFRICA

spoke to the womenatthehelmofthe lottery business.

BY ZENOYISE JOHN

THABANGMAMPANE-
NationalLotteriesCommission(NLC)
Commissioner
Mampaneboastsanimpressiveseniorand
executivemanagementtrackrecord.With
anillustriousresume,the61-year-oldhas
heldinfluentialpositionsinorganisations
includingTelkom,IBAandhashada long
andsuccessfulcareerattheSABC,before
takingonthereignsastheCommissioner
oftheNLC.WhentheKimberley-born
leadertookoverthenow21-year-old
organisationin2012,shewaschargedwith
leadinga newly-formedexecutiveman-
agement team, and establishing systems to

TINTSWALONKUNA

ExecutiveManager:Regulatory

Compliance

Nkunahasoneofthetallesttasksin

the organisation. The 43-year-old

professionalisetheorganisation.

Withanenergetic,can-doleadership

stylethatisbackedbystrongacademic

credentials,includinga BAandanHon-

oursdegreeinPublicAdministration,

a BAinPoliticalScienceanda Masters

inManagement,amongotherqualifi-

cations,shetooksomegreatinitiatives

toseeanorganisationthatisthelargest

grantfunderinSouthAfricatowhereit

istoday.

Todaysheleadssevenexecutives,all

ofwhomarespecialistsintheirown

fields,includingcharteredaccoun-

tantsandlawyers.Theorganisation

hasalsopartneredwithuniversitiesto

professionalisesomeofthejobsinthe

grant-makingsector.Mampaneisa firm

believerinwomenempowerment.NLC

boastsfourwomeninexecutivemanage-

mentandtheorganisationprioritisesthe

empowermentofwomeninitsfunding

strategy.

SaysMampane,"Ourorganisationis

selectiveinitsfunding.Weprioritise

womenandourstrategycapacitates

theminalignmentwiththevisionofthe

country.Throughoursupplierdevelop-

mentprogramme,wehavesupported

blackwomen-ledbusinesses.Wealso

havea strongfocusonempoweringrural

communities,thedisabledandyouth."

Underherguidance,theNLCoversees

anannualbudgetofR1.5billion,meantto

run the organisation and distribute funds

tonon-profitentities. Onherwatch,the

organisationhasenjoyedfourconsecu-

tivecleanaudits."Weruna veryclean

administration.Wearea tightlyregu-

latedestablishmentthoughwearenot

fundedbythegovernment.Werun

thisorganisationwithintegrity and

financial prudence."