Regional Chapters
| Region | Councillors |
| Cape Town Chapter | Ellian Peterson (Chair) Cynthia Seeletse Ondela Teketa Yonela Dutshwa Fahdli Adams Charles Tewitz Sanele Radebe |
| Gauteng Chapter | Elize Nieman (Chair) Kgothatso Mogoba Nontokozo Sithole Siphelele Namhla Vundla Yvette Mommsen Zandi Kogo |
| KZN Chapter | Sisa Mbeki (Chairman) |
Ellian Peterson (Chair)
Facilities Management | Strategic Leader | Chairman - South African Facilities Management Association Western Cape Chapter. Dynamic and highly accomplished Facilities Management professional with extensive experience leading strategic facilities operations, asset management, governance and organizational transformation across diverse sectors. Driving operational excellence, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable business growth through strategic leadership and oversight.
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Cynthia Seeletse (Vice - Chair)
Cynthia Seeletse is a facilities management and property professional with over 15 years experience across construction, real estate, and infrastructure, currently overseeing multi-disciplinary operations, projects, and service delivery within the City of Cape Town.
She brings strong expertise in strategy, project delivery, and asset management, with a proven track record in driving operational performance, cost efficiency, and sustainable built environment solutions.
Ondela Teketa (Secretary)
Experienced Facilities Management leader with 10+ years in operational excellence and compliance. Certified Facilities Professional (SAFMA), educated in Management, Facilities, and Risk, committed to empowering teams and driving sustainable growth
Yonela Dutshwa (Events & CPD)
Facilities and infrastructure management professional passionate about advancing sustainable , intelligent and high performing built environments that supports operational excellence . Committed to contributing the development of FM profession through collaboration, innovation and industry engagements
Fahdli Adams (Development & Social Impact)
Fahdli Adams, a highly experienced Facilities Management professional with over 17 years of progressive leadership across facilities management, technical operations, contract management, and business development within South Africa’s facilities services sector.
Charles Tewitz (Membership & Growth)
Charles Tewitz is a Director of Tridonic SA (Pty) Ltd, based in Cape Town, with strong expertise in operations and business leadership, supported by a background in Financial Management and Project Management within various industries. He holds a BBA degree and has recently completed a course in Facilities Management at the University of Cape Town. He is recognised for driving operational efficiency and leading high-performing teams, while spearheading the adoption of new technologies for retrofit and new installations, leveraging data analytics to drive meaningful change, enhance employee performance, optimise assets, and improve return on investment
Sanele Radebe (Marketing & Communication)
Sanele Radebe is a Facilities and infrastructure management professional passionate about advancing sustainable , intelligent and high performing built environments that supports operational excellence . Committed to contributing the development of FM profession through collaboration, innovation and industry engagements
Elize Nieman (Chairman)
Elize is a strategic Facilities Management leader driven by the belief that the built environment is more than infrastructure — it is an ecosystem that must balance risk, commercial sustainability, and long-term lifecycle performance.
Her work operates at the intersection of governance, compliance, financial prudence, and operational resilience. She understands that facilities management requires walking a fine line between proactive risk management and the commercial realities of asset lifecycle optimisation.
A collaborative leader, Elize believes in taking people on the journey — as individuals, as organisations, and as a collective. She is passionate about strengthening professional networks, empowering leaders, and transferring knowledge to elevate the FM profession across Africa.
Kgothatso Mogoba
Kgothatso Mogoba is Head of Facilities Management at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), bringing over 15 years of experience across commercial, industrial, and state-owned entities. Kgothatso has successfully led portfolios spanning modern and ageing infrastructure, providing strategic oversight across Technical and Non-Technical services, as well as Business Services including reception, mailroom, and travel services, in addition to Environmental, Health and Safety. Core expertise includes embedding ISO standards (ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001), driving cost containment, ensuring operational continuity, and aligning facilities management with organisational strategy.
Nontokozo Sithole
Nontokozo Sithole is a Facilities Management professional specializing in property acquisition and asset maintenance. She is passionate about creating spaces that enhance employee wellbeing, productivity, and morale.
With a strong work ethic, perseverance, and commitment to excellence, she ensures every project is completed to the highest standard. Nontokozo holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Property Development and Management (Facilities Management), a Master’s in Building Science, and is a SAFMA Certified Facilities Practitioner.
She is committed to contributing to SAFMA Gauteng through Events, CPD & Training, Membership Growth, and Research & Innovation, with a strong focus on empowering and advancing women in the Facilities Management industry.
Siphelele Namhla Vundla
Siphelele Namhla Vundla is a registered Professional Senior Architectural Technologist with SACAP, bringing over a decade of experience across architecture, facilities management, project management, and operations. Throughout her career, she has developed a strong footing in the public sector, where she has led complex infrastructure and facilities initiatives focused on operational efficiency, compliance, and service delivery. Her expertise spans the full project lifecycle, including technical design coordination, municipal approvals, maintenance planning, and capital project execution. Supported by a Master of Science in Building (Project Management) and ongoing MBA studies, she combines technical proficiency with strategic insight to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Yvette Mommsen
Yvette Mommsen is currently the National Facilities Manager at CSG Integrated Solutions, where she oversees a national portfolio of 24 sites with responsibility for contract and SLA management, operational efficiency, and budget control within ISO Accredited environments. She brings a well-rounded, practical yet strategic approach to integrated facilities management, ensuring service excellence while aligning operational delivery with broader business objectives. With extensive experience across both hard and soft services, as well as significant project management experience across the built environment, Yvette has built a career spanning facilities, property, hospitality, and corporate support services.
A committed member of the South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA) and part of the Gauteng Chapter Committee, Yvette is passionate about service excellence, team development, and continuous improvement within the industry. She has a special interest in Environmental Sustainability and driving responsible, future-focused practices within the built environment. Known for her hands-on leadership style, strong stakeholder engagement, and ability to drive performance across diverse teams, Yvette remains dedicated to contributing meaningfully to the SAFMA community and advancing the standards of facilities management in South Africa.
Zandi Kogo
Zandi Kogo is a Chief Executive Officer and board-level leader with a proven track record in driving asset performance across complex property portfolios. She operates at a strategic level across asset management, property development advisory, portfolio optimisation, and integrated facilities management, with direct accountability for financial performance, operational execution, and long-term value creation within the built environment. Her experience includes leading and managing property portfolios in excess of R16 billion in value, with deep expertise in the retail sector — where performance is driven through disciplined leasing strategies, tenant mix optimisation, financial structuring, redevelopment, and hands-on operational leadership. She is recognised for her ability to align strategy, operations, and stakeholder interests to unlock measurable value across both private and public sector environments.
As Founder and CEO of Legacy Heritage Group (Pty) Ltd, she leads the delivery of integrated services across facilities management, cleaning and hygiene, security, and business and property advisory. Her leadership is underpinned by strong governance experience, having served on Audit & Risk, Investment, and Social & Ethics Committees, contributing to strategic oversight, risk management, and financial control. Zandi is focused on positioning facilities management as a strategic driver of asset performance, with a particular emphasis on technology-enabled systems, operational discipline, and scalable service models that deliver sustained, measurable impact.
Sisa Mbeki
Mr Sisa Mbeki is a strategic Facilities Management leader, academic, and infrastructure professional with over a decade of experience spanning higher education estates, capital projects, and construction cost management
A SAFMA Accredited Facilities Professional (AFP) and former HEFMA Eastern Cape Chairperson—where he led the chapter to national excellence—Mr Mbeki combines industry expertise with academic innovation
. He currently lectures at the Durban University of Technology and is completing a PhD in Construction Management, researching the integration of Smart Building Technologies in public university facilities.
His leadership philosophy centres on sustainable infrastructure performance, digital transformation of facilities, professional capacity building, and strengthening collaboration between academia and industry.
As Chairperson of SAFMA KZN, he is focused on positioning the province as a leading hub for smart, sustainable, and professionally governed facilit
Ronald Nothnagel (Chairman)
Ronald started his career in technical services and worked in both mechanical and electrical fields. He has been involved in the Facilities industry since inception of facilities management as known service group in SA and has over 25 years of experience in the Industry.
He has been an active member of SAFMA (South African Facilities Association) since early days and has served in various functions through the years. He is currently is the Chairman of the SAFMA Western Cape Region Chapter.
Through the years he has not only been involved in operations across all disciplines in Facilities Management, but also worked across sectors such as Retail, Corporate, Education, Industrial, IT, Telecoms and Finance. His work experience incorporates FM for large multinational clients as well as global and local clients. In recent years he has been focused not only on operations and general business management, but also business development management across Africa and global clients.
Ronald is a proud advocate for the professionalisation of the Facilities Management Industry as well as the collaboration between Associations supporting and endorsing the Industry.
Johan Burger (Chairman)
Since graduating with a BSc. Degree in Building Science obtained from Wits University, I moved into the General Building Construction and Civil Engineering arena, gaining invaluable experience on major construction projects throughout the country with a major Construction and Civil Engineering Company, involving major refurbishments, new shopping centre construction and commercial office blocks. I then moved across into the Project Management / Construction Management arena gaining invaluable exposure on major tenant installations, tenant relocations, project management of major new regional shopping centres around the country, exposure on major tilt up construction and prefabricated components. My next step was to swing across into Property Development on major commercial offices , specialized data centres and computer centres , major tenant relocations and fit outs for major blue chip companies , having worked with Anglo America which incorporated Drake and Scull as well . This was my follow up exposure to facilities management, after handling major tenant installations and relocations. At this stage, I was also exposed to the facilities management of major data centres and soft services, business services as well as hard services as well. The natural progression from there was to gain some experience and exposure on the Property Management side, having been responsible for the Gauteng Region for a major telecommunications company at one stage, which was taken over by TFMC. My next move was to be in getting in at ground floor level on a major infrastructure and superstructure high tech development where we got to run a Maximo facilities Management software system, focusing on infrastructure asset management of all major plant and equipment as well. I have over the past 10 years been responsible at a senior management level for looking after the complete facilities management, operating major control rooms and building management systems as well as telemetry including SCADA systems and several other integrated software systems, drawing up of strategic plans, developing business continuity plans , developing operational plans and reporting systems as well as detailed processes to ensure the management of people , processes, places ( vast spread of commercial , and other building , such as data centres ), and technology, using insourced as well as several outsourced service providers. In 2014 I obtained my accreditation as an AFP ( Accredited Facilities Professional ) with SAFMA and am an active member of SAFMA heading up the East London chapter . I am also involved with and chair other committees involved in the built environment as well as with business affiliated to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI ).
Gwen Kreel (Chairman)
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AFP (SAFMA Accredited Facilities Management Professional)
Gwen is an accredited facilities management professional from SAFMA, who has been in the FM industry for almost 15 years. Having always being in the property environment, from studying architecture in the early 1990’s, and then studying and completing Interior Design. However, soon side tracked into the diverse field of facilities management and never looking back.
Her working history, includes an introductory spell at BEADS Computers (2000) in facilities planning, space planning and intensive research in the newly introduced profession of facilities management. She was then headhunted to implement Archibus (FM solution) at Nedbank. Later opening her own business she consulted nationally and internationally on FM solutions and Facilities management processes.
Gwen started working at the SA Reserve Bank in 2005 managing the interiors of the 8 bank owned buildings as well as playing an integral part in the development of FM best practice in the Bank (FM solutions). She left in 2013 to re-open her business PANFM where she is currently working on a variety of projects.
Theo Alberts (Chairman)
I am currently the Regional Technical manager for all coastal regions at Broll FM including Botswana and the Freestate,Lesotho. I am dedicated ,passionate and driven in the work place , I started my career as an apprentice electrician and qualified in the trade, I have specialised in the industrial and commercial market during my time in the trade and successfully managed the industrial and commercial division one of the largest electrical and emergency power firms in the Eastern Cape, before following my passion for FM at WSP, later to be Broll FM where my abilities and skills have grown from strength to strength through the platforms the business provides for staff,
I was a committee member of the East London chapter of Safma for 2 years and we enjoyed much success as a chapter, and I will carry that knowledge and experience across to the PE Chapter to ensure we build a successful chapter which we established in the first week of February 2016. A chapter that boasts committee members with enormous back ground and skills in the FM business and industry.