Our Members
National Committee
Lindiwe Nkabane is a hydrologist and PhD candidate specialising in groundwater systems and water resource management. Her work focuses on groundwater, water quality, and catchment processes that ...
Craig holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and serves as Senior Analyst at Water Footprint Implementation, as well as Regional Manager for Southern Africa with the Wetskills Foundation. With over eight ...
- Cape Town
Water professional with a background in Chemical Engineering and over five years’ experience in the water sector, specialising in water and wastewater treatment, process optimisation, and the ...
- Durban
Philadelphia Vutivi Ngobeni is a doctoral researcher in Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town, specialising in the sustainable treatment of industrial wastewater. With over a decade of ...
- Cape Town
Aluvuyo Bixa is a Candidate Scientist at the National Department of Water and Sanitation and serves as the Eastern Cape Lead for the 2022 to 2024 term on the Young Water Professionals (YWP) committee ...
- East London
Anya is an experienced senior scientist at Zutari and specialises in water resource management and climate change adaptation. She has a strong background in interdisciplinary technical roles, ...
- Nairobi, Kenya
Provincial Committees
Eastern Cape
Lindumusa Mabika is an environmental professional currently working at the Department of Water and Sanitation, where they support key functions such as water use licensing, environmental assessments, and integrated water resource management. Holding an Honours degree in Geography and Environmental ...
Charlene Sibanda is a Water Resource Scientist and the Eastern Cape Provincial Lead for the WISA Young Water Professionals. She is currently completing her Master’s in Water Quality Engineering at the University of Cape Town, focusing on sustainable and innovative upgrades to municipal wastewater ...
Gauteng
Tshireletso Madumo is a Professional Natural Scientist in Chemical Science with over a decade of experience in the water and wastewater sector. She is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of Johannesburg, developing membranes for hexavalent chromium removal from wastewater. Her research ...
Freddy Rasifudi is the Gauteng Provincial Coordination Lead for YWP and an award-winning Junior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Johannesburg. He teaches Process Control and Transfer Phenomena and is pursuing a Master’s degree focused on wastewater treatment and pharmaceutical ...
KwaZulu Natal
Mthokozisi Ndumiso Mzuzuwentokozo Buthelezi, Ph.D., is an accomplished environmental scientist and hydrologist. He brings a strong background in catchment management, ecological infrastructure, and integrated water resource management (IWRM), underpinned by a Ph.D. and years of experience in the ...
Nompilo Chiliza is a Chemical Engineering graduate and a dedicated Young Water Professional with hands in experience as a Class V Process Controller in water, wastewater and anaerobic digestion treatment processes. She is currently the WISA YWP KZN Lead and the Chief administrator of the South ...
Limpopo
Phathutshedzo Mathule holds a Master’s degree in Earth Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology and Water Resources from the University of Venda. He is currently an intern in the Office of Water Services Planning at the Vhembe District Municipality. He serves as the Provincial Leader of the ...
Nduvho Netshifhefhe is a dedicated water treatment specialist from Tshitereke with a Diploma in Chemical Engineering, specializing in Water Treatment, and she has a Class 4 process controller Certificate from the Department of Water and Sanitation. As the founder and owner of Hydor Quench, a water ...
Thakgatso Manamela is pursuing a PhD degree in Landscape Ecology with a strong focus on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. She holds a background in environmental and conservation sciences and is currently conducting research on how agricultural landscapes interact with water ...
Nomandla is a lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Department of Water and Sanitation. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Civil Engineering, specialising in Water Quality Engineering at the University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on microbial ecology in wastewater treatment, mine water ...
Seani Nevondo is an Environmental Officer Production for the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), she was appointed formally as the Youth Ambassador for Limpopo in November 2023, due to her dedication to Youth Empowerment. The candidate has studied Environmental science and worked in ...
Mpumalanga
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Free State/North West
Onkarabile Mooketsa is a BSc Biotechnology, BSc Honours in Medicinal Plant Science (Tittle: Bioactivity of a herbal mixture used to treat Sexually Transmitted Diseases) and BSc Honours in Environmental Sciences with Aquatic Ecosystem Health (Tittle: Assessment of the temporal-spatial water quality ...
Onkarabile Pooe is a PhD Candidate at unisa, he is working on the fabrication of electrochemical sensors for the application on detection of pollutants in water. He mainly majors in applied electrochemistry, and his main interest is in water sustainability. He serves as the North West Coordination ...
Western Cape
Bomkazi Vava is a registered Candidate Scientist (Cand.Sci.Nat), junior hydrogeologist, and PhD candidate in Geohydrology. Her research and professional work focus on groundwater systems and sustainable water resource development. Bomkazi is a published contributor in Water & Sanitation Africa ...
Tariroyashe is a climate change scientist whose current work focuses on improving flood resilience in urban areas using spatial data. Her passion lies in creating climate resilient systems that ensure a water secure future.
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Germina is a PhD candidate in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Cape Town, specialising in climate vulnerability, drought impacts, and sustainable environmental management. Her research focuses on the socio-environmental resilience of rural communities, combining spatial ...
Lauren Marsha Grootboom is current a PhD candidate at the Future Water Institute at UCT whose research navigates the intersection of Indigenous Knowledae systems and contemdorar water management . Her research centres women's traditional ecological wisdom in South Africa's water infrastructure, ...
Dineo is a Construction Health and Safety Officer and Water Engineering student at UCT
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Shalongo is a PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering, specialising in Water Quality Engineering, at the University of Cape Town. His interests include water reuse and wastewater resource recovery, digital water and modelling, and the water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus.
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Onkabetse Modisakeng is a Civil Engineering graduate and MSc candidate in Water Quality Engineering at the University of Cape Town. She is passionate about sustainable urban water management, shaped by her experience working with the drought-impacted City of Cape Town. Her research explores advanced ...
Loren Steyn is a Process Engineer at Talbot with multidisciplinary experience in industrial water strategy, wastewater treatment optimisation, and utilities performance improvement. Her background includes engineering roles in the FMCG sector and consulting experience focused on water security ...