Meet our Core Consultants and the Team

Adv. JAN MUNNIK is the founder and Managing Director of EES-SIYAKHA. Jan has specialised in EE for the past 25 years and is regarded as one of the leading experts in EE transformation in South Africa. He has delivered papers at many conferences on EE and BEE and related topics and consults to several leading blue chip organisations and Government institutions.  Jan started off his career in law and practised as an advocate at the Bar for 10 years, where he specialised in Human Rights, Labour Law and Industrial Relations. In 1993 Jan was appointed as the Police Reporting Officer (the forerunner to IPID) for the Witwatersrand and Soweto Regions. He was also a respected IMSSA Arbitrator and Mediator and a former part-time CCMA Commissioner.

Jan has developed ground-breaking EE systems, methodologies and tools that includes, inter alia, Equity Pro, the most sophisticated EE Goal Setting and Monitoring Software Tool on the market, and an EE Best Practice Framework Model, which have been by embraced numerous clients in implementing EE transformation. He is presently assisting employer organisations in different Sectors with their responses to the Sector Targets.

MARGARET MALLON is a seasoned professional in the field of Human Resources, renowned for her strategic vision and leadership in organizational development. With over three decades of experience, she has established herself as a pivotal force in shaping effective HR practices across diverse industries.

Margaret’s expertise lies in talent management, employee engagement, and leadership development. She has a proven track record of implementing innovative HR strategies that enhance organizational performance and foster a positive workplace culture. Her approach is characterized by a deep commitment to inclusivity and diversity, ensuring that all employees feel valued and empowered.

 ASATHI PEZA is a results-driven HR professional and independent consultant with over 9 years of experience across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, ICT, software development, and energy. She specializes in Talent Acquisition,  EE compliance, and HR operational support, helping businesses attract, onboard, and retain top talent while ensuring alignment with labor legislation and best HR practices. Her core expertise lies in end-to-end recruitment, from job profiling and sourcing to conducting interviews, assessments, and onboarding. She has successfully led graduate program rollouts, technical recruitment campaigns, and internal mobility initiatives, utilizing platforms such as LinkedIn, BambooHR, and SAP. She is also skilled in job evaluation methodologies including MEIBC, Peromnes, and Watson, and has extensive experience in facilitating EE committee meetings and compliance audits. Currently completing a master’s in social science (thesis pending), she provides project-based and ongoing HR consulting to organizations seeking expert, agile support to scale their workforce, strengthen HR operations, or ensure compliance with EE legislation.

LULEKWA NGCWABE  is a seasoned business leader and HR practitioner with extensive experience in formulating and implementing human capital strategies that drive growth and enhance organisational effectiveness. She leverages a flair for research to design tailored solutions that address complex organisational challenges. With decades of experience in HR, having held various leadership roles in HR and corporate service in various industries, she is recognised for developing highly successful teams.

An avid reader and researcher, Lulekwa lectures HR Strategy on a part-time basis, with a particular focus on HR trends, talent, and performance management.

She holds an MBA degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Doctoral Studies from the prestigious Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). She completed a range of courses including the Strategic HR Leadership Programme (Stellenbosch University Business School), the Programme in Business Leadership (UNISA School of Business Leadership) and the Global Executive Development Programme (GIBS).

SNANZENI MHLANGA is a highly qualified, motivated and results driven Human Capital Professional with over 20 years’ experience. She holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA), a Bachelor of Law Degree, is a registered Master HR Professional at the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) and a certified SABPP HR Auditor/Lead Auditor. Her work experience demonstrates a strong HR leadership background, encompassing everything from creating and managing HR functions, ensuring compliance, developing talent, and effectively communicating and marketing within the organization. Her contributions have had a significant impact on the organizations she has worked with, fostering employee growth and ensuring HR best practices.

As HR Director at MBH Holdings, Snanzi mitigated regulatory risks by developing and ensuring adherence to compliance protocols, ensuring that the organization followed legal and ethical HR practices. She played a pivotal role in building an HR department creating and establishing HR processes, policies, and procedures where none existed before. She has conducted HR audits against the first internationally accepted HRM Standard Model through SABPP at multiple locations, including municipalities, hospitals in Gauteng, and a mining company in Botswana.

DERRICK THALAIVIRSAN is a highly experienced Human Capital professional. His duties have included overseeing recruitment and selection, championing performance management and managing training and development initiatives. He has worked closely with executive teams on goal setting and talent development, and sourcing and developing high-potential individuals. Derrick also has focused on EE, ensuring targets were included in performance contracts, with regular reporting on achievements. As the HR Manager and Industrial Relations Lead for the Grains Division at Tiger Brands, he developed and implemented HR initiatives that were closely aligned with business strategies. He facilitated the translation of these strategies into functional team outputs and individual agreements, playing a key role in creating and presenting the HR Strategy for the Grains Business, which covered 6,000 employees and represented half of Tiger Brands’ profit before interest and tax.

Derrick has had extensive experience with CCMA labour disputes. He has upskilled line managers in employee relations and discipline handling and concluded a Recognition Agreement with FAWU. As a consultant for EES-SIYAKHA, he has facilitated EE Committee training sessions, the conducting of Section 19 Barriers Analyses and the development of EE Plans, including the setting of Numerical Goals using Equity Pro, a high-level EE Software application, and the development of AA Measures.

TSHIDI TLALE-MALAO is a well-rounded Professional Speaker, Consultant, Facilitator, and Trainer on Diversity & Inclusion, Change Management, Leadership Development, Organisational Culture, Building & Managing Relationships, and Social Change & Public Participation. As a consultant and facilitator, Tshidi is accredited/certified on  Diversity & Inclusion: accredited facilitator on “Understanding Racism & Sexism and Developing Good Practice” (CARAS, SA & OSDC, UK),  Change Management: Accredited Change Management Practitioner (Prosci), and Organisational Culture: Accredited Cultural Transformation Tools (Barrett Values Centre, Michigan).

Tshidi is a Life, Transition, Executive, Leadership, and Team Coach. She is a Certified Ontological Coach. As a Coach she is a member of ICF and COMENSA. Tshidi has been an Entrepreneur focussing on Management Consulting, Facilitating, Mentoring, and Coaching for approximately 24 years. Her purpose is to make a lasting contribution to humankind and the planet by assisting organisations, communities, and individuals develop, transform, and thrive to the best of their capabilities, in order to grow and be significant and sustainable.

ANNETJIE MOORE, was previously the Head: HR Audit at the SABPP, being  responsible for a diverse virtual pool (145) of senior HR Auditors and Lead Auditors who assess the overall governance, relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and performance of the HRM function to support the leaders to achieve business objectives. The audit teams provided independent combined assurance under her guidance. Annetjie is highly skilled as an HR Professional, business developer and project manager. During her rich career, she was successfully involved in international executive search projects.

Annetjie holds an M.Com (LPC) and has embarked upon a PhD and is registered as a Master HR Professional at SABPP. She has been a public speaker at various conferences. Annetjie has recently become a Senior HR Consultant member of EES-SIYAKHA.