North West Business 2018 edition

Nela Mojanaga
INTERVIEW
Black Management
Forum – North West:
Developing leadership
and advancing
transformation
Nela Mojanaga, Provincial Chairperson, shares
the visionand goals of the BMF, North West.
Please could you outline the main objectives of the
Black Management Forum.
• To develop managerial leadership
• To advance socio-economic transformation
• To be a thought leader on the above issues.
BIOGRAPHY
Nela Mojanaga qualified as
a social worker at Fort Hare
University and followed this up
with post-graduate diplomas
in community development,
health management and
facility management from
various universities locally and
internationally, including the
National Institute of Public
Health in Japan and the
University of Cape Town. She
worked as a social worker for
a period of 12 years and is
currently the Chief Director for
the Department of Health in the
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.
Are there particular areas that the BMF is focussing on
right now?
The organisation is focusing on recruiting members. The BMF
North West is also part of the District Moral Regeneration
Committee.
What are some of the most recent achievements of the
BMF in the North West?
The organisation has successfully supported Bloyta Properties in
developing youth in Ventersdorp and Matlosana. They are part
of the Interactive Dialogue and have a permanent slot on the
Robben Island Youth Development Programme.
The BMF has also facilitated the Department of Health in the
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District to develop and launch a Charter on
Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.
How would you characterise the relationship between the
BMF and civil society, labour unions and government?
The relationship between the organisation, local governments, the
Department of Health and the local Business Chamber is good. The
organisation partners with all of these organisations from time to
time in their activities.
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