Trustees & Trust Advisory Committee

The Current Board of Trustees

Dr May Hermanus
Chairperson of the Tshiamiso Trust

With broad experience in the South African mining industry, Hermanus has worked in various positions across the private, public, and NGO sectors. In her long career, she has held the position of National Union of Mineworkers Health and Safety Officer, and top-level positions with the Department of Mineral Resources, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the University of Witwatersrand. Dr Hermanus has served on numerous boards, including being Chairperson of the Bokamoso Trust, and the employee share ownership scheme of AngloGold Ashanti.

1. 
   Dr Sophia
   Kisting-Cairncross

   An Occupational Medicine Specialist with a strong pro-poor, social justice, and human rights focus. Her experience includes being the Executive Director of the National Institute for Occupational Health and work with the International Labour Organisation. In 2019, she received an award for Global Achievements in Worker Health and Safety from The American Public Health Association.

2. 
   Dr Barry
   Kistnasamy

   Dr Kistnasamy is a medical doctor with additional training in public, occupational, and environmental health. Currently, he is the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases in the National Department of Health, dealing specifically with mineworkers and ex-mineworkers with occupational lung diseases.

3. 
   Ms Janet
   Love

   A seasoned human rights and social justice activist, Ms Love served as the National Director of the Legal Resources Centre from 2006 to 2018. Thereafter, she assumed a full-time role as Vice Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, where she currently serves as Commissioner.

4. 
   Mr Bonga
   Monama

   Bonga Monama holds LLB, LLM, a Post Graduate Diploma in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts, and Advanced Certificate in Corporate Law and Securities Law. Bonga is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa with 22 years of legal experience. Bonga is currently working for Sibanye-Stillwater Limited as a Unit Manager Legal Services, and has extensive knowledge and experience in mining and trust law.

5. 
   Mr Michael
   Murray

   A corporate lawyer with extensive experience of South Africa’s mining legal landscape. Before joining Bowmans in 2018, he worked at Anglo American South Africa for 25 years as in-house counsel. Murray was extensively involved in the conclusion of the Settlement Agreement out of which the Tshiamiso Trust was born.

6. 
   Mr Ridwaan
   Essay

   MMr Ridwaan Essay is a qualified chartered accountant, registered with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) since 2009. He also has a post- graduate Higher Diploma in Income Tax Law, having studied through the University of the Witwatersrand. Mr Essay completed his three-year auditing articles at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and then remained at PwC as a tax consultant for a further two years. His current role is Senior Executive Finance for African Rainbow Minerals, having worked at the company since 2011.

Trust Advisory Committee

While the Trust is governed by the Trustees comprising representatives from the Claimants’ Attorneys, the Settling Companies and the Department of Health, the Trust Deed recognises that other stakeholders have an interest in the work of the Trust and in the fulfilment of its mandate. It provides for the establishment of an Advisory Committee to support and enable the work of the Trust to advance the Trust Object, facilitate engagements, and gather input from various representatives from different entities and organisations who represent the interests of the claimants, and connect the Trust to its claimants and stakeholders.