Statutory professional registration organisation the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) has made new board appointments, with the election of Sabelo Nkosi as chairperson and Emmy Molepo as vice-chairperson.
The newly constituted board also comprises of Advocate Thomas Tshabalala, Khathutshelo Tshipala, Tshilidzi Tshimange, Tshepho Mamashela, Minnette le Roux, Fiona Havenga, Jane Mahaba and Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) representatives Sindiswa Dlomo and Sabelo Malaza.
The new board assumes office at an important time for South Africa’s environmental assessment sector, as the country continues to strengthen environmental governance, improve the quality and credibility of environmental assessment practice and advance professional regulation in the public interest.
The EAPASA board’s responsibilities include setting the organisation’s strategic direction, upholding ethical and professional standards, overseeing financial sustainability and risk management, supporting transformation in the profession, and safeguarding the integrity, competence and accountability of registered practitioners.
The incoming board will build on the work of the outgoing board, which concluded its term having overseen important institutional progress, including the implementation of constitutional reforms, the extension of EAPASA’s appointment by the DFFE, strengthened governance systems, expansion of the registration base, improved organisational stability and a transparent leadership transition.
