Dr Basil Enicker, who is also the Scientific Chair of the Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa, will serve a three-year term from 2026 to 2029.

Dr Basil Enicker, Head of the Discipline of Neurosurgery in the School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), has been appointed President of the College of Neurosurgeons of South Africa.

Enicker, who is also the Scientific Chair of the Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa, will serve a three-year term from 2026 to 2029.

The College is responsible for maintaining standards in neurosurgical training, examinations, professional development and patient care across South Africa.

Describing his appointment as an honour and privilege, Enicker said he accepted the role with humility and viewed it as a responsibility to serve the neurosurgical community, trainees and patients.