South Africa’s Department of Transport has invited public comment on the eligibility of five members for appointment to the board of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). Christiaan Rudolph Burger, Refilwe Moreetsi, Patrick Tlelima Makhetha, Zenzele Myeza and Zukisa Millicent Ramasia are named in Notice 4160 of 2026, published in Government Gazette No. 55429 on 21 September 2026, and the closing date for comments is 16 October 2026.
The board is provided for under the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009), under which the authority was established as a national public entity. Among its functions, the board provides the strategic direction and oversees the corporate governance of the authority in order to attain its mandate, which covers the control and regulation of civil aviation safety and security, oversight of the implementation of and compliance with the National Aviation Security programme, the functioning and development of the civil aviation industry, the promotion of civil aviation safety and security, the development of the regulations the Act requires, and monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Act and the international aviation conventions.
Comments on the list are to be forwarded to the Director-General, Department of Transport, Private Bag X193, Pretoria, 0001, for the attention of Simon Maluleka, Deputy Director: Governance, by fax on (012) 309 3134 or by email to az.vog.tod@SakelulaM.
Download: Government Gazette No. 55429, Notice 4160 of 2026 (PDF)
