As Managing Director at The Banking Association of South Africa and having served on the Board of the theatre when it operated as a not-for-profit Company, Cas is ideally suited to advise the CEO and the Board on issues related to interaction between the Civic Theatre and organised business, as well as interaction between the theatre and the financial sector. Cas also represents The Banking Council SA on the BSA Board of Governors. He also serves on the Boards of the CDE, NBI, ICHUT and HCPT.

Affectionately referred to as the “Princess of Africa”, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has performed for many dignitaries and heads of state, including the Former President of South Africa, Dr. Nelson  Mandela, HRM Queen Elizabeth and Former US President, Bill Clinton. In a career spanning over two decades, she has shared the stage with megastars such as Bono, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Youssou N'Dour , Queen, and South Africans Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masekela.

An active goodwill ambassador and patron for a number of social responsibility organisations, including UNICEF, Nelson Mandela's 46664 Campaign, Orlando Children's Home in Soweto, and Roll-Back Malaria; Yvonne was inspired to form The Princess of Africa Foundation, an organisation committed to eradicating the spread of malaria in Africa.

Above all, Yvonne is an astute business woman, managing her own record label and investment company, and serving on the boards of Simeka BSG and SAMRO.

BARBARA LEBOGANG LOMBARD

Born and brought up in Soweto-Johannesburg. Barbara started her career as a Nursing Sister and then proceeded to Study Industrial Relations-Wits Business School, Telecommunications Network Engineering- Matthew Bolton (UK) and Executive Development Programme –New York.
She has been an HR Practitioner for the last 20 years, having had the opportunity to work as an Industrial Relations Officer, Resourcing Specialist, HR Development Specialist, Talent Management and HR Generalist. In 2001 Barbara moved out of HR, to manage a division of Technical/Engineering Specialists looking after some of the top 100 Companies Network Services.

Barbara has had a good exposure working for global companies, within SA and outside of SA, including Alexander Forbes, JP Morgan, Telkom SA, British Telkom, De Beers Consolidated Mines, Barclays Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. She is also a non-executive director of Joburg Theatre

Baheya has extensive working experience in Human Resources, and is currently employed as the Operational Manager: Human Resources at a global re-insurance institution.  She has a B.A. degree in Communications, an Honours degree in Employee Relations, and is currently completing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree.  Personal interests include attending Pilates classes, cycling and salsa dancing.  She is a qualified Reiki Master and strives to continuously develop her spirituality by beginning each day with daily meditations.

Sury is a senior partner and policy specialist at Attorneys S.K. Pillay. She holds a B.A.Hons.LLB from Wits and an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania (U.S). She has vast experience in public interest law and policy development and her services included legal advice to local authorities; non-governmental entities and international donor agencies. She serves on the Boards of PDHRE/Anglo Africa, an initiative focusing on developing human rights cities globally; the Center for Equality and Reconciliation Studies; Lequbu Consulting Pty. Ltd, which has a focus on property investments and the built environment.

Mmanoko ‘Pam’ Segakweng is the founder of Segakweng & Associates Strategy Consultancy, a company that specialises in Corporate Strategy, which includes developing and implementing Research, Communication Strategies for clients as well as Training and Mentoring SMEs.

She spent most of her career life within the marketing and advertising field in various big corporates in South Africa.  Segakweng holds a BSc degree from the University of North West (Chemistry, Biology & Education).  She progressed through the ranks of marketing.  During this time she also acquired a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PDMM) ex UNISA, Diploma in Project Management (DMS) Dip PROJM ex DAMELIN, and MBA (Dissertation due 2009).  She is also a Non-Executive board member of the Kgosi Neighbourhood foundation, which is a non-profit organisation (NPO) aimed at helping children out of the streets, to be integrated back into a normalised life-style with families.

PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR/COMPOSER/BUSINESSMAN

Welcome has won international acclaim as a playwright, choreographer and director.  His many works include MNTANAMI NOMHLANGANO MNTANAMI, QONDENI, CHARRIE NTIMBANE, PHEZULU, BLACK AND WHITE IS BEAUTIFUL.  Mr. Msomi’s significant success, UMABATHA has toured the world.

Other presentations he has created or produced are: SINA; JOURNEY BACK HOME; FROM SOWETO TO SELMA; BONGI’S JOURNEY, BUYA AFRICA, TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT, most of Mr Nelson Mandela’s Birthday Celebration; designed and directed the 10th May 1994 INAUGURATION.

Welcome is director of the following companies: MEROPA, EZINKULU PRODUCTIONS, WMC, CCN, MCN, Msomi Call Centers, Best-of-Both-Worlds Pictures, and ASN, Network BBDO and the Ziphathe Empowerment Network.