Bonitas Medical Fund

The current Board of Trustees was elected at a well-attended Special General Meeting held at the University of the Witwatersrand on 11 November 2006. The election was the 12th since the Fund's inception. Members came from as far afield as the Western and Eastern Cape in order to attend the proceedings. Boards of Trustees of all medical schemes comprise of members who are representative of Scheme members. The Trustees must be deemed sufficiently experienced to manage the business contemplated by the Scheme in accordance with the applicable laws and the Rules of the Scheme. At least 50% of the Trustees must be elected by the members. The duties of the Trustees are governed by:

The Medical Schemes Act of 1998
The Regulations of the Act
The Scheme Rules, and
Common Law

The Executive Office situated in Bryanston, Johannesburg houses Mr Bafana Nkosi, Mr Gerhard Van Emmenis and Ms Poppie Mabuse, all of whom are available to respond to any discrepancies members may encounter.

Mr Bafana Nkosi - Executive Principal Officer

Bafana holds a BCom from the university of Zululand, a CIS Diploma from the institute of Charted Secretaries and ILPA from the institute of Life and Pension Advisors. He serves as a board member on the International Federation of Health Plans. He is also a certified financial planner. Bafana holds the following fellowships: FCIBM (Fellow of the Institute of Business Management); FCIS (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries) FILPA (Fellow of the Institute of Life and Pension Advisors) Bafana also serves a non-executive director in the Clinix Healthcare and Louis Pasteur Hospital.

Mr Gerhard van Emmenis - Chief Operations Officer

Gerhard holds a MCom in Industrial Relations from the University of Pretoria, as well as a Post-Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management from the university of Luton in the UK. Gerhard has considerable experience in the managed healthcare and client relations sector of the industry and has consulted for Government on health related issues with respect to its pension fund. Gerhard is also a registered Psychometrician with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa.

	Ms Poppie Mabuse - Scheme Co-ordinator
	Poppie has a diploma in Public Relations and Specialised Business Management. Ms Mabuse is the dedicated scheme co-ordinator and is responsible for all administrative duties related to the trustees.