Mashumi K Mzaidume is a law graduate with a keen interest in the good governance of organisations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science and Private Law from the University of Fort Hare; a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg); and a Higher Diploma in Company Law (with Distinction) (H Dip Company Law) from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has also fulfilled the requirements for the Programme in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance presented by the University of South Africa, where he was accorded 7 distinctions out of the 8 prescribed modules; and has taken a variety of courses on leadership, management, strategy and governance with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) among others.
Mashumi K Mzaidume was admitted to practice as an attorney in 1985 and practised as such from 1985 to 2002. He was sole proprietor and partner in private practice (1985–1994) and then Justice Centre Executive and Principal Attorney with the Legal Aid Board (1994–2002), where he was responsible for, among others, the end-to-end management of the Justice Centre, the legal representation of the indigent and the apprenticeship of candidate attorneys. He took a sabbatical from 2003 to mid-2005 during which time he studied Advanced Company Law with the University of the Witwatersrand, where he presented papers on “Nominee Directors” and on “Hybrid Securities and the Debt/Equity Debate”. Since then, he has occupied the following positions:
- 2005–2006: Corporate Affairs Manager/Chief Operating Officer/Council Secretary at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA)
- 2006–2014: Executive Commission Secretary at the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) responsible for Legal Services, Human Capital Management, Information and Communication Technology, Commission Administration, Communication and Enterprise Information Management
- 2014–2016: Executive Company Secretary at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) responsible for Board Administration, Executive Support, Stakeholder Management, Enterprise Content Management and Compliance.
- He has also served as a director with NICRO Enterprise Finance (Khula) and NICRO Enterprise Finance Youth Fund (Umsobomvu).
Mashumi K Mzaidume is committed to the sustainability of organisations – large and small, incorporated and unincorporated, publicly listed and private, for profit and not for profit, governmental and non-governmental.
He believes that only through good governance can organisations create and sustain value for the constituencies that they seek to serve.