TISA is run by a voluntary board with Chairperson Hassen Lorgat. Board member and staff member profiles can be found below.

Hassen Lorgat

I was expelled from teachers training college during 1977, in the midst of the struggles that was sparked by the 1976 students unrest. I had just completed my first year at teachers college.
Thereafter I took a host of small jobs, (Bank Clerk) and then the public library where I began to cut my teeth in basic unionism. We struggled for years to change bureaucratic union leadership.

During the years of my expulsion, I continued to study via correspondence finishing eventually a BA (Hon) majoring in History and Sociology. During 1989/90 I completed a MA (in Sociology of Labour) - masters degree in England (Warwickshire). When I returned, coincidentally I was appointed General Secretary of the union which, 10 years ago, we were trying to democratise - this was in the municipal sector. After 2 years I then joined the COSATU affiliated municipal union. (But before that I went to work for the Metal Union which later became the National Union of Metalworkers union (NUMSA) a leading union in SA for about 5 years.)

I then left to work for the Public Services International, as it's Southern Africa co-ordinator, tasked with starting up the International Public Workers Trade Union office in our region. After 4 years, left and did some voluntary work with a campaign group I started calling Friends of Public Broadcaster. I was a founder member of the Workers Library and Museum in late 1980's. I’ve been active and continue to be active in workers culture. I'm also a serving Board member of the anti-corruption body - Transparency International - in its South African chapter, as chairperson.

I love sport, doing gym regularly. I'm a practising karateka and an avid football lover, having played once. I love and collect books, and am not sure if I still have a sense of humour after all these years in the union movement.

I am the former media officer of the teachers union SADTU and served as the writer – editor and of its regular publication - The Educators Voice - (ten times per annum) and was responsible for the website www.sadtu.org.za.

Also serve as head of secretariat - GCE-SA, and have been recently (March 2004) appointed as Manager Media and Communications – for the SA NGO Coalition (SANGOCO).

Contact: hlorgt@sangoco.org.za

Prof. Mollie Painter-Morland

Qualifications:

Prof. Mollie Painter-Morland received her PhD (University of Pretoria, South Africa) with a doctoral dissertation entitled “Dealing with moral values in pluralistic working environments". She holds a Graduate Certificate in Business Ethics from Bentley College’s “Center for Business Ethics" in the United States. She also has qualifications in Theology (BD: University of Pretoria), Philosophy (MA: RAU), Political Studies (BA: RAU) and Labour Relations (Honours: RAU).

Recent awards:

In 1999 she received a Fulbright grant for studies in the United States, a Mellon Mentoring grant, as well as a National Research Foundation grant for doctoral studies abroad. During her visit to the States during October 1990 - July 2000 she won the W. Michael Hoffman Prize for excellence in Business Ethics. In 2002 she was awarded a research grant as part of the University RDP programme. In 2002 The University of Pretoria awarded her a Laureate Certificate for Education Innovation for her contribution to synchronous on-line teaching.

Employment history:

Prof. Painter-Morland has been involved with the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics at the University of Pretoria since 1997. She is currently a Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics. She is responsible for integrating ethics into the curricula of various schools and faculties and teaches most of the University’s courses in Business and Professional Ethics, as well as the introductory course to Philosophy. She is also programme coordinator of and presenter in the MPhil (Workplace Ethics) programme.

Research:

Prof. Painter-Morland is actively involved in the research projects of the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics. Previous projects include contract research for KPMG on the state of ethics management practices in the private, public and NGO sectors in 2001 and a benchmark study, BESA 2002, with EthicSA on the state of business ethics in JSE-listed companies. In 2003 she conducted a study on the manifestations of corruption and factors contributing to ethical problems at the Department of Correctional Services. As part of the University of Pretoria’s RDP research programme, she is working a narrative-based approach to ethics education in South African primary and secondary schools. Prof. Painter-Morland has published research papers on a wide range of topics, including: proactive corruption prevention strategies; dealing with diversity in pluralistic working environments (such as tertiary institutions and the church); complexity theory and ethics; and the effectiveness of global codes of conduct.

External activities:

Prof. Painter-Morland consults in the field of ethics management and corporate governance and specializes in the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate and manage ethical values in the workplace. Recent clients include PwC, Ou Mutual, IPFA, Mayford Seed, MTN, FPI, and the Department of Correctional Services. Currently she is acting as ethics consultant to the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). She serves on the Boards of Transparency South Africa, the Ethics Society of South Africa and PwC’s Ethics Oversight Board. Prof. Painter-Morland is also a popular public speaker and is invited to address corporate audiences and professional associations on a regular basis.

Contact: mollie@up.ac.za 

Stefan Frederick Grobler

Qualifications:

Baccalaureus Artium (Police Science)
University of South Africa (1982)
 
Honors and Awards:

South African Police Medal for Faithful Service,
South African Police Star for Faithful Service,
South African Police Medal for Combatting Terrorism,
South African Police 75th Anniversary Medal,
South African Police Service Amalgamation Medal,
South African Police Service Medal for Outstanding Service.
Numerous commendations from Academics, Jurists,
National and International Law Enforcement
Agencies for cooperation and good work.
 
Experience:

*Travelled extensively Nationally and Internationally on invesigations and simposiums and testified  in the Crown Court in London.
*Represented the South African Police and the South African Police Service on various task teams and working groups relating to white collar crime.
*Presented papers at simposiums and workshops locally and abroad.
*Author of various articles on fraud, corruption and commercial crime.
*Served in the Uniform and Detective Branches of the South African Police and the South African Police Service at various levels.
*Set up or commanded various units in the South African Police relating to research and planning, Community Service, Specialized Investigations and the Inspectorate.
*Served in the Fraud and the Commercial Branches both at local and Head Office levels of the South African Police Service.
*Set up and commanded the National Anti-Corruption Unit of the South African Police.
*Involved with the Technikon South Africa (University of South Africa) as lecturer, tutor, marker and moderator in the subject "Investigation of Crime".
*Since joining the Special Investigating Unit on 1 August 2003 responsible for the Training and Mentorship programme. Working closely with various training organizations and liaising with banking and financial sectors.

Contact: sgrobler@siu.org.za

Ayesha Kajee

Programme Head: Democracy and Political Party Systems in Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

Ms Kajee's research interests are in the sphere of political and socio-economic development, including education, gender, entrepreneurship, microfinance, HIV/AIDS and rights. She is especially interested in corruption issues and in transitional and trans-national justice. She has spent the past 3 years working on good governance and the African Peer Review Mechanism. Her current research focus is on human rights, democracy, political party systems and other elements of African democratic governance.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, a postgraduate Higher Diploma in Education and qualifications in TEFL and computer programming. Currently, she is completing her MSc in Development Management from Glasgow Caledonian University. Ms Kajee has been an educator in both the secondary and tertiary spheres, working in South Africa, the US and Britain; and has experience in product management and event management. She was General Manager of a national youth-focussed NGO for several years.
 She is devoted to capacity building efforts and has experience as a trainer and facilitator in various spheres, having designed and run workshops and seminars for government and civil society groups, including special focus groups such as educators, parliamentarians, women and peace-building initiatives.
Over the past 3 years, she has organised, and/or facilitated seminars in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius and Angola; in addition to various events in South Africa. On the NEPAD Project, she developed and coordinated a Media Training Programme held at the institute every six months. Ms Kajee has been engaged in in-depth research studies on governance in Malawi, Ghana and Mauritius, and has co-authored and edited the South Africa sections of the Global Corruption Report for 2005.
In 2006, she participated in a training workshop for members of Sudan’s transitional parliament. She has also participated in events organised by the UN Economic Commission for Africa, IDEA International and the Canadian Parliamentary Centre, among others.
 Her published work reflects her diverse interests and she contributes to various publications in South Africa and outside. Her work has been featured in The Globalist and in German and Finnish development publications. She is a board member of Transparency International's South Africa chapter and sits on the advisory working group of the Peace and Development Platform for Africa.

Contact: kajeeai@saiia.wits.ac.za

Daniel Molokele