Masinyusane is a
community organisation.
Our staff are community members and former beneficiaries, now serving the communities they come from.
Zama Zulu
Executive Director, South Africa
Zama, our Executive Director, brings a wealth of experience and passion to our organisation. With an educational background in accounting, he has excelled in the corporate landscape of South Africa, contributing to the growth of numerous leading companies throughout his career.
A successful entrepreneur, Zama has demonstrated an exceptional ability to innovate and lead. His unwavering dedication to fostering a new generation of leaders is at the heart of his work at Masinyusane.
The people behind the work.
Chombe Ncandana
Programmes Manager
Noxolo Mkutswana
Data & HR
Buyiswa Xaba
ZZ Programme Manager
Zola Mbusi
Chief Operating Officer
Nwabisa Ngceshe
Finance Team
Tumelo Lungile
Data Team Lead
Anelisa Fikayo
Top Learners
Ziyanda Fayindlala
ECD Project Manager
0% of the people we employ are women.
We hire from the communities we serve, and we hire women first. They are the backbone of every programme we run.
Our Founders
Jim and Fiks had both achieved relative success in life, on opposite sides of the world: Jim in New York City's Financial District, Fiks in Johannesburg's entertainment industry.
Both felt called to give back. In 2008 they met in New Brighton, Gqeberha, and soon after, Masinyusane was born.
Jim McKeown
Jim McKeown
Jim arrived in Gqeberha from New York in 2008 after leaving behind a promising career on Wall Street. He possesses an MA in Development Studies, a BSc in Operations & Research Engineering, and a BA in Computer Engineering.
His journey to South Africa was driven by a desire to provide opportunities for others.
Fiks Mahola
Fiks Mahola
Fiks is the "heart and soul" of Masinyusane. Passionate about community development, he has been the guiding force in our initiatives.
Leaving behind a promising career in entertainment, Fiks dedicated himself to uplifting others.
Additional founders include Fr Jerry Brown, Thobeka Gaxamba, and Tiksie Mabizela.
In a decade, we created 0 jobs.
From 12 jobs in 2014 to nearly 2,000 today, the vast majority held by women from the communities we serve.