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Charlene Meltz
Investor Relations
Charlene is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with our investors, partners, and stakeholders. She plays a key role in supporting strategic engagement, fostering collaboration, and connecting our mission with those who share our vision for meaningful impact.
Shaun Henshilwood
Head of Technology
Shaun keeps the technology behind SA Harvest’s food rescue operation running smoothly. From supporting the systems that connect our teams to helping drive digital solutions, he ensures technology works behind the scenes to keep food moving efficiently from surplus to communities.
Zanele Mokolutlo
Head of Community Based Organisations Management
Zanele is the CBO Liaison Manager, known for her steady leadership and deep commitment to dignity-driven impact. She builds trusted relationships with CBOs across Gauteng, ensuring support reaches communities with care and consistency.
Ozzy Nel
CEO
Ozzy leads with a deep belief in the collective ensuring that everyone, from donors to communities, plays an active role in shaping food security. He champions the idea that SA Harvest is not the hero, but the conduit, enabling collective goodwill to reach communities with dignity.
Shelly Abbey
Head of Support Services
Shelly ensures the smooth functioning of SA Harvest’s administrative, HR, and compliance systems across the country. She also coordinates national reporting, producing detailed, accurate documentation that strengthens transparency and supports the organisation’s food-security mission.
Cassandra Potgieter
Head of Strategy and Marketing
Cassandra drives SA Harvest’s strategy, storytelling, and public presence with a focus on meaningful, values-aligned change. She also helps manage strategic partnerships to unlock growth, alignment, and long-term value.
Eugene Kriel
Head of Operations
Eugene leads the national logistics, fleet, warehouse, and distribution systems that move rescued food across the country. His focus is precision, safety, and process improvement ensures SA Harvest can rescue more food and support more communities every day.
Graham Guthrie
Head of Procurement
Graham works behind the scenes to keep surplus food moving, connecting generous donors with the communities that benefit from every rescued contribution.
Victor Mpofu
Head of Organisational Health
Victor focusses on employee wellness, psychological safety, and effective people management. He ensures teams are supported, connected, and empowered to do their best work across SA Harvest’s national operations.
Rudolf Smith
Head of Finance and Compliance
Rudolf oversees financial strategy, controls, and regulatory governance. He ensures accountability, transparency, and strong financial stewardship across all national operations.
Bathi “Thista” Dayimani
Warehouse Assistant
Thista helps keep the warehouse running smoothly, assisting with the receiving, sorting, handling and preparation of rescued food. His work plays an important role in keeping food moving efficiently from donors to the organisations and communities we serve.
Xolie Zicina
Warehouse Assistant, Driver
Supports warehouse operations and transports rescued food, helping ensure safe handling and timely delivery across the network.
Thera Thuthu
Soso Ntsento
Zama Zamubuntu
From collecting surplus food to preparing it for distribution, Zama helps keep the food rescue chain moving. He plays a vital role in getting nutritious food from donors to the organisations serving their communities.
Zee Mapoma
Marketing and Communications, CBO Management
Zee is a CBO Liaison Officer in Cape Town, coordinating community partnerships and ensuring rescued food reaches trusted organisations across the Western Cape. She also supports SA Harvest’s marketing team by capturing on-the-ground stories and insights that strengthen our digital content and impact reporting.
Odwa Mngqibisa
From collecting surplus food to preparing it for distribution, Odwa helps keep the food rescue chain moving. He plays a vital role in getting nutritious food from donors to the organisations serving their communities.
Josey Zakumba
CBO Management, Jnr Warehouse Manager
Josey is a vital link between our Cape Town warehouse and the communities we serve, supporting day-to-day operations while working closely with CBOs to help meet their needs.
Lane Ridgway
Warehouse Manager
Lane oversees Cape Town’s warehouse operations, ensuring every donation is handled safely and efficiently as it moves through the food rescue journey from donor to community.
Dodo Manisi
Procurement Manager
Dodo manages procurement across the Western Cape, building strong supplier relationships and sourcing the surplus food that keeps our food rescue operation moving and communities nourished.
Monwabisi Mehlo
Mat is an important part of the team behind the scenes, helping receive, sort and prepare rescued food for distribution. His hands-on work helps keep the warehouse moving and ensures good food continues its journey to communities where it is needed.
Warren William
Warren oversees the day-to-day operations of our Durban warehouse, coordinating the people, processes and logistics that turn rescued food into community impact.
Mbuso Shandu
Community-Based Liaison Officer
Mbuso helps coordinate collections and distributions, understands the needs of local communities, and ensures rescued food reaches vetted organisations where it can be transformed into nutritious meals for the people they serve.
Anele Tyani
Buhle Zibi
Nomsa Nombiba
Jnr Warehouse Manager
Nomsa is a vital link between our Durban warehouse and the communities we serve, supporting daily operations while working closely with CBOs to understand and respond to their needs.
Yamkela Thukani
Sibusiso Nombiba
Bulelani Diko
Yandisa Hogana
Warehouse Administrator
Luyanda Takayo
Patrick Ngubane
Siya Mavundla
Supports daily warehouse operations, ensuring rescued food is handled safely, efficiently, and with care.
Janine Levy
Janine oversees all surplus food sourcing across Gauteng, ensuring safe, efficient coordination with donors and partners. She manages daily collections and relationships that keep our largest urban rescue network moving.
Chef Pinky
Marketing and Communications, Chef
Pinky Tshabalala combines her professional chef experience with digital marketing skills to produce rich, visually engaging content for SA Harvest. Her work brings food rescue to life online, strengthening brand awareness and inspiring donor and community engagement.
Maphefo Monyepao
Marketing and Communications
Maphefo is a Marketing Coordinator, driving national campaigns and high-impact activations in Gauteng. She also manages content, keeping our digital storytelling sharp, consistent, and engaging.
Gift Ngubeni
Moses Mkhize
Celani Nyathi
Joward Waruma
Leslie Mthethwa
Ben Molefe