South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
Public Entity · Social Services · reports to Department of Health (DoH)
The South African Pharmacy Council regulates the pharmacy profession. It operates under the Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974).
It registers pharmacists, pharmacist interns, pharmacist assistants and pharmacy support personnel, and registers the pharmacies from which practice is conducted. Registration is a precondition for lawful practice and for owning or operating a pharmacy.
It accredits pharmacy education and training providers, sets good pharmacy practice standards, inspects pharmacies for compliance, and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction over registered persons. Its standards govern the storage, compounding and dispensing of medicines and the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R169m
- Total Expenditure
- −R145m
- Total Assets
- R203m
- Total Liabilities
- R68m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 37 listed
- President
- Mr Mogologolo David Phasha
- Vice President
- Ms Mapaseka Steve Letsike
- Council Members
- Ms Sheena Eleanore Ainsbury Mr David Nathan Bayever Mr Chris Pieter Botha Mr Vusi Cornelias Dlamini Prof Thirumala Govender Ms Khadija Jamaloodien Ms Mosenyehi Leah Kokong Dr Nomachina Theopatra Kubashe Mr Nhlanhla Given Mafarafara Ms Letty Mahlangu Mr Thabang Owen Malatji Mr Nakedi Desmond Marumo Ms Charlotte Motshele Moatlhodi Dr Rajatheran Moodley Mr Tshidiso Justinos Ntshabele Ms Zuleika Goolam Rhemtula Prof Natalie Schellack Ms Tlou Mavis Shivambu Ms Tabisa Pearl Sihiya Ms Bonolo Ambrocia Teki Prof Ilse Truter Ms Christina Aletta Venter Prof Petrus De Wet Wolmarans
- Registrar
- Mr Vincent Tlala
- Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Sandiso Ntsomi
- Chief Operations Officer
- Ms Mojo Mokoena
- Senior Management
- Ms Debbie Hoffmann Ms Kamohelo Malaku Mr John Mashishi Ms Ziyanda Mfuku Mr Bonginkosi Mkhatshwa Mr Mokoadi Mogano Mr Nhlamulo Isaac Nkanyane Ms Mulalo Phungo
- Communications Officers
- Mr Madimetja Mashishi
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.sapc.za.org, www.gov.za