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National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA)

Public Entity · Economic Infrastructure and Development · reports to Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)

The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa develops digital skills. It was founded in 1998, initially to train people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds for the broadcasting industry.

Its mandate has since broadened from broadcast training to digital skills more generally, and it now coordinates the national digital skills effort. It operates through a network of provincial CoLabs hosted at universities, each with a thematic focus, which deliver training and research in partnership with local institutions.

Its programmes cover digital literacy for citizens, skills for the workplace, and higher-level capabilities in areas such as data science and cybersecurity. It reports to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.

Audit record, 5 years

2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Clean Audit improving 3 of 5 audited years clean

Financial highlights, 2024/25

Total Revenue
R102m
Total Expenditure
−R105m
Total Assets
R24m
Total Liabilities
R17m

Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.

Leadership, 13 listed

Chairperson
Mr Lionel Adendorf
Board Members
Ms Nomonde Hlatshaneni Mr Peter Lentswane
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Trevor Rammitlwa
Chief Financial Officer
Mr M Cowen
Senior Management
Mr Faizal Docrat Mr Cello Gardner Prof Mpho Primus Mr Rathish Seepersad Ms Clarinda Simpson Ms Prudence Swarts
Communications Officers
Ms Busisiwe Lubisi Mr Siphe Macanda

Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.nemisa.co.za, www.dcdt.gov.za