Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA)
SETA · Social Services · reports to Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
The W&RSETA is the sector education and training authority for wholesale and retail, established under the Skills Development Act, 1998 and funded by the skills development levy.
Its scope covers retail chains, wholesalers, spaza and informal traders, and the distribution businesses that supply them. Wholesale and retail is one of the largest employers in South Africa and a significant entry point into the labour market for young people.
It develops the sector skills plan, funds learnerships, internships and skills programmes, awards bursaries, and runs targeted programmes for small and informal retailers including support for spaza shop owners. It also operates retail-focused chairs and academies in partnership with universities.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R1.9bn
- Total Expenditure
- −R2.0bn
- Total Assets
- R2.2bn
- Total Liabilities
- R365m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 28 listed
- Chairperson
- Mr Thulani Tshefuta
- Board Members
- Ms Abieda Abrahams Ms Nweti Grace Bila Ms Mbali Blose Ms Nonkululeko Bogopa Mr Sibusiso Busane Mr Deniel Davids Ms Lerato Madela Mr Mogomotsi Masoabi Ms Nonzwakazi Pamella Mbatha Dr Lizwe Mosoga Mr Bonile Michael Sikani Mr Zibele Sokabo Ms Zinhle Tyikwe
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Tom Mkhwanazi
- Chief Financial Officer
- Ms Lindiwe Nhlapo
- Chief Operations Officer
- Mr Sipho Shoba
- Senior Management
- Ms Lieza Blom Mr Ben Khonyane Ms Libokanyo Khumalo Ms Rose Manyosa Mr Mxolisi Maphakela Mr Barnabas Masekwameng Mr Mhlengi Mkhize Mr Sunshine Ngcobo Ms Masana Ngobeni Ms Bridgette Zwane
- Communications Officers
- Mr Vukani Mnyandu
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.wrseta.org.za, www.gov.za