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SaveAct has a dedicated team of staff members, all of whom have expertise in and commitment to people-driven development.
Anton Krone – Executive Director
Anton is founder and manager of SaveAct. He has a long history of involvement in community-based development, the non-governmental sector, in consulting and in the introduction of new development models in South Africa. He is confident that SaveAct’s programme is a powerful and effective way of empowering the many socially excluded and vulnerable groups that struggle to experience true freedom in South Africa. Anton is also part of the support team to the FAIR programme running under Prolinnova, which is piloting local innovation support funds in eight countries for innovation in livelihood strategies.
Ntombodidi Makhanya – Programme Manager
Didi has a bachelor degree in business administration and a postgraduate diploma in management. Formerly a social consultant, Didi has a firm grasp on and commitment to the needs of rural people, particularly women, and their aspirations to economic empowerment, education and security. Working at SaveAct, she believes, gives her a chance to be part of a process that gives people without formal education the tools to make sound financial decisions and avoid falling prey to loan sharks or mashonisas.
Nolufefe Nonjeke-Dlanjwa – Programme Co-ordinator, Eastern Cape, LEAP project
Nolufefe has diplomas in health education and promotion; youth development and training and development and experience in training and capacity-building – among adults and youth -- particularly with regard to HIV/Aids initiatives. She enjoys working for SaveAct because the organisation is open to innovation. Nolufefe is inspired by the early positive benefits enjoyed by SCG members once their groups are up and running and would like to see the project expand even further to benefit most of the socially and economically excluded communities in South Africa.
Nqe Dlamini – Consultant
Together with Anton Krone, Nqe was involved in conceptualising and piloting the savings and credit model introduced by SaveAct in 2005. Currently, he offers strategic programme support to the organisation, overseeing the FAIR project in the Bergville area and implementing the Isiqalo training. Nqe has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Higher Diploma in Education (HDE), a diploma in adult education and a post-grad diploma in health promotion as well as a string of short programmes under his belt. After a short stint as a teacher, he entered the field of community development and now runs his own rural development consultancy. He is on the board of the Lima Rural Development Foundation and is KZN provincial chair and national board member of the SA Red Cross Society. For him, SaveAct is the only programme in which participants are seeing a difference in their lives and are able to say “we are blessed to have SaveAct in our midst”.
Sibongile Nzuza – Senior Field Officer
Sibongile joined SaveAct in 2006. She holds a bachelor of agriculture degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a diploma in rural resource management. Her past experience in the NGO sector is where she developed a passion for rural development. Currently, she is chairperson of Springs of Hope and on the board of trustees of Africa Media Online. Sibongile’s fulfilment in her work at SaveAct is derived from witnessing the joy and excitement which always surrounds the savings group share out. She believes the SaveAct model encourages people to think outside the box and to avoid exploitative lending practices. She hopes the organisation will continue to grow as a unique organisation that will service most rural areas through partners and volunteers.
Fisani Zondi – Field Officer
Fisani is a reverend in the Presbyterian Church of Africa and has considerable experience as a community development facilitator in the NGO sector, working specifically in the area of community child care committees. She is also the founder of Umthombo Wolwazi Community Skills Training and Development and owns her own company called Trading Junction 5 CC. She holds a certificate in rural resource management and in participatory education and is on the board of Zenzeleni Project. Fisani founded the KZN Christian Council’s women’s desk known as SOFIA. One of her biggest wishes is to see rural people being equipped with the skills to become self-reliant.
Phelokazi Hloba – Field Officer
Phelo has an Advanced Diploma in Business Management & Diploma in Project Management. Her broad understanding of local economic development is informed by her experience as an administrator for the economic development department of a district municipality and her position as programme assistant at Thina Sinako, a local economic development support programme in the Eastern Cape. Phelo believes SaveAct’s emphasis on promoting independence make it an interesting and unique organisation. She is committed to reaching out to more communities in future to afford them an opportunity to acquire life skills such as budgeting and HIV/Aids awareness.
Simbongile Duba – Field Officer, Eastern Cape
Simbongile has past experience working in the field of HIV/Aids with the Masangane HIV /AIDS Outreach Programme. She was drawn to SaveAct’s work because she says it is one of very few organisations working for the poor. For Simbongile, hearing participants in SCGs speak voluntarily about how much hope they have as a result of the organisation’s work and seeing the difference it has made in their lives means a lot to her. Her aim is to reach out to as many people as possible and in that way give more people a chance to engage in economic activity and to fulfil their individual dreams.
Nasreen Visajee Vandayar – Financial Manager
Nasreen has extensive experience in financial management in both the corporate and NGO sector and at one stage opened her own practice consulting to non profit organisations. She holds a CPA (SA) and BCompt honours degree and is inspired by SaveAct’s commitment to local economic development and sustainability. She believes SaveAct is a unique organisation that generates innovative ideas in response to challenges, and is staffed by a passionate and committed team of people. She is committed to effective monitoring and management of the organisation’s finances and to ensure accountability to donors.
Our team
Our six-member board of trustees comprises Milton Ncolosi, (Chairperson), Ilan Lax, (Secretary), Professor Krishna Govender, Timothy Hobden, Dr Mary van der Riet and Father Zaba Mbanjwa.
Anton Krone: Executive Director
Anton is founder and manager of SaveAct. He has a long history of involvement in community-based development, the non-governmental sector, in consulting and in the introduction of new development models in South Africa. He is confident that SaveAct’s programme is a powerful and effective way of empowering the many socially excluded and vulnerable groups that struggle to experience true freedom in South Africa. Anton is also part of the support team to the FAIR programme running under Prolinnova, which is piloting local innovation support funds in eight countries for innovation in livelihood strategies.
Ntombodidi Makhanya – Programme Manager
Didi has a bachelor degree in business administration and a postgraduate diploma in management. Formerly a social consultant, Didi has a firm grasp on and commitment to the needs of rural people, particularly women, and their aspirations to economic empowerment, education and security. Working at SaveAct, she believes, gives her a chance to be part of a process that gives people without formal education the tools to make sound financial decisions and avoid falling prey to loan sharks or mashonisas.
Nolufefe Nonjeke-Dlanjwa – Programme Co-ordinator, Eastern Cape, LEAP project
Nolufefe has diplomas in health education and promotion; youth development and training and development and experience in training and capacity-building – among adults and youth -- particularly with regard to HIV/Aids initiatives. She enjoys working for SaveAct because the organisation is open to innovation. Nolufefe is inspired by the early positive benefits enjoyed by SCG members once their groups are up and running and would like to see the project expand even further to benefit most of the socially and economically excluded communities in South Africa.
Nqe Dlamini – Strategic Programme Support
Together with Anton Krone, Nqe was involved in conceptualising and piloting the savings and credit model introduced by SaveAct in 2005. Currently, he offers strategic programme support to the organisation, overseeing the FAIR project in the Bergville area and implementing the Isiqalo training. Nqe has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Higher Diploma in Education (HDE), a diploma in adult education and a post-grad diploma in health promotion as well as a string of short programmes under his belt. After a short stint as a teacher, he entered the field of community development and now runs his own rural development consultancy. He is on the board of the Lima Rural Development Foundation and is KZN provincial chair and national board member of the SA Red Cross Society. For him, SaveAct is the only programme in which participants are seeing a difference in their lives and are able to say “we are blessed to have SaveAct in our midst”.
Sibongile Nzuza – Senior Field Officer
Sibongile joined SaveAct in 2006. She holds a bachelor of agriculture degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a diploma in rural resource management. Her past experience in the NGO sector is where she developed a passion for rural development. Currently, she is chairperson of Springs of Hope and on the board of trustees of Africa Media Online. Sibongile’s fulfilment in her work at SaveAct is derived from witnessing the joy and excitement which always surrounds the savings group share out. She believes the SaveAct model encourages people to think outside the box and to avoid exploitative lending practices. She hopes the organisation will continue to grow as a unique organisation that will service most rural areas through partners and volunteers.
Fisani Zondi – Field Officer
Fisani is a reverend in the Presbyterian Church of Africa and has considerable experience as a community development facilitator in the NGO sector, working specifically in the area of community child care committees. She is also the founder of Umthombo Wolwazi Community Skills Training and Development and owns her own company called Trading Junction 5 CC. She holds a certificate in rural resource management and in participatory education and is on the board of Zenzeleni Project. Fisani founded the KZN Christian Council’s women’s desk known as SOFIA. One of her biggest wishes is to see rural people being equipped with the skills to become self-reliant.
Simbongile Duba – Field Officer, Eastern Cape
Simbongile has past experience working in the field of HIV/Aids with the Masangane HIV /AIDS Outreach Programme. She was drawn to SaveAct’s work because she says it is one of very few organisations working for the poor. For Simbongile, hearing participants in SCGs speak voluntarily about how much hope they have as a result of the organisation’s work and seeing the difference it has made in their lives means a lot to her. Her aim is to reach out to as many people as possible and in that way give more people a chance to engage in economic activity and to fulfil their individual dreams.
Nasreen Visajee Vandayar – Financial Manager
Nasreen has extensive experience in financial management in both the corporate and NGO sector and at one stage opened her own practice consulting to non profit organisations. She holds a CPA (SA) and BCompt honours degree and is inspired by SaveAct’s commitment to local economic development and sustainability. She believes SaveAct is a unique organisation that generates innovative ideas in response to challenges, and is staffed by a passionate and committed team of people. She is committed to effective monitoring and management of the organisation’s finances and to ensure accountability to donors.
Clare Hudson-Reed - Administrator
Clare has an honours degree in psychology as well as business and secretarial diplomas. She has had brief experience with teaching and ran her own business for many years. Clare has also worked as a volunteer counsellor for Famsa and Gift of the Givers. She has always seen her ideal job as working for or being part of an NGO and is particularly interested in women's issues and empowerment through development.
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