Mafiki Duma

Mafiki Duma is currently a Human Resources (HR) and Legal Executive Director at the National Youth Development Agency. Mafiki joined NYDA from Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB), where she served as a Senior Manager in Human Resources for the past four years. 

Her role at EAAB involved heading up the HR division and being responsible for developing and implementing best practice strategies, systems and processes which aligned to overall organisational strategy.

Before joining EAAB in 2014, Mafiki Duma served as a National HR Manager at Betting World in 2013 and as a Human Resource and Administration Manager at Tourism KZN for four years, providing leadership and direction to various units whether that’s talent acquisition, organisational development, learning and development, mediating disputes and the development of organizational culture.  Mafiki Duma accumulated 10 years of experience as a Generalist in this field.

Mafiki Duma, who was born and educated in Durban, graduated from the University of South Africa with a Masters in Business Administration in 2013.  She also holds a B.Tech Degree in Human Resources Management and a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from Mangosuthu Technikon.

She holds a professional membership as a Chartered HR Professional, Generalist with the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), which is an internationally recognised professional body, responsible for the implementation of the HRD strategy for South Africa.