Area Managers

Mr Jacob Lebudi is the Area Manager for the Limpopo and Mpumalanga region. He joined the NHLS as a student Medical Technologist in 1992 and was offered permanent employment in 1994 as a Medical Technologist. He was promoted to Laboratory Manager and Business Manager in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Jacob says that his job enables him to make a difference in the lives of ordinary South Africans, as the NHLS is a complex and diverse organisation with exciting challenges and opportunities.

He is a manager who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a demanding industry where the expectations of the clients are varied and very high. He has the ability to motivate for top performance in a resource constrained environment

Mr Lebudi holds a National Diploma in Medical Technology; a Bachelor of Technology in Biomedical Technology form the Tshwane University of Technology; a Bsc (Med) (Hons) from the University of Limpopo; Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and an Executive Development programme from the UNISA School of Business Leadership.

Ms Tabita Makula is the NHLS’ Area Manager for the Eastern Cape Region. Ms Makula has a BTech degree in Biomedical Technology, which she obtained from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Previously she worked at Lancet Laboratories in Umtata for six years, before she joined the NHLS in 2007 as a Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Tygerberg Academic Laboratory. In 2010, she was transferred to the Greenpoint Complex and took up the position of Laboratory Services’ Manager. She then left the NHLS and joined the Western Cape Department of Health in September 2012 as an Assistant Director for Laboratory Services and Blood Products.

Mr Jone Mofokeng is the NHLS’ Area Manager for the North West and Free State region.. Mr Mofokeng began his career in the NHLS as an intern Medical Technologist in the early 90’s at the Leratong laboratory in Gauteng and qualified as Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology. He then rose through the ranks from being a Laboratory Manager; Business Manager and then Executive Manager of the Northern Region. After the expiry of his five years Executive contract, he then joined a private company as a Business Analyst and Consultant, before re-joining the NHLS as part of the interim management team in 2015.

Mr Mofokeng is a qualified Medical Technologist with a National Higher Diploma in Medical Technology, BTech in Business Administration and a Master of Business Leadership (MBL) from University of South Africa ( UNISA)

He has vast managerial experience and institutional memory, as he has served the NHLS for a period of 21 years of uninterrupted service.

Mr Bahule Nimrod Motlonye is the NHLS’ Gauteng Area Manager. He began his career at the NHLS as an Intern Medical Technologist in the 80’s and moved to being a Laboratory Manager; he then proceeded to become a Business Manager. He has contributed as a member of the senior management team to the strategic planning for the Gauteng region and development of operational plan of the business unit in alignment to the NHLS’ strategic direction\focus.

Mr Motlonye is a qualified Medical Technologist, coupled with a number of management programmes. He prides himself in being result oriented and has a hands-on approach with progressive management experience. His management style strongly emphasises teamwork and the principles of lean management.