Institute of South African Municipal Accounting Officers.
The institute of South African Municipal Accounting Officers (ISAMAO) is a professional organisation for Municipal Managers in South Africa. It was officially launched on 27 November 2014. The aim of the Institute is the professionalisation of the position of the municipal manager. In terms of its Constitution, among others, it aims to ensure that the municipalities’ collective institutional memory is not lost to local government, generally , and to municipalities, specifically, while setting norms, standards and values for Municipal Accounting Officers.
ISAMAO is also propagating the following:
Reviewing of the current fixed term appointments of municipal managers and other senior municipal officials to permanent appointment, subject to the relevant legislative framework governing employer-employee relations, including the setting up of a rigorous performance management system to ensure the retention of requisite skills and institutional memory
Fostering communication and collaboration with stakeholders, in both private and public sectors, on matters of common interest
A repository for highly competent, professional and ethical Municipal Accounting Officers
Develop and maintain a system of standards, norms and procedures that will inculcate professionalism among Municipal Accounting Officers thereby enhancing quality service delivery to communities
Organise local government practitioners in establishing a professional institute for Municipal Managers
Lobby government to enact legislation and adopt policies to professionalise local government management by regulating the registration, appointment and conduct of Municipal Managers or Senior Municipal Officials
Prescribe the academic qualifications and professional training requirements for persons wishing to attain the status of Chartered Municipal Accounting Officer
Involve all stakeholders in local government - including national and provincial spheres of government, councillors, academics, educational and training institutions, and community-based organisations - in playing a meaningful role in ensuring the provision of ethical and professional services to communities throughout the country
Establish and foster relations with continental and international institutes with similar objectives
Collaborate on research and development initiatives; co-design training materials; and develop student mentorship and coaching programmes
Publish and distribute a professional journal and other policy position papers to serve as platform to share information and knowledge among the practitioners and stakeholders
Name & Surname |
Designation |
Province / Municipality |
1. Dan G. Mashitisho |
Chairman |
Gauteng |
2. Nono R. Dince |
Deputy Chair |
North-West |
3. Zolile Williams |
Deputy Chair |
Eastern Cape |
4. Amos Mpela |
Deputy Chair |
Northern Cape |
5. Johann Mettler |
Deputy Chair |
Eastern Cape |
Name & Surname |
Province / Municipality |
6. Dr Mpilo Ngubane |
Kwazulu-Natal |
7. Toggie Scholtz |
Western Cape |
8. Zebo Tshetlho |
North-West |
9. Adv. Hugh Mbatha |
Mpumalanga |
10. Moppo Mene |
Eastern Cape |
11. Khaya Ngema |
Gauteng |
12. TMP Kgoale |
Limpopo |
13. Tshepo Bloom |
Northern Cape |
14. Lindi Modibedi |
Free State |
Board Committees |
Chairperson |
1. Finance Board Committee |
Nono Dince (Ms.) |
2. Board Committee on Legal & Constitutional |
Johann Mettler (Mr.) |
3. Board Committee on Stakeholder Relations |
Zolile Williams (Mr.) |
4. Board Committee on Corporate Administration |
Amos Mpela (Mr.) |
Name & Surname |
Designation |
Vacant |
CEO |
Nokuzola Maziko |
Acting Senior Manager: Corporate Administration |
V. Mashumi |
Acting Senior Manager: Research, Legal & Policy |
Our Membership Categories:
A municipal manager that has been accredited as such within the Institute’s categorisation criteria determined, from time to time, by the institute and applicable legislation
An incumbent municipal manager at the time of the establishment of the Institute and who falls within the transitional professionalisation phase as determined by the Institute, and applicable legislation
An official in a management position in local government or similar sector aspiring to be a Municipal Manager and having gone through the Institute’s accreditation processes and procedures, all of whom shall be subject to the provisions of the Constitution, and applicable legislation
An official in the employ of municipality in any position other than in a position Municipal Manager
Full-time or part-time student registered with any accredited and recognised tertiary educational institution in terms of the prescripts of the Council for Higher Education - or any recognised authoritative body acceptable to the Institute for the purpose - and who is studying towards a qualification in Local Government Management, Local Government Administration, Municipal Administration, Municipal Management or any related qualification and level of study as shall be deemed appropriate by the Institute
Local Government affects many aspects of daily life. The services of municipalities are responsible for directly influencing our daily functioning. The water we drink, the light by which learners study, the roads on which we drive, the buildings in which we live and work, the parks in which we relax, the libraries from which we borrow books, the sports fields on which we play, the quality of the food we eat – all of these are the concern of a greater or lesser extent, of the local authority – people whose business it is to see that the many aspects of life, which we tend to take for granted, continue to function smoothly.
Without funds and good administration none of the facilities and services mentioned-above would be possible. The Municipal Accounting Officer and the members of his/her department are responsible for the way money is collected and spent and how the administration is run.
Upon joining the Institute the following training will be offered:
The membership of the Institute shall be opened to Municipal Accounting Officers in the Republic of South Africa and shall, subject to the approval of the Board, and become a member on payment of an admission fee to be determined by the Board from time to time.
Every member shall pay a monthly subscription of an amount to be determined from time to time by the Board by not later than the 30th day of each month or alternatively an annual subscription fee to be determined from time to time by not later than the fifteen of January every other calendar year.
Any member in areas with his/her monthly subscription for six consecutive months shall automatically cease to be a member of the Institute and his/her name shall be struck off the register of members. The Board may however, at its discretion, reinstate such a member on payment of the total area amount.
• Institute of Municipal Finance Officers
• Institute of Municipal Engineers of South Africa
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Institute for Local Government Management of South Africa
The Institute will engage with the abovementioned Stakeholders for the purposes of:
Get in touch with us, see our contacts below or fill out the enquiry form, and we will do our very best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Physical Address:
“CSIR Campus” Building 10F, First Floor, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, Pretoria, 0184
Postal Address:
PO BOX 291, Persequor Park, Brummeria, Pretoria, 0020
Contacts
info@isamao.com
Cell +27 78 543 9511
Tel +27 12 349 1115
Fax +27 12 349 1154
We intend a repository for highly competent, professional and ethical Municipal Accounting Officers.