Housing in Southern Africa July 2016

the CEO and a friend. His words tome still ring loudly: ‘Samson, try always to do the right thing for the people and the company, andeverything else will take care of itself’”. Moraba says that he has learned a lot from his fellow Board members, individually and corporately. “It is their contribution and untiring sup- port that has enabled me to lead the NHFC for so many years. Finally, he says that Prof Michael Katz is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and an effective Board Chairperson, who is passionate about and commit- ted to the NHFC.

deliberately responding to the man- date imperatives and priorities of the shareholder, insteadof the changes in principal (Minister). He acknowledges and is profound- ly grateful to have worked with Eric Molobi, “He was a true leader, who gave himself fully to serve the NHFC and to guide, protect and lead me as

on how to use such experiences to effectively rejuvenate and rediscover better ways to meet the future needs of the target market we serve.” He believes that his long serving tenure is due to a contributing, re- silient and supportive Board, whose focused attention was more that of understanding, interpreting and

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