Pretty Makukule appointed Sanral CFO

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has appointed Pretty Nozipho Makukule as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective from 1 February 2026.

Makukule is former CFO of South African National Parks (SANParks).

In confirming her appointment in a JSE Sens to debt investors on Tuesday, after the market closed, the agency said that Makukule “has more than 25 years of experience in senior and executive financial leadership roles within public sector institutions”.

The finance chief post at Sanral has been vacant since July 2024, following the resignation of Inge Mulder.

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Besides her CFO role at SANParks, Sanral noted that Makukule “has held a number of other executive finance roles across public entities and government departments”.

Makukule is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable and Green Finance from the National University of Singapore, as well as an MBA.

“She is also an Associate Chartered Management Accountant [ACMA] and Chartered Global Management Accountant [CGMA)],” according to the Sens filing.

Sanral said Dumisani Maluleke, the Deputy CFO, has been acting in the CFO position and will support the transition, adding that its board “welcomes Ms Makukule to her new role”.

The business sector, government and other state-owned enterprises that deal with Sanral will be hoping Makukule’s appointment brings stability to the agency that has been in the spotlight over recent years, especially around its handling of tenders.

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