Boitshoko Ntshabele

Chief Executive Officer, Citrus Growers' Association

Boitshoko Ntshabele is Chief Executive Officer of Citrus Growers' Association, in the role since February 2025.

The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa represents more than 1 560 growers in South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. Ntshabele is a veterinarian by training who came from the national agriculture department.

In the job

  1. The association appointed Dr Boitshoko Ntshabele as chief executive from 1 February 2025 to succeed Justin Chadwick, who had led it for 25 years. Source

  2. Ntshabele said the Growers Development Co wanted to widen its funding sources as it supports black citrus growers, whose exports passed 8 million cartons in 2025. Source

Career before

  1. 2020-2025Director: Biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
  2. 2015-2019Minister Counsellor Agriculture, South African embassy to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU mission
  3. Leadership positions, Onderstepoort Biological Products

Education

Trained as a veterinarian

Sources

  1. freightnews.co.za
  2. foodformzansi.co.za
  3. foodformzansi.co.za
  4. timeslive.co.za
  5. farmersweekly.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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