Mosa Mabuza

Chief Executive Officer, Council for Geoscience

Mosa Mabuza is Chief Executive Officer of Council for Geoscience, in the role since 2017.

The Council for Geoscience is South Africa's national geological survey, formed in 1912 and based in Pretoria. Under Mabuza it signed a 2026 agreement with BHP to digitise and share geoscience data.

In the job

  1. The Council for Geoscience appointed Mabuza CEO after he served as acting CEO on secondment from the Department of Mineral Resources. Source

  2. The council signed a memorandum of understanding with BHP on geoscience research, data processing and the digitising of legacy data. Source

Career before

  1. Deputy director-general for mineral policy, Department of Mineral Resources
  2. 2016-2017Acting CEO (seconded), Council for Geoscience
  3. Positions at De Beers and Anglo American

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. parliament.gov.za
  3. en.wikipedia.org
  4. bizcommunity.com
  5. shore.africa

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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