Musa Gumede

Chief Executive and Registrar, Council for Medical Schemes

Musa Gumede is Chief Executive and Registrar of Council for Medical Schemes, in the role since December 2024.

The Council for Medical Schemes is the statutory regulator of South Africa's private medical schemes. It named Gumede after Sipho Kabane resigned in July 2024, and an acting registrar covered the gap.

In the job

  1. Gumede wrote to GEMS giving it 14 days to submit further documentation supporting its revised contribution increase, citing an actuarial report showing an annual loss of R1.5 billion in contribution income. Source

Career before

  1. General practitioner, then occupational medicine practitioner
  2. 2005-2009Head of provider networks and head of low-income market health risk management, Momentum Medical Scheme
  3. 2017-2019Deputy Director-General, Specialised Services and Clinical Support, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, later acting head of department
  4. Deputy City Manager for Community and Emergency Services, eThekwini Municipality

Sources

  1. moonstone.co.za
  2. ewn.co.za
  3. iol.co.za
  4. medicalbrief.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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