About Us

Ownership Structure

Duma Nathi Africa (Pty) Ltd is a 100% woman-owned company.

The Managing Director is Kate Freeman.

BBBEE Profile

DNA was founded in 2004 and is a level 1 Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) service provider in South Africa.

Team Experience

The Managing Director is Kate Freeman.

• She is a seasoned Human Resources (HR) Practitioner
• She is the Ex-Chairman of the SA Board for People Practice (SABPP)
• She is an Accredited Auditor of the SABPP HR Standards – ISO Aligned
• She is a Commissioner of Oaths
• She is a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD)

Human Resources and Organisational Development Consulting

Our consulting team has extensive experience in Human Resources and Organisational Development consulting, and in building a values-based working environment for our clients. We help organisations develop their employment value proposition (EVP). We have experience in values and culture embedding within organisations and in designing and implementing various organisational development interventions.

For the small and medium enterprises that lack HR capacity, we provide an A – Z of human resource functions. With the larger organisations, we assist their HR Departments with specific interventions whilst transferring skills, knowledge and experience, supported where necessary by formal training programmes.

We Further Provide:

The necessary support in aligning an organisation’s HR strategy with their business strategy so that they are seamless and properly aligned. In order to drive the core habits of the business, we implement a performance management system which drives the right behaviours, so as to implement talent management and succession planning for future growth. We also have extensive experience in HR transactional activities including labour relations (disciplinary, grievance and dispute resolution).

Training & Development

We offer a comprehensive training portfolio presented by first rate facilitators. Our quality is consistently high. Our training is Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) aligned. We offer both public and in-house training and can customise training to suit an organisation’s specific needs. We help organisations to package training so that delegates obtain a broad range of skills to help them to perform more effectively. For South African based organisations, we make sure that all our training contributes to your BBBEE requirements (Skills Development Element)

Coaching & Mentoring For Success

Coaching and mentoring are very adaptable, flexible and just-in-time approaches to skills development. We offer tailored executive, leadership, and personal coaching aimed at improving an individual’s current performance or providing support when people are moving to new roles that require different skills and abilities.

And, because we have many years of HR experience and have worked in just about every HR role you can imagine, we offer specific mentoring to HR people, where we transfer our own knowledge, skills and experience whilst helping the HR staff to deliver on increasingly demanding expectations. If you are trying to significantly increase the effectiveness of people in your organisation, coaching and mentoring is something to seriously consider.

Labour Relations

We have an in-house competency orientation training programme for managers and supervisors on corrective management of employees and their conduct. We support the organisation through compiling an effective Labour Code and its implementation. We ensure that the organisation is supported through counselling, chairing of disciplinary hearings and representation at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), where required. Investigations are also undertaken to ensure that any case is strongly motivated and argued for the organisation. We support the organisation through union negotiations and restructuring.

Executive Search & Recruitment

We focus on giving individuals an opportunity to pursue their chosen career path. We do that by placing these individuals to the right positions that will fulfill their passion when at work. We conduct:

• Detailed reference checking;
• Behavioural interviewing techniques;
• High performance candidates; and
• Assessments,

Enterprise & Supplier Development

Our Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Model is unique and promotes South African companies to achieve ESD points on their BBBEE scorecard. Our initiatives are benefiting large and small business owners, society and South Africa’s economy and ultimately contributing to sustainable job creation. We aim to maintain an exceptional relationship between sponsor and beneficiary at all times

Our programmes assist with the following:

• Sourcing of suitable beneficiaries with sponsor requirements and completing due diligence checks on all beneficiaries.
• Managing the sponsor’s ESD funds through the following Capacity Building Programmes:
o Human Resources Management & Planning;
o Payroll and Bookkeeping;
o Business Acumen Skills Programme (including Time Management, Negotiation Skills, Report Writing Skills, Presentation and Skills Business Development Skills); and
o Help beneficiaries understand minimum legal requirements needed as a business.

• Lastly, give regular feedback to sponsors including funding distribution and beneficiary feedback.

Environmental Management

DNA also offers services in the fields of environmental management and sustainable development with a particular focus on the review of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and environmental compliance audits. Advice can extend to an organisation’s internal processes as regards environmental management, as well as those of their supply chain and supporting services.