Dr David Madoda MABUNDA is the Chief Executive Officer of South Africa National Parks.
Mabunda taught at various primary and high schools and lectured at Mgwenya College before becoming the youngest Inspector of Education at the age of 31. In 1994 he left education for land reform and spearheaded the restitution process in Mpumalanga. In 1998 he joined the Kruger National Park as its first black director and he is credited for turning it around financially and transforming it from being an apartheid dinosaur to an organization for all South Africans.
Mabunda is currently Chief Executive of South African National Parks since 01 November 2003. He serves in many Boards including the Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (LCBT), which awarded him, among many under his belt, the LCBT Tourism Personality Award for 2003 in recognition of his contributions to tourism in the region whilst he was Director of the Kruger National Park.
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