Mr Dlabantu brings more than 20 years of public service experience to the NHBRC with a wealth of expertise in human settlements sector experience as well as strategic and financial management. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and has served various Government Departments at Top Management level. Currently Mr Dlabantu is the Director-General of the Department of Public Works. 

“Under his leadership as CEO, we look forward to further entrenching the NHBRC’s mission of being the champion of the housing consumer and consolidating our position as a world class organisation,” said Ms Julieka Bayat, the NHBRC’s Acting Chairperson of Council.

As the new CEO, Mr Dlabantu is also expected to be actively involved with the implementation of a turn-around plan, aimed at ensuring policy alignment and operational effectiveness. Part of this plan is to respond to the housing backlog as identified by the Minister of Human Settlements, Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu.