Nomfundo Maseti

Full-Time Regulator Member: Piped-Gas NERSA

“Ms Nomfundo Maseti serves as the full-time Regulator and Board member of the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) for the almost 11 years. She is responsible for the regulation of the gas industry whilst participating on governance and regulatory decisions can relating to other energy regulatory sectors such as electricity and petroleum pipelines.  

She was assigned as a temporary regulator member in charge of the Electricity Regulation portfolio and Petroleum Pipelines Regulatory portfolio between the period 2017 until March 2020.  

She practiced competition economics at the Competition Commission of SA for 7 years where she successfully investigated, analysed cases involving violation of the Competition Act and handled merger review transactions. She served as a part-time member of ICASA’s Statutory Committee adjudicating upon unlawful acts in the telecommunications industry. She worked at the Department of Trade and Industry responsible for policy formulation, review, and development of regulations and legislation under the corporate and consumer regulation division.  

She has more than 20 years of experience in regulatory enforcement in various industries and worked for competition and economic regulators. 

She serves as a Deputy Chairperson of the National Consumer Tribunal adjudicating over consumer protection and consumer credit matters, where she writes published judgments. She serves as a Non-Executive Chairperson of the Regulating Committee for Meteorological Services responsible for tariff regulation and promotion of competitive outcomes. 

She trained in economics, having obtained a BA Honours (Economics), a Postgraduate Diploma in “Economics of Competition Law,” and an MCom in Competition and Economic Regulation.