Dr Malebo Mashaba

Clinical Psychologist (PhD), CEO & Founder: Mamakgolo Renaissance (Pty) Ltd, Award-Winning Mental Health Specialist, Leadership Consultant, Speaker, Consultant

Meet Dr Malebo Mashaba

Dr Malebo Mashaba is an award-winning Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Consultant, and Leadership Development Consultant with over 16 years of experience spanning clinical psychology, organisational wellness, leadership development, academia, and public-sector mental health systems.

She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mamakgolo Renaissance, a leadership and mental health organisation dedicated to advancing healing-centred leadership, mentorship, and community empowerment. Through her work, Dr Mashaba supports leaders, executives, and institutions to navigate complexity, pressure, and responsibility with emotional intelligence, resilience, clarity, and ethical grounding.

Her expertise sits at the intersection of mental health, trauma recovery, leadership culture, and organisational wellbeing. She has extensive experience in employee wellness programmes, executive coaching, organisational development, trauma-informed psychotherapy, psychometric assessment, conflict resolution, and medico-legal practice.

Alongside her leadership and consulting work, Dr Mashaba contributes to academic and professional training in psychology. She previously served as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of South Africa and continues to support the development of future practitioners as an External Examiner in Clinical Psychology at the University of Venda.

Dr Mashaba is also actively engaged in youth mental-health development. She works closely with Grade 12 learners, providing psychological coaching and mental-health support to help students navigate the pressures of their final academic year, build resilience, manage anxiety, and prepare emotionally and psychologically for examinations and life transitions.

Her thought leadership has been recognised across the African continent and internationally. She has received multiple honours for her work in leadership and mental health, including CEO of the Year (Tanzania), Mental Health Specialist of the Year (Zimbabwe), and recognition among Top Women in Leadership, awarded by the Female Founders Initiative Global (UAE).

Dr Mashaba is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), where she also serves as a Board Member with strategic positioning in Education, Training and Registration Committee; Professional Practice Committee and Preliminary Inquiry Committee . She is also a member of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPASA).

A sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, Dr Mashaba brings a distinctive voice to leadership and mental-health conversations. Blending clinical expertise, African-centred insight, powerful storytelling, and evidence-based psychology, she speaks on healing-centred leadership, trauma-informed organisations, psychological resilience, and the humanisation of high-performance environments.
Her work is dedicated to transforming leaders, strengthening institutions, and restoring humanity in spaces of influence.

Meet Dr. Malebo Mashaba – ‘She Can Be Anything’ – Inspiring Women in Trade & Industry

This Women’s Month (August), we celebrate Inspiring Women in Trade & Industry with the ‘She Can Be Anything’ series in collaboration with‪ @bbmfoundationsa‬.

Restoring Hope – Charlene with Dr. Malebo Mashaba

Charlene Saker speaks to clinical Psychologist, Dr Malebo Mashaba about taking care of our mental health, under the series: Authentic Womanhood.