Thabang Owen Malatji is an elected Council Member of the South African Pharmacy Council, serving the 2024–2028 term. He is the Pharmacy Manager at Clicks Pharmacies, He is the Former Responsible Pharmacist for MSN Labs South Africa (PPS Pharmaceuticals), where he leads regulatory affairs, quality assurance systems and pharmacovigilance oversight, ensuring compliance with the Pharmacy Act, the Medicines and Related Substances Act and SAHPRA requirements.

His career spans retail pharmacy leadership, hospital pharmaceutical services and pharmaceutical manufacturing compliance. He served as Dispensary Manager at Dis-Chem Pharmacies from 2020 to 2024, following his role as Second-in-Charge Pharmacist and community service at Siloam Hospital in the Limpopo Department of Health. He built his foundation across industrial, hospital and community pharmacy settings, including experiential training at Sanofi Aventis and Mankweng Hospital.

Thabang holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Limpopo. He has also completed his Diploma in Business Administration from Upskillist Institute and is currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Limpopo to strengthen strategic management and corporate governance capability. His professional training spans regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance.

A former National President of the South African Pharmaceutical Students' Federation and a former student leader in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Limpopo, his current focus is strengthening pharmaceutical regulation, quality systems and professional governance in South Africa.