The SACBC in the recent August Plenary appointed Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, the Archbishop of Johannesburg, as its spokesperson until the elections in January 2022. Archbishop Tlhagale was the President of SACBC from 2007 to 2013, having served before as the Secretary General of the Conference from 1995 to 1999.

The SACBC elects its top three every three years and this year the elections for the Troika (the president and two vice presidents) were postponed to January due to challenges of having to vote online. In January the elections of the Troika will be followed by the elections of Liaison Bishops of other departments at the same Plenary.