On Tuesday 22 February 2022, the senior management of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works, led by Mr. Sboniso Majola, the acting Head of Department held its MANCO meeting at the department’s Conference Centre, located within the eThekwini Region’s precinct in Mayville, Durban. Amongst the executive members who joined Mr. Majola, was Messrs. Jeremy Redfearn – the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Phiweyo Duma – the Deputy Director-General for Corporate Service, with Ms Xolile Ntanzi – the acting Deputy Director-General for Immovable Asset Management and Ms. Zinhle Pfute – the acting Deputy Director-General for Infrastructure Maintenance and Technical Support (IM & TS). All other senior management and District Directors in attendance represented their respective directorates, regions and district offices.
It remains a standing operational strategic effort for the Department’s entire senior management team to convene as a collective and deliberate on the Department’s key strategic objectives that would seek to advance the developmental priorities of the Department itself and the Provincial government, taking into account the plight of the destitute communities of KwaZulu-Natal.
Crucial agenda items that were fruitfully addressed as planned included In-Year Monitoring Reports; Status on Infrastructure Delivery, expenditure and leases (acquisition); Progress on State Infrastructure Development Agency (SIDA); Human resource capacitation; Establishment and review of key departmental policies including other important matters of concern such as COVID 19 with its implication to all internal publics.
