GTM council appoints new municipal manager

Monakedi who has been appointed on a two year contract replaces, Masiye Mankabidi who parted ways with the municipality following an out of court settlement.According to the municipal spokesperson, Neville Ndlala, the newly appointed manager has extensive experience in both the private and the public sectors dating back to 1994 when he worked as Voter Education Trainer at the Institute for Multiparty Democracy.Monakedi served in several senior management positions in the public sector in the past 16 years.He started his management career as an administrative head of the Limpopo Youth Commission, the predecessor to National Youth Development Agency in 1996 and held different other management positions in various organisations, including serving as the Limpopo Provisional Director of the Public Service Commission from 2001 to 2007 and becoming the Municipal Manager of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality from 2007 to 2012. During this period he gained an in-depth understanding of and invaluable exposure to the workings of public administration and management.His long and uninterrupted journey of academic growth and development began when he obtained a matric certificate at Matsebe High School in Jane Furse, Sekhukhune in 1998. He proceeded to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the North; Honours degree in Development Studies from the University of the Western Cape. He further obtained Master’s degree in Development Planning from Wits University.He also holds an advanced certificate in Project Management from SAAMDI. Monakedi served and continues to serve on various boards currently and in the recent past. He currentlyserves on the Gauteng Tourism Board; Tzaneen Economic Development Agency and Limpopo Housing Advisory Panel.He previously served on the Boards of Northern Transvaal Training Trust Board in 1997-1998; Limpopo Development Agency and some of its sub committees and Resima Housing Finance Board and some of its sub committees.