ILEMBE UMASIPALA WESIFUNDA
MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP
Ms Yvonne Mathonsi
Director:
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
Ms Yvonne Mathonsi was born in… in the… District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal. Â
She was appointed as the Director of Corporate Governance at iLembe District Municipality in July 2023.
She holds the following qualifications:
- a Bachelorâs Degree in Public Management from the Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology,
- a Diploma in Municipal Finance Management;
and a range of certificates including:
- the Introduction to Local Economic Development,
- Applied Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development,
- Business Retention, Investment Promotion for Economic Development,
- and Applied Public-Private Partnerships which were obtained from the University of Johannesburg.
She also holds:
- a National Certificate in Local Economic Development
- as well as a certificate in Local Economic Development through the Balgravia Institute of Management.
Ms Mathonsi matriculated through … High School.Â
She joined … Local Municipality in … She has worked consistently through the years and has grown through the ranks at the municipality.Â
She was appointed as the … , and, thereafter as the LED Officer. In 2017, She was appointed as …
Before joining iLembe District Municipality, she worked at … , as …
"...integrated planning services and maximised spatial efficiencies for optimal service delivery."
The Department of Social and Economic Development provides integrated planning services and maximised spatial efficiencies for optimal service delivery.
The department aims to promote and guide the spatial and physical development of the area through integrated, strategic, developmental and regulatory frameworks.
These include:
- human resource,
- administration,
- inter governmental relations/communications,
- public participation,
The role of the Social and Economic Development Department in the municipality includes the following:
- committee secretariat,
- information technology,
- health and safety,
- individual performance management and
- registry
Local Economic Development
Municipal Mandate and Strategic Objective
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The Local Economic Development is responsible for the provision of the municipal LED Services inclusive of:
- Business development and investment promotion
- SMME Development
- Development of SMME database
- Development of poverty alleviation plans
- The promotion of economic development;
- job creation, economic transformation and economic interventions within the municipal constituency
- The section is guided by policies established by National and Provincial Government.
Our section articulates the approach to economic development through the Municipalityâs Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and an Economic Development Strategy (EDS) from which all activities are guided by, but not restricted to, as the section also responds to the broader challenges facing the municipal constituency by endorsing other initiatives such as the Provincial Growth Development Strategy.
The development of Small Businesses is now recognized as a common strategy for Local Economic Development in South Africa. We as the municipality are playing a facilitation role between governments initiatives to support SMMEâs and further play a role in providing the necessary infrastructure for business to thrive.
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