Kwanele Khanyile
Kraaifontein
Summary
Environmental Health Practitioner with hands-on experience in water quality monitoring, food inspections, waste control, and community health education. Supports safe living conditions through environmental assessments, by-law enforcement, accurate record keeping, and practical public health interventions across formal and informal settings.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Health Practitioner (Community Services)
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Cape Town, South Africa
10.2025 - 09.2026
- Health Surveillance of Premises: Managed routine environmental assessments across commercial, residential, and informal settlements to ensure habitability, adequate ventilation, and sanitary conditions.
- Water Quality Management: Monitored municipal water infrastructure and sampled supply lines to ensure compliance with safe drinking standards, safeguarding community health.
- Food Control: Conducted hygiene surveillance across retail, commercial, and informal food premises, alongside food sampling and chemical contaminant tracking.
- Coordinated with public health bodies to trace and contain localised outbreaks, ensuring timely response and effective management of epidemiological emergencies.
- Investigated pest complaints and implemented control measures to manage biological vectors, reducing the risk of disease transmission within the community.
- Waste Management Monitoring: Audited both liquid and solid municipal waste disposal procedures, hazardous waste handling, and chemical safety structures.
- Developed community health education programs on hygiene practices, food contamination prevention, and safe water use, enhancing public health awareness and behaviour.
- Ensured adherence to local by-laws to promote public health and safety within the community. Enforced local municipal policies, issued written notices, and upheld legislation and by-laws relevant to environmental health.
- Disposal of the Dead: Monitored compliance at funeral parlours, crematoria, and cemeteries to ensure safe handling and storage infrastructure.
- Data Dissemination: Collected and evaluating field-level health data to develop Environmental health protocols as it relates to emergencies, epidemics and operations.
Work integrated learning (INTERN)
eThekwini municipality
Durban, South Africa
- Conducted water sampling to detect contaminants and ensure safe drinking water
- Conducted food sampling to assess safety and quality standards compliance
- Performed routine inspections of formal and informal food establishments, ensuring compliance with health regulations and safeguarding public health.
- Conducting inspections in industries to check compliance etc
- Conducted environmental assessments to identify potential health risks
- Detected potential health threats and risks through comprehensive assessments, contributing to informed health policy decisions.
- Coordinated community awareness initiatives on health education, enhancing public understanding of health practices and promoting healthier lifestyles.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
Abattoir
Durban, South Africa
- Regulatory Compliance. Legislative compliance: Ensure the abattoir operates in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards. HACCP implementation: Verify the implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems to control food safety hazards.
- Enhanced abattoir operations by providing training and guidance to staff on food safety, hygiene, and animal welfare, and participating in audits and reviews of food safety systems and procedures.
- Conducted ante-mortem inspections to assess animal health and identify deviations from standard procedures, submitting detailed reports on disease outbreaks and food safety incidents to regulatory authorities.
- Conducted thorough post-mortem inspections to evaluate health and safety of carcasses. Carcass examination: Inspect the carcass and organs for any signs of disease, contamination, or damage.
- Organoleptic evaluation: Evaluate the carcass and organs using sensory methods (sight, smell, touch) to detect any abnormalities.
- Monitored cleanliness and sanitation of abattoir to ensure adherence to hygiene standards and proper disposal of animal waste, contributing to overall operational compliance.
- Documented health checks and reports with accuracy, supporting regulatory compliance and operational integrity.
Education
BSc - Environmental Health
Mangosuthu University of Technology
Durban, KZN01-2024
National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) - sciences
King Zwelithini High School
Eshowe, KZN01-2020
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- HACCP
- Food safety standards
- Health and Safety Regulations
- Sanitation practices
- Act 54 compliance
- Observational skills
- Analytical skills
- Record management
- Microsoft applications
- Problem solving
- Planning skills
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Work under pressure
- Ethical evaluation
Languages
IsiZulu
Proficient
C2
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Xhosa
Advanced
C1
Certification
- Health Professions Council of South Africa-public service community service
- Conduct an investigation into a workplace incidents-24/10/2024
- Dairy standard agency code of practice course-6/08/2024
- Perform basic fire fighting-23/10/2024
- Perform basic life support and first AID procedures-22/10/2024
Reference
- Mr. Hendrich Koen, City of Cape Town, Durbanville local Municipality, City Health, Principal Environmental Health Practitioner, Hendrich.Koen@capetown.gov.za (0832858799)
- Mr. Maurice Russia, City of Cape Town, Durbanville local Municipality, City Health, Environmental Health Head, Maurice.Russia@capetown.gov.za (082 674 4948)
- Mr. T.T Poswa, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Environmental Health, Head of Department, poswa@mut.ac.za
- Mr. Khumalo, eThekwini, Redhill local, Environmental Health, Senior Environmental Health Practitioner, 076 084 6435
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 27/09/2001
- Marital Status: Singe
- Sex: Male
- Nationality: South African
- ID Number: 0109275293081
- Health: Excellent
- Driver's License: Code C1
Timeline
Environmental Health Practitioner (Community Services)
City of Cape Town (CCT)
10.2025 - 09.2026
Work integrated learning (INTERN)
eThekwini municipality
Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
Abattoir
BSc - Environmental Health
Mangosuthu University of Technology
National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) - sciences
King Zwelithini High School