Lonwabo Zinzo Mgudlwa
The Reeds
Summary
Lonwabo Mgudlwa is a results-oriented professional with over 15 years' experience in senior management and professional roles across both private and government sectors in the design and build industry. He has expertise in spatial and statutory planning, urban design, project management, and city management.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Housing
Valterra Platinum
10.2019 - 12.2025
- Design and Review HR Housing Strategy 3- 5 years and support strategy.
- Meet operations needs for housing.
- Set up processes, policies, standards, and procedures for housing accountability.
- Plan, implement and ensure compliance with Housing and Living Conditions as per government.
- Stakeholder relations management.
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support the implementation of the operating model.
- Activity drives transition and is present as a role model for all teams.
- Ensure staff engagement, development, and proper recruitment within the department.
- Ensure effective leadership and accountable performance management within the team.
- Ensure financial prudence, viability, and in-budget expenditure always.
- Visibly promotes a positive safety, health, and environmental culture
- Previous Anglo-American Platinum.
- Ensuring 4000 employees gain access to homeownership through allowances.
- Development of R196 million Northam wastewater treatment works.
- 2024 Anglo-American Platinum Housing and Living Conditions Plans
- Employees, 263 employees, benefit from home ownership by buying company houses at a discount.
- The 2020 Anglo-Platinum Home Ownership Subsidy Scheme includes employees at the place of origin.
Production Manager, Town
South 32
11.2014 - 09.2019
- Municipal infrastructure and town maintenance for Hotazel town.
- Housing strategy development and implementation
- Operations, employee bus transportation and aviation coordination and risk management (risk Owner).
- Budget and financial expenditure management.
- Land and Statutory Planning compliance in line with SPLUMA legislation.
- Staff engagement, development, and appropriate recruitment within the department.
- Leadership and performance management within the team.
- Town safety, health, and environmental management in line with ISO standards.
- Relationships between internal and external stakeholders
- Previous BHP Billiton.
- Onboarding a BEE transportation company successfully to transport for operations.
- Managing bus transport and flight commuting with zero fatalities.
- Hotazel town's successful sewer upgrade in cost and in budget.
- Reduction in maintenance costs to save operation while keeping with standards.
- Success with the introduction of homeownership assistance for employees - Matlafatso.
- Successful upgrading of electrical switch gears for Hotazel town.
- Successful upgrade of Hotazel town sewer pumps
- Upgrading of the Recreation Club and Bed and Breakfast facility
- Hotazel SDF Review 2014
- 2015-2018 South 32 housing cost efficiency rationalization and implementation
Director Development Planning, then Acting Municipal Manager
Abaqulusi Local Municipality
06.2012 - 10.2014
- Responsible for all Town and regional Planning and Building Control.
- Responsible for all Local Economic Development responsibilities.
- Responsible for Housing Application and Development responsibilities.
- Strategic management of the municipality.
- Ensure sound performance and governance principles.
- Compilation and implementation of the Integrated Development Plan.
- Accountable for all municipal Administrative and Council rhythms.
- Revenue management, collection, and distribution for operating and service delivery.
- Accountable for all municipal operating entities and responsibilities including community engagement.
- Policies, procedures, standards, bylaws, and schemes of accountability
- Realising and improved municipal audit to unqualified audit.
- Establish the planning and building control units with proper record keeping and client response.
- Aligning all Town and regional Planning to the 2013 Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Legislation (PLUMA).
- Introducing a successful urban environmental upgrading project
- Completing a Land Audit for the entire municipality with a credible property asset register.
Partner and Principal Spatial Planner
Mzu-MASS Architects and Urban Designers
12.2010 - 05.2012
- Sourcing business and managing all staff in delivering services
- Principal Town and Regional Planner
- Urban Design and Precinct Development Planning
- Architectural Concept Design inputs and Development plan guidelines.
- Land Due Diligence determinations and Development Control Interpretation and Development
- X5 Spatial Plan contracts - Emalahleni Spatial Development Framework Plan 2011/2012 - Metsimaholo Spatial Development Framework Plan 2011
- X3 Urban Design contracts and Small-Town Development Plans - 2011 Cape Town Woodstock and Salt River Social Housing Site Development Framework Plans - Northwest Province, Mmabatho Town Houses Development Complex (private)
- X5 North-West school classroom upgrades.
- X2 Mix-use development Layout planning contracts totalling 9300 units - Olivinehout Estate Mix-use Layout Plan 3500 units - Garankuwa Layout Plan 5850 units mix income (Gauteng)
Director Development Planning, acting Municipal Manager
Nokeng Tsa Taemane Local Municipality
11.2007 - 11.2010
- Responsible for all Town and regional Planning and Building Control.
- Responsible for all Local Economic Development responsibilities.
- Responsible for Housing Application and Development responsibilities.
- Strategic management of the municipality.
- Ensure sound performance and governance principles.
- Compilation and implementation of the Integrated Development Plan.
- Accountable for all municipal Administrative and Council rhythms.
- Revenue management, collection, and distribution for operating and service delivery.
- Accountable for all municipal operating entities and responsibilities including community engagement.
- Policies, procedures, standards, bylaws, and schemes of accountability
- Ensuring that the municipality improved from its previous audit finding to an unqualified audit.
- Establish the planning and building control units with proper records and timely decisions or directions to customers.
- Introducing a successful urban environmental upgrading project
- Refilwe township greening and landscaping
Senior Specialist Strategic Urban Planner, previous Economic Facilitator, Joburg 2030
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
07.2002 - 01.2005
- Responsible for Strategic Spatial Planning and IDP facilitation.
- Design, Precinct and Urban Development Plans
- Cosmo City New Town Development Project Manager
- Urban Investment Attraction and Promotion
- Informal Trading Regularisation
- Urban Improvement District Management
- Formal and Informal Business Stakeholder Interest Facilitation
- Economic Development Subcommittee Facilitator
- Business and Organised Business Stakeholder Management
- Johannesburg Central Urban Business Regeneration Framework Plan and Implementation
- Cosmo City Integrated Housing Project R 500 million (Gauteng) 2002 - 2005
- Informal Trading Policy Development and Implementation
- Johannesburg Regions 8,9,4, and Spatial Development Plans 2002/2003 and 2003/2004
- Johannesburg Regions 8,9,4, and Integrated Development Plans 2002/2003 and 2003/2004
- Brixton, Mayfair, Mayfair West, Coronation Ville, and Crosby Precinct Plan (Gauteng) 2003
- Greenside Precinct Plan (Gauteng) 2003
- Emmarentia Precinct Plan (Gauteng) 2003
Coordinator Estates Management
Robben Island Museum
04.2002 - 06.2002
- Managing all accommodation and land affairs on the Island
- Maintaining all Island properties and infrastructure
- Facilitating all planning for the island
- Managing all transportation to and on the island
- Managing social and commercial activities and facilities on the Island.
- The upgrading of all the Island roads
- Conversion of the commoner's prison
- Spatial Development Framework and Infrastructure Development Plan
- Robben Island Spatial Development Framework Plan
Senior Spatial Planner
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
04.2000 - 03.2002
- Town and regional planning management
- Municipal strategic and spatial planning
- Local Economic Development Planning and Implementation
- Housing formalisation, planning and execution
- Geographic information management
- Site C Buffer Development (Western Cape) 2001 - 2000 units
- Khayelitsha Kuyasa Layout Plan (Western Cape) 2000 - 600units
- Look Out Hill tourist facility development.
- Urban agriculture facility development
- Victoria Mxenge's formalisation of informal
- Electrification of informal areas
Town and Regional Planner
Theat Mgijima and Associates cc
07.1999 - 03.2000
- Housing application and project management
- Town and regional planning
- Integrated Development Planning
- Project Management and Facilitation
- Lady Frere Integrated Development (Eastern Cape) 2000
- Tsolo and Qumbu Integrated Development Plan (Eastern Cape) 2000
- Mthatha Integrated Water Services Plan (Eastern Cape) 2000
- Mthatha Integrated Development Plan (Eastern Cape) 1999
- Lusikisiki Integrated Development Plan (Eastern Cape)
- Development facilitation for Community Based Public Works programme (CBPWP):
- Lupindo 2 km access road R 7 million (Eastern Cape) - 1999 - 2000
- Zingcuka Crèche and Community Centre (Eastern Cape) R7 million-1999 - 2000
- Lupindo Taxi rank development R 5 million (Eastern Cape): 1999 - 2000
- Lupindo Crèche and Community Centre R 7 million (Eastern Cape): 1999 - 2000
- Zingcuka Community Hall
- Zingcuka Tennis Courts (Eastern Cape) R 10 million
- Zingcuka poultry and Crèche facility R 7 million (Eastern Cape)
Town and Planner
Sabatha Dalindyebo, Local Municipality
12.1997 - 06.1999
Candidate Planner
Macroplan Town Planners and WESGO
01.1995 - 11.1997
- Development facilitation and consultation
- Layout planning and community participation
- Land diligence research.
- Local Economic Development Research
- Housing Development Facilitation and Research
- Denel Swartklip Spatial Development Framework Plan 1996
- Vrygrond Layout Plan (Western Cape) 1997 - 1500units
- Westbank Layout Plan (Western Cape) 1997-3000units
- Emfuleni Extension 3 Layout Plan R 40 million (Western Cape) 1996
Education
Data Analysis -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
01-2020
MBA Essentials -
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
01-2019
Operations Management-OPM -
University of Witwatersrand JHB (WITS)
01-2018
Leadership Development-CPMD -
University of Witwatersrand JHB (WITS)
01-2008
Master's - city and Regional Planning
University of Cape Town (UCT)
01-1999
Bachelor of Social Science-BSc Sc -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
01-1995
Skills
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- AutoCAD 3D Civil
- ArchiCAD
- CorelDRAW
- ASRI
- Leadership and Team Management
- Strategy Formulation and Implementation
- Governance
- Change Management
- Stabilization
- Risk Management
- Project Management
- Management of Budget and Expenditure
- Policy Development
- Standards Development
- Procedure Development
- Local Economic Development
- Town Planning
- Regional Planning
- Spatial Design
- Urban Design
- Urban Development Management
- Infrastructure Management
- Capital Development Management
Custom Section
- 0823488723
- 0664146404
Personal Information
Citizenship: South African
References
- Creg Malander, ER head of Department, Valterra Platinum, 073 158 7125
- Tribe Bengu, former General Manager, South 32, 082 307 0425
- Vincent Maila, Owner and Principal Planner, Mamphele Development Planners, 083 229 5058
Timeline
Manager Housing
Valterra Platinum
10.2019 - 12.2025
Production Manager, Town
South 32
11.2014 - 09.2019
Director Development Planning, then Acting Municipal Manager
Abaqulusi Local Municipality
06.2012 - 10.2014
Partner and Principal Spatial Planner
Mzu-MASS Architects and Urban Designers
12.2010 - 05.2012
Director Development Planning, acting Municipal Manager
Nokeng Tsa Taemane Local Municipality
11.2007 - 11.2010
Senior Specialist Strategic Urban Planner, previous Economic Facilitator, Joburg 2030
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
07.2002 - 01.2005
Coordinator Estates Management
Robben Island Museum
04.2002 - 06.2002
Senior Spatial Planner
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
04.2000 - 03.2002
Town and Regional Planner
Theat Mgijima and Associates cc
07.1999 - 03.2000
Town and Planner
Sabatha Dalindyebo, Local Municipality
12.1997 - 06.1999
Candidate Planner
Macroplan Town Planners and WESGO
01.1995 - 11.1997
Data Analysis -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
MBA Essentials -
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Operations Management-OPM -
University of Witwatersrand JHB (WITS)
Leadership Development-CPMD -
University of Witwatersrand JHB (WITS)
Master's - city and Regional Planning
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Bachelor of Social Science-BSc Sc -
University of Cape Town (UCT)