OLWETHU MAHONO
Matatiele,Eastern Cape
Summary
I am an ambitious young man who is prepared to achieve the desired goals of the job description. I am self-motivated, goal orientated individual who is always looking for a challenge to enhance my skills and knowledge, I love to interact with other people, and I can adapt easily to diverse environment, and I can provide flawless, professional services at all times.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Town and Regional Planner
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
04.2025 - Current
- Controlling process and procedures associated with planning
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Coordinate the establishment and function of the District Tribunals
- Research and design planning policies to guide and inform strategic development
- Assessing and identifying sources of funding to support programme/project out
- Undertake development and review of strategic related to planning (Spatial Development Framework, Land Use Management Framework)
- Prepare reports, maintains records and recommend appropriate actions or additional conditions to be imposed concerning planning, development and management of land use schemes
- Manage and provide input into development processes projects and programmes between relevant stakeholders
Town Planner
Matatiele Local Municipality
03.2022 - Current
- Prepare reports for development applications and present on Municipal Planning Tribunals and Development Applications Committee
- Research planning policies used to guide and inform strategic developmentMinute taking during meetings and Report writing
- Assist in LED and Human Settlements projects i.e. resource mobilization
- Providing town and regional planning expert input on regional and local planning matters and projects
- Attending to administration issues
- Enforcing town planning scheme and related by-laws in order to have compliance with all land use management legislation.
- Conducting inspections on illegal land uses in order to ensure full compliance with all land use legislation.
- Writing notices to be issued in order to ensure full compliance with all land use legislation and conducting re-inspections in order to ensure full compliance.
- Organizing and executing operational plans and procedures associated with providing a quality and efficient service.
- Leads and control activities associated with land use in the municipality
- Design analysis and provide input into the Local Economic Development programmes and IDP Planning initiatives
- Undertaking and Monitoring projects (Township establishment, LUMS Review, LSDF)
- GIS Data capturing and Mapping
Town Planning Intern
Elundini Local Municipality
12.2021 - 02.2022
- Researching in Town Planning new trends
- Site visits
- Scrutinize Layout designs and land development application
- Design analysis and provide input into the Local Economic Development programmes and IDP Planning initiatives
- Organising and executing operational plans and procedures associated with providing a quality and efficient service.
- Providing town and regional planning expert input on regional and local planning matters and projects
- Leads and control activities associated with land use in the municipality
Education
Grade 12 - undefined
Mariazell High School
12.2016
Degree in Urban and Regional Planning - URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Durban University of Technology
03.2022
Bachelor Of Spatial Planning Honours - undefined
University of Free State
Skills
- ArcGIS
- QGIS
- MUNSOFT
- Computer Literacy
- Conflict Management
- Communication skills
Accomplishments
- Best Performing Trainee in Development Planning
- Trainee of the Year
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 31/09/1997
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code 10 (C1)
Current Position
2025-04-01, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Town and Regional Planner, Controlling process and procedures associated with planning, Establish and maintain good working relationships with relevant stakeholders, Coordinate the establishment and function of the District Tribunals, Research and design planning policies to guide and inform strategic development, Assessing and identifying sources of funding to support programme/project out, Undertake development and review of strategic related to planning (Spatial Development Framework, Land Use Management Framework), Prepare reports, maintains records and recommend appropriate actions or additional conditions to be imposed concerning planning, development and management of land use schemes, Manage and provide input into development processes projects and programmes between relevant stakeholders
Previous Positions
- 2022-03-01, 2025-01-01, Matatiele Local Municipality, Town Planner, Prepare reports for development applications and present on Municipal Planning Tribunals and Development Applications Committee, Research planning policies used to guide and inform strategic development, Minute taking during meetings and Report writing, Assist in LED and Human Settlements projects i.e. resource mobilization, Providing town and regional planning expert input on regional and local planning matters and projects, Attending to administration issues, Enforcing town planning scheme and related by-laws in order to have compliance with all land use management legislation, Conducting inspections on illegal land uses in order to ensure full compliance with all land use legislation, Writing notices to be issued in order to ensure full compliance with all land use legislation and conducting re-inspections in order to ensure full compliance, Organizing and executing operational plans and procedures associated with providing a quality and efficient service, Leads and control activities associated with land use in the municipality, Design analysis and provide input into the Local Economic Development programmes and IDP Planning initiatives, Undertaking and Monitoring projects (Township establishment, LUMS Review, LSDF), GIS Data capturing and Mapping
- 2021-12-01, 2022-02-01, Elundini Local Municipality, Town Planning Intern, Researching in Town Planning new trends, Site visits, Scrutinize Layout designs and land development application, Design analysis and provide input into the Local Economic Development programmes and IDP Planning initiatives, Organising and executing operational plans and procedures associated with providing a quality and efficient service, Providing town and regional planning expert input on regional and local planning matters and projects, Leads and control activities associated with land use in the municipality
Disclaimer
I declare that the information mentioned above is true and is correct even at the present moment.
Timeline
Town and Regional Planner
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
04.2025 - Current
Town Planner
Matatiele Local Municipality
03.2022 - Current
Town Planning Intern
Elundini Local Municipality
12.2021 - 02.2022
Grade 12 - undefined
Mariazell High School
Degree in Urban and Regional Planning - URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Durban University of Technology
Bachelor Of Spatial Planning Honours - undefined
University of Free State