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Sivuyile Hamana

Horticulturist
Cape Town

Summary

I am a hard-working individual who strives to do the job to the best of my ability. I can perform any task given to me and my time and energy is always dedicated to helping myself grow in any environment when given the opportunity. Working with people and gaining new experience is what I’ve always loved doing. With 17 years of progressive leadership experience in Local Government. I bring a proven track record of operational excellence, team leadership and strategic planning.

Overview

2
2
Languages
2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Training facilitator

Sizisa Ukhanyo Training and Development

Work on an ad-hoc basis to support various projects.

Duties:

  • Delivering and managing training sessions, workshops or learning programs Led in-person training sessions, fostering an interactive learning environment Managed time, pace, and group dynamics to ensure effective learning experiences Evaluate Learning. Managing growth and development of community, projects, facilitating workshops, planning sessions to
  • Developed and delivered training programs to enhance participant skills and knowledge.
  • Facilitated workshops to promote effective learning strategies among diverse groups.
  • Assessed training needs through participant feedback and performance evaluations.

Superintendent

City of Cape Town
06.2008 - 02.2025

Duties:

  • RESOURCE PLANNING AND CONTROL: Communicating with the Area Head, analyzing financial resource requirements against project scope and time frames with a view to optimizing utilization, achieving cost effectiveness and input into the preparation of budgets. Allocated resources and directed urgent work requests while preparing resource allocation schedules for project optimization.
  • SUPERVISION AND CONTROL: Communicated essential service information to the general public to enhance awareness. Conducting inspections with a view to determining the status and/ or progress of work at specific locations/ sites. Participating in project handover, Implementing of project plans as per Business Plan. Identifying/maintaining partnerships Managing operations according to relevant legislation.
  • GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES: Performed administrative tasks related to updating and maintaining records/information on activities at worksites. Managed expenditure to ensure accurate operational information was available on request and adhered to reporting deadlines. Checked and captured document details, collated information from field reports, inspections, and contractual documentation for management reports.
  • Operational control: Managed and organized tasks and activities to streamline operations. Managing the procedures, systems and controls associated with vehicle, plant, equipment and material availability and utilization. Evaluating security & Safety measures Inspecting facilities and surroundings and arranging for defects and/or maintenance requirements to be attended to. Implementing adjustments Investigating accidents/ incidents to facilitate reporting/ updating of registers and records and to prevent reoccurrence. Participating in operational meetings to ensure laid down procedures and guidelines associated with the operations are implemented, deviations promptly attended to, to enable compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Site Manager

Namkwa Horticultural services
08.2007 - 05.2008

Duties:

  • Drawing up weekly operational plans. Managed operational budget to ensure resource allocation aligned with project goals. Supervised subordinates, fostering a collaborative environment to meet operational objectives. Assigned daily tasks to operational teams and ensured completion of work efficiently. Ensure that the client’s Horticultural requirements were adhered to. Ensuring health and safety compliance during operations. Conducted regular site inspections, identifying maintenance requirements to uphold safety and operational standards. Ensuring proper use of landscaping equipment and machinery. Ensuring that the irrigation system is fully functional, repairs and maintenance are executed where necessary. Manage employees' time and attendance.
  • Oversaw daily operations to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
  • Coordinated team activities to optimize workflow efficiency across horticultural projects.
  • Implemented best practices for resource management within horticultural services.

Education

BTECH - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
01-2018

ND Horticulture - Horticulture

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town, South Africa
04.2001 -

High School - undefined

DALE COLLEGE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01-2003

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Decision Making

Organize workload

Analytical thinking

Research

Team Oriented

Negotiation

Timeline

Superintendent

City of Cape Town
06.2008 - 02.2025

Site Manager

Namkwa Horticultural services
08.2007 - 05.2008

ND Horticulture - Horticulture

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
04.2001 -

High School - undefined

DALE COLLEGE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Training facilitator

Sizisa Ukhanyo Training and Development

BTECH - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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