Communication Unit
Communications Officer: Mr Thami Shangase
📞 035 450 2082
📱 064 707 1790
✉️ communications@mthonjaneni.org.za
The Role of Communication
Is responsible for:
- Compiling and distributing Press Releases
- Respond to Media queries on a day-to-day basis
- Conceptualize, maintain and create updated content for all communication platforms, including Newsletters, Publications, Website and Social Media.
- Draft official speeches and documents and facts checking and editing
- Raise Municipality’s profile by running external and in-house Media events.
- Developing suitable ways of communicating complex information to all Municipal Stakeholders including rates payers, tourism associations etc.
- Communicate the Municipality’s vision by developing and implementing short- and long-term Media strategies for specific projects and initiatives.
- Liaising with key departments to develop proactive communications plans to support their business objectives, projects and programmes.
- Evaluating Media coverage and prepare reports for operational purposes, Committee meetings and Council.
- Promoting and attend municipal corporate/community events during and after business hours.
- Maintaining and managing the image of Mthonjaneni Local Municipality.
- Proof read and edits public documents and publications.
- Undertake Media training for Council, Directors and Senior Management.
- Perform other reasonable administrative duties as requested by the Municipal Manager and the office of the Mayor.
