GEORGE NEWS - Well known communications expert, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe (43), has joined the George Municipality as Senior Communications and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Officer.
Mangqwengqwe previously served at Oudtshoorn Municipality and has over 12 years' experience as a local government communication spokesperson.
He hails from Klipplaat in the Eastern Cape and moved to Oudtshoorn to continue his high school career.
Mangqwengqwe matriculated at Imizamo Yethu High School in George. He completed a diploma in journalism and was employed as a media liaison official/spokesperson from 2006 to 2008 with the SAPS Western Cape media centre in George. Mangqwengqwe also freelanced for the Oudtshoorn Courant from 2000 to 2001.
Mangqwengqwe holds a diploma in Public Relations Management from Unisa. He has completed his NQF level 7 programme in communication science, and is now studying towards BA Hons: Integrated Organisational Communication.
He is registered with the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) as a Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP). Prisa is a professional body for communication and public relations practitioners.
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