The Directorate: Strategic Services renders transversal services to the political leadership and administrative management of the Drakenstein Municipality. The Directorate consists of the following Departments/Units:
- Media and Communication Unit
- Internal Audit and Risk Management
- Strategic Plannning Unit
- Local Economic Development & Tourism
- Intergovernmental Relations Unit
The Directorate: Strategic Services is located in it’s own office complex (the old Land Bank building) at 60 Breda Street in Paarl. The Executive Director: Strategic Services is Dr Pravine Naidoo.
Dr Pravine Naidoo is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with specialized interests in Constitutional/Administrative/Municipal Law, Civil Engineering & Construction Law as well as Environmental Law. He possesses a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree as well as a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Degree and presently pursuing post-doctoral research in international strategic management and leadership models in local government at the Rhodes University Investec Business School in Grahamstown. Dr Naidoo has attended and participated in various national and international conferences on local government leadership and management and has published his research in accredited academic journals.
Dr Pravine Naidoo has served in senior management positions in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape Provinces and has over eleven (11) years experience in developmental local government. Prior to his appointment at Drakenstein Municipality, he served as Municipal Manager at the Makana Municipality in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. He is also a member of various management institutes.
Dr Pravine Naidoo has been nationally and internationally recognized (by receiving various recognition awards) as a pioneer in the implementation of world-class innovative management systems in local government.
Contact us: strategicservices@drakenstein.gov.za