The Eastern Cape Department of Health has just appointed a new director for communications in Bhisho. Siyanda Mana, was born in Port Elizabeth. His work experience commenced with a teaching career in Grahamstown. He then went on to join Rhodes University as the capital development manager. After a stint at Rhodes, he worked for Telkom SA as a specialist: stakeholder management in Telkom South Africa's Regulatory and Public Policy Division.
Whilst at Telkom SA, he played a major role in the introduction of sub-contractors in communities and ensured that a conducive environment was maintained for the contractors to deliver on company deadlines.
He sees himself adding value by strategically directing the health department in sharing success stories amongst staff an the outside world.
