{"id":7960,"date":"2023-10-04T12:48:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T12:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okhahlamba.co.za\/?page_id=7960"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:34:42","slug":"office-of-the-hod","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/office-of-the-hod\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the HOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7960\" class=\"elementor elementor-7960\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d68b8ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d68b8ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-193bf7a\" data-id=\"193bf7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb71c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-headings\" data-id=\"7cb71c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-headings.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-double_heading aleft\"><div class=\"dbl-subtitle\"><span>Head of Department <\/span><\/div>                <h3 class=\"dbl-title_wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl-title dbl-title_1\">Mr. Z.N Dlamini<\/span>                 <\/h3>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7f248e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d7f248e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50afd289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50afd289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The purpose of the Office of the HOD is to provide administrative and strategic leadership to the Department. The responsibilities include ensuring that strategic planning and reporting are in place to improve service delivery.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>It is also to ensure accountability. Improve financial management and also provide intra- and inter-governmental relations&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Office of the HOD provides strategic and administrative leadership to the KwaZulu\u2011Natal Department of Transport, developing and driving the strategic plan, APPs and multi\u2011year delivery frameworks and translating policy into operational plans, targets and budgets; it establishes performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems to ensure timely statutory and management reports and informed corrective action;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb8670b\" data-id=\"6fb8670b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5963fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d5963fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.1000000000000000055511151231257827021181583404541015625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MrZNDlaamini.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MrZNDlaamini\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk0MDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZnJpa3F1ZXN0LmNvLnphXC9rem5kb3RcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA2XC9NclpORGxhYW1pbmkuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MrZNDlaamini.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MrZNDlaamini.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MrZNDlaamini-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fced2c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fced2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mr. Z.N Dlamini<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Head of Department: KZN Transport<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12785e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12785e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-338e70a\" data-id=\"338e70a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676ca3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"676ca3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Mr. Z.N. Dlamini<br \/><strong>Head of Transport<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphamulo House<br \/>Private Bag X9043 \/<br \/>172 Burger Street<br \/>Pietermaritzburg<br \/>3200 \/ 3201<\/p>\n<p><b>Telephone: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/Tel:0333558808\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">(033) 355 8808<\/a><br \/><strong>Fax:<\/strong> (033) 355 8021<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Zibusiso.Dlamini@Kzntransport.gov.za\">Zibusiso.Dlamini@Kzntransport.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbfdecf\" data-id=\"dbfdecf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b37c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b37c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ms. Busi Ngcobo<br \/><strong>Deputy Director: Office of the HOD<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphamulo House<br \/>Private Bag X9043 \/<br \/>172 Burger Street<br \/>Pietermaritzburg<br \/>3200 \/ 3201<\/p>\n<p><b>Telephone: <\/b><a href=\"Tel:(033) 355 8935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(033) 355 8935<\/a><br \/><strong>Fax:<\/strong> (033) 355 8021<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Busi.Ngcobo@Kzntransport.gov.za\">Busi.Ngcobo@Kzntransport.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c95c2\" data-id=\"e2c95c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4805ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4805ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ms. Mandisa Somhlahlo<br \/><strong>PA to Head of Department<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphamulo House<br \/>Private Bag X9043 \/<br \/>172 Burger Street<br \/>Pietermaritzburg<br \/>3200 \/ 3201<\/p>\n<p><b>Telephone: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/Tel:0333558808\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">(033) 355 8808<\/a><br \/><strong>Fax:<\/strong> (033) 355 8021<br \/><a href=\"mailto:pa.hod@kzntransport.gov.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pa.hod@kzntransport.gov.za<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:Mandisa.Somhlahlo@Kzntransport.gov.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mandisa.Somhlahlo@Kzntransport.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Department Mr. Z.N Dlamini The purpose of the Office of the HOD is to provide administrative and strategic leadership to the Department. The responsibilities include ensuring that strategic planning and reporting are in place to improve service delivery.\u00a0 It is also to ensure accountability. Improve financial management and also provide intra- and inter-governmental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7960","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7960"}],"version-history":[{"count":119,"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19443,"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7960\/revisions\/19443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/kzndot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}