BULAWAYO - Former Bulawayo City Council (BCC) employee, Norman Khumalo, has landed the post of Town Manager of Massachusetts in the United States. Reports have said that Khumalo, 45, a former planner for BCC, took over the new job in Hopkinton in June.Khumalo was offered the post on March 7 after a day-long interview. As part of his job, Khumalo is responsible for making long and short-term decisions about the management and development of his town, balancing the conflicting demands of housing, industrial development, agriculture, recreation, transport and the environment.
A holder of two degrees from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in Public Administration from the Carleton University, Canada, Khumalo told the towns residents his open door approach to management was the foundation to an inclusive, transparent, equitable and accountable local government institution, one that is based on trust.
Khumalo worked as the Africa Regional Manager for the charity, Oxfam America, between 1995 and 1997. He directed and supervised all operations of the international development organisations Africa programme.
He said he valued his mothers teaching never to take himself too seriously, thus instilling in me strong values about teamwork, valuing input from others, building partnerships and helping others to achieve their own desires and goals.
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