Due to her vast knowledge on the workings of the Department as well as many years of experience, Kamintha, was appointed as Manager in the Office of the Head : Corporate Services in January 2002, taking on the responsibility of the daily functioning and the management of activities in this office.

Kamintha graduated with a National Diploma in Public Administration from Technikon Natal in 1990, and with a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg in 1998. She also studied and completed the Management Development Diploma from the University of Durban-Westville Graduate School of Business in 2001. She says, "In those days it was particularly difficult for a woman to progress through the ranks and in order to ensure that I would have some career pathing in the future I took it upon myself to embark on further studies".

In the past eighteen years in the Department she has grown in knowledge/experience and intellectual ability. Kamintha started from the bottom of the ranks and progressed to where she is now, facing and accepting the many challenges in her career. She has worked in both the technical and administrative fields of the Department, and the vast knowledge and experience she has acquired in respect of the different core functions performed in the Department stands her in good stead in her current position as Manager in the Office of the Head: Corporate Services. Kamintha’s mentor is Vicky Cunliffe, Head: Corporate Services, a WOMAN with an unquestionable dedication and vision in ensuring that the STRATEGIC DIRECTION of the Department is realised and who faces challenges in a positive manner.

Kamintha has faced many challenges in her varied career at the Department. One of these was acting as Parliamentary Officer for the Department/Minister of Transport. During this period she acted as liaison between officials at the Legislature, the Department and Ministry relating to such matters as responses to parliamentary questions, legislation and attending legislative sittings, parliamentary officer meetings, Transport Portfolio Committee meetings and so on. She was also instrumental in acting as liaison between the Consultant, State Law Advisor and departmental officials in the finalisation of the KwaZulu-Natal Interim Minibus Taxi Act, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Roads Act and the KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Act.

During her years in the Department Kamintha has been fortunate enough to see transformation take place both in respect of the organisational structure as well as in the way in which the Department does business. The Department has become Service Delivery orientated, taking the services to the people and focussing on the upliftment of previously disadvantaged communities. These changes have definitely been to the benefit of all and have paved the way for better prospects for both officials within the Department and the community at large.

In her spare time away from the office, Kamintha enjoys collecting antique furniture, spending time with two adorable sons, Darshan and Jashan, and her very supportive husband, Anand, travelling, cooking and gardening.

Kamintha's message to women out there -

Be prepared to face whatever challenges that may come your way and you will realise your goals.

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