{"id":48820,"date":"2022-06-03T14:57:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/sarah-baartman-district-municipality-appoints-first-female-municipal-manager-20220603\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:49:32","slug":"sarah-baartman-district-municipality-appoints-first-female-municipal-manager-20220603","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/sarah-baartman-district-municipality-appoints-first-female-municipal-manager-20220603\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Baartman District Municipality appoints first female municipal manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sarah Baartman District Municipality has announced in a statement that, Unati Daniels officially took over the reigns as municipal manager on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality said her appointment was a landmark event in the history of the municipality as she was appointed as the first female municipal manager.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels is, however, not entirely new to the role as she has acted in the position several times during her position as director of planning and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>She is preceded by Ted Pillay who held the position of municipal manager for at least 20 years from 2002 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the municipality, Daniel\u2019s career in the municipality began in 2003 when she was appointed as the skills development facilitator by Cacadu District Municipality which was later renamed Sarah Baartman District Municipality.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_971726c4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mayor, municipal manager\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3451\/7fc472b437c642ada0f3eb854c7a3592.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1981f613db194e8abc1bc4bdf0178d8e.jpg\" title=\"From left is Sarah Baartman District Municipality Executive Mayor Deon De Vos and newly appointed Municipal Manager Unati Daniels.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">From left is Sarah Baartman District Municipality Executive Mayor Deon De Vos and newly appointed Municipal Manager Unati Daniels.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\">Photo: Supplied <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, in 2005, she was appointed as manager of capacity building and support and in 2018, she was appointed as director planning and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality said Daniels who has a master\u2019s in development studies from Nelson Mandela University is well-experienced in local government.<\/p>\n<p>The Sarah Baartman District Municipality Executive Mayor\u00a0Deon De Vos upon appointing her said, \u201cUnati will be a valuable asset to the district, and we are confident that she will take the district to new heights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a female leader is a first for our district and we are so 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