The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s council has unanimously voted for the re-appointment of Henry Prins as municipal manager, the municipality announced in a statement.
With almost 30 years of municipal management experience, Prins is a committed and seasoned local government practitioner.
Prins’s managerial career kicked off in 2009 where he has achieved 11 consecutive clean audits, and also experienced the transformation of two municipalities into the democratic system since 2000.
These experiences serves as evidence of his expertise across diverse disciplines, which assist in the provision of strategic leadership in complex environments. Along with being committed to ethical leadership values, the municipal manager’s focus is on sustainable results, financial excellence and institutional growth while developing human capital.
Prins holds an undergraduate qualification in human resources management and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Stellenbosch. He is also registered as a professional municipal manager with the Institute of Local Government Management (LGM).
“During my last term, even when excluding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cape Winelands District Municipality’s council faced several challenges,” says Prins.
“However, again and again my colleagues together with the Executive Mayor, Elna von Schlicht and Cape Winelands District Municipality’s council, worked together to continue running a municipality that delivers on its mandates, supports the vulnerable and remains relevant in these stormy times,” Prins says.
“I am looking forward to this new term and invite investors and partners to contact us so that together, we can find new and innovative ways of collaboration that will benefit all in Cape Winelands district.”
