Our Team

Gamtoos Water’s staff complement comprises approximately 130 personnel. Ninety of these operate in and around Patensie, focusing on the management of water from Kouga Dam to water users. The remainder are situated throughout the Eastern Cape and are involved in the management of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) projects entrusted to the Board by the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Nurturing skills development is critical in ensuring the sustainability and effectiveness of the organisation. Our policy is to identify talent and to promote from within.

Management

Rienette Colesky
Chief Executive Officer

Jacques van der Merwe
Chief Operating Officer

Works

Water Control

Leon Grundling
Manager: Water Control

Andrew Murray
Assistant Manager

Vuyani Dlomo
Senior Supervisor

Christo Jantjies
Line Manager

Donald van Rooyen
Line Manager

Hans Jantjies
Line Manager

Natural Resource Programme

Justice Ngcengane
Area Manager: North East
(former Transkei area)

Andrew Knipe
Area Manager: East
(Port Elizabeth to East London)

Edwill Moore
Area Manager: West
(Tsitsikamma to Patensie)