Leslie Simiso Magagula
 

Education Details

• 1988    Senior Secondary Teacher’s Diploma 
• 1989   B.Paed at University of Zululand
  Education, Business Economics, Geography
• 1990   B.A Honours at University of Zululand
  (Geography - incomplete)
• 1991   Master of Arts - Urban & Regional Planning at Miami University – USA
  (Majoring in Urban Planning, Environmental Planning & GIS)
• 1996   Master of Arts - Economics at McGill University – Canada
  (Majoring in Economics, Finance and Strategic Management)

 Professional Experience

2009 to Date KZN Treasury
Head of Department

• Provide overall leadership for all Divisions in the Department.

2005 to 2009 KZN Provincial Treasury
Senior General Manager: Resource Management

• Macro-economic Analysis,
• Fiscal Policy,
• Provincial budget annual allocations,
• Budget Management (Provincial and Municipal)
• Infrastructure Projects Management
• Public Finance.

2001 to 2005 National Treasury

General Manager: Economic Services and Infrastructure – Public Finance

• Manage 10 Economic Services Departments with an MTEF budget of R104.9 billion, on behalf of the National Treasury
  (The following are the department whose budgets and policies I managed: Agriculture, Communications, Environmental Affairs, Housing, Land Affairs, Minerals and Energy, Science and Technology, Trade and Industry, Transport and Water Affairs)
• Representing Treasury in a variety of inter-departmental task teams
• Evaluating policies for all the 10 departments and informing the Minister of Finance of their impact on the economy/households and other economic agents,
• Evaluation and recommendations on departmental budget requests,
• Approval of in-year shifting of funds in 10 departments,
• Approval of state asset acquisitions and disposals,
• Approval of business plans and establishment of public entities
• Analysis and recommendations on proposed tariff increases
• Drafting proposals for restructuring state owned entities
• Qualitative and quantitative economic research (e.g. I published internally a paper on research and development and the role it has in the economy
• Regulatory Impact Assessment project
• Administered prices research
• Directly manage a staff complement of 14 people in the unit
• Member of the budget coordinating forum (the forum aligns revenue forecasts with spending plans and fiscal framework)

1999 to 2001 ILGI (Institute for Local Government Innovation)
(Joint venture between the CSIR and University of Pretoria)
Manager

• Strategic and business planning for the center
• Sourcing funding for the center
• Co-ordinating research between the CSIR and UP
• Evaluating research proposals and adjudicating for funding

1996 Carribbean Engineering & Management
Economist and Market Researcher

• Market Research
• Macro-economic research

1993 to 1999 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Senior Researcher

• A whole range of research work on environmental issues, housing market analysis, transport analysis, small business development research, local economic development, local government integrated development planning

Technical Skills

• Statistical analysis
• Economic modeling (General Equilibrium)
• Cost-Benefit Analysis/private and public projects appraisals
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Technical report writing
• Research methodology

Board Memberships

• KwaZulu-Natal Growth Fund Management Company

Scholorships

• Awarded a scholarship by USAiD to pursue a Masters in Urban Planning in the USA in 1990
• Awarded a scholarship by the CIDA/World Bank to pursue a Masters in Economics in Canada in 1994

Internal Publications

• 7 papers at the CSIR and 1 paper at the National Treasury (these can be made available on request)

Contact Details

Ntokozo Mazeka
Tel: +27 (0) 33 897 4547
Fax: +27 (0) 33 897 4562
Email: Ntokozo.mazeka@kzntreasury.gov.za