Sign up with GoogleRadhakrishna Roy L. Padayachie has been Deputy Minister of Communications of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.
Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities
Undertook consultancy work as a Business Development Specialist and Economic and Business *Development advisor/consultant to small, medium and micro enterprises (1999 - 2004).
Between 1980 to 1999 the Deputy Minister was involved in the following fields:
Project Director of Community Education Development Trust, an agency that promotes Early *Childhood Development (ECD) and Community Development.
Project Director of World Bank study project on ECD.
Principal Consultant and Director: National Information campaign on ECD for national Ministry of Education.
Consultant to Minister of Education, Minister S Bhengu.
Consultant to UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank.
Trustee of the Transitional National Development Trust (TNDT) serving on its Audit and Finance *Committees and its Policy Advisory Group for the establishment of the National Development Agency (NDA).
Research chemist at Shell chemical (1979 - 1980).
Microbiologist at Reckitt and Colman (1976 - 1979).
Formulations chemist at Plascon Evans Paints (1974 - 1979).
Joined the African National Congress (ANC) (1972).
Served as Executive Member of the Natal Indian Congress.
Executive Committee member of the United Democratic Front in KwaZulu-Natal.
Served in the Economics Desk of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and as Deputy head of local government portfolio.
Qualifications
Deputy Minister Padayachie holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Durban-Westville, with Chemistry and Microbiology as majors, and a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of London, majoring in Business Management and Marketing.
Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities
Undertook consultancy work as a Business Development Specialist and Economic and Business *Development advisor/consultant to small, medium and micro enterprises (1999 - 2004).
Between 1980 to 1999 the Deputy Minister was involved in the following fields:
Project Director of Community Education Development Trust, an agency that promotes Early *Childhood Development (ECD) and Community Development.
Project Director of World Bank study project on ECD.
Principal Consultant and Director: National Information campaign on ECD for national Ministry of Education.
Consultant to Minister of Education, Minister S Bhengu.
Consultant to UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank.
Trustee of the Transitional National Development Trust (TNDT) serving on its Audit and Finance *Committees and its Policy Advisory Group for the establishment of the National Development Agency (NDA).
Research chemist at Shell chemical (1979 - 1980).
Microbiologist at Reckitt and Colman (1976 - 1979).
Formulations chemist at Plascon Evans Paints (1974 - 1979).
Joined the African National Congress (ANC) (1972).
Served as Executive Member of the Natal Indian Congress.
Executive Committee member of the United Democratic Front in KwaZulu-Natal.
Served in the Economics Desk of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and as Deputy head of local government portfolio.
Qualifications
Deputy Minister Padayachie holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Durban-Westville, with Chemistry and Microbiology as majors, and a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of London, majoring in Business Management and Marketing.
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