Mr Samkele Mnyango is a Production Scientist at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Sources Directed Studies Directorate within the Chief Directorate of Water Ecosystems Management. His role is the coordination (and research) of the Eutrophication Management Strategy for South Africa and the development of the Rehabilitation Management Guidelines for Water Resources. Previously, he has worked in two divisions with the DWS KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Regional Office; namely, Water Use Licensing (January 2015–November 2015) and Water Quality Management (December 2015 to August 2019). He has worked steadfastly to achieve his career goals in Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), Environmental Management, and Aquatic Science across the South African water value chain. To this end, his work for the past 7 years in the sector has been focused on Water Resource Management with specific highlights in Water Use Licensing, Water Quality Management, Limnology, and Policy Development. In his role at the DWS KZN office in 2015, he was one of the officials who were assigned by the Minister of the DWS to address issues concerning drought and water shortages in the province, where he was part of the team that was responsible for the uMdloti Water Supply System.