Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
Christo Botes is an experienced Information Technology professional currently serving as the Information Technology Service Desk Manager at the Ministry of Social Development since May 2025. Prior to this role, Christo worked as a Senior Project Manager at Spark New Zealand from May 2022 to May 2025. Christo's extensive experience includes a long tenure at Altron Bytes Systems Integration, where responsibilities included Project and Service Management from March 2006 to February 2022, and earlier roles as a System Specialist at Alcatel Business Systems from August 2002 to February 2006. Christo completed high school at HTS Brakpan Technical High School from 1994 to 1999 and pursued further education at Damelin.
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Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
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