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Mthokozisi
Dhlamini

Cloud & Software Engineer · Johannesburg, South Africa

I build things that actually work for real people. I've been doing it since before it was my job.

// 01 - About

Who I am

Mthokozisi Dhlamini

I'm Mthokozisi. Mtho for short. Builder by nature, engineer by training. I've been making things for the web and beyond since long before anyone was paying me for it.

Right now I'm building mobile apps at The Delta by day, running UniApplyForMe in the evenings (it's an edtech NPO I co-founded to help SA Grade 12 learners navigate university applications, NSFAS, APS scores, and bursaries), and operating DesignThat Cloud, a web hosting and design company that runs on dedicated servers I set up and manage myself.

I'm currently studying BSc Computer Science at UNISA (2026-present). Formalising what I've already been doing.

I do my best work alone at 2am, lo-fi on, Sprite in hand.

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Languages I speak

EnglishZuluAfrikaansXhosaSwatiSothoTswana

BSc Computer Science

UNISA · 2026-present

“Technology is most powerful when it brings people together.”

Matt Mullenweg
5+Years running UniApplyForMe2020 - present
R100K+AdSense revenue generatedsince Sept 2024
7South African languages spokenfluently
2amPeak performance windowlo-fi on, Sprite in hand

// 02 - Work

What I've built

Some of what I've shipped. Each one taught me something I couldn't get from a course.

UniApplyForMe

R100K+ AdSense revenue since Sept 2024

EdTech NPO I co-founded to help South African Grade 12 learners with university applications, NSFAS, APS scores, and bursaries. I built the brand, website, mobile app, and full infrastructure from scratch.

FlutterAndroidNext.jsWordPressSEOAdSenseFirebase

DesignThat Cloud

Web hosting and design company I run personally. Runs on dedicated servers I set up and manage. Bare-metal, not a reseller panel.

LinuxcPanelDNSWeb HostingInfrastructure

DesignThat Dev

The design and development arm of DesignThat. Client sites, custom builds, and anything that needs to look good and work properly.

WordPressElementorWooCommerceUI/UX

Lithemba Funeral Cover

Full website and CMS for a funeral cover provider. Built from scratch and maintained since founding. Focused on accessibility and conversion.

WordPressCMSWeb Design

Boyd's House of Regalia

WooCommerce-powered e-commerce site with full payment gateway integrations. Every product, variant, and transaction flow set up properly.

WooCommerceWordPressPayFastOzowPayment Gateways

PUBG Mad Libs

A PUBG-themed Mad Libs game built for Re:Coded. Pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No frameworks, no shortcuts. Sometimes the constraints are the point.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptRe:Coded

// 03 - Experience

Work history

The Delta

Junior Software Engineer

Oct 2024 - PresentJohannesburg, South Africa
  • Building mobile applications for client ventures using Flutter and FlutterFlow
  • Working across the full development lifecycle - from scoping to deployment
  • Collaborating with founders to translate business requirements into working software
  • Contributing to internal AI research and agent tooling initiatives
FlutterFlutterFlowReactTypeScriptSupabase
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// 04 - Skills

What I work with

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScriptJavaScriptDartPythonPHPHTML/CSSNext.jsReactFlutter

Cloud & Infrastructure

LinuxcPanelWHMDNS ManagementDedicated ServersCloudflareVercelFirebase

Automation & AI

Claude APIOpenAI APIChatbot Flowsn8nZapierGoogle Apps Script

WordPress Ecosystem

WordPressWooCommerceElementorACFREST APICustom ThemesPlugin Dev

SEO & Analytics

Google Search ConsoleGoogle AnalyticsAdSenseSemrushAhrefsCore Web Vitals

Design

FigmaCanva ProBrand IdentityUI/UXResponsive Design

Payment Gateways

PayFastOzowPeach PaymentsStripeWooCommerce Payments

Developer Tools

GitGitHubVS CodePostmanDocker (basics)npm/yarn

// 05 - Writing

Writing

All posts
Infrastructure & Hosting17 April 2026

How I Recovered a Hacked WordPress Site With Zero Backups

A client called me thirty minutes ago to say that their website was giving them a 500 error. Pretty normal. What I found when I opened their...

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Tech & Building14 April 2026

Flutterwave vs PayFast vs Yoco vs Paystack: Which Payment Gateway Should You Use in South Africa?

I have integrated four different payment gateways into South African websites and WooCommerce stores: Flutterwave, PayFast, Yoco, and Paysta...

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Personal & Career14 April 2026

Why I Build Things at 2am

It is 2am. Lo-fi playlist running. Sprite is open on the desk. Notifications off. And for some reason, this is when the thinking gets clear....

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// 06 - Contact

Let's talk

Let's build something. Reach out and I'll get back to you.