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2015
Mogale City Municipality
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A municipality for future generations Editorial: Harriet Pattison
A local municipality located in West Rand District in Gauteng, Mogale City, with a 10-person strong mayoral committee, has attracted investments worth R16.2 billion – half of which was realised over a five year period from 2009-2014. With infrastructural developments and transport upgrades underway, Mogale City’s main aim is to leave a cleaner and more environmentally friendly municipality for future generations to come…
Located directly south of the City of Johannesburg and forming one part of the three district municipalities that makes up the peripheral areas of Gauteng, Mogale City Local Municipality is largely rural with the northern parts comprising the bulk of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and the Magaliesburg and Witwatersberg Ranges situated in the north-west. Assisted by the 10-person mayoral committee, the Executive Mayor has principal strategic and political responsibility over the city. Mayor Koketso Calvin Seerane, first adorning the mayoral chain in 2006, helps to identify the needs of the municipality, prioritise them and subsequently works to address the needs of the locals.
STRONG INVESTMENT During the State of the City Address last year, Executive Mayor Koketso announced that Mogale City has attracted R16.2 billion worth of investment – with almost half of this total realised during the period 2009-2014. As a result of these investments, the municipality has seen numerous and significant infrastructural
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developments and plans taking place over the last few years with many still under construction, due for completion later this year. R200 million has been devoted to help improve electrical supply capacity to accommodate new developments, this involved upgrading transmission lines and substations. Condale substation is currently undergoing construction upgrades to further increase its distribution capacity – currently supplying the CBD and two industrial parks – this will increase from 100MVA to 240MVA, in a bid worth R150 million. R139 million has been spent over the past five years, upgrading the road and stormwater network with a further R79 million spent on road rehabilitation and maintenance, improving the flow of traffic and road access, chiefly for commercial purposes. In recent years, R220 million has been spent on sanitation and water projects, with plans to improve the water network by the end of June this year following investments of R123 million. With even more investments on the horizon, the new Cradlestone Mall was opened last year following construction costs of R1.5 billion and due for completion at the end of this year, Netcare is building a 150-bed private hospital in
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Pinehaven right next door. While 10km away, the Key West Mall underwent a R300 million expansion as a result of increasing market demands. The Silverstar Casino is undergoing dramatic upgrades due to a R480 million investment from Tsogo Sun. In a singlephase refurbishment program, the construction will involve six cinemas – all boasting 3D screens, a 12-lane bowling alley, a large outdoor screen in the central square with four new restaurants also surrounding the area and two additional restaurants indoors, a refurbished casino, unique beer garden and upmarket indoor multipurpose events venue with additional parking. The Leratong Nodal Development is also set to begin commencement this year – the R1.5 billion project, over a 10-year timeframe – will incorporate government precinct and service centres, a shopping mall and rented and bonded houses, including give away stock. Working with the municipalities of Mogale City, Tshwane, Madibeng and Johannesburg, the Gauteng Provincial Government, alongside the private sector, is looking to unlock the potential of the Lanseria Airport Logistics Hub. With R500 million worth of investment in capex already put forward by the private sector, a further R10 billion is expected in investment for this project over the next 15 years.
And in a statement earlier this year, Executive Major Koketso explained: “As part of meeting the goal of radical transformation and modernisation of the economy, the municipality will embark on a deliberate SMART CITY INITIATIVE which will stimulate socio-economic development and growth. The hallmark of this initiative will be a smart and digitally-enabled government that promotes mass access to and digital inclusion of the residents of the city through provision of affordable broadband.”
GREEN INITIATIVES As with so many municipalities in South Africa, Mogale City is continually looking at ways in which it can turn its waste into energy – leaving a cleaner and more inviting environment for future generations. With various projects and further investments planned, it hopes to reduce the city’s dependence on fossil fuels and the subsequent burden of landfill waste. One such project leading the reigns is the R3.5 billion private investment by Blue Waste to Energy (Pty) Ltd, which will see the construction of a new power plant located at Luipaardslei Landfill site -
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company profile planning to generate 72 MW/h of electricity from an estimated 550,000 tons of waste every year. The company’s patented Blue System Technology will help it to address the challenges faced with alternative energy through optimising the increasing waste disposed on landfill sites in different municipalities in a greener and more environmentally friendly way. Truly innovative, this new technology does not release smoke emissions into the atmosphere, nor any form of incineration and does not rely on water resources. Creating 200 permanent jobs and up to 240 indirect jobs in the city, it will stand as the first of its kind in South Africa, ensuring it incorporates the valid participation of local people and local skills. With future energy programs helping to limit supply challenges down the line, reducing the impact of convectional electricity generation on the environment, energy efficient street lights are to be installed and the implementation of a solar geyser programme, is currently underway. Executive Mayor Koketso explains the city has already received numerous awards for being an efficiently run municipality: “We would like to add a feather in our cap as the most-green city in South Africa. In this regard, we intend to develop a large
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scale solar energy project. The solar energy project is expected to produce at least 100MW/h which can supply 20,000 homes.”
HELPING THE LOCALS Mogale City is certainly a municipality that focuses on its people, ensuring their needs are met and opportunities are provided in all walks of life. Running various programmes in support of economic development, the Cooperative Support Programmes are held to help its aspiring entrepreneurs to both register, finance and run cooperatives. And in collaboration with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), Mogale City now runs two incubators – the Chemical Incubator which currently has 24 businesses registered for capacitation in the manufacture of household cleaning detergents and the Construction Incubator, with 45 contractors now being trained in a variety of construction based programmes. It has also set aside 50% of all its procurement to provide for local suppliers, charging 1% levy of tender value on the non-Mogale City based businesses, appointed to render services for the city, this will be used for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives of the municipality. In an unannounced visit to Mogale City earlier this year, Andries Nel, Deputy Minister for Cooperative
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company profile Governance and Traditional Affairs, defended the municipality in a statement full of praise: “We have all been inundated by media reports that reinforce a perception that local government is an area of incompetence, where corruption is rife and there is blatant display of uncaring attitudes by public servants. We want to commend you for many things, but want to say that Mogale City is one of the municipalities that changes the narrative. “Your municipality is doing well. You have sound financial management systems, good governance and a competent management team with relevant qualifications. Through our interaction with the community of Mogale City, we also found that you have high levels of resident satisfaction. We want to commend you for that.” The city recently announced upgrades to Krugersdorp one of the central towns - it is home to many businesses and the local university. In a bid to make this town an even more enticing place to live and work, upgrades include developing a range of housing options, improving existing public transport facilities, boosting the already rich and cultural history of the town and creating a sustainable environment in an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint are in the implementation stages.
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VISION 2016 Looking to the future for Mogale City, with further investments and projects planned to ensure its efficiency and reputation as a green city; Pravin Gordhan, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, has recommended that the towns and cities of the West Rand be merged into one metropolitan municipality, with Mogale City at its core. Mayor Seerane is in support of this decision in helping to not only place Mogale City firmly on the map, but in moving it forward: “In our view, nothing less than the establishment of the metropolitan municipality will adequately define and help us respond to one of the Ten Pillars of the GPG which is decisive spatial transformation as well as speedy achievement of the goal of creating a metropolitan system of local government for the Gauteng City Region. “We support the metro because it will bring about sound governance in the region; efficient financial management; integrated and costeffective planning and development based on the three themes of functionality, viability and sustainability.”
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