Finance and Economic Opportunities
Whether his Department is implementing any strategy and/or programme or project with municipalities in the area of Local Economic Development; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) including the (i) name, nature and latest report of the strategy and/or programme or project, (ii) budget allocation and the contributors, including the area of funding, (iii)(aa) name of the municipality and/or municipalities and (bb) direct institutional structure that implements the strategy and/or programme or project, (iv) coordination mechanism of such a strategy and/or programme or project, including the role clarification of those involved, (v) role of the private sector and the participation of the respective local communities in the stages of the strategy and/or programme or project, if defined and provided for, and (vi) role of the provincial Department of Local Government in the respective strategy and/or programme or project?
Department implementing any strategy and/or programme or project with municipalities in the area of Local Economic Development:
The Department, along with the other sector departments in the Western Cape Government renders support to municipalities through the Joint District and Metro Approach [JDMA]. The Department is active in supporting all the districts in this regard.
This means that all five districts and its local municipalities have been assisted by the Department with support:
- around their development and implementation of their economic recovery plans,
- with the JDMA Implementation plans that includes a clear focus on economic development and growth aspects.
Further, as municipalities are preparing to plan and finalise their 2022/2023 Integrated Development Plans [IDPs], specific municipalities are requesting assistance from the Department with support towards the finalisation of their new LED strategies being developed.
The scope of local economic development is wide and can include all economic development efforts in a locality. The additional information required is presented in a tabular form.
[a] The relevant details,
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[b] [i] Name of Project |
[b] [i] Nature of Project |
[b] [i] Strategy/ programme or project report |
[b] [ii] budget allocation |
[b] [ii] Contributors and their funding |
[iii] [aa] Name of the municipality |
[ii] [bb] direct institutional structure that implements the strategy and/or programme or project, |
[iv] coordination mechanism of such a strategy and/or programme or project, including the role clarification of those involved,
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[v] role of the private sector and the participation of the respective local communities in the stages of the strategy and/or programme or project, if defined and provided for |
[vi] role of the provincial Department of Local Government in the respective strategy and/or programme or project? |
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Hessequa Kwanokuthula Business Hub |
The Kwanokuthula Business Hub [Riversdale] - the opportunity to expand on a small-scale project, to construct business units in the hub to support more light industrial type of businesses. Also, the Riversdale Driving Test range is an existing piece of municipal land, which driving schools are utilizing to use as a testing range for their clients. |
See Annexure A |
R2,750,600.00 |
Hessequa Municipality to the value of R1,006,800 |
Hessequa Municipality |
Hessequa Municipality |
Signed Transfer Payment mechanism supported by the agreed M&E processes. The municipality is the implementor and the Department provides technical and financial support |
Municipal participation process occurred. The private sector local business will be the beneficiaries of the LED project once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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Oudtshoorn Business Hive Project |
Oudtshoorn Development of a Container Infrastructure Facility as a Business Hive and Trading Area |
See Annexure B |
R2,000,000.00 |
Municipality to the value of R,1450,000 |
Oudtshoorn Municipality |
Oudtshoorn Municipality |
Signed Transfer Payment mechanism supported by the agreed M&E processes. The municipality is the implementor and the Department provides technical and financial support
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Municipal participation process occurred. The private sector/ local business will be the beneficiaries of the LED project once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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Bonnievale and Montagu informal trading sites |
Langeberg Bonnievale and Montagu informal trading sites that includes the construction and formalisation of existing trading sites, the upgrade of bulk services [water retention services], the upgrading and construction of ablution facilities and erecting fencing for the sites. |
See Annexure C |
R3,382,000.00 |
Municipality to the value of R2,430,760 |
Langeberg Municipality |
Langeberg Municipality |
Signed Transfer Payment mechanism supported by the agreed M&E processes. The municipality is the implementor and the Department provides technical and financial support |
Municipal participation process occurred. The private sector/ local business will be the beneficiaries of the LED project once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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Mossel Bay Mayixhale Business Hubs and the the Wolwedans market site |
Mayixhale Business Hubs. The project involves the purchase of refurbished containers and seedlings for urban niche products along the containers. This includes the Wolwedans market site upgrade that entails the construction of refurbished containers to accommodation small businesses |
See Annexure D |
R2,300,000.00 |
Municipality to the value of R1,4360,044 |
Mossel Bay Municipality |
Mossel Bay Municipality |
Signed Transfer Payment mechanism supported by the agreed M&E processes. The municipality is the implementor and the Department provides technical and financial support
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Municipal participation process occurred. The private sector/ local business will be the beneficiaries of the LED project once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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Swellendam container trading units |
Swellendam container trading units in the township of Smitsville in Barrydale. The completed trading hub will accommodate 15 local businesses. |
See Annexure E |
R2 750 600.00 |
Municipality to the value of R427,500 |
Swellendam Municipality |
Swellendam Municipality |
Signed Transfer Payment mechanism supported by the agreed M&E processes. The municipality is the implementor and the Department provides technical and financial support
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Municipal participation process occurred. The private sector/ local business will be the beneficiaries of the LED project once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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District Partnership Project |
District Partnership Project to strengthen the public sector support of the local-level ecosystems that improves the ease of doing business. Deliver a district level ecosystem collaboration with key public-sector players [like national depts. and agencies like Seda] to ensure effective support for business and/or a more enabling environment for economic activity |
See Annexure F |
R0 |
R0 |
Cape Winelands District and its local municipalities |
The Department, the Cape Winelands District and its local municipalities |
Seda, the Department & the Garden Route District Municipality signed an MoU as joint partners to implement the project
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The private sector /local business are the beneficiaries of the targeted projects once completed |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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Business Network Project |
District-level Business Network Project that illustrates private-public collaboration that improves the ease of doing business. Deliver a district level ecosystem initiative with local private sector players [like local business chambers, organised business, or sector-specific bodies, etc.] to ensure support for business is extended in regions and/or a more enabling environment for economic activity to be cultivated |
See Annexure G |
R0 |
R0 |
Garden Route District and its local municipalities and the local private sector in the region |
The Department, Seda, & Garden Route District Municipality |
Under the auspices of the JDMA, the Business Economic and Tourism [BET] Cluster implemented the project
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The private sector participated in the peer exchange sessions that showcased how local business and local municipalities work together |
DLG as the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments as this is a JDMA noted project |
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DEDAT JDMA Municipal Support |
Departmental municipal support Is provided through the JDA commitments supported in each district and by delivering on coordinated inter-govt relations [IGR] for LED
Currently, municipalities are preparing their 2022/2023 Integrated Development Plans [IDPs], specific municipalities are requesting assistance from the Department with support towards the finalisation of their new LED strategies being developed. Mossel Bay is currently being assisted |
See Annexure G [an example of a JDMA report that includes a reflection of the economic projects underway and being supported] |
R0 |
R0 |
All |
WCG sector depts and both district and local municipalities |
JDMA |
The private sector /local business are the beneficiaries of the specific targeted sub-projects once completed |
DLG is the JDMA champion dept is kept abreast of developments |
