DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRIVEN TOWARDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is one of the mainstays of Matlosana, which proudly boasts a The Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma region rich with agricultural potential. Municipality is named after Dr The emphasis is focused field Nkosazana Clarice DlaminionZuma, crops, such as maize, wheat, sorghum, the present Minister of Cooperative sunflowers, etc... (climatically suitable Governance and Traditional Affairs, with a 70% probability of previous production elected 30 May 2019, and success).in The Presidency: Planning, Minister Monitoring and Evaluation from 27 February 2018 to 25 May 2019. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT The municipality, situated on the Aside from attracting investment, southern parts ofRoute KwaZulu-Natal the N12 Treasure connects is one of the local municipalities communities to the economic hub of that fall under the Harry Gwalaroad Matlosana City. The improved District Municipality, which borders infrastructure changes the lives of on the Eastern Cape and Lesotho. the City’s citizens making it easier to The Municipality is the result of theand access employment opportunities amalgamation of the previous Ingwe other services. Local Municipality and the Kwa Sani Local Municipality. SHOPPING EXPERIENCE Hon Mayor Sindisiwe “MaJobe” P Shoppers also be for Msomi wascan elected onspoiled 22 November choice between Matlosana Mall, City 2021 and became the second Mall, Flamwood Walk Shopping Mall, democratically elected Mayor of Harry Tower District’s Mall and second-biggest other leading shopping Gwala local centres in Matlosana. municipality since its formation of the municipality in August 2016.
achieve a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration obtained from the Management College of South Africa in 2018. Mayor Msomi holds an academic qualification in Local Government, and served her community as a former ward councillor. Under the sterling leadership of Mayor Msomi, the municipality is making a deliberate effort to advance township/rural revitalization, and listing entrepreneurship an Agriculture is one ofasthe important contributor to the economy mainstays of Matlosana, in terms of creation of employment, which proudly boasts economic growth, innovation and a region rich with competitiveness.
agricultural potential. emphasis is municipality focused ToThe achieve this end, the hason invested the development field incrops, such as of maize, wheat, sorghum, sunflowers, etc...
From an early age, and during both her primary education in Donnybrook, and her secondary education at Nokweja High School, her budding character was moulded around the ideals of liberation and the struggle for freedom and equality for all South Africans. She became a teacher after qualifying with a Secondary Teachers Diploma from Eshowe College of Education and then attained a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Natal in 1999. The Mayor then went on to
commercial infrastructure which will enable the formalisation of informal business. These facilities categorized as township/rural industrial parks, township business hubs, and automotive hubs, contribute as a driver of township/rural revitalization and the promotion of local business within the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Municipality. “The more equitable provision of economic infrastructure to underdeveloped areas is a key tenet of our inclusiveFRESH growthPRODUCE strategy and NATIONAL the municipality’s efforts aimed at MARKET achieving the government’s industrial objectives that areofoutlined The Market is the property in Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) thethe City of Matlosana and was also took the growth of industrial established in 1980 and it is ranked activity and ruralin the 8th out in oftownships 17 Fresh Markets regions into consideration,” said Mayor country according to turnover. Cllr P.S Msomi. With five Market agents, the market supplies customers as far as Botswana, Kimberly and Vryburg.
CONTACT DETAILS Address: Cnr Braamfisher & OR Tambo Streets, Klerksdorp Tel: 018 487 8000/ 018 487 8800 Email: communications@ klerksdorp.org CityofMatlosanaUpdates @MatlosanaCom Cityofmatlosanamunicipal Hon Mayor: Sindisiwe “MaJobe” P Msomi
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