Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality

DRIVEN TOWARDS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC

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 on field Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, crops, such as maize, wheat, sorghum, the present Minister of Cooperative sunflowers, etc... (climatically suitable Governance and Traditional Affairs, with a 70% probability of production elected 30 May 2019, and previous success). Minister in The Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation from 27 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT February 2018 to 25 May 2019. The municipality, situated on the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal is one of the local municipalities that fall under the Harry Gwala District Municipality, which borders on the Eastern Cape and Lesotho. The Municipality is the result of the amalgamation of the previous Ingwe Local Municipality and the Kwa Sani Local Municipality. Hon Mayor Sindisiwe “MaJobe” P Msomi was elected on 22 November 2021 and became the second democratically elected Mayor of Harry Gwala District’s second-biggest local municipality since its formation of the municipality in August 2016. 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 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 as an important contributor to the economy in terms of creation of employment, economic growth, innovation and competitiveness. To achieve this end, the municipality has invested in the development of 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 inclusive growth strategy and the municipality’s efforts aimed at achieving the government’s industrial objectives that are outlined in the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) also took the growth of industrial activity in townships and rural regions into consideration,” said Mayor Cllr P.S Msomi.

Aside from attracting investment, the N12 Treasure Route connects communities to the economic hub of Matlosana City. The improved road infrastructure changes the lives of the City’s citizens making it easier to access employment opportunities and other services. SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

Shoppers can also be spoiled for choice between Matlosana Mall, City Mall, Flamwood Walk Shopping Mall, Tower Mall and other leading shopping centres in Matlosana. Agriculture is one of the mainstays of Matlosana, which proudly boasts a region rich with agricultural potential. The emphasis is focused on field crops, such as maize, wheat, sorghum, sunflowers, etc...

Hon Mayor: Sindisiwe “MaJobe” P NATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE MARKET The Market is the property of the City of Matlosana and was established in 1980 and it is ranked 8th out of 17 Fresh Markets in the country according to turnover. 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