MUNICIPAL
NEWS WELCOME TO THE CITY OF OKHAHLAMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY MATLOSANA
Navigating challenges, embracing opportunities: CITY OF PEOPLE THE MOVE showing resilienceON and adaptability The City of Matlosana Municipality is situated approximately 164 km South West of Johannesburg, strategically located on the N12 Treasure Route, which is the North West Province’s primary tourism corridor. The scenic N12 starts from Mpumalanga and is the gateway to the Western Cape Province. The route takes you from eMalahleni, to the vibrant Gauteng Province and the Sterkfontein Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, and continues to Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Kimberley, Beaufort West, up until George. It is the Transformation of the N12 Treasure Route that has unlocked regional opportunities and resulted in massive activity and mobility along the Matlosana portion of the corridor. It This is a story of resilience. This is a story hasconsistency a multi-dimensional character of and success. This is athat has created story we are employment, proud to tell. enhanced commuter movement, enhanced investment increased The previousopportunities, council term laid aeconomic solid foundation to build upon. activity, etc. The council hit the ground running in 2021VISIT to continue theOF positive WHY THE CITY momentum that was left by their MATLOSANA? predecessors. They have not stopped since despite thememories challenges that Createthen unforgettable are brought about through at our quality business and coalition leisure governing. accommodation venues which include conferencing, wedding and The past few years saw the initiation spa facilities. The City has a wealth of of key infrastructure projects, among attractions for visitors: them the construction of various rural access roads, housing projects, • Adventure tourism electrification projects, market stalls, • Wildlife tourism and a light industrial hub project that • Medical tourism contributes towards improving the lives • our citizens. Wellness tourism of
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Municipal Focus Focus Municipal
Create unforgettable memories at our Apart from our infrastructure development focus, our municipality is quality business and people-centric. A key priority for us is leisure accommodation to develop as well as enhance and maintain venues which include relationships with our communities conferencing, wedding and ourand key stakeholders. spa facilities. MATLOSANA AS A MEDICAL HUB
As a municipality, our main priority is service delivery To us health care is of paramount that improves the lives importance as a healthy city of is the people in our communities. productive and constitutes prosperity. We boast well-developed medical facilities, which enhances and BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY promotes the competitive advantage As a municipality, our main priority of Matlosana as a major Medical Hub is service delivery that improves the lives in the the people North West Services of in ourProvince. communities. The include: general and private medical municipality has made many strides in fascilities, casualty/trauma and dental addressing service delivery backlogs and services. Mostdevelopment; clinics focus this on primary infrastructure includes, health care services. among others, the Community Service
The city prides itself on having five private hospitals, two government Centre, which aims to bring government hospitals, including the largest services closer to our citizens. Previously, state hospital in thetoNorth West citizens had to travel neighbouring Province and 15 clinics including towns for basic government services and mobile clinics. It also boasts the only information. fully contained oncology unit in the North West Province, which offers We understand that foundation phase a comprehensive at four education is integralservice to transforming our society andlaboratories as a result, we pathological andhave has constructed many early childhood the latest MRI scanner at the development centres and community radiology unit. halls. We have several housing projects across in our municipality PRIMEvarious LANDwards FOR DEVELOPMENT and have successfully rehabilitated our two main towns: Bergville and Winterton. N12 Development Route was identified by the municipality Being a rural municipality, we realise as a flagship project for golden that our communities are in dire need opportunities in the following sectors: of proper access roads. We have housing, business, heritage, committed ourselvesindustrial, to improving mining, tourism, as well as access roads withinsport all wards through arecreation. comprehensive approach over the next
