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NEWS WELCOME TO THE CITY OF OVERSTRAND LOCAL MUNICIPALITY MATLOSANA Awarded for excellent water management CITY OF PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Overstrand Municipality’s water The City of Matlosana management scored aMunicipality whopping is situated approximately 164 km 99.99% in the national Department South West Johannesburg, of Water andofSanitation’s (DWS) Blue strategically located on the N12 Drop rating process, which was the Treasure score Route,ofwhich is the and North West highest all metros local Province’s primary tourism municipalities in the wholecorridor. of South Africa for the management of drinking The scenic N12supplied starts from water quality to its residents. Mpumalanga and is the gateway to This was revealed in the 2023 full Blue the Western Cape Province. The route Drop Report that was released by takes you from eMalahleni, to the the Department of Water andand Sanitation vibrant Gauteng Province the on 5 December 2023. Sterkfontein Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, and continues to 144 Municipalities coveringKimberley, 958 water Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, supply systems, were evaluated on Beaufort West, up until George. their drinking water compliance; management plans; the capacity It is the Transformation of the N12 and condition of the infrastructure; Treasure Route that has unlocked whether the required maintenance regional opportunities and resulted in is being done on the infrastructure; massive activity and mobility the whether the infrastructure is along operated Matlosanawhether portion of corridor. It correctly; thethe proper has a multi-dimensional treatment processes are character followed; that has created employment, enhanced whether proper monitoring and commuter enhanced controls aremovement, in place; and whether investment opportunities, increased the staff have the necessary skills and qualifications. economic activity, etc. Overstrand also received WHY VISIT THE CITY OF the award for the best performing Water Services MATLOSANA? Authority (WSA) in the country, with aCreate total unforgettable Blue Drop score of 99.9%. memories All eight Overstrand water at our quality business and schemes leisure achieved Blue Drop status, i.e. scores accommodation venues which of more than 95%, and six of the include conferencing, wedding and Overstrand plants achieved the 6 spa facilities. The City has a wealth of highest scores in the country of attractions for visitors: the 958 water systems. • tourism The City Adventure of Cape Town achieved • second Wildlife tourism the highest score in the • Medical tourism Western Cape with 98.1% and • Wellness tourism George Municipality was third with
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Pictured with the awards are Overstrand Director of Infrastructure and Planning Directorate, Stephen Müller, Coenie Loubser (Veolia Overstrand Operation Manager), the MMC for Community Services, Cllr Ronald Nutt, Isak Heneke (Veolia Superintendent), Overstrand Executive Mayor Dr Annelie Rabie, the MMC for Infrastructure, Investment and Tourism, Cllr Clinton Lerm, Municipal Manager Dean O’Neill, Deputy Director of Infrastructure & Planning Hanré Blignaut, Manager for Water Infrastructure and Quality Patrick Robinson and Vuyo Maliwa, Superintendent: Water & Wastewater Monitoring.
Create unforgettable memories at to our 94.95%. According the Blue Drop Performance Barometer, 15 Western quality business and Cape municipalities improved on their leisure accommodation blue drop scores; with the remaining venues which include tenconferencing, municipalities that regressed on wedding their municipal blue drop and spa facilities. scores.
Overstrand Municipality, with service MATLOSANA AS A MEDICAL HUB provider, Veolia Services SA, manages nine with the To uswater healthtreatment care is of plants paramount capacity to produce 60 million importance as a healthy city is litres of drinking water per day. productive and constitutes prosperity. We boast well-developed medical “Overstrand residents can be assured facilities, which enhances and that they are drinking the best water promotes the competitive in the country directly fromadvantage their own of Matlosana as a major tap. Our team has done Medical us proudHub in in the North Province. Services achieving thisWest coveted award,” said an include: general and private medical elated Overstrand Executive Mayor, Dr fascilities, casualty/trauma and dental Annelie Rabie. services. Most clinics focus on primary health care services. The Blue Drop Report stated that the
The city prides itself on having five private hospitals, two government Overstrand Municipality impressed hospitals, including the largest with the co-operative way in which stateprovide hospitalpotable in the North they water West to their Province and clinics including customers with15their service provider, mobile clinics. It alsothe boasts the only Veolia Water. During assessment, unit in the itfully wascontained clear that oncology their relationship is North which offers with built onWest trustProvince, and mutual respect, continuous communication between a comprehensive service at four the two entities being key to pathological laboratories andtheir has operations. Thescanner Regulator experienced the latest MRI at the aradiology well-prepared unit. team during the assessment and all information provided was relevant to the process. PRIME LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT
Overstrand Municipality, with a total N12 Development Route was score of 101%, also achieved the top identified by the municipality position in the country in DWS’s No as a flagship project for golden Drop certification programme, which opportunities in the following sectors: evaluates municipalities on their water housing,management business, industrial, heritage, demand programmes, mining, tourism, sport well as i.e. the management ofas a municipality’s recreation. water losses and non-revenue water.
