Vision

"A Successful Rustenburg for the Benefit of All "

Mission

"To enhance quality of life by providing affordable services equitably and facilitate economic growth & encouraging community participation."

Development priorities and objectives

2005/2006 IDP Priorities and Objectives

1. Financial Viability   

• To practice sound and sustainable financial management.
  
• To promote a culture of payment for services.
  
• To enhance and optimise all current and potential revenue
  resources.
  
• To ensure an effective internal audit service.

 

2. Infrastructure Development and Access to Basic 
Services

• To maintain and upgrade the level of existing services to meet
  the required standards.
  
• To ensure provision of free basic services to all indigent
  households.
  
• To ensure effective provision of basic services to all
  communities.
  
• To ensure that projects are sustainable.
  
• To facilitate affordable quality services
  
• To develop new infrastructure in partnership with other spheres
  of government, business, parastatals and international
  institutions.

3.         Social Development, HIV/AIDS, Youth, Children,  Women and People with

Disabilities

• To ensure social development of communities.
• To provide a comprehensive Primary Health Care.
• To promote safety and security.
• To manage traffic and public transport
• To ensure the implementation of HIV/AIDS programmes.
• To lobby and advocate programmes for women, youth, children
  and people with disabilities.

 

4. Local Economic Development and Job Creation

• To promote, attract and retain investors and to market and promote economic
  development opportunities and product. 
• To promote local economic development and job creation for local residents
  through SMMEs, tourism and capital projects undertaken within the municipal
  area.
• To advance the course of local businesses to procurement opportunities available
  in the industries.
• To promote intercultural and interregional relationships through social activities.
• To maximise private sector investment and facilitate partnerships.
• To promote the development of entrepreneurial skills in the management of
  economic development.
• To support BEE as part of economic development.
• To create conditions conducive to entrepreneurial activity and investment

5. Spatial Restructuring

• To ensure spatial reconstruction and land-use management.
• To ensure sustainable environment management and protection.
• To facilitate finalization of land restitution and redistribution claims and tenure
  reform.

6. Housing

• To accelerate housing delivery.
• To facilitate housing development.

7. Disaster and Risk Management

•  To ensure provision of adequate disaster management and emergency services.

 

8. Institutional Viability and Transformation

•  
• To promote capacity building through skills development.
• To create an integrated MIS including GIS.
• To promote performance excellence.
• To ensure that transformation is reflected in all levels of the municipality.
• To manage an organisation structure supportive of the Employment Equity.
•  To establish, implement and monitor a management information system.
•  To promote a culture of public service in accordance with Batho Pele principles.

 

9. Democracy and Participation

• To promote public and stakeholder participation in matters of local government.

 

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