High levels of crime and risk Ensuring adequate energy and water supply Ensuring food security Infrastructure degradation Climate change Ensuring financial sustainability Ineffectiveness and inefficiency of inward-looking local government still prevalent in the Municipality Backlogs: Implementation of a well-organized and effective systems, policies and plans to manage and serve the whole municipal area Inadequate water provision in some areas Backlog of proper and sufficient accommodation / housing Lack of good quality roads infrastructure, incl. storm water systems and efficient transport system Inadequate proper and sufficient sanitation and sewerage systems to all residents Low levels of skilled people as well as high levels of poverty and unemployment Lack of quality health and emergency services facilities e.g. Doctors Lack of sufficient cemeteries to cater for the increasing mortality rate Proper planning and development of Opwag. (Zuma Village) Inadequate sport and recreation facilities in some of the areas Lack of sufficient and effective telecommunication systems Lack of electricity provision to some residential areas (shortage of supply by Eskom) Needs and Issues per Town / Settlement During the council`s public participation processes, the following issues was raised. Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward4 Topline, Wegdraai Gariep, Grootdrink Sternham, Opwag Boegoeberg Electricity need in new The bulk water supply Toilet facilities in Electricity need development areas. must be upgraded. Deboville need to be in new Water pressure is very development
High levels of crime and risk Ensuring adequate energy and water supply Ensuring food security Infrastructure degradation Climate change Ensuring financial sustainability Ineffectiveness and inefficiency of inward-looking local government still prevalent in the Municipality Backlogs: Implementation of a well-organized and effective systems, policies and plans to manage and serve the whole municipal area Inadequate water provision in some areas Backlog of proper and sufficient accommodation / housing Lack of good quality roads infrastructure, incl. storm water systems and efficient transport system Inadequate proper and sufficient sanitation and sewerage systems to all residents Low levels of skilled people as well as high levels of poverty and unemployment Lack of quality health and emergency services facilities e.g. Doctors Lack of sufficient cemeteries to cater for the increasing mortality rate Proper planning and development of Opwag. (Zuma Village) Inadequate sport and recreation facilities in some of the areas Lack of sufficient and effective telecommunication systems Lack of electricity provision to some residential areas (shortage of supply by Eskom) Needs and Issues per Town / Settlement During the council`s public participation processes, the following issues was raised. Ward 1 Topline, Wegdraai Ward 2 Gariep, Grootdrink Ward 3 Sternham, Opwag Ward4 Boegoeberg Electricity need in new development areas. The bulk water supply must be upgraded. Water pressure is very Toilet facilities in Deboville need to be Electricity need in new development