Yesterday the Hon Mayor of Great Kei Municipality, Cllr NW Tekile was in ward 6 where he tabled the 2024/25 IDP Review and 2023/24 Draft Annual Report.
16 April 2024
Yesterday the Hon Mayor of Great Kei Municipality, Cllr NW Tekile was in ward 6 where he tabled the 2024/25 IDP Review and 2023/24 Draft Annual Report. (16 April 2024)
As part of the IDP Process plan, the municipality is mandated to consult communities through a public participation process, so that communities may get an opportunity to input into the final IDP.
He gave a report on what had been achieved, projects which have been implemented, those currently being implemented and those in the pipeline, namely:
SANRAL – R63 Project value for is R 983m for 33 months.N2 Qumrha T-Junction to Mooiplaas –Kei Mouth Intersection Project value is R 182mThe Office Of The Premier, through the Small Towns Revitalization Programme has invested R60 Million towards service delivery projects, namely road surfacing in Kei Mouth and ChintsaKei Mouth Ferry, Consultant has been appointed, Kei Mouth Ferry is budgeted for R 12,5m. Preliminary Design Reports have been completed and approved by Dept of TransportHaga-Haga R349 Surfacing is budgeted for R115,4m and Consultant has been appointed. Prelimanary Design Reports have been completed to be presented to Dept of TransportAn amount of R17 000 000.00 has been budgeted for disaster projects for 2024/25An amount of R16 790 000.00 has been budgeted for electrification rollout in 2024/25For the 2024/25 Financial year ADM has budgeted R57 326 804.00 as part of repairing and upgrading the water infrastructure.ADM WSIG (Water Services Infratsructure Grant) has budgeted an amount of R14 484 000.00 which will be used for the Chintsa Dam, refurbishment of Great Kei water reticulation.Working together with the Dept of Transport, the following has been achieved:
108 EPWP’s which have been placed at a cost of R2 119 248.00In 2024, 322 children throughout GKM will benefit in Scholar transport, which is budgeted for at a cost of R2 031 856.20An amount of R6 000 000.00 is budgeted for Roads maintenance ( this is mainly for re gravelling )The Following have been identified as the top 10 Community Priority needs:
1.Proper Sanitation in Qumrha
2.Water Challenges in the entire GKM
3.Rural Housing Development
4.Visible Policing
5.Additional Land for Settlement and Communal Farming
6.High Mast Lights in all Wards due to high crime levels
7.Internal Streets in all Wards
8.Youth Development Programs
9.Job Creation
10.Access to other government services such as Home Affairs, Sassa and Social Development, Health Services
Regardless of the challenges that the municipality faces, we have continued to work together and are proud of these achievements:
Unqualified Audit Opinion for three consecutive financial yearsFunded Budget for 3 consecutive yearsZero irregular expenditure incurred in the past 4 financial yearsNo bank overdraft applications in 3 consecutive years567 jobs created through Community Works Programme (CWP)165 jobs created through the Dept of Forestry and Fisheries53 Jobs created through Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)Reduction in creditors book from R15.9 million in 2022 to R12.3 million in the 2023 audited financial statementsThe Municipal Manager, Mr L Mambila introduced 16 recently employed Token Identifier Inspectors who will be doing door to door visits as part of rolling out the smart meter boxes.
