MEDIA STATEMENT: DRAFT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Media Statement: 13 April 2022 

 Residents of Midvaal will, this month, have an opportunity to express their opinion, views, and comments on the spatial vision and future economic development trajectory of the municipality for the next 5 years. A series of meetings will be held across the municipality to present the draft Spatial Development Framework (SDF) and to listen to the inputs from communities and stakeholders. “The Spatial Development Framework will help to determine the economic and spatial future of Midvaal for the next 5 years,” says the Executive Mayor, Alderman Peter Teixeira. “It will indicate where future housing developments will be located, which investments to be attracted, and which economic sectors should be stimulated to ensure economic growth and job creation. “We want communities in Midvaal to give their input and contribute to the initiatives that will ensure our municipality continues to be one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Gauteng,” he says. All municipalities in the country are required to produce updated spatial development frameworks every five years. This document will shape Council policies and determine the allocation of resources together with the annual Integrated Development Plan. “Midvaal is a dynamic municipality, and our strategies need to reflect the changing nature of economic activities and human settlement patterns,” says Mayor Teixeira. Major transport routes such as the R59 and the R82 are attracting new economic activities as well as human settlements. Households want to live closer to economic and social opportunities and future growth strategies need to accommodate this. At the same time, the nature of economic activity in the region is changing as manufacturing, which has been a major economic driver in the past, continues to decline. To stay ahead of the economic curve Midvaal will have to attract investments in ‘sunrise sectors’ with potential for growth such as tourism, logistics, construction, and Agri-processing. 

A well-defined spatial development framework will also ensure that housing and human settlements are located close to transport corridors and have sufficient access to commercial opportunities and government services. 

“We want to make sure that the future Midvaal grows in a planned and balanced manner and that no community is excluded from our participatory processes,” says Mayor Teixeira.  

Communities and stakeholders are welcome to attend any meeting. Comments on the Draft Spatial Development Framework will be collected at the various meetings and may also be sent to idp@midvaal.gov.za by 6th May 2022. 

For media enquiries, please contact: 

Thuto Tiheli 

Social Media Officer 

016 360 7608 or ThutoT@midvaal.gov.za 

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Media Statement: Update on the Housing Development by Nta Property Developers on Portion 116 of the Farm Elandsfontein 334 IQ. 

Media Statement: 09 March 2022

Midvaal Local Municipality has received numerous enquiries from members of the public regarding the attached “City Report” relating to the illegal housing development on Portion 116 of the Farm Elandsfontein 334 IQ.

The Municipality would like to inform members of the public that the housing development on Portion 116 of the Farm Elandsfontein 334 IQ remains illegal.

Ntha Property Developers and the Midvaal Local Municipality are currently undergoing legal processes on the said housing development. At this point in time, an interdict and demolition application lodged with the High Court is pending before the Court.

No judgement has been passed by the Court. As such, the headlines of the attached “City Report” are false and misleading.

The Developer still needs to follow the required processes to submit a formal Township Establishment and Building Plan application to the Midvaal Local Municipality for consideration to ensure legislative compliance. Presently, no such application or approvals have been granted by the Municipality.

Residents are still advised to refrain from purchasing any stands or houses in the said developments as the development remains illegal.

 For media enquiries, please contact:

Jaqueline Baloyi

PR & Marketing

016 360 7627 or  Jaquelineb@midvaal.gov.za

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Media Statement: Midvaal Local Municipality’s Executive Mayor has Aldermanship bestowed upon him and announces his Mayoral Committee members

Media Statement: 19 November 2021

On the 18^th of November 2021, our Executive Mayor Ald Peter Teixeira was bestowed upon him by Councils Chief Whip Ald Phil Pretorius his Aldermanship at a special council sitting. The Executive Mayor also took the opportunity to announce his Mayoral Committee members to council.

His Mayoral Committee Members are as follows:

• MMC for Financial Services: Ald P.D. Hutcheson
• MMC for Development and Planning: Cllr M.I. Motsamai
• MMC for Community Services: Cllr T.M. Modiba
• MMC for Corporate Services: Cllr C.L. Gomes
• MMC for Engineering Services: Cllr J.G. Viljoen

Our Executive Mayor would like to congratulate his new MMC on their appointments and requests that they exceed the expectations of the Midvaal residents that they serve through their various portfolios.

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR

ALD P.J. TEIXEIRA

For media enquiries, please contact:

Kagiso Korae

Communication Officer

016 360 7488 or KagisoK@midvaal.gov.za

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