NATIONAL TREASURY REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 Established through the Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant from National Treasury. Grant aimed at the redevelopment of town centres within township areas in order to leverage private sector investments.

MPUMALANGA NEW TOWN CENTRE

TOWN CENTRE CATCHMENT

Government Precinct Site

PHASE 3:
RDP Low Cost Housing

PHASE 1:
Shopping centre node

PHASE 2:
Bondable middle income housing

PHASE 4:
Bondable housing

Delivery Programme: Town Centre

Milestones Status Quo Current Expenditu re R 350 000 R 1 mill Comment Precinct Plan Environmental & Development Authorization Phase 1 construction: Infrastructure Phase 1 construction: Shopping Centre Phase Two Planning Phase Two Infrastructure Implementation Completed Issued for Phase 1 Completed
Adopted by Ethekwini EXCO in November 2008 DFA application approved in 2009.

R 30 mill

Completed n October 2010. Funded by NDPG

January 2012

R 230 mill

Opening: April 20113. Funded by ERIS

Commence 2009 - 2010 Completed

R 1 mill R 12,8 mill

Detail planning to be undertaken in partnership with private sector housing investor/developer. Funded by COGTA.

Delivery Programme: LED Projects

Milestones Status Quo Current Comment Expenditure Job Recruitment Centre Waste Buy Back Cntr. Agric Hub Cntr Operational EIA & land acquisitions Funding application made to COGTA R4,5 mill Potential for further waste COGTA stream expansions: R25 Grant mill R1,3 mill To be incorporated with
Waste Cntr.

Tourism Gateway: Heritage Centre

Land acquisitions, building plans submitted

Designs complete

R 5 mill Potential for a further National Phase 2: R 16 mill for Tourism Arts Centre.
R 12 mill Public realm upgrade.
Implementation 2012/13
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Shezi Road Upgrade

Delivery Programme: Social

Milestones Status Quo Current Comment Expenditure R 97 mill Site concept plan
complete. Detail designs underway.

Thusong Centre, Social Welfare, Library & Science Centre. Sport Precinct

EIA underway, land acquisitions.

Conceptual designs & project packaging underway Designs & wetland rehab report complete Project in conceptual stage

t.b.d. Targeting the upgrading

of Elangeni FET College sport fields.

Town Centre Park & Wetland rehabilitation Youth Centre

R 13 mill Project pended until

Thusonng Centre is developed.

t.b.d.

PROJECT DELIVERABLES
Shopping centre development with public transport infrastructure (phase 1) Initial 500 low cost housing units (phase 3) 600 middle income bondable units (phase 2) Further 1000 housing units (phase 4) Public social & recreational facilities (phase 2)

Current Project Commitments: 2011/12

Infrastructure:
Hammarsdale CBD regeneration (3 yr capital injection)

LED:
Skills/Job Placement Centre Waste Buy-Back Centre: R 4.5 mill COGTA Proposed Agric Hub: Feasibility stage Mpumalanga Tourism Gateway: R5 mill Nat. Tourism Hammarsdale Investment Marketing

Projects Conti .
Public Services:
Mpumalanga Thusong Precinct (Phase 2) Sport precinct hub

Provincial Projects:
KZN Housing Innovation Hub KZN Social Welfare Centre

HAMMARSDALE JUNCTION RETAIL SHOPPING CENTRE

Catalyst to further development within the MNTC.
Secondary CBD to Outer West Support Zone for Growth in industrial / manufacturing sector between Pinetown & PMB

Approx. 19,000m GLA (80% Nationals / 20% Local Retailers / Traders) Full service offering (Retail/Food/Banking Services NB to consolidate MNTC and position it for growth) Opening April 2013
NB Section 38 Certificate / Building Plan Approval

Key Drivers to Centre Strength

Public Taxi Rank

HAMMARSDALE JUNCTION RETAIL SHOPPING CENTRE cont.

Community Beneficiation a Priority Establishment of Job & Skills Placement Centre
Systems approved by PSC and currently being implemented

Research has indicated that development will generate on a national scale 1173 jobs via linkages back into the economy
Approx. 600 full time jobs post completion