SOMA 2025
ukuza nophuhliso ingakumbi kwi citrus industry kuba yenye ye goilde zethu apha
kulo mhlaba wethu
• Kulo nyaka uphelileyo, besitshilo ukuba le project yethu yase Mthonsi besiyenza
no DEDEAT kunye ne Amathole was at 95% in terms of completion status. Kodwa
ke namhlanje we are able to report that the project completion is 100% and the Practical
Completion Certificate has been granted on the 10th July 2025.
• Kubalulekile ukuba siyithethe into yokuba uyabonakala umsebenzi esiwenzayo
singu rhulumente kuba kungentsuku zatywala xa zonke ezi snags zi outsandings
zigqityiwe, the Mthonsi Lodge will be ready for operation. Masiyithethe into yokuba
yenye ye catalytic projects zethu kuba yakhe amathuba ayi 45 engqesho
• Kwakhona kulo nyaka uphelileyo, we reported ngale project yethu iphaya e Double
Drift and Great Fish Nature Reserve, ibe yona iProject incedisana ne community
yase Brakfontein. Le project ikwazile ukuveza amathuba emisebenzi kwaye
basaxhamla namhlanje abantu bakuthi
• Kodwa ke namhlanje, sifuna ukuzisa ingxelo yokuba igqityiwe yona iabbortoir
kwaye ikulengele ukuba ingasetyenziswa. Kwakhona, kwakhiwe ne Chalet ezintathu
kwaye zontathu have been furnished
• Kumalinge ethu okuzama ukuba silwisane nendlala kunye nentswelangqesho
siyaqhubekeka nokuba sixhase amalinge agxile kwi women empowerment kuba
sinabo okopolotyeni abakhokelwa ngabantu abangomama nesabaqala kunye nabo
from the inception stages
• Agra Food Farms ephaya KwaMaqoma, kwa Ward 20, ibe keyona inamalungu ayi
6. Le Cooperative igxile kakhulu kwi vegetable and poultry production.
Siyaqhubekeka ke nokuyixhasa le cooperative through technical support
• Youth-Women Intersection : KCM Poultry Project, elapha eDikeni Kwa Khayalethu
(Ward 10) ibe ke inamalungu ayi 6 kuba ngokwangoku baseyi NPO kodwa ke sikwisi
gaba sokubancedisa ukuba babhalisele ukuba batshintshe babe yi Cooperative
kwaye sele sihambe umgama omkhulu
• Katala Fodder and Tobbaco Production yenye ye Cooperative zethu elapha
eBalfour, kwa Ward 9 inamalungu ayi 16. Le Cooperative igxile ekubeni izame
ukulima icuba. Siyaqhubekeka ukuncedisa nge technical support including
mobilizing onke amalinge okuzama ukuphuhlisa lo Kopolotyeni
• Importantly, masiyithethe into yokuba imajority ye project ezinziwe zi local SMME’S,
umhle kwaye uyancomeka umsebenzi wazo.• We are generally happy with the quality of work , commitment displayed, including the
speed given to finish the project even though at times sikhe singakwazi ukubhatala
ngethuba kuba imali singekayifumani kurhuluemente we Phondo.
• We have made progress with regards to 60% percent of our procurement proceeds under
R200 000 benefiting local SMME’s. Siyakwazi ukutsho ukuba 80% of our local SMME’s
continue to benefit from economic activities generated by the municipality meaning ukuba
sigqithile kulamnyinge ka 60% osisimiselo, nto leyo esibonakalisayo ukuba ukhona
umahluko esiwenzayo ukuzama ukuphuhlisa oosmashishini bethu abasakhulayo
• Kule nyanga yabantu abatsha ngo June, we convened a Youth Business EXPO
nalapho we mobilized young people from the Raymond Mhlaba Municipality wherein they
were empowered by various experts within the business community and government.
Ngamaphulo akumila kunje ekufuneka sithi gqolo ukuza nawo ukuza abantu bethu
abatsha bakwazi ukuxhamla kuba le program was attended by almost 300 young
people balapha.
• Moreover, we have increased support for the SMME’s by ensuring that relevant entities
such as the Department of Trade and Industry, ECDC, DEDEAT partner with the
municipality in order to assist our SMME’s in developing their own business plans
including availing existing opportunities and these workshops have proven to be helpful
kuba bancedekele kakhulu oosamashishini bethu nge ezi information sharing
sessions.
• The Dept of Human Settlement also created valuable economic opportunities for the
SMME’s in uprunning Upgrading of Informal Settlement PROJECTS and we can confirm
that our local SMSE’s are participating in this programme
4.4. Tourism and Heritage
• Our area has a rich history, heritage coupled by splendid tourist attraction destinations
namely, Hogsback, Katberg, Double Drift Game Reserve, Maqoma Heritage including the
renowned academic institutions, Healdtown Lovedale and the University of Fort Hare.
Siphinde sibe nazo ne Forts ezigcwele kwezi dolophu zethu, ezibonakalisa indima
enkulu edlalwe ngabantu bakuthi ekulweni ukuba ungathathwa umhlaba wethu
• Sinayo iprogramme esinayo apha ye Homestays nalapha we creating an
environment yokuba kussetyenziswa izindlu as accommodation avenuesrequiring accommodation. Zikhona ihomestays esiqhubekayo ukuzinceda apha
eDikeni namely: Kwa-Ntibane (Mavuso Location) Kwa-Thembisa (Mavuso Location)
Kwa-Amanda (Happy Rest) and Kwa-Dudu (Happy Rest)
5.Report Back on Service Delivery Commitments
Somlomo We Bhunga
Kulo nyaka uphelileyo senze icommitments kuziso lwenkonzo ngokwezicwangciso zethu
zikanyaka mali ka 2024/2025. Siyatsho ukuba zonke iProjecst zethu sizigqibe ngethuba .
1.Construction of Quthubeni Community Hall, Ward 13
2. Construction of Jojozi Community Hall, Ward 15
3. Construction of Mfiki Community Hall, Ward 16
4. Paving of Mbewu and Nohashe Main Road, Ward 3 & 19
5. Paving of Red location, Ward 22
6. Paving of Old Seymour Location, Ward 4
7. Paving of Mount Pleasant internal streets, Ward 21
8. Installation of Highmast lights (energizing)
Nanjengokuba siyazi ukuba ilizwe lethu liphantsi koxinezelelo lwemo yezulu (climate
change and global warming), le ngingqi yethu ithwaxwa kanobomi zizehlo ze Disaster
kwaye indlela zethu ziye zichaphazeleke kakhulu. Kuloko ke urhulumente uye asincedise
ukukhawulelana nezi meko. Kulo nyaka mali ka 2024/2025, we implemented the following
Disaster Management Projects:
1. Paving of Hutchison Street – 100%
2. Paving of Seven Delaan Street – 100%
3. Paving of Goodwin Park Street – 100%
4. Regravelling of Khulile to Tshayingwe – 100%
5. Regravelling of Saki B Streets – 100%
6. Regravelling of Dinedine-Edikeni Streets – 100%
7. Regravelling of Qomdobowa Streets (Additional works) – 100%
8. Regravelling of Msobomvu StreetExpanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
• Over the past four years, the municipality continues to excellently lead in the Amathole
District as a top performing institution
• The total allocation of beneficiaries for the last financial year was 638 and the distribution
pe category is as follows
1. A total of 449 beneficiaries allocated for Environmental programme
2. A total of 139 beneficiaries allocated for Infrastructure programme
3. A total 50 beneficiaries allocated for Social Sector programme
Somlomo We Bhunga and Fellow Cllrs
As you would know ukuba kwi Council yethu ka May 2025, siyipasisile ibudget yethu equka
kunye ne IDP after a consultative process with communities.
6. BUDGET BY CFO
7. APPROVED MIG PROJECT LIST FOR 2025/2026 FINANCIAL YEAR
1.Regravelling of Dikidikana Streets, Ward 13
2. Paving of Ntselamanzi internal streets, Ward 2
3. Painting, fencing and construction of ablution facilities for Qhomfo Day Care, Ward 13
4. Paving of Old Seymour Internal Streets, Ward 4
5. Paving of Mount Pleasant Internal Streets, Ward 21
6. Regravelling of Ward 9 Internal Streets, Ward 9
7. Paving of Jacaranda Internal Streets Phase 2, Ward 20
8. Paving of Ward 8 Internal Streets, Ward 8
9. Paving of Temlet Internal Streets, Ward 6
10. Paving of Mbewu/Nohashe Internal Streets Phase 2, Ward 3 & 19
7.1.INEP PROJECT LIST FOR 2025/2026
• Electrification of Jackson Street (81HH) in KwaMaqoma which is a new housing
settlement7.2. DISASTER PROJECTS FOR 2025/2026
• The municipality will receive R27 416 million for 2025/2026 for the rehabilitation of
bridges and reconstruction of gravel roads network.
8. Allocated Projects by Sector Departments
8.1. Amathole District Municipality
• Repairs and Refurbishment of Water Infrastructure: Raymond Mhlaba: Fort Beaufort and
Alice , with a budget of R 7 268 600.
• Completion of backlog- Raymond area wide sanitation project, with a budget of
R29 500 000.
• West Victoria East Water Supply – Phase 4, with a budget of R 14 600 000
• Nxuba - Adelaide and Bedford Bucket Eradication Phase 4: Upgrading of Bedford
WWTW, with a budget of R 1 281 500.
• Fort Beaufort Bulk Water Supply Phase 2, with a budget of R 18 000 000
• Nxuba - Adelaide and Bedford Bucket Eradication Phase 6: Upgrading of Bedford,
WWTW with a budget of R3 600 000
8.2.ESKOM
• These planned projects to be effected in the following areas: Balfour, Seymour, Alice,
Middledrift and Debenek
• In Debenek, for Pre-Engineering and Extention for 216 planned household connection
• In Balfour, Extention for 276 planned household connections
• In Balfour and Seymour, Pre-Engineeering Services
• In Middledrift, Pre-Engineering Services
8.3. Human Settlement
• An amount of R52,2 million has been allocated for the Raymond Mhlaba Municipality
housing projects
• A total of 92 units earmarked for the following categories, Destitute & Vulnerable, Military
, Emergency etc)
• A total of 168 units for full and partial damaged households
• A total 162 units for the rectification projects8.3. Department of Transport
• Kulo nyaka mali, le department ibeke bucala imali engage R18 393 724.00
kwisicwangciso sayo ekuzameni ukuncedisa ukulungiswa kwendlela zethu
• Kubekwe bucala imali engage R 4, 7 million, ukwenza iregravelling
• Kubekwe bucala imali engage R 2, million, ukwenza iresurfacing
• Kubekwe buccal imali engage R 6, million, for disaster purposes
• Kubekwe bucala imali engage, R 5, 6 million, for plant hire
• Eli sebe linalo icandelo lalo le EPWP apho lithe laveza amathuba emisebenzi angaba ayi
776 with a projected budget of R 12 434 million kwaye zonke iward zethu zinabo
abasebenzi, ezinye zezi programme ziyaqhuba njengokuba sithetha and others are in the
process of implementation.
• Household Contractors 641, Scholar transport monitors 50, Transport facilitators, Community
Development Support 1, Supervisors 35, Road Rangers 34, Taxi Cleaners 5, Walking Bus 6 and
SHE Cleaners 4
8.4. Community Safety
• An amount of R58 000 for Social Crime Prevention ( Crime Awareness) in Middledrift and
Healdtown
• Unannounced visits wherein an assessment of service delivery at the Clients Service Centres,
(Hogsback, Bedford, Kolomane, Alice, Chungwa and Middledrift)
• Support the municipality with the functionality of Community Safety Forum
• Assess compliance to Domestic Violence Act by SAPS (Adelaide, Balfour and Bedford)
• Police Accountability Engagement (Imbizo focusing on service delivery of the police) in
Doringkloof and Alice budget for this programme is R58 000
8.5. Department of Agriculture
• An amount of R 2, million allocated for Renovation of dip tank at Ncera Skweyiya Village &
construction of Gaga shearing shed at Mgquba Villa
• An amount of R 1, million allocated to supply production inputs
• An amount of R 1, million for irrigation for the University of Fort Hare and Middledrift Dairy
• An amount of R 175, 000 for supply production inputs (feedlots in Alice
• Provision of support to livestock enterprises with production inputs or genetic breeding
material
• Provide Support with Technical advice or Tangible material to small holders8.6. Department of Social Development
• An amount of R 13 787 277 has been set aside for the following programmes
• Care , Support and Protection Services to Older Persons, R 5,9 million
• Care and Support , Service to people living with disability, R 2, 5 million
• Care and Support to people living with HIV/AIDS, R 648 000,00
• Children and Families Programme, R3, 5 million
• Victim Empowerment Programme, R 1 million
Honourable Councillors and fellow compatriots
9. Revenue Management
Xa ndifika kwesi sigaba kuyabaluleka ukuba ndiveze nje izinto ezimbalwa
• Masiphinde sigxininise ekubeni irevenue yethu yona isacotha nangona nje
kubonakala ukuba siyazama ukuqokelela kodwa ke ayikafiki kule ndawo siyifuna
kuyo
• Our debt book is over R900 million, yimali yethu esebantwini lena, kuquka amasebe
karhulumente, oosomashishini kunye nabahlali ngokubanzi. Ngowona mceli
mngeni wethu ke lena into ye debt book kuba ininzi kakhulu le mali ingekho kwi
coffers zethu isebantwini and you can imagine the difference it would make kwi balance
sheet yethu xa besinokuncedisana.
• Siyasebenzisana ne consumers zethu hence sibabongoza abantu abasityalayo
ukuba beze ngaphambili babhatale.and siyakwazi ukuthethana sibe ne arrangement
ye payment plan xa iconsumder ibethakala kuba the plan is for us to ensure that the
debt is being serviced.
• Kwabo ke basafuna ukuncedwa okanye bacaciselwe malunga ne accounts zabo
sicebisa ukuba baze kwi office zethu ze Revenue Department and we are open about
engaging on debt payment plan including zonke iaccount related queries
• Siyazama ukuphucula indlela zokubhatala kuba namhlanje abantu bayakwazi
ukuthenga umbane besebenzisa BANK APP zabo. In fact, this is a commitment
ebesiyenzile kulo nyaka uphelileyo that we will devise innovations to ease paying for our
services. Kwakhona, siyabacela ke abantu bakuthi ukuba abo bakwi areas ezi fana
no Alice, Seymour, Adelaide and Bedford, mabacele uncedo kwi Unit Managers
zethu ezikhoyo kwi satellite offices zethu ngalo lonke ixesha xa bene ngxaki ne
accounts zabo ingakumbi xa besokola ukuncedakala.10 Free Basic Services
• Njengokuba siyazi ukuba thina singurhulumente okhathalayo kuba ukhona umbane
wesiphiwo esiwunika abantu abangathathi ntweni ingakumbi abo baphila
ngomhlala phantsi kunye nabantu abangaphangeliyo. Yiyo loonto sisenza
umpomposho wokuba wonke ubani onengeniso engaphezulu kabini kwi sibonelelo
se pension ekhutshwa ngurhulumente ukuba aze ngaphambili azo kubhalisa
• Amagosa ayaqhubekeka nokukuhamba hamba kwezi ngingqi zethu ukukhuthaza
ukuba abantu bakuthi beze ngaphambili ukuze babhalisele ifree basic services
• Aba bona sele be bhalisile babe be xhamla kodwa be phantsi kwezi categories,
disable, old age, akunyanzeleki babhalise kuba our system renews them automatically
• Abo ke bona ba indigent kuba bengaphangeli, siyabacela kwaye sibakhuthaza
ukuba baze ngaphambili babhalise
Honourable Speaker
• Let me conclude by saying, we are well aware of the impatience of our communities and
understand their socio-economic realities kwaye sizimisele ukusebenzisana nani
ukutshintsha ezi meko sikuzo
• Siyaphinda kwakhona, siyanicela abantu bakuthi ukuba siphathisane ekulawuleni
lo rhulumente wethu ukuze sikwazi ukulwa nazo zonke izinto ezigwenxa ezifana, ne
corruption, ubusela nobuqhetseba, , wastage of municipal resources, crime, vandalism
of state properties, gender based violence, substance and drug abuse as well as all
societal ills that we have not mention
• Moreover, a municipality is often defined by collaboration and cooperation of three legs:
the communities, the administration and political leadership. Therefore, should any one of
these legs fail to play its role, this municipality will collapse, I commit this political
leadership and councillors, as well as this administration to play their role
• Okukokwethu, kuphinda sinibongoze ukuba sisebenzisane ukuze sikwazi
ukuphucula uziso lwenkonzo kubantu bakuthi kuba ngoyena ndoqo wethu
esibekelwe wona thina apha kweli Bhunga
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