LGH2015_PROFILE_Saldanna.indd 307 even thoughitisgrowing from alow base. Furthermore, tourism isincreasingly becoming animportant sector, local economy and immunising itagainst sector-specific challenges. fishing andagriculture, askey to ensuringthediversification ofthe it hasalsoidentifiedthestrengthening ofitstraditional sectors, i.e. generation, aswell asmanufacturing for thesesectors. energy field,includingthe establishment ofwindandsolarenergy materials like iron ore. Opportunitiesalsoexist intherenewable servicing themarineoilandgassector andan export point for raw The Municipalityisincreasingly becoming industrialised; ahubfor KEY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES •. St HelenaBay •Jacobs Bay •Paternoster •SaldanhaHopefield as thefollowing towns: includesa number ofbigrural areas, aswell Municipality andintheeast by theSwartland Municipality. on thewest by theAtlantic Ocean, inthenorthby theBergrivier West Coast District Municipality(DC1).The Municipalityisbordered and approximately 140kmnorthofCapeTown. Itforms partofthe on theWest Coast ofSouthAfrica intheWestern Capeprovince Saldanha Bay Municipality(WC014) isalocalmunicipalitylocated LOCATION ANDDESCRIPTION Caring • Responsiveness • Integrity • Accountability • Competence • OUR VALUES strive to achieve thethree aimsofsustainable development, • utilisetherichesoflandandseainasustainable manner • beaplace inwhichallhave access to developmental opportunities • render qualityservices at areasonable price • bealeadingmunicipality • choice withinwhichto live, dobusiness andrelax. We want to: We, thecommunity ofSaldanhaBay, want to make thisthearea of MISSION To serve, grow andsucceed together. VISION SALDANHA BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY of theWestern Capeprovince. and thearea isearmarked asaregional motor for thedevelopment and Langebaan.SaldanhaBay hasthelargest natural portinAfrica, satellite offices inHopefield,St HelenaBay, Paternoster, Saldanha 238km ofcoastline. Ourheadoffice islocated inVredenburg, with Notwithstanding therapid industrialisation oftheMunicipality, The SaldanhaBay Municipalitycovers anarea of2015km responsibility. namely EMAIL: TEL: POSTAL: 022 701 7000 | [email protected] | human well-being, economic success andecological

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12 MainRoad, Vredenburg products inagrowing market. a good,sustainable jobcreator, withSaldanhaproducing top-quality in theSaldanhaport.Aquaculture thrives insidethe portarea andis potential due to its successful aquaculture activities, in particular those Aquaculture isanestablished sector that hasconsiderable growth Agriculture the national, provincial, district andlocalstrategies. tourism markets. The opportunitiesintourism are exploited inlinewith advantage oftheopportunitiespresented inbothleisure andbusiness in theSaldanhaBay municipalarea. Itiswell positionedto take full and ishighlyimportantto unlockingfurthergrowth anddevelopment Tourism isrecognised asapotential generator ofwealth andjobs, Tourism been identifiedfor theVredenburg UrbanRevitalisation Project. Coast. Avast area intheVredenburg CBDisundeveloped andhas in population. associated withgrowth ineconomic activityandconcomitant growth and execute projects that will proactively address thechallenges both theMunicipalityandotherspheres ofgovernment to plan Municipality isexperiencing agrowth inpopulation, whichrequires local importance. Oneoftheresults oftheseprojects isthat the major development projects ofnational, provincial, district and Saldanha Bay Municipalityisthesubjectof, andaparticipantin, Social Integration ‘sunrise’ andlabour-intensive sectors, like steel fabrication. growth anddevelopment. This growth canbeexpected from four Saldanha hasthepotential, andiswell positionedfor, exponential Steel Fabrication the Municipality: The following are thekey economic activitiestakingplace in Vredenburg istheeconomic andadministrative capitaloftheWest THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HANDBOOKSOUTH AFRICA2015 |307 Cllr Olwene Daniels SPEAKER SPONSORED PROFILE MUNICIPAL MANAGER Mr Louis Scheepers 2014/12/04 11:54 AM

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