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MUSINA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY “To be the’ vibrant, viable and sustainable gateway city to the rest of Africa” 2015/16 REVIEW INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMPILED BY: Municipal Manager’s office 1 Foreword by the Mayor Local government is judged by its ability to deliver services, promote socio-economic development and govern effectively. As Mayor of Musina Local Municipality, I am aware of the numerous responsibilities bestowed on the Council to bring about fundamental changes to our municipality that will have a positive effect on the livelihoods of all our people. Local Government is both the most intimate sphere of government and the one that impacts most on the everyday lives of citizens. In his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015, President Jacob Zuma said the country’s economy needs a major push forward. He outlined a nine point plan to ignite growth and create jobs. These are: Resolving the energy challenge, Revitalizing agriculture and the agro-processing value chain, Advancing beneficiation or adding value to our mineral wealth, More effective implementation of a higher impact Industrial Policy Action Plan, Encouraging private sector investment, Moderating workplace conflict, Unlocking the potential of SMMEs, cooperatives, township and rural enterprises, State reform and boosting the role of state owned companies, ICT infrastructure or broadband roll out, water, sanitation and transport infrastructure as well as Operation Phakisa aimed growing the ocean economy and other sectors. The fact that we have been declared a provincial growth point is a clear indication that we have already started to implement the nine point plan as outlined by the State President.
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