The department is responsible, among other functions, for the provision of infrastructure to residents and other basic services affecting our communities on a daily basis.

THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Roads, Storm Water and Traffic Engineering Services.
• Parks, Gardens and Environment Services
• Waste Management Services
• Vehicles Plant and Equipment Services
• Contracts and Projects Services
• Electricity Services
• Low Income Housing delivery, EIA’s (Environmental Impact Assessments), Planning Approvals and Implementation of Infrastructure and Top structures to Low Income Housing Projects.

CHALLENGES FACED BY THE DEPARTMENT

• Ageing infrastructure
• The lack of availability of adequate resources to maintain existing infrastructure assets.
• The available capacity of bulk services in support of development.

ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2001:

• Total Low Income Houses with access to all basic services 6400units
• Total 0f 35km’s of surfaced roads constructed.
• All urban areas have access to water, sanitation, electricity. road and refuse collection.
• Greenest town awards
• Vuna Awards
• Govan Mbeki award for housing innovation.
• Job creation programmes as in formed by the Expanded Public Works Programme are applied to all Infrastructure Projects.