Strategy workshop

A Strategy Workshop with Council and management was held on 23 to 25 November 2022.

The goal of the 3-day session was to develop a new vision and strategic goals for the Municipality.

On day one, the Municipal Manager set the scene for the workshop and the Executive Mayor laid out his dream for the Swartland. Guest speakers helped to lay the foundation for the strategic conversation. The speakers that participated were:

• Prabin Govender (Deputy Director of Urban Development Policy, CoGTA) discussed the idea of a "Smart City."

• Quinton Adams ("The Shackbuilder") discussed social regeneration.

• Herman Jonker (DEDAT) provided an economic review.

• Uys van der Westhuizen (the Municipality's coordinator for safety) talked about safety in the Swartland.

• Kim Engel (Provincial Treasury) discussed the MERO, PERO, and SEP reports.

During the rest of the three days it was the councillors and managers turn to get down to business:

• The Municipality's Senior Manager Development Management discussed the Spatial Development Framework

• The Director Electrical Engineering Services spoke about energy initiatives and opportunities

• Directors and division heads laid out their department's initiatives for the next five to ten years

• Participants were divided into groups with the task to write down their dream of a desired future for the Swartland.

At the end of day 3, the participant groups gave feedback on their dreams, from which a vision and strategic goals for the new Integrated Development Plan were formulated.