Dr Ivor Zwane SEDA Summit 2005

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Dr Ivor Zwane SEDA
Summit 2005 Sasol Ltd Sun City
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PARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENT CIVIL
SOCIETY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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WHAT IS REJUVENATION ALL ABOUT
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Rejuvenation

• A Civil Society - Government cooperative
  achieving the common vision of community
  upliftment through
• Stakeholder participation and integration
• Partnership creation
• Government-Business-Community
• Capacity building
• Sustainable interventions
• Proper governance and project management
• Providing platform for dialogue

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What Rejuvenation NOT about

• Donations programme
• Supporting projects or programmes without
  management and delivery capacity to achieve
  sustainable results
• Handing out money on ad-hoc basis
• Funding projects not relevant to key priorities

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BACKGROUND TO THE REJUVENATION OF METSIMAHOLO
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Started in 2000 with the formulation of a
business case by Sasol
Sasols DREAM

• That the Greater Sasolburg becomes an attractive
  place to live, work and invest in
• A vibrant socio-cultural environment
• A vibrant economic environment that attracts and
  supports the establishment of new business
• A sustainable and effective infrastructure

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Vision
Original Vision We see the greater Sasolburg as
the ideal place in which to live, work and invest
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Evolution of Rejuvenation
Common Vision
SASOL
Other Stakeholders

• Attract and retain skilled labour

• Economic Growth
• Capacity Building
• Social Development

• New Projects
• All Stakeholders

Quick Wins

• Business Case
• Approval

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STAKEHOLDER CATEGORIES
Government National, Provincial, Local
Common Vision
Community e.g. NGO, FBO, Civic structures
Business SME Corporate
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NEW VISION
We see Metsimaholo as the place of choice where
dreams overflow into prosperity
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GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS -PRIORITIES
GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
SECTORS

• Environment

• Capacity Building
• Sustainability
• Stakeholder
• Alignment
• Partnerships
• Effective
• Communication

2. Sport Recreation
3.Entrepreneurship (Job creation)
4. Education
5. Community Upliftment
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REJUVENATE METSIMAHOLO GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
STAKEHOLDERS FORUM Representing all Identified
Stakeholders
Quarterly
STEERING COMMITTEE At least one representative of
each Stakeholder
Every two months
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Voluntary structure
representing Stakeholders/Community
Monthly
PROJECT LEADERS Sasol/Municipality/ Civil Society
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CREATION OF A LEGAL ENTITY
Priorities including IDP
Representatives of all stakeholders
Proposals
Legal Entity (Trust)
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Municipality Or Govt
Board of Trustees
Management Committee
Projects Implementing Agent (PIA)
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IDP Structure
Local Government Structures
Municipal Council
Stakeholder and Community Participation
Executive Comm. or Exec. Mayor or Comm. of app.
Councilors
Rej. Of Mets.???
IDP Representative Forum
Metropolitan/ District Local Level
Municipal Manager
IDP Steering Comm.
Stakeholder Structures
Ward Committees
Ward Level
Sub-committees
Rej. Of Mets.???
Project, Programme and Sectoral Task Teams
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Current Rejevenation-IDP Interface
ENVIRONMENTAL SPORT RECREATION EDUCATION SOCIAL
UPLIFTEMENT

• INFRASTRUCTURE
• Upgrading and maintenance
• of Facilities

IDP Framework
PHYSICAL
SOCIAL
ECONOMICAL
INSTITUTIONAL

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Skilled people
• Job creation
• Quality Service

• PARTNERSHIPS
• Local Government
• Civil Society

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Overview
Start of Process
Current Situation
Process Innovations

• Improved Service
• delivery
• Functional Partnership
• and Stakeholder
• engagements
• Improved institutional
• Capacity of NGOs
• and CBOs
• Economic and
• Social Benefits

• Deterioration of
• Town
• Infrastructure
• Physical appearance
• Service backlogs
• No Stakeholder
• Networking
• Poor Social
• Development

• Creation of common VISION
• Stakeholder Forum
• Link to Govt strategies
• Partnerships
• Governance structures
• Project methodology
• Development of Sector Masterplans
• Legal structure

20 Projects R12M funding
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Project delivery
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Origin of the Projects
METSIMAHOLO IDP
SASOL ATTRACT AND RETAIN SKILLED PEOPLE
Community Needs
PROJECTS
BUSINESS CASE
REJUVENATION PROJECTS
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FUNDING OF PROJECTS

• Projects are funded on the following basis
• Sound business case (impacts whole community)
• Feasibility of the project
• Sustainability and proper governance of the
  project
• Linkage to Rejuvenation priorities and vision

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GROWTH OF REJUVENATION

• PHASE 1
• QUICK WINS

PHASE 2 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AND ALIGNMENT
PHASE 3 LEVERAGING POTENTIAL
PHASE 4 MAINTAINING MOMENTUM
PHASE 5 Sector Master/Strategic Plans CREATING
POCKETS OF EXCELLENCE
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PROJECTS
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Phase 1
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Phase 2
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Phase 3
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RESULTS AND IMPACT
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IMPACT OF REJUVENATION

• SAPS
• - Crime lowest in 6 years
• - Public complaints down to Zero
• - No escapes from police cell
• ETTIENNE ROUSSEAU THEATRE
• - Show utilization increased from 71 - 81
• DP DE VILLIERS STADIUM
• - Improved housekeeping and appearance
• - Increase in major events (8 during first
  Half)
• - Gauteng and Zamdela schools use facilities
• PENNY HEYNS SWIMMING POOL
• - 100 new members
• - Winter championships gt 1000 swimmers
• - Increased provincial and school galas

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IMPACT OF REJUVENATION

• Flavius Mareka College
• - Squash membership up from 35 - 2000
• - Tennis membership up from 24 - 70
• - Cricket 54 members Won Vaal Triangle
  championships Awarded best
• field in Vaal Triangle
• - 16 Industrial Soccer teams
• - Korfball won National championships
• 14 players elected for Springboks
• - Governance structure established /
• Sustainability in place
• - Full time manager appointed

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IMPACT OF REJUVENATION

• OTHER SPIN-OFFS
• Restaurant and food outlet forum
• established
• Security Forum established
• Sasolburg website formulated and
• operational
• Spiritual leaders summit
• Two business summits
• Donation of 23 Ton of fertilizer by Omnia
• to all schools
• Investigation on the garden and building
• maintenance of all schools

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Questions
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THANK YOU
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