26/06/2025
State of the Midvaal Local Municipality
Midvaal Municipality Delivers 11th Consecutive Clean Audit in State of Municipality Address
CBNews Summary - June 26, 2025
Key Headlines
Financial Excellence Continues
Midvaal achieved its 11th consecutive clean audit, remaining the only municipality in Gauteng with no outstanding debt to Eskom or Rand Water
Approved R2.12 billion budget for 2025/2026 financial year - described as credible, realistic and fully funded
Only municipality in Gauteng to consistently table a cash-backed, fully funded budget
Major Awards and Recognition
Three Golden Awards from PMR.africa for environmental initiatives, infrastructure development, and mayoral leadership
Five SALGA Awards for accountability, timely financial reporting, effective use of capital grants, payment of service providers within 30 days, and clean audit
SALGA award for spending 99.2% of capital grant on service delivery
Infrastructure and Development Highlights
Housing Projects
Erf 78 Meyerton Farms Phase 2: 540 housing opportunities, 95% engineering services complete
Working on 10,000 housing opportunities across multiple projects including Portion 77 Langkuil (8,500 opportunities)
180 title deeds issued for Erf 206 Meyerton Farms project, additional 120 to be finalized
Major Infrastructure Investments
R44 million allocated to road infrastructure
R208 million capital budget, with 56% to Engineering Services, 22% to Community Services
River Stone Mall officially opened April 10, 2025 - R370 million investment creating 1,200 construction jobs and 250 permanent positions
Electricity Projects
Sicelo Ext 4 & 5 Electrification Project nearing completion
Savanna City Substation under construction
Advanced electricity control room development for real-time grid monitoring
Challenges and Solutions
Infrastructure Maintenance
R44 million annually spent on repairs and maintenance due to electricity cable theft and load shedding impacts
Revenue collection rate dropped below 90% from previous 92%+ levels
Safety and Security Investments
R1.25 million invested in expanded monitoring infrastructure
Over R7 million annual investment in community safety
Procurement of high-performance Ford Raptors and specialized marine vessel "Marine 1" for Vaal Marina
Community Programs and Social Development
Mayoral Programmes
Mayoral Student Financial Aid: R750,000 allocated, supporting 29 students
62 young people completed technical training in cellphone repair and 4IR skills
50 construction training spots secured through Brightstone Academy partnership
40 wheelchairs and 80 pairs of crutches procured for disability support
Community Services Expansion
R11 million invested in development of nine parks
52 formalised ECD Centres (up from 20 three years ago)
Mobile Library Bus Service operational, serving three schools and four community locations
Water and Waste Management
Infrastructure Upgrades
Walkerville Landfill set to reopen July 1, 2025
13 km of asbestos pipelines replaced in Rothdene
35.25% non-revenue water being addressed through smart technologies
R5 million woodchipper for Blackwood Transfer Station green waste recycling
Looking Forward
Economic Development
Savanna Skills Development Centre launching July 2025 in partnership with Heineken
South 32 sold to new company, set to reopen creating more jobs
R2 billion Heineken-Soufflet expansion among major investments
The address emphasized the theme , with Mayor Teixeira stating the municipality enters its fourth year of a five-year mandate with the message to "finish strong." Despite national economic challenges, Midvaal continues to outperform in service delivery while maintaining financial stability and expanding community programs.
