The City of Tshwane has laid out major plans to improve on its service delivery mandate for 2015.

Tshwane Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa said in his message, on the city’s plans and vision for 2015 that it had performed very well regarding its service delivery mandate last year and it intends to do better this year.

“The City of Tshwane maintains its focus on providing sustainable and reliable services and infrastructure to support the prosperity of its people,” he noted. Some of the high-level interventions the city plans to implement this year include:

• construction of the Mabopane taxi rank
• development of Saulsville walkways and Seeiso streetscapes
• construction of bridges in Hammanskraal and Atteridgeville
• upgrading of roads in Hammanskraal
• upgrading of hostels in Saulsville and Mamelodi
• finalisation and opening of the Cullinan Library
• expansion of the A Re Yeng rapid transit system, with the expansion of infrastructure as planned
• formalisation of seven informal settlements and seven other settlements earmarked for proclamation, benefitting 8 000 households and advancing security of tenure
• refurbishment of Rooiwal Power Station.
• 4 000 new public lights are to be installed.

According to Ramokgopa social services and amenities will also form a core focus of the city’s efforts this year. About R6 million has been earmarked to upgrade early childhood development centres across Tshwane.

“The social support programmes of the City will continue. More than 12 000 indigent households qualify to receive social support and Job opportunities will be created through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP),” says Ramokgopa.

Healthy living initiatives will be run to improve the health prospects of residents in all regions. Ramokgopa said the number of new HIV infections is still decreasing and the management of HIV infections is improving through the testing of pregnant women and the roll-out of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme.