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Technical Services

Director Technical Services
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Roles

The Directorate Technical Service is responsible for the following functions:

  • Monitoring, evaluation and implementation of capital projects;
  • Design business plan for project contained in the municipal IDP;
  • Strategic planning and management as well as budget planning and implementation;
  • Staff management, dealing with staff members to the highest level;
  • Management of all sub directorates of the technical departments such as electricity, water, sanitation and public works;
  • Management of MIG projects.
  • Provide and compile technical reports; and
  • Monitor water supply and ensure water samples are taken monthly for quality water supply on blue and green dro

Related Departements

Roads and Stormwater

The key services for the sub-division Roads and Storm Water are as follows;

  • Maintenance of road and stormwater network.
  • The upgrading of streets and stormwater
  • Patching of pot holes
  • Gravelling of internal streets
  • Painting of internal streets

Water and Sanitation

Since water is a national treasure, the Division Water and Sanitation fulfills a pivotal role. The strategies which are developed by the Division are in accordance with the prescribed legal frameworks, including the National Water Services Regulation Strategy by the Department of Water Affairs and which stipulates the following key objectives:

  • Ensuring that consumers have access to a basic service.
  • Compliance with minimum standards.
  • Consumers who have services must be protected from unsafe and poor services, e.g. drinking water which is not safe to drink or frequent and long interruptions to services.
  • Environmental protection.
  • Ensuring that appropriate investments are made in wastewater treatment and that all discharges from water and wastewater systems are managed appropriately to protect the environment.
  • Financial sustainability.
  • Ensuring that water services providers are financially sustainable and they have sufficient resources to operate and maintain the water services infrastructure, to expand the network as necessary, and to invest in the rehabilitation and replacement of the network over time.
  • Cost effectiveness.
  • Ensuring consumers get good value, resources are not wasted and that consumers do not pay more than is necessary.

Solid Waste Management

The Sub-Division Solid and Waste Management is responsible for the collection, transportation and disposal of domestic and trade refuse, street cleaning, awareness raising and management of landfill sites. The aim is to have an attractive environment in Mantsopa with clean, well-kept natural open spaces, parks and a well-maintained built environment.

Environmental Health

Since water is a national treasure, the Division Water and Sanitation frequent and long interruptions to services.

  • Environmental protection.
  • Ensuring that appropriate investments are made in wastewater treatment and that all discharges from water and wastewater systems are managed appropriately to protect the environment.
  • Financial sustainability.
  • Ensuring that water services providers are financially sustainable and they have sufficient resources to operate and maintain the water services infrastructure, to expand the network as necessary, and to invest in the rehabilitation and replacement of the network over time.
  • Cost effectiveness.
  • Ensuring consumers get good value, resources are not wasted and that consumers do not pay more than is necessary.

Project Management Unit

The Sub-Division Project Management Unit is responsible for the Implementation; Monitoring and Supervision of all MIG funded CAPEX project and Municipality Funded CAPEX project.

Community Facilities

The sub-division community facilities are responsible for the maintenance of all council facilities. The other responsibility of the sub-division community facility is to lease and rent to interested members of the public facilities such as community halls and sports facilities and buying of cemeteries. Usage of parks by the members of the public can only be authorised after permission has been granted. Payment for grave sites can be made in all cashiers at municipal offices as stated below:

  • Ladybrand (Head Office)
  • Manyatseng
  • Excelsior
  • Tweespruit
  • Hobhouse
  • Thaba Patchoa