During the first year of the 5 year term of the current Council, the focus as been on stabilizing
the Administration, enabling a high standard of corporate governance and developing the capacity required for professional operations and service delivery. The targets we have set for ourselves have been met. Since 2008 the focus has now shifted towards becoming a competitive developmental local authority. Many challenges, obstacles and blockages
will in the process have to be addressed and overcome for example a rapidly ageing infrastructure and growing backlogs in respect thereof, financial viability and a decline in the economy.
However the TWK maintains that its ultimate success will depend on its ability to develop and implement a successful Local Economic Strategy that
will successfully serve as the basis and driver of all other strategies and programs of the Municipality.
The development of our local economy will in our view have a definite positive impact on job creation, house ownership, substance abuse, crime,
family related problems, health related problems etc.
We are now only in our first year of pursuing the stated theme and progress is sometimes frustratingly slow, however we are confident and positive
about the future of our municipality and the area and beneficiaries it has to serve.
H.S.D Wallace
Municipal Manager
OUR MUNICIPAL MISSION & VISION
