By Naville Motlhabakwe and Thato Ngoma
Sol Plaatje municipality (SPM) has announced a list of high end projects that it hopes will act as a catalyst to rejuvenate the local economy and kickstart a jobs wave.
SPM Mayor Kagisho Sonyoni and the newly appointed municipal manager Thapelo Matlala announced the grand economic revival plans at at press briefing about a fortnight ago.
* Eris Property Group – R196m – Construct 670+ student accommodation units on land identified at the Oppenheimer Gardens in the Kimberley central business district.
* Alexanderfontein Farm – R50m – Construction of mixed use development which includes the establishment of 123 residential units in Greenpoint and Ronalsdsvlei on a 50 hectare plot around the Kimberley airport precinct.
* Piet Els Family Trust – R60m – Development of 106 erven for mixed use comprising several residential units and a business complex in the MacDougal street area opposite the Gariep hospital.
* Sol Plaatje University – R150m – This is an ongoing development of the south and the central campuses. The next phase includes the commencement of the north campus on Oppenheimer Gardens – This will include construction of the SPU’s Great Hall.
* AfriKhaya Development – R300m – Building of 1056 residential units at Floors township, Kimberley. Construction scheduled for 2023-24.
* Hull Street development- R350m – This is primarily a social housing project – It is ongoing and encompasses the construction of 600 residential units financed by national Government.
* Kutlwano Day Care – R5m – This is a state-of-the-art Day Care centre in Greenpoint, Kimberley – The Airports company is a partner in this investment which was initiated in 2022.
* KRD development – R6bn – (Kimberley Rehabilitation and Development) – An investment of unspecified properties – It is geared at mix use development covering 1100 residential units – It is aimed essentially at revitalising the Kimberley CBD.
* Middle Income Erven – R34m – This projects targets the subdivision and rezoning of 58 residential and business sites in Carters Glen, Kimberley.
* Aquaponic Lease – This is an approved agricultural investment project situated at the Droogfontein Solar farm near Riverton north of the Kimberley CBD.
* Middle Income Development – R53m – This development includes the establishment of 409 unserviced erven across all wards of Kimberley – The project will ensure favourable returns to municipality. The project is divided as follows:
Phomolong 1610.
Moghul 10
Southridge 100
Herlear 11.
Roodepan 100.
Retswelele 29.
* DC Construction Centre – R110m – This is a mixed use residential and business development situated opposite the North Cape Mall along the N12 national route.
* Renewable Energy development – Investment in this project is unquantified. It was recently approved by the Kimberley city council – It is aimed addressing loadshedding – SPM hopes to be the first town to become energy independent away from the Eskom electricity supply.
SPM hopes to rope in significant private sector interest.
* Skilpad Saal lease – This development is by the state pharmaceutical company and includes private sector partners – It is aimed at job creation within the city precincts which incorporate the DeBeers suburb east of the CBD.
* KRD Lease – Frans’ Farm Vooruitsig – This is a development for 4000 residential units on property along the R31 –
The project on the R31 Lease includes approval for a crusher plant on 20 hectare piece of land.
# Old Ottoskopje Development (Ward 8) – R45m – Land acquisition from SPM – to develop mall within precinct of Galeshewe.
The projects are at varying degrees of implementation while the bulk of the developments have recently been approved by the Kimberley city council.
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