NATIONAL TREASURY REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Neighbourhood Development Programme Unit

NDPG Guidance Note As per the Division of Revenue Act to be submitted to National Treasury

MPUMALANGA NEW

TOWN CENTRE

Urban Network Strategy

Catchment area In total +- 42 households

Population of approx 200 000

Socio –economic and

demographic profile

The area reflects a rural profile with a younger population, a median

household income of +- R 2500 p.m.

Shopping patterns and retail

facilities

Previously most retail spent took placed outside the township towards

Durban CBD and Pinetown.

Most of the retail spent is now captured by the newly constructed

18000sqm Hammarsdale Mall constructed by ERIS property Group.

Other grocery stores available include Boxer Superstore and

Hammarsdale Hyper located 8-10km from the town centre.

Expenditure levels Representative of LSM 2-6

Schools / Colleges The area consists of +- 40 primary and secondary schools and an FET

College. The adjacent factories in Hammarsdale employ between 4000

– 6000 workers and forms the economic base of this area

New Developments Public transport Hub i.t.o. the IRPTN

New civic offices

Sport Precinct

600 Middle Income / Social housing

1000 Low cost housing

Farmers Support Centre/Urban Agriculture

Business Hive/Incubator

Tourism Centre

Development Potential Vacant commercial/mixed use sites: 7 ha

Middle Income Gap Housing: 20 ha

Adopted Town

Centre Precinct Plan

PHASE

1:Shopping

centre node

PHASE 2:Bondable middle

income housing &

social housing (600

units)

PHASE 4:Bondable

housing: 1500

units

PHASE

3:RDP Low Cost

Housing (500

units)

Government

Precinct Site: New

Sisakhala Centre

FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

NATIONAL TREASURYNDPG

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTLED CORRIDOR PROGRAMME

ETHEKINI MUNICIPALITYCAPITAL BUDGET

PRIVATE SECTORCAPITAL INVESTMENT

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