About us
Our Vision
A developmental municipality that continuously
improves the quality of life of its residents.
Our Mission
- Continuous improvement of quality and quantity of Service
Delivery
- Deepening democracy and strengthening public participation
- Achieve Sustainable Financial and Economic viability
- Improving institutional capacity and performance capable
of achieving efficiency and effectiveness
- Create a safe and healthy environment
- Live and practice Batho
Pele principles
- Create a conducive Environment for Local Economic Development
Our Motto
"You Belong We care"
Background
Greenery, space and natural beauty in abundance.
These are the visitor's first impressions of Emfuleni but
look further and you will discover an active, highly industrialised
and diversified area and one of the most knowledge-intensive
areas of Africa.
Emfuleni enjoys a strategically very favourable,
central location, with international airports and major cities
in the immediate vicinity. A highly developed infrastructure
gives you rapid access to Johannesburg, Pretoria and within
5 hours you can be in Durban, which is one of the major export
ports.
These factors make Emfuleni the ideal area
for entrepreneurs, but the man behind the entrepreneur will
feel very much at home here too. The economic growth of Emfuleni
is in total harmony and agreeable with the Emfuleni way of
life, which is characterised by a rich culture and a pleasant
living and working climate.
These aspects have led several foreign companies
to set up in Emfuleni. Emfuleni is more than just one of the
areas in the Gauteng province. We invite you to take a closer
look at its Leisure and Business.
Our Location
The Emfuleni Local Municipality is one of
three Local Municipalities comprising the Sedibeng District
Municipality . It is the Western-most Local Municipality of
the District, which covers the entire southern area of the
Gauteng province extending along a 120 kilometres axis from
east to west. It covers an area of 987.45 km².
The Vaal River forms the southern boundary of the Emfuleni
Local Municipality and its strategic location affords it many
opportunities for tourism and other forms of economic development.
Emfuleni shares boundaries with Metsimaholo Local Municipality
in the Free State to the south, Midvaal Local Municipality
to the east, the City of Johannesburg metropolitan area to
the north and Westonaria and Potchefstroom (in North West
Province) Local Municipalities to the west.
The municipality is strategically located
with access to a well-maintained road network - N1 national
route linking Johannesburg and Bloemfontein , which traverses
Emfuleni. Emfuleni Local Municipality has two main town centres,
namely Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark within the area and
Sasolburg is only 10 kilometres to the south, across the provincial
boundary. It forms the heartland of what was formerly known
as the Vaal Triangle, renowned for its contribution to the
iron and steel industry in South Africa.
The area also comprises a number of large
residential areas, all of which require considerable investment
in infrastructure and environment upgrading. The Emfuleni
Local Municipality is rich in history as it encapsulates the
Anglo Boer War, heritage assets such as the Sharpeville monument
and the liberation struggle epitomized by the signing of the
Constitution in 1996 in Sharpeville.
Our Area Location
Emfuleni Local Municipality is one of three
local municipalities that constitute the Sedibeng District
Municipality . It is the Western-most Local Municipality of
the District, which covers the entire southern area of the
Gauteng province extending along a 120 kilometres axis from
east to west. It covers an area of 987.45 km².
The Vaal River forms the southern boundary of the Emfuleni
Local Municipality and its strategic location affords it many
opportunities for tourism and other forms of economic development.
Emfuleni shares boundaries with Metsimaholo Local Municipality
in the Free State to the south, Midvaal Local Municipality
to the east, the City of Johannesburg metropolitan area to
the north and Westonaria and Potchefstroom (in North West
Province) Local Municipalities to the west.
The municipality is strategically located
with access to a well-maintained road network - N1 national
route linking Johannesburg and Bloemfontein , which traverses
Emfuleni. Emfuleni Local Municipality has two main city/town
centres, namely Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark within the
area and Sasolburg is only 10 kilometres to the south, across
the provincial boundary. It forms the heartland of what was
formerly known as the Vaal Triangle, renowned for its contribution
to the iron and steel industry in South Africa . Emfuleni
also contains approximately six large peri-urban townships
of Evaton, Sebokeng, Sharpevile, Boipatong, Bophelong and
Tshepiso. The latter six areas lack facilities associated
with towns of their size. The other approximately ten small
settlements tend to be suburban settlements within six kilometres
of the above towns, they are Bonanne, Steel Park , Duncanville
, Unitas park, Arcon Park , Sonlandpark, Waldrift, Rust-ter-vaal,
Roshnee and Debonairpark.
The area also comprises a number of large
residential areas, all of which require considerable investment
in infrastructure and environment upgrading. The Emfuleni
Local Municipality is rich in history as it encapsulates the
Anglo Boer War, heritage assets such as the Sharpeville monument
and the liberation struggle epitomized by the signing of the
Constitution in 1996 in Sharpeville. Emfuleni's settlement
patterns are largely dictated by the history of the area.
The evidence of san rock engravings near the Vaal River verifies
that the San people originally inhabited Emfuleni.
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