Tshwane Economic Development & Spatial Planning Department Delivers More Than Promised
Press Statement by Henriette Frohlich
ActionSA Tshwane Caucus Spokesperson
The constant hammering of negative headlines in the local media in the City of Tshwane is intense and numbing.
So much so, that when members of Section 79 Oversight Committee: Economic Development and Spatial Planning were presented with the Department’s First Quarter Performance Report 2025/2026, which covers the period from July to September 2025, they sat in disbelief at the incredible performance achieved.
Here are just some of the highlights (July – September 2025):
Revenue collected by Building Control and Law Enforcement: R12 million instead of R10 million as per target
Number of days to process Outdoor Advertising applications: 88 days instead of 120 days as per target
Number of contraventions of Tshwane Town Planning Scheme (TPS) and Control of Outdoor Advertising By-Law enforced: 432 instead of 235 as per target
Number of illegal portable advertising material removed: 24,147 instead of 23,000 target
Number of enterprises supported through various business development and support services: 233 instead of 70 as per target
Number of youth enterprises supported through various business development and support services: 105 instead of 70 as per target
Number of beneficiaries trained in sector skills development programmes: 435 instead of 200 as per target
Number of employment opportunities created through City Public Employment Programme (PEP): 2,510 instead of 750 as per target
Number of informal trading by-law enforcement operations: 24 instead of 12 as per target
Number of stakeholder engagements held: 6 instead of 3 as per target
Number of regional informal trading by-law compliance workshops held: 25 instead of 18
Rand value collected through business license and permit: R707,827 instead of R325,000
Number of business licenses and permits issued: 687 instead of 450
Number of illegal land use complaints (TPS) received: 342
Number of Town Planning Scheme contraventions investigated and followed-up: 678
Number of non-compliance notices issued, with referrals to the municipal courts: 51
Number of land development applications received: 508
Number of site development plans received and processed: 626
Number of building plans received and processed: 261
Number of by-law enforcement operations conducted: 24
Number of shops inspected: 242
Number of shops closed: 26
In addition, two Strategic Urban Developments (SUDs), namely Thorn tree Mega Project (along R80 Mabopane Highway) and Edendale Mega City (Region 5) were officially adopted by the Mayoral Committee on 19 July 2025. The approval of these two mega-inclusionary housing development projects forms part of the City of Tshwane’s efforts to address the huge housing backlog as well as provide affordable housing near places of economic opportunity.
ActionSA welcomes the Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning’s First Quarter Performance Report 2025/2026. These targets are not just numbers, but evidence of real economic training provided, real jobs created, and improved compliance and service delivery in the built environment.
Tshwane Economic Development & Spatial Planning Department Delivers More Than Promised
The constant hammering of negative headlines in the local media in the City of Tshwane is intense and numbing.
So much so, that when members of Section 79 Oversight Committee: Economic Development and Spatial Planning were presented with the Department’s First Quarter Performance Report 2025/2026, which covers the period from July to September 2025, they sat in disbelief at the incredible performance achieved.
Here are just some of the highlights (July – September 2025):
In addition, two Strategic Urban Developments (SUDs), namely Thorn tree Mega Project (along R80 Mabopane Highway) and Edendale Mega City (Region 5) were officially adopted by the Mayoral Committee on 19 July 2025. The approval of these two mega-inclusionary housing development projects forms part of the City of Tshwane’s efforts to address the huge housing backlog as well as provide affordable housing near places of economic opportunity.
ActionSA welcomes the Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning’s First Quarter Performance Report 2025/2026. These targets are not just numbers, but evidence of real economic training provided, real jobs created, and improved compliance and service delivery in the built environment.