The Lwandle Community Library and cemetery expansions are among capital projects the City of Cape Town’s Community Services and Health Directorate will spend more than R244 million on.
This amount is allocated mostly to facility upgrades for the financial year.
“The City’s Community Services and Health directorate contributes to the health and well-being of communities and individuals through the provision of community and health facilities, spaces and services,” said the City’s Mayco member for community services and health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross.
“The money we will spend is an investment not only in a myriad facilities, but also the lives of our residents.
“By providing places and spaces where residents can be healthy and socialise we are investing in our communities.”
Through the directorate’s departments, the broad social challenges and needs are continuously addressed by providing and maintaining a holistic and integrated range of developmental programmes.
“The ability to deliver services is resource-dependent, and the directorate continues to assess and prioritise resources and capacity against needs. This includes assessing the delivery of services with limited resources and increasing vandalism.
The City is doing its part in providing facilities, but I encourage residents to do their part and not only take ownership of these assets, but also prevent it from becoming vandalised.”
Some of the projects included in the R244 532 712 capital expenditure include the hardening and securing of facilities and a number of upgrades to clinics, multi-purpose centres, libraries and parks.
