All systems go for industrial hub project in Bergville
. Through this project, the municipality hopes to transform the town of Bergville by stimulating economic growth and creating more jobs
Okhahlamba Local Municipality is currently busy with phase 2 of the Light Industrial Hub project in the Bergville CBD. The beneficiaries of this shared economic infrastructure include a group of informal traders such as mechanics, welders, furniture manufacturers, TV repairers and general market stall traders.
The overall aim is to develop and transform the informal sector into a sustainable economic practice and to improve the CBD by providing a safe space for informal traders to operate from.
In 2013, the municipality identified several challenges facing the informal sector. At the time, the municipality proposed and formulated a concept of housing the light industrial sector under one common structure.
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In 2021, the municipality partnered with private fund-raisers and successfully sourced appropriate investments from the Department of Small Business Development and KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs (KZN CoGTA).
An amount of R10.8 million was successfully sourced from the National Department of Small Business Development under the SEIF funding programme for phase 1, and a further R10.9 million was sourced from KZN CoGTA under the Small Town Rehabilitation Programme.
Construction is expected to be completed by August. Through this project, the municipality hopes to transform the town of Bergville by stimulating economic growth and creating more jobs.
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