Officials visit Fresh Produce Market after budget approval
City staff were to checking to see how upgrades were coming along after approval of the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market Precinct Plan that aims to address infrastructural challenges at the market.
Led by Mayor Nasiphi Moya, city officials recently conducted an oversight visit to the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market, after the council recently approved the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market Precinct Plan.
On August 11, Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the High Court in Pretoria found the municipality was in contempt of a court order for failing to execute upgrades, despite being allocated an R18-million budget in 2022.
Moya and City Manager, Johan Mettler, face a month-long prison stay suspended for a year should the order not be followed within 30 days.
Following a night time streetlight operation in the CBD, officials visited the market to see how the upgrades were coming along.
Moya says the market has been poorly run for too long and looks forward to the approaching changes.
“One of the commitments we made to our stakeholders regarding the upcoming investment summit on September 10 was that we are going to respond to the court ruling.
“We’re going to respond to the issues that have been raised, but that’s not where this ends. We need to talk about the mid- to long- term plans regarding how we’re going to make sure that this market works for not only those who use it but also to enable the agricultural and agro-processing sector, which is the sector we will be talking about at the summit,” she said.
The officials were joined by market management and a stakeholder from the Institute of Market Agents of South Africa.
Moya describes the market as a strategic city asset that has been poorly managed financially and is suffering from infrastructural challenges they aim to address.
The precinct plan proposes the following for the market and surrounding neighbourhoods:
– The Tshwane Market comprises 22% of the precinct.
– Medium density mixed-use development comprises 15% of the area.
– High density mixed-use development comprises 16% of the area.
– 10% for open space, urban agriculture and the river.
– 19% for roads and infrastructure
– 3% for the railway
– The remainder of the land is for existing educational, religious and public amenity services or institutions.
As part of the medium and high-density mixed-use development zones, it is estimated that more than 7 200 housing opportunities could be incorporated into the area.
The focus of the precinct area is bounded by:
– Eskia Mphahlele Drive and Marabastad, named after Chief Maraba from the MaNdebele clan in the 19th Century, to the east.
– Staatsartillerie Street to the north.
– Dr WF Nkomo Street (previously Church Street) to the south.
– The railway line to the west.
Watch here:
We visited the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market this morning to observe its operations. The market has for years functioned on a poorly funded budget and there are many infrastructure challenges. We believe this predicament can be changed. We were joined by market management and a… pic.twitter.com/O8sw2YdIPA
— Dr Nasiphi Moya (@nasiphim) September 2, 2025
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