ZAC prioritises the needs of community through integrated LED Programmes
The aim of ZAC’s Local Economic Development (LED) programmes is to achieve the greatest impact, while also satisfying the needs and interests of multiple stakeholders.
“We have integrated our understanding of stakeholders’ desired outcomes with our own aspiration to be an organisation that is seen by our stakeholders to be transparent and that delivers on its promises, and that co-develops sustainable solutions to challenges and issues of stakeholders,” Bradley emphasises.
“As part of our commitment to sustainability, we strive to be a credible partner to our host communities, by prioritising social investment in areas where we operate. As a result our social investment programmes have been standardised and aligned with local drivers, such as job creation, reducing our environmental impact, increasing local procurement, focusing on vocational skills and small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprise (SMME) development, as well as collaborating with municipalities for improved service delivery,” says Menar COO and ZAC COO Bradley Hammond.
During November 2018, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zululand District Municipality to assist with LED projects. ZAC has allocated R13-million to LED projects for the period ending December 2020.
LED project highlights
The Zululand District Municipality has to date identified and implemented the following projects using the resources provided by ZAC:
I-ZAC ibeka izidingo zomphakathi eqhulwini ngezinhlelo zayo ezididiyele
Inhloso yezinhlelo zokuThuthukisa uMnotho emPhakathini wukuthi igalelo lizwakale kube kufezeka izidingo zabalingani abehlukene.
“Sididiyele ukuqonda kwethu izifiso zabalingani bethu, zahambisana nezethu njengenhlangano engafihli lutho emehlweni abo nefeza izethembiso zayo neqhamuka nezisombululo ezinhle ezinselelweni nezindaba zabalingani,” kusho uHammond.
U-COO wase-Menar nase-ZAC, uBradley Hammond, uthi: “Ngokokuzibophezela kwethu entuthukweni, sizama ukuba wumlingani omuhle emiphakathini esisebenza kuyo ngokuthi kube khona esinikela ngakho lapho sisebenza khona. Ngenxa yalokho, izinhlelo zethu zokutshala emphakathini ziyefana futhi ziyahambisana nesimo sezindawo, njengokwakha amathuba omsebenzi, ukunciphisa ukucekeleka phansi kwemvelo, ukwandisa amathuba okuqasha abantu bendawo, ukugxila ezinkampanini ezincane nokubambisana nomasipala bendawo ukuphucula ukulethwa kwezidingo zomphakathi.”
NgoNovemba 2018, inkampani yasayina isivumelwano sokusebenzisana noMasipala wesiFunda iZululand ukuthi kubanjiswane ezinhlelweni zokuThuthukiswa koMnotho weNdawo. I-ZAC ibeke izigidi zamarandi eziwu-13 zale misebenzi yokuThuthukiswa koMnotho weNdawo kuze kuwe wu-2020.
Amanqampunqampu ezinhlelo zentuthuko
UMasipala wesiFunda iZululand kuze kube manje usubone waphinda wafeza le misebenzi engezansi usebenzisa amandla ase-ZAC:
Boreholes were drilled, equipped and handed over to the following local communities earlier this year: Ezisasaneni, Emakhalathini, Mganibhobo, Njojo, Esigubudu Spring.
Imigodi yamanzi aqoshiwe, ahlomiselwe futhi anikezwa emiphakathini yendawo elandelayo ekuqaleni konyaka: Ezisasaneni, Emakhalathini, Mganibhobo, Njojo, Esigubudu Spring.
Twenty toilets were built for families who needed toilets in the area. The families were identified by the Zululand Mayor Mzamo Buthelezi.
Kwakhiwe izindlu ezincane ezingamashumi amabili zakhelwa imindeni yendawo ezidingayo. Amagama ale mindeni aphuma kuSobaba womKhandlu uMzamo Buthelezi.
Solar powered street lights were installed in Ememulweni, Wela School, Obhokweni, Emhlalini Creche, Nkonjani, Nqulwane, Basumlilo, Sigudu and Dabase.
Kufakwe izibani zikagesi osebenza ngelanga kulezi zindawo ezilandelayo: Ememulweni, eSikoleni iWela, Obhokweni, Emhlalini Creche, eNkonjani, eNqulwane, kwaBasumlilo, eSigudu nakwaDabase.