South African Business is an annual guide to business and investment in South Africa. Published by Global Africa Network Media in Cape Town, the 2016 edition is in its fourth year of publication.
The publication provides up-to-date information and analyses of the country's key economic sectors, as well as detailed economic overviews of each of the nine provinces in South Africa.
PROFILE BGCMA Situated
PROFILE BGCMA Situated in the southwestern corner of South Africa, the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) plays a pivotal role in protecting, developing, conserving, managing and controlling water resources. Formerly known as the Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency, the Gouritz region was recently incorporated within the mandate. The merger came after the former Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molelwa, approved the expansion of the boundary and area of operation of Breede-Overberg CMA in terms of Section 78(4) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998). The area of operation of the Breede- Gouritz Catchment Management Agency includes the previous Breede-Overberg Water Management Area and the Gouritz Catchment. “The strategic focus of the agency incorporates water resource planning, water use management, institutional development, water resource protection and water allocation reform,” says CEO Phakamani Buthelezi. “The vision of the BGCMA, ‘quality water for all, forever’, was developed around the question of how the BGCMA can make a positive contribution and engender meaningful change within a broader social context.” The main elements of the vision are inclusion and participation of all stakeholders, mediation between competing environmental and human priorities, ensuring availability of good quality water and a responsibility to assist in eradicating poverty. Buthelezi explains that the BGCMA works closely with local governments on water management and water-related services to ensure synergy between the priorities of the Catchment Management Agency and the local and district municipalities. “The BGCMA is the operating arm of the DWS and its aim is to bring water resource services in an effi cient manner to the inhabitants of the Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area,” explains Buthelezi. “Furthermore, the BGCMA works closely with other government departments to ensure compliance in all water use practices. The BGCMA provides comments on rezoning and consolidations to relevant municipalities, and on environmental impact studies and basic assessment reports in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Affairs.” The BGCMA is currently busy with the validation and verifi cation process where all water users will be evaluated for legal compliance. This process will assist with the management of water allocations in the Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area (WMA). SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS 2016 104
Our Vision is is “Quality water for all, forever” Our Our Mission Mission is is to to manage manage our our water water resources resources responsibly responsibly through through stakeholder stakeholder engagement engagement and and to to devolve devolve decision decision making making to to the the lowest lowest level level for for the the benefi benefit t of of all all water water users users in in the the Breede-Gouritz Breede-Gouritz area. area. Breede-Gouritz CMA is responsible for: • Breede-Gouritz Water Resource Planning CMA is responsible for: • Water Allocation Resource Planning Reform • Water Use Allocation Management Reform • Institutional Water Use Management • Resource Institutional Protection Management • Resource Protection For more information, contact us on: Breede-Gouritz For more information, CMA (BGCMA) contact us on: 51 Baring Street Breede-Gouritz CMA (BGCMA) Worcester, 6850 51 Baring Street 101 Worcester, York Street 6850(New Offi ce) George, 6529 101 York Street (New Office) Breede-Gouritz George, 6529 CMA Private Bag X 3055 Worcester, Breede-Gouritz 6849CMA Private Bag X 3055 Ms Malehlohonolo Mlabateki - Worcester, 6849 Public Relations and Marketing Offi cer Tel: (023) 346 8000 Fax: (023) 347 2012 E-mail: www.breedegouritzcma.co.za mmlabateki@breedegouritzcma.co.za www.breedegouritzcma.co.za
