Kwa is cooking

New buildings and businesses have sprung up in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay, over the past few months.

These include a pharmacy and fast food restaurants. A filling station will also be opening soon.

There appears to be an economic boom, with new job opportunities created.

Mossel Bay Municipality’s director of Planning and Economic Development, Carel Venter, says the municipality adopted a new town planning scheme by-law which incorporated new innovative mix-use zoning in 2018.

"This particular zoning was specifically allocated along Adriaans and Bill Jeffrey avenues. The zoning allowed the creation of more business opportunities on properties bordering these streets."

Venter says the next phase of development to attract economic activity to KwaNonqaba is the development of the Louis Fourie Corridor.

"It is proposed the area south of Louis

Fourie Road will be developed to offer the same type of economic activities as in Voorbaai."

Venter says the need for informal trading spaces and small businesses in areas surrounding the KwaNonqaba Mall was identified in the municipal Integrated Development Plan.

Trading spaces

Informal traders are spotted regularly selling their goods outside the KwaNonqaba

Mall on both Mayixhale Street and Adriaans Avenue.

"As part of formalising the creating of trading spaces, the municipality engaged with the Shoprite group, an anchor tenant at the mall, which indicated its support.

"The Entrepreneur Forum supported the development of the informal trading area on Mayixhale Street and Adriaans Avenue. Such plans are still in the conceptual phase