According to the City of Ekurhuleni, the aim was to achieve the below action plan over five years.
• Improve service delivery through visible, impactful and optimal programmes supported by Capex
spending;
• Electrify all informal settlements;
• Construction of 100 000 housing units;
• Provide 59 000 service stands;
• Make informal settlements more habitable through the upscaling of services;
• Promote preservation of water usage and continue investing in water infrastructure to ensure
security of supply;
• Establish a commission to fight fraud and corruption;
• Build an Ekurhuleni power station;
• Build internal capacity to minimize outsourcing of key municipal services;
• Increase the number of local clinics piloting the 24-hour health care programmes;
• Launch an app for communities to report services delivery challenges;
• Launch the BRT;
• Accelerate Wi-Fi rollout;
• Create a signature mega arts and culture festival for the city; and
• Strongly pursue the issue of the establishment of an Ekurhuleni University.
