The goal of the Directorate of Development Planning and Local Economic Development is to provide strategic direction to the municipality with regards to development issues and to ensure that the municipality's vision and strategies are achieved in the fields of development planning and transport planning and operations.

The Directorate of Executive Support Services consists of the following Departments and Programmes, namely:

• Sports Services & Special Programmes
• IDP, Budget Integration, GIS, Performance Management and IEMP & Sustainable Development
• Communication & Marketing, International and Intergovernmental Relations
• Political Office Administration
• Monitoring and Evaluation