The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) is a South African state-owned entity charged with financing and implementing bulk raw water infrastructure projects.
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority is an agency of the National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), which is responsible for South Africa’s water resources in respect of usage, equitable allocation and distribution.
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority assists the government in its pursuit of water security for South Africa and in realising its constitutional obligation of ensuring universal access to this essential resource for all citizens.
South Africa is a water-scarce country, requiring a dedicated focus on ensuring adequate water storage and transfer capacity. To this end, TCTA designs bankable projects, raises funding in capital markets, manages debt and implements infrastructure rollouts.
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority is a specialised liability management body the government uses to finance and build dams and transfer schemes off budget while within an acceptable risk framework and in the most cost-effective manner.
This financing mechanism reduces the borrowing requirements of the government and allows it to pass the cost of infrastructure onto the consumer in line with the “user-pay principle”.
The government of South Africa founded TCTA in terms of a Notice of Establishment published on 12 December 1986. The initial mandate was to finance and build the South African part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which delivers water to the Vaal River System in South Africa. It was meant to be a special purpose vehicle for South Africa to use to fulfil its treaty obligations to Lesotho in respect of this project. However, in 2000, the Notice of Establishment was amended resulting in the TCTA being able to undertake other projects.
The amended notice, issued in terms of the National Water Act of 1998, replaced the old one when DWS published it in the Government Gazette on 24 March 2000. It articulates TCTA’s mandate and allows periodic directives on new deliverables from the Executive Authority. Each project is ring-fenced with its own bank account, income agreement and funding programme.
Now, in addition to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority is engaged in other water security projects. These include Olifants River Water Resources Development, Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation, Acid Mine Drainage, Berg River-Voëlvlei Augmentation, uMzibuvubu River Water and Kriel Off-take projects.
In executing its mandate, the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority strives for professionalism, integrity and diligence.
The organisation recognises its obligations and expectations of stakeholders – including capital markets, various spheres of government and the public at large – hence its endeavours to maintain transparent and consultative relationships with them. It upholds the principles of accountability and sound corporate governance.
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority’s vision, mission and values are an indispensable guide in navigating the dynamic environment the organisation operates in, and in striving for and maintaining world-class service, managerial and technical excellence standards.
Vision
The vision of the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority is to be a world-class enabler of sustainable infrastructure for a water-secure South Africa.
Mission
The mission of the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority is to plan, finance and implement sustainable and accessible water resource infrastructure.
Values
- Excellence: We consistently give our best, deliver excellent work with agility, and think innovatively and creatively to improve our performance
- Integrity: We conduct ourselves honestly and transparently, stimulating constructive action, truly ‘walk the talk’, and gain trust and credibility through fairness and mutually cooperative relationships.
- Respect: We acknowledge and embrace diversity, and we are responsive to one another’s needs and those of our communities stakeholders and the environment.
- Unity: We are committed through a common vision and goals, effective team-work and partnerships, and we contribute positively to the team’s performance, spirit and morale
- Growth: We willingly share knowledge and information with each other, we are innovative and proactive in thought and in action, and we support, encourage and provide opportunities for individuals and collective growth.
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chairperson
- Ms Precious Sibiya
Deputy Chairperson
- Mr Themba Dumas
Board Members
- Ms Mmanare Mamabolo
- Mr Roy Mnisi
- Mr Pule Mofokeng
- Ms Maemili Ramataboe
- Mr Neo Tladinyane
- Ms Vidhulekha Vedalankar
- Mr Gregory White
Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Percy Sechemane
Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Leonard Radzuma (Chief Risk Officer and Acting: CFO)
Senior Management
- Ms Hanje Botha (Executive Manager: Human Resource and Organisational Development)
- Mr Johannes Mavuso (Executive Manager: Project Management and Implementation)
- Mr Pule Mothiba (Chief Strategy Officer)
- Ms Nancy Mphuthi (Enterprise Risk Manager)
- Mr Nhlanhla Nkabinde (Executive Manager: Project Finance and Treasury)
- Ms Wendy Nkambule (Financial Controller)
- Ms Khathu Sibanda (Executive Manager: EWSS)
Communications Officers
- Adv Wilma de Witt (Company Secretary)
- Ms Wanda Mkutshulwa (Head: Communications)
- Mr Luzamo Sandlana (Media Liaison Officer)
Contact Details
The contact details of the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | 1st Floor, Building No. 9, Byls Bridge Office Park, 11 Byls Bridge Boulevard, Cnr Olievenhoutbosch Road and Jean Avenue, Highveld Extension 73, Centurion, Gauteng |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 10335, Centurion, 0046 |
| Telephone: | 012 683 1231 |
| Fax: | 12 683 1200 |
| Email: | info@tcta.co.za |
| Website: | www.tcta.co.za |
