The Social Development Section are responsible for various initiatives focusing on poverty alleviation, skills development and job creation.

These initiatives have all been in line with developmental local government, resource optimisation through partnerships and participation with local communities and underpinned by developmental principles such as, a pro-poor agenda, partnerships, gender bias, participation, labour intensive job creation and sustainable livelihood projects.

The Community Development Section is also responsible for Early Childhood Development and the management of the construction process of the Mbekweni Multi-Purpose Centre.