7 October 2026
Youth Development Committee completes sponsorship handover
The Youth Development Committee has completed its sponsorship handover. Members came together to raise financial support for a local player, and he has now received a pair of…
Burgersdorp Development Agency
Burgersdorp works better when we build it together.
We're a community-led development agency working across Burgersdorp on small business support, skills training, local infrastructure, and tourism. Every project we run is shaped by the people who live here, not decided for them. We're now rolling out our Economic Revitalisation Programme: a funded plan to bring new investment into town, create jobs, and unlock the JL de Bruin Dam as a regional destination.
45.9%
Youth unemployment
65.6%
On social grants
R145K
Year-one projects
100%
Community-elected
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24 September 2026
Heritage Day celebration fills the Plantation Park
Our Youth and Women’s Empowerment Committee hosted BDA Heritage Day 2026 at the Burgersdorp Plantation Park on 24 September, under the theme “Celebrating Our Culture, Heritage & Unity”.…
30 August 2026
BDA joins International Cleaning Campaign Day at De Bruin Dam
The agency took part in the International Cleaning Campaign Day at the JL de Bruin Dam (Volwasen), clearing refuse from the shoreline alongside residents and volunteers.The drive forms…
Upcoming events
- 16DecFounding Meeting: Economic Revitalisation ProgrammeMeeting on the Economic Revitalisation Programme concept document.
Our programmes
Small Business Support
Help with registration, basic bookkeeping, stock planning, and a small-loan referral network for shop owners and traders on Church Street and beyond.
Skills & Training
Short courses in digital literacy, welding, hospitality, and early childhood development, taught in the hall behind the old post office.
Infrastructure
We map broken water lines, pothole clusters, and streetlight outages, then push them up the right channel and track them until they’re fixed.
Tourism & Investment Promotion
Building a case for Burgersdorp as a stopover town, from Stormberg hiking routes to heritage buildings worth restoring and renting out.
Youth Development
Sponsorship and kit for young sportspeople, paid work at agency events, and the cultural days our youth committees run.
Work under way across Burgersdorp
Flagship projects
Burgersdorp Development Agency: building a better town.
Church Street Traders’ Clinic
In planning
A weekly drop-in session where shop owners can get help with registration paperwork, pricing, and basic bookkeeping. Eleven traders have gone through… Read more →
Digital Literacy Pilot Course
In planning
Our first six-week course, run for eighteen job seekers, covering basic computer use, email, and online job applications. Fourteen participants finished the… Read more →
Town-Wide Fault Map
In planning
Walking every street in Burgersdorp to log broken water lines, pothole clusters, and streetlight outages onto one public map, then chasing each… Read more →
Our door is open
Working with residents, business and government.
Residents
Come to us with a problem, a course you want to take, or an idea for your street.
Business & investors
We put together the local data and introductions you need before you commit.
Government & funders
We report clearly, keep receipts, and can co-manage projects on the ground.
Our partners
Backed by organisations who believe in Burgersdorp.
