Admissions a year at realistic occupancy.
Residential beds in twin en-suites, plus a
10-bed detox.
Permanent jobs, plus substantial construction employment, ideally through a Level 1–2
B-BBEE contractor
The age group carrying most of the province's burden, and the focus of the programme
Aligned with health and well-being, and peace and safety
Aligned with the National Development Plan, and a meaningful SED contribution for corporate partners
How we measure it
Honest numbers, reported on a rhythm.
Share completing the full programme, and reduction in relapse at 6 and 12 months post-discharge.
Improvement in physical health from medical reviews, and psychological health via the WHO-5 wellbeing index with AUDIT and DUDIT at intake and exit.
Share reconnected to family and community support, and share placed in employment or vocational training.
Staff-to-resident ratio of around 1:2 on total establishment, and average occupancy against an 85-90% target.
Substance-related crime in the catchment — monitored, not a target the centre controls — and outreach sessions delivered each year.
A future phase
Accredited skills training
Sobriety without a livelihood is fragile. The long-term vision is to add SAQA-aligned, SETA-accredited short courses to the programme, so that residents leave with a recognised trade certificate alongside a discharge plan.
This is a stated intention for a later phase — it is not part of the current capital or operating budget.
Training delivered through a SETA-accredited provider against registered qualifications or part-qualifications, so a resident leaves with a certificate an employer recognises — not an in-house attendance note.
Trades that can be taught to a credible standard in weeks rather than years. Bricklaying, welding, tiling, plumbing basics, painting and small-engine repair are the obvious candidates; the actual course list still has to be chosen with an accredited provider.
Structure, competence and a wage are three of the strongest protections against relapse. Skills training is treated as part of the clinical outcome, not an add-on to it.
A future phase would add a training workshop and classroom to the site, with a portion of the work directed at the centre's own maintenance and expansion.
Accreditation route, qualification codes and course selection to be confirmed with a SETA-accredited training provider. A skills-training phase would be funded and licensed separately from the treatment facility.
A future phase
A grooming and wellness room
A single treatment room on the campus for massage, hair, nails and basic beauty therapy — a modest South African boutique-salon offering, run about one day a week by visiting practitioners.
Also a later phase, and not in the current budget.
Addiction strips self-worth, and people arrive having stopped caring for themselves. A haircut, clean nails, a proper massage — these are not indulgences in that context. They are the first evidence a resident sees that they are worth looking after.
One dedicated treatment room, operating roughly one day a week with a visiting therapist and stylist — the scale and feel of a neighbourhood salon rather than permanent staff and a full day spa.
Slots are booked through the privileges system, available to sponsored and full-fee residents on the same terms. Men's grooming and barbering are part of it, not an afterthought.
A franchise group or independent salon could sponsor the room and rotate staff through it as a social-investment contribution — a modest, highly visible way for a consumer brand to take part.
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