• To coordinate the implementation of projects in Mdantsane and Duncan Village.
• To improve the living conditions of priority nodal townships.
• To improve the quality of human life through provision of descent formal houses as a part of integrated sustainable Human settlements.
• To improve the quality of human life through provision of bulk and internal services.

There are three departments under the COO directorate:

• Duncan Village Redevelopment Initiative (DVRI)
• Mdantsane Urban Renewal Programme (MURP)
• Housing Department