Southbroom is regarded as a progressive and effective community maintaining universal standards on the KZN south coast. The objective of the Southbroom Property Owners Association (SPOA) is to improve quality of life for all property owners, enhance the beauty of Southbroom and increase property values.
Over 17 years ago, with the support of the then Hibiscus Coast Municipality and more than 75% of ratepayers, the municipal area of Southbroom, sea-side of the national road, was declared an Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP). The municipality collects a levy from all ratepayers which is paid back to the SPOA. This allows ratepayers to manage the provision of supplemental municipal services. The initial focus of the Southbroom UIP was the provision of additional protection/policing manpower in Southbroom via the Southbroom Community Policing Forum (CPF). This has resulted in virtually no serious crime for many years.

In January 2024, Southbroom ratepayers with approval from Ray Nkonyeni Municipality (RNM) voted to increase the UIP levy to R389. This enables the SPOA to extend its reach to assist with road problems, beach facilities and lifeguards, safe walking throughout the village, shelter facilities at the robots, funding for water specialists to address water problems, litter and pavements problems, public gardens, emergencies, street signs, road markings, wheelchair access at the beaches and much, much more.

Management

The SPOA, a Section 21 Company (Association not for gain) incorporated in 2005, manages the UIP levy received from RNM. Six ex-officio members from the Southbroom Ratepayers Association (SRA), the Southbroom Conservancy (SC) and the CPF sit on the board. In addition there are 4 elected board members. Funds are dispersed to the CPF, the SRA and the SC for the management of various projects.
The SPOA brings all administrative expenses (audit, banking, insurance, etc.) under one entity to reduce costs and avoid duplication.
The board of the SPOA is responsible for all its financial affairs including managing the receipts from RNM, disbursements, staff, management and financial records, fixed asset register, budgets, audits, annual financial statements, board of director meetings and AGMs.
The day-to-day management of security and policing services is done through the CPF, conservancy issues through the SC and village matters through the SRA. The SRA has various sub-committees including the Southbroom Water Action Team (SWAT III), Southbroom Village Gardens (SVG), the Southbroom Library and the Southbroom Business Forum (SBF). Separate portfolios include roads, verges, health, community matters, beaches, town planning, marketing, database, external relations, electricity, etc.
Volunteers are encouraged to join any of the organizations and will be most welcome! Apart from a village manager, an accountant and cleaners and maintenance staff, there are no salaries, rewards or any other remuneration for the board of directors, volunteers or management of the SPOA or any of the subsidiary entities.

Memorandum of Incorporation

The MOI of the SPOA is available in full elsewhere on this site. It states: 2.1 … the board shall attend to the necessary enhancement of Southbroom as contemplated by the objects of this Company and the relevant Board resolutions.

The VISION:

A better living for the Southbroom community, which will:- 

• enhance and supplement the municipal services, infrastructure and protection to the community provided by a local Municipality; 
• facilitate investment in the special rating area; 
• facilitate a cooperative approach between the Municipality and the private sector in the provision of municipal services.