Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
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THEMBISILE HANI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 2017-2022 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. GUIDING PARAMETERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1. National Development Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2.2. Mpumalanga Vision 2030 (Provincial Development Plan) .................................................................................. 2 1.2.3. The 2016 Local Government Manifesto ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.2.4. Government Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2.5. Integrated Support Plan for accelerated Municipal Services Delivery ........................................................... 9 1.2.5.1. Task for the next phase of transformation ............................................................................................................... 10 1.2.5.2. Back to basics ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.3. MUNICIPAL VISION AND MISSION ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.3.1. Vision Statement .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.3.2. Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.3.3. Municipal Values and Principles ................................................................................................................................... 12 1.4. SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.5. KEY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.6. KEY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES ................................................................................................................................. 13 1.7. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.1. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) ...................................................................... 15 2.1.2. Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000) .................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.3. Municipal Finance Management Act (Act 56 of 2003) ........................................................................................ 16 2.1.4. White Paper on Local Government (1998)............................................................................................................... 16 2.1.5. Performance Management Systems ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.2. ESTABLISHMENT IN TERMS OF LEGISLATION ..................................................................................................... 17 2.3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 17 2.4. IDP PROCESS OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4.1. IDP Organisational Arrangements................................................................................................................................ 19 2.4.2. IDP and Budget Time Table ............................................................................................................................................. 19 2.5. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.1. Key Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.2. Key Service Delivery Gaps and Backlogs ................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.3. Audit Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.5.4. Achievements of the last 5 years ................................................................................................................................... 23 3.1. MUNICIPAL LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 29 3.1.1. Main Roads .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.1.2. Main Areas............................................................................................................................................................................... 31 i 3.2. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ................................................................................................................................................. 32 3.2.1. Population Size ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.2. Population Composition ................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.2.1. The gender composition ................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.2.2. The age structure ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 3.2.3. Socio-Economic Development ........................................................................................................................................ 34 3.2.3.1. Employment and unemployment indicators ........................................................................................................... 34 3.2.3.2. Poverty rate ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36 3.2.3.3. Individual Income ................................................................................................................................................................ 37 3.2.3.4. Education Indicators .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 3.2.3.5. Blue Drop and Green Drop Performance ................................................................................................................... 37 4.1. SPATIAL RATIONALE AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................ 40 4.1.1. Legislative and Policy Context ........................................................................................................................................ 40 4.1.2. Spatial Location and Description .................................................................................................................................. 44 4.1.3. Settlement Pattern ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 4.1.4. Land Ownership and Land Use Composition........................................................................................................... 45 4.1.5. Land Ownership in Traditional Areas ......................................................................................................................... 46 4.1.6. Land Claims ............................................................................................................................................................................ 48 4.1.7. Illegal Land Occupation and Informal Settlements ..............................................................................................