SETTLEMENT PRIORITIES Mogalakwena

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 120 601 4% 31 779 3.49 6 037.88 20p/ha 4% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No income: 15% Elec: 92% Fixed capital investment: 3rd highest. Mostly in tertiary Below R38k: 50% Sanit: 57% sector. , MOGALAKWENA Unemployed: 12% Water: 75% Largest sector GVA: mining (previously Potgietersrus) Higher education: 9% Refuse: 61% Largest employer: wholesale Dominated by economically High locational quotient: mining, electricity, transport active population. Low locational quotient: manufacturing High dependency ratio due to Contribution to GVA: 2nd the majority of the population Primary: 2nd; secondary: 1st; tertiary: 1st aged between 0-14 IMPORTANT DIVERSIFIED AND DEVELOPED ECONOMY BACKGROUND ACCESS STRENGTH LIES IN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SECTORS Early exploration for platinum Excellent: on Platreef in 1920s. The focus Direct: passes through. is around Mokopane and Adjacent: , R518, includes the activities and land On NS railway line uses in . However, Mahwelereng starts to exhibit the features of a peri-urban area with elements of subsistence farming on the fringes of the denser residential components.

LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No High potential for growth Primary schools: 29 Mining: Platinum and coal; existing and Rerouting of N11 – remove through Secondary schools: 19 potential to the north traffic but could have economic impact Tertiary edu: 1 FET & TC Agricultural: surrounded by priority area Functions as regional service centre Health: 2 hospitals; 5 clinics (intensive commercial) and wildlife No development of sub-centres but Government: 1 municipal, 0 district, 13 Tourism: cultural and natural Mahwelereng might warrant low level government Land under traditional authority neighbourhood centre Police stations: 3 Small villages to north Infill and growth towards the north Magistrates Court: 2 EMF: Urbanisation focus areas, Agricultural priority areas with a commercial focus (intensive) GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Regional service centre PGP in all SDFs Increased demand from regional Oversupply of high income res. Largest population business facilities to be addressed in Undersupply of low income res: Largest regional service centre. CBD Horizontal expansion and infill: different Continued anticipated growth Low income housing income groups growing together Diversified and strong local economy The municipality owns a substantial Needed 3 600 units until 2017 amount of strategically located land. PROPOSAL: PGP

Figure 1: MOKOPANE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK.

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 6 877 2.5 1 892 3.47 504.57 14p/ha 4% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 18% Elec: 95% Below R38k: 66% Sanit: 2% Unemployed: 11% Water: 54% Higher education: 4% Refuse: 1% MMOTONG/ BAKENBERG, BACKGROUND ACCESS MOGALAKWENA Informal village, Limited, the D3556-D4380 route connects the villages, including Servicing surrounding area in northern parts of Bakenberg, with the N11 and R518 into Mokopane town to the south Mogalakwena and the N11 again in the north towards Rebone. Centrally located in the rural area. Constituted by the Mmotong village. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, but in close proximityto One of two service points for providing Primary schools: 4 Transition 1 Zone and establishing higher level government Secondary schools: 2 Mining: No and municipal functions Combined: 0 Agricultural: Agriculture is not To provide basis for public amenities Tertiary edu: 0 encouraged. Game and cattle farming in and services to meet daily needs of rural Health: 1 Clinic this zone should not detract from the communities. Government: 1 Govt tourism experience of the zone. The land Focus non-residential activities along the Police stations: 0 capability for agriculture is mainly low- north-south main road through the village Magistrates Court: 0 moderate. with core in the south closer to the schools Tourism: EMF indicates that there is to the east of the main road and south of significant potential for the development the intersection immediately north of the of nature and/or culture based tourism schools. Traditional authority: Yes Facilitate orderly growth and provide Small villages: Yes, the area is infrastructure and facilities to allow surrounded by various small villages regional facilities to establish in node EMF: Nature and cultural tourism focus areas within a high quality natural setting. Water extraction in this area should be minimal GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Very little growth or growth potential but LPSDF: MGP Formalisation of settlements with plays crucial role in bringing facilities LMSDF: downgraded to municipal suitable land tenure arrangements closer to population. service points – non-aligned terminology Creating opportunities for the establishment of a regional community PROPOSAL: MGP service centre as current services are of a low order

Figure 2: BAKENBERG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS REBONE, MOGALAKWENA 4 179 5 1 118 3.74 271.39 15p/ha 3% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 12% Elec: 75% Below R38k: 68% Sanit: 60% Unemployed: 5% Water: 86% Higher education: 4% Refuse: 79% BACKGROUND ACCESS Delivery of services to surrounds, north of Very good: N11 Mogalakwena and up to Botswana. Servicing surrounding areas in the northern parts of Mogalakwena. Emphasis on creating opportunities for establishing regional community facilities and services as required Subsistence farming Able to service northern areas up to Botswana border Area between town and main road required for infill development if required LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No To serve as the point for providing and Primary schools: 1 Mining: No establishing higher level government Secondary schools: 1 Agricultural: Intensive grazing to the and commercial functions should it be Combined: 0 south necessary Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Natural and cultural tourism Health: 1 Clinic Proclaimed nature reserve to north Government: 0 Traditional authority: No Police stations: 0 Small villages: To the east Magistrates Court: 0 EMF: Protection of the natural vegetation, landscape and rock paintings areas, with limited appropriate tourism GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Very little growth or growth potential but LPSDF: MGP Limit development within an urban necessary to provide rural communities LMSDF: Municipal Service Point edge and promote infill development with access to services and facilities in the area between the town and the Limit growth to proclaimed land and PROPOSAL: PCP discourage extensive urban development Substantial number of vacant business and residential stands

Figure 3: REBONE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 9 666 2 2 526 3.6 1235.84 8 p/ha 2% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 16% Elec: 94% Below R38k: 67% Sanit: 2% Unemployed: 11% Water: 61% MABUSELA CLUSTER, MOGALAKWENA Higher education: 3% Refuse: 1% BACKGROUND ACCESS (GA-MODIPANA, KWAKWALATA, GA- Situated between the D3556-D4380 route as well as Fair: at intersection of D4380, this links it to Mokopane in the south MOSEGE, , MATOPA, FOTHANE, the R518 to Mokopane. and Mmotong in the north, and D1958, which links the area to the MABUELA, RAMORULANE, MAHLOGO, N11 to the east and the R518 to the west. GA-TSHABA), LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Situated along the D3556 and D4380 Primary schools: 7 Mining: Yes, in close proximity to that links Mogalakwena villages to the Secondary schools: 4 Mokopane Platinum MineAgricultural: N11 and Mokopane. Combined: 0 Yes, Subsitance Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Yes, Cultural tourism due to close Health: 1 Mobile Clinic proximity to the Heritage route Government: - Traditional authority:Yes Police stations: 1 Small villages: Magistrates Court: - EMF: Nature and cultural tourism focus area within high quality natural setting GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Area to be focused on servicing LPSDF: MGP, 4th Order, 5th Order Focus on servicing surrounding areas surrounding settlements in the southern and farming areas of Mogalakwena. PROPOSAL: PCP More services to be focussed in this Subsitence farming for food security area purposes, but taking into account scarce Infill development in vacant water resources in the District. areas between settlements Encourage cultural tourism in the area Need to address issues of illegal water connections RDP housing

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 5 407 1% 1 427 3.7 612.43 9p/ha 13 SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 20% Elec: 97% Below R38k: 69 % Sanit: 1% Unemployed: 11% Water: 61% MATLOU/ GA-MAPELA, MOGALAKWENA Higher education: 3% Refuse: 0 % (GA-MAPELA, GA-MASENYA) BACKGROUND ACCESS Agricultural rural settlement located close to Limited: R518 Mokopane LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: no Scrapped as service centre in Primary schools: 1 Mining: Yes,near platinum mine Mogalakwena SDF due to its proximity Secondary schools: 2 Agricultural: no, existing and potential to the town Combined: 0 mining Ga-Matlou service point is in close Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No proximity to the urban core and the level Health: 1 Clinic Traditional authority: No of potential investment by the Council Government: 0 Small villages: Yes cannot warrant such a service point Police stations: 0 EMF: Restricted mining focus area in Magistrates Court: 0 aesthetic/ ecological resource area GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED The growth of this area must maily focus LPSDF: LSP Focus on providing basic needs to on meeting housing demand, providing LMSDF - scraps as service point surrounds. However, not to a great basic needs to the settlement and extent due to the area’s close proximity surrounds, and encouraging infill PROPOSAL: LSP to Mokopane. delopment between the settlements Upgrading of medical services Satellite police station Recreational facilities required in the area

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS +/- 120 No Data No Data No Data 24.32 5p/ha No Data BACKGROUND ACCESS Falls within ’s sphere of influence and serves a Fair: lies where the R518 to Setateng & Lephalale to the west & the MARKEN, MOGALAKWENA very sparsely and isolated area R561 to the N11-Botswana in the north & Touchstone Nature Reserve to the south intersect LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Yes; Transition 1 Zone Smaller nodes with a very limited or no Primary schools: 1 Mining: No economic base Secondary schools:0 Agricultural: Game & Cattle Farming Can possibly establish itself as a tourism Combined: 0 Tourism: Yes, situated near Touchstone support town for this area. Tertiary edu: 0 Nature Reserve and is part of Health: 0 theBisosphere Reserve Government: 0 Traditional authority: Yes Police stations: 0 Small villages: Yes Magistrates Court: 0 EMF: Major infrastructure corridor areas; Nature and cultural tourism focus areas within a high quality natural setting GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED The establishment of game lodges and LPSDF: LSP D3564/D3556 to Gilead in the ease other environmental tourism activities Scrapped as node in LMSDF nedds to be upgraded should be encouraged. Tourism activities to be encouraged PROPOSAL: LSP

Lephalale

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS LEPHALALE, LEPHALALE 43 867 26% 12 250 3 2 789 16p/ha 22% (previously Ellisras) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No Income: 15% Elec: 84% Fixed capital investment:.2nd highest, mostly in primary sector Below R38k: 27% Sanit: 75% Largest sector GVA: Mining Unemployment: 9% Water: 84% Largest employer: Mining Higher education: 15% Refuse: 76% High locational quotient: agriculture, mining; and: electricity Low locational quotient: manufacturing, construction, finance, BACKGROUND ACCESS community, government Contribution to GVA: 3rd: The Lephalale PGP consists of Good: not on highway but on 3rd in primary, 4th in secondary; 5th in tertiary the townships/neighbourhoods regional corridors: R510, R33, IMPORTANT AND GROWING IN MINING AND ELECTRICITY of Ellisras, Onverwacht and R510, R518 – NEED TO DIVERSIFY Marapong On N-S railway line Close relations with “Tuli Block” in Botswana. Regional service centre for surroundings and small towns in Botswana LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES EMF: infrastructure corridor, industrial and To play major role in energy generation and Primary schools: 3 mining coal mining: transform from small rural town to Secondary schools: 3 Biosphere: No play major role in African coal mining. Power Tertiary edu: 1 FET & TC Mining: Coal fields surrounding and to the stations to make it an energy hub. Health: 2 hospitals; 2 clinics north High anticipated growth Government: 1 local municipality; Agricultural: Intensive grazing potential Immediate expansion adjacent to R33 and 1 government towards the south R518 Police stations: 1; Magistrate's Tourism: Business; cultural and nature to Future expansion towards north, south and west. court: 1 the south, hunting Industrial development zone between Traditional authority: No residential and mining Small villages: No Expansion of airport zone Town will more than double over the long term GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Prospects of a growing mining and LPSDF: PGP . Continued sustainable electricity sector in the immediate vicinity WDSDF: MGP growth and diversification of of the town Future developments of national importance: the economy, specifically Has experienced extremely high identified a Special intervention area ito the supply chain (input side) population growth (among highest in National Development beneficiation ) Plan, 2030. . Potential conflict between Household size small due to younger Limpopo GDS: coal mining and petrochemical, natural amenity for tourism, families and migrant workers red meat processing and tourism cluster. high agricultural potential Vertical 'sprawl' as opposed to and mining and industrial densification PROPOSAL: PGP development Proposed Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage . Fluctuating population due to by Transnet will pass through this area and phasing of construction greatly increase its growth potential . Need for affordable rental overtime accommodation

Figure 4: LEPHALALE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS THABO MBEKI, LEPHALALE 3 110 2.8 1 056 2.3 257.84 12p/ha 1% (WITPOORT, LEPURUPUNG) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 19% Elec: 76% Below R38k: 54% Sanit: 12% Unemployed: 7% Water: 98% Higher education: 6% Refuse: 62% BACKGROUND ACCESS Centrally located to provide essential services to Limited surrounding settlements. Situated along the D3100 route, the link between the R518 in the Consists of the townships/settlements of Lepurupurung, south and R572 in the north Witpoort and Thabo Mbeki. A district hospital is located here, as well as other services LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Proposed to serve the rural settlements in the Primary schools: 1 Mining: No eastern parts of Lephalale Municipality. Secondary schools: 1 Agricultural: Yes, Subsistence Due to central location wrt rural areas, current Combined: 0 Tourism: No facilities including availability of engineering Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: No services, and higher order functions proposed to Health: 1 District hospital, 1 Small villages: Yes, the area is serve rural settlements to the east thus higher CHC surrounded by various small villages level than merely local service point Government: 1 LM EMF: Zone 8: Rural settlement support should be the node in rural areas that is more Police stations: 1 area. important and to accommodate higher level of Magistrates Court: 1 services and activities, if required It is therefore most suitable to Secondary Activity Node which may contain shopping centre and/or Thusong Centre GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IDP projects negative growth MSDF: LSP, Active intervention to stimulate A localised development master plan LMSDF 4th Order local economic development in might be required to guide the growth of order to positively impact on this area to accommodate Residential PROPOSAL: MGP surroundings development and business development. A master or detail framework Business development should be focused plan is still required on already formalised areas

Figure 5: THABO MBEKI SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS GA-SELEKA, LEPHALALE 5 867 1.3 1 368 4.29 796.4 7p/ha 4% (GA-SELEKA, KAULETSI, MOHLASEDI) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 13% Elec: 98% Below R38k: 56% Sanit: 1% Unemployed: 9% Water: 50% Higher education: 4% Refuse: 0% BACKGROUND ACCESS Cluster consisting of Ga-Seleka, Kauletsi and Fair: R572, D3110 (Good access to public transport) Mohlasedi, which services the northern parts of Important local access: LS4, LS5, DC3 Lephalale’s rural areas. In close proximity to Tom Burke and Groblersbrug Botswana Border post on the N11 LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Situated along the D3110 route, the link Primary schools: 2 Mining: No between the R518 and R572 Secondary schools: 3 Agricultural: Game and cattle farming Development should be focused along Combined: 0 Tourism: No these routes Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: Yes Attempt to attract people to settle in Health: 1 clinic, 2 mobile clinic Small villages: Yes town through provision of goods and Government: 0 EMF: Rural settlement support area; services Police stations: 0 Game and cattle farming areas with a Magistrates Court: 0 commercial focus GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Servicing surrounding areas LPSDF: PC Situated along the D3110 route, the Slow growth WDSDF: MGP link between the R518 and R572 LMSDF: Local Service Point Development should be focused along these routes

Attempt to attract people to settle here PROPOSAL: PCP through provision of goods and services Promote infill development in vacant areas between settlements

Figure 6: GA SELEKA SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 11 824 1 2 593 4.7 1051.05 11p/ha 16% SETATENG, LEPHALALE (SEFATENG) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 12% Elec: 97% (SETATENG, GA-MONYEKI, MATLADI, Below R38k: 49% Sanit: 2% PHAHLADIRA) Unemployed: 14% Water: 64% Higher education: 3% Refuse: 1% BACKGROUND ACCESS Consists of the settlements of Setateng, Ga-Monyeki Fair: R518 (Development corridor 1 in Local SDF linking area with and Mmathaldi Lephalale town and Steenbokpan), D3110 (Good access to public Located 40km east of Lephalale town transport) LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Situated along the D3110 route, the link Primary schools: 4 Mining: No between the R518 and R572. Secondary schools: 3 Agricultural: Agriculture priority area Development should be focussed along Combined: 0 and game and cattle farming (intensive these routes Tertiary edu: 0 commercial) R572 links N11 and R510 both Health: 1 clinic Shogoane; Tourism: No connecting with Botswana Government: 1 LM Traditional authority: Yes Phahladira to form part of cluster Police stations: Yes Small villages: Yes Needs to offer a level of social services Magistrates Court: 1 Periodical EMF: Rural settlement support area, and low level business needs Major infrastructure corridor GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Service surrounding areas LMSDF & LSPDF: PCP Link to Botswana Area to be utilised for future residential Infrastructure provisioning and business development PROPOSAL: PCP Area is very close to current Biosphere, Encourage industrial development where there may be some environmental there are existing rights issues to take into account Phahladira is to form part of this cluster. Infill development in vacant areas between settlements

Figure 7: SETATENG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 6 167 2 1 476 4 975.52 6p/ha 5% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 14% Elec: 93% Below R38k: 55% Sanit: 1% ABBOTTSPOORT, LEPHALALE Unemployed: 11% Water: 83% (ABBOTTSPOORT, MARTINIQUE, NECKER, Higher education: 4% Refuse: 1% DIKGOPENG, NKOTOMENG, DITLOUNG) BACKGROUND ACCESS This area is aimed at filling the small “gap” between Fair: D3110 the Thabo Mbeki and Setateng LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Situated along the D3110 route, the link Primary schools: 1 Mining: No between the R518 and R572. Secondary schools: 3 Agricultural: Subsistenca and commercial Development should be focussed along Combined: 0 arable farming on the west banks of the this rural linkage route Tertiary edu: 0 river Health: 1 clinic, 1 mobile clinic Tourism: No Government: 0 Traditional authority: Yes Police stations:0 Small villages: Yes Magistrates Court: 0 EMF: Rural Support Area GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED To ensure that the villages such as Keletse LMSDF: LSP Focus on servicing surrounding areas le Mma, Kiti, Motsweding and Ga- and farming Maeleletsa are properly served. PROPOSAL: PCP More services to be focussed in this In this node the municipality may consider area a Thusong Centre Infill development in vacant areas between settlements

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 225 No Data No Data No Data 9.36 24p/ha No Data BACKGROUND ACCESS Tom Burke is situated in the north-east in Lephalale Good: Situated along the N11 where the R572 intersects with it, TOM BURKE, LEPHALALE about 10kms before the Groblersbrug border post into Connected to Botswana (+/- 10kms from Groblersbrug border post) Botswana. to the north-west and Rebone and Mokopane to the southeast LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Identified in the LSDF and the LPSDF as a Primary schools: 0 Mining: No Local Service Point. This status is Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Yes, mainly game and cattle maintained and Tom Burke will provide Combined: 0 farming for services in the eastern parts of Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No Lephalale as well as pass through traffic Health: 0 Traditional authority: No specifically along the N11 or DC 3. Government: 0 Small villages: Yes The R572 connects the Lephalale villages Police stations: 1 EMF: Game and cattle farming areas with to the N11, which is where Tom Burke is Magistrates Court: 1 Periodical Court a commercial focus situated The connectiong to the R510 is also important as it connects the settlement with Lephalale town. GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED

Main function of this settlement is to LPSDF & LSDF: LSP Lack of an economic base service the northern rural areas of Need to capitalise on close promximity Lephalale. It is also seen as a major truck PROPOSAL: LSP to border post and being on a major stop on the N11 freight route.

Figure 8: TOM BURKE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 225 No Data No Data No Data 9 25p/ha No Data BACKGROUND ACCESS MARNITZ, LEPHALALE Very small settlement along the N11 Good: Situated along the N11 Game and cattle farming Connected to Botswana (+/- 35kms from Groblersbrug border post) to the north-west and Rebone and Mokopane to the southeast. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Identified in the LSDF and the LPSDF as a Primary schools: 0 Mining: No (but iron ore can be found Local Service Point. This status is Secondary schools: 0 here) maintained and Marnitz, along with Tom Combined: 0 Agricultural: Game and cattle farming Burke, will provide for services in the Tertiary edu: 0 (commercial) eastern parts of Lephalale as well as Health: 0 Tourism: No pass through traffic specifically along Government: 0 Traditional authority: No the N11 or DC 3. Police stations: 0 Small villages: No Magistrates Court: 0 EMF: Game and cattle farming areas with a commercial focus GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Main function of this settlement is to LPSDF & LSDF: LSP Address low level of access to health service the northern rural areas of facilities Lephalale. It is also seen as a major truck PROPOSAL: LSP Lack of an economic base stop on the N11

Figure 9: MARNITZ SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 1 000 No Data 249 No Data 627.06 2p/ha No Data STEENBOKPAN, LEPHALALE BACKGROUND ACCESS Falls within Lephalale’s sphere of influence and serves a Fair: at intersection of Development Corridor 1 (D1675) and Strategic very sparsely and isolated area Link 7 (D175) Rich in mineral resources and in identified for future Located favourably to establish closer links with Botswana and mining and for purposes of power stations. In the associated mines to be located in the Northern District of Botswana Lephalale SDF, it is named a Potential Development Area and falls under the Mining Zone Focus Area 3 LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, but in close proximity to The National Development Plan, 2030 Primary schools: 0 Transition 1 Zone and vision of the municipality is to Secondary schools: 0 Mining: Yes, high coal potential area become the energy hub of Africa and Combined: 1 Agricultural: Game and Cattle Farming Steenbokpan will play a big role in this. Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No It will serve the north-western parts of Health: 1 Clinic, 1 Mobile Clinic Traditional authority: No Lephalale. Steenbokpan is located Government: 0 Small villages: No favourably to establish closer links with Police stations: 0 EMF: Potential large industrial and Botswana and associated mines to be Magistrates Court: 0 related activities focus areas located in the Northern District of Botswana. If the area between Steenbokpan and Stockpoort and Lephalale PGP develop into mining activities, Steenbokpan should not only provide limited commercial and community services to nearby located mines and power stations, but also serve as a residential area. Only on a limited scale, the housing of employees should be focused in Lephalale town as Steenbokpan is at a reasonable commutable distance. GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED The growth rate in this settlement is Municipal Growth Point is proposed in There is a need to plan the urban form expected to rise rapidly in years to come light of in advance and in detail, since due to the mining activities proposed in LMSDF: LSP Steenbokpan will play a major role the surrounds. Bulk infrastructure and within the scope of the energy hub over widening of roads need to start being PROPOSAL: LSP the medium and long term. This priority projects in this area, as well as the planning should be done by means of provision of affordable rental housing compilation of a Framework Plan However, due to its close proximity to Upgrading of the current bulk services Lephalale town, housing development to accommodate development in the should be discouraged. Rather focus on area. housing people in Lephalale town to avoid Upgrading of the Development creating an unsustainable ‘mining town’ in Corridor 1 (D1675) linking Steenbokpan. There are 2 power stations Steenbokpan to Lephalale so it will be planned for this area in the near future. able to handle higher traffic volumes Steenbokpan’s importance with regards to and heavy vehicles. Upgrading of energy and mining will increase other roads as well is required drastically in the medium to long term. Heavy vehicles will be travelling back and forth in this area.

Figure 10: STEENBOKPAN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

POP SIZE NR POP INF NAME POP GROWTH HH SIZE AREA (ha) (2011) HOUSEHOLDS DENSITY SETTL 41 987 3.5% 11 478 3.96 2 780.56 15p/ha 14% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No income: 10% Elec: 83% Fixed capital investment: 4th Below R38k: 50% Sanit: 83% Largest sector GVA: tertiary, secondary, Unemployment: 10% Water: 95% primary: Finance and government Higher education: 7% Refuse: 84% Largest employer: wholesale High locational quotient: agriculture, MODIMOLLE, MODIMOLLE electricity, wholesale, transport, finance, (previously Nylstroom) government BACKGROUND ACCESS Low locational quotient: mining, manufacturing Agricultural and administrative service centre . Excellent: Contribution to GVA: 4th: 5th in primary, 2nd Agriculture with tourism . close to N1, on R101, R33 in secondary and tertiary Strong tourism potential . R33 freight corridor due Growing tourism sector threatening to development in ALTHOUGH SMALL, WELL DEVELOPED agriculture most farms converted to game Lephalale AND DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY farms . NS railway line LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, falls just outside the Growth nodal point Primary schools:8 Biosphere, but it is a gateway into it through Land Use Management strategies to Secondary schools: 2 the R33 ensure protection of agricultural land Combined: 0 Mining: No Special School: 1 Agricultural: Agriculture with tourism focus Tertiary edu: 1 Tourism: Yes, growing, focus should be on Health: 3 Clinics, 1 District Hospital eco-tourism based on natural and cultural Government: 2 features Police stations: 1, 1 satellite Traditional authority: No Magistrates Court: 1 Small villages: No EMF: Agriculture focus areas with a tourism component surrounded by natural areas and; Protection of the natural vegetation, landscape and rock paintings areas, with limited appropriate tourism GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Extensive densification and vertical sprawl LPSDF: PGP . Influence of tourism on agriculture Rapid population growth, due to displaced WDSDF: MGP . Protection of natural and cultural farm workers has slowed somewhat. Regional hub of government assets Focus of strong agriculture activities Agr & tourism service centre . Expanding on role as seat of Potential of to develop as tourism support district government and regional centre. PROPOSED: DGP service centre

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS MATLABANE/ , MODIMOLLE 16 463 8 3 366 4.65 593 28p/ha 15% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 16% Elec: 86% Below R38k: 59% Sanit: 42% Unemployed: 14% Water: 77% Higher education: 2% Refuse: 85% BACKGROUND ACCESS Initially developed as service centre for local farms. Good: R33 to Lephalale in the north and Modimolle in the south. In beneficial position to develop as hub of Biosphere

LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Transition Zone 2 Service point and gateway to the Primary schools: 2 Mining: No Biosphere Secondary schools: 2 Agricultural: With tourism. Game farming Combined: 0 Tourism: with agricultural focus Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: No Health: 1 Clinic Small villages: No Government: 1 LM EMF: Urbanisation focus area as well as Police stations: 1 Agriculture focus areas with a tourism Magistrates Court: 1 component surrounded by natural areas GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Limited development potential LPSDF: MGP Water shortage exists in the area, Seen as important gateway to the LMSDF: PCP currently depending on boreholes biosphere Need for beautification Increase in the population area because PROPOSAL: PCP of displaced farm workers

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS MABALENG, MODIMOLLE (ALMA) 1 554 0.42 215 7.23 82.85 18 p/ha 11% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 13% Elec: 88% Below R38k: 54% Sanit: 0% Unemployed: 19% Water: 85% Higher education:1 % Refuse: 90% BACKGROUND ACCESS Agricultural, Rural town Fair: R33 LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Transition Zone 2 The D180 road from Bela Bela to Primary schools: 1 Mining: No Mabaleng (Alma) provides access to Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Yes, but should be according various tourism related facilities and the Combined: 0 to the guidelines provided in the town is just off the tourism corridor R33. Tertiary edu: 0 Biosphere Service point Health: 1 Clinic Tourism: Yes, is along the tourism route agricultural town that can be classified Government: 0 from Bela Bela (D180) as a fourth order node Police stations: 1 Satellite Traditional authority: No Magistrates Court: 0 Small villages: No EMF: Agriculture with tourism GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED There is little development potential LPSDF: LSP Lack of public transport Focus on sustaining minimum health Informal Settlements must be addressed conditions for residents of this area PROPOSAL: LSP Paving of main access roads The lack of a waste water treatment works must be addressed There is a need for a cemetery in the area, as well as a health facility

Bela Bela

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS BELA BELA, BELA BELA 45 007 7.3% 11 678 3.02 4 440 10p/ha 17% (previously Warmbaths) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No income: 14% Elec: 84% Fixed capital investment: 4th, mostly in tertiary sector Below R38k: 50% Sanit: 89% Largest sector GVA: Finance (real estate) Unemployed: 11% Water: 97% Largest employer: Wholesale Higher education: 6% Refuse 88% High locational quotient: Agriculture, electricity, construction, wholesale and finance Low locational quotient: Manufacturing, Contribution to GVA: 5th: BACKGROUND ACCESS 4th primary but much smaller than pervious 3; 3rd secondary; 3rd tertiary Het Bad nature Reserve within town Excellent: Tourism should continue growth Consist of Bela-Bela Extensions 1 to . Close to N1 9, Jinnah Park, Spa Park . On R101, R516 SMALL ECONOMY BUT WELL-DEVELOPED Warmbaths Extensions. . NS railway line Ave erf size range from 250m2 to almost 4000m2 LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, but access point to biosphere from Most significant node in municipality Primary schools: 8 Gauteng Eco-tourism hub Secondary schools: 4 Mining: Limited Promotion of compact town, infill Combined: 1 Agricultural: Intensive and commercial priority area development and mixed land use Tertiary edu: 1 to the south Health: 1 private and 1 Tourism: Yes, in town and area to the north. Well provincial, 3 clinics and 2 mobile developed clinics (LP: 5) Traditional authority: No Government: 1 LM; 0 DM; 2 Govt Small villages: No Police stations: 1 and 1 satellite EMF: Agricultural priority areas with a commercial (LP: 1 ps and 1 satellite) focus (intensive) Magistrates Court: 1

GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Ad hoc development leading to vertical sprawl LPSDF: PGP Sprawl, especially due to lifestyle Limited densification WDSDF: MGP estates Growing number of lifestyle estates west and north Informal Settlements west PROPOSED: DGP Illegal uses in areas on the Vacant middle and high income erven outskirts of town Vacant industrial erven Home office development

Figure 11: BELA BELA SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 1 897 2.5 584 3.25 207 9p/ha 3% , BELA BELA SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 19% Elec: 98% Below R38k: 48% Sanit: 98% Unemployed: 10% Water: 98% Higher education: 5% Refuse: 97% BACKGROUND ACCESS Delivery of services to surroundings Excellent: N1, R101 Well-established Co-operation with Silos to serve the Railway line local farmers. Other business developments include amongst others petrol garages, supermarkets and small shops. Provides important convenience goods and services to surrounding communities. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Second most important growth point in Primary schools: 1 Mining: Existing and potential municipality Secondary schools: 1 Agricultural: High potential with tourism Development important in order to Combined: 0 Environment: Highly environmentally improve services and contribute to the Tertiary edu: sensitive upliftment of the area. Health: 1 clinic Tourism: EMF: Nature and cultural tourism Large number of serviced vacant erven Government: 0 focus area with high quality natural can be made available to settle people Police stations: 1 setting from dispersed settlements provided that Magistrates Court: 1 Traditional authority: No it is sustainable, cost-effective and Post office: 1 Small villages: No viability over longer term. Second most important growth point in Sufficient edu fac till 2030 Bela Bela GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Vacant business erven LPSDF: MGP Improve existing services to uplift the Need to develop into more compact town LMSDF: MGP area Potential for growth Resettlement of residents from Local economic development potential dispersed surrounding settlements Of 1 092 erven, 680 are still vacant PROPOSAL: PCP Develop based on the local economic Six business erven but only two are growth potential. developed. SDF: in 2030 approximately 2 062 people will reside in Pienaarsrivier approximately 117 additional houses will be needed

Figure 12: PIENAARSRIVIER SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 1 448 91% 358 4 195 7p/ha 5% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 20% Elec: 93% Below R38k:65 % Sanit: 95% Unemployed: 6% Water: 87% Higher education: 1% Refuse: 96% RADIUM (& MASAKHANE/WELGEGUND), BACKGROUND ACCESS BELA BELA Agriculture (maize) Fair: R101 Small town inclusive of the known as Lies between the N1 and the R101 (P1/3) routes linking the settlement Welgegund/Masakhane to Bela Bela in the North and Gauteng in the south. There is a small business component Railway Line Generally only serving the direct surrounding farming communities and do not have a significant impact on the spatial development LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Local Service Points (third order node), Primary schools: 1 Mining: Potential mining providing a service mainly to the local Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Yes, area surrounded by community Combined: 0 arable commercial farming Need for development of Masakhane on Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No the farm Welgegund to relocate other Health: 0 Traditional authority: No dispersed settlements in the area such as Government: 0 Small villages: No Vingerkraal, Masakhane. settlement with Police stations: 0 EMF: Agriculture priority area (intensive ±300 erven was planned. Magistrates Court: 0 commercial) GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED No substantial township development LMSDF & LPSDF: LSP Provide RDP housing envisaged over long term Establishment of waste management Encourage growth towards agriculture PROPOSAL: LSP site Lack of development of business plots Need for health facilities Farmers leaving the area

Figure 13: RADIUM SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 819 31.4 101 8.1 117.74 7p/ha 0 SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 3% Elec: 86% Below R38k: 33% Sanit: 74% Unemployed: 0% Water: 0% Higher education: 1% Refuse: 6% BACKGROUND ACCESS Relatively small agricultural town in the Very well located in terms of important provincial roads along the Area R516 Generally only serving direct surrounding farming communities Do not have a significant impact on spatial SETTLERS, BELA BELA development. Has a farmer’s co-operative and silos which service the farming community and agricultural school, few small businesses, a community hall, etc. to serve the local community LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No No major future development envisaged Primary schools: 2 (Gretna primary Mining: No Should need arise for additional only 15 learners) Agricultural: substantial agricultural residential erven, first option to Secondary schools: 1 potential, specifically for cash crop formalize existing town and “Infill” Combined: 0 farming development between Road D936, Road Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No P184/1 railway line. Health: 1 Clinic Traditional authority: No Providing a service mainly to the local Government: 0 Small villages: No community Police stations: 0 EMF: Agricultural priority areas with a Magistrates Court: 0 commercial focus (intensive) GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED More concentrated settlements LMSDF: Local Service Points (third order Stagnant growth in this area Business developments include petrol node), Infill development between Road D936 garages, supermarkets and small shops (road to the north), Road P184/1 No major future development is PROPOSAL: LSP (road to the east) and southwards to envisaged for Settlers. the railway line. New residential development (if any) must follow a formal township application procedure, as the town is located in an area with relative high agricultural potential. The town is surrounded by arable land, used for cash crop farming. Focus on providing servces for residents and surrounding farming communities

Figure 14: SETTLERS SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 2 787 2.16 682 4 218.05 13p/ha 10% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 19% Elec: 99% Below R38k: 60% Sanit: 1% Unemployed: 9% Water: 11% Higher education:3 % Refuse: 1% BACKGROUND ACCESS Village which does not have an economic base and is a Limited: side road off the D2775 from Pienaarsrivier dormitory settlement with people working as migrant labourers elsewhere or in the surrounding areas and farms Although not formalized, has a small business RAPOTOKWANE, BELA BELA component that do not only cater for the residents, but also provide in the need for food supplies and other household goods and services for the surrounding farming community LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No It is proposed that village be provided Primary schools: 1 Mining: No (as far as possible), with basic municipal Secondary schools: 1 Agricultural: Yes, Commercial arable infrastructure. Combined: 0 agriculture & game farming No expansion is proposed, but rather Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Yes, game farming and eco- upgrading with formalization and “in-fill” Health: 1 clinic tourism in surrounding areas development. Government: 0 Traditional authority: Yes Address existing problems and improve Police stations: 0 Small villages: Yes, to the north in the quality of life of the village’s Magistrates Court: 0 Nkangala residents. EMF: Nature and cultural tourism focus Emphasis on providing services to areas within a high quality natural setting surrounding eco-tourism desitinations GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED 141 vacant erven which is adequate for LMSDF: Fourth order node servicing only Contamination of ground water by pit normal population growth (with no influx). the local community (to some extend). latrine system Focus on servicing only the local Need for upgrading internal streets community PROPOSAL: LSP Promote infil development Commercial agriculture and game farming or eco-tourism is the main activity on farms and the settlement of those areas coincides with the demand of the particular activity of the farm, game parks, lodges or holiday resorts.

Figure 15: RAPOTOKWANE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 827 2.2% 147 5.6 114.06 7p/ha 98% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 16% Elec: 4% Below R38k:43 % Sanit: 0% Unemployed: 15% Water: 63% Higher education: 1% Refuse: 2% BACKGROUND ACCESS Vingerkraal is an informal settlement which is situated Fair: lies on the D536 between Bela Bela to VINGERKRAAL, BELA BELA within the farm and isolated from an economic activity and basic infrastructure within the municipal area. It is proposed that the option for the relocation of this community to one of the existing economically viable nodes be determined and considered by Council prior to a final decision on this matter. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Yes, Transition 1 Zone There is a need for the residents of this Primary schools: 1 Mining: No settlement be relocated to more viable Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: No areas such as Radium & proposed Combined: 0 Tourism: No extentions in Spa Park in Bela Bela. Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: No Investment in infrastructure should be Health: 0 Small villages: No discouraged, focus rather on skilling the Government: 0 EMF: Nature and cultural tourism focus population Police stations: 0 areas within a high quality natural setting Magistrates Court: 0

GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Development at Vingerkraal must be Address housing & electricity backlogs considered very carefully due to the high PROPOSAL: LSP Relocating some residents to development costs at the present location. Welgegund Extension 1 (Radium) & The high costs of service delivery to this Spa Park area will have a meaningful impact on the development process. Water supply is also inadequate for the existing community.

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 105 1.69% 46 2.28 37.91 3p/ha 0% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 20% Elec: 52% Below R38k: 46 % Sanit: 26% Unemployed: 3% Water: 0% Higher education: 0% Refuse: 0% BACKGROUND ACCESS The existence of this town mainly revolves around the Fair: D626 off the N1 from Pienaarsrivier Rust de Winter Nature Reserve. The environmental sensitivity is low enough that tourism development is RUST DE WINTER, BELA BELA possible. The town’s close proximity to Gauteng makes it an ideal tourist destination. It is a part of The Dinokeng Integrated Tourism Initiative, it has the Big Five element LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Local Service Points (third order node), Primary schools: 1 Mining: Potential mining providing a service mainly to the local Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Arable agriculture that is community Combined: 0 not harmful to the natural environment Development around this area must be Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Eco-tourism informed by the Dinokeng Integrated Health: 1 Clinic Traditional authority: No Tourism Development Framework Government: 0 Small villages: No The urban area of Rust de Winter, Police stations: 1 EMF: Agriculture focus areas with a primary rights such as residential, Magistrates Court: 0 tourism component surrounded by natural complementary commercial, market

areas gardening and smallholdings are permitted.

GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Part of the Dinokeng Integrated Tourism Upgrading of D626 from Initiative to stimulate tourism in southern PROPOSAL: LSP Pienaarsrivier through Rust de Winter tip of Limpopo. Development should be to Rapotokwane tourism oriented Upmarket lodges to be situated along western shore of the dam

Rust de Winter is destined to experience meaningful residential development in the near future.

Thabazimbi

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS THABAZIMBI, THABAZIMBI 28 846 5% 8 713 3 3 752 8p/ha 24% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No income: 13% Elec: 95% Fixed capital investment: 1st Below R38k: 36% Sanit: 84% Largest sector GVA: 1st -mining (primary, tertiary, secondary) Unemployed: 10% Water: 93% Largest employer: mining Higher education: Refuse:89% High locational quotient: mining, 40% single Low locational quotient: agriculture, manufacturing, electricity, construction, wholesale, transport, finance, community, government BACKGROUND ACCESS Contribution to GVA: 1st; first in primary, fifth in secondary, fourth in tertiary Negative impact of mining on Good: R510, R511 environmentally sensitive Railway line LARGE CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT ECONOMY, BUT areas and visual amenity Proposed major infrastructure STRONG(EXCLUSIVE) FOCUS ON PRIMARY SECTOR which is problematic for corridor (MINING) AND CONCERNS ABOUT LONG TERM tourism Access to Botswana SUSTAINABILITY Support tourism development Development of industrial uses Encourage mixed land uses Agriculture with tourism LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, but important access point Main hub/ largest node that provides Primary schools: 4 from NorthWest Province majority of services Secondary schools: 2 Mining: Existing and potential platinum Well-established business and industrial Combined: 0 and iron to the south. Environmental area Tertiary edu: 0 protection important experiencing tremendous residential Health: 1 private and 1 district, 3 Agricultural: surrounding, focus on wildlife expansion. clinics and 2 mobile clinics Tourism: nature and cultural tourism to Identified as the major investment node for Government: 1LM, 0 DM, 2 Govt north – hunting and game farming both public and private investment Police stations: 1 Traditional authority: No Will remain focus for future (low, middle Magistrates Court: 1 Small villages: No and high income) residential development EMF: Urbanisation focus areas; Major as well as (regional and local) business infrastructure corridor areas; Restricted development. mining focus area in aesthetic and/or ecological resource areas GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Growth of informal settlements has led to Mining and agriculture service centre Informal settlement growth and extensive sprawl often on mining or Proposed infrastructure corridor availability of land for housing environmentally sensitive land. development Large spatial separation between have LPSDF: PGP Long term sustainable development and have-nots WDSDF: MGP Diversification of economy Access to Botswana Visual impact of mining on tourism Provides services to rest of municipality Large number of informal settlements PROPOSED: DGP Proposed Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage by Transnet will pass through this area and greatly increase its growth potential overtime

Figure 16: THABAZIMBI SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS NORTHAM, THABAZIMBI 30 003 11% 8 904 3 5 456.52 5p/ha 44% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 19% Elec: 57% Below R38k: 26% Sanit: 52% Unemployed: 13% Water: 56% Higher education: 4% Refuse: 53% BACKGROUND ACCESS Second largest town in municipality Fair: R510 Delivery of services to surrounding farms and villages Railway line Mining central to the town Main route between Thabazimbi and Rustenburg (P16-2) Well-established business sector

LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Opportunity to create strong business Primary schools: 5 Mining: mining focus area platinum and residential node Secondary schools: 1 Agricultural: commercial game and cattle Major investment node for private and Combined: 0 to the south; agricultural priority area to public sector Tertiary edu: 0 the north – intensive, commercial Will remain the focus for future (low, Health: 1 Clinic Tourism: Yes; annual Oppikoppi festival middle and high income) residential Government: 1 LM, 0 DM, 0 Govt Traditional authority: No development as well as (regional and Police stations: 1 Small villages: No local) business development. Magistrates Court: 1 EMF: Mining focus areas; Major Due to locality with respect to the infrastructure corridor areas surrounding mines, development will most likely focus more on affordable and low- cost residential development with ancillary business development that is mostly focused on the local market. GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Scattered development due to mining Major infrastructure corridor Informal settlement upgrading towns Beneficiation on supply side Extensive vertical sprawl and some infill LPSDF & LMSDF: MGP Consolidation of scattered settlements densification WSDF: LSP Proposal to convert Northam Proposed Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage Comprehensive School to be the by Transnet will pass through this area PROPOSED MGP Technical College to address lack of and greatly increase its growth potential skills in Thabazimbi overtime

Figure 17: NORTHAM SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 568 11% 230 2.23 330.77 2p/ha 16% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 4% Elec: 74 % Below R38k: 42% Sanit: 60% Unemployed: 4% Water: 37% Higher education: 16% Refuse: 37% BACKGROUND ACCESS Mining, agriculture Limited: D1629, D113, D1649 from Thabazimbi to Dwaalboom to the DWAALBOOM, THABAZIMBI A small town also referred to a mining town with the Derdepoort Border Post into Botswana focal point being the PPC mine. Dwaalboom residents reside in the surrounding farm areas or in PPC houses. It has a various supporting social and business amenities. Thabazimbi provides key specialised services. The farms that are located in and around Dwaalboom also accommodate farm workers. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Smaller nodes with a very limited or no Primary schools: 2 Mining: Yes economic base Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Yes, intensive agriculture Can possibly establish itself as a tourism Combined: 0 Tourism: Yes, situated close to Nature support town for this area. There are Tertiary edu: 0 reserves already various lodges in the area. Health: 1 Clinic Traditional authority: No Strategic route D1629, D113, D1649 to Government: 0 Small villages: No be upgraded to improve connectivity Police stations: 1 EMF: Agricultural priority area (intensive with the rest of the district as well as Magistrates Court: 1 Periodical Court commercial) Botswana. GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Delivery of services to surrounds LSDF & LMSDF: LSP Upgrade of D1629-D113 between Residents travel to Thabazimbi for Dwaalboom and Dedepoort Border specialised services Post Number of social and business amenities PROPOSAL: LSP Maintain and upgrade services for the that serve local community and surrounding communities surrounding farms Relatively isolated in terms of surrounding settlements

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 1 189 3.6% 415 2.8 297.16 4p/ha 36% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 15% Elec: 73% Below R38k:45 % Sanit: 41% Unemployed: 8% Water: 73% Higher education: 9% Refuse: 30% BACKGROUND ACCESS Leeupoort is known as a “Holiday Township”. It is one Good: R516 between Bela Bela & Thabazimbi (via Koedoeskop) of the few formally proclaimed holiday townships in the Country that has specific eco-life style natural living areas. It was initially established as a private development, but after it experienced financial LEEUPOORT, THABAZIMBI difficulties the township was taken over by the former District Council and thereafter inherited by the Thabazimbi Municipality as a public township. The township is characterised by gravel roads, borehole water, septic tanks with limited boundary fences around dwelling houses and game is roaming freely within the confines of Leeupoort. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: to the north of the R516 is the Continue the Eco-Tourism nature of the Primary schools: 0 Buffer Zone town and surrounds and Establish more Secondary schools: 0 Mining: Potential mining tourism-orientated businesses Combined: 0 Agricultural: Game farming Concentrate business activity along the Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Eco-Tourism R516 Health: 0 Traditional authority: No Government: 0 Small villages: No Police stations: 0 EMF: Game and cattle farming areas with Magistrates Court: 0 a commercial focus GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Recreation with a conservation focus LPSDF: 5th Order Settlement Need for housing in Raphuti Village The wider area is increasingly being Poor quality of drinking water developed for similar styled eco-lifestyle PROPOSAL: LSP Leeupoort and Raphuti experiences developments environmental degradation and Raphuti village is located at Leeupoort potential health hazards. There is no Township. A formal township application waste water treatment plant. has already been launched to formalise Paving of roads & developing this area, but proclamation has been stormwater drainage system drawn out for a number of years. The Lack of emergency & medical services Provincial Government granted 100 Need to improve access to municipal subsidies in favour of this project. services through satellite offices

Figure 18: LEEUPOORT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 149 No Data No Data No Data 199 1p/ha No Data BACKGROUND ACCESS Koedoeskop is a classic farming community with a Fair: At intersection of R516 to Bela Bela and the R511 to Thabazimbi KOEDOESKOP, THABAZIMBI small-scale business component. The surrounding area is in the north and Brits to the south mostly agricultural and utilised as irrigation farming. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No, but very close to Transition Provide a low-level service to the Primary schools: 2 1 Zone farming community in the area. Secondary schools: 0 Mining: No Combined: 0 Agricultural: Yes, high potential Tertiary edu: 0 agriculture along river banks Health: 0 Tourism: Yes, but on a small scale Government: 0 Traditional authority: No Police stations: 0 Small villages: No Magistrates Court: 0 EMF: Agricultural priority areas with a commercial focus (intensive) GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED No residential expansion is proposed Inadequate sanitation

Expected growth of Koedoeskop as a PROPOSAL: LSP Maintenance of roads main agricultural node in addition to local school residences, eco-estates and activities related to the new Obaro cooperative opening in the area

Figure 19: KOEDOESKOP SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 2 310 1% 540 4.28 118.3 20p/ha 17% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 15% Elec: 96% Below R38k:52 % Sanit: 86% Unemployed: 14% Water: 86% Higher education: 3% Refuse: 83% BACKGROUND ACCESS Small rural town originated as mining town. Mining Limited: Favourable location on road D928 that links to main route activities ceased. between Bela-Bela and Thabazimbi. Mostly inhabited by residents involved in local businesses, primarily agricultural, tourist and property , THABAZIMBI related, retired citizens. Surrounding farms accommodate farm workers There is an informal settlement just outside the town LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Yes, Transition 1 Zone Low Cost Housing project approved for Primary schools: 1 Mining: Potential. Deposits of Tin and ± 200 new houses Secondary schools: 0 Iron. Mine in the town is closed down Located on one of the main access routes Combined: 0 Agricultural: Yes to Marakele, Provincial Road D928 Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: Yes route (needs to be tarred as a main Health: 1 Clinic Traditional authority: No feeder to Park). Government: 0 Small villages: No Establish tourism-orientated businesses at Police stations: 1 EMF: Nature and cultural tourism focus Rooiberg, particularly along the D928 Magistrates Court: 1Periodical Court areas within a high quality natural setting GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Popular tourism investment areas LPSDF: LSP Affected by undermining due to closed Popularity lies in location close to large down mine number of nature and game reserves PROPOSAL: LSP Need for relocation of people living on (Marakele National Park) undermined land Rooiberg is on the main access routes to Poor quality of drinking water Marakele National Park will become Need for the establishment of a one popular tourist venues stop Centre for government services. Shown development potential based on Waste Water Treatment Works in increased interest in eco-orientated rural need of upgrading residential living Residential development to not be encouraged unless employment can be provided

Figure 20: ROOIBERG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 4 372 9.8% 1 038 3 6 044.46 1p/ha 23% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 9% Elec: 77% Below R38k:17 % Sanit: 17% Unemployed: 6% Water: 70% Higher education: 8% Refuse: 72% , THABAZIMBI BACKGROUND ACCESS Amandelbult is a platinum mining town between Good: Situated along the R510 in between Thabazimbi and Northam. Thabazimbi and Northam. The railway line passes through here Residential area with ancillary land uses including Railway line business, social and other erven at the Anglo Platinum Mine. Amandelbult is a fully functional township and totally independent from Thabazimbi Municipality regarding infrastructure services, i.e. water, sanitation, electricity, roads and stormwater. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Facilitate orderly growth of the Primary schools: 1 Mining: Yes, Platinum settlement Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: No Situated along the proposed Transnet Combined: 0 Tourism: No Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage and Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: No mining focus area. Will greatly increase Health: 1 Hospital Small villages: No this area’s development potential Government: 0 EMF: Mining focus areas Police stations: 0 Magistrates Court: 0 GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Proposed Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage Facilitating orderly development of the by Transnet will pass through this area PROPOSAL: Mining Town area and greatly increase its growth potential Levying of refuse removal overtime

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS 3 517 0.75% 1 027 3.42 1 114.8 3p/ha 2% SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 10% Elec: 99% Below R38k:20 % Sanit: 98% Unemployed: 6% Water: 96% Higher education: 16% Refuse: 97% , THABAZIMBI BACKGROUND ACCESS Residential area with ancillary land uses including Fair: just off the R510 , to the west of Northam business, social and other erven at the RPM Union Railway line Section Mine. Swartklip is a fully functional township and totally independent from Thabazimbi Municipality regarding infrastructure services, i.e. water, sanitation, electricity, roads and stormwater. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Facilitate orderly growth of the Primary schools: 1 Mining: Yes, Platinum settlement Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: No Situated near the proposed Transnet Combined: 0 Tourism: Yes; annual Oppikoppi festival Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage and Tertiary edu: 0 Traditional authority: No mining focus area. Will greatly increase Health: 1 Hospital, 1 Clinic Small villages: No this area’s development potential Government: 0 EMF: Mining focus areas Police stations: 0 Magistrates Court: 0

GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Proposed Long Haul Freight Rail Linkage Facilitating orderly development of the by Transnet will pass nearby this area in PROPOSAL: Mining Town area Northam and greatly increase its growth Levying of refuse removal potential overtime

Mookgophong

POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS , MOOKGOPHONG 24 918 30 6 356 4.04 926.55 27p/ha 12% (previously Naboomspruit) SOCIO – ECON SERVICES ECON SECTOR No income: 15% Elec: 93% Fixed capital investment: 6th: (very low) tertiary, primary, Below R38k: 50% Sanit: 74% secondary Unemployed: 13% Water: 96% Largest sector GVA: Finance Higher education: 5% Refuse: 93% Largest employer: Wholesale High locational quotient: agriculture, transport, finance and government Low locational quotient:, mining, manufacturing, BACKGROUND ACCESS Contribution to GVA: 6th overall and in all sectors

Agricultural service centre . Excellent: N1, VERY SMALL AND SHRINKING ECONOMY. POSSIBLE GROWTH Also serves surrounding mines R101, R520, POTENTIAL IN TOURISM AND RETIREMENT N1 physically divides Mookgophong . Railway line Potential development for . N1 physically retirement market divides the town

LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: Transition zones 1 and 2 Activity nodes Primary schools: 4 Mining: Yes Development corridors Secondary schools: 2 Agricultural: agriculture with tourism Activity spines Combined: 0 Tourism: cultural based on high quality Specialised activity areas Tertiary edu: 0 natural environment and culture Densification Health: 1 private and 1 provincial, 2 Traditional authority: No Clinics Small villages: No Government: 1 LM, 0 DM, 2 Govt EMF: Agriculture focus areas with a Police stations: 1 tourism component surrounded by natural Magistrates Court: 1 areas GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Vertical sprawl with limited infill LPSDF & LMSDF: PGP Continued structure densification WDSDF: MGP Declining urban environment Still strongly reflects apartheid patterns. Small economic base Higher income growth took place towards PROPOSED: MGP north with slow uptake of erven. Quality of development directly competes with similar developments in Modimolle and Bela Bela. Established residential deteriorating Stagnation of growth of industrial Rapid growth of low income earners possibly due to displacement of farm workers Older population due to popularity as retirement area

Figure 21: MOOKGOPHONG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK POP SIZE POP NR NAME HH SIZE AREA (ha) POP DENSITY INF SETTL (2011) GROWTH HOUSEHOLDS & THUSANG, 1 183 0.77 343 2.69 142.77 8 p/ha 4% MOOKGOPHONG SOCIO – ECON SERVICES No income: 11% Elec: 92% Below R38k: 61% Sanit: 87% Unemployed: 16% Water: 82% Higher education: 4% Refuse: 87% BACKGROUND ACCESS Limited function as regional service centre. Large Very good: N11, R101, R519 number of vacant stands and a substantial number of land uses, mainly business, outside the proclaimed town, on farm land.

There has been a decrease in crop farming activities on the Springbok Flats in favour of ranching and game farming activities. LOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS SDF PROPOSALS SOCIAL FACILITIES Biosphere: No Affordable housing should not be Primary schools: 1 Mining: Potential perpetuated beyond current housing Secondary schools: 0 Agricultural: Agriculture priority area initiatives. Once town has established Combined: 1 (intensive commercial) economic base, additional housing Tertiary edu: 0 Tourism: No developments can be considered. Health: 1 Clinic, 1 Mobile Clinic Traditional authority: No Growth must be restricted within the Government: 0 Small villages: No development boundary. Police stations: 1 EMF: Agricultural priority areas with a Magistrates Court: 1 Periodical Court commercial focus (intensive) GROWTH NODAL HIERARCHY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Small stagnant settlement with more LMSDF: MGP Focus on developing as an agricultural indication of decay than growth WDSDF: NO DESIGNATION support centre

Main focus should be on developing rural PROPOSAL: LSP Illegal industrial and commercial on agricultural support centre, comprising surrounding farm portions agricultural industries, transportation Address access to water issues services, warehouses etc.