SETTLEMENT PRIORITIES Mogalakwena
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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. MOKOPANE, 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: N11 passes through. is around Mokopane and Adjacent: N1, R518, R101 includes the activities and land On NS railway line uses in Mahwelereng. 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, MAPELA, 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