Ugu District Municipality
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UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Masisukume Sakhe 0 Page PROFILE: UGU DISTRICT 1 Contents 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 2 2. Introduction: Brief Overview ............................................................................. 3 2.1 Location ....................................................................................................... 3 3 Social Development Profile ............................................................................... 7 3.1 Key Social Demographics ............................................................................ 7 3.1.1 Population ................................................................................................ 8 3.1.2 Race Gender and Age .............................................................................. 9 3.1.3 Households .............................................................................................. 9 3.2 Health Profile ............................................................................................. 10 3.3 COVID 19................................................................................................... 10 3.4 Poverty Dimensions ................................................................................... 12 3.4.1 Distribution ............................................................................................. 12 3.4.2 Inequality ................................................................................................ 12 3.4.3 Employment/ Unemployment ................................................................. 13 3.4.4 Crime ...................................................................................................... 14 3.5 Education and Skills Profile........................................................................ 14 4.Drivers of the Economy ...................................................................................... 15 4.1 Structure of the Economy........................................................................... 15 4.2 Primary Sector ........................................................................................... 16 4.3 Secondary Sector ...................................................................................... 17 4.4 Tertiary Sector ........................................................................................... 17 4.5 Informal Sector ............................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 5.2 Human Settlements ................................................................................... 18 5.3 Sanitation Management ............................................................................. 18 5.4 Roads and Transport ................................................................................. 19 5.5 Electricity.................................................................................................... 20 6 Governance and Management ........................................................................ 21 6.1 Municipal Performance .............................................................................. 21 6.2 Municipal Capacity ..................................................................................... 23 6.3 Traditional Affairs Governance ................................................................... 23 7 Projects to Diversify and Grow People and the Economy ........................... 25 8 Key Recommendations ................................................................................... 31 1 2 PROFILE: UGU DISTRICT 1. Executive Summary Ugu District Municipality is one of the ten districts (Category C municipalities) of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It is located in the far south of the province and measures 4 908 km² in extent. The District has a coastline of 112 kilometres which forms its eastern border. The District is further bordered on the north by the eThekwini metro and in the west by Umgungundlovu and Harry Gwala District municipalities. On the southern side, the District shares its borders with the Eastern Cape Province. The Map below (Map 1) shows the location of the Ugu District Municipality in relation to other Districts in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province. The total population of the Ugu District municipal area is 754 954 with a growth rate of 1.1% in 2019, up from 0.6% in 2009. The growth rate represents an average annual growth rate of 0.86%. The District has a relatively young population, with children and young people up to the age of 14 years making up 38% of the total population. The working age population (15 to 64 years) makes up 58% of the total population whilst the elderly (aged 65 and above) makes the remainder 4%. The District has a population density of 157,2 persons per square kilometer. Africans are the dominant population group in the District, constituting 90% of the total population. Indians, Coloureds and Whites make up the remaining 10% of the population in Ugu District. The sex ratio of the District is 92 males per 100 females. The Ugu District has a total number of 175 146 households with an average size of four (4) persons per household. PROFILE: UGU DISTRICT 3 As at 12 June 2020, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the province of Kwa- Zulu Natal stood at 3 573, with a total of 64 deaths (2.0%) since the first case was recorded in South Africa on 05 March 2020. The Ugu District had the 6th highest number of cases in the province with a total of 66 cases (1.8%) and 4 deaths. There has been a decline in the poverty levels in the Ugu District area, moving from 32% in 2001 to 12% in 2016. This equates to a decrease of 20% over 15 years. However, the poverty intensity has remained at an average of 42% over the same period. The predominantly rural municipalities are plagued with the highest poverty rates as illustrated in the table above. The Umzumbe municipality has the highest poverty levels with Ray Nkonyeni municipality enduring the lowest at 19% and 11% respectively. Just like any other municipality, Ugu faces high rates of unemployment, poverty and inequality. Community services sector is the largest economic sector within Ugu District, accounting for R 8.07 billion or 23.4% of the total GVA in the district municipality's economy. The sector that contributes the second most to the GVA of the Ugu District Municipality is the trade sector at 19.6%, followed by the finance and manufacturing sectors with 14.8%, each. The sector that contributes the least to the economy of Ugu District Municipality is the mining sector with a contribution of R 170 million or 0.49% of the total GVA. Almost three-quarters (71.5%) of the households have access to piped water. 2. Introduction: Brief Overview 2.1 Location Ugu District Municipality is one of the ten (10) districts (Category C municipalities) of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It is located in the far south of the province, and measures 4 908 km² in extent. The District has a coastline of 112 kilometres, which forms its eastern border. The District is further bordered on the north by the eThekwini metro and in the west by Umgungundlovu and Harry Gwala District municipalities. 3 4 PROFILE: UGU DISTRICT On the southern side, the District shares its borders with the Eastern Cape Province. Map 1 above shows the location of the Ugu District Municipality in relation to other Districts in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province. 2.2 Historical perspective Ugu District municipality consists of four (4) local municipalities, namely, Ray Nkonyeni LM, Umuziwabantu LM, Umzumbe LM and Umdoni LM as illustrated on Map 2 below. The district has a total of 85 municipal wards spread across four local municipalities. Relative to the rest of the Districts in the province, the Ugu District’s location on the southern part of the province provides it with a number of strategic opportunities and features such as the following: . It is easily accessible by the N2 and R61 routes, which connect the area with a number of towns within the KwaZulu-Natal province as well as the Eastern Cape province and beyond; . It is situated within a highly admired coastal strip, affectionately referred to as the South Coast by the tourists, residents and general travellers; . It shares borders with eThekwini Municipality, which is the economic powerhouse of KwaZulu-Natal and a very notable economic nodal point within the country; and . It accommodates the first coastal commercial hubs from both the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. The Ray Nkonyeni Municipality is the most concentrated economic hub within the Ugu District Municipality. The main features of the economy are tourism and agriculture. The main cities and towns in the District include Harding, Hibberdene, Margate, Pennington, Port Edward, Port Shepstone, Scottburgh/Umzinto North, Ramsgate, Marburg and Southbroom; most of which are in the Ray Nkonyeni LM. PROFILE: UGU DISTRICT 5 2.3 Spatial Status Ugu District is a rural District Municipality, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) can be instrumental in the district. The CRDP aims to develop rural South Africa, particularly creating vibrant, sustainable, and equitable rural communities. The CRDP also integrates proactive participatory community-based