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BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FINAL 2019 – 2020 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN __________________________________________________________________ Bela-Bela Local Municipality Private Bag X 1609 Bela-Bela 0480 Tel: 014 736 8000 Fax: 014 736 3288 BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FINAL 2019/20 – 2021/22 IDP Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 VISION, MISSION & VALUES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 FOREWORD BY THE MAYOR .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Introduction and Background .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Role of Bela Bela in the Regional Context ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Bela Bela’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER ONE: THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 1.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 1.2. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPERATIVES ....................................................................................................................... 25 1.2.1. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) ................................................................................................................. 25 1.2.2. White Paper on Transporting Public Service Delivery (Batho Pele White Paper of 1997) .................................................................................. 26 1.2.3. White Paper on Local Government (1998) .................................................................................................................................................... 28 1.2.4. Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000, as amended) ....................................................................................................... 28 1.2.5. Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) (ACT 56 OF 2003) ....................................................................................... 30 1.2.6. Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act (Act 41 of 2003) ..................................................................................... 31 1 | P a g e BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FINAL 2019/20 – 2021/22 IDP 1.2.7. Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (Act 13 of 2005) ........................................................................................................................ 32 1.2.8. Performance Management System .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 1.3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34 1.4. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO DRIVE THE IDP PROCESS ............................................................................................................ 36 1.5. PROCESS OVERVIEW: STEPS AND EVENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 37 1.5.1. Mechanisms and Procedures for Alignment .................................................................................................................................................................46 1.5.2. Legislative and Planning Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................48 1.6. BASIS FOR IDP REVIEW PROCESS .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 2: MUNICIPAL PROFILE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 2.1. GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPAL AREA ......................................................................................................................... 64 2.2. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................................................................. 65 2.2.1. Population Dynamics and Growth Trends ....................................................................................................................................................................65 2.2.2. Population Group, Age Group and Gender in Bela-Bela Municipal Area. ........................................................................................................................67 2.2.3. Number of Households ..............................................................................................................................................................................................70 2.2.4. Number of Wards ......................................................................................................................................................................................................70 2.2.5. Employment and Poverty Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................................................71 2.2.4. Education Profile and Literacy Levels ..........................................................................................................................................................................74 2 | P a g e BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FINAL 2019/20 – 2021/22 IDP 2.2.5. Income Categories ....................................................................................................................................................................................................75 2.2.6. People with Disalibilities .............................................................................................................................................................................................76 2.2.7. Language Profile .......................................................................................................................................................................................................77 CHAPTER 3: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 3.1. SPATIAL RATIONALE................................................................................................................................................................................ 78 3.1.1. Settlement Patterns, Hierarchy of Nodes and Growth Points .........................................................................................................................................82 3.1.2. Land Use Management Tools .....................................................................................................................................................................................92 3.1.3. Growth Points Areas..................................................................................................................................................................................................92 3.1.4. Land Claims .............................................................................................................................................................................................................94 3.1.5. Illegal Occupation of Land: Informal Settments ..........................................................................................................................................................103 3.1.6. Land Availbality .......................................................................................................................................................................................................110 3.1.7. Spational Rationale