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Umjindi Local Municipality 2014/15 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP UMJINDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014/15 The gem of the Lowveld, a preferred destination for all. Adopted by Council under Item …………… during a Special Council meeting held on …………………. Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP Table of Contents HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER (I) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS 6 (II) FOREWORD: EXECUTIVE MAYOR 7 (III) OVERVIEW: MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S 9 CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 1.1. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CONTEXT 11 1.1.1. CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 11 1.1.2. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Adopted November 2011) 12 1.1.2.1 KEY PRIORITY AREAS IDENTIFIED 12 1.1.3 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (13 FEBRUARY 2014) 12 1.1.4 STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS (7 MARCH 2014) 13 1.1.5 ALIGNMENT OF IDP WITH NATIONAL / PROVINCIAL PRIORITIES 13 1.1.6 CONTEXT IN WHICH INTEGRATED PLANNING TAKES PLACE IN UMJINDI 14 1.1.7 ALIGNMENT TO MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT TARGETS AND GOALS 17 1.1.8 MPUMALANGA VISION 2030 18 CHAPTER 2: IDP PLANNING PROCESS HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 2.1. THE PROCESS PLAN 2014/15 19 2.1.1 ANALYSIS PHASE 24 2.1.2 STRATEGY PHASE 24 2.1.3 PROJECT PHASE 25 2.1.4 INTEGRATION PHASE 25 2.1.5 APPROVAL PHASE 25 2.2 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES: REVIEW PROCESS (PROJECTS) 26 2.2.1 BASELINE INFORMATION 26 2.3 SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 27 CHAPTER 3: SITUATION ANALYSIS HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 3.1 INTRODUCTION 65 3.2 LOCATION 65 3.3 DEMOGRAPHICS 71 2 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP 3.3.1 UMJINDI POPULATION 71 3.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 74 3.5 ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 80 3.6. OWNERSHIP 83 3.7. HEALTH INDICATORS 83 3.8. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION 86 3.8.1 THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP 86 3.8.2 THE MUNICIPAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND A BREAKDOWN OF ALL 89 DEPARTMENTS 3.8.3 FUNDED VACANT POSTS 96 3.8.4 WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN 97 3.8.5 DIFFERENT COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL 98 3.8.6 MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS 102 3.8.7 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGMENTS & DEVELOPMENT 104 CHAPTER 4: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 4.1. INTRODUCTION 122 4.1.1 VISION 122 4.1.2 MISSION 122 4.1.3 MUNICIPAL CORE VALUES 122 4.2. UMJINDI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL’S 5 YEAR PRIORITY PLAN (GOAL) 122 4.3. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 123 4.4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE 124 4.4.1 COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION 124 4.4.2 LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS 124 4.4.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN UMJINDI 125 CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY OF THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREA (KPA’S) HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 5.1. INTRODUCTION 126 5.2. NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL ALIGNMENT 126 5.3. UMJINDI SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (STILL UNDER REVIEW) 128 5.4. LOCATION 128 5.5. NATURE RESOURCES BASES 129 5.6. GROWTH NODES, SPINES & CORRIDOR 140 5.7. THE PROPOSED UMJINDI STRATEGIC SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 142 5.8. UMJINDI RESOURCES BASE 151 5.9. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 151 5.10. SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 160 5.10.1 WATER & SANITATION 160 5.10.2 ELECTRICITY 163 5.10.3 ROADS AND STORM-WATER 164 5.10.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 165 5.10.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT 165 5.10.6 CEMETERIES 167 5.10.7 TOWN PLANNING 167 3 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP 5.10.8 PUBLIC SAFETY 168 5.10.9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 168 5.10.10 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 169 a. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT 169 b. RISK ASSESSMENT 170 c. RISK REDUCTION PLAN 171 d. RESPONSE RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION 173 5.10.11 SPORTS AND RECREATION 173 5.10.12 EMERGENCY SERVICES 174 5.10.13 TELECOMMUNICATION 174 5.10.14 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) 174 5.10.15 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) 174 5.10.16 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 174 5.10.17 TRANSVERSAL 175 5.10.18 HOUSING 176 5.10.18.1 BACKGROUND 176 5.10.18.2 HOUSING CHALLENGE 177 5.10.18.3 PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ABOVE CHALLENGES 178 5.10.18.4 SUMMARY OF HOUSING NEED IN UMJINDI MUNICIPALITY FOR 2014/15 178 5.10.18.5 LAND AVAILABILITY 178 5.10.18.6 NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS TO ADEQUATE HOUSING 179 5.10.18.7 MULTI YEAR HOUSING PROJECTS 180 5.10.18.8 PROGRESS TO DATE 182 5.10.18.9 EMERGENCY (HOUSING DISASTER) 185 5.10.19 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 185 5.10.19.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN UMJINDI 193 5.10.19.2 UMJINDI LED STRATEGY 195 5.10.19.3 TOURISM DEVELOMENT 197 5.10.19.4 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 197 5.10.19.5 MUNICIPAL ENTITY AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (NPO) 201 5.10.19.6 BARBERTON COMMUNITY TOURISM (BCT) 202 5.10.19.7 UMJINDI RESOURCE CENTRE 204 5.10.19.8 UMJNDI JEWELLERY PROJECT 204 CHAPTER 6: ORGANISATIONAL PERFOMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS) HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 6.1 ASESSMENT BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT: (MEC COMMENTS) IDP 2013/14 206 6.2 AUDIIT ACTION PLAN 207 6.2.1 INTERNAL AUDIT ACTION PLAN 207 6.3 ANNUAL PERFOMANCE REPORT 2012/13 244 6.4 MID YEAR BUDGET & PERFOMANCE REPORT 2013/14 268 CHAPTER 7: FINANCIAL PLAN HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 4 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP 7.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 287 7.2 PROJECTS (AS PER DRAFT BUDGET 2014/15) 301 7.2.1 DRAFT CAPITAL BUDGET 301 FINAL BUDGET 2014/15 ANNEXURE CHAPTER 8: PROJECTS HEADING ITEM PAGE NUMBER NUMBER 8.1 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & SERVICE DELIVERY 310 8.2 PROJECTS SUBMISSIONS FROM SECTOR DEPARTMENTS 348 CHAPTER 9: ANNEXURES: SECTOR & INSTITUTIONAL PLANS HEADING ITEM NUMBER 9.1 IDP REPRESENTATIV E FORUM 9.2 IDP STEERING COMMITTEE 9.3 ANNEXURES 5 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP (I) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome BATOBIC: Barberton Tourism and Biodiversity Corridor Programme BCT: Barberton Community Tourism CBP: Community Based Planning CDW : Community Development Worker COGTA : Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs CPD: Continuing Professional Development CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility DME: Department of Minerals and Energy EDM : Ehlanzeni District Municipality ESKOM: Electricity Supply Commission EROS: Environmental Research Information System EPWP: Expanded Public Works Programme EQ: Equitable Share GDP: Gross Domestic Product GVA: GIS: Geographic Information System HIV: Humane Immune Virus HR : Human Resource Development HTA: High Transmission Area IDP: Integrated Development Plan ISF: Integrated Spatial Framework IWMP: Integrated Waste Management Plan KPA: Key Performance Area KPI: Key Performance Indicator LED: Local Economic Development MDG: Millennium Development Goals M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation MFMA: Municipal Finance Management Act MIG: Municipal Infrastructure Grant MLM: Mbombela Local Municipality MOU: Memorandum of Understanding MPCC: Multi-Purpose Community Centre MSA: Local Government Structures Act MSA: Local Government Municipal Systems Act NEMA: National Environmental Management Act no. NSDP: National Spatial Development Perspective PGDS: Provincial Growth and Development Strategy PMS: Performance Management System PMTCT: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission PRUDS: Mpumalanga Provincial Rural and Urban Development Strategy RED: Regional Electricity Distribution RDP: Reconstruction Development Programme SEDA: Small Enterprise Development Agency SMME: Small Medium Micro Enterprises SDF: Spatial Development Framework SWOT: Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunity and Threat ULM: Umjindi Local Municipality UMDA: Umjindi Development Agency VCT: Voluntary Counselling and Testing WSDP: Water Services Development Plan WPSP: White Paper on Strategic Planning WSP: Workplace Skills Plan 6 Umjindi Municipality 2014-15 IDP (II). FOREWORD The drafting compilation and publication of the 2014/15 IDP edition, coincides with the celebration of 20 years of freedom, democracy and Human Rights day. This is celebrated because it provided a watershed in the political history of South Africa. Human Rights day celebrates the promise of the constitutional dispensation and acknowledges the sacrifices and heroism that made it possible. It reminds the present and past leadership they inherited a magnificent legacy of self-sacrifice in the national interest and that they swore to continue to improve the quality of the lives and free the potential of all. The constitution demands that the primary focus of the South African state be on affirming human dignity, achieving equality and advancing Human Rights and freedom. Apartheid impoverished many South Africans in many respects and the Constitution require a systematic, co- ordinated and incremental improvement of the living conditions of the most marginalised in our society. It requires government to take reasonable legislative and other measure within available resources to ensure access to housing, healthcare, food, water and social security, progressively and incrementally. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) formed the basis of governments attempt to attack poverty and deprivation, and to build a united, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa. Informed by principles of inclusivity, government translated the RDP into various policies, programmes and budgets. According to the RDP document, no political democracy can survive and flourish if the mass of our people remain in poverty, without land, without tangible prospects for a better life. Attacking poverty and deprivation must therefore be first priority of a democratic state. It is the above-quoted principles that formed the vantage point in the drafting and compilation of the 2014/15 IDP document. The IDP (Integrated development planning) progress is a legislature process informed by the Municipal Systems Act No. 32 of 2000. It is the single most strategic planning document at municipal level that guides all municipal planning, and budgeting and project implementation. It aims to co-ordinate programmes and projects at local and other spheres of government in coherent plan to improve the quality of life for all people. It takes into account existing conditions and challenges, and available resources for development.
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