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ii Foreword by the Executive Mayor We are entering the last year of the 2nd (second) democratic, non-racial local government horizon. We have just come out of a very significant strategic workshop which further pursued the realization of political and administrative interface. The strategic planning workshop took place simultaneously with the Outcome 9 forum which are gigantic steps towards addressing the service delivery challenges. The Government outcome nine commits the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to develop a local government system which is efficient, effective, responsive and accountable. The IDP and Outcome 9 are interdependent in that they ensure integration, coordination and sharing of resources by all spheres of government from planning to implementation and as such it is critical to service delivery. The strategic planning session was a resounding success taking into account the affirmed objectives, which include inter-alia, the following:- Municipal Turnaround Strategy Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan which in turn became Performance Agreement between Council and top echelon management. The adoption of both the Spatial Development Framework and Local Economic Development strategy by Council is the biggest achievement which contributes even more to the credibility of our Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The biggest challenge in any municipality is vested in the effective delivery of basic services. The municipality will continue to ensure that we meet this mandate in spite of the given limited resources. Equally so, the maintenance and management of existing municipal assets is as important as providing new services. If existing assets such as electricity networks, water, roads and sewer networks are allowed to fall into disrepair, the budgets allocated for emergency upgrading become more costlier than timeous maintenance. As a developmental local government, consultation and listening to the views of stakeholders becomes as equally important to the provision of services. To this end the IDP review and budget consultation became indispensable. We are also required to have the ability to plan and to intervene through the development of inclusive and democratic policies in order to be able to respond to the needs, interests and challenges of the communities we serve. The municipal council is committed to good, caring, developmental, democratic and clean governance. As such the council shall at all the times observe best practices that are free from all form of racism, corruption and unfair discrimination. Yours Sincerely ____________________ Cllr. B. M. VILAKAZI EXECUTIVE MAYOR Msukaligwa Integrated Development Plan 2011/2012 iii Overview by the Municipal Manager The development of this Integrated Development Plan has been in accordance with the provision of Section 34 of the Municipal System Act. The 2010/2011 financial year has been one of those challenging years in which service delivery protests were experienced in number municipalities within the province. This was a call for all of us to do introspection on how prudent are we towards service delivery for the communities we serve. The experiences also served as a lesson that assisted the municipality in its endeavours to enhance efficiency in its service delivery initiatives. While developing this IDP, we have ensured that focus is not lost on our strategic programmes to respond to government outcomes 9 seeking to achieve real improvements in the life of all South Africans Over the past year, as we heed to the national call to transform local government to be more responsive to the needs of our communities through the Municipal Turnaround Strategy, we have developed strategies seeking to respond this national call. In our endeavour to achieve the object of the Turnaround Strategy, we would like to announce that we have managed to address some of the service delivery challenges while others could not be realized due to financial constraints. We have therefore ensured that as we provide resources for the new financial year, those challenges that were not addressed form part of the ensuing financial year’s projects/programmes. We have through the IDP, structured our projects and programmes to address the Key Performance Areas as contained in the Five-Year Local Government Strategic Agenda which forms the basis for institutional and individual performance management and monitoring. The service delivery strategies as contained in the IDP, will assist the municipality to address service delivery challenges to better the lives of all our communities. We have also ensured that our Strategies are aligned to the National frameworks providing guidance on planning and resources allocation and national and provincial priorities. As we strive to improve in governance, we are pleased to announce that the Auditor General has returned an unqualified audit report for the 2009/10 financial year with matters of emphasis. Steps are therefore taken to address the matter raised in this regard with view to heeding the call for operation clean audit by 2014, as made by the national and provincial treasury. We would like to acknowledge and thank all those who contributed towards the development of this IDP and for making the whole process a success. Yours Sincerely __________________ MR. T. B. W. DLAMINI MUNICIPAL MANAGER Msukaligwa Integrated Development Plan 2011/2012 iv ACRONYMS ABET Adult Based Education and Training AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome CBO’s Community Based Organisations CMIP Consolidated Municipal Infrastructure Programme COGTA Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs DAC District AIDS Council DARDLA Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration DBSA Development Bank of South Africa DCGTA Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs DCSR Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation DE Department of Energy DEDET Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism DHS Department of Human Settlement DHS Department of Human Settlements DLTC Driving License Testing Centre DM District Municipality DPW Department of Public Works DRDLR Department of Rural Development and Land Reform DTI Department of Trade and Industry DWEA Department of Water and Environmental Affairs ECA Environmental Conservation Act EHS Environmental Health Services EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPWP Expanded Public Works Programme FBE Free Basic Electricity FBS Free basic Services FPA Fire Protection Association GIS Geographic Information System GSDM Gert Sibande District Municipality HBC Home Base Care HDI Historically Disadvantaged Individuals HOD Head of Department ICT Information and Communication Technology IDP Integrated Development Planning IEM Integrated Environmental Management IGR Intergovernmental Relations IMEP Integrated Municipal Environmental Programme IS Information System IT Information Technology ITP Integrated Transport Plan IWMP Integrated Waste Management Plan IWSDP Integrated Water Services Development Plan KPA Key Performance Area KPI Key Performance Indicator LDO Land Development Objective LED Local Economic Development LM Local Municipality LRAD Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development LUMS Land Use Management System MAM Multi Agency Mechanism MEC Member of Executive Committee MFMA Municipal Finance Management Act Msukaligwa Integrated Development Plan 2011/2012 v MIG Municipal Infrastructure Grant MPCC Multi Purpose Community Centres MSIG Municipal Systems Improvement Grant MTAS Municipal Turnaround Strategy NEMA National Environmental Management Act NER National Electricity Regulator NGO Non Governmental Organization NLDTF National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund NSDP National Spatial Development Perspective PGDS Provincial Growth and Development Strategy PHC Primary Health Care PMS Performance Management System PPP Public Private Partnership RA Registering Authority REDS Regional Electricity Distribution System RSC Regional Service Council SABS South Africa Bureau of Standards SALGA South Africa Local Government and Administration SAPS South African Police Service SDF Spatial Development Framework SETA Sector Education Training Authority SLA Service Level Agreement TSC Thusong Services Centres WSA Water Services Authorities Msukaligwa Integrated Development Plan 2011/2012 6 Table of Contents 1 PART ONE: INTRODUCTION, MUNICIPAL VISION AND ANALYSIS 11 1.1 INTRODUCTION 11 1.2 VISION, MISSION AND CORPORATE VALUES 14 1.3 POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT 14 1.3.1 REPORT OUTLINE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 1.4 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL PLANNING FRAMEWORKS AFFECTING MSUKALIGWA MUNICIPALITY 16 1.4.1 NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 1.4.2 MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................... 16 1.4.3 ACCELERATED AND SHARED GROWTH INITIATIVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA (ASGISA) ....................................................................................................... 17 1.4.4 MPUMALANGA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MRDP) ......................................................................................................................................