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Integrated Development Plan IDP 2012/2013 – 2016/2017 Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 7 1.1. Why IDP? 8 1.1.1. Policy Directives and Legislative Mandates 8 1.1.2. Objectives of Umzumbe’s 5 year IDP 8 1.1.3. Management Involvement in the IDP development 8 1.1.4. Performance Measurement 8 1.1.5. What are the development challenges 9 1.1.6. Expectations from Umzumbe’s 5 year IDP 9 1.1.7. Strategic Focus Area 9 1.1.8. Powers and Functions 9 1.2. ANALYSIS OF THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES/ NATIONAL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS 9 1.2.1. Municipal Transformation and Institutional Development 9 1.2.2. Financial Viability and Management 9 1.2.3. Local Economic Development 9 1.2.4. Good governance and Community Participation 10 1.2.5. Basic Service Delivery and Infrastructure Investment 10 1.2.6. Spatial Analysis and Environmental Management 10 1.2.7. Structure of the Document 10 1.3. INTRODUCTION 11 1.3.1. Integrated Development Planning 11 1.3.2. Legislative Framework Informing the Planning Process 11 1.3.3. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 11 1.3.4. Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act No 32 of 2000 12 1.3.5. Municipal Structures Act, No 117 of 1998 12 1.3.6. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 13 1.3.7. Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Act No 56 of 2003 13 1.3.8. White Paper on Local Government (1998) 13 1.3.9. National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP) 14 1.3.10. KZN Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (PGDS) 14 1.3.11. Ugu Growth and Development Strategy 15 1.3.12. National Development Plan vs Policy Guidelines 15 1.3.13. Development Challenges in Umzumbe 15 1.3.14. Point of reference for an Ideal Functional Umzumbe Municipality 15 CHAPTER 2 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 17 2.1. LOCATION 18 2.2. POPULATION 19 2.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 19 2.3.1. Economic Activity 19 2.3.2. Agriculture 21 2.3.3. Tourism 21 2.3.4. Manufacturing 21 2.3.5. Poverty 21 2.3.6. Employment 22 1 2.3.7. Health 22 2.3.8. Public Transport 24 2.3.9. Food Security 25 2.3.10. Climate Change 25 2.3.11. Communications 26 2.4. INFRASTRUCTURE AND BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY 27 2.4.1. Electricity 27 2.4.2. Solid Waste and Cemeteries 27 2.4.3. Roads 28 2.4.4. Water 29 2.4.5. Sanitation (Rural) 29 2.4.6. Housing Chapter 30 2.4.7. Spatial Planning 33 2.5. MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 34 2.5.1. Institutional Arrangement 34 2.5.2. Skills Base 40 2.5.3. Work Place Skills Plan 40 2.5.4. Information Systems Management 40 2.5.5. Policies 40 2.5.6. Labour Relations 41 2.5.7. Internal Audit Function 41 2.5.8. Council Committees 41 2.5.9. Risk Management 41 2.5.10. Shared Services 42 2.5.11. Annual Report 43 2.6. ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 43 2.7. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 43 2.7.1. Institutionalisation and Mainstreaming 43 2.7.2. Education and Skills Development 43 2.7.3. Youth Economic Transformation 43 2.7.4. Social Well Being 43 2.7.5. Sport and Recreation 44 2.8. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 44 2.8.1. Economic Sectors 44 2.8.3. Economic Performance 45 2.9. FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT 46 2.9.1. Supply Chain Management (SCM) 46 2.9.2. Revenue Enhancement 46 2.9.3. Unqualified Report 47 2.10. SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 47 2.10.1. Aims and Objectives 47 2.10.2. Environmental Management 47 2.11. GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 47 2.11.1. IDP Framework 48 2.11.2. Community Participation Strategy 48 2 2.11.3. Ward Committees 48 2.11.4. Inter-governmental Relations 48 2.12. Operation Sukuma Sakhe 48 CHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 51 3.1. INTRODUCTION 52 3.1.1. Vision 52 3.1.2. Mission and principles 52 3.2. Developmental Challenges 52 3.2.1. Internal Challenges 52 3.2.2. External Challenges 53 3.3. High Development Framework 53 3.3.1. Third Generation Approach 53 3.4. Strategic Objectives 68 CHAPTER 4 HIGH LEVEL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 93 4. INTRODUCTION 94 4.1. BACKGROUND 95 4.2. UMZUMBE MUNICIPALITY 95 4.3. Defining the SDF 95 4.4. NEED FOR SDF IN UMZUMBE 95 4.5. Aims and Objectives 97 4.6. Scope of the Study 97 4.7. STATUS QOU (SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK) 98 4.8. Key informants 98 4.9. The following environmental issues have been sourced from a number of previous studies that have been commissioned at District and local levels: 98 4.10. Whilst the above provide the base information and analytical framework for the SDF, there IS a number of key spatial development principles contained in National Government policy as reflected in the Development Facilitation Act of 1995 that needs to be adhered to: 98 4.11. Suggested Principles & Approaches for the SDF 2009 Review 100 4.12. PLANNING OBJECTIVES 100 4.13. ESTABLISHING STRUCTURE 100 4.14. FACILITATING INTEGRATION 101 4.15. CREATING GENERATIVE SYSTEMS 101 4.16. SEEKING COMPLEXITY IN SYSTEMS 101 4.17. PROMOTING INCREMENTALISM 101 4.18. UNIQUE SPACES AND PLACES 101 4.19. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 101 4.20. This suggests inter alia the following approaches: 102 3 4.21. INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK STRATEGY 102 4.22. Some of the more important development aspects depending on maintaining and improving the natural environment of Umzumbe include: 103 4.23. ESTABLISHING A MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 103 4.24. IDP OVERALL DEVELOPMENT VISION 103 4.25. SDF OVERALL DEVELOPMENT VISION 103 4.26. OVERVIEW OF KEY SPATIAL ISSUES 103 4.27. Spatial Elements 104 4.28. Proposed / Future administrative clusters 104 4.29. Nodes 104 4.30. Primary Service Centres 105 4.31. Local Service Centres (LSC’s) 105 4.32. Agricultural Service Centres (ASC’s) 105 ACTIVITY ROUTES 107 SPINES 107 CORRIDORS 107 CHAPTER 5 SECTOR PLANS AND CO-ORDINATION 109 5.1. Sector Plans 110 CHAPTER 6 PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS 115 6.1. IDP IMPLEMENTATION 117 6.1.1. Implementation Plan 117 6.2. BUDGET 117 SERVICE DELIVERY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SDBIP) 253 IDP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 307 6.4. Sector Departments Projects 324 6.4.1. Umngeni Water Projects 324 6.4.2. Department of health 324 6.4.3. Department of transport 324 CHAPTER 7 ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 327 7.1. Introduction 328 7.2. Legal Framework 328 7.3. National Key Performance Indicators 328 7.4. Adoption of a Performance Management Framework 328 7.5 Organisational Performance Management System 329 ORGANISATIONAL SCORECARD 330 CHAPTER 8 COMMUNITY NEEDS 349 4 Executive Summary WHO ARE WE? areas as they would serve as the main economic pillars Umzumbe Municipality (KZ213) is one of the six local in the municipal jurisdictional area. The municipality municipalities within the District of Ugu (DC21).. The intends to refocus on the revitalization of the two Municipal boundary runs along the coast for a short nodes as it was once prioritised. The sites would offer strip between Mthwalume and Hibberdene and then a number of economic opportunities to the investors. balloons out into the hinterland for approximately AgRICULTURAL SECTOR 60 km. It is the largest municipality within the district Agriculture is the major source of income in Umzumbe. and has no established towns. It covers a vast, largely It boasts of SAPPI SAICCOR being the largest employer rural area of some 1260 square kilometers with in the forestry industry and the sugar cane farms being approximately 1% being built up/ semi-urban area. The the second largest employer. In addition to this there municipality incorporates 17 traditional authority areas is a magnitude of subsistence farmers and organised comprising 19 municipal wards. The Umzumbe Council government supported farming projects that have comprises of 19 ward Councillors and 18 Proportional a steady surplus with the potential of supplying Representation Councillors. major markets provided they have the necessary It embraces 17 traditional authority areas: the Bhekani, infrastructure. Cele, Dungeni, Emandleni, Frankland, Hlongwa, Hlubi, The agricultural sector in Umzumbe still possesses Izimpethu Zendlovu, Mabheleni, Ndelu, Nhlangwini, significant development potential. Agriculture in this Nyavivini, Qoloqolo, Qwabe N, Qwabe P, Shiyabanye area is characterized by a minority of highly developed and Thulini Traditional Authorities. and competitive commercial farming, whilst the bulk The (2007) Community Survey indicates that “the total of agricultural activities are mainly subsistence farming population within Umzumbe Municipality has been on rural communal land. The major commercial estimated at 176, 287 persons which covers up to 25% farming enterprises are in sugar cane, bananas and of the District timber. Subsistence agriculture comprises mostly of VISION livestock, dry land cropping and vegetable production. Currently the municipality is receiving starter packs By 2030 Umzumbe will be economically viable, enjoying from the department of Agriculture. Those packs tourism, heritage and agricultural benefits. include different crops, equipment and irrigation tools MISSION that are distributed to the community. The Municipality is dedicated to promote people- RIVER SAND MINING centred development, acceleration of service delivery Most of the mining activities occur along the rivers of and sustainable local economic development. Umzumbe and Umthwalume rivers, which are known Investment Opportunities for river sand mining. These are the mining sites for COASTAL STRIP plaster sand mining which is currently done informally.