Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) in the Mkhondo Local Municipality Focusing on Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet

COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME (CRDP) DRAFT STATUS QUO MKHONDO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET)

Gert Sibande District Municipality

ANNEXURE A

Mpumalanga Provincial Government 1

1. OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

This is an annexure to the pilot project for the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) in the Mkhondo Local Municipality focusing on Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet.

2. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEETH

The new Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been given the mandate by the President of South Africa to develop a Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) throughout the country. To achieve this mandate the Department embarked on developing a fresh approach to rural development. The focus is on enabling rural people to take control of their destiny, with the support from government, and thereby dealing effectively with rural poverty through the optimal use and management of natural resources. As a result of a Public-Private Partnership between the government and Mondi, an initiative to transform labour tenancy into Agri-Villages was developed. The Agri-village concept is intended to empower the communities through food security, security of tenure and economic livelihoods. This will be achieved through a co-ordinated and integrated broad-based agrarian transformation as well as the strategic investment in economic and social infrastructure that will benefit the entire rural communities.

3. STUDY AREA (JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEETH)

The study area is part of the Mpumalanga CRDP and falls within the jurisdiction of Gert Sibande District Municipality under Mkhondo Local Municipality. Jabulani Bafazi is located on the north of Iswepe whereas Water Smeet is located on the north east of Iswepe. These areas are rural in nature with no or low levels of basic services as well as unsustainable livelihoods.

4. PROBLEM STATEMENT

The communities of Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet are faced with insecurity of tenure due to labour tenancy because most of these community members are working for Mondi 2 who owns the properties in question. The farms are Spring Valley 429, Paardekop 428 and Bends 417.

The selection of the Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet pilot sites were informed by a Public Private Partnership that resulted from the CRDP initiative. The nature of the settlement and the condition in which the people were noted to be living under, poor access roads, unemployment, lack of basics services (water, electricity, sanitation, health facilities, transport, economic activities, basic input supplies), in contrast with potential in the area compelled for interventions.

The pilot sites conformed with prescribes of the rural development policy directives, with small holding labour tenancy with active agricultural activity. The area has a reasonable natural resources which could be exploited to the betterment of the community. There is a need to initially use agriculture to ensure increased production with optimal and sustainable use of natural resources. This ascertains that those who have these natural resources to their disposal uses optimally in manner that will impact positively in their livelihoods that will also lead to a vibrant economic outcome. Other secondary economic opportunities could therefore be investigated as per findings.

5. METHODOLOGY

The following section details the methodology followed in the determination of interventions for Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeeth for the first phase implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).

In order to determine focus areas for the CRDP within the Mkhondo local Municipality Pilot sites the following key indicators were utilized:

Infrastructure Provision (Water, Electricity, Sanitation, access roads) Income Levels (Low Income Levels) Employment (High Unemployment levels, Employment Sectors) Provision of Community Facilities (Health, Education) Existing Initiatives ( Proposed project etc)

3 The indicators above were reflected spatially, overlaid and analysed informed the Key Focus Areas. Site visits were conducted to arrive at some of the interventions proposed. A desk top study which included spatial analysis which focussed on the review of IDP’s, SDF’s and GIS Spatial Analysis information was used as indicators. Based on those indicators and community needs, issues were verified and proposals developed.

A desktop analysis was done utilising the following documents: Mkhondo Spatial Development Framework Mkhondo Integrated Development Plan Spatial Information sourced from various government departments Informal interviews with community members Meetings with Mondi officials

Working meetings were held and inputs gathered from the provincial Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Land Administration (ARDLA), Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mpumalanga Provincial Land Reform Office (MPPLRO), Regional Land Claims Commission (RLCC) and Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).

Maps were generated utilising all information available from the provincial ARDLA, MPPLRO, RLCC and DRDLR.

6. JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET COMMUNITY PILOT SITE (See maps)

6.1 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

The pilot site for the programme is located in the Mkondo Local Municilaity approximately 34km from Amsterdam. It lies 12km adjacent to the N2 national road from Piet Retief to Ermelo. It is situated in the mountains west of the Driefontein settlement. It is composed of 3 farms that are owned by Mondi, the beneficiaries of the programme were the following communities; Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet which are groups of previously disadvantaged people in the Mpumalanga province.

4 The following properties are the farms wherein the communities reside:

COMMUNITY LAND DESCRIPTION AREA (ha)

Jabulani Bafazi It is portion 1 of the Bends 417IT (Option A development) ^

Community 2262.845H .!

Jabulani Bafazi It is portion 1 and 2 of the Bends 417IT (Option B development) 2262.84H Community C!

Water Smeet It is portion 2 of Spring Valley 429IT. It is the remainder of Spring 2705.681H .! Community Valley 429IT. Portion 2 of Bushmanbend 433IT 3008832H

# Portion 4 of Pardekop 428IT 2849.028H

FIGURE 1: OVERVIEW MAP OF JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET

MAP DATE # 15 14 0 11 Ward: 5

0 Overview Map October 2009 IMBAMA 12 16 .! 1 414IT .! .! 2 ! .! # .! .! 14 . ! BUSHMANSSPRUIT OVERVIEW. .! 0 11 Ward: 11 307IT .! .!Lothair 10 Selindile CANGASA PRIMARY SCHOOL Msukaligwa # MP302 0 0 .! Msukaligwa 8 0 .! MP302 R65 Amsterdam ST .!R33 ST.! 8 Sheepmoor KwaThandeka 7 NONGENA PRIMARY SCHOOL .! 5 # 0 Legend LKN2 4 MORGENSTOND ª«¬¯ 418IT 6 ª«¬¯ THATHUKUSAª«¬¯ PRIMARY SCHOOL !. Main Town 8 # Shabalala .! Mkhondo ProvincesKwaNgema.! THE BENDS 0 ! 0 DriefonteinNgema. MP303 .! 417IT .! R543 1 .! EthandakukhanyaST ª«¬¯ 1 9 Seme Local Municipalities MP304 R543.! LocalST Municipalities ª«¬¯ 0 ª«¬¯ R33 eSizameleni .! ST Sibiya/Masidla 7 !Wakkerstroom UMGWEMPIES .! . Dumbe .! .! 6 7 eDumbe .! Dlamini .! 309IT Mthethwa.! 2 KZN261 .! 4 .! Dlamini .! ª«¬¯ .! Ward: 6 .! .! 0 Mpumalanga Provincial Government

PAARDEKOP Gert Sibande 428IT Gert Sibande DM 8 District Municipality # PANBULT 0 5 DC30 430IT UMZAMOWETHU PRIMARY SCHOOL Mkhondo # MP303 4 Legend # SPRINGVALLEY SIYEZA PRIMARY SCHOOL Local/Metro Municipalities National Roads Legend 429IT # Households 0 Wards Main Roads Roads HARTEBEESTFONTEIN ª«¬¯ Development Option A 311IT Development Option B Parent Farms Secondary Roads Internal Roads Streets Main Road Sub Division# Dam 0 Forest

Railways 0 Sub Place Graveyard 1 ª«¬¯ Grazing Fields

Rivers Lodges 6.2 DamsSITUATIONALProposed ANALYSIS Chalets # Schools Proposed Residential ^ Police Stations Residential 2 !C Health Facilities School Shop " Main Place Sports Field ª«¬¯ For more info regarding this map, BUSHMANSBEND 6.2.1. Rainfall you may contact : 0 433IT Ward: 4 Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning 2 and Information (Mpumalanga) 0 Tel: (013) 752 – 2066 Fax: (013) 752 - 2079 DRIEPAN [email protected]. 432IT 1 Department of Rural Development and Land Reform 2 The areaREPUBLIC OF SOUTHhas AFRICA a fairly moderate to high rainfall14 per annum and thus making it more suitable 0 DRIEPAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 15 EDINBURGH N2 # 0 900 1,800 3,600 0 LK 2 439IT 18 for dry land cropping.Meters A variety of dry land crops are suitable and the production resources ZOAR ® 11 356IT 16 0 0 10 97519 4 4

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.! 6.3 SITE VISIT FINDINGS FOR JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET

JABULANI BAFAZI

NEEDS FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES All the internal roads need upgrading Upgrade and maintain internal roads ROADS . (See figure 4) regularly The community has challenges with Develop mitigation methods to prevent public transport to interconnect to soil erosion next to internal roads. other settlements. Road signage indicating location of village Settlements are hidden within the forests

Community relies on water from the Ensure that the community has WATER Dam. consistent water supply. The water is pumped from the dam There is a water purification plant There is water reticulation in the area and stand pipes are installed but the community only has access to water in evening.

The community relies on Mondi for Develop sustainable agricultural SUSTAINABLE employment initiatives EMPLOYMENT Establish agro-tourism opportunities

The Primary School (Thathakusa) is Improve the road leading to the EDUCATION currently closed down due to the low settlement from the main road to number of enrolled learners in the facilitate access to scholar transport and community public transport No high schools in the area, learners are dependant on school buses to transport them to a Esibusisweni Combined School in Webber. Learners have to walk to main road to catch the scholar transport

ELECTRICITY There is no electricity in the area. The community should be included in the ESKOM’s rural electrification programme

SANITATION The community has no ablution Provide alternative ablution facilities that facilities. are environmentally sensitive (septic No sewerage bourn-system tanks), the municipality should maintain Not every household has pit-latrines the septic tanks

HEALTH No mobile clinic visits to the area. Provide a mobile clinic CONSIDERATIONS The nearest health facility is in Iswepe and Piet Retief.

AGRICULTURE Subsistence Livestock Farming Improve subsistence livestock (cattle, chicken and pigs) management Lack of management of livestock. Proper fencing for livestock Lack of proper fencing for grazing 6 NEEDS FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES camps

FISHING Subsistence Fishing To be investigated

CRIME Low crime rate Satellite Police Station The nearest SAPS unit is located in Piet Retief.

TOURISM No tourism activities taking place in Tourism opportunities (cultural village, the area camping, guest houses and hiking trails, horse trails and action adventure HOUSING Traditional homestead houses (mud Roll out RDP housing programme as per houses). community needs and requirements (blended with tradition and traditional homesteads). COMMUNICATION No telecommunication infrastructure Investigate requirements by mobile (cell phone coverage or fixed line) service providers for the provision of cell phone infrastructure. LIVELIHOODS Reliance on government social Communities should improve on grants subsistence farming (vegetable gardens, fishing)

SOCIAL Cemeteries located within the Provide suitable land for graveyard STRUCTURE plantations.

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FIGURE 2: LAND USE JABULANI BAFAZI #

MAP DATE Landuse: 1 October 2009 1 0 Jabulani Bafazi 8 .! .! .! .! .! .! OVERVIEW.! .! Msukaligwa BUSHMANSSPRUIT .! .!Lothair Ward: 11 Selindile MP302 307IT

7 .! Msukaligwa # MP302 R65 Amsterdam ! 0 . ST .! STR33.! Sheepmoor KwaThandeka 4 .! Legend LKN2 ª«¬¯ !. Main Town Shabalala «¬¯ ! ª Provinces. KwaNgemaMkhondo ª«¬¯ .! .! ! DriefonteinNgema MP303 ! . R543 6 .! . EthandakukhanyaST THATHUKUSA PRIMARY SCHOOL Seme Local Municipalities # 8 MP304 R543.! LocalST Municipalities R33 eSizameleni .! ST Sibiya/Masidla .! .!Wakkerstroom Dumbe .! .! eDumbe .! Dlamini .! KZN261 .! Mthethwa.! .! Dlamini .! .! Data supplied by: .!

1 0 THE BENDS Statistics South Africa .! ª«¬¯ Mpumalanga Provincial Government 417IT Department: Water Affairs & Forestry Gert Sibande Department: Provincial & Local Government District Municipality Department: Health Ward: 4 Department: SafetyGert & Security Sibande DM DC30 Department: Education Department: Transport Mkhondo ª«¬¯ MP303 Option A ª«¬¯ 0 Legend Internal Roads Proposed Municipal Boundary National Roads Main Road Development Option A Local/Metro Municipalities Main Roads Development Option B Dam District Management Areas Secondary Roads Forest Graveyard Wards Streets Grazing Fields Grazing or Crops Traditional Councils Railways UMGWEMPIES Lodges 309IT Parent Farms Rivers Proposed Chalets Proposed Residential # Schools Sub Division Current Residential ^ Police Stations School Sub Place Shop !C Health Facilities Sports Field Dams " Main Place 2 4 Option B ª«¬¯ For more info regarding this map, you may contact :

Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning and Information (Mpumalanga) Tel: (013) 752 – 2066 Fax: (013) 752 - 2079 [email protected]. Department of Rural Development and Land Reform REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 330 660 1,320 PANBULT Ward: 6 0 Meters ® 430IT 0

EXISTING LAND USES

JABULANI BAFAZI

The current uses include residential, agricultural activities such as subsistence livestock # farming, institutional such as primary school, forestry, water bodies, graveyard, sports field # and business such as tuck shop. See figure 2

PROPOSED LAND USES

The proposed land use is the Residential phase 2, chalets, irrigated crop fields, upgrading

# of internal roads, recreational area behind the tanks,

.! WATER SMEET

NEEDS FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES All the internal roads need Upgrade and maintain internal roads ROADS upgrading. (See Figure 4) regularly The community has challenges with Develop mitigation methods to prevent transport to interconnect to other soil erosion next to internal roads. settlements. Boards indicating the name of the Settlements are hidden within the Settlement/village forest

Stand pipes are installed WATER The are a number of boreholes in the community The boreholes serves the communities which do not have access to water

The community relies on Mondi for Develop sustainable agricultural SUSTAINABLE employment initiatives EMPLOYMENT

Siyeza Primary School is currently The Siyeza Primary School should be EDUCATION running extended to Combine School to cater for No high schools in the area, the its secondary learners learners are dependant on school bus to transport them to Esibusisweni Combined School in Webber.

ELECTRICITY Some houses have access to The un-electrified houses be included electricity. in the ESKOM’s rural electrification programme

SANITATION Sewerage bourn-system The municipality should maintain the Poor maintenance/ overflow of septic septic tanks system tanks

HEALTH No mobile clinic visits in the area. Provide a mobile clinic CONSIDERATIONS The nearest health facilities are in Iswepe and Piet Retief.

AGRICULTURE Subsistence Livestock Farming Provide awareness campaigns (agric (cattle, chickens and pigs) farmers days, study groups) Lack of management of livestock. Improve subsistence livestock management Proper fencing for livestock CRIME The nearest SAPS unit is located in Satellite Police Station Piet Retief.

TOURISM No tourism activities taking place in Tourism opportunities (cultural village, the area camping, guest houses and hiking trails, horse trails and action adventure

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NEEDS FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES HOUSING Formal Houses Roll out RDP housing programme as per Traditional homestead houses. community needs Scattered settlement COMMUNICATION No telecommunication infrastructure Investigate requirements by mobile (cell phone coverage or fixed line) service providers for the provision of cell phone infrastructure. SOCIAL Homestead graves Provide suitable land for graveyard STRUCTURES

LIVELIHOOD Reliance on government social Communities should improve on grants subsistence farming (vegetable gardens)

FIGURE 3: LAND USE WATER SMEET

MAP DATE Landuse: Watersmeet October 2009 7 .! .! .! .! .! .! OVERVIEW.! .! 8 .! .!Lothair Selindile 5 #

.! Msukaligwa Amsterdam ! MP302 R65 0 . ST .! STR33.! Sheepmoor KwaThandeka .! PANBULT 430IT Legend LKN2

# !. Main Town 4 Shabalala ! Provinces. KwaNgemaMkhondo .! .! .! DriefonteinNgema MP303 .! R543 .! EthandakukhanyaST Seme Local Municipalities MP304 R543.! LocalST Municipalities PAARDEKOP SIYEZA PRIMARY SCHOOL # 428IT

R33 eSizameleni .! ST Sibiya/Masidla .!Wakkerstroom .! Dumbe .! .! ª«¬¯ eDumbe .! Dlamini .! KZN261 .! Mthethwa.! .! Dlamini .! .! .! .! Ward: 6 Mpumalanga Provincial Government Gert Sibande District Municipality SPRINGVALLEY 0 429IT Gert Sibande DM DC30 Mkhondo MP303 ª«¬¯

Legend 0 Local/Metro Municipalities National Roads Households Roads Development Option A Main Roads Wards Development Option B Secondary Roads Internal Roads Parent Farms Main Road BUSHMANSBEND 2 Dam Ward: 4 Streets 433IT Sub Division Forest Railways Graveyard Grazing Fields Sub Place Rivers Lodges Proposed Chalets Dams # Schools Proposed Residential ^ Police Stations Residential School 2 !C Health Facilities Shop Sports Field " Main Place ª«¬¯ For more info regarding this map, you may contact :

The current land uses include residential, agricultural activities such as subsistence # livestock farming, light industrial such as charcoal production and forestry, institutional such as primary school, sports field, business such as tuck shop and multipurpose facility such as a community hall. 10

.! Proposed Land Uses

The proposed land uses are, upgrading of the road from the main road linking to the settlement, upgrading of Siyeza Primary School to a Combined School,

FIGURE 4: ROADS UPGRADE

MAP DATE Roads Upgrade October 2009 CANGASA PRIMARY SCHOOL Ward: 11 OVERVIEW

Lothair NONGENA PRIMARY SCHOOL Selindile

Msukaligwa THATHUKUSA PRIMARY SCHOOL MP302 R65 Amsterdam R33 Sheepmoor KwaThandeka Legend N2 Main Town Shabalala ProvincesKwaNgemaMkhondo Ward: 6 DriefonteinNgema MP303 R543 Ethandakukhanya Seme Local Municipalities MP304 R543 Local Municipalities R33 eSizameleni Sibiya/Masidla Wakkerstroom eDumbe Dumbe Dlamini Mthethwa KZN261 Dlamini

Mpumalanga Provincial Government Gert Sibande District Municipality UMZAMOWETHU PRIMARY SCHOOL DC30 Gert Sibande DM SIYEZA PRIMARY SCHOOL Mkhondo MP303

Legend Households Roads Legend Development Option A Local/Metro Municipalities National Roads Development Option B Internal Roads Main Roads Main Road Wards Internal Roads Main Road Secondary Roads Parent Farms Development Option A Streets Development Option B Sub Division Dam Railways Forest Sub Place Graveyard Rivers Grazing Fields Lodges Dams Schools Proposed Chalets Proposed Residential Police Stations Residential Health Facilities School Shop Sports Field Main Place

For more info regarding this map, Ward: 4 you may contact : DRIEPAN PRIMARY SCHOOL Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning and Information (Mpumalanga) Tel: (013) 752 – 2066 Fax: (013) 752 - 2079 [email protected]. N2 Department of Rural Development and Land Reform REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

0 950 1,900 3,800 Meters

There is to upgrade all internal and connecting roads for easy access to basic amenities in Iswepe and closer towns’ i.e. Piet Retief, and Amsterdam.

6.4 CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED

The following are some of the challenges that were noted to be prevalent in the area.

No telecommunication infrastructure exists in the area. Social cohesion in sparsely placed households within the area might be a challenge. Infrastructure (roads, electricity, telecommunication and amenities) Lack of basic services Burial sites, the community uses homesteads for burial Poor public transport 11 Poor accessibility in terms of orientation to the villages High level of water table (subject to geo-tech investigation) Poor housing structures Veld fire Poor management of livestock Lack of social amenities

6.5 OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

The following are some of the opportunities that were noted for the area.

Eco-tourism (boating, fishing and water front development) Backyard vegetable gardens to enhance food security Designation of areas intended for crops cultivation As part of the Land Redistribution Programme of the government, certain properties currently owned by Mondi could be acquired on behalf of the Jabulani Bafazi settlements. This could afford the community the options of leasing the properties to Mondi or the community undertaking forestry on a commercial basis (See Figure 2: option B) Mondi has committed to give the community the area indicated on Figure 2: option A for Agri-village Improvement of the access from the main road to the settlement to facilitate linkage with other settlements Optimum utilization of dam for consistent provision of water (household consumption and irrigation schemes) Potential for expansion of light industry (charcoal production, sculpturing, carpentry and wood processing)

6.6 RECOMMENDATIONS

The following are some of the recommendation for the area.

Utilization of the Thathukusa Primary School as a Satellite Thusong Service Centre (healthcare, Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC), Home Affairs, SASSA) Fencing of grazing camps, households, dams Livestock vaccination programme- cattle, pigs, goats and chickens 12 Supplementary feeding implements (licks, fodder) Cattle handling facilities with shed, holding pen and loading ramp Improve the road leading to the settlement from the main road to facilitate access to scholar transport and public transport Upgrade Siyeza Primary School to a combined school Provision of refuse removal services for Water Smeet Designation for a convenient shop site for both settlements Road signage indicating village names

7. CONCLUSION

The areas Jabula Bafazi and Water smeeth be included to the broader municipality receiving attention on specific challenges identified. Further follow-up exercises should be envisaged to further refine the findings and intervention strategies. The community needs to be engaged to identify further areas to be addressed and submit proposals as part of this project. Sector departments which can contribute to the success of the pilot project need to be identified and invited to contribute to the initiatives so as to achieve the desired interventions and outcomes. A record of other government departments current and proposed activities in the project area need to be identified and incorporated into the overall Agri Village concept. There needs to be a detailed record of the existing situation so that the resulting interventions are measurable and that progress can be monitored

13 HOUSING NEED FRUIT TREES

ECDC NEED ROADS UPGRADE

RECREATIONAL NEEDS

FENCING NEED