The best performing district of the 21st century EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY FINAL IDP AND BUDGET REVIEW 2016/17 1 The best performing district of the 21st century Contents EHLANZENI STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR 2012-16 .................................................................................................................. 11 VISION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 MISSION .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CORE VALUES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 DISTRICT STRATEGIC GOALS ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. 15 1.2 MACRO, MICRO POLICY AND PLANNING ............................................................................................................ 16 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS ...................................................................................................... 22 2.1 THE IDP FRAMEWORK PLAN ......................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2 STRUCTURE OF THE IDP .................................................................................................................................................. 23 2.3 IDP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS........................................................................................................................................ 24 2.3.1 ANALYSIS PHASE ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 2.3.2 STRATEGY PHASE .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.3.3 PROJECT PHASE .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 2.3.4 INTEGRATION PHASE................................................................................................................................................... 28 2.3.5 APPROVAL PHASE .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Chapter 3 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 29 3.1 LOCATION OF EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ....................................................................................... 29 3.2 DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.3 Water .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41 3.4 ECONOMIC PROFILE ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3.1 AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 3.3.2 MINING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 3.3.3 FORESTRY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.3.4 MANUFACTURING AND AGRO-PROCESSING ..................................................................................................... 43 3.3.5 TOURISM ............................................................................................................................................................................ 44 3.3.6 ECONOMIC GROWTH .................................................................................................................................................... 44 3.3.7 JOB CREATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 3.3.8 THE MAPUTO DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR ......................................................................................................... 46 3.4 RURAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.5 DISTRICT WIDE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES 2016/17 .......................................................................................... 48 3.5.1 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ............................................................................ 49 3.6 MUNICIPAL SWOT ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................................... 57 3.7 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................... 58 Chapter 4 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 68 2 The best performing district of the 21st century 4. DISTRICT GOALS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 68 4.1 STRATEGY MAP ............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Chapter 5 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 SUMMARY OF THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 71 5.1. SPATIAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 71 5.1.1. LOCATION OF EHLANZENI DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................... 71 5.1.2. PROTECTED AND SENSITIVE AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 72 5.1.3 CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 5.1.4 NATURAL ECOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................................... 73 5.2 Spatial Context of the District ......................................................................................................................................... 86 5.2.1 LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................ 86 5.2.2 SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ............................................................................................. 88 5.2.3 LOCAL MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS ......................................................................