HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 2017 TO 2022 FINAL DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 40 MAIN STREET, PRIVATE BAG X 401, IXOPO, 3276 TEL: 039- 834 8700 HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 2017-2022 FIRST DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 2017 TO 2022 FINAL DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN Contents CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 8 SECTION A ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 WHO ARE WE? .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Provincial Location Context............................................................................................................................. 9 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................................... 10 2. HOW WAS THIS PLAN DEVELOPED? (IDP PROCESS PLAN SUMMARY) ............................................................ 12 3. WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES? .................................................................................................................... 16 4. What is our long term vision? ........................................................................................................................... 18 WHAT ARE GOING TO DO TO UNLOCK OUR CHALLENGES? ................................................................................. 19 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS ........................................................................... 21 HOW WILL PROGRESS BE MEASSURED ........................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 2: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERATIVES............. 23 SECTION B ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 2.1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................... 23 2.2 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERITIVES ............................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER 3: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 36 SECTION C ....................................................................................................................................................... 36 1.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................. 36 1.2 ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES ............................................................................................................................... 36 1.3 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 37 1.4 EXISTING NODES AND CORRIDORS ....................................................................................................................... 37 1.5 BROAD LAND USE ........................................................................................................................................... 40 1.6 LAND OWNERSHIP .......................................................................................................................................... 42 1.7 LAND REFORM ............................................................................................................................................... 43 Description of habitats and vegetation communities ................................................................................. 46 Hydrology...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Protected areas and other conservation areas ............................................................................................... 52 EKZNW’s Provincial Biodiversity Plan .......................................................................................................... 53 Indigenous forests ......................................................................................................................................... 66 1.13 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................ 80 1.13.1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ................................................................................................................... 84 1.13.2 RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................ 85 1.13.3 RISK REDUCTION, PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ............................................................................ 86 1.13.4 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY .................................................................................................................. 88 1.13.5 TRAINING AND AWARENESS ................................................................................................................ 90 1.13.6 FUNDING ARRANGMENT ..................................................................................................................... 90 2 HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 2017 TO 2022 FINAL DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1.13.7 DISASTER MANAGEMENT SWOT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 91 2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 93 2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ........................................................................................................................... 93 2.1 KEY FINDINGS OF THE ABOVE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................113 Programs and Projects to address the above findings ....................................................................................113 MUNICIPAL Transformation and Organizational Development Analysis ............................................................116 3.1 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION .............................................................................................................116 3.2.1 Institutional Arrangements ..............................................................................................................117 Finance and Corporate Services Committee ..........................................................................................118 Infrastructure Services Committee ........................................................................................................118 Social Services and Development Planning Committee.........................................................................118 Water Services Committee ....................................................................................................................118 3.2.3 Organizational Structure / Organogram........................................................................................120 3.2.4 Municipal Institutional Capacity and status of critical posts ..................................................................120 3.3 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS .............140 HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY FULL ORGANOGRAM ......................................................................142 CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT .............................................................................................................143 4. BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY ...................................................................................................................................185 4.1 WATER AND SANITATION STATUS QUO .................................................................................................185 4.1.2 BULK WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................186 4.1.3 REGIONAL PROPOSED SCHEMES BY HGDM ...........................................................................................187 4.1.4 ACCESS TO WATER .................................................................................................................................191 4.1.5ACCESS TO SANITATION ..........................................................................................................................192 4.1.6OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................193 4.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................203 4.3 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE..........................................................................................................208 4.4ENERGY .....................................................................................................................................................208