SEDIBENG INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009/10 FINAL Our area, our people, our institution and service delivery © Sedibeng District Municipality 2009 - All Rights Reserved Page: 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. MAYOR’S FOREWORD...............................................................................................9 CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................11 CHAPTER 3. COMMENTS BY MEC FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SECTOR DEPARTMENTS ON THE 2008/09 IDP .....................................................................................12 3.1 COMMENTS BY THE MEC FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT .......................................................................................................... 12 3.2 COMMENT OF TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE – ANALYSIS WEEK ISSUES AND COMMITMENTS........................................... 15 3.2.1 SRAC&H...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, ROADS AND WORKS........................................................................................................... 16 3.2.3 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................... 17 3.2.4 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT................................................................... 18 3.2.5 DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT............................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.6 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.............................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.7 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS AND TOURISM..................................................................................................... 20 3.2.8 NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE........................................................................................................................ 20 3.2.9 DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS....................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 4. REVISED ANALYSIS.................................................................................................26 4.1 OUR AREA..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.1.1 Demographics .......................................................................................................................................................................................26 4.1.1.1 Development Nodes and Corridors.......................................................................................................................................................27 4.1.1.2 Major Provincial and Arterial Roads (Development Corridors) .............................................................................................................27 4.1.2 Environment ........................................................................................................................................................................................29 4.1.2.1 Nature Reserves ...................................................................................................................................................................................30 4.1.2.2 Environmental Health Management......................................................................................................................................................30 4.1.2.3 Water Pollution......................................................................................................................................................................................30 4.1.2.4 Waste ........................................................................................................................................................................................32 4.1.2.5 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................................................................32 4.1.3 Economy ........................................................................................................................................................................................33 4.1.3.1 Structure of Economy in Sedibeng........................................................................................................................................................33 4.1.3.2 Primary Sector ......................................................................................................................................................................................33 4.1.3.3 Secondary Sector..................................................................................................................................................................................34 4.1.3.4 Tertiary Sector.......................................................................................................................................................................................34 4.1.3.5 Location Quotients ................................................................................................................................................................................34 4.1.3.6 Tress Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................35 4.1.3.7 Consolidation and Expansion of the Manufacturing Sector (metal, energy and construction sectors) .................................................36 4.1.3.8 Metals Sector (Steel industry)...............................................................................................................................................................37 4.1.3.9 Tourism Products ..................................................................................................................................................................................38 4.1.3.10 The Global Credit Crunch (recession) on Sedibeng District Municipality Economy .......................................................39 4.2 OUR PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................................................. 40 4.2.1 Population ........................................................................................................................................................................................40 4.2.1.1 Distribution of Population per Municipality and Sub area......................................................................................................................41 4.2.1.2 Migration ........................................................................................................................................................................................42 4.2.2 Literacy rate ........................................................................................................................................................................................43 4.2.3 HIV and AIDS........................................................................................................................................................................................43 4.2.4 Age ........................................................................................................................................................................................43 4.2.5 Economic Active People/MLL ...............................................................................................................................................................44 Our area, our people, our institution and service delivery © Sedibeng District Municipality 2009 - All Rights Reserved Page: 2 4.2.5.1 Employment/Unemployment .................................................................................................................................................................44 4.2.6 Type of Dwelling....................................................................................................................................................................................46 4.3 OUR INSTITUTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 46 4.3.1 Institutional Development and Transformation......................................................................................................................................46 4.3.1.1 The Legislative Framework ...................................................................................................................................................................47 4.3.1.2 Capacity Issues.....................................................................................................................................................................................47