EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 2015/16 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS PERSPECTIVE FROM THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR ................................................................................. I PERSPECTIVE OF THE SPEAKER ..................................................................................................... II PERSPECTIVE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR .................................................................................. III LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. IV 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................. 7 1.2.1 THE CONSTITUTION ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2.2 THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT ........................................................................................................... 9 1.2.3 THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS OF 2001 ......................... 11 1.2.4 THE MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT, 56 OF 2003 (MFMA) .................................................. 11 1.2.5 MUNICIPAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................... 12 1.3 MANDATE ............................................................................................................................ 13 1.4 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ................................................................................................ 13 1.5 NATIONAL OUTCOMES ............................................................................................................ 14 1.6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT OUTCOME 9 ............................................................................................. 15 1.7 MPUMALANGA VISION 2030 ................................................................................................... 16 1.7.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 16 1.7.2 CHANGE DRIVERS .......................................................................................................................... 17 1.8 EMALAHLENI DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ............................................................................. 19 1.8.1 DEVELOPMENT VISION ................................................................................................................... 19 1.8.2 MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 19 1.8.3 CORE VALUES ............................................................................................................................... 19 1.8.4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 20 1.8.5 IDP PRIORITIES .............................................................................................................................. 21 1.8.6 STATE OF THE NATIONAL AND PROVINCE ADDRESS ............................................................................... 22 1.8.7 GOVERNMENT 5 KPAS ............................................................................................................. 22 1.9 PROCESS PLAN ...................................................................................................................... 25 2. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 28 2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 28 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY ............................................................................................ 28 2.2.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION .............................................................................................................. 29 2.2.2 MUNICIPAL WARDS ........................................................................................................................ 31 2.3 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ........................................................................................................... 32 EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN | PERSPECTIVE FROM June2015/16 THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR 2.3.1 POPULATION SIZE .......................................................................................................................... 32 2.4 COMPOSITION ....................................................................................................................... 33 2.4.1 GENDER DISTRIBUTION................................................................................................................... 33 2.5 SOCIO ECONOMIC TRENDS ........................................................................................................ 35 2.5.1 EDUCATION INDICATORS ................................................................................................................. 41 2.5.2 HEALTH PROFILE ........................................................................................................................... 41 2.6 HOUSEHOLD PROFILE AND SERVICES ........................................................................................... 43 2.6.1 HOUSEHOLD TRENDS ...................................................................................................................... 43 2.7 SWOT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................... 45 2.8 TOP CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................... 46 3. PUBLIC PARTICATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE .................................................................. 47 3.1 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES ...................................................................................................... 47 3.1.1 SECTION 79 COMMITTEES .............................................................................................................. 48 3.1.2 ACCOUNTING TO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (MPAC) ...................................................................... 49 3.1.3 AUDIT.......................................................................................................................................... 49 3.1.4 MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................................... 50 3.1.5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................... 53 3.1.6 IDP ............................................................................................................................................. 55 3.1.7 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MEETINGS ................................................................................. 56 3.1.8 RISK MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 66 3.2 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................... 67 3.3 INTER - GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS (IGR) .................................................................................. 67 3.3.1 NATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES ..................................................................... 67 3.3.2 PROVINCIAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE .................................................................... 68 3.4 COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) ............................................................................. 68 3.4.1 WARD COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................. 69 3.5 SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 72 3.5.1 SAFETY AND SECURITY .................................................................................................................... 72 3.5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 73 1.1.1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................... 73 3.5.3 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................................................ 73 3.5.4 EMERGENCY SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 76 3.5.5 LAW ENFORCEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 76 3.6 GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STRATEGIES AND SECTOR PLAN STATUS ............................... 76 4. SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTURCTURE DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 77 4.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................