ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN: 2020/2021 REVIEW Integrated Development Planning is an approach to planning that involves the entire municipality and its citizens in finding the best solutions to achieve good long- term development. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER [Email address] TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Introduction to the Zululand District Municipality ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Objectives of the ZDM IDP...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Scope of the Zululand District Municipality IDP ..................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Approach ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.6 Public Participation ................................................................................................................................................. 6 2 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATION AND POLICY ............................................................................................. 8 2.1 Legislative Framework ............................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ..................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, Act No. 27 of 1998 ....................................................................... 8 2.1.3 Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998 ...................................................................................... 9 2.1.4 Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 ................................................................................... 10 2.1.5 Local Government: Municipal Financial Management Act ..................................................................................... 10 2.2 Policy Framework ................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.1 White Paper on Local Government in South Africa ................................................................................................ 11 2.2.2 National Development Plan .................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Medium Term Strategic Framework ....................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 Local Government Back to Basics Strategy ............................................................................................................. 13 2.3 KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Sector Plans ................................................................................................................. 13 2.3.1 Provincial Growth and Development Strategy ....................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Provincial Growth and Development Plan .............................................................................................................. 14 2.3.3 Provincial Spatial Development Framework ........................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Zululand District Sector Plans ............................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.1 Environmental Management Framework ............................................................................................................... 15 2.4.2 Spatial Development Framework ........................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.3 District Growth and Development Strategy ............................................................................................................ 15 2.4.4 Rural Development Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.5 Water Services Development Plan ......................................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Development Principles ........................................................................................................................................ 17 3 CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................................... 18 3.1 Demographic Profile ............................................................................................................................................. 18 3.1.1 Population Size ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.2 Population Distribution by Local Municipalities ..................................................................................................... 19 3.1.3 Population Growth Projections .............................................................................................................................. 20 3.1.4 Household Structure ............................................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.5 Population Distribution by gender age and Gender ............................................................................................... 22 3.1.6 Population Distribution by Race ............................................................................................................................. 23 3.1.7 Orphan children in Zululand District ....................................................................................................................... 24 3.2 Socio-Economic Profile ......................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.1 Economic Activity ................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.2 Unemployment Rate............................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.3 Annual Household Income ...................................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.4 Dependency Ratio................................................................................................................................................... 28 3.2.5 Education Profile .................................................................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Access to Basic Services and Service Backlogs ...................................................................................................... 30 3.3.1 Access to Water ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.3.2 Access to electricity ................................................................................................................................................ 30 3.3.3 Access to sanitation ................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.3.4 Access to refuse Removal ....................................................................................................................................... 31 3.3.5 Access to Telecommunications ............................................................................................................................... 32 3.3.6 Summary of service delivery ................................................................................................................................... 33 3.4 Spatial Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.4.1 Spatial Structure ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.4.2 Settlement Pattern ................................................................................................................................................. 34 3.4.3 Settlement Densities .............................................................................................................................................. 35 3.4.4 Land Use