MOPANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2006 - 2012 ______________________________________________________________ “To be the Food Basket of Southern Africa and the Tourism Destination of Choice” May 2009 1 EXECUTIVE MAYOR’S FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................. 6 MOPANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY STRATEGIC INTENT .................................................................................................... 7 1. PREPARATORY PHASE ................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 10 1.2. FRAMING THE 2009/10 – 2012 IDP ................................................................................................................ 11 1.2.1. The National Planning Context ..................................................................................................................... 11 1.2.2 The Provincial Planning Context ................................................................................................................... 11 1.2.3. The Local Planning Context .......................................................................................................................... 12 1.3. BASIS FOR IDP REVIEW PROCESS .............................................................................................................. 13 1.4 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO DRIVE THE IDP PROCESS ..................................................................... 14 1.5 PROCESS OVERVIEW: STEPS AND EVENTS .................................................................................................... 14 1.6 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................................................... 15 1.6.1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS (CDW )........................................................................................... 16 1.7 INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................................... 16 2. DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 18 2.1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND KEY FEATURES ............................................................................................... 18 2.3 DEMOGRAPHICS .............................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................................. 20 2.3.2 POPULATION NUMBERS BY GENDER .......................................................................................................... 20 2.3.3 Age and Gender Categories (Number of people) ............................................................................................ 21 2.3.4 Population growth/ trends, 2000 - 2006 .......................................................................................................... 22 2.3.5 People with disabilities in the district ............................................................................................................ 22 2.3.6 Disability by Gender by Municipalities (No. of Persons) ................................................................................. 22 2.3.7 Gender ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 2.3.8 Labour Status by Gender by Municipalities .............................................................................................. 23 2.3.9 Level of Education .................................................................................................................................... 24 2.3.10 CATEGORIES OF EXISTING SCHOOLS ....................................................................................................... 24 2.3.11 Employment ............................................................................................................................................ 25 2.3.12 Income Categories .................................................................................................................................. 25 2.3.13 Language Diversity in Mopani District Municipality (as per STATSSA, 2001 Census) ................................. 26 2.4 SPATIAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.1. Background ................................................................................................................................................. 26 2.4.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPAL AREAS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH POINTS .......................................... 26 Greater Tzaneen .................................................................................................................................................... 27 Greater Letaba ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Greater Giyani ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 Ba- Phalaborwa ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Table 20: Economic Growth Points of Ba-Phalaborwa ........................................................................................... 28 Table 21: Economic Growth Nodes of Maruleng .................................................................................................... 29 2.4.3 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN THE DISTRICT ................................................................................................ 29 2.4.4 LAND CLAIMS AND THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ................................................................ 30 2.5 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 31 2.5.1. Background ................................................................................................................................................. 31 2.5.2. A Broad Economic Overview of South Africa .............................................................................................. 31 2.5.3. Locating the Mopani District Economy within the Provincial Economy ......................................................... 32 2.5.4 Economic Sector Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 32 2.5.5 Key economic sectors ................................................................................................................................... 33 2.5.6. Constraints in the District Economy ........................................................................................................... 35 (i) Greater Giyani ................................................................................................................................................... 35 (ii) Greater Letaba .................................................................................................................................................. 36 (iii) Greater Tzaneen .............................................................................................................................................. 36 (iv) Ba-Phalaborwa ................................................................................................................................................ 36 (v) Maruleng .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 2.5.7. Opportunities in the District Economy .......................................................................................................... 37 (i) Greater Giyani ................................................................................................................................................... 37 2 (ii) Greater Letaba .................................................................................................................................................. 37 (iii) Greater Tzaneen .............................................................................................................................................. 37 (iv) Ba-Phalaborwa ................................................................................................................................................ 37 (v) Maruleng .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 2.6 INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS/ BASIC