OFFICE OF THE MEC Tyamzashe Building, Phalo Avenue Private Bag x 0035 Bhisho, 5605 Eastern Cape REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Tel: +27 (0) 40 904 7001 [email protected] OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Tyamzashe Building, Phalo Avenue Private Bag x 0035 Bhisho, 5605 SMALL TOWN Eastern Cape REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT Tel: +27 (0) 40 940 7687 +27 (0) 40 940 7193 +27 (0) 40 940 7194 FRAMEWORK [email protected] [email protected] www.ecprov.gov.za gemprint 043 722 0755 (62709) SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Produced by Urban & Small Town Development Directorate Province of the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs Tyamzashe Building Private Bag x 0035 Bhisho, 5605 Tel + 27 (0)40 609 4940 Fax + 27 (0)40 609 5242 ©2020 DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS 1 SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2 DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK CONTENTS (i) FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................................................5 (ii) PREFACE ......................................................................................................................................................................6 (iii) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................................................................................................................7 (iv) LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................................8 (v) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................................................................9 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................13 2 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................................................15 3 PROBLEM STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................16 4 PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................................................16 5 OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................................................................16 6 EASTERN CAPE ECONOMIC REALITIES ................................................................................................................................17 6.1 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................................................17 6.2 MIGRATION TRENDS ...................................................................................................................................................20 6.3 EC – URBAN POPULATION ..........................................................................................................................................21 7 EFFECTS OF UNCONTROLLED MIGRATION ..........................................................................................................................23 8 EMERGING FACTORS: GROW SA GROWTH INHIBITORS AND ENABLERS ...............................................................................23 9 SMALL TOWN SELECTION CRITERIA ...................................................................................................................................24 9.1 NSDF GROWTH PRIORITY AREAS ................................................................................................................................24 9.1.1 NSDF Sub-Frame National Urban Network ......................................................................................................24 9.2 NSDF Sub-Frame National Urban Network ...................................................................................................................26 9.3 NSDF Sub-Frame National Resource Production Regions ..............................................................................................26 9.4 NSDF Sub-Frame National Connectivity and Movement Infrastructure ............................................................................27 9.5 NSDF Sub-Frame National Ecological Infrastructure and Natural Resource Base .............................................................28 10 PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ......................................................................................................................................28 10.1 Vision 2030 Goals and Outcomes ...............................................................................................................................29 11 PROVINCIAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................30 11.1 Strategic Proposals ......................................................................................................................................................30 11.1.1 Eastern Region..............................................................................................................................................30 11.1.2 Western Region ............................................................................................................................................30 12 EC STRATEGIC CORRIDORS ................................................................................................................................................37 12.1 Corridor Development Approach: The Logic ..................................................................................................................37 12.2 PSDF Strategic Corridors ............................................................................................................................................39 12.2.1 Corridors ......................................................................................................................................................39 13 EC – STRATEGIC SMALL TOWNS ........................................................................................................................................43 13.1 Categorisation of Towns ..............................................................................................................................................43 13.1.1 Rural Village..................................................................................................................................................43 13.1.2 Small Town ...................................................................................................................................................43 DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS 3 SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 13.1.3 Secondary/ Intermediate cities .......................................................................................................................43 13.1.4 City ..............................................................................................................................................................43 13.2 CSIR Town Typology ....................................................................................................................................................44 13.3 CSIR Categorisation of the Towns and Criteria ..............................................................................................................45 13.4 Eastern Cape Province Prioritised Towns ......................................................................................................................45 13.5 SELECTION CRITERIA .................................................................................................................................................46 14 POLICY PROPOSAL FOR SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME .................................................................................47 14.1 Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF) .........................................................................................................47 14.2 Summary of the IUDP Policy Levers and their Implications on Small Town Development ..................................................48 15 SMALL TOWN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC THRUST .............................................................................................................49 15.1 The Hexagon of Success ............................................................................................................................................49 15.1.1 Urban Planning and Management ..................................................................................................................50 15.1.2 Infrastructure Development and Maintenance .................................................................................................50 15.1.3 Support to Economic Sectors .........................................................................................................................50 15.1.4 Real Estate Upgrade and maintenance ...........................................................................................................50