4th GENERATION: 2019/2020 Tel: 035 573 8600 Fax: 035 573 1094 Harlingen No. 13433, Kingfisher Road Mkhuze, 3965 CONTENTS MAYOR’S FOREWORD ............................................................................................................ 8 MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 9 POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................... 12 LIST OF BY-LAWS FOR UMKHANYAKUDE DM ..................................................................... 13 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT ....................................................................................... 14 1. SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 15 1.1 District Overview ................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 Brief Demographic Profile for uMkhanyakude Municipalities .............................................. 16 1.3 Economic Structure and Trends ......................................................................................... 17 1.4 Development of the 2019/2020 IDP ................................................................................... 18 1.5 Strategic Approach to Development ................................................................................... 21 1.6 The Vision .......................................................................................................................... 22 2. SECTION B: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ............................................ 25 2.1 Government Policies and Imperatives ................................................................................ 25 2.1.1 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)......................................................................... 26 2.1.2 National Development Plan ............................................................................................. 27 2.1.3 The Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (PGDS) ............................................. 27 2.1.4 Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP) .......................................................... 28 2.1.5 Reviewed District Growth and Development Plan ............................................................ 28 2.1.6 The Back to Basics .......................................................................................................... 28 3. SECTION C: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................. 29 3.1 Environmental Analysis ...................................................................................................... 29 3.1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.2. Water Resources ........................................................................................................... 29 3.1.3. Biodiversity ..................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.4. Coastal Resources ......................................................................................................... 32 3.1.5. Air Quality ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.6. Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 33 3.1.7. Climate Change Impacts ................................................................................................ 36 3.1.8. Waste Management ....................................................................................................... 38 3.1.9. Alien Vegetation ............................................................................................................. 39 3.1.10. General Environmental Management Issues ................................................................ 40 3.1.11. Institutional Issues ........................................................................................................ 40 3.1.12. Environmental SWOT Analysis .................................................................................... 42 3.1.13. Environmental Sector involvement in the District .......................................................... 62 1 3.2. Agriculture & Afforestation ................................................................................................. 62 3.3 Demographic Characteristics ............................................................................................. 66 3.4 Overview of the District Economy ....................................................................................... 67 3.5 Human Resources Overview .............................................................................................. 73 3.6 Overview of Strategic Infrastructure ................................................................................... 77 3.7 Environmental Sustainability and Spatial Equity ................................................................. 90 3.8 Summary of Demographic Analysis ................................................................................... 92 3.9 Sector Analysis .................................................................................................................. 93 3.9.1 Office of the Municipal Manager ...................................................................................... 93 3.9.2 Top Management Structure ............................................................................................. 94 3.9.3 Municipal Transformation and Institutional Development Analysis ................................... 96 3.9.4 Proposed projects 2019/2020 ........................................................................................ 126 3.9.5 Local Economic Development and Planning Analysis.................................................... 130 3.9.6 Good Governance and Public Participation Analysis ..................................................... 143 3.9.7 Financial Viability and Management Analysis ................................................................ 163 3.10 Combined SWOT Analysis ............................................................................................. 168 3.11 Key Challenges for the District ....................................................................................... 169 4. SECTION D: DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................... 171 4.1 Vision for Umkhanyakude District Municipality .................................................................. 171 4.2 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................ 171 4.3 Values .............................................................................................................................. 171 4.4 Strategic Priorities ............................................................................................................ 172 4.5 Goals, Objectives and Strategies ..................................................................................... 173 4.6 Resolutions of the Extended MANCO Strategic Planning Session ................................... 182 4.7 Resolutions of the officials and Councillors held in April 2019 .......................................... 188 5. SECTION E: SPATIAL STRATEGIC INTERVENTION ........................................................ 191 5.1 Strategic Mapping ............................................................................................................ 191 5.2 Development Rationale .................................................................................................... 192 5.3 Provincial Strategic Priority Areas ..................................................................................... 193 5.4 KZN SDF .......................................................................................................................... 194 5.5 Infrastructure Strategic Mapping ....................................................................................... 195 5.5.1 Current Planned and Existing Projects .......................................................................... 195 5.5.2 Conceptual Plan for Regional Bulk Supply .................................................................... 196 5.5.3 Additional Projects to Address Backlogs........................................................................ 197 6. SECTION F: FINANCIAL PLAN .......................................................................................... 199 6.1 Budget Summary for 2019/2020; 2020/2021; & 2021/2022 .............................................. 206 2 6.2 Funding of CAPEX ........................................................................................................... 207 6.3 Service Delivery Projects – 2019/2020 ............................................................................. 208 7. SECTION G: ANNUAL OPERATIONAL PLAN ................................................................... 210 7.1 Organisational SDBIP for 2019/2020 ................................................................................ 210 8. SECTION H: ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PMS ................................................ 211 9. SECTION I: PROJECTS