2 PROFILE: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METRO PROFILE: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METRO 3 CONTENT 1. Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................................4 2. Pixley ka Seme District Overview ....................................................................................................................5 2.1 Historical Perspective ............................................................................................................................5 2.2 Location .................................................................................................................................................5 2.3 Spatial Status ........................................................................................................................................7 3. Social Development .......................................................................................................................................11 3.1 Key Social Demographics ...................................................................................................................11 3.1.1 Population .............................................................................................................................................11 3.1.2 Gender, Age and Race ........................................................................................................................11 3.1.3 Households..........................................................................................................................................13 3.2 Health Profile .......................................................................................................................................13 3.3 Covid 19 ..............................................................................................................................................14 3.4 Poverty Dimensions .............................................................................................................................16 3.4.1 Inequality .............................................................................................................................................17 3.4.2 Employed / Unemployed .....................................................................................................................17 3.5 Crime ...................................................................................................................................................18 3.6 Education and Skills profile .................................................................................................................19 4. Drivers of the Economy .................................................................................................................................21 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................21 Primary Sector ...............................................................................................................................................23 Secondary Sector ..........................................................................................................................................24 Tertiary Sector ...............................................................................................................................................24 Informal Economy ..........................................................................................................................................25 5. Service Delivery .............................................................................................................................................26 5.1 Water ...................................................................................................................................................26 5.2 Sanitation.............................................................................................................................................26 5.3 Human Settlements .............................................................................................................................26 5.4 Waste Management ............................................................................................................................27 5.5 Roads and Transport ...........................................................................................................................28 5.6 Electricity .............................................................................................................................................28 6. Governance and Management ......................................................................................................................28 6.1 Municipal Performance ........................................................................................................................28 6.2 District Municipal Capacity ..................................................................................................................29 6.3 Traditional Affairs Governance ............................................................................................................29 7. Projects to diversify and grow people and the economy ...............................................................................30 7.1 Social Development Projects ...............................................................................................................30 7.2 Spatial Development ...........................................................................................................................31 7.3 Infrastructure and Economic projects ..................................................................................................32 7.4 Environmental Forecast .......................................................................................................................33 8. Key Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................35 8.1 Priority projects from Integrated Development Plan ............................................................................35 8.2 Investor and Sponsorship Opportunities..............................................................................................37 4 PROFILE: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METRO 1. Executive Summary The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality covers an area of 103 411km², which is also 27,7% of the total area that constitutes the Northern Cape province. The district is the second largest in the country in terms of land size, following Namakwa which is the largest. This district municipal area is the eastern-most district Municipality within the Northern Cape, and borders on the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State provinces. There are 8 category B (local) municipalities within the municipal area, namely, Emthanjeni, Kareeberg, Renosterberg, Siyancuma, Siyathemba, Thembelihle, Ubuntu and Umsobomvu. The district has a population of 220 830, which is 16.4 % of the total population of the Northern Cape Province. The annual population growth rate for 2019 was 1.5 percent. The district had a total number of 61 296 households and a population density of 2.14 people per square kilometres. There are 244 child headed households and 20 721 (36.8%) women headed households. 35.3% (77 953) of the population lived below the lower poverty line in 2019. 30.5% of the population older than 20 years had matric or higher qualification. 25.2% of the population older than 15 years have not completed grade 7 and is regarded as not functionally literate. On 17 June 2020, the total number of confirmed Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the Northern Cape was 211 and 1 death. 1 518 019 screenings and 17 513 tests were done in the Province. The Pixley ka Seme District had 64 cases, of which the majority (41) were in Umsobomvu, followed by Renosterberg with 11. With a GDP of R 12.5 billion in 2019 (up from R 6.67 billion in 2009), the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality contributed 12.21% to the Northern Cape Province GDP of R 102 billion in 2019. In 2019, the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality achieved an annual growth rate of -0.69% which is a significant lower GDP growth than the Northern Cape Province's 0.00%. In 2019, the community services sector (tertiary) is the largest within Pixley ka Seme District Municipality accounting for R 3.31 billion or 30.4% of the total GVA in the district municipality's economy. The sector that contributes the second most to the GVA of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality is the transport sector (tertiary) at 13.6%, followed by the agriculture sector (primary)with 13.4%. The Primary sector (agriculture and mining) is expected to grow at an average annual rate of -1.42% between 2019 and 2024, with the Secondary sector (manufacturing, electricity and construction) growing at -2.39% on average annually. The Tertiary sector (trade, transport, finance and community services) is expected to grow at an average annual rate of -1.47% for the same period. PROFILE: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METRO 5 2. Pixley ka Seme District Overview 2.1 Historical Perspective The District is named after Pixely ka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress. The seat of the District is Emthanjeni and the main town De Aar. "De Aar", was so named because of the many