WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Integrated Development Plan 2016/17 Financial Year Physical/Postal Address: 01 Jan Greyling Street P.0.Box 77 Burgersdorp 9744 Contact details: Tel: 051 653 1777 Fax: 051 653 0056 1 | Page 2 | Page Table of Contents ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Mayors Foreword ........................................................................................................................................ 11 POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ........................................................................ 12 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter One: Introduction and Background .............................................................................................. 15 1.1 Legal Imperative ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 Vision and Mission ............................................................................................................................ 18 1.3 Geographic Location ......................................................................................................................... 19 1.4 Demographic analysis ....................................................................................................................... 21 1.5 Population Distribution per race ....................................................................................................... 23 1.6 Implications for economic growth .................................................................................................... 25 1.7 Summary of Population Concerns .................................................................................................... 25 Chapter Two: Spatial Development Framework ........................................................................................ 27 2.1 Adoption of the SDF .......................................................................................................................... 27 2.2 SDF and Land Use Management Systems ......................................................................................... 36 2.3 Priority Spatial Development Issues ................................................................................................. 37 2.4 Important development nodes and corridors .................................................................................. 37 2.5 Potential Areas For Investment ........................................................................................................ 39 2.6 Environmental Principles .................................................................................................................. 39 CHAPTER 3: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 41 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 41 3.2 Adoption of the Strategy ................................................................................................................... 41 3.3 Competitive and comparative sectoral profile ................................................................................. 42 3.4 Small, Medium and Micro enterprises (SMME) ................................................................................ 49 3.5 Development Potential and Retention Strategies ............................................................................ 50 3.6 Development opportunities .............................................................................................................. 50 3.7 Stakeholder involvement in led activities ......................................................................................... 51 3.8 Business Retention and Expansion ................................................................................................... 52 3.9 Job Creation Mechanisms (EPWP and CWP) .................................................................................... 52 3.10 Enterprise Development Support ................................................................................................... 53 3.11 Strategic Projects with High Economic Impact ............................................................................... 53 3 | Page 3.12 Internal capacity and implementation plan .................................................................................... 54 3.13 Municipal led institutional arrangements....................................................................................... 54 3.14 Stakeholder Consultation................................................................................................................ 54 3.15 LED Projects the LED ....................................................................................................................... 55 3.16 Revitalization Initiatives for Small Towns ....................................................................................... 56 CHAPTER 4: SERVICE DELIVERY ................................................................................................................... 57 KPA 2: SERVICE DELIVERY............................................................................................................................ 57 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 57 CAPACITY TO DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ............................................................................... 57 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................................................... 58 ENVONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS ............................................................. 58 4.2 Service Delivery and Infrastructure .................................................................................................. 58 Water Provision .................................................................................................................................. 58 Service level agreement ...................................................................................................................... 58 4.3 Free Basic Units ................................................................................................................................. 60 4.4 Electricity and Energy ........................................................................................................................ 65 Pounds ................................................................................................................................................ 65 4.5 Municipal Health ............................................................................................................................... 66 4.6 Service Delivery and Community Services ........................................................................................ 67 Community Halls ................................................................................................................................. 67 4.7 Solid Waste Management ................................................................................................................. 70 4.8 Community Capacity Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 71 Chapter 5: Disaster Management .............................................................................................................. 72 5.1 Disaster Management ....................................................................................................................... 72 5.2 Managing high risk developments .................................................................................................... 72 5.2.1 Fire services tariffs .............................................................................................................. 72 5.2.2 Veld and forest fires ............................................................................................................ 73 5.2.3 Environment Management: Air Quality Management ....................................................... 73 5.3 Human Settlement ............................................................................................................................ 74 5.4 Control of land invasion .................................................................................................................... 83 5.5 Land Claims ................................................................................................................................. 83 There are no land claims that may hinder housing development within municipal jurisdiction. ...... 83 4 | Page Walter Sisulu Local Municipality Land Issues ...................................................................................... 83 5.6 Land Audit ......................................................................................................................................... 84 5.7 Land Revitalization ...........................................................................................................................