JOZINI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Review for 2011/12 FY Mission: “Jozini Municipality intends to be the best municipality in service delivery.” Circle Street, Bottom Town, Jozini 3969 Tel: 035 572 1292 Fax: 053 572 1266 Website:www.jozini.org.za CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 : EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 5 1.2. GEOLOGY AND SOILS 6 CHAPTER 2 : THE REVIEW PROCESS 2.1. CONTEXT OF THE 2011/12 IDP REVIEW 12 2.2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 13 2.2.1. National Planning context 13 2.2.2. Provincial Planning context 15 2.2.3. Local Planning context 17 2.3. THE NEED FOR AN IDP REVIEW PROCESS 19 2.3.1. Comments from the MEC ON 2010/11 IDP 20 2.3.1. Local Government Turnaround Strategy 23 Objectives of the Turnaround Strategy 2.4. STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS 23 2.4.1. National Outcome Delivery Agreements 24 2.4.2. Institutional Arrangements 27 2.4.3. Inter-governmental Relations 30 CHAPTER 3: ANALYSIS PHASE 3.1. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS 31 3.1.1. Powers and functions of Jozini municipality 31 3.1.2. Political structure 31 3.1.3. Management structure 35 3.1.4. Traditional Councils and their role 41 3.2. STATUS QUO ANALYSIS 42 3.2.1. Demographics 42 3.2.1.1. Age distribution 43 3.2.1.2. Dependancy ratio 44 3.2.1.3. Household income 46 3.2.1.4. Levels of education 47 3.3. SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 48 3.3.1. Water 48 3.3.2. Sanitation 50 3.3.3. Energy : electricity 51 3.4. WASTE MANAGEMENT 52 3.4.1. Refuse removal and waste disposal 52 3.5. TRASPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 53 TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#T 3.6. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 53 3.6.1. Vegetation 53 3.6.2. Fauna Fish 53 3.6.3. Reptiles 54 3.6.4. Mammals 54 3.6.5. Resource identification and conservation 55 3.6.7. The forest reserves 55 3.6.8. The Ingwavuma and Usuthu Gorges 55 3.6.9. Pongolapoort dam 56 3.6.10. Pongola River and Floodplain 56 3.6.11. Ndumo Game Reserve 57 3.6.12. Border Cave 57 3.6.13. Hydrology 57 3.6.14. Deforestation 58 3.6.15. The environmental management tools 58 3.7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 59 3.7.1. Ward Paticipation meetings 59 3.7.2. Municipal priorities per ward 60 CHAPTER 4 : STRATEGIC PHASE 4.1. STRATEGIC FOCUS 71 4.2. CORE VALUES 71 4.3. KEY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 72 4.3.1. Good Governance and Public transformation 74 4.3.2. Improved Service Delivery and Infrastructure Investment 76 4.3.3. Sustainable Local Economic Development 78 4.3.4. Transformation and Institutional Development 79 4.3.5. Municipal Financial Viability and Management 80 4.3.6. Spatial Planning and Environmental Management 81 CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTATION AND PROJECT PHASE 5.1. PROJECTS 83 5.1.1. Poverty alleviation projects 83 5.1.2. 2011/12 MIG projects 84 5.1.3. 2012/1 MIG projects 84 5.1.4. Unfunded projects 85 5.1.5. Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan 86 CHAPTER 6: INTEGRATION PHASE 6.1. SECTOR PLANS 6.1.1. Spatial Development Framework 87 6.1.2. Communication Strategy 102 6.1.3. Local Economic Development Strategy 99 6.1.4. HIV Strategy 102 6.1.5. Performance Mnagement System 103 6.1.6. Disaster Management Plan TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#U 6.1.10. Housing Sector Plan 6.2. SECTOR DEPARTMENTS 120 6.2.1. UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT 2011/12 PROJECTS 121 6.2.2. HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 121 6.2.3. AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT 127 6.2.4. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 130 6.2.5. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 131 6.2.6. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 132 6.2.7. ESKOM AND DME 133 6.2.8. IGR FORUMS 138 6.2.9. COGTA 138 6.2.10. TRANSPORT 138 7. RECOMMENDATIONS 139 TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#V CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Jozini Local Municipality is demarcated as KZ272 by the Demarcation Board and is one of the 50 local municipalities that constitute KwaZulu-Natal Province. The municipality is one of five local municipalities within Umkhanyakude District Municipality; located in the Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal and borders of Swaziland and Mozambique. Jozini Municipality covers 32% (3057 @I ) of the total area of 13859 @I of UMkhanyakude District Municipality. With the population of 207 250 people and 38 530 households, the municipality is the most populated municipality within Umkhanyakude District. The municipality is characterized by six towns which are: Ingwavuma Town Jozini Town Ubombo Town Bhambanana Town Mkhuze Town and Ndumo Town The large area of Jozini jurisdiction falls under the ownership of Ingonyama Trust and some areas are privately owned by individuals and some owned by State. The current land ownership is one of the reasons why it is very difficult to control development in the Municipal area of jurisdiction. Significant portions of Jozini formed part of the former KwaZulu which tended to be neglected in terms of economic development. Most of the area is also rural and associated with a lack of development, poverty and poor service provision. Approximately 36% of the population earn no income, which contributes to the cycle of poverty found in the area. Male out-migration, indicative of low employment opportunities in Jozini, is contributing to community instability. The Jozini area has a comparative advantage in terms of its favourable location near the N2 and the abundant natural features that provide potential tourism assets. Maximum benefit has to be derived from these assets in order for the municipality to develop. These appear to be a dominance of agricultural and government sector services in Jozini. Investigation is required into the development of sectors such as tourism and the strengthening of the agricultural sector through the diversification of outputs and beneficiation. There is a great disparity between the level of service and infrastructure provision between settlement nodes, such as the towns of Mkuze and Jozini, and the surrounding rural areas. The provision of water is a priority. The water backlog is substantial and sustainability of the present reliance on natural water is questionable. Given the predominantly rural nature of the municipality with dispersed settlement patterns, the provision of water is problematic. There is a need to investigate the provision of an appropriate sanitation system so that illness and natural TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#W environmental damage can be avoided or minimized. The bulk and reticulation electricity network is severely restricted. While these do not appear to be a backlog in the provision of primary and secondary education facilities, appropriately located tertiary education facilities are a necessity in order to improve the existing human capital. 1.2. Geology and Soils The underlying geology of Jozini area has controlled the development of the soils and topography, the latter in turn locally affects the climate and overall land use of the area. The Lebombo Range is composed mainly of acid rhyolitic lavas while marine limestones and calcareous mudstones of lower and middle to upper Cretaceous age underlies the Pongola/Mkhuze flood-plain zone. Soil types relate to specific physiographic regions each with particular climatic and hydrological conditions. Soil along the Lebombo Range consists mainly of shallow, stony soils of the Mispah and Glenrosa forms. The soils found along the floodplain and in particular along the west bank of the Pongola River, are derived alluvium, river terraces and the Cretaceous sediments. As a result soils are generally fertile to very fertile. The Makhathini Flats irrigation scheme is located in this area. Soils found in the eastern extreme of the region are mainly deep, acidic, well drained sands of Fernwood and Clovelly forms. Jozini Municiaplity and Neighbouring Municipalities TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#X Jozini Local Municipality consists of 17 municipal wards that cover a vast area. As a result of a new municipal demarcation, after the local government elections (date due to be announced) Jozini will be made up of 20 wards. In the past each, municipal ward provided its own list of priorities leaving the Jozini Municipality, and other service providers, to make decisions out of a list of 17 wards. Recently, the municipality has embarked on a process to cluster the wards. Not only will this assist in defining priorities beyond the ward level, it also takes into consideration the fact that the impact of development ignores administrative boundaries such as municipal wards. Given the above, this report has been restructured to reflect the priorities of the following clusters: Ward clusters CLUSTER WARDS A 1,2,3,4 B 5,6,7,8 C 9,10,11,12 D 13,14,15,16,17 TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#Y TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#Z Table 1 : Total Population Figures According to Council Wards ( Source : StatSa, 2001). WARD HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION 1 1500 9057 2 1437 10 334 3 1167 9303 4 630 5085 5 1111 9301 6 827 6106 7 1524 8413 8 734 5057 9 1555 11 613 10 852 6397 11 1657 11 285 12 2128 14 380 13 1699 11 879 14 1860 11 328 15 2052 12 846 16 1474 9305 TOTAL 22 207 151 689 The above total population figures of the Jozini municipality are as presented in the 2001 statistics. In terms of 2007 community survey the population of Jozini municipality is estimated to be around 207 250. TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#[ The household figures per ward in percentage terms are presented below: TYTTRSS TRST #4'#5 %#SR CHAPTER 2 THE REVIEW PROCESS This section outlines the process plan i.e.