DR KENNETH KAUNDA District NW Page 1 of 35 Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 2. INTRODUCTION: BRIEF OVERVIEW ...................................................................... 5 2.1. Location ................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2. Historical Perspective............................................................................................................................ 5 2.3. Spatial Status ......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4. Land Ownership .................................................................................................................................... 6 3. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROFILE ........................................................................ 6 3.1. Key Social Demographics ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1. Population.............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.1.2. Race Gender and Age ............................................................................................................................ 7 3.1.3. Households ............................................................................................................................................ 9 3.1.3.1. Child Headed..................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.3.2. Women Headed .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2. Health Profile ......................................................................................................................................... 9 3.3. Covid 19 ............................................................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1. Number of cases ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.3.2. Quarantine Facilities Available and Assessed ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.3.3. Infrastructure (responding to COVID 19) ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.4. Poverty Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 12 3.4.1. Distribution .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.4.2. Inequality ............................................................................................................................................. 12 3.4.3. Employed /Unemployed ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.4. Crime .................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.5. Education and Skills Profile ................................................................................................................. 16 4. DRIVERS OF THE ECONOMY ......................................................................................... 17 4.1. Structure of the Economy ................................................................................................................... 17 4.2. Primary Sector ..................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2.1. Mining and Agriculture ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.3. Secondary Sector ................................................................................................................................ 17 4.3.1. Manufacturing, electricity and the construction ................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.4. Tertiary Sector ..................................................................................................................................... 18 4.4.1. Trade, transport, finance and the community ....................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 5. SERVICE DELIVERY ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 5.1. Water and Sanitation .......................................................................................................................... 19 5.1.1. Access to Water ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 5.1.2. Sanitation................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 5.2. Human Settlements ............................................................................................................................ 19 5.3. Waste Management ........................................................................................................................... 20 5.4. Roads and Transport ........................................................................................................................... 21 5.5. Electricity ............................................................................................................................................. 21 6. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 22 6.1. Municipality Performance .................................................................................................................. 22 6.2. Municipal Capacity .............................................................................................................................. 26 6.3. Traditional Affairs Governance ........................................................................................................... 27 7. PROJECTS TO DIVERSIFY AND GROW PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY ................................... 27 7.1. Social Development Projects .............................................................................................................. 27 7.2. Spatial Development ........................................................................................................................... 28 7.3. Infrastructure Projects ........................................................................................................................ 29 7.4. Economic Projects .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.5. Environmental forecast ...................................................................................................................... 30 8. KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................... 314 8.1. Prioritise Integrated Development Plan ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Page 3 of 35 1. Executive Summary The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is situated at the southern part of the North West Province and borders both the Gauteng and Free State Provinces. It consists of three (3) local municipalities i.e. Maquassi Hills, Matlosana and JB Marks. Between 2006 and 2009 the district comprised of five local municipalities which included Merafong City Council, which has since been re-demarcated into the Gauteng Province. After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality. The total population of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality increased from 695 934 in 2011 to 742 822 in 2016. The population is unevenly distributed among the four local municipalities and the average annual growth rate of the district is 1.07% between 2011 and 2016. In 2016 the total number of households in the District was 240 544, with 37.1% headed by women and 988 child-headed households. In respect of COVID-19, as of 6 July 2020, a total of 154 979 people were screened with 1599 confirmed cases, 1172 active cases, 409 recoveries and with the highest number of death of 18.The District has seven quarantine sites with 240 beds however one site at the Potchefstroom Dam with 114 beds is not yet ready, therefore 126 are active beds. In response to Covid-19 pandemic, the district have established the District Command Council (DCC) chaired by the Mayor of the distict which meets on weekly basis. Annual GDP growth in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality broadly follows the national trend, though it is generally lower than both the national and provincial averages. A fairly stagnant economic growth trend has been observed within the District, i.e. the rate of growth has remained fairly constant and negative growth rates were experienced on average between 2014 and 2016. Mining has historically been the main economic activity within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, and with the industry in steady decline the District is seeking to diversify the economy from its over-reliance on the mining industry. To this end, the Dr Kenneth