EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2008/2009 IDP TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ..............................................................................................5 FOREWORD..............................................................................................7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................9 1. DISTRICT OVERVIEW ..................................................................11 1.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND ..................................................................11 1.1.1 Location ...............................................................................................11 1.1.2 Socio Economic Profile ........................................................................ 14 1.1.4 Population Size ....................................................................................14 1.1.5 Economic Analysis in Ehlanzeni District Municipality .......................... 16 2. IDP PLANNING PROCESS ...........................................................18 2.1 PROCESS PLAN AND DISTRICT FRAMEWORK ................................18 2.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND STRUCTURES...................20 2.3 IDP PROCESS OVERVIEW: THE EVENT-CENTERED APPROACH ................................................20 2.3.1 Analysis Phase ....................................................................................21 2.3.2 Strategy Phase ..................................................................................... 22 2.3.3 Project Phase....................................................................................... 22 2.3.4 Integration Phase..................................................................................22 2.3.5 Approval Phase .................................................................................... 23 3. MUNICIPAL CONTEXT OF PRIORITY ISSUES............................24 3.1 SERVICE DELIVERY PRIORITY ISSUES ............................................24 3.2 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ..................................................25 3.2.1 Water.................................................................................................... 25 3.2.2 Sanitation .............................................................................................27 3.2.3 Electricity of Households ...................................................................... 28 3.2.4 Roads and Public Transportation ......................................................... 29 3.2.5 Waste Management.............................................................................. 30 3.2.6 Housing ...............................................................................................31 3.2.7 Cemeteries ..........................................................................................31 3.2.8 Post and Telecommunication .............................................................. 32 3.2.9 Land ownership and Land Use Management ...................................... 32 EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Page 2 of 141 2008/2009 REVIEW 3.3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................33 3.3.1 Local Economic Development ............................................................. 33 3.3.2 Agriculture ............................................................................................35 3.3.3 Mining ..................................................................................................36 3.3.4 Forestry ................................................................................................36 3.3.5 Industrial-Urban Development .............................................................37 3.3.6 Manufacturing (Agro-Processing .........................................................37 3.3.7 Maputo Development Corridor ............................................................. 38 3.3.8 Tourism ................................................................................................39 3.3.9 Provision of Service, Transport, Commerce, Finance and Construction .................................................................... 40 3.4 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT .....................................................................40 3.4.1 Health................................................................................................... 40 3.4.2 Transversal Issues................................................................................41 3.4.3 Social Welfare ...................................................................................... 46 3.4.4 Education .............................................................................................46 3.4.5 Safety and Security............................................................................... 46 3.4.6 Sports and Recreation.......................................................................... 48 3.4.7 Arts and Culture ................................................................................... 49 3.4.8 Disaster / Risk Management ................................................................ 49 3.4.9 Environmental Management ................................................................50 3.4.10 Municipal Health ..................................................................................51 3.5 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION PRIORITY ..........................................................52 3.5.1 Institutional Transformation and Restructuring .................................... 51 3.6 GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.......................54 3.6.1 Powers and Functions ......................................................................... 54 3.6.2 Service Delivery Standard (Batho-Pele Principle) ................................ 56 3.6.3 Performance Management ................................................................... 56 3.6.4 Public Participation .............................................................................. 60 3.6.5 Internal Auduit ..................................................................................... 61 3.7 MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT...................61 3.7.1 Financial Management ........................................................................ 61 3.7.2 Intergovernmental Fiscal Transvers ................................................... 63 3.8 COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS PRIORITY ISSUES ..................63 4. STRATEGIC PHASE......................................................................71 4.1 VISION ..................................................................................................73 4.2 MISSION................................................................................................73 EHLANZENI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Page 3 of 141 2008/2009 REVIEW 4.3 CORE VALUES ....................................................................................73 4.4 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES .............................................................73 4.5 DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES .......................................................78 4.6 INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES AND SWOT ANALYSIS ...................80 5. MUNICIPALITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES..........81 5.1 BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY ................................................................81 5.2 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ..................................................83 5.3 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT......................................................................85 5.4 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................87 5.5 GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ......................99 5.6 MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT...................90 6. INTEGRATED PLANS ...................................................................91 6.1 OPERATIONAL 5 YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................91 6.2 5 YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN ....................................................................91 6.3 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME...............................................91 6.4 INTEGRATED SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ...................91 6.5 INTEGRATED SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMME/PLAN ...................91 6.5.1 LED .....................................................................................................91 6.5.2 Tourism ................................................................................................91 6.5.3 HIV/AIDS.............................................................................................. 91 6.5.4 Gender and Equity................................................................................ 91 6.6 INTEGRATED WATER SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PLAN ................92 6.7 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME/PLAN.....................92 6.8 INTEGRATED INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMME PLAN.........................92 6.9 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN........................................................92 6.10 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM................................................................92 7. PRIORITY ISSUES/ PROGRAMME AND PROJECTS .................93 8. SELF ASSESSMENT AND KEY LEARNING POINTS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................141 9. ANNEXURES ...............................................................................141 10. REFERENCES ............................................................................141 EHLANZENI DISTRICT