FINAL REVIEWED 2009/2010 IDP/BUDGET CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY VISION “Capricorn District, the home of excellence and opportunities for a better life” MISSION “To provide quality services, in a cost effective and efficient manner, through competent people, partnerships, information and knowledge management creating sustainability of economic development in the interest of all stakeholders” VALUES I - RESPECT I Integrity R Responsibility E Excellence S Service P Partnership E Empowerment C Communication T Trust DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY ISSUES The Development Priority Issues (DPI’s) are the outcome of the development agenda of Capricorn District Municipality. The District’s overall objective is to ensure that its community achieve health and dignity, secure living conditions, through being educated, financially secure and good governance. Through these DPI’s CDM will lead as “the home of excellence and opportunities for a better life”. The District conceptualised the Development Priority Issues, which are linked to the vision and mission, as follows: Health and Dignity Secure Living Conditions Education Financial Security Good Governance TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Executive Summary---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 CHAPTER 1: THE PLANNING PROCESS 1.1. Policy and Legislative Framework -------------------------------------------------------7 1.11. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 Of 1996)------------------ 7 1.1.2. Development Facilitation Act (Act 65 Of 1995) --------------------------------------7 1.1.3. White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery (Batho Pele White Paper of 1997)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 1.1.4 White Paper on Local Government (1998)--------------------------------------------- 8 1.1.5 Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 Of 2000)----------------------------------------------- 8 1.1.6 Municipal Finance Management Act (Act 56 Of 2003) ------------------------------9 1.1.7 Traditional Leadership and Governance Amendment Act 41 Of 2003)-------- 10 1.1.8 Inter-Governmental Relations Framework Act (Act 13 Of 2005)----------------- 10 1.1.9 Performance Management System-------------------------------------------------------10 1.2. 2009/10 IDP Process Overview -----------------------------------------------------------11 1.3. Self Assessment of the Planning Process----------------------------------------------14 1.3.1. Successes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 1.3.2. Challenges -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 1.4. IDP Assessment Report 2008/09 and MEC comments--------------------------15 1.5. Community Based Planning--------------------------------------------------------------16 CHAPTER 2: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS------------------------------------------------------17 2.1. Locality of the District--------------------------------------------------------------------------17 2.2. Demographics-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 2.2.1. Population Figures---------------------------------------------------------------------------17 2.2.2. Age Distribution-------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 2.2.3. Gender Distribution---------------------------------------------------------------------------18 2.2.4. People with Disabilities--------------------------------------------------------------------18 2.3. Social Analysis-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 2.3.1 Access to Education----------------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.3.2 Access to Health Services---------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.3.2.1 Municipal Health Services-------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.3.3 Sports, Arts and Culture------------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.3.4. Safety and Security Issues--------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.3.5. Access to land------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 2.3.5.1 Land Claims ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 2.3.6 Access to Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 2.3.7 Access to Infrastructure Services------------------------------------------------------------20 2.3.8. Telecommunications---------------------------------------------------------------------------20 2.4. Economic Analysis--------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 2.4.1. Economic Growth-------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 2.4.2 Sectoral Size in CDM’s Economy------------------------------------------------------------21 2.4.3 Investment-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 2.4.4 Employment Issues-----------------------------------------------------------------------------22 2.5. Environmental Analysis ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --23 2.6. Spatial Analysis------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 2.6.1 Structuring of the Capricorn SDF------------------------------------------------------------27 2.6.2. Alignment of Plans-----------------------------------------------------------------------------29 CHAPTER 3: SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS 34 3.1 Local Government KPAs ----------------------------------------------------------------------34 3.1. Basic Service Delivery--------------------------------------------------------------------------34 3.1.1. Water---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34 3.1.2. Sanitation----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36 3.1.3. Electricity-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------37 3.1.4. Road and Transport---------------------------------------------------------------------------38 3.1.5. Fire and Rescue Services and Disaster Risk management-------------------------39 3.1.6. Municipal Health Services-------------------------------------------------------------------40 3.1.7. Environmental Management----------------------------------------------------------------41 3.1.8. Access to Health and Education Services-----------------------------------------------42 3.1.9. Crime Prevention-------------------------------------------------------------------------------43 3.1.10. Sports, Arts and Culture--------------------------------------------------------------------44 3.2. Local Economic Development---------------------------------------------------------------45 3.3. Municipal Financial Viability and Management------------------------------------------47 3.4. Good Governance and Public Participation----------------------------------------------49 3.5 Cross Cutting Issues----------------------------------------------------------------------------51 3.5.1 HIV/ AIDS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51 3.5.2 Special focus------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 3.6. Transformation and Organizational Development---------------------------------------53 3.6.1 Establishment, Category and Type of Municipality------------------------------------53 3.6.2 Boundaries---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53 3.6.3. Powers and Functions------------------------------------------------------------------------53 3.6.4. Core Mandate-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 3.6.5. Councillors---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56 3.6.6 Administration------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56 3.6.7 Human Resource Management--------------------------------------------------------------57 3.1.7. Financial Viability--------------------------------------------------------------------------------63 CHAPTER 4: OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES----------------------------------------------66 4.1. Integrated Development Planning Model----------------------------------------------------66 4.2. Development Priority Issues---------------------------------------------------------------------67 4.1. Municipal Transformation and Organisational Development----------------------------68 4.2. Basic Service Delivery----------------------------------------------------------------------------76 4.2. Local Economic Development------------------------------------------------------------------83 4.3. Municipal Financial Viability and Management---------------------------------------------86 4.4. Cross Cutting Issues------------------------------------------------------------------------------87 4.5. Good Governance and Public Participation-------------------------------------------------90 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A: List of Projects to be implemented by CDM ---------------------------------93 ANNEXURE B: Summary of Budgets--------------------------------------------------------------107