MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012 TO 2017 2014-2015 REVIEW MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 DEVELOPING THE MANDENI IDP .................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Logical Framework Approach ......................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 4 1.2.3 IDP/Budget Process Plan (Alignment) ............................................................................................. 4 1.2.4 Public Participation ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.1 Strategic Location ........................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.2 Industrial Development ................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES .................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.1 Service Delivery and Infrastructure Development ........................................................................... 9 1.4.2 Municipal Transformation and Organisational Development ........................................................ 9 1.4.3 Local Economic Development ......................................................................................................... 9 1.4.4 Good Governance and Public Participation .................................................................................. 10 1.4.5 Financial Viability and Management ............................................................................................ 11 1.4.6 Cross-cutting Issues ....................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 LONG TERM VISION ..................................................................................................................................... 12 1.6 LONG-TERM STRATEGIC GOALS .................................................................................................................... 13 1.7 STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS ................................................................................................................... 14 1.8 INTENDED OUTCOMES ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.9 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.................................................................................................................... 15 2 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERATIVES .......................................................................................... 16 2.1 NATIONAL POLICY DIRECTIVES ...................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.1 The Constitution ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.1.2 White Paper on Local Government in South Africa ....................................................................... 16 2.1.3 Outcome 9..................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.4 National Development Plan .......................................................................................................... 18 2.1.5 Strategic Infrastructure Programme (sips) ................................................................................... 18 2.1.6 Breaking New Ground ................................................................................................................... 19 2.2 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES .................................................................................. 20 2.2.1 Provincial Growth and Development Strategy .............................................................................. 20 2.2.2 Provincial Growth and Development Plan .................................................................................... 21 2.2.3 Other Provincial Government Development Initiatives ................................................................. 21 2.3 ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ................................................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Integrated Development Plan ....................................................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Regional Spatial Economic Development Plan .............................................................................. 21 2.4 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ..................................................................................................... 22 3 CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................. 23 3.1 SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Regional context ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.2 Settlement Pattern ........................................................................................................................ 23 3.1.3 Land Use Pattern........................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Land Ownership ............................................................................................................................ 25 3.1.5 Land Reform .................................................................................................................................. 25 3.1.6 Movement Pattern ........................................................................................................................ 25 3.1.7 Broad land uses ............................................................................................................................. 26 3.1.8 Land reform .................................................................................................................................. 26 3.1.9 Land capability .............................................................................................................................. 26 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Environmental Management ........................................................................................................ 27 3.2.2 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 28 3.2.3 Protected Area AND KEY HYDROLOGICAL FEATURES ................................................................... 29 3.2.4 BIODIVERSITY ................................................................................................................................ 31 3.2.5 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................. 34 3.2.6 Strategic Environment Assessment ............................................................................................... 35 3.2.7 Spatial & Environmental Trends and Analysis .............................................................................. 36 3.2.8 Spatial & Environmental SWOT Analysis ...................................................................................... 37 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE .......................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.1 Demographic Profile ..................................................................................................................... 38 3.3.2 Employment Profile ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.3.3 Household Income and Expenditure ............................................................................................. 44 3.3.4 Education Profile ........................................................................................................................... 46 3.3.5 Access to Basic Services ................................................................................................................ 46 3.3.6 Mortality Rate ............................................................................................................................... 47 3.4 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .......................................................