FINAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013/14 Financial Year JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... VIII LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... X ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ XI SECTION 1: LEGISLATIVE IMPERATIVE ..................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 ADOPTION OF IDP FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS PLAN ................................................................. 1 1.3 MATTERS CONSIDERED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDP .................................................. 1 SECTION 2: BRIEF SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW .................................................................. 2 2.1 GEOGRAPHYAND POPULATION DYNAMICS ................................................................................. 2 2.1.1 Geography ................................................................................................................ 2 2.1.2DEMOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.2.1 Population .............................................................................................................. 3 2.1.3.2 Gender and age distribution .................................................................................. 3 2.1.2.3 Household dynamics ............................................................................................. 4 2.1.2.4 HIV and AIDS ........................................................................................................ 5 2.1.2.5 Migration Patterns .................................................................................................. 5 3.1.2.6Demographic implications ....................................................................................... 6 2.2 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES ........................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Types of dwellings .................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Access to portable basic water services .................................................................... 7 2.2.3 Access to sanitation services .................................................................................... 7 2.2.4 Access to electricity .................................................................................................. 8 2.2.5 Refuse Removal ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2.6 Access to the higher service levels .......................................................................... 10 2.3 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................. 11 2.4 EDUCATION ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.5 ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.5.1 Gross Value Added ................................................................................................. 13 2.5.2 Sectoral Performance ............................................................................................. 14 2.5.3 Employment by Sector ............................................................................................ 15 2.5.4 Employment and income status .............................................................................. 16 2.5.5 Poverty and inequality ............................................................................................. 17 i | P a g e JGDM: 2013/14 Financial Year 2.4.6 Human development index ...................................................................................... 17 SECTION 3: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................. 18 3.1 ADOPTION OF THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 18 3.2 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 18 3.3 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT RATIONALE .................................................................................... 22 3.3.1 Priority programmes and Areas of High Potential .................................................... 22 3.3.2 Senqu Sustainable Development Plan .................................................................... 22 3.3.3 Spatial Development objectives and strategies ........................................................ 26 3.3.4 Development nodes and corridors ........................................................................... 27 3.3.5 Local municipal spatial development frameworks ............................................................. 29 3.3.6 Land for future development ................................................................................... 31 3.4 RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES ......................................................................... 32 3.4.1 Recycling initiatives ................................................................................................. 32 3.4.2 Small towns revitalisation ........................................................................................ 32 3.4.2 Environmental Management ................................................................................... 32 3.5 CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................. 33 3.6 FUTURE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES ................................................... 34 SECTION 4: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 35 4.1 ADOPTION OF LED STRATEGY ............................................................................................... 35 4.2 DISTRICT PLANNING FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................... 35 4.3 LED STRATEGY OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................. 36 4.4 PLATFORMS FOR STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ............................................. 36 4.5 LED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ................................................................................................. 36 4.6 COMPETITIVE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE ........................................................................ 41 4.7 LAND REFORM ..................................................................................................................... 43 4.8 LED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION .................................................................................. 44 4.9 SMME AND COOPERATIVES .................................................................................................. 44 4.10 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................... 44 4.11 JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY GDS ............................................................................. 45 4.12B USINESS RETENTION STRATEGY ......................................................................................... 49 4.13 EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY WORKS PROGRAMME ......................................... 50 SECTION 5: SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................... 50 5.1 WATER AND SANITATION PLANNING ........................................................................................ 50 5.1.1 Capacity of the District ............................................................................................ 51 5.1.2 Management and Operations .................................................................................. 51 5.1.3 Licensing and operation of Waste Water Treatment Works...................................... 52 5.1.4 State of Bulk Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 52 5.1.5 Levels and standard of services .............................................................................. 52 ii | P a g e JGDM: 2013/14 Financial Year 5.1.6 Service backlogs ..................................................................................................... 53 5.1.7 Infrastructure Investment ........................................................................................ 55 5.1.8 External Investment sources for infrastructure development .................................... 56 5.1.9 Water quality monitoring ......................................................................................... 57 5.1.10 Water and sanitation backlog eradication ............................................................. 57 5.1.11 Free Basic Services .............................................................................................. 58 5.1.12 Cost recovery for water and sanitation .................................................................