Amajuba District Growth and FINAL DGDP Development Plan ‘Vision 2035’ 0 | Page Amajuba District Growth and Development Plan Vision 2035 Amajuba District Municipality Growth and Development Plan ‘Vision 2035’ Amajuba District (DC25) 1 | Page Amajuba District Growth and Development Plan Vision 2035 Table of Contents List of Maps ........................................................................................................................................... 8 List of Tables.......................................................................................................................................... 8 List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Section 1: Situational Analysis ............................................................................................................. 10 1.1 Background and Purpose ............................................................................................................. 10 1.2 Objectives of the Amajuba DGDP .............................................................................................. 10 1.3 Outcomes of the Situational Analysis Phase .............................................................................. 10 1.4 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.5 Sources of Information ................................................................................................................ 12 Section 2: Contextual Analysis of the Amajuba DGDP ....................................................................... 13 2.1 Theoretical context ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Qualifying the Situational Analysis ............................................................................................ 13 Section 3: Regional Context ................................................................................................................ 16 Section 4: Socio-Economic Profile ....................................................................................................... 18 3.1 Demographic Profile ................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 Education .................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3 Income Profile & Dependency Levels ....................................................................................... 22 3.4 Poverty & Inequality .................................................................................................................. 24 3.5 HIV/AIDS ................................................................................................................................... 26 3.6 Access To Basic Services ............................................................................................................ 27 3.6.1 Water .................................................................................................................................... 27 3.6.2 Sanitation ............................................................................................................................ 28 3.6.3 Energy Sources .................................................................................................................... 29 Section 5: Access To Public Facilities ................................................................................................. 30 5.1 Educational Facilities ................................................................................................................. 30 5.1.1 Newcastle Local Municipality ............................................................................................... 31 5.1.2 Emadlangeni Local Municipality.......................................................................................... 31 5.1.3 Dannhauser Local Municipality .......................................................................................... 32 5.1.4 Comparisons with other Districts ....................................................................................... 32 5.2 Health Facilities ......................................................................................................................... 32 5.2.1 Newcastle Local Municipality ............................................................................................. 32 5.2.2 Emadlangeni Local Municipality ........................................................................................ 32 2 | Page Amajuba District Growth and Development Plan Vision 2035 5.2.3 Dannhauser Local Municipality.......................................................................................... 33 5.2.4 Overview of Health Facilities in Amajuba District ............................................................ 33 5.3 Access To Sports & Recreation Facilities .................................................................................. 35 5.3.1 Newcastle Local Municipality ............................................................................................. 36 5.3.2 Emadlangeni Local Municipality ........................................................................................ 36 5.3.3 Dannhauser Local Municipality .......................................................................................... 36 Section 6: Land and Land Legal Issues ............................................................................................... 37 6.1 Land Ownership Patterns .......................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Land Demand ............................................................................................................................ 40 6.3 Restitution, Redistribution And Labour Tenant Demand ....................................................... 40 6.3.1 Land Reform in Emadlangeni ............................................................................................. 42 6.3.2 Land Reform in Dannhauser .............................................................................................. 42 6.3.3 Land Reform in Newcastle...................................................................................................... 43 6.4 Implications Of Land Reform ................................................................................................... 43 Section 7: Infrastructure Analysis ....................................................................................................... 44 7.1 Water And Sanitation ................................................................................................................ 44 7.2 Dannhauser & Emadlangeni Local Municipalities ................................................................... 44 7.2.1 Water Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 44 7.2.2 Access To Water .................................................................................................................. 44 7.2.3 Sanitation ............................................................................................................................. 46 7.2.4 Addressing The Water & Sanitation Backlogs – Dannhauser & Emadlangeni ................. 46 7.3 Newcastle Local Municipality ................................................................................................... 46 7.3.1 Water .................................................................................................................................... 47 7.3.2 Sanitation ............................................................................................................................. 47 7.3.3 Electricity ............................................................................................................................. 47 Section 8: Transportation ................................................................................................................... 49 8.1 Public Transport ......................................................................................................................... 49 8.2 Road Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 50 8.3 Rail Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 51 8.4 Air Transport Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 52 Section 9: Human Settlements ........................................................................................................... 52 Section 10: Spatial Analysis ................................................................................................................. 55 10.1 District Spatial Development Framework (SDF) ..................................................................... 56 10.2 Access and Mobility Routes ..................................................................................................... 57 3 | Page Amajuba District Growth and Development Plan Vision 2035 10.3 Population & Economic Growth Areas 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