JUNE 2013 March 2015 OKHAHLAMBA INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW DRAFT 2015/ 2016 OKHAHLAMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Okhahlamba Local Municipality 259 Kingsway Street Bergville 3350 Tel Number: +27 036 448 8000 Fax Number: +27 036 448 1986 P a g e | i TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 1 THE OKHAHLAMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ......................................................................................................... 1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDP ................................................................................................................................ 5 Key Challenges .................................................................................................................................................... 7 LONG TERM VISION ............................................................................................................................................ 9 How Okhahlamba will unlock and address the Key Challenges.......................................................................... 9 Spatial Development Framework (SDF) ............................................................................................................ 14 1 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ................................................ 17 1.1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................... 17 1.2 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERATIVES ....................................................................................... 19 1.2.1 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN .................................................................................................... 19 1.2.2 MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS................................................................................................ 19 1.2.3 THE 12 NATIONAL OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................... 20 1.2.4 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS .................................................................................................... 20 1.2.5 STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS ................................................................................................ 21 1.3 PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ..................................................................... 21 1.3.1 OPERATION CLEAN AUDIT 2014 ..................................................................................................... 22 1.3.2 MUNICIPAL TURN AROUND STRATEGY (MTAS)/ CRITICAL SERVICES ............................................. 24 2 Situational Analy sis ..................................................................................................................................... 27 2.1 SPATIAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 27 2.1.1 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................. 27 2.1.2 Administrative Entities .................................................................................................................... 28 2.1.3 Structuring Elements ...................................................................................................................... 29 2.1.4 Existing Nodes and Corridors (INCLUDING URBAN EDGES) ............................................................ 29 2.1.5 Land Ownership .............................................................................................................................. 35 2.1.6 Broad Land Uses ............................................................................................................................. 35 2.1.7 Land REFORM ................................................................................................................................. 36 2.1.8 Land Capability ................................................................................................................................ 37 2.1.9 Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................................... 38 2.1.10 Spatial & Environmental: SWOT Analysis ................................................................................... 53 2.1.11 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................... 54 2.2 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................................... 60 2.2.1 Demographic Indicators .................................................................................................................. 60 2.2.2 Gender Profile ................................................................................................................................. 64 Okhahlamba Municipality DRAFT 2015/16 IDP FEBRUARY 2015 P a g e | ii 2.2.3 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................... 65 2.3 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .............................. 65 2.3.1 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 65 2.3.2 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 69 2.3.3 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS .............. 74 2.4 SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 75 2.4.1 Water & Sanitation ......................................................................................................................... 75 2.4.2 Solid Waste Management ............................................................................................................... 78 2.4.3 transportation Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 80 2.4.4 Energy ............................................................................................................................................. 86 2.4.5 Access to Community Facilities ....................................................................................................... 89 2.4.6 Human Settlements ........................................................................................................................ 90 2.4.7 Telecommunications ....................................................................................................................... 93 2.4.8 SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SWOT ANALYSIS.......................................................... 94 2.5 LOCAL ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ..................................................................... 95 2.5.1 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 95 2.5.2 Social Development Analysis ........................................................................................................ 104 2.5.3 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 115 2.6 MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY & MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ........................................................ 115 2.6.1 Capability of the Municipality to execute Capital Projects ........................................................... 115 2.6.2 INDIGENT SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................... 115 2.6.3 Revenue Enhancement and Protection Strategies ....................................................................... 116 2.6.4 Municipal Consumer Debt Position .............................................................................................. 116 2.6.5 Grants & Subsidies ........................................................................................................................ 117 2.6.6 Municipal Infrastructure Assets & Maintenance (o&M) .............................................................. 117 2.6.7 Municipality’s Credit Rating .......................................................................................................... 117 2.6.8 Employee Related Costs ............................................................................................................... 118 2.6.9 Supply Chain Management ........................................................................................................... 118 2.6.10 FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................... 118 2.7 GOOD GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS .............................................................. 118 2.7.1 Good Governance Analysis ........................................................................................................... 118 2.7.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................