LAINGSBURG MUNICIPAL ITY FINAL 5 YEAR REVIEW 2 0 1 2 / 1 7 Table of Contents List of Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................................6 Foreword of the Executive Mayor .....................................................................................................................................................8 Acknowledgements from the Municipal Manager ..........................................................................................................................10 Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................................................................12 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................15 1.1 Integrated Development Planning ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 Legislative Framework .................................................................................................................................................. 16 1.3 Development and Implementation of the IDP .............................................................................................................. 18 1.4 Status of the IDP ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 2 Process Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................19 2.1 Legislative Framework .................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.2 Key planning and Policy Directives................................................................................................................................ 21 2.2.1 International policy directives - Millennium Development Goals ........................................................................ 21 2.2.2 National, Provincial and District Development Planning and Policy Directives ................................................... 22 2.2.3 Horizontal Alignment of Key Strategies ............................................................................................................... 24 2.3 Planning Process Followed ............................................................................................................................................ 25 2.4 Municipal Approach ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 3 Municipal Profile .....................................................................................................................................................................29 3.1 Geographical positioning .............................................................................................................................................. 29 3.2 Population and Households .......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.3 Laingsburg Socio- Economic Profile .............................................................................................................................. 31 3.4 Social Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.4.1 Education.............................................................................................................................................................. 31 3.3.2 Educational attainment of Laingsburg population ............................................................................................... 33 3.3.3 Literacy Rate ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 Health ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34 3.6 Safety and security ........................................................................................................................................................ 36 3.7 Environmental and Spatial Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 38 3.7.1 Climate ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 3.7.2 Temperature ........................................................................................................................................................ 39 3.7.3 Rainfall .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 3.7.4 Wind ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 3.7.5 Climate change ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 3.7.6 Topography and Slopes ........................................................................................................................................ 40 3.7.7 Water Resources (Hydrology) .............................................................................................................................. 41 3.7.8 Water Conservation ............................................................................................................................................. 41 3.7.9 Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.7.10 Biodiversity Conservation..................................................................................................................................... 44 3.7.11 Heritage ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 3.7.12 Floods ................................................................................................................................................................... 46 3.7.13 Land Ownership ................................................................................................................................................... 46 3.7.14 Vacant Land .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 3.7.15 Law reform - Implementation of SPLUMA/LUPA in municipalities ...................................................................... 46 3.7.16 Air Quality Management ...................................................................................................................................... 47 3.8 Economic Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 48 3.8.1 Impact on Climate Change ................................................................................................................................... 51 3.8.2 Building Materials and Mining ............................................................................................................................. 51 3.9 Employment, Occupation and Income Levels ............................................................................................................... 51 3.9.1 Labour market ...................................................................................................................................................... 51 3.9.2 Household Income ............................................................................................................................................... 54 3.9.3 Land Reform ......................................................................................................................................................... 54 3.9.4 Property market patterns and growth pressures ................................................................................................. 56 3.10 Municipal Service Delivery ............................................................................................................................................ 57 3.10.1 Access to water .................................................................................................................................................... 58 3.10.2 Access to refuse removal ..................................................................................................................................... 59 3.10.3 Access to electricity .............................................................................................................................................