CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CAPRICORN .............................................................................................................. 1 DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ......................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW .................................................... 6 Foreword by the Executive Mayor ......................................................................................... 6 Executive Review by the Municipal Manager ........................................................................ 8 Overview of the Municipality ................................................................................................................................... 10 Geographical location of Capricorn District Municipality ...................................................... 10 Socio-economic development of Capricorn District Municipality .......................................... 10 People and places of Capricorn District .............................................................................. 11 CHAPTER 2: PERFOMANCE OVERVIEW .............................................................. 14 KPA1: infrustructure development and Basic Service Delivery ............................................ 14 KPA2: Institutional transformation ....................................................................................... 14 KPA3: Local Economic Development: ................................................................................. 15 KPA4: Municipal Financial Viability and Management: ........................................................ 15 KPA5: Good Governance and Public Participation: ............................................................. 15 KPA6: Cross-Cutting: Sector Support and outreach programmes: ...................................... 16 CHAPTER 3: HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT .. 17 Training and Organisational Development .......................................................................... 17 Employee Bursary Programme ........................................................................................... 17 Implement Workplace skills Plan ......................................................................................... 18 Develop and Implement HRD Strategic Plan ....................................................................... 18 Implementation of the Training Plan .................................................................................... 18 Organisation Developments & Institutional Development Plan ............................................ 19 Implement Employee Wellness ........................................................................................... 19 PERSONNEL PROVISIONING ............................................................................................................................ 19 Competent Human Capital Recruited .................................................................................. 19 Competent Human Capital Recruited and Maintained ......................................................... 25 2 Labour Relations ................................................................................................................. 27 CHAPTER 4: FINANCIAL YEAR 2009/2010 AND RELATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 28 AUDITOR’S REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL TO THE LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE AND THE COUNCIL ON CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ................................. 97 REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 97 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 97 Accounting Officer’s responsibility for the financial statements ............................................................... 97 Auditor-General’s responsibility ............................................................................................................................. 97 Emphasis of matter ....................................................................................................................................................... 99 Additional matters ........................................................................................................................................................ 99 Unaudited supplementary schedules .................................................................................................................... 99 REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 100 Report on predetermined objectives not received on time ....................................................................... 100 Action to mitigate risks ............................................................................................................................................. 101 CHAPTER 5: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE DELIVER ... 103 Water Management .......................................................................................................... 103 Achievements ................................................................................................................... 104 Challenges ........................................................................................................................ 104 Remedial Action ................................................................................................................ 109 Taxi Ranks ............................................................................................................. 109 Roads ..................................................................................................................... 110 Electricity ............................................................................................................... 111 Energy Services ................................................................................................................ 111 6. Quantity Survey ................................................................................................ 111 CHAPTER 6. COMMUNITY SERVICES ................................................................. 112 Emergency and Disaster Management ............................................................................. 115 Sports, Arts and Culture .................................................................................................... 115 3 ChAPTER 7. CORPORATE SERVICES ................................................................ 116 Administration Division ...................................................................................................... 116 Information Technology ................................................................................................. 116 Legal Services ................................................................................................................. 118 ChAPTER 8. STRATEGY, PLANNING AND LED ................................................. 120 A Credible Integrated Development Plan .......................................................................... 120 Regional Spatial Planning Unit .......................................................................................... 120 Land use Survey/ Land Audit Projects .............................................................................. 121 Panning Management Tools ............................................................................................. 121 Local Economic Development ....................................................................................... 122 Hosting Investor Conference ............................................................................................. 122 Establishment of Capricorn Economic Development Agency ............................................ 122 Investment and Marketing Strategy ................................................................................... 123 Database of Unemployed Graduates ................................................................................ 123 Capacity Building For Small Traders ................................................................................. 123 Workshop on Spatial Based Planning ............................................................................... 124 Development of Composite Tourist Guide ......................................................................... 124 Capacity Building of Tourist Ambassodors ........................................................................ 124 Exhibition of Tourism Products .......................................................................................... 124 Suport of Calendar Months ............................................................................................... 124 Placement of Unemployed Tourism Graduates ................................................................. 124 Capacity Building forTourism Project Beneficiaries ........................................................... 125 Operationalisation of Mafefe Traditional Tourism Camp ...................................................