DANNHAUSER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRAFT IDP REVIEW 2014/15 [An IDP is a strategic document that guides decision – making and public sector investment. It is also a legal requirement for all the municipalities in the Republic of South Africa as stipulated by the Municipal Systems Act (2000).] 2/26/2014 P a g e | i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Prepared For: 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 INTRODUCTION TO DANNHAUSER MUNICIPALITY ............................................................................. 1 1.3 IDP REVIEW PROCESS ............................................................................................................... 2 1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ................................................................................................. 4 1.5 LONG TERM VISION AND MISSION ............................................................................................ 4 1.6 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY .......................................................................................................... 4 1.7 OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES ................................................................................................. 13 1.8 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................................ 14 2 PLANNING PRINCIPLES & GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PIMPERATIVES ................................. 16 2.1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ....................................................................... 16 2.1.1 DFA PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.1.2 NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN .......................................................................................... 16 2.1.3 COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ........................................................................ 17 2.1.4 BREAKING NEW GROUND ............................................................................................................... 17 2.1.5 PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................... 17 2.2 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERATIVES .................................................................................. 18 2.2.1 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ..................................................................... 18 2.2.2 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN VISION ........................................................................................... 18 2.2.3 PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................... 19 2.2.4 OUTCOME BASED APPROACH .......................................................................................................... 20 2.2.5 LOCAL GOVERNMENT TURNAROUND STRATEGY ................................................................................. 21 2.2.6 MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT .......................................................................................................... 22 2.2.7 MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT ............................................................................................................... 22 2.2.8 MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT (MFMA) ........................................................................... 22 2.2.9 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FRAMEWORK ACT (IGR) ................................................................. 23 2.2.10 THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (2015) ............................................................................. 24 2.2.11 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS .................................................................................................... 24 2.3 THE IDP FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS PLAN .................................................................................. 25 2.3.1 PROCEDURES/PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATION ........................................................................... 25 2.3.2 COUNCIL APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... 26 2.4 CONSIDERATION OF MEC COMMENTS 2013/2014 ....................................................................... 31 3 CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS ............................................................................................ 32 3.1 SPATIAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 32 3.1.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.2 ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES ............................................................................................................... 33 3.1.3 STRUCTURING ELEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 33 DANNHAUSER MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY March 2014 P a g e | ii 3.1.4 LAND CAPABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.5 SETTLEMENT PATTERN ................................................................................................................... 34 3.1.6 URBAN SETTLEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.7 RURAL SETTLEMENT .................................................................................................................. 36 3.1.8 LAND COVER AND BROAD LAND USES ............................................................................................... 37 3.1.9 SETTLEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.10 LAND OWNERSHIP .................................................................................................................. 39 3.1.11 LAND REFORM ........................................................................................................................ 40 3.1.12 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................... 42 3.1.13 SPATIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL: SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 48 3.1.14 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................. 49 3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ................................................................ 53 3.2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS ............................................................................................................ 53 3.2.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................................. 57 3.3 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 65 3.3.1 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 65 3.3.2 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................... 68 3.3.3 MUNICIPAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................... 72 3.3.4 MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INCLUDING STATUS OF CRITICAL POSTS ........................................... 73 3.3.5 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS ............................ 73 3.4 BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS ..................................................... 74 3.4.1 BULK WATER AND RETICULATION (WSDP AMAJUBA DM) ............................................................ 74 3.4.2 SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................................... 75 3.4.3 WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS ................................................................................................ 75 3.4.4 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................... 75 3.4.5 ELECTRICITY............................................................................................................................... 75 3.4.6 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................. 75 3.4.7 HUMAN SETTLEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 76 3.4.8 TELECOMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................... 77 3.4.9 SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE: SWOT ANALYSIS .................................................................... 78 3.5 LOCAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ................................................... 78 3.5.1 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ....................................................................................... 78 3.5.2 MUNICIPAL COMPARATIVE