2017-2022 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN ILembe District Municipality 2017-2022 IDP TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 10 1.1 WHO ARE WE? ..................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 DEVELOPING THE ILEMBE IDP ............................................................................................... 12 1.3 DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ................................................................................................ 13 1.4 MUNICIPAL VISION ............................................................................................................... 13 1.5 ILEMBE STRATEGIC PLAN ...................................................................................................... 14 1.6 HOW DO WE MEASURE OUR PERFORMANCE? ...................................................................... 17 1.7 SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF THE ILEMBE DISTRICT ....................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 2: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES ........................... 19 2.1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES .......................................................................... 19 2.2 GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES .................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) ................................................................................... 19 2.2.2 THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS ............................................................................................. 21 2.2.3 MEDIUM TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... 22 2.2.4 BACK-TO-BASICS APPROACH ........................................................................................................... 23 2.2.3 DISTRICT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (DGDP) ................................................................. 24 CHAPTER 3: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 26 3.1 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................ 26 3.1.1 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD PROFILES ..................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 GENDER PROFILE ............................................................................................................................. 27 3.1.3 AGE PROFILE .................................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 RACIAL PROFILE ............................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 SPATIAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 30 3.2.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.2.2 MUNICIPAL SPLUMA IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................ 31 3.2.2 LAND RESTITUTION AND LAND CAPABILITY .................................................................................... 31 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 34 3.3.1 THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE....................................................................... 34 3.3.2 PROMOTING INTEGRATED PLANNING ........................................................................................... 34 3.3.3 BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 35 3.3.4 FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY (HYDROLOGY).................................................................................... 40 3.3.5 PRESSURES AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT ............................. 45 3.3.6 COASTAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 45 3.3.7 WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................... 47 3.3.8 MINING WITHIN THE DISTRICT........................................................................................................ 49 3.3.9 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 49 3.3.10 RESPONDING TO IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ......................................................................... 50 3.3.11 TOWARDS THE GREEN ECONOMY ................................................................................................. 51 3.3.12 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) ......................................................................... 52 3.3.13 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AWARENESS PROGRAMMES ....................................................... 53 3.3.14 SPATIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL: SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 53 3.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 54 1 | P a g e ILembe District Municipality 2017-2022 IDP 3.4.1 MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ........................................................................................... 54 3.4.2 RISK ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 54 3.4.3 RISK REDUCTION & PREVENTION .................................................................................................... 54 3.4.4 RESPONSE & RECOVERY .................................................................................................................. 55 3.4.5 FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 55 3.4.6 DISASTER MANAGEMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................................... 56 3.5 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & INSTITUTIONAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............ 56 3.5.1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................... 56 3.5.2 POWERS & FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................... 58 3.5.3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 59 3.5.4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 61 3.5.5 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS .............. 65 3.6 SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS .................................................................. 66 3.6.1 WATER & SANITATION .................................................................................................................... 66 3.6.2 PROPOSED REGIONAL BULK WATER SCHEMES FOR ILEMBE REGION ............................................ 69 3.6.3 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................... 73 3.6.4 WARDS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY DROUGHT..................................................................................... 76 3.6.5 ENERGY............................................................................................................................................ 78 3.6.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 78 3.6.7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 81 3.7 LOCAL ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .......................................................... 83 3.7.1 ENTERPRISE ILEMBE ........................................................................................................................ 83 3.7.2 MAIN ECONOMIC AREAS OF FOCUS ON JOB CREATION ................................................................. 84 3.7.3 MAIN ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTORS ................................................................................................. 86 3.8 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 101 3.8.1 BROAD BASED COMMUNITY NEEDS ............................................................................................. 102 3.8.2 EDUCATION PROFILE ..................................................................................................................... 102 3.8.3 HEALTH PROFILE ............................................................................................................................ 103 3.8.4 SAFETY, SECURITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES ........................................................................................ 107 3.8.5 NATION BUILDING & SOCIAL COHESION 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