Limpopo Development Plan (LDP) 2015-2020 Table of Contents FOREWORD BY THE PREMIER .......................................................................................................................... 6 OVERVIEW OF THE LIMPOPO DEVELOPMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 7 1. PROCESS ISSUES ..................................................................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 1.1: BROAD FORMAT OF THE LDP ................................................................................................... 14 2. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................... 15 2.1 NEW GROWTH PATH ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN .................................................................................................................. 16 2.3 MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 18 2.4 OTHER .................................................................................................................................................... 19 3. CURRENT SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ....................................................................................... 20 3.1 ECONOMIC SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ............................................................................................... 20 3.1.1 ECONOMIC PRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 20 3.1.2 ECONOMIC GROWTH .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.1.3 EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 22 3.1.4 INCOME DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................................................ 24 3.2 SOCIAL SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 26 3.2.1 DEMOGRAPHICS .................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.2 EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.3 HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................... 31 3.3 SPATIAL SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 36 3.3.1 SPATIAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 36 3.3.2 MIGRATION .......................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3.3 HIERARCHY OF SETTLEMENTS ................................................................................................................... 39 3.3.4 LAND REFORM ...................................................................................................................................... 40 3.3.5 GROWTH POINTS ................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3.6 NORMS AND STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.4 INFRASTRUCTURE SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ....................................................................................... 43 3.4.1 NATIONAL/PROVINCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................. 43 3.4.2 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................. 46 3.5 ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN ECONOMY: SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ......................................................... 49 3.6 INSTITUTIONAL SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS........................................................................................... 51 3.6.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 51 3.6.2 PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS UNDER NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ................................................................... 51 3.6.3 EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................... 52 3.7 HUMAN RESOURCE SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 53 3.8 SOCIAL COHESION SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 53 3.9 ICT/KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ........................................................................ 54 3.10 REGIONAL INTEGRATION SITUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 55 4 STRATEGY OUTLINE 2015-2019 .............................................................................................................. 57 4.1 THE BROADER ECONOMIC CONTEXT ............................................................................................................ 57 4.2 LIMPOPO DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................... 57 4.3 OUTCOME 1: QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION..................................................................................................... 59 4.3.1 ACCESS TO QUALITY EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) .............................................................................. 59 4.3.2 IMPROVED QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING ............................................................................................ 59 4.3.3 CAPACITY OF THE STATE TO INTERVENE AND SUPPORT QUALITY EDUCATION ..................................................... 59 4.3.4 INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPROVED LEARNING ................................................................................. 60 4.3.5 HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS .............................................................. 60 4.4.2 INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE EDUCATION .............................................. 60 4.4 OUTCOME 2: LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE ........................................................................................................ 60 4.5 OUTCOME 3: ALL PEOPLE ARE SAFE ............................................................................................................. 61 4.6 OUTCOME 4: DECENT EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INCLUSIVE GROWTH ................................................................... 61 4.6.1 CROWDING-IN PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................. 62 4.6.2 FOCUS ON PRODUCTIVE SECTORS ............................................................................................................. 64 1| P a g e Limpopo Development Plan (LDP) 4.6.3 ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY REGULATORY BURDENS ................................2015-2020 ....................................................... 64 4.6.4 APPROPRIATE UP-SKILLING OF LABOUR FORCE ........................................................................................... 64 4.6.5 EXPANDED EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................. 64 4.6.6 REDUCED WORKPLACE CONFLICT ............................................................................................................. 64 4.6.7 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES ................................................................................................................ 64 4.7 OUTCOME 5: SKILLED AND CAPABLE WORKFORCE ......................................................................................... 65 4.8 OUTCOME 6: COMPETITIVE ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................. 66 4.9 OUTCOME 7: COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................... 67 4.10 OUTCOME 8: HUMAN SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 68 4.11 OUTCOME 9: DEVELOPMENTAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT ................................................................................... 69 4.12 OUTCOME 10: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ............................................................................................. 70 4.13 OUTCOME 11: REGIONAL INTEGRATION ..................................................................................................... 72 4.14 OUTCOME 12: DEVELOPMENTAL PUBLIC SERVICE ......................................................................................... 72 4.15 OUTCOME 13: INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM ................................................................................