MTHONJANENI MUNICIPALITY 2019/2020 FINANCIAL YEAR DRAFT REVIEWED IDP 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 10 1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.- 1.2. WHO ARE WE .................................................................................................................... 10 1.3. CURRENT SITUATION .................................................................................................. 11 1.4. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS ................................................................... 11 1.5. TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES ................................................................................... 13 1.6. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WE FACE ............................................................... 14 1.7. MTHONJANENI MUNICIPAL VISION ...................................................................... 14 1.8. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO IMPROVE OURSELVES ............................................ 14 1.9. HOW WILL OUR PROGRESS BE MEASURED ......................................................... 19 1.10. SPATIAL VISION FOR THE MUNICIPALITY .......................................................... 19 1.11 PREPARATION – HOW WAS THIS IDP DEVELOPED .......................................... 21 1.11.1 THE PROCESS PLAN ....................................................................................................... 21 1.11.2. THE IDP ALIGNMENT PROCESS ............................................................................... 21 1.11.3 PROCESS FOLLOWED .................................................................................................... 22 1.12 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE MTHONJANENI MUNICIPALITYError! Bookmark not defined. 1.12.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. SECTION B1: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ............................................ 24 1. NATIONAL POLICIES .................................................................................................... 24 1.1.1 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NDP) .............................................................. 24 1.1.2 SPATIAL PLANNING LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACT (SPLUMA) ................ 24 2. PROVINCIAL POLICIES............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B2. GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES ................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. B2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 32 B2. 2 THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ......................................................... 32 B.2.3 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC GUIDELINES .............................. 35 B2 .4 12 NATIONAL OUTCOMES THE 12 NATIONAL OUTCOMES THAT ALL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS MUST ALIGN TO: .............................................. 37 B2 .5 NATIONAL PRIORITIES ................................................................................................ 39 B2. 6 PROVINCIAL GROWTHS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PGDS) ............ 40 B2. 7 THE PROVINCIAL SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PSEDS) ............................................................................................................................................... 41 B2. 7.1. CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS OF ECONOMIC POTENTIAL .............................. 41 B2. 7.2. CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS OF POVERTY ........................................................... 41 B2. 7.3. CLASSIFICATION OF NODES AND ACTIVITY CORRIDORS ........................... 41 B2. 8 SUMMARY OF HIGH LEVEL CLUSTER PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE MUNICIPALITY ................................................................................................................ 42 B2.8. DISTRICT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (DGDP) ............................... 43 B2. 9 2016/17 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT RESOLUTIONS ................ 45 B2.10. STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B2. 11 STATE OF THE PROVINCE (KZN) ADDRESS ......................................................... 24 B2. 12. BACK TO BASICS ............................................................................................................ 28 B2.13. MUNICIPAL TURN AROUND STRATEGY ............. Error! Bookmark not defined. 2 SECTION C: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... 46 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 46 2. SPATIAL ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 49 2.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT .................................................................................................... 49 2.2 ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES ..................................................................................... 50 2.3 LAND REFORM ................................................................................................................ 51 2.4 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS ...................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.4.1 MELMOTH PRIVATE HOSPITAL ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.4.2 MELMOTH IRON ORE MINING ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.5 EXISTING NODES AND CORRIDORS ...................................................................... 51 2.6 IDENTIFICATION OF NODES ..................................................................................... 52 2.6.1. SECONDARY NODES ..................................................................................................... 53 2.6.2. TERTIARY NODES .......................................................................................................... 57 2.7 LAND OWNERSHIP AND EXISTING LAND USES ................................................ 59 3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 3.1 BIO-PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 60 3.1.1 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................. 60 3.1.2 TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE: ................................................................................. 61 3.2. VEGETATION ................................................................................................................... 61 3.3. LAND COVER ................................................................................................................... 62 3.4 BIODIVERSITY ................................................................................................................. 63 3.5. TERRESTRIAL (MINSET) ............................................................................................... 64 3.6.1 KEY INTERVENTION AREAS ...................................................................................... 64 3.6.3 METHODOLOGY: ............................................................................................................ 65 3.7 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS .................................................................................... 70 3.8 DISASTER MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................... 71 3.8.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 71 3.8.2 CONTENT OF AN OPERATIONAL PLAN ................................................................. 71 3.8.3. MTHONJANENI DISASTER PLAN ............................................................................. 72 3.8.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT SWOT ANALYSIS ...................................................... 73 3.9 SPATIAL AND ENVIRONMENT SWOT ANALYSIS .............................................. 74 4. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................... 74 4.1. POPULATION STASTISTICS AND LOCATION / SETTLEMENTS .................... 46 4.2 POPULATION DENSITY ................................................................................................ 47 4.3. GENDER STATISTICS .................................................................................................... 48 4.4. AGE GROUP PROFILES.................................................................................................. 48 5. TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 75 5.1 STAFF COMPONENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY ...................................................... 75 5.2 OCCUPATION LEVELS PER GENDER ....................................................................... 81 5.2. HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY ................................................................................ 83 5.2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 83 5.2.2. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ................................................................................................. 83 5.2.3. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................ 83 5.2.4. MUNICIPAL HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES ..................................................