UMSOBOMVU MUNICIPALITY INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012 – 2017 2014/15 REVIEW CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... xi 1. BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1. The Legislative Framework and Integrated Development Planning ..................................... 1 1.1.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1.2. Purpose of the IDP’s ............................................................................................ 1 1.1.3. The Legal Requirement for IDPs ............................................................................ 1 1.2. The Theoretical Perspective on Development Planning ...................................................... 2 1.2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2.2. Overview of the IDP Process: The Strategic Nature .................................................. 3 1.2.3. Methodology ....................................................................................................... 3 1.2.4. The Process: Public Participation ............................................................................ 6 1.2.5. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 6 2. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 7 2.1. Geographical Description of Umsobomvu Municipality ...................................................... 7 2.2. Current Reality .......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1. Demographic Overview ...................................................................................... 10 2.3. Socio-Economic Perspective ........................................................................................ 19 2.3.1. Employment Status ........................................................................................... 22 2.3.2. Unemployment .................................................................................................. 24 2.3.3. Employment by Sector ....................................................................................... 24 2.3.4. Household Income ............................................................................................. 25 2.4. Health Overview ........................................................................................................ 28 2.5. Public Facilities .......................................................................................................... 29 2.5.1. Libraries ........................................................................................................... 30 2.5.2. Community Centres ........................................................................................... 30 2.5.3. Recreation Facilities ........................................................................................... 30 2.5.4. Cemeteries ....................................................................................................... 31 2.5.5. Police and Security ............................................................................................ 31 2.5.6. Museums .......................................................................................................... 31 2.6. Overview of the Housing Situation ............................................................................... 32 2.6.1. Type of Dwelling ................................................................................................ 32 2.6.2. Housing Backlog ................................................................................................ 33 2.6.3. Housing Demand ............................................................................................... 34 iii | P a g e Copyright reserved © 2.6.4. Land needed for residential development .............................................................. 35 2.7. Infrastructure and Social Amenities ............................................................................. 35 2.7.1. Transport ......................................................................................................... 35 2.7.2. Energy Supply ................................................................................................... 37 2.7.3. Refuse Removal ................................................................................................ 39 2.7.4. Water............................................................................................................... 41 2.7.5. Sanitation ......................................................................................................... 50 2.8. Poverty Indicators ..................................................................................................... 56 2.8.1. Challenges for Growth and Development .............................................................. 56 2.8.2. Opportunities for Growth and Development .......................................................... 56 2.9. Spatial Overview of the Towns in the Umsobomvu Local Municipality ............................... 57 2.10. Swot Analysis .................................................................................................... 60 3. PRIORITIES, VISION & MISSION ............................................................................. 62 3.1. Vision ...................................................................................................................... 62 3.2. Mission ..................................................................................................................... 62 3.3. Slogan ..................................................................................................................... 62 3.4. Identified Issues ........................................................................................................ 62 3.4.1. Physical ............................................................................................................ 62 3.4.2. Demographics ................................................................................................... 62 3.4.3. Social and community facilities ............................................................................ 63 3.4.4. Infrastructure and public utilities ......................................................................... 63 3.4.5. Socio-economic conditions .................................................................................. 64 3.5. Prioritised Needs ....................................................................................................... 65 3.6. Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................. 65 4. STRATEGIES ......................................................................................................... 66 4.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 66 4.2. Implementation of the Local Municipality Needs ............................................................ 67 4.2.1. Project design sheet ........................................................................................... 68 4.2.2. Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 56 4.2.3. Social and Economic Development ....................................................................... 60 5. Institutional framework .......................................................................................... 72 5.1. Institutional Arrangements ......................................................................................... 72 5.1.1. Department: Corporate Services ......................................................................... 74 5.1.2. Department: Community Development ................................................................ 75 5.1.3. Department: Finance ......................................................................................... 77 5.1.4. Department: Technical Services .......................................................................... 78 iv | P a g e Copyright reserved © 6. PROJECTS ............................................................................................................ 82 6.1. Municipality’s Development Projects ............................................................................ 82 6.2. Detailed Project Design .............................................................................................. 82 7. ALIGNMENT AND INTEGRATION .............................................................................. 88 7.1. Integrated Sector Programmes ................................................................................... 88 7.2. Internal Planning Programmes .................................................................................... 89 7.3. External Policy Guideline Requirements ........................................................................ 89 7.4. Northern Cape Growth and Development Strategy ........................................................