Draft iLembe District Municipality 2014/2015 IDP Review iLembe District Municipality Draft Integrated Development Plan 2014/2015 Review Page | 1 Draft iLembe District Municipality 2014/2015 IDP Review Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................... 5 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................. 7 LIST OF MAPS ..................................................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF GRAPHS ................................................................................................................................. 9 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ....................................................................................... 10 FOREWORD BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR ........................................................................................ 12 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 13 1.1. WHO ARE WE? ..................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 DEVELOPING THE ILEMBE IDP ............................................................................................... 15 1.3 DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ................................................................................................ 16 1.4 MUNICIPAL VISION .............................................................................................................. 17 1.5 ILEMBE 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNED TO NATIONAL KPA’S & PGDS .................................. 18 1.6 HOW DO WE MEASURE OUR PERFORMANCE? ....................................................................... 22 1.7 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF) ......................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 2: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES ....................... 25 2.1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES .......................................................................... 25 2.2 GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES ................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ...................................................................................................... 26 2.2.2 PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH .......................................................................................................................... 26 2.2.3 ILEMBE MUNICIPAL “TURN AROUND” STRATEGY” .................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 3: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 32 3.1 SPATIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & DISASTER MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ........................................ 32 3.1.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................ 32 3.1.2 ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES ................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.4 LAND COVER ..................................................................................................................................... 34 3.1.5 BROAD LAND USES ............................................................................................................................. 35 3.1.6 LAND RESTITUTION ............................................................................................................................. 36 3.1.7 LAND CAPABILITY ............................................................................................................................... 37 3.1.9 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 38 3.1.9.3 SUSTAINABLE OF NATURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................. 38 3.1.9.4 RESPONDING TO IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ...................................................................................... 52 Page | 2 Draft iLembe District Municipality 2014/2015 IDP Review 3.1.9.5 TOWARDS THE GREEN ECONOMY .......................................................................................................... 54 3.1.9.6 BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES ....................................................................................................... 55 3.1.9.8 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) .................................................................................... 55 3.1.9.9 SPATIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS & ANALYSIS .................................................................................... 56 3.1.11 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 58 3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................ 60 3.2.1 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD PROFILES ................................................................................................ 60 3.2.2 AGE PROFILE ...................................................................................................................................... 61 3.2.3 GENDER PROFILE ................................................................................................................................ 62 3.2.4 RACIAL PROFILE .................................................................................................................................. 62 3.2.5 KEY FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................................... 63 3.3 MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ..................... 63 3.3.1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 63 3.3.2 POWERS & FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 67 3.3.3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 68 3.3.4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 72 3.4 SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS ................................................................. 75 3.4.1 WATER & SANITATION ................................................................................................................... 75 3.4.1.2 PROPOSED REGIONAL BULK WATER SCHEMES FOR ILEMBE REGION ............................................................ 87 3.4.2 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (BLUE AND GREEN DROP)........................................................................ 90 3.4.3 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 91 3.4.4 ENERGY ............................................................................................................................................ 92 3.4.5 ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 94 3.4.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 95 3.4.7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 97 3.4.7.1 ACCESS TO THE INTERNET .................................................................................................................... 98 3.4.7.2 ACCESS TO CELL PHONES ...................................................................................................................... 98 3. 4.7.3 ACCESS TO A LANDLINE TELEPHONE ........................................................................................................ 99 3.5 LOCAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .................................................... 100 3.5.1 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 100 3.5.2 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 110 3.6 MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY & MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ............................................ 119 3.6.1 FINANCIAL VIABILITY & MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ....................................................................... 119 3.7 GOOD GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS ................................................... 122 3.7.1 GOOD GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................... 122 3.7.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 128 CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ..........................................................................................131 4.1 ILEMBE’S VISION ...............................................................................................................