Local Economic Development Strategy 2011 HANTAM LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Urban-Econ Cape Town Suite 20-102F Building 20 The Waverley Business Park Wyecroft Road Mowbray 7700 Tel: (021) 447 3449 Fax: (021) 447 3459 Email: [email protected] Hantam Local Municipality Local Economic Development Strategy 2011 Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Goal & Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 2 1.4. Concept of Local Economic Development ................................................................................... 2 1.5. Location of the Study Area .......................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 2: POLICY REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2. Policy Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.3. Policy Alignment ........................................................................................................................ 11 SECTION 3: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ....................................................................................... 13 3.1. Demography .............................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.1. Population Size and Distribution ............................................................................................ 14 3.1.2. Age and Gender Composition................................................................................................. 16 3.1.3. Population Growth Trend ....................................................................................................... 17 3.1.4. Household Income Structure .................................................................................................. 17 3.1.5. Education ................................................................................................................................ 20 3.2. Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.1. Accessibility ............................................................................................................................ 21 3.2.2. Mode of Transport .................................................................................................................. 24 3.2.3. Access to Services ................................................................................................................... 25 3.3. Labour and Employment ........................................................................................................... 26 3.4. Economic Structure and Performance ...................................................................................... 31 3.4.1. Economic Production .............................................................................................................. 31 3.4.2. Sectoral Composition.............................................................................................................. 33 3.4.3. Comparative Advantage ......................................................................................................... 34 3.5. Summary and Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 35 SECTION 4: OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 38 4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 38 4.2. Integration of LED ...................................................................................................................... 38 4.3. SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 40 © 2011 Urban-Econ: Development Economists Tel: +27 21 447 3449 Fax: +27 21 447 3459 i Hantam Local Municipality Local Economic Development Strategy 2011 4.4. Potential Opportunity Analysis .................................................................................................. 42 4.5. Criteria for Determining Development Potential ...................................................................... 42 4.6. Sector Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 43 4.7. Agriculture ................................................................................................................................. 44 4.8. Mining ........................................................................................................................................ 47 4.9. Electricity, gas and water ........................................................................................................... 50 4.10. Community Services ................................................................................................................ 56 4.11. Tourism .................................................................................................................................... 59 4.12. Other Opportunities ................................................................................................................ 63 4.13. Addressing LED Constraints ..................................................................................................... 63 SECTION 5: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................... 66 5.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 66 5.2. Status of LED Structures ............................................................................................................ 66 5.2.1. Namakwa District ................................................................................................................... 66 5.2.2. Hantam Local Municipality ..................................................................................................... 67 5.3. Support Structures ..................................................................................................................... 68 5.3.1. The Municipal LED Forum ....................................................................................................... 68 5.3.2. Namakwa District Municipality .............................................................................................. 69 5.3.3. Other Dedicated Vehicles ....................................................................................................... 70 5.4. Doing Business in Hantam LM ................................................................................................... 70 5.5. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 72 SECTION 6: VISION, OBJECTIVES & DRIVERS ................................................................................ 73 6.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 73 6.2. Vision, Objectives and Goals ...................................................................................................... 73 6.3. Key Drivers ................................................................................................................................. 75 6.4. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 77 SECTION 7: ACTION PLAN ........................................................................................................... 78 7.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 78 7.2. Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................. 78 7.3. Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 86 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 88 ANNEXURE A: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ........................................................................................ 91 © 2011 Urban-Econ: Development Economists Tel: +27 21 447 3449 Fax: +27 21 447 3459 ii Hantam Local Municipality Local Economic Development Strategy 2011 ANNEXURE B: POLICY REVIEW ...................................................................................................