DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY / UMKHANDLU WESIFUNDA HOUSING SECTOR PLAN JUNE 2013 ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: DRAFT HOUSING SECTOR PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 7 2. SCOPE & METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 7 3. OBJECTIVES OF THE DISTRICT HOUSING SECTOR PLAN ......................................................................................... 7 4. ZDM HOUSING SECTOR PLAN VISION AND MISSION ............................................................................................ 7 B. HOUSING LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK AND POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................... 8 1. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONAL ACT NO. 108 OF 1006 ............................................................................ 8 2. NATIONAL HOUSING ACT (ACT NO. 107 OF 1997) ................................................................................................ 8 3. NATIONAL HOUSING CODE .................................................................................................................................... 8 4. “BREAKING NEW GROUND”: FROM HOUSING TO SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS .................................... 9 5. EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME .......................................................................................................... 11 6. KWAZULU NATAL ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF RE-EMERGENCE OF SLUMS ACT, 2007 ......................... 11 7. PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EVICTION FROM AND UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION OF LAND ACT 1998 (AMENDED IN 2005 AND 2008 (PIE) .................................................................................................................................................... 11 8. KWAZULU NATAL INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS ERADICATION STRATEGY .............................................................. 12 9. UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (UISP) ....................................................................... 12 10. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: OUTCOME 8 .................................................................................. 13 10.1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE OUTCOME 8 ............................................................................................. 14 10.2 KZN DELIVERY AGREEMENT: OUTCOME 8 .................................................................................................. 14 11. NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE (NSDP) .............................................................................. 14 12. PROVINCIAL SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY......................................................................... 15 13. KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PGDS) ........................................ 17 C. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................... 22 D. CURRENT REALITIES ................................................................................................................................................. 22 1. REGIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 22 2. ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES .................................................................................................................................. 24 3. STRUCTURING ELEMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 25 4. BROAD LAND USE ................................................................................................................................................ 26 5. LAND CAPABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 27 1. SOCIAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 28 2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................... 28 2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS ...................................................................................................................... 28 2.2 KEY FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................................. 39 3. LAND OWNERSHIP ............................................................................................................................................... 40 4. HEALTH FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Page 2 of 109 Date: June 2013 ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: DRAFT HOUSING SECTOR PLAN 5. EDUCATION FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 43 1. ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 45 1.1 TOPOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................................. 45 1.2 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) ..................................................................................... 45 1.3 CLIMATE CHANGE ....................................................................................................................................... 47 1.4 SITES OF CONSERVATION VALUE ................................................................................................................ 48 2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 49 2.1 MAIN ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTORS ............................................................................................................. 49 2.2 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME LEVELS .......................................................................................................... 51 2.3 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................................. 55 2.4 TOURISM ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 3. INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 58 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 58 3.2 WATER & SANITATION PROVISION ............................................................................................................. 59 3.3 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................................... 68 3.4 ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................. 68 3.5 ELECTRICITY / ENERGY ................................................................................................................................ 73 E. SPATIAL STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................................................ 76 1. NODAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 76 1.2 PRIMARY NODES ......................................................................................................................................... 77 1.3 SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT NODES .......................................................................................................... 78 1.4 TERTIARY DEVELOPMENT NODES ............................................................................................................... 78 2. CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................................. 78 3. SPATIAL: STRATEGIC INTERVENTION AREAS ....................................................................................................... 79 3.1 PGDS STRATEGIC GOAL 1 – JOB CREATION ................................................................................................. 80 3.2 PGDS STRATEGIC GOAL 2 – HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................... 81 3.3 PGDS STRATEGIC GOAL 3 – HUMAN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 82 3.4 PGDS STRATEGIC GOAL 4 – STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... 83 3.5 PGDS STRATEGIC GOAL 5 – RESPONSE