Prepared by: Dludla Development Planning Consultancy Address: 45 Steyn Road, President Park, Midrand, 1685 P.O. Box 893 Kempton Park 1620 E-mail: [email protected] Tell: 081 795 2738 / 011 051 4382 Table of Contents ACRONYM AND ABBREVIATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 PART A: STATUS QUO ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 CHAPTER 1 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 FRAMEWORK AND CONTEXT FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK....................................................... 10 1.1 Service Level Agreement.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2. Applicable Legislation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.3 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Vision, Mission, Objectives and Strategies ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 SPATIAL ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1SOCIO-ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Study Area ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1.1 District Perspective ........................................................................................................................................................................................................18 2.1.2 Greater Tzaneen Municipal Perspective .....................................................................................................................................................................19 2.1.3 Demography ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 2.1.3 Economy and Trends .....................................................................................................................................................................................................22 2.1.4 Employment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 2.1.5 Income and Poverty .......................................................................................................................................................................................................24 2.1.6 Educational ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 2.1.7 Health ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 2.1.8 Law enforcement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................27 2.1.9 Tourism and Heritage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................28 2.1.10 Land Reform .................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2017 – 2022: ADOPTED 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 2 2.2 BUILT ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.2.1 Energy ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 2.2.2 Telecoms .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 2.2.3 Solid Waste .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 2.2.4 Water ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 2.2.5 Sanitation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 2.2.6 Settlements ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 2.2.7 Housing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 2.2.8 Transport..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 2.3.1 Topography .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 2.3.2 Geology and Soils ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................48 2.3.3 Hydrology .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 2.3.4 Climate .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 2.3.5 Biodiversity ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 2.3.6 Conservation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 2.3.7 Vegetation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 2.3.8 Agriculture........................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 2.3.9 Mining ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................54