BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY – SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.2 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE ....................................................................... 28 3.2.1 WARD BOUNDARIES .................................................................................. 28 3.2.2 TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY AREAS ................................................................ 28 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 5 3.2.3 LAND CLAIMS ............................................................................................ 28 3.2.4 R293 TOWNS ........................................................................................... 29 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ....................................................................... 29 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................. 5 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ...................................................................... 32 1.2 STUDY AREA ............................................................................................... 7 3.4.1 TOPOGRAPHY ........................................................................................... 32 1.3 STUDY OBJECTIVE ....................................................................................... 8 3.4.2 HYDROLOGY ............................................................................................. 32 1.4 METHODOLOGY/PROJECT PHASES ............................................................... 9 3.4.3 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................ 32 3.4.4 AGRICULTURAL USE AND HIGH POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL AREAS ............... 33 2 SPATIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE BUSHBUCKRIDGE IDP ......... 10 3.4.5 OLIFANTS AND LETABA RIVER CATCHMENT AREAS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (EMF) (2009) ................................................ 34 2.1 MUNICIPAL VISION AND MISSION ................................................................ 10 3.4.6 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (IEIP), 2008 ............ 34 2.2 CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES IN BUSHBUCKRIDGE ..................................... 11 3.5 EXISTING SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ..................... 37 2.3 CONCLUSIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 15 3.5.1 GENERAL (MUNICIPAL AREA) ..................................................................... 37 3.5.2 EXISTING BUSHBUCKRIDGE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (2005) .... 39 3 SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT REALITY ........................... 15 3.5.3 SETTLEMENTS STRUCTURE ........................................................................ 41 3.6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 43 3.1 NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, AND DISTRICT POLICY DIRECTIVES ........................ 15 3.7 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK .................................. 44 3.1.1 NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE (NSDP) ......................... 15 3.7.1 ROAD/ RAIL .............................................................................................. 44 3.1.2 INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (ISRDS) ...... 16 3.7.2 PUBLIC/ PRIVATE TRANSPORT .................................................................... 44 3.1.3 COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP) ................. 17 3.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ............................................................................. 45 3.1.4 MPUMALANGA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MRDP) ...................... 19 3.9 ENGINEERING SERVICES ............................................................................ 46 3.1.5 SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS – BREAKING NEW GROUND (BNG) ..... 19 3.9.1 WATER AND SANITATION ........................................................................... 46 3.1.6 MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 3.9.2 ELECTRICITY ............................................................................................. 46 (MPGDS) ................................................................................................ 20 3.9.3 REFUSE DISPOSAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS .................................... 46 3.1.7 MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL INTEGRATED SPATIAL FRAMEWORK (MPISF) .... 23 3.10 MAIN ECONOMIC DRIVERS ......................................................................... 46 3.1.8 MPUMALANGA TOURISM GROWTH STRATEGY (MTGS) ............................... 25 3.10.1 MARKET POTENTIAL .................................................................................. 46 3.1.9 EHLANZENI DISTRICT SDF ........................................................................ 26 3.10.2 BUSHBUCKRIDGE LED STRATEGY (AND OTHER INITIATIVES) ........................ 48 1 BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY – SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 3.11 SYNTHESIS: CONCLUSIVE SUMMARY .......................................................... 54 5.5.1 THE CONCEPT OF LAND USE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ................................ 78 5.5.2 LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AS LAND USE REGULATOR ................ 79 4 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND SPATIAL 5.5.3 GUIDELINES GOVERNING LAND USE MANAGEMENT IN BUSHBUCKRIDGE CONCEPT .............................................................................................. 57 MUNICIPALITY ........................................................................................... 81 4.1 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FUNDAMENTAL TO BUSHBUCKRIDGE OF SPATIAL 6 REFERENCES ...................................................................................... 84 CONCEPT .................................................................................................. 57 4.2 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ...................................................................... 57 LIST OF FIGURES 4.2.1 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 1 ..................................................................... 58 Figure 1: Regional Context 4.2.2 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 2 ..................................................................... 58 Figure 2: Study Area 4.2.3 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 3 ..................................................................... 62 Figure 3.1 – 3.5: IDP Projects 2010/2011 4.2.4 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 4 ..................................................................... 63 Figure 4: NDPG Projects 4.2.5 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 5 ..................................................................... 64 Figure 5: CRDP Concept 4.2.6 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 6 ..................................................................... 65 Figure 6: ISRDS Rural Development Nodes 4.2.7 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 7 ..................................................................... 65 Figure 7: Mpumalanga Vision 2016 4.2.8 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 8 ..................................................................... 66 Figure 8a and b: Ehlanzeni DM Spatial Development Framework 4.2.9 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 9 ..................................................................... 66 Figure 9: Ward Boundaries 4.2.10 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 10 ................................................................... 68 Figure 10: Traditional Authority Areas Figure 11: Land Claims 5 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES .................. 70 Figure 12: R293 Townships Figure 13: Relief/Topography Figure 14: Hydrology and Vegetation 5.1 IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING MECHANISMS ...................................... 70 Figure 15a: Geology 5.2 IMPLEMENTATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY IMPLICATIONS ............................ 72 Figure 15b: Soil Commodities 5.3 MARKETING STRATEGY .............................................................................. 75 Figure 16a: Land Cover 5.3.1 BRANDING ................................................................................................ 76 Figure 16b: Agricultural Land Capability 5.3.2 SIGNAGE .................................................................................................. 76 Figure 16c: Arable and Grazing Potential 5.3.3 MARKETING BROCHURE AND MATERIAL ..................................................... 76 Figure 17a: Environmental Biodiversity Assessment 5.3.4 INFORMATION CENTRE .............................................................................. 76 Figure 17b: Zonation Map 5.4 PRIORITY ACTIONS/ PROJECTS ................................................................... 77 Figure 18: Spatial Structure 5.5 LAND USE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ................................................ 78 2 BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY – SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Figure 19: Bushbuckridge LM SDF 2005 Table 16: Current LED Projects in Bushbuckridge LM (2010) Figure 20: Settlement Patterns/ Land Use Table 17: Projects Identified by Business Trust Figure 20.1-20.9: Settlement Patterns/ Land Use Table 18: Strategic Development Areas (SDAs) Figure 21a: Rural Settlement Trends 2004/ 2008 Figure 21b: Current Housing Initiatives LIST OF DIAGRAMS Figure 22: Community Facilities Diagram 1: Methodology Figure 23: Water Infrastructure Diagram 2: External Tourism Attractions to be Leveraged Figure 24.1 to 24.4: Business Trust Projects Diagram 3: Potential Tourism Attractions within Bushbuckridge LM Figure 25.1 to 25.3: Tourism Opportunities (DEDP) Diagram 4: Potential Agriculture Opportunities within Bushbuckridge Figure 26: Spatial Development Framework Diagram 5: Thusong Centre Development Process Figure 26.1-26.7: Incremental