BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRAFT 2020 – 2021 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN __________________________________________________________________ Bela-Bela Local Municipality Private Bag X 1609 Bela-Bela 0480 Tel: 014 736 8000 Fax: 014 736 3288 BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRAFT 2020/21 – 2022/23 IDP Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 VISION, MISSION & VALUES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 FOREWORD BY THE MAYOR .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Introduction and Background .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Role of Bela Bela in the Regional Context ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Bela Bela’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER ONE: THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 1.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 1.2. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPERATIVES ....................................................................................................................... 25 1.2.1. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) ................................................................................................................. 25 1.2.2. White Paper on Transporting Public Service Delivery (Batho Pele White Paper of 1997) .................................................................................. 26 1.2.3. White Paper on Local Government (1998) .................................................................................................................................................... 28 1.2.4. Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000, as amended) ....................................................................................................... 28 1.2.5. Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) (ACT 56 OF 2003) ....................................................................................... 30 1 | P a g e BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRAFT 2020/21 – 2022/23 IDP 1.2.6. Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act (Act 41 of 2003) ..................................................................................... 31 1.2.7. Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (Act 13 of 2005) ........................................................................................................................ 32 1.2.8. Performance Management System .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 1.3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34 11.1. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO DRIVE THE IDP PROCESS ............................................................................................................ 39 11.2. PROCESS OVERVIEW: STEPS AND EVENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 40 11.2.1. Mechanisms and Procedures for Alignment .................................................................................................................................................................49 11.2.2. Legislative and Planning Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................51 11.3. BASIS FOR IDP REVIEW PROCESS .......................................................................................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER 2: MUNICIPAL PROFILE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 2.1. GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPAL AREA ......................................................................................................................... 60 2.2. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................................................................. 61 2.2.1. Population Dynamics and Growth Trends ....................................................................................................................................................................61 2.2.2. Population Group, Age Group and Gender in Bela-Bela Municipal Area. ........................................................................................................................63 2.2.3. Number of Households ..............................................................................................................................................................................................66 2.2.4. Number of Wards ......................................................................................................................................................................................................66 2.2.5. Employment and Poverty Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................................................67 2 | P a g e BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DRAFT 2020/21 – 2022/23 IDP 2.2.6. Education Profile and Literacy Levels ....................................................................................................................................................................70 2.2.7. Income Categories ....................................................................................................................................................................................................71 2.2.8. People with Disalibilities .............................................................................................................................................................................................72 2.2.9. Language Profile .......................................................................................................................................................................................................73 CHAPTER 3: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 3.1. SPATIAL RATIONALE................................................................................................................................................................................ 74 3.1.1. Settlement Patterns, Hierarchy of Nodes and Growth Points .........................................................................................................................................78 3.1.2. Land Use Management Tools .....................................................................................................................................................................................88 3.1.3. Growth Points Areas..................................................................................................................................................................................................88 3.1.4. Land Claims .............................................................................................................................................................................................................90 3.1.5. Illegal Occupation of Land: Informal Settments ............................................................................................................................................................99 3.1.6. Land Availbality .......................................................................................................................................................................................................106 3.1.7. Spational Rationale