2019 FINAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW 2019_2020 0 Table of Contents SECTION A ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 6 I. WHO ARE WE? ...................................................................................................................................... 6 II. HOW WAS THIS PLAN (IDP) DEVELOPED? ........................................................................................... 9 III. WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES? ................................................................................................ 11 IV. WHAT IS OUR LONG TERM VISION? .............................................................................................. 14 V. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO UNLOCK AND ADDRESS OUR KEY CHALLENGES, I.E. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO IMPROVE OURSELVES? ...................................................................................................... 14 VI. WHAT COULD YOU EXPECT FROM US, IN TERMS OUTPUTS, OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES, OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? ..................................................................................................................... 20 VII. HOW WILL OUR PROGRESS BE MEASURED? ................................................................................. 32 SECTION B ................................................................................................................................................... 34 B1. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................ 34 B2. GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND IMPERATIVES ...................................................................................... 36 SECTION C ................................................................................................................................................... 55 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................. 55 1. SPATIAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 55 1.1. REGIONAL CONTEXT.................................................................................................................... 55 1.2. ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES ......................................................................................................... 55 1.3. EXISTING NODES AND CORRIDORS (INCLUDING URBAN EDGES) ............................................... 57 1.1.1. Primary Node- Estcourt ....................................................................................................... 57 1.4.2. Wembezi – secondary Node ............................................................................................... 58 1.4.3. Ntambahlophe – secondary Node ............................................................................................ 60 1.4.4. EMAGWENI/ LOSKOP –SECONDARY NODE............................................................................... 61 1.4.5. Weenen –TERTIARY NODE ........................................................................................................ 62 1.4.6. The N3 National Corridor .......................................................................................................... 65 1.4.6. Primary Development Corridors ............................................................................................... 65 1.4.7. Secondary Corridors .................................................................................................................. 66 1.4.8. Tertiary Corridors ...................................................................................................................... 67 1.4.8. Wembezi-Estcourt Mixed Land Use Corridor ........................................................................... 68 1.4. LAND COVER AND BROAD LAND USES ........................................................................................ 69 1.5. LAND OWNERSHIP ...................................................................................................................... 70 1.6. LAND REFORM ............................................................................................................................ 71 1 1.7. LAND CAPABILITY ........................................................................................................................ 72 1.10. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 73 1.10.1. BIODIVERSITY (INCLUDING PROTECTED AREAS) ................................................................. 73 1.10.2. HYDROLOGY ........................................................................................................................ 75 1.10.3. AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................................ 76 1.10.5. CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................................................... 76 1.12. SPATIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL: SWOT ANALYSIS ...................................................................... 77 1.13. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 79 1.13.1. MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ............................................................................... 79 1.13.2. RISK ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 79 1.13.3. RISK REDUCTION & PREVENTION........................................................................................ 80 1.13.4. RESPONSE & RECOVERY ...................................................................................................... 80 1.13.5. TRAINING & AWARENESS ................................................................................................... 80 1.13.6. FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................ 81 2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................... 83 2.1. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS ..................................................................................................... 83 2.2. KEY FINDINGS ............................................................................................................................. 89 3. MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .......................... 91 3.1. MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION ................................................................................................ 91 3.2. ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................ 91 3.2.1. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................................................... 92 3.2.2. POWERS & FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................... 92 3.2.3. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE / ORGANOGRAM ............................................................ 94 3.2.4. MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY & STATUS OF CRITICAL POSTS ............................ 94 3.2.5. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 95 3.3. MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SWOT ANALYSIS ...... 96 4. SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 97 4.1. WATER & SANITATION ................................................................................................................ 97 4.2. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 99 4.3. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 99 4.4. ENERGY ..................................................................................................................................... 101 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE .................................................................................................................... 106 Electricity Consumption Report ........................................................................................................... 106 2 2017 2018 ............................................................................................................................................. 106 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE .................................................................................................................... 108 Electricity Financial Report .................................................................................................................. 108 Electricity Infrastructure Current Status.............................................................................................. 111 SWOT ANALYSIS: RETICULATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 115 Electricity Infrastructure Current Status.................................................................................................