FINAL IDP 2013/2014 “To be the leading, people centred Municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance” LEKWA MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2013/2014 “To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance” TABLE OF CONTENT’ CHAPTER: ONE ............................................................................................. 12 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 12 1.1 IDP STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (IDP) PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ..................................................... 12 1.3 LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT............................................................................................................................................ 17 CHAPTER: TWO 2 NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK AFFECTING LOCAL GOVERNANCE PLANNING ............................................................ 19 2.1 National Development Plan 2030 .......................................................................................................................... 19 2.2 New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) ............................................................................................. 21 2.3 National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP) ................................................................................................ 22 2.4 Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF, 2009–2014) ...................................................................................... 25 2.5 Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) ............................................................................................................... 26 2.6 Provincial Growth and Development Strategy ....................................................................................................... 28 2.7 Accelerated Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (AsgiSA) .............................................................................. 29 2.8 Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy ............................................................................................. 31 2.9 Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) ..................................................................................... 31 2.10 Mpumalanga Economic Growth and Development Path (MEGDP) ....................................................................... 32 2.11 The Gert Sibande Growth and Development Strategy (GSGDS) ............................................................................. 32 2.12 The Gert Sibande Spatial Development Framework, 2009 (GSSDF) ....................................................................... 33 2.13 Outcome-based Approach to Delivery ................................................................................................................... 35 2.14 The Local Government Turn-Around Strategy ....................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER: THREE 3 MULTI-SECTORAL SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS FOR LEKWA MUNICIPALITY .. 37 3.1 SPATIAL STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................................. 37 3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................. 41 3.2.1DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS...................................................................................................................... 41 3.2.2 LABOUR INDICATORS ............................................................................................................................... 41 3.2.3 LABOUR INDICATORS ............................................................................................................................... 42 3.2.4 EDUCATION INDICATORS .......................................................................................................................... 42 3.2.5 HEALTH INDICATORS ................................................................................................................................ 43 3.2.6 BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY/ INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATORS ........................................................................... 43 3.2.7 BLUE DROP PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.8 DEVELOPMENT AND INCOME INDICATORS ................................................................................................ 44 3.2.9 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME ................................................................................................................ 45 3.2.10 POVERTY AND INEQUALITY ..................................................................................................................... 46 3.2.11 ECONOMIC INDICATORS ......................................................................................................................... 46 3.2.12 ECONOMIC INDICATORS ......................................................................................................................... 47 3.2.13 INDUSTRY INDICATORS ........................................................................................................................... 48 3.2.14 TOURISM INDICATORS ........................................................................................................................... 48 3.2.15 NATIONAL TREASURY ALLOCATIONS ........................................................................................................ 48 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ................................................................................................................................. 54 3.4 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 58 3.5 TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................................................................. 59 3.6 TOURISM INDUSTRY ............................................................................................................................................... 67 3.7 INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES DELIVERY ................................................................................................................. 67 3.8 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN (DMP) .................................................................................................................. 68 3.9 HOUSING CHAPTER ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................ 74 3.10 WATER & SANITATION SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................... 87 3.10.1Existing Groundwater Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 87 3.10.2Existing Water Treatment (WTP) and Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) Infrastructure ........................... 88 3.10.3Existing Pump Stations Infrastructure – Water ..................................................................................................... 90 3.10.4Existing Pump Stations Infrastructure - Sewage ................................................................................................... 92 1 | P a g e - D r a f t integrated Development Plan 2013/2014 “To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance” 3.10.5 Existing Bulk Pipeline Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 93 3.10.6 Existing Reservoir Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 94 3.10.7 Existing Reticulation Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 96 3.10.8 Transfer Schemes ................................................................................................................................................ 96 3.10.9 Schemes to be transferred ................................................................................................................................. 96 3.10.10 Schemes to be rehabilitated .............................................................................................................................. 96 3.10.11 New Infrastructure to be built ........................................................................................................................... 96 3.10.12 Future Bulk Water Supply Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 97 3.10.13 Future Bulk Sanitation Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 98 3.11 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE GREATER LEKWA MUNICIPALITY .................................................................................. 99 3.12 ISSUES RAISED