AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 2015 – 2016 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 A STORY OF AMATHOLE DISTRICT A place of opportunities whose sole focus is serving its communities. Siyakukhonza mhlali wase Amathole! A district named after intaba zeMathole, on the calves of the Drakensberg. Indawo apho ilanga xa liphuma likhanyisa likhazimle lixele ububele babemi balendawo. Apho kugquba ikhala (the aloe), as one of the most prominent indigenous flowers, kunye no mnga, umthi omfutshane nowomeleleyo, ofana nje nqwa, nomxhelo wabantu balapha. Apho umkhonto negqudu (the spear and knobkerrie) symbolise the liberation struggle and frontier wars of resistance fought throughout the district. As well as the peaceful state that we currently enjoy. Apho iimpondo zenkomo (bull's horns) symbolise strength, power, stability and fertility. Ze iinkomo nemfuyo, zibonisa ubutyebi, which is the all-time focal point of Xhosa existence. Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES EC 121: MBHASHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC124: AMAHLATHI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC 122: MNQUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC126: NGQUSHWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC 123: GREAT KEI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC127: NKONKOBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EC128: NXUBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 GROWTH NODES IN THE AMATHOLE DISTRICT AREA Mbhashe Amahlathi - Maize Production - Forestry/ Timber - Livestock - Berries - Aloe - Ocean Economy Mnquma Ngqushwa - Manufacturing - Citrus/ Pineapple - Tourism - Beef Production - Ocean Economy - Renewable Energy - Ocean Economy Great Kei Nkonkobe - Tourism - Citrus - Ocean Economy - Palegonium - Renewable Energy - Heritage Nxuba - Renewable Energy Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 STATE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE DISTRICT Natural Resources Major Natural Resource Relevance to Community Misty Amathole Mountain Range The Great Fish River complex Well-watered Wild Coast Mild and temperate climate The diverse range of vegetation types, including the semi-arid Karoo, thornveld, This diversity of natural resources provides the district succulent and thicket areas. with numerous opportunities for growth, development, ADM possesses 81.52 % of areas agriculture, industry, biodiversity management, remaining natural and 18.48 % of areas conservation and tourism, water resource management where no natural habitat remains and provision. Opportunities in: - Wind Energy (Great Kei, Ngqushwa and some The coastline extends for approximately parts of Nxuba and Nkonkobe) 269 km - Sola Enery (Nxuba, Nkonkobe and Amahlathi) The biodiversity of the Amathole DM is - Biomass and Waste represented in 5 major biomes that - Hydro Energy describe the different biotic communities. These biomes are Savanna . Community based initiatives in rural coastal (34.5%), Grasslands (31.5%), Albany communities Thicket (29.6% of the area), Indian Ocean . Recreational activities Coastal Belt (3.7%) and Forests (0.6%) . Job creation through sustainable livelihood There are 56 recorded rivers in the projects, Alien removal Amathole district municipality . Fishing farming . There are four major drainage regions in Eco-tourism . the ADM, i.e., Great Fish River Conservation agriculture . catchment, Amathole catchment, Great Working for the water and Coast programs kei River basin, and Mbashe River basin There are 9565 wetlands at Amathole district municipality Recreation and Tourism, research and education, Within the Amathole DM there are cultural values, commercial and subsistence agriculture approximately 49 functional estuarine systems Coastline which includes estuaries, conservancies, national heritage sites, rocky shores and sandy beaches. Freshwater systems Mariculture and acquaculture Land-based projects, carbo credits, environmental Biodiversity and natural forests projects Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 REPORT OUTLINE The structure of IDP is as follows: CHAPTER 1: THE VISION Chapter one of the IDP provides a concise summary of the municipal vision, mission and values. CHAPTER 2: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT This chapter provides a detailed profile of the Amathole District. CHAPTER 3: STATUS QUO ASSESSMENT This chapter provides the situational analysis of the district in relation to the 5 Key Performance Areas of Local Government, together with the district-wide community priorities and needs. CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS This chapter provides a detailed breakdown of objectives that indicate what the district municipality can reasonably achieve within the 5 year period and within the available resources, as well as strategies and programmes that provide the concrete interventions that the district municipality will implement to attain its objectives. CHAPTER 5: SECTOR PLANS This chapter provides a list of all ADM sector plans and their status, with executive summaries of the newly developed sector plans. The sector plans contain strategic interventions that respond to the status quo assessment. CHAPTER 6: FINANCIAL PLAN Chapter six provides the District Municipality’s financial strategies, medium term expenditure, proposed budget as well as the 3 Year Capital Plan. CHAPTER 7: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Chapter seven provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation process, a background to the ADM Performance Management Framework as adopted by the District Municipality. Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 ACRONOMYS AA – Accountability Agreement MFV – Municipal Financial Viable and Management ADM – Amathole District Municipality MOU’s – Memorandum of Understanding AET – Adult Education and Training MPAC – Municipal Public Accounts Committee ANC – African National Congress MRM – Moral Regeneration Movement BCMM – Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality MSA - Municipal Systems Act CDW – Community Development Workers MSA – Municipal Structure Act CLO’s – Community Liaison Officer MSU – Municipal Support Unit DBSA – Development Bank of South Africa MTI – Municipal Transformation and Institutional DEAT – Department of Economic Affairs and Tourism Development DIMAFO – District Mayors Forum NDP – National Development Plan DIMS – District Information Management System NSDP – National Spatial Development Plan DPCF – District Planning and Coordinating Forum O&M – Operations and Maintenance DORA – Division of Revenue Act PGDP – Provincial Growth and Development Plan DWAF – Department of Water and Forestry PMS – Performance Management System ECDC – Eastern Development Cooperation PP- Performance Plan EDAMS - Water Information Management System PSDP – Provincial Spatial Development Plan ELIDZ – East London Industrial Development Zone PWD – People With Disability EPWP – Extended Public Works Programme SALGA – South African Local Government Association GDP – Gross Domestic Product SALGABC - South African Local Government Association GGP – Good Governance and Public Participation Bargaining Council GIS – Geographic Information System SCM – Supply Chain Management GRAP – Generally Recognized Accounting Practices SDBIP – Service Delivery and Budget Implementation GVA – Gross Value Added Plan HDI – Human Development Indicator SDF – Spatial Development Framework HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus SDI – Service Delivery and Infrastructure Investment HRD – Human Resource Development SMME’s – Small Medium Micro Enterprise ICT – Information Communications and Technology SLA – Service Level Agreement IDC – Industrial Development Cooperation SODA – State of the District Address IDP – Integrated Development Plan SONA – State of the Nation Address IGR – Intergovernmental relations SPU – Special Programmes Unit JD’s – Job Description STEP – Subtropical Thicket Eco-system project KPA’s – Key Performance Area VPN – Virtual Private Network KPI- Key Performance Indicator WSA – Water Services Authority LED – Local Economic Development WSDP – Water Services Development Plan LGCF – Local Government Communicators Forum WSP – Workplace Skills Plan LLF- Local Labour Forum WSP –Water Service Provider MEC – Member of the Executive Committee Amathole District Municipality IDP Review 2015-2016 – Version 4 of 5 Contents EXECUTIVE MAYOR’S FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................. 5 MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE ............................................................................................................................... 6 THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................ 8 (i) Background to this Document .................................................................................................................................8 (ii) The IDP Review Process ...........................................................................................................................................8 (iii) Community Involvement ...........................................................................................................................................10 (v) Relevant Documents..............................................................................................................................................11 (vi) Alignment with National and Provincial Programs ...............................................................................................11