THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY

IDP REVIEW

2011/12

TABLE OF CONTENT

TOPIC / PAGE
1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / 7
2. PLANNING AND FRAMEWORK / 8
2.1 Legal Framework / 8
2.2 The Contents of Integrated Development Planning(IDP) / 8
2.3 Powers and Functions of Thulamela Municipality / 8
2.4 IDPReview Process Plan / 10
2.5 Organizational Structure: Thulamela Municipality / 11
3. THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY’S PRIORITIES / 12
4. SWOT ANALYSIS / 13
5. SITUATION ANALYSIS
(a). Demographic Analysis
(b). Socio-Economic Profile / 14
6. SERVICE DELIVERY BACKLOG / 18
7. SPATIAL ANALYSIS / 22
7.1 Settlement Clustering/Nodal Points / 22
7.2 Hierarchy of Settlements / 22
7. District Growth Points(DGP) / 23
7.4 Municipal Growth Points(MGP) / 23
7.5 Limpopo Employment Growth & Development Plan (LEGDP) / 23
8. PHASE I
CLUSTER ANALYSIS: GOVERNACE AND ADMINISTRATION
PRIORITY AREA: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRANSFORMATION / 24
(a). OrganizationalStructure and Development / 23-26
(b). Human Resource Policies, Systems and Structures / 26
(c). Skills Development / 27
(d). Labour Relations / 35
(e). Employee Assistance Programme(EAP) / 35
(f). Integrated Development Plan(IDP) / 35
(g). Performance Management System(PMS) / 35
(h). General Auxiliary Service / 35
(i). Mechanical Workshop / 36
(j). Disciplinary Hearings/ Legal Cases / 36
PRIORITY AREA: FINANCIAL VIABILITY & MANAGEMENT / 37
(k). Budget ( Expenditure & Revenue) / 37
(l). Supply Chain Management / 37
PRIORITY AREA: GOVERNANCE& PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / 37
(m). Internal Audit / 37
(n). Audit Committee / 38
(o). Action Plan to Address Auditor General’s Report: 2009/2010 / 39-59
(p).Oversight Committee / 59
(q). Inter-governmental Relations / 59
(r). Communication( newsletter, Media Liaison, research, and Branding/ Marketing) / 59-60
(s). Mayor Outreach Programme/ Imbizos / 60
(t).Anti Corruption strategy / 60
9.CLUSTER ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIORITY AREA: SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / 61
(a) Water Supply / 61-63
(b) Sanitation Services / 63
(c). Electricity Supply / 64
(d) Roads and Storm water / 65
(e) Housing Development/ Human Settlement / 66
(f) Public Transport& Transportation Networks / 67
(g) Spatial Planning / 67
(h) Land Administration / 68
(i) Land Ownership / 69-73
(j)GIS and Mapping / 73
(k) Land Claims & Redistribution / 75
10. CLUSTER ANALYSIS SOCIAL
PRIORITY AREA: SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / 76
(a). Primary Health Care / 76
(b). Waste Management / 76
(c). Sports and Recreation / 77
(d). Parks And Cemeteries / 77
(e). Library& Information Services / 78
(f). Educational Facilities/ Services / 79
(g). Postal Services / 79
(h). Disaster Management / 79
(i). Transport Network / 79
11. CLUSTER ANALYSIS ECONOMIC
PRIORITY AREA: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / 80-83
(a). Growing the Local Economy
  • Agriculture & Rural Development

  • SMME Development

  • Trading & Retail

  • Industrial Development

  • Tourism

12. CLUSTER ANALYSIS JUSTICE
PRIORITY AREA : GOOD GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / 84
12.1. Provision of Safety and Security Services / 84
  • Policing Services
/ 84
  • Development/ Review of By-Laws
/ 84
PHASE II: STRATEGIES / 85
13. VISION AND MISSION OF THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY / 85
14. DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES / 85-86
15.GOVERNANCE & ADMINSTRATION CLUSTER
PRIORITY AREA: INSTUTITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
PRIORITY AREA: FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
PRIORITY AREA: GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / 87
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16. CLUSTER ANALYSIS JUSTICE
PRIORITY AREA: SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / 94
17. CLUSTER ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIORITY AREA: SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / 95-97
  • Water Supply

  • Sanitation Services

  • Electricity

  • Roads & Storm water

  • Housing Development

  • Public Transport

18.CLUSTER ANALYSIS SOCIAL
PRIORITY AREA: SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / 98-101
  • Municipal Health Provision

  • Waste Management

  • Sports & Recreation

  • Parks & Cemeteries

  • Library and Information Services

  • Educational Services

  • Postal Services

  • Disaster Management

19. CLUSTER ANALYSIS ECONOMIC
PRIORITY AREA: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / 102-106
  • Growing the Local Economy

  • Spatial Planning

  • Land Restitution & Redistribution

  • Geographic Information System

PHASE III: PROJECTS / 107
20. GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CLUSTER / 107-108
21. INFRASTRUCTURE CLUSTER / 108-126
22. JUSTICE CLUSTER / 127
23. SOCIAL CLUSTER / 127
24.ECONOMIC CLUSTER / 133
25.. STATUS FOR SECTOR PLANS / 137

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY

Thulamela Municipality is a category B Municipality,established in terms of Local Government Structures Act, Number 117 of 1998.

It is a Municipality that has 40 Wards and another 40 Proportional Representatives (Councilors).

The Council will has the following segments, Council (80 Councilors), Executive Committee (Portfolio Committees and section 57 Managers), 12 Traditional Leaders serves as Ex-Officio in Council. The Mayor chairs Executive Committee meetings, while the Speaker presides over Council Meetings.

There are Five Departments that form the basis of Administration.. Administration is responsible for strategic day to day operational matters of the Municipality, implementation of Council’s decisions, as well as providing technical, professional support and advice to Council.

The Municipal Manager is the Head Administration. He works with Senior Managers (all appointed on performance contracts), and are responsible for line functions of Departments.

2. PLANNING FRAMEWORK

2.1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Development and Review Process of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is within the context of legislations that governs the Local Government (I.e. Constitution: sec 152; Municipal System Act: section 25(1) and sections 26, 34, 41.

2.2THE CONTECTS OF INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (IDP)

  • Situation Analysis
  • Vision for Long term Development ,with emphasis on the Development and Internal Transformation needs
  • Level of Development
  • Council’s Development Priorities and Objectives
  • Local Economic Development
  • Council’s Development Strategies
  • An Operational Strategy
  • A Financial Plan
  • Key Performance Indicators and Performance Targets

The IDP is a Development Plan for the municipality and will guide the municipality in taking planning decisions. It is a Principal Strategic Planning instrument that guides and informs all Planning, Budgeting, Management and Decision making in the municipality.

2.3 POWERSAND FUNCTIONS OF THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY.

Section 84(1) of the Municipal Structures Act mandates the Municipality to formulate an IDP for the municipal area in order to perform the following responsibilities:

  • Integrated Development Planning for the Municipal Area
  • Municipal Roads which form an Integrated part of a Transport System for the Municipal Area
  • Facilitate the Promotion of Local Tourism
  • Conduct and Processing Land Planning, Demarcation and Allocation
  • Development and Maintenance of Cemeteries and Crematoria
  • Levying and Collection of Rates and Taxes
  • Enforcement and Compliance of Building regulations
  • Administering Display and Bill Boards of Advertisements in Public Places
  • Cleansing
  • Facilities for the Accommodation, Care and Burial of Animals
  • Administering Local Amenities
  • Coordination of Local Sports , Arts and Culture Facilities
  • Municipal Parks and Recreation
  • Noise Pollution
  • Development and Maintenance of Animal Pounds
  • Refuse Removal, Refuse Dumps and Solid Waste
  • Street Trading
  • Traffic Law Enforcement and Licensing
  • Geographic Information Service and Mapping
  • Stimulate Local Economy
  • Enactment of By Laws
  • Cemeteries

The following are Non-core Functions that the Municipality assists to co-ordinate with Sector Departments and the District Municipality;

  • Co-ordination, Identification of Beneficiaries and Prioritization of Needs on Water, Sanitation and Electricity
  • Co-ordination, Identification of Beneficiaries and Prioritization of Needs on Housing
  • and Disaster Management

2.4 IDP REVIEW PROCESS PLAN

The IDP represents a continuous cycle of Development Planning, Implementation and Review. It is a Five Strategic Plan that informs the Financial and Institutional Planning.

The Process covers the following areas:

  • Distribution of Roles and Responsibilities
  • Institutional Arrangements for Implementation
  • Mechanism and Procedures for Public Participation
  • Binding Legislations and Planning Requirements
  • Cost Estimates for Developing and/or Review Process
  • Monitoring of the Process Plan

3. THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY’S PRIORITIES

GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CLUSTER / JUSTICE CLUSTER / INFRASTUCTURE CLUSTER / SOCIAL CLUSTER / ECONOMIC CLUSTER
1.Financial Viability, Revenue Generation and Management / 1.By laws Development/Review of / 1. Water and Sanitation Services / 1. Health Facilities and Services / 1. Agriculture and Rural Development
2.Review and Development of Policies / 2. Traffic Law Enforcement &Licensing / 2 Electricity and Energy Sources / 2. Waste Management and Cleansing / 2. SMME Development
3. Skills Development/Internship / 3.Policing Services / 3.Road and Storm Water Management / 3. Education facilities and Training / 3 Trading and Retail
4.Public Participation, Empowerment and Community Development / 4. Land and Housing / 4. Welfare facilities and Training / 4. Industrial Development
5. Fraud and Risk Management / 5. Sports and Recreation facilities / 5.Tourism
4 SWOT ANALYSIS
4.1 INTERNAL STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES
INTERNAL STRENGTH / INTERNAL WEAKNESS
  • Availability of Municipal Policies
  • Annual Approved and Implementation of WSP
  • Approved Organogram
  • All but one Senior Manager posts are filled
  • Approved Code of Conduct
  • Functional Ward Committees
  • Community Participation
  • Approved SDF
  • Few Informal Settlements
  • Functional IGR Forum
  • Functional PMU & Budget Offices
  • Approved IDP &Budget
  • Approved Annual Report Oversight Report
  • Regular Meetings of Management(Administration ), EXCO &Council
  • Efficient Record Management
  • Detection of Corrupt Practices

  • Communication gap between CDW, Ward Councilors &Community
  • Poor relationship between Municipality and some Traditional Leaders
  • Ageing Infrastructure
  • Huge Basis Service Backlog(water, Sanitation, Electricity, Municipal roads)
  • Low Level of Debt Collection

4.2EXTERNALOPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES / THREATS(EXTERNAL)
  • Participation of Stakeholders and Communities in Local Government
  • Favorable Climate for Agriculture
  • Many Tourism Potentials
  • Availability of Five Public Hospitals in the Municipal area
  • Availability of Four Police Stations in the Municipal area
  • Availability of two Courts of law and one High Court in the Municipal area
  • Availability of University of Venda, FET, Nursing College and many Private Institutions
  • No Electricity License
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  • Occurrence of Natural Disasters(Drought, Floods, Bush fire, strong winds)
  • Land and Environmental Degradation
  • Illegal Connection of Water, Electricity
  • Stray Animals
  • Dirt Roads in most rural areas
  • High Number of Unemployment
  • Land Invasion
  • Theft and Vandalism of properties
  • Diseases , e.g. HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB,
  • Protests ,Violence, Ritual killings, unsafely measures at all water dams

5. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

(a) DERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

TABLE 1: POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS IN THULAMELA

YEARS / CENSUS 2001 / COMMUNITY SURVEY / GROWTH DIFFERENCE
580 829 / 602 819 / 21 990

TABLE 1: shows that between 2001 and 2010 the population of Thulamela Municipality has increased. The impact of this is that basic service backlog has increased. The mire population figures grows, the mire additional services are needed.

TABLE 2: AGE BY GENDER

AGE GROUP / MALE / FEMALE / TOTAL
2 – 18 / 147 340 / 149 567 / 296 906
9 – 35 / 71 148 / 80 789 / 151 937
36 -64 / 43 111 / 72 473 / 115 585
65+ / 105 011 / 27 890 / 38 391
GRAND TOTAL / 272 100 / 330 720 / 602 819

TABLE 2: Shows that most people are in category between 2-18 years, followed by category 19-35 years. These two categories are dominated by children and youth.

Government is required to provide more learning facilities and sport facilities to cater for the growing children and youth. The demand is felt mire in providing mire youth programmers.

The table above also shows that there are too few senior citizens, who pass age 65.This confirms that the lifespan of people in the municipal area has been reduced significantly, and if the same trend continuous for some times, we are likely to have a youthful residence in future .There are many things that are contributing to these changes.

(b) SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE

TABLE 3:NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

YEARS / CENSUS 2001 / COMMUNITY SURVEY / DIFFERENCE
125 900 / 137 852 / 11 952

TABLE 3: shows that the number of households in Thulamela has increased by 11 952 households between 2001 and 2010.The backlog of demarcation of sites and the provision of service has become huge well.

The number of household always increase as the population increases, therefore figures might not be absolute. Therefore, there’s a need to review household figures annually to have absolute number of household. This will help to provide accurate figures to deliver quality service to communities.

TABLE 5: EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND GENDER

GENDER / MALE / FEMALE / TOTAL
Employed / 39 317 / 42 611 / 81 927
Unemployed / 27 291 / 35 523 / 62 813
TOTAL / 66 608 / 78 134 / 144 740

The table above indicates that Mire males than females are employed. Yet women out number’s men in the population register. Mire needs to be done to empower women to have same opportunities as males in job opportunities.

TABLE 5: INCOME CATEGORY

AMOUNT / 2001 / 2007
R1 - R400 / 51182 / 174 049
R401 – R800 / 27853 / 39 420
R801 – R1600 / 9744 / 63711
R1601- R3200 / 12262 / 12 516
R3201 R 6400 / 9366 / 11 759
R6401- R12 000 / 2610 / 9698
R12801- R25 600 / 315 / 1613
R51201- R102 400 / 115 / 198
R102 401- R204 400 / 98 / 244
R204 801- R or more / 42 / 274

Table 5 above illustrates that many people are registering for child care grant, as it can be seen in the first bracket between R1-R400.It is disappointing to note that when people are dependent on social grant the state – turns to become a welfare state rather than a constitutional mandate to create a developmental state.

6. SERVICE DELIVERY BACKLOG

TABLE 6:

KEY AREARS / BACKLOG / ANNUAL TARGETS / CHALLENGES / INTERVENTIONS NEEDED
1. WATER / 36 375 Household / 3415 new household connections per annum /
  • Inadequate water supply
  • No consistent flow from water tap
  • Shortage of prepaid water meters
  • No infrastructure
  • Shortage of water irrigation and for livestock
  • Few bulk water supply
  • Illegal connections
/
  • Maintenance of existing infrastructure
  • Installation of prepaid water meters
  • Supply of water from Nandoni Dam
  • Provision of bulk water supply

2. SANITATION / 39 995 Household / 1220 Annual target /
  • No sewer system in rural areas
  • Household using pit toilet without ventilation
  • Health hazard through lack of proper toilets
  • Risk of underground water contamination
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  • Improving toilet facilities at rural areas
  • Extending sewer systems to all residents
  • Proper inspection to avoid under ground water contamination

KEY AREAS / BACKLOG / ANNUAL TARGETS / CHALLENGES / INTERVENTIONS NEEDED
3. ELECTRICITY / 38 000 Household / 280 household targeted /
  • Huge backlog in electrification programmers
  • Regular interruption of power supply
  • Lack of maintenance
  • Illegal connections
  • Complaints of low voltage
  • Municipality not a license holder
  • Eskom’s programme not informed by Municipal’s IDP priorities
/
  • More funding for new connections, maintenance and upgrade
  • Licensing to the Municipality

4. ROADS& STORM WATER / Not available /
  • Blanding of major streets in all wards Construction Mainstreaming Policy
20,7 km cambered grave road
  • Road surfacing
/
  • Backlog of Municipal roads is unknown
  • Surface roads/streets are costly
  • Poor road conditions lessen vehicles lifespan
  • Public transport roads are mostly gravel &constantly need maintenance
  • Plant are expensive
  • Without surface roads/streets the area becomes uneconomical
/ Backlog of Municipal roads/streets need to be quantified and known
Both the Province & Districts Municipality should prioritize main roads that link settlements for road surface
Funding to add more plant
5. HOUSING / 37 500 Household / 600 new houses are being built /
  • Muddy hut still exist in rural areas
  • Two informal settlements exist
  • Housing allocation by DLG&H not consistence with municipal priorities
  • Beneficiaries who do not occupy their houses
  • Poor quality work in housing construction
/
  • Allocation of housing need to be informed by IDP priorities
  • Formalizing two informal settlements areas
  • Strengthening, monitoring &evaluation during construction phase

6. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE / Not available / Annual plans not available /
  • Many in rural areas complain about travelling long distance to access health care
  • Poor environmental status eg.Sanitation&Pollution
  • Inaccessibility of health facilities for disabled
  • Poor active strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS
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  • More health facilities for the poor people
  • Intensification of sanitation programme in rural areas
  • Health facilities need to be user friendly even by disable people
  • Intensification of HIV/AIDS campaigns, prevention and access to related drugs
  • Upgrade of hospitals and clinics

7. WASTE MANAGEMENT / 96 238 Household / 41 618 new household to benefit through the establishment of transfer stations /
  • Service is not available in most rural areas
  • Its costly to manage and sustaining the service
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  • Maintaining the service and adding more to transfer stations in rural areas
  • Extending the service to all residents
  • Additional resources are needed to maintain and extending the services

8. SPORTS,ARTS& CULTURE FACILITIES / Not available / 4-6 sports facilities upgrade /
  • Lack of funds to increase the target and to maintain existing ones
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  • More funding is needed to maintain existing infrastructure and to add more

9. EDUCATION FACILITIES / Thohoyandou Library / 1 Library /
  • Many public schools in rural areas need to be upgraded
  • Provision of learning tools like laboratory, computer lab etc, are not available in most schools
  • Poor matric results
  • Too few learners are passing mathematics & physical science in high grade
  • Truant teachers
  • Ill discipline learners
  • Lack of involvement by parents in the learning process of their kids
  • Lack of basis infrastructure like water ,electricity sanitation to some schools
  • Large Teacher-Pupil ratio
  • Shortage of proper classroom & accommodation in some schools
  • Children from poor family background
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  • Upgrade of more schools
  • Provision of learning materials to needy schools
  • Intensification of learning and the active involvement by communities/parents
  • Strategies to deal with hooliganism and vandalism of school premises/facilities

7. SPATIAL ANALYSIS

The municipality has an approved a Spatial Development Framework (SDF)

The Main thrust of the Thulamela Municipality’s Spatial Development Framework revolves around clear defined Nodal Point’s Development Strategy and Hierarchy of Settlements based on the Priorities of the Residents, as well as the direction that the municipality intends to take in relations to the following identified areas:

  • Strategic and Potential Development Areas,
  • Service Upgrading
  • Hierarchy of Business Centre as well as areas for Future Industrial Development
  • Radial Road Network
  • Future Spatial form and Major Directions of Desired Growth
  • National, Provincial and Municipal Routes and Nodal Points, as well as Strategic Development Initiatives’ and Functional Development Areas

7.1SETTLEMENT CLUSTERING/ NODAL POINTS

Based on provincial macro spatial planning initiatives, eleven nodal points have been identified within the Thulamela areas of jurisdiction and they are: Malamulele, Gijana, Saselemani, Mhinga, Phaphazela, Tshaulu, Makonde, Tshikombani, Sibasa, Thohoyandou and Tshifulanani.

7.2 HIERACHY OF SETTLEMENT

All towns and villages within Thulamela Municipality have been categorized in terms of the provision of the Provincial Spatial Rational in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th order settlements.

7.3 DISTRICT GROWTH POINTS

District growth points are those growth points which already have a meaningful economic sector with some job creation, various higher order social facilities such as hospitals and/or healthy centre, and some of them accommodate tertiary educational institutions as well as regional government offices and district and/or Municipal offices with a large number of people grouped together.