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CONTENTS OF THE REPORT

Contents of Report Abbreviations Page 2About this Report Page 3Overview – Strategic Policy Framework

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The Vision and Mission Page 5The Decision Support Framework Page 6Objectives, Strategies and Projects

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• ABET – Adult Basic Education and Training

• BOTT – Build Operate Train Transfer

• BSC – Business Support Centre

• CHC – Community Health Centre

• CTFs – Community Tourism Forums

• DEDT – Department of Economic Development and Tourism

• DHA – District Health Authority

• DM – District Municipality

• DMC – Disaster Management Centre

• ESTA – Extension of Security of Tenure Act

• GIP – Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS

• IDP – Integrated Development Plan

• IEM – Integrated Environmental Management

• KPA – Key Performance Area

ABBREVIATIONS

• KPI – Key Performance Indicator

• LA21 – Local Agenda 21

• LED – Local Economic Development

• LM – Local Municipality

• LRAD – Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Programme

• LRHSC – Land Reform and Housing Steering Committee

• LTA – Labour Tenant Act

• MSP – Municipal Service Partnership

• SDF – Spatial Development Framework

• SMMEs – Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises

• SPF – Service Providers Forum

• WHO – World Health Organisation


• This report reflects the strategic policy framework of the uMgungundlovu District Municipality developed in Phase 2 (the Strategy Phase) of the Integrated Development Planning Process.

• It presents the results of a comprehensive participatory process followed in the development of the strategies.

• The focus of this report is on the presentation of the objectives, strategies and projects through which the district municipality will achieve its vision.

• The objectives, strategies and projects relates to the fourteen Strategic Issues identified in Phase 1 of the Integrated Development Planning process.

ABOUT THIS REPORT


OVERVIEW - STRATEGIC POLICY FRAMEWORK

This is the strategic framework that will guide all future activities of the District Municipality. It consists of a number of components, viz.• Visions;• Objectives;• Decision Support Framework;• Resource Framework; and• Strategies.

Each of these components were explored and developed during the strategy phase


THE VISION AND MISSION

UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY WILL EVOLVE INTO A

DYNAMIC METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE LEGISLATIVE CAPITAL OF

KWAZULU-NATAL WITH A VIBRANT ECONOMY, INTEGRATED SERVICE

DELIVERY AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL ITS PEOPLE.

The Mission established to guide the activities of Council in achieving the vision

states that:

THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY WILL THROUGH

SOUND GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ENSURE THE

PROVISION OF EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SERVICES AND

ECONOMIC GROWTH


THE DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK

This is a basic overarching framework that needs to be in place to ensure that the District Municipality can fulfil its allocated functions and achieve in the key performance areas. It is referred to as the decision support framework as any development related decision-making will take place within the context of this overall framework.


COMPONENTS OF SUPPORT FRAMEWORK

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Spatial Develop-ment Framework

The primary aim of the spatial development framework (SDF) is to create a competent district spatial structure. The SDF promote improved systems of access, link settlements, guide investment and create a overall system of opportunity.

Planning / Service Standards

Planning standards establish basic minimum levels of services which the District will set out to achieve. It represents an ideal and may not be achieved in the medium term. Planning standards are linked to the spatial development framework and encourages orderly spatial development.

Financial StrategyFunding is essential for both the ongoing operation of the council as well as the implementation of development, i.e. the core function of the District. A broad strategy identifying approaches to ensuring the availability of funding is required.

Corporate Development

The necessary institutional systems and structures must be in place for implementing the IDP. Clarity must therefore specifically exist on roles and responsibilities and how performance will be managed.

Note: The support framework will be completed in Phases 3 and 4 of the IDP process. A draft spatial development framework and and proposed planning standards were prepared and presented in Phase 1.


OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS

What is an Objective: A clear, concise and quantifiable (or measurable) objective should be in place for each strategic issue. An objectives states the desired achievement for the 5-year planning period. Objectives then also represents the most basic level of key performance indicators (KPIs) for the municipality.

What is a Strategy: A strategy is the plan of action that the District Municipality will take to achieve its specific objectives and ultimately its vision.

What is a Project: A project is the activity or action through which the strategy will be implemented.


PROCESS:• Phase 1 Activities

– Representative Forum 2 – Broad discussion– Identification of Strategic Issues– Focussed Workshops – Towards strategies

• Phase 2 Activities– Technical Team – Develop objectives– Representative Forum 4 – Discuss objectives– Focussed Workshops – Develop strategies

APPROACH:

• Page 10 overleaf reflects the 14 strategic issues as identified in Phase 1 of the IDP process.

• Pages 11 onwards of the report reflects the objectives, strategies and projects identified and developed through the process.

PROCESS OF DEVELOPING STRATEGIES


THE STRATEGIC ISSUES

KEY PERFORMANCE

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STRATEGIC ISSUE

INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

LAND REFORM AND HOUSING

DEVELOPMENT ON INGONYAMA LAND

ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE *

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

GENDER EQUITY

EDUCATION

ADDRESSING HEALTH

ADDRESSING HIV/AIDS

SPORTS AND RECREATION (a), ARTS AND CULTURE (b)

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

CRIME AND SECURITY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

UNEMPLOYMENT

INVESTMENT *Consists of 6 components which have singularly been reflected as: Access to water; Access to sanitation; Access to electricity; Access to road transport; Access to solid waste; Access to cemetries.


(1) Establish 4000 housing opportunities

p.a.annum (50% located in the rural

areas)(2) Approval and

implementation of LRAD Subsidies (by

2005 1000 small scale farmers p.a.)

Institutional structuring for

delivery

1. Establish Land Reform and Housing Steering Committee

2. Develop a Land Reform and Housing Information Programme

District-wide integrated

housing delivery

1. Identify and prioritise projects2. Establish mechanisms for

allocation of funding3. Programme for developing Land

Use Management Systems

Land reform implementation for sustainability

1. Information programme on LRAD2. Finalisation of existing projects3. Develop mechanisms for

supporting LTA and ESTA processes

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(1) Land Use Management Systems to be

developed for all Ingonyama Trust

areas(2) Establish a

consultative forum with traditional

leaders and stakeholders to

discuss development related issues by

2002

Promoting development on Ingonyama land

1. Clarify process for development approval on Ingonyama land

2. Establish consultative forum3. Programme for development of

Land Use Management Systems4. Economic development feasibility

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(1) Each household to have access to potable water (not necessarily piped) within 200m by the end of the 2004/5

financial year(2) DM to monitor and

encourage compliance with the

free basic water programme

Improvement of the basic level of water services

1. Establish water policy for district, incl. policy on free basic water

2. Appropriate technology in unserviced areas using reservoirs, groundwater, and rainwater harvesting

Establishing MSPs for efficient

delivery

1. Formalise service agreements with service providers, agents and other partners

User pay for higher level of

service

1. Promote installation of prepayment systems in schemes providing higher level of service

2. Promote debt collection to be actively managed with strict credit controls

Maintain existing infrastructure

1. Encourage the implementation of water loss management systems.

2. Ensure preventative maintenance programme implemented3

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Establish implementation

capacity in District

1. Establish engineering capacity2. Establish financial and

administrative capacity


(1) Each household have access to at least a Ventilated

Improved Pit Latrine (WHO Standard) by

2004/5(2) By 2003 have

awareness programme in place focussing on health

and hygiene

Free basic sanitation

1. Appropriate technology programme using local community labour intensive methods to reduce capital cost to service provider


service

1. Water borne services to be provided only when it will be affordable and sustainable. Cost to be recovered together with the water charges.

Maintain existing services

1. Preventative maintenance programme to be implemented

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To provide an additional 4 000

electricity connections (grid or non-grid) per annum of which 50% will be located in rural areas

Provide access to free basic electricity

1. Appropriate technology programme to provide free basic electricity (grid or non-grid)


electricity service

1. Promote the installation of prepayment systems in schemes providing higher levels of service

2. Encourage active management of debt collection with strict credit controls

Fund capital short fall for grid

electricity

1. Using external funding reduce the capital cost to service provider to bring it below the connection threshold (R3 500 per connection

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To ensure that all service centres

(tertiary, secondary, municipal and

district) are serviced with appropriate road

network, i.e. all weather access with storm water, by end of 2004/5 financial

year

District to act as conduit for

distribution of road construction

funds

1. Appropriate technology programme using community labour to reduce cost and ensure buy-in from community

Co-ordinate roads

development and maintenance

1. Develop transport management plan

2. Develop road engineering capacity 3. Establishing a roads coordinating

committee4. Lobby for provincial roads through

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(1)To finalise the identification of solid

waste landfill sites/other

possibilities by June 2002 (2002/3 budget

allocation)(2) To establish

build-operate-train-transfer contracts for the development of

sites(3) Budget allocation for Waste Management for 2002/3 financial year

Access to solid waste removal

1. Ensuring the collection of basic solid waste removal

2. Establish education programme for proper on-site disposal of waste

Establish MSPs for development

and management of

landfill sites

1. District to provide guidance to LMs in establishment of MSPs (guidance MSP White Paper)

2. MSP partnership business plans3. Specific landfill site BOTT project

to be implemented

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(1) To establish sufficient cemetery capacity in the local municipalities and district by 2005 for the next 10 years

• Budget allocation for

cemeteries for 2002/3 financial year

Identify new cemeteries

1. Identify district cemetery site by June 2002

2. Support identification of sites on a municipality level

Establish MSPs for the

development and operation of cemeteries

1. District to provide guidance to LMs in establishment of MSPs (guidance MSP White Paper)

2. MSP partnership business plans

Develop and promote

alternative approaches to

burial

1. Encourage cremation as an alternative for everybody

2. Promote the recycling of old graves along family lineage

3. (Standardised rates for cemeteries in districts)

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(1) Have in place a well-coordinated

environmental strategy in the form of a Strategic

Environmental Assessment by the year

2003 – incl. clear management and

monitoring guidelines (consider bi-annual state of the environment report

and implementation of LA21 principles)

Adopt IEM (Integrated Env. Man.) principles for all projects

1. Develop checklist for all departments in preparation and implementation of projects

2. Develop guidelines for project managers to implement IEM principles

Develop under-standing of issues and

approaches to addressing such

1. Undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment for the District as a whole with involvement of Local Municipalities

Develop environmental awareness and

education program

1. Environmental education programme (aimed at all levels civil society incl. The public, leadership, schools etc)

2. Training for councillors and officials on compliance with environmental law

Appropriate resource utilisation

1. Link resource utilisation strategies with Strategies 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5

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(1) The development of a comprehensive gender policy within the district addressing the role of

women in development, and addressing social

and economic empowerment, gender equity in employment, awareness of women’s

rights(2) Implementation of

policy from 2003 onwards

Integrate gender equity in

programmes of District

Municipality

1. Identification of programmes within District Departments where gender equity intervention required.

2. Gender equity awareness programme (capacity building) and the role of men in achieving this

Establishment of Gender Unit

1. Gender equity policy formulation2. Establish approach and programme

for monitoring3. Projects aimed at economic

empowerment of women4. Focus on increasing opportunities

(integration activity)

Gender equity focal point managers

1. Appointment of Gender Equity Focal Point Managers

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(1)Through co-ordination with the

Department of Education ensure the provision of relevant, quality education and

infrastructure(2)Through SETAs

establish and support learnership

programmes

Promotion of adult basic

education and training

1.Skills training programme2.Training programme for SMMEs

(also industrial)3.Training on labour intensive projects4.In-service training of District staff5.Promote effective use of ABET

training centres

Facilitation of funding for improved

facilities and maintenance

1.Provision of basic services in rural schools

2.Construction of classrooms3.Liaison with Dept. on maintenanc4.Establishment of information centres5.ID/preparation of land for facilities

Encourage post school training

1. Learnership training programme2. Internship programme3. Needs identification on training in

district4. District to obtain representation on

boards of tertiary education facilities

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(1) Acquire status of a District Health

Authority by the end of 2003 and

developing an integrated health

service(2) All residents of the District to have access to primary

health care facilities within 5km walking distance by 2004/5

financial year

Establish a District Health

Authority

1. Establish a task team to investigate and explore the establishment of a DHA

2. Undertake capacity audit3. Initiate the establishment of

health forum in DM and LMs

The provision of basic services

Linked to strategies on access to water, sanitation, electricity, roads, solid waste removal, cemeteries (See Strategic Issues 3.1 to 3.6)

Coordinate/ facilitate the

provision health services

1.Provision of mobile clinics in remote areas (coordinate with pension payment points)

2.Construction of clinics and CHCs and specialised clinics

3.Health awareness programme4.Involve traditional healers in health

Establish programme of volunteerism

1. Volunteerism desk in District Health System

2. ID + secure funding for program3. Establish database of volunteers4. Greater involvement of people living

with AIDS (GIPA)5. Promote (+manage) the programme of

home based care6. Community Health Workers

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(1) AIDS support Centre and other

means (programmes) to care for orphans

(various age groups) be established within

each Municipal Service Centre

(2) The District fulfill a facilitative role in

promoting home based care through using

volunteers

Co-ordinating and supporting

municipality based AIDS awareness.

1. Develop municipality based AIDS awareness and support programme

2. Establish District and Local Municipality AIDS forums (Mayors)

3. Ongoing monitoring and coordination

Promoting HIV/AIDS

awareness in conjunction with Department Of

Health

1. HIV/AIDS awareness training for councillors and officials (staff)

2. Develop leadership involvement programme

Developing HIV/AIDS support

programme

1. Coordinate development of AIDS Care Centres (incl. voluntary testing/counselling + drugs available)

2. Develop home based care system3. Develop approach to caring for

orphans (all ages) and the aged 4. Legal rights relating to AIDS

Planning with the impact of AIDS in

mind

1. Promote the consideration of the impact of AIDS in all planning and development activities

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(1) Ensure communities have

access to a full range of sport and recreation facilities within each

Municipal Service Centre

(2) District to strive for various sports codes to

achieve provincial status

(3) Promote the effective use and maintenance of

facilities

Establish a District based

sport and recreation

programme

1.Establish a sport and recreation forum involving national Sport Councils

2.Identify, plan and implement series of sport events (incl traditional sport)

3.Build/strengthen KwaNaloga Games

Facilitate access to full basic

range of facilities on the municipal

level

1. Identify facilities required at municipal service centre level

2. Facilitate access to funding for facilities

3. Facilitate broader access 4. Establish District sports facility

Upgrade sport code status to

provincial

1. Establish task team to upgrade sport code to provincial status

2. Attract international, national and provincial events (build on existing resources and District Council’s competitive advantage.

3. Investigate establishment of sport academies

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(1) Establish dedicated art and

culture training and awareness centres in

Municipal Service Centres

Establish a District based

arts and culture programme

1. Establish Arts and Culture Forum on a District Level (link with Arts Council and other stakeholders)

2. Identify, plan and hold diverse arts and culture events on a district level (in cooperation with LMs)

3. Facilitate access to training, funding and expertise for participants (link arts and culture with economic development

4. Annual competition or festival focussing on for example African Renaissance

Establish municipal arts

and culture training facilities

1. Facilitate the development of arts and culture centres on a municipal level

2. Encourage the upgrading and effective utilisation of existing facilities (e.g. Winston Churchill, Hexagon Theatre, Hilton etc.)

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(1) A district disaster management plan

and disaster management centre to be established by

the end of 2002(2) Promote the pro-active integration of

disaster management in all activities of the

district and local municipalities

Establishment of District (and

Local) Disaster Management

Plan

1. Appoint dedicated disaster management official

2. Establish disaster management consultative forum

3. Develop disaster management plan and facilitate development of plans on local level

4. Disaster management guidelines for development activities

Establishment of District Disaster

Management Centre

1. On completion of Plan appoint Task Team to establish Disaster Management centre (possibly improve on existing)

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Through poverty alleviation, job

creation, community building, and

providing support and cooperation with the SAPS to reduce crime

levels by 10% per annum over the next

five years

Establish structures to

support the SAPS

1.Establish district level coordination with the SAPS

2.Develop a comprehensive system of Community Police Forums

3.Investigate establishment of District Protection/Police/Security Services

4.Encourage and coordinate activities of support organisations through DMC

Develop crime prevention programme

1. Addressed through other strategies (e.g. education, poverty alleviation, engineering services etc.

2. Promote establishment of Victim Support Centres

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(1) Through coordinated poverty alleviation processes and LED

initiatives reduce the percentage of

households earning below R1500 per month from 60% to 40% by the

2004/5 financial year(2) Promote the

productive use of local resources and diversified

groups

Poverty alleviation

coordination

1.Prepare poverty alleviation plan identifying focus areas and projects

2.Coordinate poverty alleviation programmes through SPF

3.Database of poverty alleviation activities

4.Perform quality of life survey

Promote labour intensive

infrastructural development

1. Relate to issues 3.1 to 3.6 (provision of engineering services) specifically promoting labour intensive construction methods

Promote household food

security and nutrition

1. Agricultural projects of the Dept. of Agricultural

2. Implementation of LRAD (See Issue 1)

Establishment of self-help projects and cooperatives

1. Identify and promote the establishment of self-help projects and the cooperatives aimed specifically at poverty alleviation

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(1) Through attracting investment and encouraging local

economic development reduce unemployment from 40% to 20% by the end of the 2004/5

financial year

Plan and coordinate LED

activities

1. Establish economic development desk in District

2. Integrate findings of LED related studies undertaken for Msunduzi, Mooi River and Richmond

3. Prepare LED plan for the District (DEDT funding)

Support entrepreneurial development

1. Support and promote the activities of the BSC’s

2. Entrepreneurship development aimed at the youth

3. Facilitate access of entrepreneurs to markets, finance and other services

Promote entrepreneurship development in all activities of

district

1. Achieve this through procurement policy for:

• Supply tenders• Construction projects• Services contracts

2. Promote this in all activities of local municipalities + gov depts

Attract investment focussed on

entrepreneurial development

1. (See Issue 14)

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(1) By creating an environment conducive to

economic development and

providing incentives for investment. Grow district economy to

reflect at least a real 6% increase per

annum in district levy

Establish environment conducive for investment

(especially labour intensive)

1. Establish investment promotion agency (potentially Section 21)

2. Develop coordinated district incentive scheme (not only finance)

3. Develop marketing strategy (focussing on competitive advantages)

4. Mini-Nedlac (business, private sector and labour)

5. Strategic infrastructure provision

Promote major and community

tourism investment

1. District coordination of CTFs2. Develop database of tourism

opportunities (link in Dbn market)3. Feasibility studies and

implementation of key tourism projects

Diversify and promote

agricultural development

1. Encourage diversification into niche markets (e.g. flowers, bees, aquaculture)

2. Establish small farmers (Issue 1)3. Support agricultural development

Promote new and build on existing

industrial development

1. Promote agri-processing2. Build on existing strengths in

aluminum, footwear etc3. Industrial park development4. Market competitive advantages

of District (see Strategy 1)

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