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KPA 2: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SPATIAL PLANNING
E. D Disabled
19. INSTITUTIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
Development of credible IDP for the institution Þ Formulation of by-laws
Þ Relations with traditional councils and stakeholders Þ Formulation of policies
Þ Management of municipal litigations
Þ Monitoring of municipal service delivery by Exco Þ Public participation mechanisms
Þ SPU programmes
Þ Law enforcements by traffic section
Þ Improved socio-economic growth in town and rural areas
Þ Improved internal hr capacity of municipal employees
Þ Current staff complement and the development of interns within the department
Þ Internally produced Annual Financial Statements Þ Financial Accounting IT systems that are reliable
and can withstand the day to day requirements of the municipality
Pace Of Gazzettig By-laws
Þ Monitoring The Implementation Of Promulgated By- laws
Þ Slow Recovery Of Costs On Litigation Cases Of Municipality
Þ Publicity Of Municipal Activities / Program To Our Communities
Þ Communication Of Spu Activities Within The Institution Þ Igr Coordination
Þ Inadequate Risk Management
Þ Internal Customer Care/ Premises Not User Friendly Þ Non Functionality Of Arbattor In Mbizana
Þ Growth Of Tourism Opportunities Þ Payment of creditors beyond 30 days
Þ Customer care – relationships with service providers and consumers
Þ Cash flow management and handling of receipted cash
Municipal Vision:
A vibrant socio – economic growing municipality that creates sustainable communities with equal opportunities for all
146 Þ Adopted and reviewed policies
Þ Accountability and Reporting
Þ IMFO Award – most improved municipality Þ Expenditure of both the MIG and INEP Allocations
within the financial year. No roll over applications Þ A number of virgin roads constructed
Þ Availability of the fully-fledged Construction plant to assist with Maintenance of gravel access roads.
Þ Improved households electrification. Backlog reduced from 19000 households in 2011 to approximately 7000 households in 2016.
Þ Improved communication lines with the Department of Energy on the electrification program.
Þ Construction of the Drivers License Testing Station which has increased the revenue collection.
Þ Fully capacitated department with few vacancies (27
%)
Þ Non-signing of the councilors on the payment certificates
Þ Construction of Community Halls which has improved drastically.
Þ Competent Staff
Þ Strong partnership with management and staff Þ Explore ideas thoroughly and analytically Þ Willingness to make unpopular decision
Þ Settlement density appears to be associated with accessibility, with higher densities in areas of high accessibility.
Þ SPLUM Bylaws have been gazette and are ready for implementation.
Þ Agriculture is the primary sector within the municipality. Agricultural initiatives include Maize and vegetable production including mushrooms, Indian potato, and a number of vegetables as well as high crops like sugar cane, hemp and Soya
Þ Maintenance of Community halls (Though its not within our department, This is hindering the process and should be within our department)
Þ Negotiation skills with the Big companies working within our sphere to plough back to the communities when they have worked on a particular ward.
Þ Unavailability of consolidated infrastructure master plan for both storm water and roads.
Þ Lack of proper monitoring of contractors (Quality) Þ Lack of security for completed infrastructure.
Þ Maintenance of Municipal Buildings that is within the Corporate Services though the skill to do that is within the Engineering Services. This should be brought back to Engineering Services.
Þ Availability of the Borrow pits during the construction of the Infrastructure Projects.
Þ No annual plan for the Internal Plant detailing the roads that will be done per financial year.
Þ No supervisor for the Internal Plant.
Þ None-engagements of the local traditional leaders by the EXCO on the issue of Borrow pits.
Þ Creation of Islands during the electrification program.
Program should be that the whole ward is electrified instead of particular villages.
Þ Limited budget to fund projects & vacant positions Þ Lack Monitoring and evaluation
Þ Hard to anticipate termination
Þ Settlement patterns reflect the rural nature of the municipality, with scattered low density rural settlements surrounded by communal grazing and arable land.
Þ Generally there is little sign of economic activity outside of the urban areas.
Þ Mining sector is underexploited
Þ Unresolved land claims retarding development within Bizana tow impeding development and in the rural parts of the municipality.
Þ No control in place to deal with land invasions and contraventions.
Þ Overexploitation of natural resources due to extraction and changes in land use which result in loss of biodiversity through sand mining,
Municipal Vision:
A vibrant socio – economic growing municipality that creates sustainable communities with equal opportunities for all
147 beans. Livestock production includes
poultry, goat, beef and piggery and farming.
Þ Retail sector flourishing and creating job opportunities with huge investment attraction in Bizana town Þ Informal trading in town is regulated
and the growth is monitored through licence renewals and registration of hawkers in the municipal database.
Þ Available cultural and heritage assets for tourism.
Þ The municipality has developed the Integrated Land Use Scheme in terms of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act.
Þ The municipality adopted the Spatial Development Framework and is being implemented and its implementation is monitored.
Þ The municipality is implementing SPLUMA as part of addressing the past spatial imbalances and council took the resolution as part of implementing the act.
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unmanaged harvesting of species etc. There are no protected areas within the municipality.
Þ Spatial Fragmentation, due to dispersed settlement pattern resulting in high cost to deliver services in rural parts.
Þ Rural settlement areas fulfil mainly a residential function with little economic activity.
Þ Narrow ribbon development along main movement routes such as the R61 should be discouraged.
Opportunities Threats
Þ Intervention at Wild Coast Sun on job opportunities - Tourism
Þ Partnership with the district in improvement of Communication
Þ Partnership with better Audit outcome
Þ Responsive Public Participation through community education program
Þ Utilization of Information Technology in relation to revenue collection – use of mms, sms, emails and possibly social media
Þ Service delivery complaints and protests which causes distraction
Þ Usage and presidential hotline
Þ Compliance – readiness on mSCOA should fully comply
Þ Poor communication of projects to be implemented from upper structures
Þ Reputational threat on poor service delivery associated with fraud and corruption at local government
Municipal Vision:
A vibrant socio – economic growing municipality that creates sustainable communities with equal opportunities for all
148 Þ Positive engagement with stakeholders to
encourage payment for services and to gain trust amongst all stakeholders
Þ Use of already available platforms for the payment of services – Pay Easy, EFT’s Debit Orders, etc Þ Collection of revenue from extensions that are
currently not being billed for refuse collection Þ Construction of the vehicle testing Centre to improve
revenue collection.
Þ Construction of a weigh bridge.
Þ Increased area of electricity supply (License area) to include Ngcingo and Didi
Þ Improved CBD Infrastructure to attract more investors.
Þ Utilize the availability of heritage sites to maintain our infrastructure around the sites.
Þ Lots of upcoming competent employees Þ Better monitoring processes
Þ New systems introduced will be bringing new ideas and perspective
Þ Potential partnership with government sectors Þ The location of the municipality is in close proximity
to centres of economic opportunity such as Port Edward, Kokstad and Mount Ayliff.
Þ The municipality is endowed with pristine beaches and appealing scenery that can be explored for economic growth
Þ The expansion of the Wild coast sun heightens the economy of the municipality.
Þ Tourism Plan is in place and currently under implementation
Þ Forestry has huge potential for employment creation but is however underutilized. Approximately 450ha of plantations require rehabilitation.
Þ Policy in place that regulates informal trading as the municipality currently supports informal trading as part of the revenue generation.
Þ Illegal connections for electricity that threaten the revenue generation of the municipality
Þ Cash flow management – There needs to be appropriate management of the cash flows to ensure that the little reserves available are not depleted – avoid spending on nice to haves
Þ Service Delivery Protest due to high demand of Infrastructure Projects.
Þ Collection lower than Eskom payments on electricity.
Þ Damage to existing infrastructures due to service delivery needs.
Þ Land Claims.
Þ Corruption due to tendering.
Þ Construction of Link lines on electrification projects.
Þ TFC Processes that have not been completed yet.
Þ Over-Commitments from the previous financial years.
Þ Lack in generating revenue to increase budget Þ Physical constraints of current facilities Þ Institutional memory and skill drain
Þ Poor road infrastructure impedes on the mobility of people and goods.
Þ Unused agricultural land and forestry land Þ Limited skills to pursue business opportunities Þ The town does not have enough land to expand
upon due to land claims.
Þ Soil erosion has impact on the flow of rivers, existence of estuaries and loss of agricultural land.
Þ Settlement density appears to be directly correlated to accessibility (higher accessibility – higher Þ density) i.e. the further the location from the main
R61 (the main North West / south east axis and Þ its feeder roads), the lower the density
Þ Increased urbanization in river catchments Þ Unauthorised cottage / coastal developments Þ Illegal mining
Þ Increasing residential settlement expansion in the rural areas and poor planning of the past
Þ There has been a serious threat to the development of agriculture in Mbizana.
Municipal Vision:
A vibrant socio – economic growing municipality that creates sustainable communities with equal opportunities for all
149 Þ Provision of trading bays and market place to
informal traders.
Þ Growth in Tourism sub-sectors such as hospitality with the spiraling of B&B around Bizana town.
Þ Availability of water (rivers) to support agricultural and industrial development
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