YOUTH PROPORTION
KPA 1: BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY
7.3 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES .1 Environmental Management
7.4.26 RED HUB
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Identify and eradicate overlaps, duplication and misaligned strategies (for effective and efficient use of resources);
Coordinate access to finance and other non - financial resources (capacity development etc.) for LED initiatives, and the creation of multi-sourced funding streams;
Assist the municipality in the monitoring & evaluation of LED activities.
7.4.25 Business Retention and Expansion.
Mbizana Local Municipality has a Business Retention and Expansion manual that gives guide lines and recommendation for the institution, in order for the municipality to encourage and motivate local businesses to fully comply with the developed Business Licensing System, businesses need to see and experience value added services and benefits from the municipality, and the implementation of the developed BR&E Manual could be one the measures that could assist in ensuring that local businesses continue to prosper and thrive, through economic situations. Also to stimulate local economic development and create employment opportunities by retaining and expanding existing businesses.
147 | P a g e commissioning. The new generator was installed and connected to the trading shed, mechanization shed
& mill shed. AGES has been appointed to drill borehole and has completed the work.
7.4.27 Community Works Program
The CWP programme is implemented in 19 wards with 1630 participants and the funding allocated for this
programme was R16 518 296.00. The following wards
(04,05,06,07,08,12,13,15,17,18,19,20,22,23,26,27,29,30 and 31 ) have Agriculture , construction and social sectors. Approximately 1476 permanent jobs created in informal trading 200 permanent jobs created by other sectors (Agriculture ,Mari culture, Manufacturing &Entrepreneur development)
7.4.28 Agriculture
The Municipality developed and adopted the Agricultural plan in July 2016 and its implementation has commenced. As part of executing the Agricultural plan, the Municipality funded 6 projects in the 2017/ 18 under Farmers development programme.
7.4.29 Tourism
Local Economic Development has budgeted for reviewal of Tourism plan to bridge the gaps of out-dated information on new developments occurred since the development of the current plan, that will serve to generate contemporary information and data, applicable strategies, learned lessons, for diverse tourism systems in anticipation of future changes and technologies applied in tourism. The National Department of Tourism has funded Mzamba and Mtentu beach for development of feasibility study on beach infrastructure development such as Showers, Toilets, life guard tower and braai areas. Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency will be an implementing agency for this project.
The Department of Arts and Culture has commenced with the O.R.Tambo legacy projects which includes Khananda Hill Massacre and O.R.Tambo Garden of Remembrance .the Department started with Khananda Hill Massacre as phase one and completed construction. The O.R.Tambo Garden of Remembrance has started construction as phase two and is at its completion stage towards the operationalization that will start in by April 2020.
148 | P a g e On tourism marketing, the Municipality has attended the Africa Travel Indaba which is an international trade show to market its products and expose the product owners to the trade travel show. Training has been done prior the tourism Indaba and the Municipality exhibited packaged brochure for the Municipality.
The National Department of Tourism has done assessment of Mbizana Visitor Information Centre for service excellence support programme, as part of improving service levels in the tourism sector and value chain.
The department is facilitating the implementation of Service Excellence Integrated Product Support Programme, with the aim of assisting identified products (Mthatha & Mbizana VIC) to develop a service excellence-orientated culture in terms of its staff, operations and processes. Interventions are aligned to the National Tourism Service Excellence Strategy and Service Excellence Standard.
7.4.30 Formal and Informal Business Licensing System
The Municipality has developed the manual for formal business licensing system as part of revenue generation. The system will link the licensing system from the application process up to the issuing stage.
Formal businesses have been consulted in a workshop regarding the licensing as this will also regulate the services and goods sold within the jurisdiction. Business licensing has commenced and the formal businesses in town are currently registering with the Municipality. The licensing of informal sector is ongoing, Boxer complex center in partnership with the Municipality promised to build 50 hawkers stalls in town and the construction has started. The project is anticipated to take three (3) years.
7.4.31 Exploit comparative and competitive advantage for industrial activities
Mbizana municipality is prerogative to be situated in the border of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. It is endowed with pristine beaches and appealing scenery. Mbizana coast is known for its internationally acclaimed biodiversity hotspot hence it’s called Pondoland centre of endemism. The Wild coast sun resort with various amenities and activities contributes positively in the attraction of tourists to the destination. The coastal area makes Mbizana the best tourist destination, a must seen precinct to invest also. The expansion of Wild Coast sun resort heightens the economy of Mbizana and created more sustainable job opportunities.
The political and natural heritage also makes Mbizana unique from other tourist’s destination Mbizana prides itself as the birthplace of the anti-apartheid leader Oliver regional Tambo and Mama Winnie Madikizela
149 | P a g e Mandela to the region. Political heritage throughout the country has been underexploited and these initiatives seek to exploit the intrinsic natural, political and historical heritage of Mbizana. With the approved N2 toll road development that is under execution, the road network will be improved and that will attract investment in the region.
7.4.32 SMME Development: SMME Benefits on N2
The Municipality is working on collaboration with SANRAL on Haul road construction that have just been approved and as such SANRAL appointed Academy for the Construction Skills (ACS) to recruit contractors that will be on learners hip program for a period of two years. This is a strategy of developing Contractors and equip them with relevant construction skills that will benefit them on N2 toll road development. Currently SANRAL has worked out packages for the SMME benefits.
7.4.33 Mbizana Housing Projects
On the 29th October 2019 the Department of Humana Settlement in partnership with the municipality facilitated a meeting with local SMMEs. The purpose of the meeting was to brief SMMEs on the process and procedures of subcontracting and ensuring 30% beneficiating in the housing projects. Interested SMMEs in this project were informed to submit company profiles by 29th November 2019. The SMMEs could either participate as sub-contractors, suppliers or labour. One of the requirements for participating as a sub-contractor in the project was that local contractors are required to be registered with the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) and some of the contractors are not registered with the body.
The Municipality and the Department managed to organize NHBRC services in Mbizana to service the SMMEs from the 19th November to 21st November 2019, as well as on the 27th November 2019.A total number of 29 SMMEs submitted their company profiles for participation as sub-contractors. A total number of 48 SMMEs submitted their profiles to participate as suppliers in the projects.
7.4.34 Enterprise Development
The ECDC in collaboration with the municipality through supplier development programme have recruited 24 local SMMEs from various wards which we given training on consumer protection act workshop which was held on the 27th August 2019. The Municipality funded four enterprises to the value of R890 260.00
150 | P a g e vat inclusive and the enterprises were Moonlight Glass & Aluminium, Ndunge Soy-cow Cooperative, Mcmiya (LTD) Pty and Blatter’s panel beaters.
7.4.35 Wild Coast Development
The National Road Agency is under the process of constructing the N2 toll road from Durban to East London via Wild Coast area (Greenfields). The road will have the distance saving of 85Km and time saving of approximately 3 hours. The new EIA commenced in 2005/6 was submitted in December 2009. Record of Decision (ROD) was received in April 2010 though it was upheld by the Minister of Environmental Affairs;
the positive ROD following the appeals process was confirmed in July 2011. The project is one of the Anchor projects with ripple effects within the Wild Coast region as it will provide enhanced access to basic facilities such as health care and education. It will provide mobility, access to economic activities, job creation and SMME development within the Wild Coast region as well as Mbizana.
The new regional multiplier effect of the project is estimated at 13 575 million with job creation of 6800 direct jobs and 28 100 indirect jobs. During operation phase 900 direct and 1800 indirect opportunities will be created. Accelerated Business income is estimated at R15 829 Million and the net regional Economic developmental benefits estimated at 29 404 million.
It is against the above-mentioned background that the Municipalities within the Poundland region (Port St John’s, Ingquza hill Municipality and Mbizana local Municipality) committed to facilitate the project as it has economic spin offs for the area.
7.4.36 Municipal Initiatives on Agricultural Development
The Mbizana Local Municipality (MLM) commissioned a development of the municipality’s Agricultural Development Plan (ADP) that will be applicable for the period 2015 – 2020. The ADP’s overall intent is to contribute towards the development of a sustainable agricultural economy that is a backbone of the overall economy. The ADP’s focus strategies in addressing the major challenges facing the agricultural sector with particular interest on:
Is the identification of physical and environmental factors affecting the under development of agriculture sector in the area;
The institutional bottlenecks; and
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The financial and market constraints that hamper development of agricultural sector within the MLM.
The rationale of the ADP is the development of a local municipality-based instrument used towards eradication of poverty and stimulation of economic growth expressed in the Eastern Cape Rural Development Strategy (ECRDS - 2009). This rationale assisted in the crafting of vision for the MLM’s ADP, which is sustainable transformation of the Mbizana’ s agriculture sector into a growth and productive economic sector that contributes to socio-economic development and growth, food security and poverty alleviation.
7.4.37 Farmers Development Program
The municipality assisted the following projects with agricultural inputs, Mr. Ntola projects ward 25 benefited from a No till Maize Planter, Sinawo vegetable project ward 29 benefited from chemicals, materials and seeds, JN Madikizela project ward 11 benefited from chemicals and seeds, and other wards such as ward 14, 12, 4, 22, 19, 17, 18, 25, 9 and 8 benefited from feed and fertilizer bags, then Mbizana wool growers benefited from vaccination (medicine). The municipality further supported 8 projects which are Njilo Kabalisa Agric Co-op, Lecolin Green,Slimdo Pty Ltd, Fula’s elect and welding, Amahomba Vegetable Production, Masiqhubekeni Project , Sigidi Development and Mzamba Pig & Poultry co-op for the financial year 2019/20
7.4.38 Building Inclusive Green Municipality Programme (BIGM)
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) received a contribution from Global Affairs to implement “The Building Inclusive Green Municipalities (BIGM)” program for 51 months (4.3 years). The aims is to improve the capacity of South African municipal governments to support effective service delivery, inclusive local green economic growth and enhanced climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The program will pilot local economic development initiatives to promote job creation, poverty reduction, and enhanced well-being, while empowering women, youth and vulnerable groups, and ensuring their inclusion as decision makers and beneficiaries. The BIGM program will also improve municipal-level plans and policies targeting climate change adaptation and mitigation, including asset management policies and practices.
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Partnership
Canada and Canadian municipalities are partnering to support South African communities to build more inclusive and greener communities and vulnerable groups are targeted as beneficiaries e.g. Woman, youth etc. It is to establish sustainable livelihood by developing the awareness of LED and develop the necessary leadership and entrepreneurship skills for local government and business leaders and stakeholders.
Develop policy frameworks like Gender, Youth and Vulnerable strategy
Mbizana was fortunately selected as a beneficiary in this great opportunity of bringing together diverse institutions and organizations that work to improve the capacity of South African municipal governments The core focus being to support effective service delivery and council has adopted Component 1000: which deals with inclusive local green economic growth. The Municipality faces significant economic development challenges including limited access to technical expertise. The initiative will focus on capacity building within the Municipality through Local Economic Development initiatives outlined in the project description.
City of Strathroy-Carodoc Municipality was the one selected to for partnership with Mbizana and an agreement was sign on December 2017 between the partners with the following scope to deliver on:
LED Organisational Review for Mbizana Local Municipality (Done and awaiting Council processes).
BUSINESS INCUBATOR (Framework in draft stage done during the February Mission).
Review, enhance and replicate the Red Hub concept (Draft framework developed.
7.4.40 Business Incubator Programme
The Municipality though BIGM program have recruited 20 SMMEs 13 SMMEs are in manufacturing, 2 in ICT, 2 in branding and 3 SMMEs in recycling to join incubation program and have attended the induction that was facilitated by the municipality on the 14th January 2020. Participants were work shopped on the programme and how it will be structured. Participants are expected to sign participation agreements that bind them to participate and avail themselves in the programme and bind the municipality to capacitate the SMMEs in the programme.
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