PREFACE
Lever 8: Lever 8: Effective urban governance: Cities and towns that have the necessary institutional, fiscal and planning
2.5. MUNICIPAL POLICIES
2.5.1. UMZIMKHULU INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN PLAN
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2.5.1.3. GOALS, OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES
The following table illustrates the long-term goals, objectives and strategies of the municipality linked with the National and Provincial KPA’s:
Goals Strategic
Objectives
Strategies/Projects KPA 1: Municipal Transformation & Institutional Development Improve
organizational cohesion and effectiveness
Improve the
municipal efficiency by Feb 2016
Develop training programs for community
& staff
Recruit to filled vacant positions
Decline in staff turnover Build new offices Develop health and
safety programs
Initiate wellness programs
Develop ICT Strategy KPA 2: Basic Service Delivery
Eradicate backlogs in order to improve access to services and ensure proper operations and maintenance
Decrease electricity, water and sanitation backlog by 10% by February
Initiate bulk
infrastructure projects
Implement Environment Management Plan KPA 3: Local Economic Development (LED) & Social Development
Create an environment that promotes the development of the local economy and facilitate job creation
Facilitate conducive environment that will attract investments
Implement LED Projects Review Informal
Traders Bylaws
Unlock land for development
KPA 4: Municipal Financial Viability & Management To improve overall
financial
management in the municipality by developing and implementing appropriate financial management policies, procedures and systems
Improve financial management of the municipality
Review Revenue Enhancement Strategy Debtors Age Analysis
report
Review Indigent Register
KPA 5: Good Governance & Public Participation Table 5: Long term Goals, Objectives& Strategies
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participatory and good governance
Promote a culture of participatory and good governance in the municipality
improve response to audit queries
Develop and adopted compliance register Improve Municipal
Leadership and MPAC in Audit Committee Meetings
Establish whistle blowing hotline
Develop and Implement Risk Management Plan Report on alignment
between internal audit and M&E process plans.
KPA 6: Cross Cutting Development of schemes & unlocking of land
Develop systems that will ensure orderly
developments Negotiate with
relevant
stakeholders to unlock land for development
Develop urban and rural scheme
Develop land invasion register
Develop Billing systems linked to GIS
2.5.1.4. EXISTING CORRIDORS & NODES
The IDP (2016/17) talks about a proposed hierarchy of nodes based on existing levels and patterns of development, and the distribution of future development and transport linkages, to ensure optimum accessibility to goods and services through equitable distribution. The various nodes are distinguished in terms of whether they are:
Existing and to be maintained at that level;
Existing at a lower level and to be extended and consolidated into a higher level node;
New nodes to be introduced and phased in over time and as thresholds occur, but shown at the level, which is ultimately intended.
The following table is a list of all the existing nodes and their role within the municipality:
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Table 6: Existing Nodes within ULM
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Level of node Description
1. Primary node Umzimkhulu Town and Clydesdale are identified as a single primary node that will function as the main administration and economic town servicing the whole municipality. The level of services and facilities of this area needs to be improved to complement this function.
2. Secondary nodes Rietvlei has been identified as a secondary node.
Rietvlei has the potential to be developed into a smaller administrative centre complemented by some commercial activities. Several areas along the R56 have been identified for future residential and commercial developments. There is also a large area that has been identified for agricultural purposes, in particular for agri- processing activities and market place in the area designated as commercial which is adjacent to it. This will support the communal agricultural projects in the deep areas surrounding Rietvlei, which has an advantage of being close to the R56.
Riverside has been identified as secondary node has the potential to be developed into a commercial node comprising of light industry and tourism related activities. The dilapidated and unoccupied sawmill has the potential to be re-commissioned to support communal forestation projects catering for immediate surrounding areas and areas as far as Ntsikeni where there are forestry plantations. probably a picnic breakfast or lunch on the banks of the Mzimkhulu River 3. Tertiary node Ibisi is identified as the only Tertiary Node given the
available services facilities and functions. It is intended
that the node will become a commercial node comprising of retail and agricultural activities. It is proposed that the area along the R56 that serves as an entrance to Ibisi, be upgraded for commercial in particular retail purposes and that an area furthest to the south be allocated for agricultural purposes in particular agri-processing. There are also areas set aside for future residential purposes.
4. Rural Service Centre
The rural nature of Ntsikeni renders it appropriate to become a Rural Service Centre (RSC’s) as a focal point from which a conglomeration of services would occur to serve the generally poor rural communities. Ntsikeni could become a point of access to Municipal and government services for the surrounding rural community thus rendering it an administrative Rural Service Centre.
5. Tourism Nodes These nodes comprise of Garden Castle, Sani Pass and Bushman’s Nek are located within areas which are attractive, provide good views, a feeling of “being in the mountains” and have potential for resource orientated activities. These have ready access to the wilderness / natural areas through controlled points”. All these nodes are on private land, adjacent to the UDP, and are accessible to the public entry points leading to the Park.
In Kokstad urban fringe on the N2, Ntsikeni Nature Reserve, Nazareth, Ophepheni (P68), Indlovu Clan (Ubuhlebezwe to west of R56) Qunu falls, UMzimkhulu and Creighton have potential for tourism development.
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2.5.2. UMZIMKHULU LOCAL ECONOMIC