Matatiele Local Municipality Strategy Planning Session Insights

MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ANDA STRATEGY PLANNING SESSION 14 JANUARY 2016

Presentation Outline Legal Authority Mandate Dept Focus Areas Demographic profile Dept Vision and Mission Dept Values Objectives Achievements Challenges and Strategies Matatiele LED SWOT Analysis 2015/16 Priority Projects Recommendations

LEGAL AUTHORITY & MANDATE - EDP National LED Policy (2001) National Framework for LED in South Africa,(2006) Revised National LED Framework (2012-2016) Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance 15 of 1985) provides for spatial planning and land use management. Spatial Planning & Land Use Management Act , Act No. 16, 2013.

DEPARTMENTAL FOCUS AREAS UNIT FOCUS AREA LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Tourism Agriculture & Forestry SMME Development DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Forward Planning Land Use Management Land Administration Outdoor Advertising & Signage

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE Area Size (Km2) Area Population Estimate Census 2014 Population Density (persons per km2) South Africa 1,221,037 51,770,560 42.4 Eastern Cape 168,966 6,562,053 39 Alfred Nzo DM 10,731 801,344 74.7 Matatiele Local Municipality 4,352 203,843 46.8 Umzimvubu Local Municipality 2,577 191,620 74.4 Ntabankulu Local Municipality 1,385 123,976 89.5 Bizana Local Municipality 2,417 281,905 116.6

DEPARTMENTAL VISION & MISSION Vision A flagship department in the provision of economic development & planning services. Mission Development of sustainable tourism, agriculture, job creation and commercial investments, supported by a planned and managed built environment

DEPARTMENTAL VALUES Honesty Openness Integrity Transparency

OBJECTIVES Growth of LED SECTORS through ensuring :- Support to emerging livestock farmers and crop producers Promotion of optimum use of available agro- processing opportunities Development of Tourism Products & Facilities. Support Communal Forestry and mining enterprises

OBJECTIVES Contd Facilitate Spatial Planning for the Municipality through : - The Formulation Spatial and Development Plans. Reviewal of Town Planning policies and by-laws. Management of land development. Ensuring proper town planning. Enforcement of contraventions to By-laws.

ACHIEVEMENTS Destination Marketing events - Music Festival - Tourism Celebration - Matat Fees. - Mehloding Heritage Established Strategic Partnerships - SMME Development - MOU with SEDA - Agriculture - World Vision. Policies & By Laws - LED Policy, Liquor Trading Bylaw

ACHIEVEMENTS Contd.. Installation of GIS System. Land Lease and disposal Policy. Land Use Management System By Law. Implementation of Spluma Land audit.

CHALLENGES & STRATEGIES CHALLENGE BACKGROUND PROPOSED STRATEGY Funding of Anchor projects. Readiness to access funding Opportunities when there are open funding windows Mobilise resources - Early packaging of projects and feasibility studies. Limited supervisory staff Need for specialised human resources Filling of vacant positions Insufficient budget (within the Municipality) for LED programmes Need for outweighing the available financial resources. Increase in budget allocation for LED programmes

CHALLENGES & STRATEGIES CHALLENGES Management Contraventions. BACKGROUND STRATGEGIES of Increased non- compliance with By- Laws Prompt identification & Notification Legal litigation Weekly Operational Plan for enforcement of Contraventions High demand housing Rental housing Demand Middle income housing demand Pro-active planning and survey of land Development sensitive without approval of Development in Disaster Prone areas Town Planners & Environmentalists need to be consulted on the allocation sites for new development. areas prior

MATATIELE LED SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Poorly maintained Tourism Infrastructure Lack of knowledge by the community on the benefits of the tourism Industry Under-utilised tourism resources No value addition for forestry products Delays in issuing Water use Licenses Insufficient skills base Poorly organised Cooperatives Productive land for crop, grazing Pastures and afforestation. Availability of small stock and large stock. Abundant Rocky Scenery Wetlands Rare bird Species Water availability Existing forestry cooperatives Legally Registered Co-operatives. Existing business Chamber Wide institutional Support ( by Different Role Players). Access to funding and mentorship. Value addition enterprises

MATATIELE LED SWOT ANALYSIS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS Existing tourism facilities Fly Fishing Availability of various tourism institutions for funding Forestry enterprises & related jobs Available institutional support Funding available for training of forestry cooperatives Funding opportunities for SMMES Development of entrepreneurs - mining, art crafts, retail sector and manufacturing Extreme / Unfavourable weather conditions Tourists Safety Poor infrastructure access to tourist facilities . Depletion of water resources Wild fires Illegal deforestation Land Claims Influx of low quality goods in the local market Foreign Competition.

2015/16 PPRIORITY PROJECTS BUDGET FOCUS AREA PROJECT SOURCE Agriculture Grain Storage Facilities 1300 000 MLM Forestry EIAs 180 000 MLM Household food security gardens 40 000 MLM SMME SMME Sector Plan SMME Funding Support 250 000 MLM 2 000 000 MLM Tourism Marketing Matatiele Music 2 700 00 MLM ANDM Festival Tourism month Celebration 100 000 MLM

2015/16 PRIORITY PROJECTS FOCUS AEA PROJECT NAME BUDGET SOURCE FORWARD PLANNING Cedarville Precinct Plan 350 000 MLM Feasibility Study for Shopping Malls - Ward 22 & 23 400 000 MLM LAND USE MANAGEMENT Township Establishment Cedarville Middle Income 500 000 MLM Opening of a Township Register for Area M 50 000 MLM SURVEY Re-location of survey beacons Harry Gwala 1 500 000 MLM LAND ADMINISTRATION Strategic Land Disposal 100 000 MLM

RECOMMENDATIONS Funding of Anchor Projects: Agriculture and Agro-processing Commerce, SMME and Informal Trade Tourism Forestry Manufacturing, Mining and Transport Rural community development

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